Patent ID: 6769094
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for generating a multimedia project comprising at least one page with the aid of a computer, a storage medium which the computer can access, an input device, a display and a standard multimedia authoring tool comprising the following steps:providing the multimedia elements desired for the multimedia project on the storage medium, providing one or more templates generated in the format of the standard multimedia authoring tool with predefined dummies on the storage medium, defining the structure of the multimedia project with the aid of the input device, the display and computer by defining the desired number of pages of the multimedia project and assigning desired templates to the pages, saving the structure on the storage medium, assigning to the dummies the desired multimedia elements and functions with the aid of the input device, the display and the computer and saving the assignments on the storage medium, communicating the data saved in the two preceding steps to the standard multimedia authoring tool, generating the multimedia project with the standard multimedia authoring tool using the data communicated in the previous step.