Patent ID: 9196305
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving selections of a plurality of video clips through a video editing interface; responsive to receiving the selections, selecting one of a plurality of transition types to insert between consecutive pairs of the plurality of video clips, each selected transition type selected from a preselected plurality of transition types based on content characteristics of the corresponding consecutive pair of video clips; in response to selecting the transition types, generating a video clip sequence that includes the plurality of video clips and each selected transition inserted between the corresponding consecutive pair of video clips; selecting a particular transition inserted between the corresponding consecutive pair of video clips based upon an analysis of the entire video clip sequence; replacing the particular transition in the video clip sequence with a different transition, the different transition of a type selected from one of the plurality of transition types that is a different transition type than a transition type of the particular transition; and displaying the video clip sequence on the video editing interface.