Patent ID: 8819559
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method performed at a server for sharing video editing techniques, comprising: receiving, by the server, a project description file from a first editing system, wherein the project description file is generated during editing of multimedia content by the first editing system prior to the server receiving the project description file, the project description file comprising information relating to special effect objects applied to the multimedia content by the first editing system; providing and displaying, by the server, the edited multimedia content and at least a portion of a timeline-based template according to the project description file, wherein the timeline-based template comprises a timeline and object type designators corresponding to the special effect objects specified by the first editing system, wherein representations of the object type designators are displayed along the timeline, wherein the special effect objects comprise effects previously applied to the multimedia content to generate the edited multimedia content; and transmitting, by the server, the timeline-based template from the server to a second editing system.