Patent ID: 6661430
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A method for copying a segment from an audiovisual file having a multiplicity of audio frames and a multiplicity of video frames, the method comprising the steps of:selecting a mark-in location in a video file that corresponds to a first video frame in the segment, the first video frame having an associated start time; selecting a mark-out location in the video file that corresponds to a last video frame in the segment, the last video frame having an associated end time; designating a first audio frame having a first audio frame start time that is at least as early as the first video frame start time as an initial audio frame; designating a second audio frame having a second audio frame end time that is at least as late as the last video frame end time as a last audio frame; and copying a segment from the audiovisual file that includes a video portion extending from the first video frame to the last video frame and an audio portion extending from the initial audio frame to the last audio frame, wherein the audio portion of the segment is longer than the video portion of the segment.