Patent ID: 6243865
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A method of relaying digital video data, said method including:providing a first set of digital data of a first frame representing a first scene of a video image,assembling data of one or more filters, and parameters therefor to be applied to the digital data over a plurality of repeated frames of the first scene,providing a second set of digital data of a second frame representing a second scene of a video image,assembling data of one or more filters, and parameters therefor to be applied to the digital data over a plurality of repeated frames of the second scene,relaying the first and second sets of digital data and the data of the filters, and parameters therefor, together with transition data, On a single file, from a first location to a second location over a communications medium,and at said second location receiving and reproducing the first and second sets of digital data over the plurality of repeated frames with one or more video filters, and parameters therefor and transition data applied whereby to generate at the second location an apparent video movie over those reproduced video frames, wherein said transition data controls the way in which there is transition between the first and second scenes.