公开(公告)号：US20150113408A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-23

申请号：US14058185

申请日：2013-10-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito

IPC: G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  G11B27/031

Abstract: A method of automatically adding sound effects for graphical elements is provided. The method analyzes a set of properties of a graphical element. The method selects a set of sound effects clips based on the analysis of the graphical element properties. The method identifies the starting time of each sound effects clip in the selected set of sound effects clips based on the analysis of the graphical element. The method adjusts the duration of each sound effects clip in the set of sound effects clips based on the properties of the graphical element. The method schedules the selected set of sound effects clips for play back. The analyzing, selecting, identifying, and adjusting operations are performed without human intervention.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种自动添加图形元素的声音效果的方法。 该方法分析图形元素的一组属性。 该方法基于图形元素属性的分析来选择一组音效剪辑。 该方法基于图形元素的分析来识别所选择的一组音效剪辑中的每个音效剪辑的开始时间。 该方法基于图形元素的属性来调整该组音效剪辑中每个音效剪辑的持续时间。 该方法安排所选择的一组音效剪辑进行播放。 分析，选择，识别和调整操作是在没有人为干预的情况下执行的。

公开(公告)号：US10726594B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15283098

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Anne E. Fink ,  Giovanni Agnoli ,  Wendy L. DeVore ,  Gregory Dudey

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a media compositing method that performs automated processes (1) to analyze the media content pieces (MCPs) to define one or more MCP groups, and (2) produces a user interface (UI) layout that identifies the defined MCP groups as groups for which the method can display composite presentations (e.g., video presentations). To define the MCP groups, the method of some embodiments uses one or more media grouping templates (MGTs). In some embodiments, the method can define multiple MGT instances for an MGT. For instance, in some embodiments, the MGTs include (1) location-bounded MGTs (e.g., videos and/or photos captured within a region with a particular radius), (2) time-bounded MGTs (e.g., videos and/or photos captured within a particular time range and/or date range), (3) time-bounded and location-bounded MGTs (e.g., mornings at a beach), (4) content-defined MGTs (e.g., videos and/or photos containing smiles), and (5) user-metadata based MGTs (e.g., MCPs from albums created by the user, MCPs shared by a user with others, MCPs having particular user-defined metadata tags, etc.).

公开(公告)号：US10269387B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15283133

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Conner Stuart Richardson ,  Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Zachary H. Smith ,  David Conry

IPC: G11B27/02 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/8549 ,  H04N21/8541 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04N21/8545

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an audio authoring method that provide a set authoring tools for specifying rules for combining sections of a first song to generate a second song. The set of authoring tools allow an array of cells to be arranged in first and second directions, and allow each body section to be associated with one set of cells that are arranged in the first direction and another set of cells that are arranged in the second direction. At each cell that belongs to one set of cells arranged in the first direction for a first body section and another set of cells arranged in the second direction for a second body section, the set of tools also allow the user to specify whether the second body section is allowed to follow the first body section. Some embodiments provide a method for compositing audio. The method receives (1) several song sections, and (2) for each particular song section, a priority value and a set of succession rules that identify a set of song sections that cannot follow the particular song section. Based on the priority values, the method adds the song sections to the first song until a desired first-song duration is reached without exceeding the duration or until all song sections have been examined for adding to the first song. The method then analyzes a sequence of song sections in the first song to remove any song section that violates a succession rule.

公开(公告)号：US20180352191A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15613121

申请日：2017-06-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Anne E. Fink ,  James A. Queen ,  Wendy L. DeVore

IPC: H04N7/01 ,  G06T3/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G06T5/00 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/414

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments are directed to dynamic aspect media presentations. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, by a mobile device, a first set of instructions for playing a media presentation in a first format, the media presentation including a composition of media assets; playing, by a media player of the mobile device, the media presentation in a media player view in the first format according to the first set of instructions; obtaining, by the mobile device, a switching event trigger signal; responsive to the switching event trigger signal: obtaining, by the mobile device, a second set of instructions for playing the media presentation in a second format that is different than the first format; and playing, by the media player, the media presentation in the media player view in the second format according to the second set of instructions.

公开(公告)号：US20170090854A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15283133

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Conner Stuart Richardson ,  Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Zachary H. Smith ,  Charles Deenen ,  David Conry

IPC: G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G11B27/02 ,  G06F3/165

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an audio authoring method that provide a set authoring tools for specifying rules for combining sections of a first song to generate a second song. The set of authoring tools allow an array of cells to be arranged in first and second directions, and allow each body section to be associated with one set of cells that are arranged in the first direction and another set of cells that are arranged in the second direction. At each cell that belongs to one set of cells arranged in the first direction for a first body section and another set of cells arranged in the second direction for a second body section, the set of tools also allow the user to specify whether the second body section is allowed to follow the first body section. Some embodiments provide a method for compositing audio. The method receives (1) several song sections, and (2) for each particular song section, a priority value and a set of succession rules that identify a set of song sections that cannot follow the particular song section. Based on the priority values, the method adds the song sections to the first song until a desired first-song duration is reached without exceeding the duration or until all song sections have been examined for adding to the first song. The method then analyzes a sequence of song sections in the first song to remove any song section that violates a succession rule.

公开(公告)号：US10951188B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16442107

申请日：2019-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H03G3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: A method for adjusting the sound volume of media clips using volume adjuster lines is provided. The volume adjuster lines are individually set for each clip based on the intrinsic, or absolute, volume values of the clip. In some embodiments, the volume adjuster lines are set for each clip based on the peak value or a calculated loudness equivalent of the clip. A user can move the volume adjuster line to set the absolute sound level of a clip. The volume adjuster lines can be hidden in some embodiments. In these embodiments, dragging on any portion of a clip is treated as dragging on the volume adjuster line. Some embodiments provide a deformable volume adjuster line, or curve. In these embodiments, a single audio clip can have several different volume adjuster lines for different sections of the clip where the volume adjuster line for each section is individually adjustable.

公开(公告)号：US20180294013A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16003637

申请日：2018-06-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Conner Stuart Richardson ,  Wendy L. DeVore

IPC: G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/485 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/472

Abstract: A method to author music. The method includes generating, based on a collection of media clips stored on a device, an audio component for an audio/video (A/V) presentation, determining a plurality of locations within the audio component where a beat, onset, segment boundary, or stinger occurs within the audio component, selecting a particular location in the plurality of locations as a transition location, generating, based the collection of media clips and the transition location within the audio component, a video component for the A/V presentation, and generating the A/V presentation based on the audio component and the video component.

公开(公告)号：US10020026B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15283054

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Conner Stuart Richardson ,  Wendy L. DeVore

IPC: G11B27/00 ,  H04N5/93 ,  H04N5/765 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/854

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an application that can automatically generate a movie from a collection of media clips stored on a device or accessible by the device. The movie creation process of some embodiments uses novel video and audio compositors that dynamically composite video and audio components of the movie. The video compositors process explores different combination of media clips and media-clip arrangements to produce an interesting video presentation. The audio compositor receives the duration of the video presentation, and dynamically generates a song for the video presentation based on this duration. Another novel interaction is that in some embodiments the audio compositor provides the starting location of its last segment to the video compositor so that the video compositor can align the start of the last video segment with this ending segment. In some embodiments, the video and audio compositors also synchronize fade-out effects that they apply to their respective presentations with each other. Also, in some embodiments, the video compositor can ask the audio compositor for one or more audio onsets that are near a particular time in the presentation. In some of these embodiments, the audio compositor returns (1) a list of onsets that are near a time that is specified by the video compositor, and (2) a priority for each of these onsets. The video compositor then uses this list of onsets to align an edit point in the composite video's definition to the location of one of the onsets based the specified priority value(s) and the desirability of the video edit at the onset location.

公开(公告)号：US20170092331A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15283054

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito ,  Conner Stuart Richardson ,  Wendy L. DeVore

IPC: G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/854 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/485

CPC classification number: G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/031 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/4854 ,  H04N21/8106 ,  H04N21/854

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an application that can automatically generate a movie from a collection of media clips stored on a device or accessible by the device. The movie creation process of some embodiments uses novel video and audio compositors that dynamically composite video and audio components of the movie. The video compositors process explores different combination of media clips and media-clip arrangements to produce an interesting video presentation. The audio compositor receives the duration of the video presentation, and dynamically generates a song for the video presentation based on this duration. Another novel interaction is that in some embodiments the audio compositor provides the starting location of its last segment to the video compositor so that the video compositor can align the start of the last video segment with this ending segment. In some embodiments, the video and audio compositors also synchronize fade-out effects that they apply to their respective presentations with each other. Also, in some embodiments, the video compositor can ask the audio compositor for one or more audio onsets that are near a particular time in the presentation. In some of these embodiments, the audio compositor returns (1) a list of onsets that are near a time that is specified by the video compositor, and (2) a priority for each of these onsets. The video compositor then uses this list of onsets to align an edit point in the composite video's definition to the location of one of the onsets based the specified priority value(s) and the desirability of the video edit at the onset location.

公开(公告)号：US10367465B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15231603

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Eppolito

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H03G3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: A method for adjusting the sound volume of media clips using volume adjuster lines is provided. The volume adjuster lines are individually set for each clip based on the intrinsic, or absolute, volume values of the clip. In some embodiments, the volume adjuster lines are set for each clip based on the peak value or a calculated loudness equivalent of the clip. A user can move the volume adjuster line to set the absolute sound level of a clip. The volume adjuster lines can be hidden in some embodiments. In these embodiments, dragging on any portion of a clip is treated as dragging on the volume adjuster line. Some embodiments provide a deformable volume adjuster line, or curve. In these embodiments, a single audio clip can have several different volume adjuster lines for different sections of the clip where the volume adjuster line for each section is individually adjustable.