{"id":44396,"date":"2014-08-14T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=44396"},"modified":"2014-08-14T12:27:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T16:27:08","slug":"the-magic-of-disney-new-software-automatically-edits-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-magic-of-disney-new-software-automatically-edits-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"The ‘Magic’ of Disney? New Software Automatically Edits Video Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disney has developed a new software application that can ‘intelligently’ automate the video editing process.<\/h2>\n

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You\u2019ve probably heard of the \u201cmagic\u201d of Disney. The following method created and developed by the research team at Disney has developed an algorithmic method<\/strong> for video editing that is about as close to magical as you can get.<\/p>\n

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The video editing method was created as a way to edit multiple cameras angles together, without any humans in the post-production process. The method is extremely complicated, but in-short, it\u2019s secret lies in the softwares ability to recognize action in the scene. Using some basic cinematography techniques like cutting on action<\/strong> and not breaking the 180 degree rule, the program makes informed decisions when choosing angles.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t going to replace anyone\u2019s job, at least not yet anyways, but it does show how the rules of cinematography can be used to tell a story.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the explanation video:<\/p>\n