Systems and methods address shortcomings in conventional systems by resuming a media asset from a logical point. In some aspects, the systems and methods receive a first input at a first time from a user to pause a media asset at a first position and a second input at a second time from the user to resume the media asset. The systems and methods further determine whether a time period between the first and the second time exceeds a threshold time period. In response to determining that the time period does not exceed the threshold time period, the systems and methods generate the media asset for display beginning at the first position. However, in response to determining that the time period exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods generate the media asset for display beginning at a second position preceding the first position.

Methods and systems for compressing video content are presented. The methods and systems include analyzing a sequence of media frames stored in the memory device and calculating a displacement level of each of the media frames. The displacement level indicates how different each of the media frames is to a previous media frame. The sequence of media frames is divided into a plurality of cuts where each cut ends at a media frame having a substantially high displacement level. Frames to be removed from the sequence of media frames are identified in each cut based upon the frame's displacement level. The identified frames are then removed.

Methods and systems for compressing video content are presented. The methods and systems include analyzing a sequence of media frames stored in the memory device and calculating a displacement level of each of the media frames. The displacement level indicates how different each of the media frames is to a previous media frame. The sequence of media frames is divided into a plurality of cuts where each cut ends at a media frame having a substantially high displacement level. Frames to be removed from the sequence of media frames are identified in each cut based upon the frame's displacement level. The identified frames are then removed.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for creating collaborative videos (collabs) together remotely, comprising computing devices configured to establish communication with a server over a network; a video creating module configured to enable a first user to create and record one or more video segments, the video creating module configured to enable the first user to insert placeholders on the video segments for second users to record their video segments, the video creating module configured to enable the second users to record the one or more video segments on the video, the server comprises a video collaboration module configured to generate a final video output automatically by combining all the video segments recorded by the second users, the video collaboration module configured to distribute the final video output to the first user and the second users.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system and method for creating collaborative videos (collabs) together remotely, comprising computing devices configured to establish communication with a server over a network; a video creating module configured to enable a first user to create and record one or more video segments, the video creating module configured to enable the first user to insert placeholders on the video segments for second users to record their video segments, the video creating module configured to enable the second users to record the one or more video segments on the video, the server comprises a video collaboration module configured to generate a final video output automatically by combining all the video segments recorded by the second users, the video collaboration module configured to distribute the final video output to the first user and the second users.

A system and method is provided for rendering key and fill video streams for video processing. The system includes a database that stores video data including a video stream of a sequence of images and alpha data defining transparency levels for each portion of each image. An encoder encodes each frame of the sequence of images to generate encoded composite frames that each contain a fill portion and a key portion, such that each encoded composite frame includes both the fill and key portions that are disposed horizontally and side-by side with respect to each other. A renderer having a single decoder decodes each encoded composite frame to extract pixel values from the fill portion and respective transparency levels from the key portion and in order to generate a proxy of the respective frame to be displayed by a video processing device.

A system and method is provided for rendering key and fill video streams for video processing. The system includes a database that stores video data including a video stream of a sequence of images and alpha data defining transparency levels for each portion of each image. An encoder encodes each frame of the sequence of images to generate encoded composite frames that each contain a fill portion and a key portion, such that each encoded composite frame includes both the fill and key portions that are disposed horizontally and side-by side with respect to each other. A renderer having a single decoder decodes each encoded composite frame to extract pixel values from the fill portion and respective transparency levels from the key portion and in order to generate a proxy of the respective frame to be displayed by a video processing device.

A mobile imaging unit includes a 360-degree camera disposed on a golf cart, a motorized-zoom-lens-equipped camera on a motorized camera platform, a microphone, a GPS receiver, and a direction detector of a lens. The mobile imaging unit determines an imaging target area of the motorized-zoom-lens-equipped camera by using a current position and golf course map information, drives the motorized camera platform, and stores video data captured in a magnified state, with the video data being accompanied by time information and area identification information. A digest creating device selects, as video data to be subjected to image analysis and extraction of a highlight scene, either video data from the 360-degree camera or video data from the motorized-zoom-lens-equipped camera in accordance with the area identification information accompanying the stored video data.

A method for reducing the number of images or the length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, includes receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer; wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network and using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between a viewer and the user. The method further includes using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user and using the processor to reduce the number of images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the determined set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer.

A method for reducing the number of images or the length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, includes receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer; wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network and using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between a viewer and the user. The method further includes using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user and using the processor to reduce the number of images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the determined set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer.