VideoMap: Video Editing in Latent Space

David Chuan-En Lin, Fabian Caba Heilbron, Joon-Young Lee, Oliver Wang, Nikolas Martelaro

Abstract: Video has become a dominant form of media. However, video editing interfaces have remained largely unchanged over the past two decades. Such interfaces typically consist of a grid-like asset management panel and a linear editing timeline. When working with a large number of video clips, it can be difficult to sort through them all and identify patterns within (e.g. opportunities for smooth transitions and storytelling). In this work, we imagine a new paradigm for video editing by mapping videos into a 2D latent space and building a proof-of-concept interface.