JP2001346156A - Device and method for moving picture edit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving picture edit device with which an operator can easily understand the contents of each video scene while collectively managing video scenes in a combined unit. SOLUTION: The moving picture edit device is provided with: a collective clip storage section 107 that stores moving picture clips, a set of pointers pointing out the moving picture clips, moving picture data uniting them and a clip group denoted by 1st kind icons; an operation entry section 101 that accepts an instruction from an operator; and a clip control section 104 that reproduces moving picture data in the clip group designated by the 1st kind icons when the received instruction stands for a reproduction instruction with designation of the 1st kind icons and displays 2nd kind icons in the moving picture clips denoted by a pointer of the clip group corresponding to the designated 1st kind icon when the received instruction indicates contents display of the designated 1st kind icon.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing apparatus for editing a moving image captured from a video camera or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in producing a video scene in a TV broadcasting station or the like, video data recorded by a video camera or the like is temporarily transferred from a video tape or the like to a storage medium such as a hard disk or a DVD which can be randomly accessed in a computer. 2. Description of the Related Art There is a moving image editing device that stores a video image, retrieves a required video scene from the storage medium, and connects and edits it.

[0003] This moving image editing apparatus uses a computer to detect a part where a scene changes in a video scene captured as digital data on the basis of a difference in brightness and a difference in color (hereinafter referred to as "cut"). Recognition), and division (hereinafter, referred to as “clip division”) at the relevant portion to generate video data in short units (hereinafter, referred to as “clips”).

[0004] This moving image editing apparatus can also receive a designation of a position at which a clip is to be divided by an operator, and divide a video scene at the position. This moving image editing apparatus uses a grouping unit (hereinafter, referred to as a “bin”) such as a directory or a folder in computer data management to put a plurality of clips, and puts related clips into the same bin, Clips are managed by giving names to these bins, and other bins can be put in the bins.

For this reason, the source data of a video scene is
The upper bin forms a tree-like hierarchical structure including lower clips or lower bins based on one bin existing in the uppermost layer called a root bin. Furthermore, the moving image editing apparatus displays an icon corresponding to each clip (hereinafter, referred to as “clip icon”) and an icon corresponding to each bin (hereinafter, “bin icon”) on a screen of a CRT or the like.
Is displayed, and according to an instruction from the operator using this icon, a required video scene, that is, a clip or a bin is selected, and the selected clip or the clip included in the bin is connected, and Video scenes are created.

When the clip icon is double-clicked to the left, the moving image editing apparatus reproduces the video scene of the clip corresponding to the icon. When the bin icon is double-clicked to the left, the clip icon corresponds to the icon. Display the clip icon of the clip included in the bin,
It has a function of confirming the contents of the video scene included in the clip during editing.

[0007]

In the conventional video editing apparatus, as described above, a bin is a grouping unit for storing clips, and is effective as a grouping unit. However, if the operator wants to check the video scene of each clip included in the bin corresponding to the bin icon while the bin icon is displayed, the operator double-clicks the bin icon to the left and clicks the included clip. Is displayed, and further, each of these clip icons is left double-clicked to be reproduced, so that all video scenes cannot be confirmed.

Therefore, there is a problem that the operation of reproducing and checking the video scenes contained in these clips becomes more complicated as more clips are put in the bin. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving image editing apparatus which has a bin function when a plurality of clips are grouped, and which can confirm video scenes of all clips included in the group by a simple operation.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a moving picture editing apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for editing a moving picture, comprising a plurality of moving picture clips, and each of these moving picture clips. Storage means for storing a group of pointers pointing to each other and a moving image data in which these moving image clips are joined together into one and storing a clip group associated with a first type of icon; Receiving means for receiving the instruction of the first type, if the instruction received by the receiving means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, one of the clips in the clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon When the instruction is a content display instruction specifying the first type icon, the moving image data corresponding to the specified first type icon is reproduced. Data management means for respectively displaying a second type of icon corresponding to a moving image clip indicated by a pointer in a clip group to be edited, or an apparatus for editing moving images, comprising: A storage unit for storing a clip and a collection of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips, and storing a clip group associated with a first type of icon; a reception unit for receiving an instruction from an operator; If the instruction received by the means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, all the moving image clips indicated by the pointers included in the clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon are reproduced; When the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, the click corresponding to the designated first type of icon is performed. Characterized in that it comprises a data management means for displaying a second type of icons corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the group respectively.

A moving image editing method according to the present invention is a method for editing a moving image, in which a plurality of moving image clips, a collection of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips, and these moving image clips are joined. A first step of storing, in a storage unit, a clip group that includes moving image data combined into one and is associated with a first type of icon, a second step of receiving an instruction from an operator, If the instruction received by the receiving means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, the moving image data combined into one of the clip groups corresponding to the specified first type of icon And if the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, a clip group corresponding to the designated first type of icon is displayed. And having a third step of displaying a second type of icons corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer, respectively.

A computer-readable recording medium on which a program according to the present invention is recorded is a computer-readable recording medium on which a program used for editing a moving image is recorded, and includes a plurality of moving image clips. In the storage unit, a collection of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips and a moving image data in which the moving image clips are joined to be combined into one, and a clip group associated with the first type of icon is stored in the storage unit. A first step of storing, a second step of receiving an instruction from the operator, and if the instruction received by the receiving means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, the first type specified The moving image data combined into one in the clip group corresponding to the icon If the instruction is a content display instruction by designating an icon of the third type, a third type of icon corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon is displayed. And causing the computer to execute the steps.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a moving image editing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The moving image editing device 100 is a device that extracts necessary parts from recorded video scenes and connects them to generate a target scene.
Display unit 102, bin control unit 103, set clip control unit 104, clip control unit 105, bin storage unit 1
06, the clip control unit 105, the set clip storage unit 107, the clip storage unit 108, and the clip division unit 1
09.

The bin control unit 103, the collective clip control unit 104, the clip storage unit 108, and the clip division unit 109 achieve the following functions by a CPU or the like. The bin storage unit 106, the set clip storage unit 10
The clip storage unit 7 and the clip storage unit 108 are storage media such as a hard disk and a RAM having storage areas corresponding to these, and store data to be described later.

The operation input unit 101 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and receives an instruction input from an operator. Display 1
Reference numeral 02 denotes a CRT or the like, which receives signals from the bin control unit 103, the collective clip control unit 104, and the clip control unit 105, and performs screen display according to the signals.

[0015] The clip dividing unit 109 includes the operation input unit 10.
1, when receiving an instruction to divide the source data stored in the clip storage unit 108 in advance, that is, the video data for each scene change,
Reads the source data from the source data, performs cut recognition for recognizing a location where a scene changes, based on a difference in brightness and a difference in color of the source data, and performs clip division to divide the data at the location. The video data of a short unit obtained by dividing the source data, that is, a clip, is output to the clip storage unit 108.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a logical data structure of the clip generated in this way. Clip 50
.., 1, 502, 503,... Are a group of clips obtained by the above division. For example, an identification code column 510 in the clip 501 indicates an identification code automatically given by the clip division unit 109.

The identification code can be replaced later by a name desired by the operator. Attribute column 5
Reference numeral 11 denotes an attribute indicating that the data is a clip. More specifically, the identification code column 510 and the attribute column 511 include, for example, “00001.CLP”.
, And a dot “.” And an alphabet “CLP” indicating that the data is a clip are added to the clip identification code “00001”.

The operator can change the identification code of the clip to a name that the operator can easily image the contents of the video scene included in the clip such as “mountain landscape”. An address 512 column stores an address indicating a storage location of the clip, and a data column 513 stores data indicating a video included in the clip.

The clip storage unit 108 stores such clips 501, 502, 503,... When a plurality of clips are generated by the clip dividing unit 109, the clip control unit 105 generates icons indicating the clips. More specifically, the clip control unit 105 reads the first image of the video data included in each clip stored in the clip storage unit 108,
This one image is iconified to generate clip icons in which pointers indicating storage locations of these clips are respectively associated, and these clip icons are displayed on the display unit 10.
2 is displayed.

For such an icon, an operation input unit 1
01, the clip control unit 105
Performs a process according to the operation. Specifically, when a left double-click is performed on the clip icon, the clip control unit 105 refers to the pointer corresponding to the icon and stores the video data included in the clip indicated by the pointer into the clip storage unit 108 And plays the video from the beginning to the end.

The bin control unit 103 generates a grouping unit, ie, a bin, for more clearly classifying the relevance of each clip in the database in which the clips are placed.
This bin is equivalent to a directory or folder in data management of a computer. When an instruction to generate a bin is given from the operation input unit 101, the bin control unit 103 secures a storage area for storing data in the bin storage unit 106, and stores this storage area in the operation input unit 10
1 generates a storage location of data to which the name of the received bin and an attribute indicating the bin are added, that is, a bin.

In generating the bin, the bin control unit 103 causes the display unit 102 to display a bin icon which is a pictorial representation of a folder as an icon indicating the bin. When the bin icon is double-clicked to the left, the bin control unit 103 displays a window (hereinafter, referred to as a “bin window”) for displaying an icon indicating data such as a clip placed under the management of the bin.
It is displayed instead of the bin icon.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the bin icon 1800 and the bin window 1801. When a bin icon 1800 indicating a certain bin is double-clicked to the left, the bin control unit 103 replaces the bin window 1801 which is a window for displaying the contents of the bin with the bin icon 1800, and displays the bin window on the display unit 102. Display.

When the bin icon is displayed, nothing is stored yet, so the bin window 1
Even if 801 is opened, no icon is displayed therein. When an icon indicating data is dragged to the bin icon 1800 or the bin window 1801, the bin control unit 103 recognizes the dragged data as an instruction to store the data in the bin, and determines the location of the data in the bin. The pointer to be indicated is stored.

In addition to storing the pointer, the bin control unit 103 displays in the bin window 1801 an icon indicating data stored in the bin, that is, clip icons 1802 and 1804 indicating a clip, and indicating a bin. A bin icon 1805 and an icon 1803 (hereinafter, referred to as “collective clip icon”) indicating a collective clip, which is data to be described later, are added and displayed on the display unit 102.

Each of these clips is provided with a name, and further includes clip icons 1802, 1
In the 804 and the set clip icon 1803, one image of the video included in the data indicated by each icon is displayed as an icon. On the other hand, bin icon 1805
As described above, a picture common to all bin icons, that is, a picture of a folder is displayed as an icon instead of such an image.

The bin window 1801 has a button 1831 for proceeding to the bin on the upper layer and a button 1832 for closing the bin window 1801. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a logical data configuration of bins generated by the bin control unit 103.

This figure shows a plurality of bins 601, 603, 6
04, for example, the bin name column 610 of the bin 601 indicates the bin name input from the operation input unit 101 when the bin is generated, and the attribute column 611 indicates that the data is a bin. The indicated attribute is shown. More specifically, the bin name column 610 and the attribute column 611
For example, a bin name “mountain landscape” such as “mountain landscape.BIN” is indicated by a dot “.” And an alphabet “BIN” indicating that the data is a bin. I have.

The address column 612 of the bin 601 shows an address indicating the location where the bin is stored. The pointer columns 613 and 614 for clips are clips managed collectively by the bin, that is, A pointer indicating the storage location of the clip corresponding to the clip icon put in the bin icon by the drag operation is shown.

In addition, other bins can be stored in the bin. In such a case, the bin pointer pointer column 6
A pointer 15 indicates a storage location of a bin corresponding to another bin icon dragged to the bin icon. In addition, the bin can manage an aggregate clip described later, which is data having two elements of a clip and a bin. In this case, the aggregate clip is stored in the pointer column 616 to the aggregate clip. A pointer is shown to indicate where you are.

The bin storage unit 106 stores bins generated as described above. The collective clip control unit 104 controls the operation input unit 101 for the icon indicating the collective clip.
When the instruction signal is received from, the processing according to the instruction is performed. More specifically, the collective clip control unit 104 receives, from the operation input unit 101, an instruction to manage a plurality of clips collectively as a single clip and to manage each of the plurality of clips. That is, when an instruction to create a set clip is received, the set clip storage unit 107 stores
A storage area for storing data is secured, and the storage area is provided with a name of the set clip received by the operation input unit 101 and a storage location of data to which an attribute indicating the set clip is added, that is,
Generate a set clip.

Further, the collective clip control unit 104 causes the display unit 102 to display a collective clip icon, which is an icon indicating the collective clip, together with the generation of the clip. When the collective clip icon is double-clicked to the left, the collective clip control unit 104 displays a window (hereinafter, referred to as a “collective clip window”) for displaying an icon indicating a clip to be managed by the collective clip. ) Is displayed instead of the set clip icon.

When the clip icon is dragged to the collective clip icon or the collective clip window by the drag operation, the collective clip control unit 104 generates one new clip by connecting the clips corresponding to the plurality of clip icons. Is given to the clip control unit 105, and the bin control unit 103 is instructed to generate a bin for managing a plurality of clips corresponding to the plurality of clip icons.

The collective clip control unit 104 manages the bins for managing the connected clips and the individual clips constituting the clips in association with the collective clips using the following data structure. .
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a logical data configuration of a set clip generated by the set clip control unit 104.

The set clip name column 710 of the set clip 701 indicates the name of the set clip input by the operation input unit 101, and the attribute column 711 includes
An attribute indicating that the data is a bin is shown. More specifically, the set clip name column 710 and the attribute column 711 include, for example, “Climbing 1. SCL”.
The name of the set clip is “climbing 1” with a dot “.” And an alphabet “SCL” indicating that the data is a set clip.

In the pointer to bin column 713, a pointer indicating a storage location of a bin in which individual clips corresponding to a plurality of clip icons put in the set clip icon are put by a drag operation is shown. . In the address column 712, an address indicating the location where the set clip is stored is shown. In the pointer to clip column 714, a plurality of clips are newly generated by combining the set clips into one. A pointer indicating the storage location of the clip is shown.

That is, the set clip is associated with the same video data as one large unit of data like a clip, and is transferred to a bin that manages clips indicating detailed video data constituting this video data. Is also associated. With the association of the clip and the bin with such a set clip, the set clip control unit 10
Reference numeral 4 denotes an icon for the head image of the clip as a set clip icon indicating the set clip, in order to notify the operator of the contents of the clip and the bin. Is displayed as an icon indicating the first image of each of these clips as an icon.

FIG. 6 shows the set clip icon 1806 and the set clip window 18 thus displayed.
It is a figure showing an example of 07. Set clip icon 18
Reference numeral 06 denotes a clip associated with the set clip, that is, an icon obtained by converting a plurality of clips into a single clip and displaying the first image of the clip as an icon.

The set clip window 1807 displays a plurality of clip icons 1810... 1812 whose icons are the first images of the clips included in the bins associated with the set clip, and a name field 1820 of the set clip Displays a "climbing 1" button, a button 1821 for proceeding to a layer above the set clip, and the set clip window 18
07 for closing button 072.

After such a set clip or a set clip window has been generated, the operation input unit 1 responds to the set clip icon corresponding to the set clip or the clip icon displayed in the set clip window.
01, the collective clip control unit 10
No. 4 performs processing according to the operation. More specifically, if the operation is to right-click the set clip icon, that is, to instruct the reproduction of the video scene indicated by the set clip, the set clip control unit 1
Reference numeral 04 refers to the pointer to the clip, and instructs the clip control unit 105 to immediately reproduce the video scene included in the clip indicated by the pointer.

If the operation is a double-click on the left of the set clip icon, that is, an instruction to display a clip including a plurality of video scenes constituting the video scene indicated by the set clip, The clip control unit 104 refers to the pointer to the bin stored in the set clip and instructs the bin control unit 103 to display the clip included in the bin indicated by the pointer in the set clip window.

Further, when the clip icon displayed in the set clip window is double-clicked to the left,
The collective clip control unit 104 instructs the clip control unit 105 to reproduce the video scene included in the clip corresponding to the icon. The relationship between clips, bins, and set clips generated by the moving image editing apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between clips, bins and set clips. More specifically, FIG.
Clips 802, 8 as source data of a video scene
04, 809, 810, 811 and 812, and shows the data structure after these clips are grouped by related clips. This grouping includes a method using bins and a method using set clips. In FIG. 7, two bins 801 and 805 are used.
And one collective clip 803 is used.

The bin 801 is called a root bin, and is a grouping unit that includes all clips and other bins.
It corresponds to the directory of the top layer, and the clip 80
2, 804, and a set clip 803 and a bin 805 are included by pointing these data with a pointer. The bin 805 is a bin that exists immediately below the bin 801, that is, a bin corresponding to a directory one level lower than the top layer.
9 is included by pointing these data with a pointer in the same manner as described above.

On the other hand, the set clip 803 is
01, that is, a set of clips corresponding to a directory one level lower from the top layer, and includes the clips 810, 811, and 812, but includes directly below, such as a bin. Rather than a bin 80 containing these clips 810, 811, 812
7 is included immediately below the set clip, and one clip 8 in which the clips 810, 811 and 812 are connected.
06 is included in the data configuration.

The processing for generating the set of clips associated with each other and the processing performed using the generated set of clips, that is, the processing in the set clip control unit 104 will be described in detail. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process related to generation and utilization of a set clip in the set clip control unit 104.

The set clip control unit 104 determines whether or not the set clip icon has been right-clicked, that is, whether or not an instruction to play back the set clip has been issued (step S100). After the plurality of clips in the set clip are connected to form a single clip (step S101), the processing ends, and if the instruction has not been issued, whether the set clip icon has been left double-clicked further please,
In other words, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display the detailed contents of the set clip has been made (step S102). If the instruction has been made, it is possible to confirm the detailed contents of the clip associated with the set clip. Then, a collective clip window that can be displayed is displayed, a process described later is performed using a clip icon or the like displayed in the window (step S103), and the process ends. If the instruction has not been issued, the following process is performed. Is carried out.

That is, the collective clip control unit 104 determines whether or not the clip icon has been right-double-clicked, that is, whether or not the received instruction has been issued to divide an existing clip and generate a collective clip. (Step S104) When the instruction is issued,
A process described below for generating a set clip by dividing the clip indicated by the designated clip icon is performed (step S105), and the process ends. If the instruction has not been issued, a plurality of clip icons are further added. Whether the drag operation has been performed on the set clip or the set clip icon, that is, collect the existing clips,
It is determined whether or not an instruction to store and manage the set in the set clip has been issued (step S106). If the instruction has been made, a process described below for generating and displaying the set clip icon is performed (step S107). Then, a process to be described later for selecting and managing clips to be managed as a set clip is performed (step S108), and the process ends. If the instruction has not been issued, it is determined whether or not the set clip icon has been right-clicked. The process returns to the first step S102.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a process (step S103) for displaying the detailed contents of the set clip in FIG. The set clip control unit 104 repeats the following processing by the number of the pointers stored in the set clip (steps S121 to S124). That is, the pointers in the set clip are sequentially referred to, the leading image of the clip indicated by the pointer and the name of this clip are read from the clip storage unit 108 (step S122), and this one image is iconified to give the name, An icon is displayed on the display unit 102 (step S12).
3).

Then, the collective clip control unit 104 determines whether or not these clip icons have been designated and an instruction has been accepted (step S125), and a left double click on the icon, that is, an instruction to reproduce a clip has been accepted. If so, the pointer indicating the clip is traced, the clip is read from the clip storage unit 108, the video scene included in the clip is reproduced (step S126), and the process ends.

On the other hand, right-click on the icon,
That is, the clip and another clip are connected, and 1
When a playback instruction of the one longer video scene is received when two longer video scenes are generated, one clip obtained by connecting a plurality of clips in the set clip is played back. (Step S
127), the process ends.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the details of the processing of displaying the set clip icon (step S107) in FIG. The collective clip control unit 104 determines whether one clip obtained by connecting a plurality of clips is stored in the collective clip (step S135).
If the clip is stored, the leading image of the clip and the name of the clip are read, this one image is iconified, and this icon is displayed on the display unit 102 as a clip icon (step S13).
6).

On the other hand, if the above-mentioned clip is not stored in the set clip, the set clip control unit 10
4 judges whether or not the name of the set clip has been input (step S137). If the input has been made, the name is acquired (step S138), and the character of "set clip" is converted to an icon. Further, a name is given to this icon and displayed on the display unit 102 (step S139).

If the name of the set clip has not been input, the set clip control unit 104 iconifies the character of "set clip" and displays it on the display unit 102 without giving a name to this icon (step S14).
0). After performing such a process, a process of combining a plurality of clips into one and generating an aggregated clip, that is,
A process (step S108) of collecting clips including video units of short units and generating and managing clips having one longer video scene is performed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing details of the processing in step S108. Collective clip control unit 104
Determines whether a left double-click has been performed on this set of clip icons (step S14).
5) When the left double click is performed, a frame for displaying the contents of the set clip, that is, a set clip window is displayed instead of the icon (step S14).
6) If the icon is not double-clicked to the left, the clip icon is kept displayed.

Then, the collective clip control unit 104 displays the collective clip icon or the collective clip window
It is determined whether or not an operation to insert a clip has been performed by the drag operation, that is, whether or not an instruction to manage the clips indicated by these clip icons has been accepted (step S147). finish.

When the clip icon is dragged to the set clip icon or the set clip window, the set clip control unit 104 repeats the following processing by the number of the dragged clip icons (steps S148 to S151). That is, the clip indicated by the dragged clip icon is duplicated, a clip (A) is generated, and this clip (A) is connected to the clip (B) duplicated so far to generate a new clip (B). (Step S149).

Further, the collective clip control unit 104 generates a pointer indicating the location of the inserted clip and stores it in the collective clip, that is, a bin is provided in the collective clip, and the clips are sequentially stored in this bin ( Step S15
0). After the above processing is performed on the clip indicated by the set clip icon or the clip icon dragged to the set clip window, the processing ends.

FIG. 12 shows a division generation process for generating a set clip by dividing an existing clip (step S105).
It is a figure which shows the detail of. The collective clip control unit 104
When the designation of the clip icon of the clip to be subjected to the division generation processing as described above is received, the clip icon is converted into the form of the set clip icon (step S
160), the operator is inquired of a clip division method, that is, automatic division such as cut recognition, or manual division for determining a division point according to an operator's instruction (step S161); Is received (step S162).

When the received instruction is automatic division,
The set clip control unit 104 includes a clip dividing unit 109
Is requested to recognize the cut of the clip (step S1).
63) Unlike normal cut recognition, clip division is performed while leaving the original state of the clip.
Request to the clip division unit 109 (step S16
4).

Then, the set clip control unit 104 stores the original clip and the divided clips in the set clip (step S165), and ends the processing. On the other hand, if the received instruction is manual division, the set clip control unit 104 reproduces the clip of the designated clip icon, and stores the point designated by the operator at the time of reproduction (step S166). After the end of playback, while leaving the original state of the clip,
The clip division is performed at the stored points (step S167), and the above-described original clip and each divided clip are stored in a set clip at step S167.
165 is performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, both the function realized by using the clip icon and the function realized by using the bin icon can be exhibited by the operation using the collective clip icon. Is simplified, and efficient editing can be performed. In the present embodiment, the clip is a short unit of video data obtained by dividing the source data. However, both clips may be both video data and audio data. Playback does not indicate only playback of the video,
For example, it may mean that the sound accompanying the initial video scene is reproduced for several seconds.

Further, it is not necessary that the assignment of the operation instruction corresponding to the operation on the icon, for example, the right click, the left click, the left double click, the right double click, etc., is performed according to the assignment described in the present embodiment. Needless to say. Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of clips are collectively combined into one clip, which is newly generated and associated with the set clip. However, such a clip is not generated, and the reproduction order of the plurality of clips is simply set. Is associated with the set clip, and when the set clip icon of the set clip is right-clicked, the clip control unit 105 causes the clip indicated by the pointer included in the bin in the set clip to be displayed in the reproduction order. By instructing the clip control unit 105 to play back, the same function as in the present embodiment can be realized.

The bin control unit 103 displays the bin window in place of the bin icon when the bin icon is double-clicked to the left. However, both may be displayed in parallel. In addition, the collective clip control unit 104 displays the collective clip window in place of the collective clip icon when the collective clip icon is double-clicked to the left. However, both may be displayed in parallel.

[0065]

As is apparent from the above description, the moving picture editing apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for editing a moving picture, and includes a plurality of moving picture clips and a pointer pointing to each of the moving picture clips. A storage unit for storing a group of clips and moving image data that are linked together to form a single group of moving image data, and a clip group associated with a first type of icon, and receiving an instruction from an operator When the instruction received by the accepting unit and the instruction accepted by the accepting unit is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, the instruction is combined into one of the clip groups corresponding to the designated first type of icon. When the moving image data is reproduced and the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type icon, a clip corresponding to the designated first type icon is displayed. Data management means for respectively displaying a second type of icon corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the loop, or an apparatus for editing a moving image, wherein a plurality of moving image clips and A storage unit for storing a group of pointers pointing to each of these moving image clips and storing a clip group to which a first type of icon is associated; a reception unit for receiving an instruction from an operator; If the received instruction is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, all of the moving image clips indicated by the pointers included in the clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon are reproduced. Is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, a clip group corresponding to the designated first type of icon is displayed. Characterized in that it comprises a data management means for displaying a second type of icons corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer, respectively.

The moving image editing method according to the present invention is a method for editing a moving image, and includes a plurality of moving image clips, a collection of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips, and the moving image clips. A first step of storing, in a storage unit, a clip group that includes moving image data combined into one and is associated with a first type of icon, a second step of receiving an instruction from an operator, If the instruction received by the receiving means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, the moving image data combined into one of the clip groups corresponding to the specified first type of icon And if the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, a clip group corresponding to the designated first type of icon is displayed. And having a third step of displaying a second type of icons corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer, respectively.

The recording medium storing the program according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium storing a program used for editing a moving image, and includes a plurality of moving image clips and a plurality of moving image clips. A first storage unit that includes a collection of pointers indicating the clips and video data in which the video clips are joined together to be integrated into one, and stores a clip group associated with a first type of icon in the storage unit. Steps and
A second step of receiving an instruction from the operator; and, if the instruction received by the receiving unit is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, a clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon Playing back the moving image data combined into one of the icons, and when the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, a clip corresponding to the designated first type of icon And displaying the second type of icon corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the group.

Thus, when the operator designates the first type of icon and gives an instruction to display the content, the second type of video clip in the clip group corresponding to the designated first type of icon is displayed. A function similar to that of the bin, in which each kind of icon is displayed, is exhibited.
By specifying the first type of icon and giving a playback instruction,
The moving image data in the clip group is reproduced, and the contents of the moving image clip can be confirmed by a simple operation.

The data management means may further include, if the instruction received by the reception means is a reproduction instruction specifying the second type of icon, a moving picture corresponding to the specified second type of icon. The image clip may be reproduced. Thus, when the operator designates the second type corresponding to the moving image clip to be checked and gives a reproduction instruction, the moving image clip is reproduced, and the content of the moving image clip desired by the operator is easily obtained. Is confirmed.

Further, the moving image editing apparatus may further include an operator, when the instruction received by the receiving unit is an instruction to manage a plurality of moving image clips stored in the storage unit collectively. And a clip group generating means for generating a new clip group including a set of new moving image data joined by these moving image clips in the order according to the instruction and a plurality of pointers each indicating the plurality of moving image clips. The generated clip group may be stored in the storage unit.

As a result, the order of the combined moving image data becomes the order intended by the operator, and when the moving image clip is reproduced, the contents are more easily understood by the operator. You. Further, the moving image editing apparatus further generates one image existing at the head of one new moving image data as the first type of icon,
1 at the beginning of each video clip indicated by the pointer
The image processing apparatus may further include an icon generation unit that generates an image as the second type of icon.

Thus, when the operator looks at the images of the first type icon and the second type icon, the operator can recognize one image existing at the head of the moving image clip indicated by these icons, and the contents of the moving image clip can be recognized. It is easily recognized. Further, when the instruction received by the receiving unit is an instruction to delete the clip group specifying the first type of icon, the data management unit determines whether the clip corresponding to the specified first type of icon is to be deleted. The moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the group may be deleted, and all data in the clip group including the clip group may be deleted.

Thus, if the operator designates the first type of icon and gives an instruction to delete unnecessary clip groups, unnecessary moving image clips are easily deleted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a moving image editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a logical data configuration of a clip generated by a clip dividing unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a bin icon and a bin window generated by a bin control unit 103;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a logical data configuration of bins generated by a bin control unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a logical data configuration of a set clip generated by a set clip control unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a set clip icon and a set clip window generated by a set clip control unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an association between a clip, a bin, and a set clip.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process related to generation and utilization of a set clip performed by a set clip control unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing details of processing for displaying the contents of a set clip in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing details of a process of displaying a set clip icon in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating details of a process of collecting a plurality of clips into one and generating a set clip.

12 is a diagram illustrating details of a division generation process of generating a set clip by dividing an existing clip in FIG. 8;

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 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 moving image editing apparatus 101 operation input unit 102 display unit 103 bin control unit 104 set clip control unit 105 clip control unit 106 bin storage unit 107 set clip storage unit 108 clip storage unit 109 clip division unit 501 clip 510 number field 511 attribute field 512, 612, 712 Address column 513 Data column 601 bin 610 Bin name column 611, 711 Attribute column 613, 615, 616 Pointer column 701 Collective clip 710 Collective clip name column 710, 1820 Name column 713, 714 Pointer column 1800, 1805 bin Icon 1801 Bin window 1802, 1810 Clip icon 1803, 1806 Collective clip icon 1807 Collective clip window 1821, 1822, 1831, 183 Button

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for editing a moving image, comprising: a plurality of moving image clips; a collection of pointers indicating the moving image clips; and moving image data obtained by joining the moving image clips into one. Storage means for storing a clip group associated with a first type of icon, receiving means for receiving an instruction from an operator, and wherein the instruction received by the receiving means stores the first type of icon. If the instruction is a designated reproduction instruction, the moving image data combined into one of the clip groups corresponding to the specified first type icon is reproduced, and the instruction specifies the first type icon. If the instruction is a content display instruction, the second type of video clip corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the clip group corresponding to the specified first type of icon is displayed. Moving picture editing apparatus, comprising a data management means for displaying the icon, respectively. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data management unit further includes: when the instruction received by the receiving unit is a reproduction instruction specifying the second type of icon, the moving image corresponding to the specified second type of icon. 2. The moving picture editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving picture editing apparatus reproduces an image clip. 3. The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the instruction received by the receiving unit is an instruction to manage a plurality of moving image clips stored in the storage unit collectively. And a clip group generating means for generating a new clip group including a set of new moving image data joined by these moving image clips in the order according to the instruction and a plurality of pointers each indicating the plurality of moving image clips. The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generated clip group is stored in the storage unit. 4. The moving image editing apparatus further generates one image existing at the head of a new one of the moving image data as the first type of icon, and generates the one image at the head of each moving image clip indicated by the pointer. 2. The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an icon generation unit configured to generate one existing image as the second type of icon. 5. The data management means, if the instruction received by the receiving means is an instruction to delete a clip group specifying the first type of icon, change the specified first type of icon to the specified first type of icon. 2. The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the corresponding clip group is deleted, and all data in the clip group including the clip group is deleted. 6. A method for editing a moving image, comprising: a plurality of moving image clips, a collection of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips, and moving image data obtained by joining the moving image clips into one. A first step of storing in the storage unit a clip group associated with a first type of icon, a second step of receiving an instruction from an operator, and a step of receiving the instruction from the If the reproduction instruction is a designation of one type of icon, the moving image data combined into one of the clip groups corresponding to the designated first type of icon is reproduced, and the instruction is the first type of icon. If the instruction is to display the content by designating the kind of icon, the moving picture clip indicated by the pointer in the clip group corresponding to the designated first kind of icon is displayed. A third step of displaying corresponding second type icons, respectively. 7. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program used for editing a moving image, comprising: a plurality of moving image clips; a collection of pointers each indicating the moving image clips; and a moving image clip. A first step of storing, in a storage unit, a clip group associated with a first type of icon, which includes moving image data combined into one, and a second step of receiving an instruction from an operator. And if the instruction received by the accepting means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type icon, the instruction grouped into one of the clip groups corresponding to the specified first type icon is displayed. When the moving image data is reproduced, and the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, the designated first type of icon is displayed. And a third step of displaying a second type of icon corresponding to the moving image clip indicated by the pointer in the clip group corresponding to the clip group, respectively. 8. An apparatus for editing a moving image, comprising: a plurality of moving image clips; and a clip group that includes a group of pointers pointing to each of the moving image clips and is associated with a first type of icon. Storage means for storing; receiving means for receiving an instruction from an operator; if the instruction received by the receiving means is a reproduction instruction specifying the first type of icon, the specified first type of icon When all of the moving image clips indicated by the pointers included in the clip group corresponding to the first type of icon are reproduced, and the instruction is an instruction to display the content by designating the first type of icon, the designated first type of icon Data management means for displaying a second type of icon corresponding to a moving image clip indicated by a pointer in a corresponding clip group, respectively. Image editing device.