JP5604741B2 - Recording edit transmission system and video operation terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording / editing / sending system, and more particularly, to a recording / editing / sending system with improved user-friendliness.

  For example, in the broadcasting field, a recording / editing / sending system capable of recording, editing, and sending is being studied.

Japanese Patent No. 4084115 Japanese Patent No. 4309919

However, the recording / editing / sending system still has room for development, and further development has been required.
The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording / editing / sending system capable of improving user-friendliness.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a recording / editing / sending system for recording, editing, and sending video is configured as follows.
That is, a server that inputs, stores, and outputs video is provided, and a plurality of terminals that are connected to the server and display screens of video and icons and accept operations performed by the user. In the recording / editing / sending system, the icon sharing unit controls the predetermined icons for two or more predetermined terminals among the plurality of terminals so that the icon display on the terminal screen is the same.

  Therefore, since the icon display on the terminal screen is the same for the predetermined two or more terminals, the user-friendliness of the two or more terminals connected to the server can be improved.

Here, various configurations may be used as the configuration of the recording edit transmission system.
Various numbers may be used as the number of terminals connected to the server.
In addition, various modes may be used as the predetermined two or more terminals that perform icon sharing. For example, all of a plurality of terminals connected to the server may be the target of icon sharing. Alternatively, only some of a plurality of terminals connected to the server may be the target of icon sharing.
In addition, various modes may be used as the predetermined icons for which icons are shared. For example, all icons may be targeted for icon sharing, or only some icons may be used. It may be a target of icon sharing.

In addition, for example, information for specifying two or more predetermined terminals for icon sharing or information for specifying a predetermined icon for icon sharing is stored in advance (initially) or during operation. The system is set by a human operation or automatically by a device.
Various modes may be used as a mode for controlling the icon display on the screens of two or more terminals to be the same. For example, the same video is displayed on the screens of these two or more terminals. When switching from a state in which no icon is displayed to a state in which the icon is displayed, a mode in which the position of the displayed icon is moved, a mode in which the color of the displayed icon is changed, A mode of changing the size of the displayed icon, a mode of changing the display state (for example, lighting, blinking, rotation, etc.) of the displayed icon, or a mode of switching from the state where the icon is displayed to the state where the icon is not displayed , Etc. can be used.

  Further, the function of the icon sharing means may be provided in any part of the system, for example, or may be provided distributed in a plurality of devices. A configuration can be used in which the icons are shared by communicating with each of the above terminals to control icon display on the screen of each terminal.

Various modes may be used for displaying the video on the screen. For example, the video may be displayed as it is on the screen, or the thumbnail video may be displayed on the screen. .
Further, for example, a baseband video is used as the video displayed on the terminal screen.
The icon is used, for example, to display information related to the video displayed on the screen, to accept a processing instruction related to the video displayed on the screen, or to perform both of these. It is superimposed on the corresponding video or displayed near the corresponding video.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the user-friendliness can be improved in the recording edit transmission system.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the recording edit transmission system which concerns on one Example of this invention. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail and an icon. (A)-(e) is a figure which shows the example of the relationship between a thumbnail and an icon. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of adding animation to the display of a thumbnail and an icon. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the example of the mode of a display regarding a thumbnail and an icon. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail and an icon. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail and an icon. It is a figure which shows an example of the table of the correspondence of an address, an icon, and the content of a process. (A), (b) is a figure which shows an example of the procedure of the process regarding the display of a thumbnail and an icon. It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of a series of processes. (A)-(e) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail and several icons. (A), (b), (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a thumbnail and an icon.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a broadcast recording / editing / sending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The recording edit transmission system of this example includes a camera 1-1 and its encoder 3-1, a camera 1-2 and its encoder 3-2, a storage medium 2 and its encoder 3-3, a server 4, and a plurality of n Terminals (terminal devices) 5-1 to 5-n, a decoder 6-1, a switching effect device 7-1 and an output unit 8-1, a decoder 6-2, a switching effect device 7-2 and an output unit 8-2 are provided. ing.

The server 4 has a function as a storage server that stores information and a function as a management server that performs management.
Each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n has information 11-1 to 11-n such as video stored in a memory, for example.
Each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n includes an operation unit such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel operated by the user, and a display screen (for example, a display screen) that displays an image or the like to the user. Yes.

  Here, the cameras 1-1 and 1-2 are connected to the corresponding encoders 3-1, 3-2, and the storage medium 2 is connected to the corresponding encoder 3-3. 1-3-3 are connected to the server 4, the terminals 5-1 to 5-n are connected to the server 4, and the decoders 6-1 and 6-2 are connected to the server 4. Each decoder 6-1 and 6-2 is connected to a corresponding switching effect device 7-1 and 7-2, and each switching effect device 7-1 and 7-2 has a corresponding output unit 8-1, 8-2.

  In the recording / editing / sending system of the present example, the processing performed by the terminals 5-1 to 5-n allows recording of the video of the broadcast program (and may include the accompanying audio, etc., and other parts are also the same). Editing and transmission can be performed. For example, it is possible to perform time difference reproduction in which a video to be broadcast is edited and broadcast immediately.

An example of a schematic operation performed in the recording edit transmission system of this example will be described.
Each camera 1-1, 1-2 captures a video (image) and outputs a signal of the captured video to each encoder 3-1, 3-2 which is an input system.
The storage medium 2 stores video and outputs the video signal to an encoder 3-3 that is an input system.
Each of the encoders 3-1 to 3-3 encodes the input video signal and outputs it to the server 4.

The server 4 has a function of accumulating (storing) video files input from the encoders 3-1 to 3-3 in an accumulating unit including, for example, a memory. The server 4 has a function of reading out video files stored in the storage unit and outputting them to the decoders 6-1 and 6-2.
Each decoder 6-1, 6-2 decodes the input video file and outputs it to each switching effect device 7-1, 7-2.

Each of the switching effect devices 7-1 and 7-2 has a function of processing the switching effect (if necessary) for the input video signal, and the video signal (switching effect processing). Are output to the output units 8-1 and 8-2, which are output systems.
Each of the output units 8-1 and 8-2 outputs the input video signal to the outside (for example, a wireless transmission facility for broadcasting).

  Here, in this example, each encoder 3-1 to 3-3 always has an input signal (including no signal), and an arbitrary terminal 5-1 to 5-n (or a specific terminal) is the server 4. In response to the transmission of the recording instruction to the server 4, the server 4 that has received the instruction transmits the video input from the corresponding encoders 3-1 to 3-3 specified in accordance with the instruction. The file is stored in the storage unit (that is, recorded).

Also, in this example, any terminal 5-1 to 5-n (or a specific terminal) communicates with the decoders 6-1 and 6-2 to send instructions to the decoders 6-1 and 6-2. In response to the transmission of the instruction, the decoders 6-1 and 6-2 having received the instruction transmit to the server 4 an instruction for acquiring the file of the corresponding video specified in accordance with the instruction. The server 4 that has received the instruction reads out the corresponding video file designated in accordance with the instruction from the storage unit, and outputs (ie, sends) the file to the decoders 6-1 and 6-2.
As another configuration example, a transmission instruction is transmitted from the terminals 5-1 to 5-n to the server 4, and the server 4 that has received the instruction transmits a corresponding video file designated in accordance with the instruction. A configuration may be used in which the data is read from and output to the decoders 6-1 and 6-2.

Each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n (or a predetermined terminal) performs processing such as an instruction relating to recording, a process relating to editing, an instruction relating to transmission, and the like according to an operation performed by the user, for example.
Each terminal 5-1 to 5-n receives a baseband video signal (not digitized) from the server 4 via the HD-SDI (High Definition-Serial Digital Interface), and displays the video on the display screen. Display output. The user can perform an editing process while watching the video displayed on the display screen of each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n.

  In this example, a configuration example in which video is input from the server 4 to each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n is shown. As another configuration example, video from the cameras 1-1 and 1-2 and the storage medium 2 is used. Are input to the server 4 via the encoders 3-1 to 3-3, and images from the cameras 1-1 and 1-2 and the storage medium 2 are directly input to the terminals 5-1 to 5-n. In addition, as another configuration example, the video from the server 4 is input to the switching effect devices 7-1 and 7-2 via the decoders 6-1 and 6-2, and the server It is also possible to use a configuration (configuration like a preview) in which the video from 4 is input to each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n via the decoders 6-1, 6-2.

As one configuration example, the encoders 3-1 to 3-3, the server 4, the decoders 6-1 and 6-2, and the switcher (via the terminals 5-1 to 5-n and the LAN (Local Area Network). (Not shown) are connected.
As another configuration example, a controller (not shown) is connected to the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, and the controller, the encoders 3-1 to 3-3, the server 4, and the decoders 6-1 and 6-2 are connected. Connected.

The editing process performed in the terminals 5-1 to 5-n in this example will be described.
In this example, the baseband video may be displayed as it is or as a thumbnail (thumbnail image) on the display screen of each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, and information such as icons may be displayed. The user performs an editing operation by operating the operation unit while viewing the video and icons.
In this example, a plurality of terminals 5-1 to 5-n are connected to the server 4, and the same video is displayed on each terminal (for example, all terminals) 5-1 to 5-n. It has a function to display icons.

  Here, in this example, communication between the plurality of terminals 5-1 to 5-n is performed via the server 4 (function of the management server). For example, the plurality of terminals 5-1 to 5-n When the same image is displayed on the display screen, if an icon for the image is displayed, moved, or deleted by a user operation on a certain terminal, the same icon display (including deletion) is performed. As described above, the plurality of terminals 5-1 to 5-n are controlled.

The terminals 5-1 to 5-n that share (synchronize) such icon displays are not necessarily all terminals, and may be some specific terminals.
In addition, the icons for which such icon display sharing (synchronization) is performed may not necessarily be all icons, but may be some specific icons.

As an example, when a certain mark icon indicating that a recording failure has occurred (that is, the video cannot be used) is displayed on a terminal, the notification is transmitted from the terminal to the server 4. In response to an instruction from the server 4 that has received this, the same icon can be displayed on another terminal.
By sharing such icon display, for example, recording and sending can be accelerated, and efficient broadcasting can be realized.

The cut-out editing process will be described as a specific example of the editing process performed in the terminals 5-1 to 5-n in this example.
In the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, IN (in) and OUT (out) frames are designated from among a plurality of frames constituting the video in accordance with a user operation, and a frame group between these frames is designated. A clip. Such clip information includes an IN time code (TC) and an OUT TC. Then, for example, a clip A, a clip B, and a clip C (here, A, B, and C indicate different clips) can be transmitted as a playlist.
In HD-SDI, it is 30 frames / s.

  As an example of the flow of cut-out editing processing, baseband video is transmitted from the server 4 to the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, and the time code (IN, OUT) is transmitted from the terminals 5-1 to 5-n to the server 4. The instruction is transmitted, and the server 4 outputs the instructed time code. In this case, the video displayed on the terminals 5-1 to 5-n is for editing, and the video actually used for broadcasting remains on the server 4.

  Here, the reason why it is preferable to use the baseband video as the video for editing as in the present example is that, for example, the configuration of the frame and the TC match well, or the management is performed when there are a plurality of terminals. It can be considered that it is easy to remove, and conversely, it may take time if digitized.

A switching effect process will be described as another specific example of the editing process performed in the terminals 5-1 to 5-n in this example.
In response to an operation by the user, the terminals 5-1 to 5-n transmit a switching effect instruction to the switching effect devices 7-1 and 7-2 and receive the switching effect devices 7-1 and 7- 2 outputs, for example, an animation inserted between different clips as a switching effect process for the input video. If there is no switching effect, nothing is inserted between different clips, for example.

In the following embodiment, an example of video and icon display methods performed mainly at the terminals 5-1 to 5-n of the recording / editing / sending system of this example will be described.
In this embodiment, as a user interface for video management in a system (for example, a tapeless system), a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that allows video information in the system to be displayed and operated by combining thumbnails and icons. An example is shown. Such a user interface can improve the usability of the system.
In the present embodiment, the display of all icons or specific icons is shared for the plurality of terminals 5-1 to 5-n. Thereby, the usability of the system can be further improved.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the following, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, explanation will be given under the title of “background art” and “specific problem”, but it is not necessarily intended to be the prior art.

(Background technology according to the first embodiment)
For example, when checking the video stored in the tapeless server system (in the server) from a terminal in the system, a thumbnail is used to check what video is stored. The thumbnail to be displayed uses a representative part of the video and is used as a material for discriminating the content of the video.
When referring to a video from a terminal serving as a client, a method of referring directly from a server, or a method of referring to a video after being stored locally can be considered. For example, if video stored in a server (video shared from a plurality of terminals) is deleted at a certain terminal, other users (other terminals) cannot refer to it. In view of this, in order to display a message such as “deletion exclusion”, an icon is superimposed on the thumbnail to be displayed, and information such as “deletion exclusion” is presented to the user by the icon.

  Thus, in the tapeless server system, information is displayed to the user by displaying thumbnails and icons on the screen of the system terminal. In the existing system, the thumbnail 401 and the icon 402 are displayed as shown in FIG. 12A, but this may be overlooked because the thumbnail 401 is small. As another method, a method as shown in FIG. 12B or 12C may be adopted. In the example of FIG. 12B, the icon 412 is easy to see, but the thumbnail 412 is difficult to see. In the example of FIG. 12C, the entire thumbnail 421 can be seen and the icon 422 is easy to see, but there is a drawback that it is difficult to put other information on the screen because it uses space.

FIG. 12A shows an example in which the thumbnail 401 (original size) is reduced and displayed, and the icon 402 is displayed using an empty space (upper part in this example).
FIG. 12B shows an example in which the icon 412 is displayed so as to overlap a part of the thumbnail 411 (original size).
FIG. 12C shows an example in which a space is secured above the (original size) thumbnail 421 and an icon 422 is displayed there.

(Specific issues in the first embodiment)
When the display method shown in FIGS. 12A and 12C is adopted, the space used for thumbnail display (the space including the icon) is not a quadrangle, but has an uneven shape. It is not suitable for displaying thumbnails side by side. However, when icons are superimposed on thumbnails as shown in FIG. 12B, it is suitable for displaying a plurality of thumbnails side by side, but much of the thumbnail information may be deleted. Further, if the icon is reduced in FIG. 12B in order to increase the information amount of the thumbnail, the icon may appear to be assimilated with the thumbnail this time, resulting in oversight.

(Configuration and effect of the first embodiment)
An example of displaying thumbnails and icons will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, as the icon, for example, an image used as a button for performing a specified process or a mark for displaying predetermined information is used.
FIG. 2A shows an example of displaying thumbnails and icons. In this example, unnecessary portions of the icon 52 are transmitted and superimposed on the thumbnail 51 based on the display method shown in FIG.

FIG. 2B shows an example of displaying thumbnails and icons. In this example, in the example of FIG. 2A, when the mouse is over, the thumbnail 62 can be confirmed by performing reduction and transparency processing on the icon 62. In this way, video information is expressed by the translucent icon 62 superimposed on the thumbnail 61. Here, “mouseover” means to superimpose the cursor on the target, and here, to superimpose the mouse cursor 63 on the thumbnail 61.
FIG. 2C shows an example of thumbnail and icon display. In this example, the icon 71 is hidden and the thumbnail 71 and the cursor 72 are displayed in accordance with a predetermined event such as a mouse over continuing for a certain time.

With reference to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3E, an example of the relationship between thumbnails and icons in this example is shown.
FIG. 3A shows an example of the background 101 and the icon 102.
FIG. 3B shows an example of the thumbnail 111.
FIG. 3C shows an example of the display content 121 in which thumbnails and icons are displayed on the same layer.
FIG. 3D shows an example in which the thumbnail 131 and the icon 132 are displayed on different layers.
FIG. 3E shows an example of display contents in which thumbnails 141 and icons 142 are displayed on different layers.

In the existing system, as shown in FIG. 3C, icons and thumbnails are displayed on the same layer. For this reason, it was not possible to acquire events separately for icons and thumbnails.
On the other hand, in this example, the icon 102 is subjected to a transparent process on the background 101 and superimposed on the thumbnail 111. As shown in FIG. 3D, the superimposing process is performed by dividing the display layer to display icons and thumbnails. As shown in FIG. 3E, the icon and thumbnail displayed in this way can be acquired by dividing the event at the location of the thumbnail 141 and the icon 142.
Further, the display is changed to the one shown in FIG. 2B by manipulating the transparency of the icon 142.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which animation is added to the display of thumbnails and icons.
Specifically, when displaying the thumbnail 151 and the icon 152, in order to avoid the icon 152 being overlooked, an animation 153 is added in accordance with, for example, processing conditions and operation conditions. Here, the animation 153 illustrated in FIG. 4 represents that the icon 152 is displayed so as to rotate, and for example, the arrow of the animation 153 itself is not displayed.

  With the display method as in this example, it is possible to confirm a portion that could not be confirmed in FIG. In addition, it is possible to confirm a part of the thumbnail that has been hidden by the process of making the icon semi-transparent as shown in FIG. 2B or the process of deleting the icon as shown in FIG. I can do it now. Moreover, the visibility of the icon was improved by adding animation as shown in FIG.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the following, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, it will be described as a “specific problem”, but it is not necessarily intended to be the prior art.

(Specific problems in the second embodiment)
For example, when displaying video information using thumbnails and icons, operations that can be performed and operations that need to be performed are limited. However, with existing systems, multiple steps must be taken.

(Configuration and effect of the second embodiment)
In the existing system, for example, since an icon for displaying information of a registered video is directly pasted on the thumbnail image, the icon cannot be operated.
Therefore, in this example, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, thumbnails and icons are registered in different layers, and icon operations are accepted.

As a specific example, information is not displayed as an icon in the case of a video for which nothing is noted. On the other hand, there is some special note in the thumbnail image on which the icon is displayed. The special notes also have various patterns such as errors or precautions for use.
In this example, as an additional function, a function of executing a process designated in advance by operating a displayed icon is provided. For example, when there is an error in a part of the video, a function for removing the error part, or when there is a precaution in use, as shown in FIG. There is a function to display the above notice.

As for the icon, when the mouse over is detected, the reduction and the semi-transparent processing are stopped, and the state returns to the state shown in FIG. 5B.
Further, when the user does not want to operate anything, the system is operated so as to perform a process of deleting the icon display or a process of making the icon inoperable as shown in FIG. Set.

FIG. 5A shows an example of a state in which information content 172 such as a usage precaution is displayed in response to the icon for the thumbnail 171 being designated by the mouse cursor 173.
FIG. 5B shows an example in which the icon 182 for the thumbnail 181 is mouse-overed with the mouse cursor 183.
FIG. 5C shows an example of how the icon disappears when the mouse is moved over the thumbnail 191 with the mouse cursor 192.

  In this example, in the recording / editing / sending system shown in FIG. 1, a display is connected to each of the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, and images stored in the server 4 and each terminal 5 are displayed on the screen. Information 11-1 to 11-n such as videos stored in (local) of -1 to 5-n is displayed as thumbnails. In the case of newly storing video, the input systems 3-1 to 3-3 are selected and stored in the server 4, or video (information 11-1) from the terminals 5-1 to 5-n. ~ 11-n) is transferred.

6A, 6B, and 6C show examples of displaying thumbnails and icons.
In the icon display in this example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when data transfer is performed between the server 4 and the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, an icon indicating that transfer is in progress. 201 is displayed for the thumbnail 202, and as shown in FIG. 6B, if there is a transfer failure or a problem with the video, a warning icon 211 is displayed for the thumbnail 212. Also, as shown in FIG. 6C, for the video being played back, an icon 221 indicating playback is displayed on the thumbnail 222.

7A and 7B show examples of displaying thumbnails and icons.
As shown in FIG. 7A, when transferring data between the server 4 and the terminals 5-1 to 5-n, when the icon 233 for the thumbnail 232 is operated with the mouse cursor 234, A display content 231 indicating what percentage (%) is completed is displayed.
Also, as shown in FIG. 7B, when there is a transfer failure or a problem with the video, what processing is executed when the icon 243 for the thumbnail 242 is operated with the mouse cursor 244. The inquiry content 241 to be asked is displayed, and the selected process is executed. For example, if a typical operation for a video is an operation such as “read”, “logical delete”, or “copy”, an operation menu (inquiry content 241 in this example) is displayed and a desired operation is selected. The number of operation steps can be reduced and the operability can be improved.
In addition, the operation content (for example, the icon 221 indicating the processing status “playing” shown in FIG. 6C) is displayed on the thumbnail of the currently operated video thumbnail.

An example of the processing flow in this example is shown.
FIG. 8 shows an example of a correspondence table of addresses, icons, and processing contents. The information in this table is stored in, for example, the storage unit of each terminal 5-1 to 5-n or the storage unit of another device that can be referred to by each terminal 5-1 to 5-n.
In this example, first, an icon is created and registered on the table. Addresses, icons, and details of processing are registered in the table and called up as necessary.
The program that operates in the main reads the icon from the table according to the conditions and superimposes it on the thumbnail. The icon superimposed on the thumbnail operates with the set contents, and displays video information registered to the user.

FIGS. 9A and 9B show an example of a processing procedure related to the display of thumbnails and icons.
Here, for example, the processing of FIGS. 2A to 2C, FIG. 5B, and FIG. 5C corresponds to the processing from the event detection (step S1) shown in FIG. The processes in FIGS. 5A, 7A, and 7B correspond to the processes from the event detection (step S11) shown in FIG. 9B. Processing such as reading of necessary icons (step S2) and execution of processing contents (step S12) is performed with reference to the contents of the table as shown in FIG.

The process shown in FIG. 9A will be described.
In the event detection (step S1), for example, an event corresponding to an operation from the system side, such as creation of a thumbnail or update of a video state, is detected. In the reading of the necessary icon (step S2), a process of reading an icon corresponding to the state of the target video from the table shown in FIG. In the process of superimposing the thumbnail and the icon (step S3), a process for setting the state as shown in FIG. 2A or 6A is performed. In the display process (step S4), a process for displaying on the screen is performed. Thereafter, the process ends (step S5).

The process shown in FIG. 9B will be described.
In the event detection (step S11), for example, an operation corresponding to a user operation such as mouse-over or click and a system-side operation such as updating the thumbnail state is detected. In the execution of the processing content (step S12), for example, the icon state is updated and an operation according to the processing registered in the table shown in FIG. 8 is performed. Thereafter, the process is terminated (step S13).

FIG. 10 shows an example of a flow of a series of processes.
Here, the processing from start (step S21) to display (step S24) in FIG. 10 corresponds to the processing shown in FIG. 9A, and the processing from thumbnail / mouse over (step S25) to end (step S32) is performed. This corresponds to the processing shown in FIG.
In this flow, the flow in the state of FIG. 6A and FIG. 7A is taken as an example. The operation of the icon corresponds to the movement as shown in FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b), and 5 (b). At step S24, the state transitions to the state as shown in FIG. 2 (a), at step S26, the state transitions to the state as shown in FIG. 2 (b), and at step S28 as shown in FIG. 5 (b) (FIG. 6 (a)). Transition is made to a state, and a transition is made to a state as shown in FIG.

Specifically, when the process is started (step S21), an icon reading process (step S22), a thumbnail and icon superimposition process (step S23), and a display process (step S24) are performed, and the mouse over state of the thumbnail is changed. Determination is made (step S25).
As a result, if it is determined that the thumbnail is not in the mouse-over state, the process ends (step S32). If it is determined that the thumbnail is in the mouse-over state, the icon is displayed in a small size and the icon is displayed. Is displayed translucently (step S26).

Next, the mouse over state of the icon is determined (step S27).
As a result, if it is determined that the icon is not in the mouse-over state, the process ends (step S32). If it is determined that the icon is in the mouse-over state, the icon is displayed in a large size and the icon is displayed. Is displayed opaquely (step S28).

Next, it is determined whether or not an event has been detected (step S29).
As a result, if it is determined that no event is detected, the process is terminated (step S32). On the other hand, if it is determined that an event is detected, whether or not there is processing content is determined. Determination is made (step S30).
As a result, if it is determined that there is no processing content, the processing is terminated (step S32). If it is determined that there is processing content, the processing content (for example, display of progress status) ) Is executed (step S31), and the process is terminated (step S32).

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the following, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, explanation will be given under the title of “background art” and “specific problem”, but it is not necessarily intended to be the prior art.

(Background technology according to the third embodiment)
In the tapeless server system, thumbnails and icons are displayed on the screen of the system terminal, and information is displayed to the user. In the existing system, when a plurality of icons are displayed, for example, they are displayed in a format as shown in FIG. 11 (a) or FIG. 11 (b). In this case, a lot of space is used for icon display. In FIG. 11A, the space of the thumbnail is used, and in FIG. 11B, the space on the screen is used.

FIG. 11A shows an example of a state in which a plurality (three in this example) of icons 302, 303, and 304 are displayed on the thumbnail 301.
FIG. 11B shows an example of a state in which a plurality (three in this example) of icons 312, 313, and 314 are displayed in the space above the thumbnail 311.

(Specific issues in the third embodiment)
For example, when one video satisfies a plurality of conditions, it is necessary to display a plurality of icons on the thumbnail. However, in such a case, as much space as the number of icons is used, the screen space and thumbnail information are greatly reduced.

(Configuration and effect of the third embodiment)
FIGS. 11C, 11D, and 11E show examples of displaying thumbnails and a plurality of icons (three in this example).
In this example, for example, using the technique shown in the first embodiment, a plurality of icons 322, 323, and 324 are displayed over one thumbnail 321 as shown in FIG. 11C. Prepare a state to do.
As shown in FIG. 11D, when the mouse cursor 335 is over the icon 332-334 on the thumbnail 331, the icons 332-334 are displayed in a distributed manner.

Here, each of the icons 332 to 334 can be operated using, for example, the technique shown in the second embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11E, when any one of the plurality of icons 342 to 344 on the thumbnail 341 is over an icon mouse with the mouse cursor 345, a corresponding process (for example, Display processing of display content 346 indicating what percentage is completed) is executed.
In this example, with the dispersed icons, the mouse-over icon is enlarged to make it easier to determine the selection target. When the mouse over the icon is removed, the state returns to the state shown in FIG.

(Summary)
Here, the configuration of the system and apparatus according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to the configuration described above, and various configurations may be used. The present invention can also be provided as, for example, a method or method for executing the processing according to the present invention, a program for realizing such a method or method, or a recording medium for recording the program. It is also possible to provide various systems and devices.
The application field of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-described fields, and the present invention can be applied to various fields.
In addition, as various processes performed in the system and apparatus according to the present invention, for example, the processor executes a control program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) in hardware resources including a processor and a memory. A controlled configuration may be used, and for example, each functional unit for executing the processing may be configured as an independent hardware circuit.
The present invention can also be understood as a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM storing the control program, and the program (itself). The processing according to the present invention can be performed by inputting the program from the recording medium to the computer and causing the processor to execute the program.

1-1 to 1-2 .. camera, 2 .. storage medium, 3-1 to 3-3 .. encoder, 4. .. server, 5-1 to 5-n .. terminal device, 6-1 to 6 -2, Decoder, 7-1 to 7-2, Switching effect device, 8-1 to 8-2, Output section, 11-1 to 11-n, Information,
51, 61, 71, 111, 131, 141, 151, 171, 181, 191, 202, 212, 222, 232, 242, 301, 311, 321, 331, 341, 401, 411, 421 .. Thumbnail, 52 62, 102, 132, 142, 152, 182, 201, 211, 221, 233, 243, 302-304, 312-314, 322-324, 332-334, 342-344, 402, 412, 422,. Icon, 63, 72, 173, 183, 192, 234, 244, 335, 345, mouse cursor, 101, background, 121, display content, 153, animation, 172, information content, 231, 346・ ・ Display content indicating what percentage is completed, 241 ・ ・ Inquiry content,

Claims (2)

Input video, memory, and the server performing the output, connected to the server, comprises a plurality of terminal for accepting operations performed by the screen display and user of the thumbnail of the video, the, recording of video, edit In the recording editing transmission system that performs transmission ,
An icon sharing unit that controls the predetermined icon displayed on the thumbnail to be the same as the icon display on the terminal screen for two or more predetermined terminals among the plurality of terminals ,
The predetermined icon is provided corresponding to each state during processing, playback, stop, and recording of video,
The plurality of terminals reduce, transmit or hide icons superimposed on the thumbnails when a mouse over occurs in the thumbnails.
Recording editing transmission system characterized by that. In a video operation terminal that displays a plurality of video thumbnails side by side and accepts operations related to recording, editing or sending of each video,
Means for detecting video status updates;
A GUI that displays a predetermined icon corresponding to the state or information of the detected video superimposed on a thumbnail of the video, and
Controlling the predetermined icon superimposed on the thumbnail to be the same display as other video operation terminals related to sharing of icon display;
The icon is permeabilized the background, are registered separately display layer, and Rukoto is superimposed on the thumbnail,
Displaying a plurality of the icons superimposed on one thumbnail, and when the mouse cursor is over the icon mouse, displaying the plurality of icons dispersed;
Video operation terminal characterized by