KR100691234B1 - Image recording and playing apparatus and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An image recording/reproducing device and a controlling method thereof are provided to service various methods for a user to select a portion of one image material, and to edit the image material by using the various methods so that a part to be edited is immediately selected and edited, thereby remarkably reducing time for editing the image material. In the first mode, a user sets a start point and an end point to be edited, as directly watching a screen where an image material is reproduced, and edits image data between the start point and the end point(202-212). In the second mode, the user selects at least one of at least two chapters preset in the image material, and edits image data of the selected chapter(214-220). In the third mode, the user directly inputs a start time and an end time of the image material to be edited, and edits image data between the start time and the end time(222-228).

Description

Image recording and playback device and control method thereof {IMAGE RECORDING AND PLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video recording and reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an image recording and reproducing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen configuration of the point setting editing mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the same; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a screen structure of a chapter selection edit mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the same. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a screen configuration of the time input editing mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the same. FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: video recording and playback device

150: display device

102: A / V codec

104: Front Micom

106: front panel

108, 112: multiplexer

110: video decoder

114: audio ADC

116 tuner

118: DVD Drive

120: HDD (mass storage device)

122: switch / amplifier block

124: Audio DAC

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video recording and reproducing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a video recording and reproducing apparatus and a control method including an optical disc and a hard disk drive capable of recording and reproducing, or any one of them as a recording medium. It is about.

Background of the Invention [0002] A VCR using analog tape as a recording medium as a device for recording and reproducing moving picture, especially moving images, is being replaced at a high speed by an optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus (for example, a DVD player) using an optical disc as a recording medium.

An optical disc recording and reproducing apparatus is a device that records or reads data digitally on an optical disc (DVD, CD, BD, etc.) and can record and reproduce large amounts of data without loss of data (deterioration of image quality). There is this.

However, in order to select and edit only a part of an image, the start position (frame) and end position (frame) of the portion to be edited must be directly specified while looking at the screen while the corresponding image is being played and displayed. There is a problem in that it takes a lot of time to edit the video because you have to wait while looking at the screen until the start position and the end position are played.

An object of the present invention is to provide a variety of methods for selecting a portion of one image, and to reduce the time required for editing the image by editing the image using the various methods.

An image recording and reproducing apparatus having a medium capable of recording and reproducing an image according to the present invention for this purpose includes setting a start point and an end point to be edited while a user directly watches a screen on which an image is reproduced. A first mode for editing the image data between and the end point; A second mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing image data of the selected chapter; A third mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time to be edited of an image and to edit the image data between the start time and the end time; The editing screen of the second mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the image are sequentially displayed.

The apparatus may further include a controller configured to control overall operations of the image recording and reproducing apparatus so as to perform image editing according to the selected mode when the user selects any one of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode.

In addition, the editing screens according to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode described above are separately provided and displayed.

The above-described editing mode of the first mode includes: a screen area for displaying a reproduced video object; A screen area for displaying a frame representing a start point; And a screen area for displaying a frame representing an end point.

In addition, the above-described editing screen of the third mode includes a screen area for inputting a start time and an end time, respectively.

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In addition, the above-described editing includes at least one of deleting and copying, and creating a new playlist.

In addition, the start time and the end time of the above-described third mode are relative times starting from the start time of reproduction of the video object.

A control method of an image recording and reproducing apparatus including a medium capable of recording and reproducing an image according to the present invention for the above-described object, includes: a start point for editing while a user directly views a screen on which an image is reproduced through a first mode; Set an end point and edit the image data between the start point and the end point; Select at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object through the second mode and edit the video data of the selected chapter; A user directly inputs a start time and an end time of the video to be edited through the third mode and edits the image data between the start time and the end time; The second mode displays a second editing screen for the second mode, sequentially displays chapter numbers representing at least two chapters, and receives chapter settings according to a user's selection among the displayed chapter numbers.

In addition, the above-described first mode may display a first editing screen for the first mode; Play the video; Receive a start point setting according to a user's selection; Receive the end point setting according to the user's selection.

In addition, the above-mentioned sequential display of the chapter numbers is performed by a user's input unit manipulation.

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In addition, the above-mentioned third mode may display a third editing screen for the third mode; The user enters a start time and an end time respectively.

In addition, the above-described editing includes at least one of deleting, copying, and creating a new playlist.

The start time and end time of the above-described third mode are relative times starting from the start time of reproduction of the video object.

An image recording and reproducing apparatus having a medium capable of recording and reproducing another image object according to the present invention for the above-described purposes, sets a start point and an end point to be edited while a user directly watches a screen on which an image is reproduced. A point setting editing mode for editing image data between the start point and the end point; A chapter selection editing mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing the image data of the selected chapter; A time input editing mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time to be edited for the video object and to edit the video data between the start time and the end time; The edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the image are sequentially displayed.

A video recording and reproducing apparatus having a medium capable of recording and reproducing another video object according to the present invention for the above-described purposes, selects at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object, and selects the video data of the selected chapter. A chapter selection editing mode that enables editing; A time input editing mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time to be edited for the video object and to edit the video data between the start time and the end time; The edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the image are sequentially displayed.

A video recording and reproducing apparatus having a medium capable of recording and reproducing another video object according to the present invention for the above-described purposes, selects at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object, and selects the video data of the selected chapter. Includes a chapter selection edit mode that enables editing; The edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the image are sequentially displayed.

An image recording and reproducing apparatus including a medium capable of recording and reproducing another video object according to the present invention for the above-described object, wherein a user directly inputs a start time and an end time to be edited between a start time and an end time. A time input editing mode for editing the video data of the camera; The edit screen of the time input editing mode includes a screen area for inputting a start time and an end time, respectively.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5 a preferred embodiment of the present invention made as described above are as follows. First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image recording and reproducing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an image recording and reproducing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is reproduced by a DVD drive 118 which is an optical disk drive and an HDD 120 which is a mass storage device, to thereby play an A / V codec (MPEG2). It has two inputs, an internal input input to the Audio / Video CODEC 202 and an external input such as a tuner input and a line input input through the tuner 116, and each input has an audio signal and a video signal. It includes.

The video and audio signals of the tuner input and line input, which are external inputs, are respectively selected by two multiplexers 108 and 112, so that the video signal is input to the A / V codec 102 via the video decoder 110, The audio signal is input to the A / V codec 102 via an audio ADC (analog-to-digital converter) 114 and converted into the MPEG2 format. The playback signal of the DVD drive 118 and the playback signal of the HDD 120, which are internal inputs, are also input to the A / V codec 102 and converted into MPEG2 format. The A / V codec 102 controls not only the audio / video signal conversion but also the overall operation of the video recording and reproducing apparatus 100.

In FIG. 1, the front panel 106 is a user interface panel provided on the front of the video recording and reproducing apparatus 100. The front panel 106 is a display device for displaying keys with various functions and a current operation state, and insert / remove DVDs. Slot is provided, and the front microphone 104 generates a corresponding control signal in response to a user's key operation or a remote controller input (RMC input) generated from the front panel 106 to generate an A / V codec 102. Or to an audio DAC (digital-to-analog converter) 124. The audio DAC 124 converts the digital audio signal output from the A / V codec 102 into analog.

Audio / video signals input to the A / V codec 102 have various output paths, for example, data copying is performed between the DVD drive 118 and the HDD 120 or an external input is input to the DVD drive 118. Or to the HDD 120, and outputs a signal reproduced from the DVD drive 118 or the HDD 120 through the display device 150 connected to the image recording and reproducing apparatus 100. It may be.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a video recording and reproducing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and a control method for selecting a portion of an image to be edited such as deletion or copying, and creation of a new play list. It is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, when the user selects one of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode, the point setting edit mode (first mode) and the chapter selection edit mode (second) according to the selected mode. Mode), a corresponding mode among time input editing modes (third mode) is performed (202).

The point setting edit mode is an edit mode that allows a user to directly watch a screen on which an image is played, to set a start point and an end point to be edited and to edit image data between the start point and the end point. Here, the start point and the end point are each one frame frame constituting the video material, and all frames between the frame including the start frame and the end frame are edited.

That is, in the point setting editing mode, the first editing screen for the point setting editing mode is first displayed on the display apparatus 150 (204), and the screen area for displaying the reproduced video material provided in the first editing screen. In operation 206, an image is reproduced and displayed. The user sets a start point and an end point to be edited while directly watching a screen on which an image is played, and edits the image data between the start point and the end point (208, 210, 212). The first edit screen includes a screen area for displaying a frame representing a start point and a screen area for displaying a frame representing an end point, and each frame is displayed in a corresponding screen area so that the user can recognize the frame. do.

The chapter selection editing mode is an editing mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video material and editing the video data of the selected chapter. Chapters are assigned to each chapter by dividing a single image at regular intervals.

That is, in the chapter selection editing mode, the second editing screen for the chapter selection editing mode is first displayed on the display apparatus 150 (214), and at least two chapters preset in the image provided in the second editing screen are displayed. Chapter numbers are displayed in a screen area in which representative chapter numbers are sequentially displayed (216). The chapter numbers displayed in this way are selected and edited by the user.

The time input editing mode is an editing mode in which a user directly inputs a start time and an end time of an image to be edited and edits image data between the start time and the end time. In order to use this time input editing mode, the start time and end time of the part to be edited must be known in advance. The start time and end time in the time input editing mode are relative times starting from the start time of reproduction of the video material.

That is, in the time input editing mode, the third editing screen for the time input editing mode is first displayed on the display apparatus 150 (222), and the start time and the end time respectively provided in the third editing screen are inputted. The user can input and edit the desired start time and end time directly in the screen area for editing (224, 226, 228).

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the point setting editing mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the screen. When the point set edit mode AB ERASE is selected in the edit mode selection screen of FIG. 3A, the screen is switched to the first edit screen as shown in FIG. 3B, and the display area 302 of the image to be edited and A screen area for displaying a frame representing a start point and a screen area for displaying a frame representing an end point are generated.

While the video is being played, the user sets the start point by pressing the <START> button at the moment when the start frame of the section to be edited is watched while the video is being displayed (see Fig. 3 (C)). The end point is set by pressing the <FINISH> button at the moment the last frame of the section to be played (see Fig. 3 (D)). In the two screen areas 304 and 306, a start frame and an end frame are displayed, respectively. As such, when a portion of the image is selected, the <ERASE> button is pressed to delete the selected portion, or to copy or create a new playlist as necessary.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a chapter selection editing mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the same. When selecting the chapter selection edit mode (CHAPTER ERASE) in the edit mode selection screen of FIG. 4 (A), the screen switches to the second edit screen as shown in FIG. 4 (B) to represent at least two chapters preset in the video material. A screen area 402 is created in which chapter numbers are displayed sequentially. The chapter numbers displayed in this screen area may be scrolled automatically, or the user may scroll by operating the front panel 106 or the remote controller. While the chapter number to be edited is displayed among the scrolled chapter numbers, the user selects the corresponding chapter and performs editing by operating a selection key such as the front panel 106 or the remote controller. After selecting a part to be edited, it is preferable to configure a separate edit screen to perform editing such as deleting or copying or creating a new playlist.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a time input editing mode shown in FIG. 2 and a method of using the screen. When the time input editing mode (TIME SEARCH ERASE) is selected in the edit mode selection screen of FIG. 5 (A), the screen is switched to the third edit screen as shown in FIG. 5 (B) to input a start time and an end time, respectively. The screen areas 502 and 504 are displayed, and the user inputs a desired start time and end time directly into this screen area to select and edit a part to be edited. After selecting a part to be edited, it is preferable to configure a separate edit screen to perform editing such as deleting or copying or creating a new playlist.

The present invention provides various methods for selecting a portion of a single image, and by editing the image using the various methods, it is possible to directly select and edit a portion to be edited, thereby greatly reducing the time required for editing the image. You can.

Claims (19)

An image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. A first mode for setting a start point and an end point to be edited while a user directly watches a screen on which an image is played, and editing image data between the start point and the end point; A second mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing image data of the selected chapter; And a third mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time of the image to be edited and to edit the image data between the start time and the end time; And the editing screen of the second mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the video material are sequentially displayed. The method of claim 1, If the user selects one of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode, the control unit further controls the overall operation of the video recording and reproducing apparatus to perform image editing according to the selected mode. Video recording and playback device. The method of claim 1, And an editing screen according to the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode is separately provided and displayed. The method of claim 3, wherein the editing screen of the first mode, A screen area for displaying the reproduced video object; A screen area for displaying a frame representing the start point; And a screen area for displaying a frame representing the end point. delete The method of claim 3, wherein the editing screen of the third mode, And a screen area for inputting the start time and the end time, respectively. The method of claim 1, And said edit comprises at least one of deletion, copying, and creation of a new playlist. The method of claim 1, And the start time and the end time of the third mode are relative times starting from the start time of reproduction of the video object. A control method of a video recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. Setting a start point and an end point to be edited while the user directly views a screen on which an image is played through a first mode, and edit image data between the start point and the end point; Select at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object through a second mode and edit the video data of the selected chapter; A user directly inputs a start time and an end time of the video to be edited through a third mode, and edits image data between the start time and the end time; The second mode is an image of displaying a second editing screen for the second mode, sequentially displaying chapter numbers representing the at least two chapters, and receiving a chapter setting according to a user's selection among the displayed chapter numbers. Control method of recording and playback device. The method of claim 9, wherein the first mode, Display a first edit screen for the first mode; Playing the video object; Receive a start point setting according to a user's selection; A control method of an image recording and reproducing apparatus for receiving an end point setting according to a user's selection. delete The method of claim 9, And a sequential display of the chapter numbers by a user's input unit. The method of claim 9, wherein the third mode, Display a third edit screen for the third mode; And a user inputs the start time and the end time, respectively. The method of claim 9, And the editing comprises deleting, copying, or creating a new playlist. The method of claim 9, And the start time and the end time of the third mode are relative times starting from the start time of reproduction of the video object. An image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. A point setting editing mode for setting a start point and an end point to be edited while a user directly watches a screen on which an image is played, and editing image data between the start point and the end point; A chapter selection editing mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing image data of the selected chapter; And a time input editing mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time of the video to be edited and to edit the video data between the start time and the end time; And the edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the video material are sequentially displayed. An image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. A chapter selection editing mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing image data of the selected chapter; And a time input editing mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time of the video to be edited and to edit the video data between the start time and the end time; And the edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the video material are sequentially displayed. An image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. A chapter selection editing mode for selecting at least one of at least two chapters preset in the video object and editing the video data of the selected chapter; And the edit screen of the chapter selection edit mode includes a screen area in which chapter numbers representing at least two chapters preset in the video material are sequentially displayed. An image recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a medium capable of recording and reproducing a video object. And a time input editing mode for allowing a user to directly input a start time and an end time of the video to be edited and to edit the video data between the start time and the end time; And an edit screen of the time input editing mode includes a screen area for inputting the start time and the end time, respectively.

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