JP2001148828A - Editing information monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate re-editing of a part wrongly edited. SOLUTION: A source management server device 2 stores information sources such as news. A timer server device 3 counts a reference time and transmits it. A recording position of a recording medium is moved to a position corresponding to the reference time. A production server device 1 edits the stored information source and sequentially records the edited information to a recording position on the recording medium corresponding to the reference time counted above. A source monitor 4 monitors information just after the edit. A display and control device 8 displays information recorded on the recording medium to allow a supervisor to find out an edit error and reproduces and displays the edit information at the correction. A voice guidance device 9 records the time by the reference time when the edit error is detected and records/ reproduces the voice information predicting contents of the editing information and voice information explaining contents of the editing error.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing information monitoring device, and more particularly to an editing information monitoring device for reediting an erroneously edited portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a broadcast program or the like is created and reproduced by an information editing apparatus shown in a block diagram of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a conventional information editing apparatus. The information editing device shown in FIG. 4 is a production server device that edits information such as news material (images and sounds) obtained outdoors and produces editing information for broadcasting (information that a viewer views on a receiver). 41, a material management server device 42 for storing and managing the news material, a multiplexer 46 for multiplexing various editing information, an editing data transmitting device 45, and immediately after the material information and the editing information are produced. A source monitoring device 44 for monitoring, a receiving device 47 for receiving the edited information, a display and control device 48 for reproducing the edited information and monitoring for errors, It includes a communication path 40 for coupling the component devices.

The above-mentioned editing information is sent to the editing data transmitting device 4.
5, various editing information is multiplexed by the multiplexer 46 and broadcasted through the antenna. At this time, the output of the multiplexer 46 is monitored in order to monitor the broadcasted editing information for errors. The data is supplied to the receiving device 47 for reproduction, the editing information is displayed by the display and control device 48, and the editing information is visually checked for errors. Also,
The source monitoring device 44 is used to monitor material information, editing information, and the like immediately after they are created.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a screen of edited information which is edited and displayed by a conventional information editing apparatus. That is,
FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen for editing information displayed on the display and control device 48. The images 51 to 53 and the like are information stored in the material management server device 42, and the buttons 54 and 55 have the property of switching the screen to a related page when clicked with a mouse. In addition, although not shown, texts and dialogs are also included in the category of the editing information.

By the way, as an example of the erroneous editing information, for example, since the reference information indicating the color is differently edited between the image 51 and the image 52, the image 51 is the original image as the material information. It is reproduced in a completely different color from
The start timing of a certain corner is shifted by several seconds, or the button 54 can be clicked to switch to another page, but the button 55 does not switch.

Conventionally, this type of monitoring is usually carried out visually, and the above-mentioned editing information is reproduced, for example, as shown in FIG.
For each scene of the editing content, check each function, for example, whether or not the screen is switched by clicking a button, and store the part of the information that was incorrectly edited, and check the overall editing state. After visual inspection, the information of the erroneous editing is reproduced to find the cause of the error, and the result is returned to the production server device 41, and the erroneously edited information is re-edited and corrected.

[0008]

However, the editing information edited by the conventional information editing apparatus is continuously reproduced, and the scenes of the editing contents are switched one after another. Even if it can be found visually, the above error state cannot be determined because the error state only relies on the memory of the person who was looking at it, and it is not very memorable when the editing information is large. There was a problem.

[0009] Further, there is a problem that even if the user returns to the part of the erroneous editing information and reproduces it, he forgets the above-mentioned erroneous state. Further, there is also a problem that an erroneous edit is overlooked at the moment when the user turns his / her eyes to record the time at which the error was found.

[0010] The contents of the editing information are such that the scenes change one after another as described above, but with the conventional visual method, there is no notice of what next scene will appear. Therefore, the screen is suddenly switched, and the person who is watching may be conscious of where to look.-There is a phenomenon that the person is confused instantaneously, and as a result, serious mistaken editing information is overlooked. Had generated points.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional editing information monitoring apparatus, and makes it easy for a viewer to handle by easily re-editing an erroneously edited portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide an editing information monitoring device capable of accurate monitoring.

[0012]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, information is edited and recorded on a recording medium, and is used for an operation of finding an editing error of the edited information and correcting it. An editing information monitoring apparatus for storing information material, a means for measuring a reference time, a means for moving a recording position of the recording medium to a position corresponding to the reference time, and the stored information Means for editing the material and sequentially recording the edited information at a recording position on the recording medium corresponding to the clocked reference time, monitoring the information recorded on the recording medium and editing errors Detecting means for recording a time according to the reference time at which the editing error was detected; means for returning the recording medium to a recording position corresponding to the time at which the editing error was detected; and Edit information monitoring apparatus is provided, characterized in that the position and means for correcting the editing errors to reproduce the information recorded on the recording medium.

That is, according to the present invention, it is possible for the observer to record the time at which the error in the editing information was found and the audio description of the error without any distraction from the displayed editing information. And, before the scene of the above-mentioned editing information is switched, it is configured to notify the observer in advance about what part to pay attention to about the scene to be displayed next, so that the monitor can be provided with a recording medium. Is returned to the portion where the error has occurred at a high speed, and the erroneous editing information is reproduced and displayed. Then, means for examining the cause of the erroneous editing is provided. Compared to the monitoring device, it is possible to monitor editing information at a higher level and to significantly reduce the time required for correcting erroneous editing information.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the editing information monitoring device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The editing information monitoring device according to the present embodiment
A production server device 1 that edits information such as news materials (images and sounds) obtained outdoors and produces editing information for broadcast (information that a viewer views on a receiver), and stores the news materials. Material management server device 2 that manages data, and time server device 3 that supplies a reference clock pulse
A source monitoring device 4 for monitoring immediately after material information and editing information are produced, and an editing data transmitting device 5
A multiplexer 6 for multiplexing various editing information;
A receiving device 7 for receiving the editing information, a display and control device 8 for displaying the editing information to allow a monitoring person to monitor whether or not there is an error, and for reproducing and displaying the editing information at the time of correction; It includes a voice guidance device 9 and a communication path 10 for connecting the above-described components.

The time server device 3 generates a reference time based on the period of a clock pulse generated by a clock generator (not shown) for generating a reference clock pulse, as shown in FIG. By generating and transmitting a packet storing time information based on the reference time,
The reference time is provided to the device of each component.

The recording position of the recording medium for recording the above-mentioned editing information is moved to a position corresponding to the reference time by a medium driving device (not shown). FIG. 3 shows the editing according to the embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an area map showing a configuration of a packet generated by a time server device of the information monitoring device.

MAC (Machine Address Code) shown in FIG.
Designates the address of a device to which the time server device 3 provides time information based on the reference information. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a TCP / IP (Transmission Control) used for networks.
ol Protocol / Internet Protocol) is a transfer protocol that does not guarantee transmission quality.

Each of the above-described devices (coupled to the communication path 10) that has received the time information based on the reference time operates based on the reference time. Works at twice the speed.

Further, the time server device 3 can change the reference time and the measured time in response to a request from the display and control device 8. With the above function, the time server device 3 returns to the portion where the erroneous editing information is found from the current reproduction state of the editing information, for example, in a case where the erroneous editing information is to be reproduced, for example, at a normal reproduction speed. It returns to the recording part of the production server device 1 of the editing information at a speed five times faster than that, and can be used to reproduce the erroneous editing information at a normal speed.

The voice guidance device 9 includes a voice detection device 91 for detecting voice, a voice storage device 92 for storing the detected voice, and a voice recording for recording and reproducing a voice signal in the voice storage device. A reproduction device 93; an abnormal time storage device 95 for storing the time as information at the time when the monitor visually detects an error in the editing information (however, the time based on the standard time); and the abnormal time storage device. 9
5, an abnormal time recording / reproducing device 96 for recording / reproducing the abnormal time, a time storage command operator (device) 94 for activating the recording operation of the abnormal time recording / reproducing device 96,
An editing process event information for notifying the contents of the editing information, that is, an event sound notifying device 97 having a function to explain the scene of the editing information to be displayed next on the display and control device 8 by voice is included.

It should be noted that an example of the edit information screen edited and displayed by the edit information monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment conforms to the screen example of the conventional edit information monitoring apparatus shown in FIG. Is possible.

FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing the operation of the editing information monitoring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Next, a specific operation of the editing information monitoring device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2A shows a process (time lapse) when the monitor detects a mistake in editing the reproduced editing information while watching it. Now, the content of the editing process of the editing information changes to scenes (scenes) 1, 2, and 3, and the observer who views the editing information views the editing and erroneous editing displayed on the display and control device 8 at the time of Pl, P2. It is assumed that an error in the editing information has been found.

FIG. 2B will be described later. FIG.
(C) shows the recording of the time when the abnormality was discovered by the monitor. The observer performing the above-mentioned visual observation operates the time storage command operator 94 in order to record the above-mentioned abnormality finding time. At this time, the abnormal time recording and reproducing device 96 records the reference time provided by the time server device 3 in the abnormal time storage device 95.

FIG. 2D shows a recording of a sound explaining the contents of the erroneous editing found by the monitor. Following the recording of the abnormality detection time, the observer erroneously edits what kind of state of the error in the editing information that he / she has discovered, for example, whether the color of image 1 is completely different from the color of the original image. Start a job to explain the situation by voice. The description of the erroneous editing information by the voice is detected by the voice detection device 91 and recorded in the voice storage device 92 via the voice recording / reproducing device 93.

With the above, visual observation of the entire editing information is completed,
When the time of discovery of the erroneous editing information and the explanation of the content of the error have been completed for all the editing information, the observer operates the display and control device 8 with control operators (not shown) to operate the time server device. 3, a change request to increase the elapsed time of the reference time is issued, and the reference time at which an error in the editing information recorded in the abnormal time storage device 95 is found is referred to via the abnormal time recording / reproducing device 96. In other words, the program returns at a high speed to the time at which the erroneous editing information can be reproduced, that is, the recording position corresponding to the reference time at which the error in the editing information is found.

Thereafter, the time server 3
, The elapsed time of the reference time is returned to the normal editing information reproduction speed, the erroneous editing information is reproduced by the display and control device 8, and the cause of the error of the editing information is examined and corrected. I do.

At this time, the above-mentioned voice input contents, that is, voice information explaining the erroneous editing information by voice stored in the voice storage device 92 is also read out via the voice recording / reproducing device 93, and the voice output is performed. Since the audio output is performed by a device (not shown), the monitor can reproduce the above-mentioned erroneous editing information by the display and the control device 8 while reproducing the erroneous editing information by using the audio output. It is possible to examine the cause of the erroneous editing information while listening to what kind of error was caused by the ear.

Next, in order to carry out the above-mentioned visual inspection more effectively, during the reproduction of the editing information, an advice is given as to what kind of editing processing is performed in the next scene, and where to look carefully. It is possible to use a method of giving a notice to the observer by voice at a point in time before the above-mentioned scenes relating to the editing information are displayed on the display and control device 8.

FIG. 2B shows the scene of the above-mentioned notice. The event audio notice device 97 stores in advance a program capable of describing in detail the event related to the content of the editing information, that is, the content of the editing process of the scene displayed on the display and control device 8. The event sound announcement device 97 reads out the program and outputs it by sound, so that the monitor who is watching the editing information can explain each scene described above, that is, information such as what parts to pay attention to. Advise in advance. Therefore, naturally, the output of the preview sound needs to be performed in advance of the scene corresponding to the scene where the editing content changes.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the time at which an error in the editing information is found and the audio description of the error content can be obtained without the observer having to look away from the displayed editing information even for a moment. And can be recorded, and
Before the scene of the editing information is switched, the monitor is notified in advance of what part to pay attention to for the next scene to be displayed. Back at high speed to the part where
The above-mentioned erroneous editing information is reproduced and displayed, and the cause of the erroneous editing can be examined, so that a higher editing information monitoring capability can be obtained at each stage as compared with the conventional editing information monitoring device,
In addition, the time required to correct the incorrectly edited information can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an editing information monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing the operation of the editing information monitoring device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an area map showing a configuration of a packet generated by a time server device of the editing information monitoring device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a conventional information editing device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of editing information edited and displayed by a conventional information editing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Production server device 2. Material management server device 3.
…… Time server device, 4 …… Source monitoring device, 5 ……
Edit data transmitting device, 6 multiplexer, 7 receiving device, 8 display and control device, 9 voice guidance device, 91 voice detection device, 92 voice storage device, 9
3. Voice recording / reproducing device, 94: Time storage command operator, 95: Abnormal time storage device, 96: Abnormal time recording / reproducing device, 97: Event voice notice device

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An editing information monitoring apparatus used for editing information and recording the information on a recording medium, and for detecting an editing error of the edited information and correcting the edited information, wherein an information material is stored. Means for measuring a reference time; means for moving the recording position of the recording medium to a position corresponding to the reference time; and editing the stored information material and measuring the edited information. Means for sequentially recording at a recording position on the recording medium corresponding to a reference time; means for monitoring information recorded on the recording medium to detect an editing error; and the reference time at which the editing error is detected. Means for recording the time according to the following; means for returning the recording medium to a recording position corresponding to the time at which the editing error was detected; and reading information recorded on the recording medium from the returned recording position. Edit information monitoring apparatus characterized by comprising means for correcting the editing errors by, a. 2. After recording the time at which the editing error was detected, means for recording audio information relating to the content of the editing error, and returning the recording medium to a position corresponding to the time at which the editing error was detected. 2. The editing information monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for outputting the recorded audio information by voice in a process. 3. A means for recording audio information relating to the contents of the editing information before recording the editing information formed by editing the stored information material on a recording medium; 2. The editing information monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for outputting the voice information by voice at a time before reading. 4. As means for returning the recording medium to a position corresponding to the time at which the editing error is detected, means for rewinding the clocking of the reference time is used, and when the means is implemented, the clocking speed is used. 2. The editing information monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the speed of the editing information is higher than a reference speed. 5. A voice detection device for detecting voice,
An audio storage device for storing the detected audio,
An audio recording / reproducing device that records and reproduces an audio signal in the audio storage device, and an abnormal time storage device for storing the time as information at a point in time according to the standard time at which an observer visually detects an error in editing information, An abnormal time recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing the abnormal time in the abnormal time storage device;
A time storage command operation device for activating a recording operation of the abnormal time recording / reproducing device; and an event audio notification device for recording / reproducing audio information for announcing the contents of the edited information. The editing information monitoring device according to claim 1.