JP2001292406A - Editing support system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an editing support system and an editing support method that can enhance the operability by displaying a still picture together with the list of a shot mark number and a time code. SOLUTION: The shot mark is stored in a memory chip with a tele-file label stuck to a video cassette. When a shot mark list read button is depressed, a VTR side transmits a shot mark list and the time code stored in the tele-file to a personal computer, the personal computer captures an image at a position of the shot mark list and the image is stored corresponding to the time code and the shot mark. Thus, a key scene can be searched by utilizing the shot mark, thereby efficiently editing the video.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing support system and method suitable for, for example, simply editing a news video taken by a cameraman on the spot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, television news programs have
A photographer takes a picture of the situation at the site, brings the collected tape to the broadcasting station or sends the broadcast contents of the collected tape to the broadcasting station using a communication satellite, edits the news material on the broadcasting station side, and broadcasts it. ing. However, it is difficult to provide a quick image by editing the news on the broadcast station side. Therefore, in particular, in broadcast stations in Europe and the United States, news materials photographed by photographers on site are often edited and broadcast on the spot.

[0003] Broadcasting stations are equipped with expensive and high-performance editing devices. Broadcasters have a large number of staff members. For this reason, in a conventional method of editing news material on the broadcast station side, a favorable editing operation can be performed using the editing device on the broadcast station side. However, when a photographer edits news material shot on site, the equipment available for editing is limited, and the photographer must perform the editing work in a short time.

[0004] In addition, a conventional technique is adopted in which a tape taken by a photographer is taken to a broadcasting station or the broadcast contents of the taken tape are sent to the broadcasting station using a communication satellite, and the broadcasting station edits and broadcasts the news material. Even in this method, it is necessary to send the news material after performing some editing work on the sending side, such as cutting unnecessary scenes and commenting on necessary scenes.

On the other hand, recently, personal computers have
A video signal can be input and captured. It is conceivable to use such a personal computer to support editing work. However, the purpose of such a personal computer is simply to save the still image itself for use, and it is not possible to perform work using the function.

Therefore, development of an editing support system suitable for editing news material shot by a cameraman on the spot has been promoted. In such an editing support system, when a capture button is clicked, a still image of a video reproduced from the VTR is captured and stored, and the time code at this time is stored corresponding to the still image. Therefore, if the capture button is clicked on a key scene at the time of editing, a list of a still image of the key scene and a time code at that time can be created. By referring to this list, editing work can be performed efficiently.

[0007]

There are known professional video cameras and VTRs having a telefile function. The telefile is a memory label including a memory chip and an antenna, and is used by being attached to a cassette tape or the like.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a telefile label. As shown in FIG. 10, a memory chip 202 and an antenna 203 are provided on a telefile label 201. Read / read data from / to memory chip 202
Writing can be performed in a non-contact manner via the antenna 203. Reading / writing data from / to the memory chip 202 is performed by a handy type reader / writer, a reader / writer connected to a computer, or the like.

[0009] Such a telefileable 201,
For example, as shown in FIG. When the telefile label 201 is attached to the video cassette 210, a shot mark number and a time code list can be stored in the memory chip 202 of the telefile label 201. The shot mark records an important scene by the recording operation of the video camera or by a driving operation at an arbitrary time.

As described above, although a list of shot mark numbers and time codes can be stored in the telefile label, the correspondence between the shot marks and the video contents cannot be understood only by that.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an editing support system and an editing support method capable of displaying a still image together with a list of shot mark numbers and time codes and improving operability. It is in.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video recording / reproducing apparatus having a function of reproducing a time code and a shot mark recorded on a recording medium, and recording / reproducing a video signal of a mounted recording medium. The shot mark is attached to a recording medium, has a memory chip and an antenna, is recorded in a telefile that allows data to be transferred to and from the memory chip in a non-contact manner, and is mounted on a video recording / reproducing apparatus. In the editing support system, which comprises a control device that supports editing work of a video signal recorded in a video file, a video file and a time code are recorded in the video recording / reproducing device, and a telefile in which a shot mark is recorded is provided. When the attached recording medium is mounted and the read command of the shot mark list is input, the control device When the shot mark list is transferred from the video recording / reproducing apparatus in response to the shot mark list read command, the recording medium is placed at the position where the video indicated by the shot mark list is recorded. Means for capturing the video at the position indicated by the shot mark list, and means for displaying a list of the captured still images together with the shot mark number and the time code. When a read command is given from a control device, an editing support system having means for creating a shot mark list from information stored as a telefile and transferring the shot mark list from the video recording / reproducing device to the control device It is.

According to the present invention, there is provided a video recording / reproducing apparatus having a function of reproducing a time code and a shot mark recorded on a recording medium, and recording and reproducing a video signal of a mounted recording medium. An image that is recorded on a recording medium attached to a video recording / reproducing device, which is attached to a medium, has a memory chip and an antenna, and is recorded in a telefile capable of exchanging data with the memory chip in a non-contact manner. In an editing support method for supporting editing by using a control device for supporting a signal editing operation, a video file and a time code are recorded on a video recording / reproducing apparatus, and a tele file on which a shot mark is recorded is pasted. When the loaded recording medium is loaded and the shot mark list read command is input, the control device reads the shot mark list. When a command for reading a shot mark list is given from the control device, the video recording / reproducing device creates a shot mark list from information stored as a telefile, and converts the shot mark list to a video. When the shot mark list is transferred from the video recording / playback device in response to the shot mark list read command, the position where the video indicated by the shot mark list is recorded is transferred from the recording / playback device to the control device. The recording support medium is sent to the camera, the video at the position indicated by the shot mark list is captured, and a list of the captured still images is displayed together with the time code and shot mark number.

The shot mark is stored in the memory chip of the telefile label attached to the video cassette. When the shot mark list read button is pressed, the shot mark list stored in the tele file and the time code are sent from the VTR to the personal computer, and the image at the position of the shot mark list is captured by the personal computer. The image is stored corresponding to the time code or shot mark. As a result, it is possible to search for a key scene by using the shot mark and edit the scene, thereby performing the editing work efficiently.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a news editing support system to which the present invention is applied. This news editing support system consists of two VTRs
(Video Tape Recoder) 1A, 1B and a personal computer 2. The television receivers 3A and 3B for monitoring are connected to the VTRs 1A and 1B, respectively. The VTRs 1A and 1B have a function of recording / reproducing data on a memory chip of a telefile label attached to a video cassette to be mounted.

The cameraman shoots a news site with the video camera 4. The video camera 4 has a shot mark function. When the shooting of the news site is completed, the video cassette 5 on which the news material is recorded is taken out of the video camera 4 for editing. The video cassette 5 is mounted on the VTR 1A. A telefile label is attached to the video cassette 5.

At the time of editing, the personal computer 2 executes an application program for editing support. Then, while using the personal computer 2, the VTR 1A repeats the search and playback of the video cassette 5 on which the news material has been recorded, and from among the scenes recorded on the tape of the video cassette 5, it is necessary to edit. The scene is determined. Then, a necessary screen is sent from the VTR 1A to the VTR 1B and recorded on a tape of a video cassette mounted on the VTR 1B.

As described above, in this system, at the time of editing, the personal computer 2 executes the application program for editing support.

An application program for editing support efficiently performs editing work involving trial and error.

That is, when editing, conventionally,
The editor should search for key scenes,
Take simple notes about the scene, record the timecode of the position on the tape, and try and error such as changing the order of the scene, deleting the scene, adding a new scene, etc. Is repeatedly performed. This application program looks at the playback screen of the tape, and if there is a scene that becomes a key, it captures this scene as a still image and saves the time code of the scene on the tape, It has the ability to write comments, add, delete, and reorder key scenes. Further, in the system to which the present invention is applied,
If there is a shot mark, this shot mark is recorded. Thereby, the editing work conventionally performed manually is supported, and the editing can be performed efficiently.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the personal computer 2. In FIG. 2, 11 is a CP.
U (Central Processing Unit) and 12 are ROM (Read
Only Memory), 13 is RAM (Random Access Memor)
y). The CPU 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13
Connected to processor bus 14.

The ROM 12 stores a bootstrap program. The RAM 13 is a working main memory.

The CPU 11 is connected to a bridge circuit 15 from which a processor bus 14 is derived. The bridge circuit 15 is, for example, a PCI (Peri
(Pheral Component Interconnect) bus 16. The bridge circuit 15 connects the CPU 11 with the processor bus 14 and the PCI bus 16.

The PCI bus 16 has an IDE (Integrated
Device Electronics) Controller 17, SCSI
(Small Computer System Interface) Controller 1
8 is connected, and a graphics accelerator board 19, a video capture board 20, and an audio board 21 are mounted.

The IDE controller 17 has a storage device 2 such as a hard disk drive or a CD drive.
2 are connected. A storage device 23 such as a hard disk drive or a CD drive is connected to the SCSI controller 18.

The PCI bus 16 is connected to an ISA (Industrial Standard Architecture) bus 25 via a bridge circuit 24. The bridge circuit 24 connects the PCI bus 16 and the ISA bus 25. The ISA bus 25 has an input device controller 26, a floppy disk controller 27, a parallel controller 28,
The RS232C controller 29 is connected.

An input device 30 such as a keyboard or a mouse is connected to the input device controller 26. The floppy disk drive 31 is connected to the floppy disk controller 27. Parallel controller 2
A printer or the like can be attached to 8. RS2
A modem or the like can be attached to the 32C controller 29.

In the initial state, first, a bootstrap program stored in the ROM 12 runs, and initialization is performed. Then, the storage device 22 or 23 is accessed, and the storage device 22 or 23 is accessed.
Is read, and the resident portion of the program is resident in the RAM 13 serving as the main memory. Thus, the operating system is started, and various processes are executed based on the management of the operating system.

In the above example, the PCI bus and the ISA
Although the configuration uses a bus, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. USB (Universal Serial B
us), and various devices such as a keyboard and a mouse may be connected to the USB bus.

In the editing support system as described above, the VT
R1A video output terminal and personal computer 2
The video input terminal of the video capture board 20 is connected. In addition, VTR 1
The terminal for controlling the VTR 1A and the RS232C control 29 of the personal computer 2 are connected so that the mode of A can be set. An application program for editing support is installed in the storage device 22 or 23.

The VTR 1A is, as shown in FIG.
The time code can be output to the outside so that the personal computer 2 can capture a still image and save the time code on the tape of the scene. A telefile label is attached to the video cassette, and a shot mark is recorded on the telefile label when the recording of the video camera is disclosed or by an arbitrary driving operation.

That is, in FIG. 3, the mechanism of the tape drive system is disposed on the mechanical deck 50. A tape 51 pulled out from a video cassette (not shown) is wound around a rotating drum 52. The tape 51 is transferred by a capstan motor 53. The supply reel and take-up reel of the video cassette are rotated by reel motors 54A and 54B. Rotating head 52,
Capstan motor 53, reel motors 54A and 54
B is controlled by the servo controller 57.

A video signal and an audio signal are recorded / reproduced on a tape 51 along a sloping track by a rotary head mounted on a rotary drum 52, and a time code (VITC) is recorded / reproduced. . On the tape 51, a control signal is recorded / reproduced by a fixed head 55, and a time code (LTC) is recorded / reproduced by a fixed head 56. The video cassette containing the tape 51 includes:
A telefile label 81 is attached, and data is recorded / recorded on a memory chip of the telefile label 81.
A reader / writer 82 for reproduction is provided.

The time code (VITC: Vertical)
Interval Time Code) is used as a time code for detecting the tape position during normal playback, and the time code (LTC) is used as a time code for detecting the tape position during variable speed playback.

The overall operation is controlled by the system controller 60. When an input is given from the control panel 61 to the system controller 60, an operation is set based on the input. The output of the system controller 60 is supplied to the display 62, and the operation state is displayed on the display 62.

The system controller 60 is provided with an interface 63. It is possible to connect an external device via this interface 63 and to set the operation by the external device.

The system controller 60 can read / write data from / to the memory chip of the telefile label 81 via the telefile reader / writer 82.

At the time of recording, a video signal is supplied to a video input terminal 65, and an audio signal is supplied to an audio input terminal 66. The video signal and the audio signal are supplied to the video processor 67, and the video processor 67 processes the recording signal. The time code from the system controller 60 is transmitted to the video processor 67.
And sent to the LTC reader / writer 68.

The output of the video processor 67 is sent to a rotary head mounted on the rotary drum 52. The rotary head records video and audio signals, and records a time code (VI) during a vertical blanking period.
TC) is recorded. Also, the LTC reader / writer 68
Is output to the fixed head 56, and the fixed head 56 records a time code (LTC).

At the time of reproduction, a signal recorded on each track of the tape 51 is reproduced by a rotating head attached to the rotating drum 52, and the reproduced signal is supplied to a video processor 67. By the video processor 67,
Playback signal processing of the video signal and the audio signal is performed, and the playback video signal and the audio signal are output from the video signal output terminal 71 and the audio output terminal 72. The video signal output terminal 71 is connected to the video capture board 20 (FIG. 2) of the personal computer 2, and the reproduced video signal is sent to the video capture board 20 of the personal computer 2.

The time code (VITC) is sent from the video processor 67 to the system controller 60. The time code and the shot mark reproduced by the fixed head 56 are stored in the LTC reader / writer 68.
Supplied to The time code is decoded by the LTC reader / writer 68. This time code is sent to the system controller 60.

The servo controller 57 includes detection signals of an FG head and a PG head attached to each motor,
A control signal from the fixed head 55 is supplied.
Drum servo control, tracking servo control and the like are performed based on these signals.

The interface 63 is, for example, the RS232C controller 29 of the personal computer 2.
(FIG. 2). Thus, the operation of the VTR 1A can be set by the personal computer 2, and the VTR 1A
You can send time code.

The video processor 67 is provided with a memory 69. Video processor 67 with memory 69
Is provided, the still image reproduction process and the variable speed reproduction process can be easily performed.

Further, a remote controller 73 having a jog dial or the like may be attached to the system controller 60. When the remote controller 73 is attached, editing can be further facilitated by using a jog dial or the like.

Next, editing using the personal computer 2 will be described more specifically.

FIG. 4 shows a display on the display of the personal computer 2 at the time of editing. As shown in FIG. 4, a capture window 101 and an edit point display window 102 are displayed on the display.

The capture window 101 is a window for performing an operation for saving a scene that becomes a key at the time of editing and its time code. This capture window 101 has a moving image display area 111
Is provided. The moving image display area 111 includes a VTR
The 1A playback screen is displayed. The capture window 101 is provided with a shot mark list read button 112.

The edit point display window 102 is a window for displaying a captured screen and its time code. In the edit point display window 102, still image display areas 121A and 121A for displaying a captured still image are displayed.
21B, 121C,... And the shot mark number and time code of the still image are stored in an area 123.
A, 123B, 123C,... In the edit point display window 102, text display areas 124A, 124B, 1
24C,... Are provided. Also, in the edit point display window 102, cue-up buttons 125A and 125B for searching and reproducing the position of the captured still image,
125C,... Are provided.

In such a system, first, the video camera 4 records the shot mark on the tape of the video cassette 5 and the shot mark list is stored in the memory chip of the telefile label attached to the video cassette 5. The video cassette 5 is loaded into VTRs 1A and 1B having a telefile function. Then, the tele file is read, and a shot mark list is created.

Then, when the shot mark read button 112 on the screen of the personal computer 2 is pressed, the shot marks and the time code are displayed on the VTRs 1A and 1B.
Is sent to the personal computer 2 and a still image list is created in the edit point display window 102 of the personal computer 2 corresponding to the shot mark list. Further, registration of shot mark writing is performed for an important screen in the VTR. At this time, the personal computer 2 captures a still image of the corresponding shot mark.

When a cue-up button 125A or 125B attached to a required still image is pressed after a still image is captured, the VTR is cue-up to a target location and editing can be performed in the vicinity.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing processing on the personal computer side and the VTR side when reading a shot mark.

In FIG. 5, first, an initialization process is performed (step S1). In the initialization process, a process for displaying a window for a moving image, a still image window, and a time code window, a process for activating a display for capturing a moving image, and a process for waiting for saving image capture are performed. Also,
Waiting processing for reading the shot mark list is performed.

When the initialization processing is completed, it is determined whether or not the shot mark reading button has been pressed (step S2). When the shot mark reading button is pressed, a shot mark list reading process is performed (step S3). In the reading process of the shot mark list, a command for transmitting the shot mark list is issued to the VTR.

As shown in FIG. 6, the VTR waits for a shot mark list read command in the initialization processing (step S11). Then, it is determined whether or not a shot mark list read command has been received (step S12). When the shot mark list read command has been received, the shot marks stored in the telefile label are read, and the shot mark list is transferred to the personal computer. Has been sent (step S13). Then, the personal computer receives the shot mark list from the VTR as shown in step S3,
This shot mark list is saved.

In FIG. 5, after the shot mark list is read in step S3, an initial value "0" is set to the shot mark number N for cue-up (step S4). Then, N is incremented (N = N + 1) and a queue-up command is issued to the VTR (step S5). By this cue-up command, the tape is fast-forwarded or rewound to the position of the shot mark number N, and a cue-up operation is performed. When the cue-up is completed, a cue-up completion notification is issued. It is determined whether or not this cue-up completion notification has been received (step S6).

If a cue-up completion notification is received in step S6, a capture process is performed (step S6).
7). In the capture processing, a still image is captured from the input moving image, and the captured still image is displayed in a still image window area together with a shot mark number and a time code. Then, the still image is stored in the hard disk drive.

When the capture processing is completed in step S7, it is determined whether or not the processing has been performed up to the end of the shot mark number (step S8). If the processing has not been completed, the flow returns to step S5, and the next shot mark is returned. Number processing is performed. When the processing has been performed up to the end of the shot mark number, the processing ends.

By the above processing, an image at a position corresponding to the shot mark of the tape taken by the video camera is captured, and the captured image is stored together with the time code and shot mark number of the image. Go.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show the personal computer and the VT when an image is captured by a capture command.
This shows the processing on the R side.

In FIG. 7, first, an initialization process is performed (step S21). In the initialization processing, display processing of a capture window and an edit point display window is performed. In addition, startup processing such as display processing for capturing moving images, storage standby processing for image capture, and standby processing for obtaining shot mark numbers and time codes is performed. When the initialization process is completed, it is determined whether or not a capture command has been received from the VTR (step S).
22).

As shown in FIG. 8, on the VTR side, in the initialization processing, standby for holding the time code, standby for transmitting the shot mark number and the time code, and standby for the capture command are performed (step S31). Then, it is determined whether the shot mark button has been pressed (step S32). When the shot mark button is pressed, a capture command process is performed (step S3).
3). In the capture instruction processing, the time code is held, the capture command is sent to the personal computer, and the shot mark number and the time code are added to the shot mark list and sent to the personal computer.

In FIG. 7, if it is determined in step S22 that a capture command has been received, the screen displayed in the moving image display area of the capture window at that time is captured, and the shot mark number and time code are received from the VTR. The captured still image is displayed in the still image window together with the shot mark number and the time code. Then, the still image is stored on the hard disk together with the shot mark number and the time code (step S23).

In the above example, the personal computer fetches the shot mark list and searches for the edit point based on the position of the shot mark.
Further, the in-point and the out-point may be added on the personal computer side, and the in-point and the out-point may be written back to the tele file pasted on the video cassette. In this way, editing can be efficiently performed using the IN point and the OUT point.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the capture window 101 is provided with an in point setting button 131 and an out point setting button 132. The user who is editing has cue-up buttons 125A, 125B,
By pressing 125C,... To cue up a desired scene, the editing in-point and out-point are determined while viewing the screen of the moving image display area 111. To determine the in point for editing, the in point setting button 131 is pressed, and to determine the out point, the out point setting button 132 is pressed. As described above, when the in-point setting button 131 and the out-point setting button 132 are pressed, this information is sent to the VTR 1A and written back to the memory chip of the tele file attached to the video cassette 5 mounted on the VTR 1A. It is. When editing, the in and out points can be used.

In the above example, a list of captured still images, time codes, and shot marks is displayed in order from the top. For example, thumbnail images of still images are displayed in a matrix and displayed. A time code, a shot mark and a comment may be displayed there. Further, a time code, a shot mark and a comment may be superimposed on a still image.

[0068]

According to the present invention, the shot mark is stored in the memory chip of the telefile label attached to the video cassette. When the shot mark list read button is pressed, the shot mark list stored in the tele file and the time code are
While being sent from the TR side to the personal computer side, an image at the position of the shot mark list is captured by the personal computer, and the image is stored corresponding to the time code and the shot mark. As a result, it is possible to search for a key scene by using the shot mark and edit the scene, thereby performing the editing work efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example of an editing support system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a personal computer.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a VTR.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram used for explaining a capture screen in an example of the editing support system to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart used to describe an example of an editing support system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart used to describe an example of an editing support system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart used to describe an example of an editing support system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart used to describe an example of an editing support system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram used to explain a capture screen in another example of the editing support system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a plan view used for describing a telefile.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view used for describing a telefile.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: capture window, 102: edit point display window, 111: moving image display area, 1
12 ... capture button, 121A, 121B, 1
21C: Still image display area, 123A, 123B,
123C: Area of shot mark number and time code

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A video recording / reproducing apparatus which has a function of reproducing a time code and a shot mark recorded on a recording medium and records / reproduces a video signal of a mounted recording medium. Is recorded on a telefile that has a memory chip and an antenna and can exchange data with the memory chip in a non-contact manner, and is recorded on a recording medium mounted on the video recording / reproducing apparatus. In an editing support system comprising a control device for supporting a video signal editing operation, the video recording / reproducing device has a telefile in which the video signal and the time code are recorded and the shot mark is recorded. When the read recording command for the shot mark list is input, the control device sets the shot A read command of the mark list is given to the video recording / reproducing device, and when the shot mark list is transferred from the video recording / reproducing device in response to the shot mark list reading command, the video indicated by the shot mark list is recorded. Means for sending the recording medium to a position indicated by the shot mark list, and means for displaying the list of the taken still images together with the shot mark number and the time code. The video recording / reproducing device, when a command for reading the shot mark list is given from the control device, creates a shot mark list from information stored as the telefile, and stores the shot mark list in the video. Transfer from recording / reproducing device to above controller Editing support system that was to have a means that. 2. The video recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an in point and an out point for editing are added, and information to which the in point and the out point are added is written back to the telefile. 2. The editing support system according to 1. 3. A video recording / reproducing apparatus which has a function of reproducing a time code and a shot mark recorded on a recording medium and records / reproduces a video signal of a mounted recording medium. Is recorded on a telefile that has a memory chip and an antenna and can exchange data with the memory chip in a non-contact manner, and is recorded on a recording medium mounted on the video recording / reproducing apparatus. In an editing support method for supporting editing by using a control device for supporting a video signal editing operation, the video recording and reproducing device records the video signal and the time code and the shot mark. When the recording medium to which the telefile is attached is attached, and the control device inputs a read command of the shot mark list, The read command of the shot mark list is given to the video recording / reproducing device. When the read command of the shot mark list is given from the control device, the video recording / reproducing device obtains a shot from the information stored as the telefile. Create a mark list, transfer the shot mark list from the video recording and playback device to the control device, the control device, the shot mark list in response to the shot mark list read command from the video recording and playback device After being transferred, the recording medium is sent to the position where the video indicated by the shot mark list is recorded, the video at the position indicated by the shot mark list is captured, and the captured still image list is displayed by the time. Code and the shot mark number Editing support method to be displayed. 4. The video recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an in point and an out point for editing are added, and information to which the in point and the out point are added is written back to the telefile. 3. The editing support method according to 3.