JP2001320661A - Information recording method and device, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording method and device that can surely prevent a fault of unexpected deletion of precedingly recorded data through overwrite without the need for troublesome operations. SOLUTION: When a recording section protection switch 13 is set to a recording section protection mode that brings a recorded part of a recording medium 8 into a re-recording disable state, a system controller 14 controls a recorder section so as to await a recording instruction by a recording switch 12 after the end (final) of the recorded part is searched if a recording point is not at the end of the recorded part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information recording method and apparatus for recording, for example, moving image information on a recording medium, and a storage medium storing a control program for controlling the information recording apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A camera-integrated VTR (video tape recorder) is generally known as a device for recording moving image information. This is because a magnetic tape as a recording medium is provided with an erroneous erasure prevention switch. The erroneous erasure prevention switch prevents the information recorded on the recording medium from being accidentally erased. It can be switched to a possible state.

[0003]

However, the erroneous erasure prevention switch in the above-mentioned conventional example turns the entire magnetic tape into a recordable state or a non-recordable state. When a camera-integrated VTR is used, an operation of recording an image from a camera and playing back the recorded image on the spot is often repeated. that time,
If the camera recording mode is set during playback of a recorded portion, the previously recorded portion may be accidentally erased and overwritten. Even if you are careful,
A similar failure often occurs when a plurality of persons take a picture with one device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a first object of the present invention is to erase a previously recorded portion contrary to intention. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording method and apparatus capable of reliably preventing a failure of being overwritten by a complicated operation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium storing a control program for controlling the above-described information recording apparatus of the present invention.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method for recording information on a recording medium, the information being recorded on the recording medium. When the part is set to the recording part protection mode in which re-recording is disabled, if the end (last) of the recorded part of the recording medium is not found, the end is searched and a recording instruction is waited.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method according to the first aspect, further comprising the step of searching for an end of a recorded portion of the recording medium. If there is no recording instruction, the time code value at that time is stored as the last time code value at the recording prohibition position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method according to the first aspect, further comprising the step of searching for an end of a recorded portion of the recording medium. When a recording instruction is given, information is recorded, and the time code value at the end of the recording is stored as the last time code value at the recording prohibition position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method as set forth in any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the last recording time of the recording prohibition position is determined. The code value is reset when the recording medium is loaded or unloaded.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the information is moving image information. It is characterized by the following.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium, wherein a recorded portion of the recording medium is re-recorded. It has a recording section protection mode function for disabling, and when set to the recording section protection mode, controls to search for the end and wait for a recording instruction unless the end of the recorded portion of the recording medium (end). It has a control means.

In order to achieve the first object, an information recording apparatus according to claim 7 is the information recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the control means is arranged to control a recorded portion of the recording medium. After the end is searched, if there is no recording instruction, control is performed so that the time code value at that time is stored as the last time code value at the recording prohibition position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording apparatus according to the present invention, wherein the control means controls the recorded portion of the recording medium. After searching the end, if there is a recording instruction, information is recorded, and control is performed so that the time code value at the time of the recording end is stored as the last time code value of the recording prohibition position.

In order to achieve the first object, an information recording apparatus according to claim 9 is the information recording apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the control means includes:
When the mounting or removal of the recording medium is performed,
The last time code value at the recording prohibition position is controlled to be reset.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, in the information recording apparatus according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects, the information is moving image information. It is characterized by the following.

In order to achieve the first object, an information recording method according to claim 11 is an information recording method for recording information on a recording medium, wherein the information is recorded before a desired recording position on the recording medium. When the recording section is set to the recording section protection mode in which the recorded portion cannot be re-recorded, the time code value of the currently stopped position is compared with the time code value of the desired recording position in which re-recording is not to be performed. When a recording instruction is given at a position where recording is not possible, a warning indicating that the recording is prohibited is issued.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information recording method as set forth in the eleventh aspect, wherein the time code value of the desired recording position is determined by the recording method. When the mode is set to the unit protection mode, a time code value of a currently stopped position is set.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording method for achieving the first object.
2. The information recording method according to item 2, wherein the time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset when the recording medium is mounted or removed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium, the information recording apparatus being provided with a desired recording position before a desired recording position on the recording medium. It has a recording section protection mode function that makes the recorded portion unrerecordable, and when the recording section protection mode is set, the time code value of the position currently stopped and the desired recording position of the desired recording position to be rerecordable It is characterized by having control means for comparing with a time code value and performing a warning indicating that the recording is prohibited when a recording instruction is given at a position where re-recording is not possible.

In order to achieve the first object, an information recording apparatus according to claim 15 is the information recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control means sets the recording section protection mode. At this time, control is performed such that the time code value of the desired recording position is set to the time code value of the currently stopped position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording apparatus, comprising:
5. The information recording apparatus according to 5, wherein the control means controls to reset a time code value at a recording prohibition position when the recording medium is mounted or removed.

In order to achieve the first object, an information recording apparatus according to claim 17 is provided.
In the information recording device described in any one of the above, the information is moving image information.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 18 is a storage medium storing a control program for controlling an information recording device that records information on a recording medium. When the control program is set to a recording section protection mode in which a recorded portion of the recording medium is set to be unrecordable, if the recording portion of the recording medium is not at the end (last), the end is searched for and a recording instruction is issued. And a control module for controlling so as to wait.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 19 is the storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the control module sets an end of a recorded portion of the recording medium. After the search, if there is no recording instruction, the time code value at that time is controlled to be stored as the last time code value at the recording prohibition position.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 20 is the storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the control module sets an end of a recorded portion of the recording medium. After the search, if there is a recording instruction, information is recorded, and the time code value at the end of the recording is controlled to be stored as the last time code value of the recording prohibited position.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 21 is the storage medium according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the control module is configured to mount the storage medium. Alternatively, control is performed so that the last time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset when removal is performed.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 22 is the storage medium according to any one of claims 18 to 21, wherein the information is moving image information. Features.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 23 is a storage medium storing a control program for controlling an information recording device that records information on a recording medium. When the control program is set to a recording section protection mode that disables re-recording of a portion recorded before a desired recording position on the recording medium, it is desired that the time code value of the position currently stopped and the re-recording be disabled. A control module is provided which compares the time code value of the desired recording position with a time code value, and if there is a recording instruction at a position where re-recording is not possible, issues a warning indicating that the recording is prohibited.

In order to achieve the second object, the storage medium according to claim 24 is the storage medium according to claim 23, wherein when the control module is set to the recording unit protection mode, The time code value of the desired recording position is controlled so as to be set to the time code value of the currently stopped position.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 25 is the storage medium according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the control module is configured to mount or remove the recording medium. It is characterized in that control is performed so that the time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset when it is performed.

In order to achieve the second object, a storage medium according to claim 26 is the storage medium according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the information is moving image information. Features.

[0032]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a camera-integrated digital VTR which is an information recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the figure, C is a camera unit, and R is a recorder unit.

The camera section C has a lens group 1, a CCD image pickup device 2, and a camera signal processing circuit 3. The camera signal processing circuit 3 processes a signal from the CCD image sensor 2.

The recorder section R has a recording / reproducing circuit 4, a rotating drum 5, a detection switch 6, and a time code circuit 7. The recording / reproducing circuit 4 is a circuit for exchanging data so as to have a recording format of moving image information, and for demodulating and reproducing original image data during reproduction. The rotating drum 5 includes a magnetic head that performs recording and reproduction on a recording medium 8 described below. The recording medium 8 is a cassette-type magnetic tape (cassette tape), which is removably inserted and set in the recorder unit R. The detection switch 6 is a switch for detecting whether the erroneous erasure prevention hole provided in the cassette case of the recording medium 8 is in a recordable state or a non-recordable state. The time code circuit 7 sets the time code to be recorded or reads the time code from the reproduced additional information.

In FIG. 1, 9 is a monitor display, 10 is a switch for switching between a camera mode and a recorder mode, 11 is a mode switch (mode SW) for switching between a camera mode and a recorder mode, and 12
Is a recording switch (recording SW) for instructing recording, and 13 is a recording section protection switch (recording section protection SW) for instructing to protect the recording section. Reference numeral 14 denotes a system controller which controls the detection of the switches and the operation of each block.

The operation of the thus configured information recording apparatus according to the present embodiment when recording moving image information from the camera section C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Here, it is assumed that the camera mode is selected by the mode switch 11.

In FIG. 2, first, in step S201,
Then, it is determined whether or not the recording medium 8 is a recording prohibition tape based on the detection result of the detection switch 6.

If it is determined that the tape is a recording-prohibited tape, the flow advances to step S202 to display warning information on the monitor display 9, and then to step S2.
Return to 01. If it is determined in step S201 that the recording medium 8 is not a recording-prohibited tape, the process proceeds to step S203, and it is determined whether or not a recording section protection instruction is issued by the recording section protection switch 13.

If it is determined that there is a recording section protection instruction, the process proceeds to the next step S204, where the time code (TC) indicating the current tape position set in the time code circuit 7 and the recording prohibition position are set. Is compared with the time code (XTC) indicating that TC and XTC are equal (TCC
= XTC) or a very small difference (eg several frames)
It is determined whether or not.

If it is determined that TC and XTC are not equal or not very small, the process proceeds to the next step S205, where the end of the recording section on the magnetic tape as the recording medium 8 (END: end) ) Is searched for and the recording medium 8 is stopped at that point, and then the process proceeds to the next step S206.

On the other hand, in step S203, TC
When it is determined that XTC is equal to or very small, the process skips step S204 and proceeds to step S206.

In step S204, TC
Is determined to be equal or very small difference, the step S205 is skipped and the step S205 is skipped.
Proceed to 206.

In step S206, it is determined whether or not there is a recording instruction. If it is determined that there is no recording instruction, the process proceeds to the next step S207, where the value of TC at the place where recording is stopped constantly or at the end of the last recording is set to XTC, and then the process returns to step S201.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S206 that a recording instruction has been issued, the flow advances to step S208 to start the recording operation, and then to step S207.

That is, if there is no recording protection instruction, or if TC and XTC are equal or a very small difference, the recording instruction waits.

By incorporating such a flow,
Even if the magnetic tape as the recording medium 8 is not in the recording prohibited state, the recorded portion of the recording medium 8 can be protected.

In the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment, the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by reading and executing the control program stored in the storage medium by the computer. The present invention is not limited to this, and performs part or all of actual processing such as an OS (Operating System) running on a computer based on the instructions of the control program, and executes the above-described book processing by the processing. It goes without saying that a case where the functions of the embodiments are realized is also included.

As a storage medium for storing the control program, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk,
Hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-
ROM (Compact Disk Read Onl)
y Memory), CD-R (Compact Di)
sk Recordable), a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM chip, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the case where the recording medium 8 is a magnetic tape has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other recording media. Needless to say. Further, the information recording device is not limited to the camera-integrated VTR, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other information recording devices.

As described above, the information recording method and apparatus according to the present embodiment have a recording section protection mode function that makes it impossible to re-record a portion of the recording medium 8 on which moving image information has been recorded.
When the recording section protection mode is set by the recording section protection switch 13, if the end of the moving image information recorded portion of the recording medium 8 is not the end (last), the end is searched for, and the recording switch 12 waits for a recording instruction. Even if the recording medium 8 is not at the recording prohibition position, the recording medium 8
Can be protected.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The basic configuration of the information recording apparatus according to this embodiment is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment shown in FIG.

In the first embodiment described above, when information is recorded on the magnetic tape as the recording medium 8, it is effective in protecting the recorded portion. However, in the second embodiment, the magnetic tape is protected. This is effective in protecting the recording portion up to a desired position on the tape.

The function of enabling protection of the recorded portion up to the desired position will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 together with FIG.

In FIG. 3, first, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the recording medium 8 is a recording-prohibited tape.
If it is determined that the tape is a recording-prohibited tape, the flow advances to step S302 to display warning information on the monitor display 9, and then returns to step S301.
If it is determined in step S301 that the recording medium 8 is not a recording-prohibited tape, the process proceeds to step S30.
Proceeding to 3, it is determined whether or not the recording switch 12 has issued a recording instruction. If it is determined that there is a recording instruction, the process proceeds to the next step S304, and it is determined whether or not a recording section protection instruction is issued by the recording section protection switch 13. If it is determined that there is no recording section protection instruction, the process proceeds to the next step S305, where the recording operation is performed, and then the process returns to the step S301.

If it is determined in step S304 that there is a recording section protection instruction, the flow advances to step S30.
6 and a time code (TC) indicating the current magnetic tape position and a time code (XTC) indicating the recording prohibited position
And TC is larger than XTC (TC> XTC)
It is determined whether or not. If it is determined that TC is larger than XTC, the process returns to step S305, and TC is not larger than XTC, that is, TC ≦ XTC.
If it is determined that the recording operation is to be performed, it is determined that the recording position is the recording prohibition position.
The process proceeds to step S7, and after displaying the warning information on the monitor display 9, the process returns to step S301.

The time code (XT
As a setting method of C), for example, in any of the recorder mode and the camera mode, the magnetic tape as the recording medium 8 is stopped at a desired position and the magnetic tape at the time set by the recording section protection switch 13 is set. There is a method of setting a time code (TC) indicating a tape position in XTC.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation when setting the time code (XTC) indicating the recording prohibited position.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the recording section protection switch 13 is ON. If it is determined that the recording section protection switch 13 is ON, the process proceeds to the next step S402, where the time code (TC) indicating the current magnetic tape position is set.
Is set to the time code (XTC) indicating the recording prohibited position.

If it is determined in step S401 that the recording section protection switch 13 is not on (ON), step S402 is skipped.

By incorporating the flow shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to protect the recording portion up to a desired magnetic tape position.

Even if the recording section protection instruction is given, when the magnetic tape as the recording medium 8 is replaced, the position indicated by the time code (XTC) indicating the recording inhibition position becomes meaningless. Therefore, a flow as shown in FIG. 5 is incorporated to invalidate the recording unit protection instruction.

That is, in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the cassette tape has been removed in step S501 (cassette EJECT: eject). If it is determined that the cassette tape has been removed, the process proceeds to the next step S50.
Proceed to 2 to cancel the recording section protection.

If it is determined in step S501 that the cassette tape is not to be removed, step S502 is skipped.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the time code (XTC) indicating the recording prohibition position may be reset.

That is, in FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the cassette tape has been removed in step S601 (cassette EJECT: eject). If it is determined that the cassette tape has been removed, the next step S60
2 to the time code (XT
C) is reset.

If it is determined in step S601 that the cassette tape is not to be removed, step S602 is skipped.

In FIG. 7, it is determined in step S701 whether or not a cassette tape has been mounted (IN: IN). If it is determined that the cassette tape has been mounted (IN: IN), the flow advances to the next step S702 to reset the time code (XTC) indicating the recording prohibition position. Also, in step S701, the cassette tape is mounted. If it is determined not to do so, step S702 is skipped.

Note that the other configuration and operation of this embodiment are the same as those of the above-described first embodiment.
The description is omitted.

As described above, according to the information recording method and apparatus according to the present embodiment, the recording section protection mode function of making the portion recorded before the desired recording position of the recording medium 8 unrerecordable is provided. When the recording unit protection switch 13 is set to the recording unit protection mode, the time code at the currently stopped position is compared with the time code at the desired recording position at which re-recording is not to be performed, and recording is performed at a position where re-recording is not possible. By issuing a warning indicating that the position is the recording prohibition position when the instruction is given, it is possible to protect the recording portion of the recording medium 8 up to a desired recording position without performing a complicated operation.

[0074]

As described above in detail, according to the information recording method and apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to protect a recorded portion even if the recording medium is not at a recording prohibition position.

Further, according to the information recording method and apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to protect a recording portion up to a desired recording position on a recording medium without performing complicated operations. Further, according to the storage medium of the present invention, the above-described information recording device can be smoothly controlled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information recording device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the information recording device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of an information recording device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of an information recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation of the information recording apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of the information recording apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of the information recording apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C camera unit R recorder unit 1 lens group 2 CCD image pickup device 3 camera signal processing circuit 4 recording / reproducing circuit 5 rotating drum 6 detection switch 7 time code circuit 8 recording medium 9 monitor display 10 switch 11 mode switch (mode SW) 12 recording Switch (recording SW) 13 Recording section protection switch (recording section protection SW) 14 System controller

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Claims (26)

[Claims] 1. An information recording method for recording information on a recording medium, wherein when the recording section is set in a recording section protection mode in which a recorded section of the recording medium is not re-recordable, an end of the recorded section of the recording medium is recorded. If not (last), search for the end and wait for a recording instruction. 2. After searching for the end of the recorded portion of the recording medium, if there is no recording instruction, the time code value at that time is stored as the last time code value of the recording prohibited position. 2. The information recording method according to 1. 3. After searching for the end of a recorded portion of the recording medium, if there is a recording instruction, information is recorded, and the time code value at the end of the recording is used as the last time code value of the recording prohibited position. 2. The information recording method according to claim 1, wherein 4. The information according to claim 1, wherein the last time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset when the recording medium is mounted or removed. Recording method. 5. The information recording method according to claim 1, wherein the information is moving image information. 6. An information recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium, comprising: a recording section protection mode function for preventing a recorded portion of the recording medium from being re-recorded; An information recording apparatus, comprising: control means for controlling the end of the recorded portion of the recording medium so as to search for the end and wait for a recording instruction if the end is not the end (last). 7. The control means searches for the end of a recorded portion of the recording medium, and if there is no recording instruction,
7. The information recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein control is performed such that a time code value at that time is stored as a last time code value at a recording prohibition position. 8. The control means searches for the end of a recorded portion of the recording medium, and if there is a recording instruction, records information, and sets the time code value at the end of the recording to the last of the recording prohibited position. 7. The information recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein control is performed to store the time code value. 9. The control unit according to claim 6, wherein when the recording medium is mounted or removed, the last time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset. 9. The information recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. 10. The information recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the information is moving image information. 11. An information recording method for recording information on a recording medium, the method comprising: stopping when a part recorded before a desired recording position of the recording medium is set to a recording section protection mode for preventing re-recording; The time code value of the position where the recording is performed is compared with the time code value of the desired recording position for which re-recording is not to be performed. An information recording method characterized by performing. 12. The time code value of the desired recording position is set to a time code value of a currently stopped position when the recording unit protection mode is set. Information recording method. 13. The information recording method according to claim 11, wherein the time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset when the recording medium is mounted or removed. 14. An information recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium, comprising: a recording section protection mode function for preventing a portion recorded before a desired recording position on the recording medium from being re-recorded; When set to the copy protection mode, the time code value of the currently stopped position is compared with the time code value of the desired recording position for which re-recording is not desired. An information recording apparatus, comprising: a control unit that performs control so as to issue a warning indicating a position. 15. The control means controls the time code value of the desired recording position to be set to the time code value of the currently stopped position when the recording unit protection mode is set. The information recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein: 16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls to reset a time code value at a recording prohibition position when the recording medium is mounted or removed. Information recording device. 17. The information recording apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the information is moving image information. 18. A storage medium storing a control program for controlling an information recording device that records information on a recording medium, wherein the control program is configured to make a recorded portion of the recording medium unrerecordable. End of the recorded part of the recording medium when set to copy protection mode (last)
If not, a storage medium comprising a control module for controlling the end to search and wait for a recording instruction. 19. The control module searches for the end of a recorded portion of the recording medium and, if there is no recording instruction, stores the time code value at that time as the last time code value of a recording prohibition position. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the storage medium is controlled. 20. The control module, after searching for the end of a recorded portion of the recording medium, records information if there is a recording instruction, and records the time code value at the end of the recording at the last of the recording prohibited position. 19. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the storage medium is controlled so as to be stored as a time code value. 21. The control module according to claim 18, wherein when the recording medium is mounted or removed, the last time code value at the recording prohibition position is reset. 21. The storage medium according to any one of claims 20 to 20. 22. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein said information is moving image information. 23. A storage medium storing a control program for controlling an information recording device for recording information on a recording medium, wherein the control program is a part recorded before a desired recording position of the recording medium. When the recording section protection mode is set to disable re-recording, the time code value of the currently stopped position is compared with the time code value of the desired recording position for which re-recording is not desired, and recording is performed at a position where re-recording is not possible. A storage medium, comprising: a control module for performing control so as to issue a warning indicating that a position is a recording prohibition position when instructed. 24. The control module according to claim 1, wherein when the recording section protection mode is set, control is performed so that a time code value of the desired recording position is set to a time code value of a currently stopped position. Claim 23
A storage medium according to claim 1. 25. The control module according to claim 23, wherein the control module controls to reset a time code value at a recording prohibition position when the recording medium is mounted or removed. Storage medium. 26. The storage medium according to claim 23, wherein said information is moving image information.