JP2002018154A - Device for displaying subtitles - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a subtitles displaying device by which character information is displayed without destroying the atmosphere of a stage and display contents are easily exchanged or operated. SOLUTION: Subtitles display information is controlled in generation, storage, display order or changeover timing, etc., by a controller 2. Subtitles display is projected by a projector 1 and a projecting device by a DLP system is applied to the projector 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a subtitle display device which can easily display subtitles, and can easily exchange and operate contents.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, stage plays represented by kabuki, opera, musical, ballet, etc. have been widely open to the public and enjoyed by many audiences as entertainment. Many of these stage plays have a long history in their origins as performing arts, so you can enjoy them better by watching the background of the era and country where the script of the stage play was written. Can be. For background information such as the stage background, for example, the necessary background information is often explained in pamphlets sold or distributed at theaters, etc. It is possible.

[0003] Musical stages such as operas, musicals, and ballets are mainly designed to enjoy music and subtle sounds, and on the premise of listening to them, they listen to the performers while listening to the dialogue. . These lines are not limited to being expressed in Japanese, but are often performed in the local language in which the original was written. By translating the contents of the dialogue expressed in these local languages to the audience, for example, by translating them into Japanese or giving explanations in Japanese, it is an aid for enjoying the enjoyment of the audience. Of course, since the purpose is to assist the audience in understanding, explanations and translations using languages that are most understandable to the audience, not limited to Japanese, are presented.

[0004] Various methods have conventionally been considered and implemented as a method of presenting such explanations and translations to the audience. For example, depending on the size of the venue or stage where the performance is performed or the number of spectators, if it is relatively small and is intended for a small number of people, commentary and translation written on paper etc. prepared in advance on the stage sleeve etc. Posting is performed. By replacing the posted paper one by one according to the progress of the stage, explanations and translations according to the scene of the stage are shown.

Alternatively, slide film projection is used in theaters of relatively large scale and in situations where it is necessary to show to a large audience. By projecting a slide film prepared in advance from the back of the theater or from the projection room onto the stage sleeve, etc., the translation and commentary of the dialogue of the stage are displayed.

[0006]

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems to be solved.

In the method of describing and translating the dialogue of the stage on paper or the like and posting it in front of the audience, a large number of papers are prepared in advance, and the paper is turned over sequentially as the stage progresses. I needed to do it. In addition, if the lighting inside the theater is relatively dark due to the effect of the stage, additional lighting is required to illuminate the letters written on the paper, and manpower is required to turn over large paper. It was not easy to prepare in advance a sheet of text describing and translating the dialogue.

In the method of projecting a commentary or a translation of a dialogue on a stage using a slide film, the slide film can be implemented more easily than the effort of preparing a large number of sheets of paper in advance. The preparation work itself required preparation of a large number of sheets in advance according to the stage progress, and it was not an easy task.

Further, in the method using a slide film, the shadow of a character projected by stage lighting is faded, which makes it difficult to read. For this reason, operations such as changing the projection position and changing the brightness so as not to disturb the effect of the stage lighting have occurred, which has never been an easy operation.

[0010] Further, in any of the method of posting and describing the explanation and translation of the dialogue on paper and the method of projecting using a slide film, for example, sudden projection at the site or change of the contents of the bulletin can be performed. It was difficult and could not be dealt with, or could only respond by handwriting.

[0011] Further, although the characters to be displayed or projected are both successively replaced according to the progress of the stage, the next character is suddenly projected on a slide film when the next film is replaced. Alternatively, in the method using paper, turning the paper causes the next paper to be suddenly posted in front of the audience. The sudden appearance and disappearance of the abrupt text information that is common to both of them is due to the fact that subtle pauses, silence, progress speed, actors' acting, narration, etc. are expressed as performing arts on the stage, and the atmosphere of those stages I couldn't deny that it would break the art and hinder artistic expression.

When a spectator views a stage and enjoys including the stage's effect and time interval, the sudden change of the posting and projection of character information within the spectator's field of view is an obstacle to the viewing. And also destroyed the atmosphere of the stage.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides a subtitle display device that can display character information without destroying the atmosphere of the stage and can easily change and operate the display contents. The purpose is to do.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subtitle display device for performing subtitle display for explaining the contents of a stage play to an audience. A subtitle information generating unit for generating subtitle display information to be a document of the subtitle display, a subtitle information storage unit that stores the generated subtitle information, and the subtitle information stored in the subtitle information storage unit. Caption information control means for performing control for displaying subtitles at a predetermined timing by calling according to the stage progression, and caption projecting means for projecting and displaying subtitles based on the input subtitle display information. The featured caption display device is a solution.

According to the present invention described in claim 2,
The subtitle projecting means is constituted by a DLP type projection device, and the subtitle display device according to claim 1 is a solution.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
The subtitle projection device is constituted by a drawing device using a laser beam, and the subtitle display device according to claim 1 is a solution.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a caption display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The subtitle display device includes a projector 1, a control device 2, an input device 3, an external storage device 4, an image display device 5, an operation / stop operation device 6, and an external communication device 7.

First, the control device 2 is connected to the projector 1 for displaying subtitles by projection.
The subtitle information of the subtitle display projected by is sent out.
The control device 2 uses a personal computer that is widely used. The input device 3 is connected to the control device 2. The input device 3 includes a keyboard, a mouse input device, and the like (not shown), and is capable of controlling, for example, creation of a document serving as a base for displaying subtitles, or timing of displaying subtitles.

The external storage device 4 is a storage device using a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an optical disk, and can read the contents of a recording medium on which subtitle information already created outside is recorded. It is also possible to store the caption information input and created by the input device 3. The contents of the external storage device 4 can be freely read or written by the control device 2 and the input device 3, so that the subtitle display contents projected by the projector 1 can be freely controlled.

The image display device 5 displays a screen according to a control program for subtitle display installed in the control device 2. The screen display device 5 employs a liquid crystal panel, a television monitor, or the like, and the operator checks the contents of subtitle display by looking at this screen, and controls the order and timing of subtitle display. The control related to these subtitle displays is performed via the input device 3.

The operation / stop operation device 6 is connected to the control device 2. The operation / stop operation device 6 is used when instructing to switch the display of the caption display projected by the projector 1 or when urgently wanting to delete the caption display. The operation / stop operation device 6 is constituted by mechanical electric switches, and by switching these mechanical switches, a command such as caption display stop can be input regardless of software control. It is also used to instruct the subtitle display content switching timing, and the operator can input a change to the next subtitle content while watching the progress of the stage.
The operation / stop operation device 6 has a built-in buffer device capable of driving a relatively long signal cable, and can be operated at a position away from the control device 2. This can be routed according to each situation at a site such as a theater where there are many restrictions on the location.

The external communication device 7 is, for example, a LAN (Lo)
cal Area Network) 8 and the like, and can freely communicate with the outside via the LAN 8.
For example, sending subtitle display information via the LAN 8,
Alternatively, subtitles can be displayed in a remote external place.

The projector 1 has a configuration that is a main part for projecting subtitles in the subtitle display device of the present invention.
The projector 1 is applicable as long as it is capable of displaying caption information by projecting light. In the first embodiment of the present invention, a DLP (Digital Light) is used.
ht Processing: A projector based on Texas Instruments (trademark) technology is used. This DLP type projector has a DMD (D
digital Micromirror Device
e) An optical semiconductor chip according to the technology is arranged.

By applying the DLP projector 1 to display subtitles, it is possible to realize clear subtitle character expression with sufficient light quantity and high contrast performance, which are features of DLP, and control by the control device 2. Currently, the brightness of the known DLP is 8000 as an example.
It is possible to obtain a light amount of about lm (ANSI standard). For this reason, it is possible to display subtitles without turning off the lighting in the theater, and the degree of freedom for performing on stage is increased.

Also, it is possible to directly input the NTSC signal and display it in characters, which is convenient in terms of installation and operation. In addition, since the DMD technique is used, the contrast of light is enhanced, so that a character or the like can be displayed with a clear outline. In addition, since the work of installing the DLP projector itself in the theater can be easily performed, a versatile subtitle display device can be realized.

Note that the projector 1 can use an optical drawing device using a laser beam instead of the DLP. The subtitle display by the laser beam can be drawn on the wall surface of a building or on smoke in a large venue or the like, and can be easily performed in terms of installation and maintenance management. Due to the nature of the laser beam, it is possible to render subtitles with clear contours, and to use it outdoors in the daytime due to its high-brightness characteristics.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a subtitle display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The subtitle display device according to the second embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment described above, except for a communication device 9, a video camera 11, and a microphone 12. They are different in that they have

The video camera 11 has a configuration for photographing the progress of the stage and obtaining video information. Microphone 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a configuration for collecting voice information of the stage to obtain voice information. The video information and the audio information obtained by such a configuration are superimposed on the information transmission medium 10 via the communication device 9 and sent to the control device 2. The control device 2 processes these signals and displays them on the image display device 5. The sound is also reproduced via a speaker (not shown).

The stage image displayed on the image display device 5 is formed by splitting a part of a subtitle control screen for subtitle display, and the operator can monitor the progress of the stage at the same time in the subtitle display control. For this reason, since the operation can be performed without keeping an eye on the image display device 5,
It is possible to perform easier caption display control operation.

The information transmission medium 10 is realized by means such as light, radio waves, or wired electric signal transmission. The distance between the pair of communication devices 9 is set to, for example, a distance connecting cities, and subtitles can be displayed according to the progress of a stage performed in a remote city in a remote place. .

The subtitle display information is transmitted from the control device 2 via the communication device 9 and the information transmission medium 10, and the subtitle is displayed by the projector 1. The subtitle display provided in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above can be projected on, for example, a wall of a stage sleeve portion in a theater or a simply installed screen. .

According to the subtitle display devices according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention described above, the device configuration for displaying subtitles can be easily installed, maintenance and management are easy, and Operation is also easy. In particular, DLP
By applying a technology-based projector, clear subtitles can be displayed even in relatively bright surroundings,
Caption display and control thereof can be freely performed by connecting a personal computer. An operation / stop operation device that allows the operator to easily instruct the switching timing of the subtitle display is provided, and the subtitle display content can be switched at a predetermined timing. Control can also be performed easily.

The embodiments described above are described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

[0034]

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a caption display device which can display character information without destroying the atmosphere of the stage and can easily exchange and operate the display contents.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a caption display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a subtitle display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Projector, 2 ... Control device, 3 ... Input device, 4 ...
External storage device, 5 image display device, 6 operation / stop operation device, 7 external communication device, 8 LAN (Local A)
(rea Network), 9 ... communication device, 10 ... information transmission medium, 11 ... video camera, 12 ... microphone

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A subtitle display device for performing subtitle display for explaining the contents of a stage play to an audience, comprising: subtitle information generating means for generating subtitle display information serving as an original of the subtitle display; Subtitle information storage means for storing the generated subtitle information; and subtitle information control for performing control for calling the subtitle information stored in the subtitle information storage means in accordance with the stage progression and displaying subtitles at a predetermined timing. And a caption projecting means for projecting and displaying the caption based on the input caption display information. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said subtitle projecting means is constituted by a projecting device of a DLP system.
A subtitle display device according to item 1. 3. The subtitle display device according to claim 1, wherein said subtitle projection means is constituted by a drawing device using a laser beam.