JP2002290906A - Device/method for recording and reproducing image data and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image data recording and reproducing device capable of recording moving image data recorded in a tape in a memory card as a smooth moving image free from the lack of frames. SOLUTION: In the case of recording moving image data recorded in the tape 103 in the memory card 108, the image data recording and reproducing device is capable of recording the smooth moving image free from the lack of the frames by designating the number of the frames per a unit to be 30 frames/see, e.g. and the kind of the image to be animation. By designating the recording starting position tS(n) and the recording finishing position tE(n) of a scene (n) to be recorded in the card 108, the moving image (or still image) free from the lack of frames can be recorded in the memory card 108 automatically. Thus, troublesomeness for operation and the actual working hours of an operator are reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an image data recording / reproducing apparatus, and more particularly to an image data recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing a moving image / still image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, digital video cameras, digital cameras and the like have become widespread, and a moving image and a still image can be easily taken. An example of a camera-integrated image data recording / reproducing apparatus including such a camera and a storage medium will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional image data recording / reproducing apparatus.

In FIG. 8, a camera 2 for photographing a moving image
Reference numeral 00 is connected to a memory 201 that stores image data captured by the camera 200. Memory 201
Is connected to a tape 203 as a recording medium via a recording signal processing circuit 202. Recording signal processing circuit 2
No. 02 compresses image data, adds an error correction code for recording, and performs recording encoding. The image data recorded on the tape 203 is decoded by the reproduction signal processing circuit 204 and stored in the memory 201. Recording and reproduction on the tape 203 are performed by a tape drive circuit 205 connected thereto.
Is controlled by

[0005] A recording signal processing circuit 206 for a memory card performs processing for recording image data from the memory 201 on a memory card 207 as a recording medium. The memory card reproduction signal processing circuit 208
Is decoded and sent to the memory 201. Recording and reproduction on the memory card 207 are controlled by the memory card drive circuit 209.

The memory 201 has a display monitor 21
0 is connected, and the display monitor 210 displays the image data stored in the memory 201 at the time of camera shooting or at the time of reproduction from the tape 203 or the memory card 207. Further, a memory 201, a recording signal processing circuit 202,
A mode selection circuit 211 for selecting a mode such as recording or reproduction is connected to the reproduction signal processing circuit 204, the tape drive circuit 205, the recording signal processing circuit 206 for a memory card, and the reproduction signal processing circuit 208 for a memory card. Further, an input terminal 212 is connected to the mode selection circuit 211.

Hereinafter, a moving image recording / reproducing operation by the image data processing / reproducing apparatus shown in FIG. 8 will be described.

In response to a recording instruction from the camera 200 to the tape 203 from the input terminal 212, the mode selection circuit 21
1 is a recording mode from the camera 200 to the tape 203. The moving image data captured by the camera 200 is supplied to the memory 201, and the memory 201 stores the supplied image data. The image data stored in the memory 201 is read and supplied to the recording signal processing circuit 202 and the display monitor 210. The display monitor 210 is the camera 200
Is displayed on the display monitor 210, so that the user can view and confirm the moving image currently captured by the camera 200. The recording signal processing circuit 202
In accordance with the capacity and recording speed of the tape 203, for example, the moving image data supplied from 1 is subjected to a compression process based on DCT, an error correction code is added, and a coding process for recording is further performed. The moving image data is recorded in 203. The tape drive circuit 205 performs tape control of the above-described series of recording operations.

When viewing moving image data recorded on the tape 203, the mode selection circuit 211 is set to a reproduction mode from the tape 203 upon receiving a reproduction instruction from the input terminal 212. The tape drive circuit 205 reproduces the moving image data from the tape 203 and supplies the reproduced moving image data to the reproduction signal processing circuit 204. The reproduction signal processing circuit 204 decodes the recording code of the reproduction data into reproduction moving image data,
The moving image data that has been subjected to the error correction processing and compressed on a DCT basis is decoded and supplied to the memory 201. Memory 20
Numeral 1 stores the reproduced moving image data supplied from the reproduced signal processing circuit 204, reads out the data, and supplies the readout moving image data to the display monitor 210. The display monitor 210 displays the supplied reproduced moving image data so that the moving image data recorded on the tape 203 can be viewed and confirmed.

For recording from the camera 200 to the memory card 207, a recording mode to the memory card 207 is instructed from the input terminal 212, and the mode selection circuit 211
From 0, the recording mode for the memory card 207 is set. The camera 200 outputs moving image data, and the image data is stored in the memory 201. The memory 201 reads the stored moving image data and supplies the display monitor 210 with the moving image data from the camera 200. The display monitor 210 displays the moving image data from the memory 201 so that the moving image captured by the camera 200 can be viewed and confirmed.

When a scene desired to be recorded on the memory card 207 comes, the operator presses a shutter button (not shown), and the information that the shutter has been pressed is input from the input terminal 212, and the memory 201 is frozen (write protected) based on the information.
Is done. The memory 201 sends the frozen still image data to the display monitor 210 and the recording signal processing circuit 206 for the memory card. The display monitor 210 displays the still image data supplied from the memory 201, and can check the frozen still image data. The memory card recording signal processing circuit 206 compresses the image data by a compression method such as JPEG, adds an error correction code if necessary, and records the image data according to the file system for the memory card. The still image data is supplied to the memory card 207 in the file format. Memory card 2
Reference numeral 07 records the still image data supplied from the recording signal processing circuit 206 for a memory card. The memory card drive circuit 209 controls the above-described series of recording operations.

When viewing still image data recorded on the memory card 207, a reproduction instruction is received from the operator via the input terminal 212, and the mode selection circuit 211
1 and the memory card drive circuit 20
9 is set to the reproduction mode. The memory card driving circuit 209 reproduces the still image data from the memory card 207 and converts the reproduced still image data into the reproduction signal processing circuit 20 for the memory card.
8 Memory card playback signal processing circuit 208
Performs error correction processing on the reproduced still image data from the memory card 207 to decode the still image data compressed by JPEG or the like, and supplies the decoded still image data to the memory 201. The memory 201 stores the reproduced still image data supplied from the memory card reproduction signal processing circuit 208, reads out the supplied still image data, and supplies the read still image data to the display monitor 210. The display monitor 210 displays the reproduced still image data, so that the image data recorded on the memory card 207 can be viewed and confirmed.

If the moving image data recorded on the tape 203 is processed by a personal computer or the like and recorded on the memory card 207 when it is desired to use the data, it is convenient to retrieve the moving image data into the personal computer later. In this case, the tape 2 from the input terminal 212
03, and the mode selection circuit 211 is set to the tape 2
03 playback mode, and tape 203
Is temporarily stopped, and the memory 201 is frozen. Then, a recording instruction to the memory card 207 is issued from the input terminal 212, the mode selection circuit 211 is set to the recording mode for the memory 201, and the memory card 207 is frozen to the memory 201. The recorded still image is recorded.

Conversely, when it is desired to record still image data created, edited, and processed on a personal computer or the like as a title or an editing screen on the tape 203, a memory card 207 is inserted into the personal computer or the like and the still image data is stored in a memory. The information is recorded on the card 207. Next, an instruction for reproducing or fast-forwarding the tape 203 is issued from the input terminal 212 to the mode selection circuit 211, and the display monitor 2 is moved to the tape position where the editing screen is to be recorded.
At step 10, the image is played back while checking the image. Further, the memory card 207 is reinserted into the system, an instruction is given from the input terminal 212 to the mode selection circuit 211 to play back from the memory card 207, and the edited image data recorded on the memory card 207 is played back and supplied to the memory 201. I do. Memory 2
01 stores the supplied image data. Next, a recording instruction to the tape is issued through the input terminal 212, the mode selection circuit 211 is set to a recording mode to the tape 203, the image data stored in the memory 201 is recorded to the tape 203, and a desired time is recorded. A stop instruction is sent via the input terminal 212 to stop recording.

[0015]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the moving image reproduced from the tape 203 due to the low recording speed of the memory card 207 is, for example, Motion JPEG.
However, there is a problem that an attempt to record in the memory 201 using such a method has to record an image of dropped frames. Further, image data is transferred from the tape 203 to the memory card 207.
In order to record the image data recorded on the memory card 207 on the tape 203, it is necessary to perform the operation of reproducing from the tape frame by frame, temporarily stopping the recording, and recording the data on the memory card 207. Also,
The tape 203 is fed to the position of the tape 203 to be recorded and stopped, and then the image data to be recorded is reproduced from the memory card 207, and then the tape 203 is set to the recording state. This operation is very complicated, and there is a great risk that recording of a desired image and a recording position will fail, and that image data to be retained will be erased.

Further, from the tape 203, the memory card 2
07 or the recording from the memory card 207 to the tape 203, the actual operator must always confirm the actual recording of the side from the selection of the image, and there is also a problem that the recording is restricted for a long time.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image data recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording moving image data recorded on a tape as a smooth moving image without dropping frames on a memory card.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an image data recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording desired image data recorded on a memory card at a desired position on a tape without requiring any special operation. It is in.

[0019]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image data recording / reproducing apparatus, comprising: a first recording medium having a predetermined image data reproducing speed; A second recording medium that is slower than the reproduction speed of the first recording medium, a recording unit that records image data recorded on the first recording medium on the second recording medium,
An image data recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control reproduction of the first recording medium.
When the image data is recorded on the second recording medium, the reproduction of the first recording medium is controlled in accordance with the recording speed of the second recording medium.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect.
A reproduction range designating means for designating a reproduction range of the first recording medium, wherein the control means controls the designated reproduction range according to a recording state of the second recording medium. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein a size designating means for designating a size of image data recorded on the second recording medium is provided. And a size conversion unit for converting the image data reproduced from the first recording medium to the designated size when the image data is recorded on the second recording medium.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the unit time of the image data recorded on the second recording medium is equal to the unit time. Frame designation means for designating the number of frames per unit, wherein the control means reproduces the first recording medium according to the designated number of frames per unit time and the recording state of the second recording medium. It is characterized by controlling.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the recording of the image data on the second recording medium is a moving image. Moving image / still image designating means for designating whether to record as a still image or as a still image.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the reproduction range designating means is configured to reproduce the first recording medium. Specify multiple ranges and
For each of the designated reproduction ranges, the size of an image to be recorded on the second recording medium, the number of frames per unit time, and whether to record as a moving image or a still image are individually set. The control unit is configured to record a plurality of reproduction ranges set by the reproduction range designation unit, each set image size, the number of frames per unit time, and a moving image or a still image. Recording on the second recording medium in accordance with the operation.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the image data recording / reproducing apparatus is configured as a camera integrated type. Wherein the first recording medium records a moving image photographed by a camera, and the second recording medium records a still image or a dropped frame moving image photographed by the camera. I do.

An image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 8 is the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first recording medium comprises a tape or a disk. The recording medium of No. 2 comprises a memory card.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image data recording / reproducing apparatus, comprising: a first recording medium having a predetermined image data reproducing speed; and an image data recording speed of the first recording medium. An image data recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a second recording medium slower than a reproducing speed; and recording means for recording image data recorded on the second recording medium on the first recording medium. Size designating means for designating the size of an image recorded on a medium; and, when recording the image data on the first recording medium, converting the image data reproduced from the second recording medium into the size of the designated image. And size conversion means for converting the size into

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to the ninth aspect,
And a position designation unit for designating a recording start position and a recording end position of the image data on the first recording medium, wherein the recording unit is configured to transmit the image data from the second recording medium between the recording start position and the recording end position. It is characterized by recording the reproduced image data.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording and reproducing apparatus according to the ninth or tenth aspect, the recording means stores the image data reproduced from the second recording medium in the first recording medium. A time / frame number designating means for designating a time for recording on the first recording medium or a number of frames of image data recorded on the first recording medium; The reproduced image data is recorded on the first recording medium for a recording time or the number of frames.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording and reproducing apparatus according to the eleventh aspect, the recording means specifies the recording end position in the first recording medium by the position specifying means. Otherwise, when the image reproduced from the second recording medium is a moving image, the moving image is recorded on the first recording medium from the recording start position by the length of the reproduced moving image. When the image reproduced from the second recording medium is a still image, the image data is transferred from the recording start position for the time designated in advance by the time / frame number designation means. 1 is recorded on one recording medium.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the ninth to twelfth aspects, wherein the image data recorded on the second recording medium is designated. Means for specifying image data to be
A position designation unit that designates a position at which the designated image data is recorded on the first recording medium, wherein the recording unit records the designated image data at the designated recording position. And

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the ninth to thirteenth aspects, a plurality of image data recorded on the second recording medium are provided. The size of an image to be recorded on the first recording medium, the recording time or the number of frames to be recorded, and the first recording medium for each image data designated by the image file designation means. Image file designating means for individually setting positions to be recorded in the image file, the recording means comprising: a set image size, recording time, or frame for recording each image data designated by the image file designating means. The recording is performed from the second recording medium to the first recording medium according to the number and the recording position.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of the ninth to fourteenth aspects, wherein the image data recording / reproducing apparatus is configured as a camera-integrated type. The first recording medium records a moving image captured by a camera, and the second recording medium records a still image or a moving image of dropped frames from the camera.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the image data recording and reproducing apparatus according to any one of the ninth to fifteenth aspects, the first recording medium comprises a tape or a disk. The recording medium of No. 2 comprises a memory card.

[0035]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) An image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a camera 1 for photographing a moving image
Reference numeral 00 is connected to a memory 101 for storing image data captured by the camera 100. Memory 101
Is connected to a tape 103 as a first recording medium via a recording signal processing circuit 102. Tape 103
Has a relatively high recording / reproducing speed. Recording signal processing circuit 102
Compresses image data, adds an error correction code for recording, and performs encoding for recording. The image data recorded on the tape 103 is decoded and reproduced by the reproduction signal processing circuit 104, and the size of the reproduced image data is converted by the size conversion circuit 105 and stored in the memory 101. Recording and reproduction on the tape 103 are controlled by a tape drive circuit 106 connected thereto.

The memory card recording signal processing circuit 107 performs processing for recording image data from the memory 101 on the memory card 108 as a second storage medium. The recording / reproducing speed of the memory card 108 is relatively slow, and is slower than that of the tape 103. The image data stored in the memory card 108 is stored in the memory card recording signal processing circuit 1.
09 and reproduced by the size conversion circuit 110.
, The size of the reproduced image data is converted and stored in the memory 101. Recording and reproduction of the memory card 108 are controlled by a memory card driving circuit 111.

The memory 101 has a display monitor 12
7 is connected, and the display monitor 127 displays the image data stored in the memory 101 stored in the memory 101 at the time of camera shooting or at the time of reproduction from the tape 103 or the memory card 108. Further, a memory 101, a recording signal processing circuit 102, a size conversion circuit 105, a reproduction signal processing circuit 104, a tape drive circuit 106, a recording signal processing circuit 107 for a memory card, a size conversion circuit 110,
A recording / reproduction control circuit 124 for controlling recording and reproduction of the tape 103 or the memory card 108 is connected to the memory card driving circuit.

The recording / reproduction control circuit 124 includes a reproduction range designating circuit 112, a size designating circuit 114, a frame number designating circuit 116, a position designating circuit 118, a moving picture / still picture designating circuit 120, an image file designating circuit 122, and a mode. The selection circuit 125 is connected.

The reproduction range designating circuit 112
When recording the data to the memory card 108, the reproduction range of the tape 103 is designated. An input terminal 113 is connected to the reproduction range designating circuit 112.

The size specifying circuit 114 specifies the size to be converted by the size converting circuits 105 and 110. An input terminal 115 is connected to the size specifying circuit 114.

The frame number designating circuit 116
3 to the memory card 108, the number of frames per unit is determined from the memory card 108 to the tape 103.
At the time of recording on the, the recording time or the number of frames is designated.
The input terminal 117 is connected to the frame number designation circuit 116.

The position specifying circuit 118 specifies a position to be recorded on the tape 103. An input terminal 119 is connected to the position specifying circuit 118.

The moving picture / still picture designating circuit 120 designates whether to record as a moving picture or a still picture. The input terminal 121 is connected to the moving image / still image designating circuit 120.

The image file designating circuit 122 designates an image file recorded on the memory card 108. The input terminal 123 is connected to the image file designation circuit 122.

The mode selection circuit 125 selects a mode such as recording or reproduction. An input terminal 126 is connected to the mode selection circuit 125.

Hereinafter, a moving image recording / reproducing operation by the image data processing / reproducing apparatus of FIG. 1 will be described.

An operation for recording a moving image from the camera 100 to the tape 103, an operation for reproducing from the tape,
To record image data on the memory card 108 from
Regarding the operation of reproducing from the memory card, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124 designates a mode from the mode selecting circuit 125 to record from the camera 100 to a tape, reproduce from a tape, record from the camera 100 to a memory card, Camera 100, memory 101, recording signal processing circuit 102, tape 103, reproduction signal processing circuit 104, tape driving circuit 106, recording signal processing circuit 107 for memory card, memory card 10
8, the reproduction signal processing circuit 109 for the memory card, the memory card driving circuit 111, the display monitor 127, the mode selection circuit 125, and the input terminal 126 are respectively the camera 200, the memory 201, the recording signal processing circuit 202,
Tape 203, playback signal processing circuit 204, tape drive circuit 205, recording signal processing circuit 206 for memory card, memory card 207, playback signal processing circuit 2 for memory card
08, memory card drive circuit 209, display monitor 21
0, performs the same operation as the mode selection circuit 211 and the input terminal 212 to record and reproduce moving images and still images.

The size conversion circuits 105 and 110 are controlled by the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 so as not to perform size conversion in the above-mentioned mode or to set the conversion ratio to 1.

Next, moving image data recording processing for recording moving image data recorded on the tape 103 on the memory card 108 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process of recording moving image data from a tape to a memory card, which is executed by the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG.

In FIG. 2, first, a designation process of FIG. 3 described later is executed (step S100), and then a moving image data recording process of FIG. 4 described later is executed (step S20).
0).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the designation process in step S100 of FIG.

First, when the operator instructs recording from the tape 103 to the memory card 108 via the input terminal 126 (step S101), the mode selection circuit 125 changes the mode information for recording from the tape 103 to the memory card 108. , Reproduction range designating circuit 112, size designating circuit 11
4. The number of frames per unit designation circuit 116, moving image / still image designation circuit 120, image file designation circuit 122, and recording / playback control circuit 124 are sent out.

Next, the tape 103 is reproduced (step S102), and a scene (n) (positive integer) to be recorded on the memory card 108 is searched for while checking the reproduced image on the display monitor 127. When a scene (n) to be recorded is found and a designation button (not shown) is pressed on the first image of the scene (n), a designated signal is input from the input terminal 113 to the reproduction range designating circuit 1.
12, the reproduction range designation circuit 112 sends a request signal to the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 to acquire the tape position information (for example, time code) tS (n) (recording start position) of the image data at that time, and store it. (Step S10
3).

Next, when the designation button (not shown) is pressed again when the last image of the scene (n) to be recorded is reached, a designation signal is input from the input terminal 113 to the reproduction range designation circuit 112, and the reproduction range designation circuit 112 is designated. The circuit 112 is a recording / reproduction control circuit 12
Then, a request signal is sent to the CPU 4 to acquire and store the tape position information (for example, time code) tE (n) (recording end position) of the reproduced image data at that time (step S104).

In the subsequent step S105, when changing the size of the image to be recorded on the memory card 108, size information is inputted from the input terminal 115 and the size designation circuit 11
Specify the size gs (n) to be converted to 4. If not specified, the default is 1/1.

In step S106, the memory card 10
8, the number of frames per unit time fs of the image to be recorded
(n) is specified from the input terminal 117 to the frame number specifying circuit 116. If not specified, the default is 30 frames / sec.

Finally, from the tape 103 to the memory card 1
Information ms (n) on whether to record the image data to be recorded in the moving image 08 as a moving image or a still image is input to the input terminal 121.
To the moving image / still image specifying circuit 120 (step S107).

After the operations in steps S101 to S107 are completed,
It is determined whether there is a scene (n + 1) to be recorded next (step S108).
ES), the operations of steps S102 to S106 including the step of reproducing the next scene (n + 1) from the tape 103 are repeated.

When the designation of the scene to be recorded is completed (NO in step S108), the present processing ends.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the image data recording process in step S200 of FIG.

In FIG. 4, the operator operates the input terminal 126
From the tape 103 to the memory card 1 by the operator.
08 is instructed to the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 (step S201).

The following processing is performed automatically without the intervention of the operator.

First, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124
03, the recording start instruction to the memory card 108 is received, and the tape 1 of the scene (n) is
The reproduction start position tS (n) and the reproduction end position tE (n) are obtained (step S202), and the tape drive circuit 106 is controlled to perform cueing to the reproduction start position tS (n) (step S203).

Further, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124 obtains the size information gs (n) from the size specifying circuit 114 and specifies it to the size converting circuit 105 (step S204). , The number of frames fs (n) of the image to be recorded on the memory card per unit time is obtained (step S205), and the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 records the image data as a moving image from the moving image / still image The information ms (n) as to whether or not to record an image is acquired, and the recording signal processing circuit 1 for a memory card is obtained.
07 (step S206).

In step S207, the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 controls the tape drive circuit 106 to reproduce the tape 103 when the start of the reproduction start position tS0 of the tape ends, and the reproduction signal processing circuit 104 The reproduced signal is decoded, and the decoded image data is sent to the size conversion circuit 105. Next, in step S208,
The size conversion circuit 105 converts the size of the image data sent from the reproduction signal processing circuit 104 in accordance with the size information gs (n) specified by the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 and sends the image data to the memory 101.

Further, the memory 101 has a size conversion circuit 1
05 is stored (step S20).
9) The image data stored in the memory 101 is read out under the control of the recording / reproduction control circuit 124, and is sent out to the recording signal processing circuit 107 for the memory card (step S2).
10).

The recording signal processing circuit 1 for a memory card
In accordance with the moving image / still image information ms (n) designated by the recording / reproduction control circuit 124, for example, if the moving image is a MotionJ
The image data is processed for recording in the memory card 108 using PEG or JPEG for a still image (step S21).
1) The image data processed by the memory card recording signal processing circuit 107 is recorded on the memory card 108 (step S212).

Next, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124 receives the recording status on the memory card 108 from the memory card driving circuit 111, and the recording on the memory card 108 is
3 is determined to be faster than the reproduction (step S21).
3), as a result of the determination in step S213, the memory card 1
If the recording to the recording unit 08 is slower than the reproduction of the tape 103 and the recording cannot be completed in time, the memory 101 is frozen (step S214), and the tape driving circuit 106 is controlled to control the information fs ( In accordance with n), the tape position of the next image data is searched for and cued to a temporary stop state (step S215). When the recording of the image data frozen in the memory 101 to the memory card 108 is completed (step S216). YES), and proceed to step S217.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S213 is that recording on the memory card 108 can be completed faster than reproduction on the tape 103, steps S214 to S215
Is skipped and the process proceeds to step S217.

In the following step S217, the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 controls the tape drive circuit 106 to
03 to reproduce the next image data, and the reproduced signal processing circuit 1
In step 04, the reproduced signal is decoded, sent to the size conversion circuit 105, and subjected to steps S207 to S215.

When the processing of steps S207 to S216 is repeated and the tape is reproduced to the end position tE (n) of reproduction of the tape of the scene (YES in step S217), the processing of one file (n) to the memory card 108 is performed. finish.

The recording / reproduction control circuit 124 outputs the next scene (n +
If there is a designation of 1) (YES in step S218),
The above steps S202 to S207 are repeated, and the designation information tS (n + 1), tE (n + 1), gs (n +
1), fs (n + 1) and ms (n + 1) are acquired, and the tape 10
3 is reproduced to decode the reproduced signal, and the operations of steps S207 to S217 are repeated to
, The image data is recorded on the memory card 108.

When the recording of the designated scene on the memory card 108 is completed (NO in step S218), the reproduction range designating circuit 112, the size designating circuit 114, the number of frames per unit designating circuit 116, the moving picture / still picture designating circuit The data designated to 120 is cleared and the tape 103
, The recording mode to the memory card 108 ends.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, by specifying the moving image data recorded on the tape 103 as, for example, 30 frames / second and a moving image, a smooth moving image without dropped frames can be stored in the memory. The data can be recorded on the card 108.

Also, by specifying at least the beginning and end of the scene to be recorded on the memory card from the tape, a moving image (or a still image) without frames can be automatically recorded on the memory card. In addition, the complexity of the operation and the time during which the operator is restrained are greatly reduced. Also,
Since the start position and the end position of the scene to be recorded are specified in advance (the actual recording operation is not performed at that time), the position can be re-specified, so that a failure at the time of recording can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the first recording medium is described as a tape. However, it is needless to say that a disk medium or the like may be used, and the second recording medium may be not only a memory card but also a hard disk or the like. Can be

(Second Embodiment) Next, a memory card 10 executed by the image data recording / reproducing apparatus shown in FIG.
Next, the process of recording image data from No. 8 to the tape 103 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process of recording moving image data from a memory card to a tape, which is executed by the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG.

First, a designation process of FIG. 6 described later is executed (step S300), and then a moving image data recording process of FIG. 7 described later is executed (step S400).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the designation process in step S300 of FIG.

First, the operator instructs recording from the memory card 108 to the tape 103 from the input terminal 126 (step S301), and the mode selection circuit 125 sets the recording mode from the memory card to the tape to the reproduction range designation circuit 11.
2. The mode information is sent to the size specifying circuit 114, the number-of-frames specifying circuit 116, the moving image / still image specifying circuit 120, the image file specifying circuit 122, and the recording / reproducing control circuit 124.

Next, the memory card 108 is reproduced (step S302), and an image file (n) to be recorded on the tape 103 is searched for while checking the index image or the reproduced image on the display monitor 127. When the file (n) to be recorded is found, the file (n) is selected from a button (not shown), and the selected information is input from the input terminal 123 to the image file specifying circuit 122, and the image file specifying circuit 12
2 stores the access point of the memory card of the file (n) (step S303).

To change the size of an image to be recorded on the tape 103, input size information from the input terminal 115 and change the size ss (n) to be converted to the size specifying circuit 114.
Is specified (step S304). If not specified, the default is 1/1.

Then, the mode selection circuit 125 is instructed to reproduce the tape from the input terminal 126, and the mode selection circuit 12
5 sends instruction information to the recording / reproduction control circuit 124, and the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 controls the tape drive circuit 106 to reproduce the tape 103 (step S305). While searching for a position to be recorded from the memory card while checking the reproduced image on the display monitor 127 by reproduction or special reproduction, when a position to start recording is found, pressing a designation button (not shown) designates from the input terminal 119. The information is sent to the position specifying circuit 118
, And specifies the recording start position mS (n) of the file (n) on the tape 103 (step S30).
6).

When the recording end position on the tape 103 is designated, as in step S306, the reproduction image from the tape is confirmed at the input terminal 115, and when the end position is reached, a designation button (not shown) is pressed. The designation information is input from 119 to the position designation circuit 118, and designated as the recording end position mE (n) of the file (n) on the tape 103 (step S307).

When the recording time (or the number of frames) of the file (n) is specified, the recording time m
t (or the number of frames) is input to the frame number designating circuit 116 (step S309). Frame number designating circuit 11
Numeral 6 designates a recording time (or the number of frames) in the recording mode from the memory card to the tape and stores it. If not specified, mt = T seconds is specified as the default when the file (n) is a still image, and the reproduction time mt = T seconds of the moving image is specified when the file (n) is a moving image.

If the next file to be recorded from the memory card is specified (YE in step S309)
S), necessary designations of steps S302 to S308 are performed.

When the designation of the file of the memory card 108 to be recorded is completed (YES in step S301), the present processing is terminated.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the image data recording process in step S400 of FIG.

In FIG. 7, the operator instructs recording from the input terminal 126 to the tape 103, and the mode selection circuit 12
5 instructs the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 to start recording from the memory card 108 to the tape 103 (step S40).
1).

The following processing is automatically performed without the intervention of the operator.

First, the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 receives an instruction to start recording on the tape 103 from the memory card 108, obtains the access point of the file (n) of the memory card 108 from the image file specification circuit 122, 118, the recording start position mS (n) of the file (n) on the tape 103, and the recording end position mE (n) if specified, are obtained.
The size information ss (n) is transmitted from the
Then, information mt of the recording time is obtained from No. 16 (step S402).

Next, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124 specifies the size information ss (n) obtained from the size specifying circuit 114 to the size converting circuit 110, controls the memory card driving circuit 111, and
The reading of (n) is started (step S403). Further, the tape drive circuit 106 is controlled to perform cueing to the recording start position mS (n) on the tape 103 (step S40).
4).

The reproduction data read from the memory card 108 is sent to the memory card reproduction signal processing circuit 109, where it is decoded and reproduced.
Sends the reproduced image data to the size conversion circuit 110 (step S405). The size conversion circuit 110 performs size information ss (n) specified by the recording / reproduction control circuit 124.
, The size of the image data sent from the memory card reproduction signal processing circuit 109 is converted and sent to the memory 101 (step S406). The memory 101 stores the image data sent from the size conversion circuit 110 (Step S407).

When the reproduced image from the memory card 108 is stored in the memory 101, the recording / reproducing control circuit 124 controls the tape driving circuit 106 to control the mS (n) of the tape 103.
Start recording from. The recording / reproduction control circuit 124 gives an instruction to read image data from the memory 101 (step S
408), the image data read from the memory 101 is sent to the recording signal processing circuit 102, and the recording signal processing circuit 1
02, compression processing for recording on tape, error correction processing,
Recording encoding is performed (step S409), and the tape 1
03 and is recorded from the tape position mS (n) (step S410).

Next, in step S 411, the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 determines whether or not the recording end position mE (n) has been designated, and if so, via the tape drive circuit 106, mE (n) is detected to determine whether the recording up to the recording end position mE (n) has been completed (step 412), and if not specified, whether mt time has elapsed since the start of recording. Is determined (step S413).

As a result of the determinations in steps S412 and S413, if the recording up to the recording end position mE (n) has not been completed or the mt time has not elapsed since the start of recording, the flow advances to step S414. File (n)
Is a moving image or a still image. Step S414
As a result of the determination, if the file (n) is a still image, the processing after step S408 is repeated, and if the file (n) is a moving image, the next scene is read (step S4).
15) Then, the process on and after step S405 is repeated to perform recording on the tape 103.

Steps S412 and S4
As a result of each determination in step 13, if the recording up to the recording end position mE (n) has been completed or if mt has elapsed since the start of recording, the recording on the tape 103 is stopped, and the process proceeds to step S416.

In step S416, when the next file (n + 1) is designated (YES in step S416), the recording / reproduction control circuit 124 proceeds to steps S401 to S41.
5 is repeated until the memory card 108
03 is recorded.

When the recording of the file specified by the image file specifying circuit 122 on the tape is completed (step S4)
NO at 16), the data designated by the size designation circuit 114, the number-of-frames designation circuit 116, the position designation circuit 118, and the image file designation circuit 122 are cleared, and the recording mode from the memory card 108 to the tape 103 ends.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, at a minimum, the operator specifies a file on the memory card and a recording position on the tape, and then the desired data recorded on the memory card is obtained. Image data can be automatically recorded at a desired position on the tape, greatly reducing the complexity of operation and the time tied to actual recording. Further, since the recording position on the tape can be designated in advance (because an actual recording operation is not performed at that time), it is possible to prevent a failure at the time of recording.

In the above embodiment, the first recording medium is described as a tape, but a disk medium or the like may be used, and the same effect can be obtained not only with a memory card but also with a hard disk or the like as the second recording medium. Can be

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As described above in detail, according to the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of the first aspect, the moving image data recorded on the first recording medium is converted into a smooth moving image with no frame drop. 2 recording medium.
In addition, if at least the first and last positions of the scene to be recorded from the first recording medium to the second recording medium are specified,
A moving image (or a still image) without a frame drop can be automatically recorded on the second recording medium, and the operation is complicated.
Also, the time during which the operator is restrained can be significantly reduced. In addition, the start position and the end position of the scene to be recorded are specified in advance (because the actual recording operation is not performed at that time), and these positions can be re-specified, so that failure in recording can be prevented. Can be.

According to the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of the ninth aspect, if the operator specifies at least the file of the second recording medium and the recording position on the first recording medium, After that, the desired image data recorded on the second recording medium can be automatically recorded at a desired position on the first recording medium, which makes the operation complicated and the time restricted by the actual recording greatly. Can be reduced. Further, since the recording position on the first recording medium can be designated in advance (because the actual recording operation is not performed at that time), it is possible to prevent failure during recording.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process of recording image data from a tape to a memory card, which is executed by the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a designation process in step S100 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process of recording image data from a tape to a memory card in step S200 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process of recording image data from a memory card to a tape, which is executed by the image data recording / reproducing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a designation process in step S300 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an image data recording process in step S400 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional image data processing / playback apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 camera 101 memory 102 recording signal processing circuit 103 tape 104 reproduction signal processing circuit 105 size conversion circuit 106 tape drive circuit 107 recording signal processing circuit for memory card 108 memory card 109 reproduction signal processing circuit for memory card 110 size conversion circuit 111 memory card Driving circuit 112 Playback range designating circuit 114 Size designating circuit 116 Frame number designating circuit 118 Position designating circuit 120 Video / still image designating circuit 122 Image file designating circuit 124 Recording / playback control circuit 125 Mode selecting circuit

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) H04N 5/92 H04N 5/781 520B 5/92 H

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A first device having a predetermined image data reproduction speed.
Recording medium, a second recording medium whose image data recording speed is lower than the reproduction speed of the first recording medium, and recording the image data recorded on the first recording medium on the second recording medium. In an image data recording / reproducing apparatus including a recording unit and a control unit for controlling reproduction of the first recording medium, the control unit is configured to control the first recording medium when recording the image data on the second recording medium. An image data recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein reproduction of a recording medium is controlled in accordance with a recording speed of the second recording medium. 2. A reproduction range designating means for designating a reproduction range of the first recording medium, wherein the control means controls the designated reproduction range according to a recording state of the second recording medium. 2. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A size designating means for designating a size of image data recorded on the second recording medium, and reproducing the image data from the first recording medium when recording the image data on the second recording medium. 3. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a size conversion unit configured to convert the image data into the designated size. 4. A system according to claim 1, further comprising: a frame designation unit for designating the number of frames per unit time of the image data recorded on the second recording medium, wherein the control unit determines the number of frames per unit time. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein reproduction of the first recording medium is controlled in accordance with a recording state of the second recording medium. 5. A moving picture / still picture designating means for designating whether to record the image data on the second recording medium as a moving picture or a still picture. 5. The image data recording / reproducing device according to any one of claims 4 to 4. 6. The reproduction range specification means specifies a reproduction range of the first recording medium at a plurality of locations, and for each of the specified reproduction ranges, an image to be recorded on the second recording medium. The size, the number of frames per unit time, and whether to record as a moving image or as a still image are configured to be individually set, and the control unit includes a plurality of reproduction ranges set by the reproduction range designation unit. And recording on the second recording medium according to each set image size, number of frames per unit time, and whether to record as a moving image or a still image. The image data recording / reproducing device according to any one of the above items. 7. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus is configured as a camera integrated type, and the first recording medium is
The moving image photographed by a camera is recorded, and the second recording medium records a still image photographed by the camera or a moving image of dropped frames. Item 5. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to Item 1. 8. The image data recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first recording medium comprises a tape or a disk, and said second recording medium comprises a memory card. Playback device. 9. A first device having a predetermined image data reproduction speed.
Recording medium, a second recording medium whose image data recording speed is lower than the reproduction speed of the first recording medium, and recording the image data recorded on the second recording medium on the first recording medium. An image data recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a recording unit; a size designation unit that designates a size of an image recorded on the first recording medium; and a second unit that records the image data on the first recording medium. An image data recording / reproducing apparatus, comprising: size conversion means for converting image data reproduced from the recording medium into the size of the designated image. 10. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a position designation unit for designating a recording start position and a recording end position of the image data on the first recording medium, wherein the recording unit is provided between the recording start position and the recording end position. 10. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein image data reproduced from the second recording medium is recorded. 11. The recording means designates a time for recording image data reproduced from the second recording medium on the first recording medium, or an image recorded on the first recording medium. Time / frame number designating means for designating the number of frames of data; and recording the reproduced image data for the recording time or the frame number designated by the time / frame number designating means on the first recording medium. 11. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: 12. The recording device, when the position designation device does not designate the recording end position on the first recording medium, and when an image reproduced from the second recording medium is a moving image, The moving image is recorded on the first recording medium from the recording start position by the length of the reproduced moving image, and when the image reproduced from the second recording medium is a still image, the time is recorded. 12. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said image data is recorded on said first recording medium from said recording start position for a time designated in advance by a / frame number designation means. . 13. An image data designating means for designating image data recorded on the second recording medium, and a position designating means for designating a position at which the designated image data is recorded on the first recording medium. 13. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the recording unit records the designated image data at the designated recording position. 14. A plurality of image data recorded on the second recording medium are designated, and each image data designated by the image file designation means is recorded on the first recording medium. Image file specifying means for individually setting an image size, a recording time or the number of frames to be recorded, and a position to be recorded on the first recording medium, wherein the recording means is specified by the image file specifying means; And recording the respective image data from the second recording medium to the first recording medium according to the set image size, recording time or number of frames to be recorded, and the recording position. Items 9 to 13
The image data recording / reproducing device according to any one of the above items. 15. The image data recording / reproducing apparatus is configured as a camera-integrated type, the first recording medium records a moving image photographed by a camera, and the second recording medium The image data recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein a still image or a moving image of dropped frames from a camera is recorded. 16. The image data recording apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said first recording medium comprises a tape or a disk, and said second recording medium comprises a memory card. Playback device.