JP2004064641A - Video data editing apparatus and editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that not only operations are complicated but also production efficiency is not improved since there are repetitions of similar operations such as character selection, words window selection, character setting menu setting and inputting of character strings desired to speak when performing event editing to a CG character in the middle of an edited program. <P>SOLUTION: A display event type select button is provided on a monitor window, the display event type select button is selected to display a list of all produced events while distinguishing them for each event type, such that the entire program is easily grasped, and one event type is selected out of the event types displayed on the list to display and edit the list of events of the selected type. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a video data editing device and a video editing method, and more particularly to a video data editing device and a video editing method used for producing a program such as a television broadcast program and a video program, and performing editing by operation on a monitor screen. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, CG (Computer Graphics: computer graphics) animation technology, voice synthesis technology, moving image reproduction technology and the like have been integrated, and various data such as CG animation, moving images, still images, characters, voice, and voice synthesis have been used. Video data editing systems for producing video data using a computer have been developed.
[0003]
In addition, a TV program is described in the manner of writing a scenario, and the computer interprets the TV program to create a TV program. A video data editing system is also being developed that allows a person who is already familiar with the video to easily edit and display the editing status on a monitor screen so that the user can easily operate the video data using a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
[0004]
An example of an editing screen used in a conventional video data editing system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is an example of a basic editing screen displayed on the display device of the video data editing system. Reference numeral 201 denotes an editing window, and 202 and 202 'indicate studio blocks. Here, the studio block means a region surrounded by a frame displayed as studio. Hereinafter, for the same purpose, this is referred to as a block. 203 is a movie block, 204 is a title block, 205 is a super block, 206 is a sound block, 207 is a narration block, and 208 is various setting blocks.
[0005]
Reference numeral 209 denotes an event mark. For example, the fourth event mark from the top, 00: 00: 02: 27, means 00: 00: 02: 02: 27th frame. 210 is a monitor window in the edit window 201, 211 is a representative screen of a movie (moving image), 212 is a representative screen of a title, and 213 is a scroll bar for scrolling the screen.
[0006]
The editing window 201 is configured by arranging studio blocks 202 and 202 ′, a movie block 203, a title block 204, and the like in a vertical column on the left side of the screen. In the editing window 201, the vertical axis is the time axis, which means that television programs are generated in order from the top of the screen to the bottom.
[0007]
FIG. 14 shows the studio block 202 in an enlarged manner. The studio block 202 includes a dialogue setting unit 301 for setting dialogue, voice, and quality of the CG character when the CG character is made to speak in the CG studio, and setting and operation of the CG character when the CG character is made to walk. CG character in CG studio, initial value of camera position, background of CG studio, props and props of studio set, combination thereof, etc. A studio setup button 304 for popping up a studio setup window for performing the operation is provided. When the studio setup button 304 is clicked, a studio setup window (not shown) is displayed, and these various initial settings can be made.
[0008]
The movie block 203 is a portion for performing reproduction control settings of a prepared edited moving image, and displays a file name of the moving image and other information. For example, when the representative screen 211 on the left side of the movie block 203 is clicked with an input device of the video data editing system, for example, a mouse, a movie setting window (not shown) is popped up on the editing screen, and the movie setting window is opened. Playback, fast-forward, rewind, and the like of a moving image can be performed by editing and setting operations. In this movie setting window, it is possible to specify an in-point / out-point for capturing a moving image, a superimposition, a narration, a timing for inserting a line, and the like.
[0009]
The title block 204 is a part that controls the display of character information on the television screen and the display of a still image. For example, when the representative screen 212 on the left side of the title block 204 is clicked with a mouse, a title window (not shown) is popped up on an edit screen, and the title screen can be edited.
[0010]
The super block 205 is a part that controls the synthesis of characters that are superimposed on the video output to the television, and the sound block 206 is a part that controls music such as BGM (Background music) to be synthesized with the video. .
[0011]
The narration block 207 is a part for inserting narration during reproduction of a moving image or the like. The various setting block 208 is a part for setting a waiting time, for example, a line interval and a pause. In each of these blocks as well, a setting window pops up and various types of editing can be performed as in the case described above. In the following, each of the setting items displayed in each block described above, for example, a line, an operation,... Will be referred to as an event or event information.
[0012]
Each block of the studio block 202, the movie block 203, and the title block 204 is separated in the vertical direction (in the order of the time axis) into several units called the above-described events, and each unit corresponds to each of the events. An event mark 209 is displayed.
[0013]
Now, the creator or editor of the television program (hereinafter referred to as the creator) produces the television program by GUI operation on the screen of the editing window 201 shown in FIG. Here, the GUI will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 shows a pop-up menu of the OSF / Motif widget, which is one of the GUI screens. 1200 is a pop-up menu window; 1201 is a parent widget such as “Form”, “Row Column” or “Bulletin Board” for displaying a pop-up menu; 1202 is a pop-up menu frame; 1203 is a label widget for menu title; 1204 is a menu item A separate widget 1205 for separating the menu items is a push button widget serving as a menu item.
[0014]
A pop-up menu is a type of menu in which a menu is displayed when a mouse is clicked. OSF / Motif (Open Software Foundation) is DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), HP (Hewlett Packard), and IBM (Industry Corporation, a company operating under the International Business Machinery Corporation) Organization. Widget is a high-level GUI on the X window proposed by OSF / Motif, and is a library for providing various "parts" (editing tools) that are considered necessary for the user interface. Has become. Among them, the presence / absence and number of menu labels, separators, and buttons can be freely set. The editing window 201 is operated using this GUI screen.
[0015]
The pop-up menu is a type of menu that is displayed when a mouse is clicked. Normally, when the right button of the mouse is pressed in the area where the pop-up menu is registered, the pop-up menu appears on the display screen. Hold down the mouse button and move the mouse up or down to select a menu item.
[0016]
First, the creator causes the editing window 201 to generate a studio block 202, a movie block 203, a title block 204, and the like in accordance with a scene or a scenario of a program to be produced, and arrange them vertically. Then, a setting window is displayed in each block to perform various detailed settings to produce a program. Hereinafter, the settings in the studio block 202 will be described with an example.
[0017]
Basically, all the settings such as dialogue and movement of the CG character can be set only once at the corresponding position of one event. That is, when the studio block 202 is generated and arranged in the editing window 201, only one event is generated in the studio block 202. The event here indicates one line in the horizontal direction of the screen displayed on the event mark 209 in FIG. The generated events are sequentially recorded in an event storage unit (not shown) in chronological order. Usually, a plurality of events are set in the studio block 202. When the creator specifies addition of an event, a new event is added to the studio block 202, and the studio block 202 extends in the vertical direction. It will be shifted downward by one event. After adding an event to each block in this way, various settings of the event are performed. For example, the line of the character is input in the line of the line in the studio block 202. A TV program is produced by the above operations.
[0018]
When the user wants to set the dialogue of the CG character in the studio, by double-clicking the cell of the dialogue setting section 301 in FIG. 14 with the mouse, a dialogue window 401 as shown in FIG. Here, the cell shown in FIG. 14, in the words of a block of studio block, for example, "Character A:. Hello" says cell line indicated by. Hereinafter, the same applies to the operation setting unit 302, the camera setting unit 303, and the like.
[0019]
In a dialog window 401, a character setting menu 402 for changing a CG character (Character A) to be spoken, a dialog type setting menu 403 for selecting use of a text or an AIFF file (abbreviation of Audio Interchange File Format, meaning an audio file), A text box 404 for inputting a line when text is selected in the line type setting menu 403, an end wait check button 405 for waiting until the CG character finishes speaking, a late scale 406 for adjusting the speed of the line, and adjusting the volume of the line Volume scale 407, intonation scale 408 for adjusting the intonation of dialogue, pitch scale 409 for adjusting the pitch of dialogue, gesture of CG character A gestural change menu 411 for changing the position, and a lip-sensitive scale 412 for adjusting the lip-sensitivity of the CG character. Here, the mouth-opening sensitivity is used as a term indicating the size of the mouth.
[0020]
Further, the dialogue window 401 includes a pause text box 413 for inputting the number of seconds before and after the CG character's talking pause, a weight menu 414 for selecting whether to wait for a dialogue event, and a preview button 415 for previewing the talking of the CG character. A default button 416 for changing the value set in this window to a default value, a cancel button 417 for returning the window settings to the state when the window was opened, and a close button for applying the window settings and closing the window. 418 are provided respectively.
[0021]
Next, editing of the CG character will be described. For example, when the creator wants the CG character B to speak text, the creator first double-clicks the cell at the position where the CG character B wants to speak in the dialogue setting section 301 in the studio block shown in FIG. 14 with a mouse. The dialog window 401 is opened. Then, by setting the character setting menu 402 to the CG character B, inputting a character string to be spoken in the text box 404, and pressing a close button 418 after setting other parameters, the creator can set the CG character. B can speak.
[0022]
In the above description of the conventional video data editing system, the case where the editor wants the CG character B to speak text has been described. However, not only the setting of the CG character dialogue but also the block of the event to be edited in all event editing. Alternatively, a window of each event is opened by double-clicking a cell in the setting section, and event editing is repeated, a series of video data is edited, and a TV program or the like is produced in a manner of writing a scenario.
[0023]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the video data editing method, when trying to make the CG character B speak text in the middle of a program that has already been edited, an event sequence is inserted at a position where the CG character B wants to speak a line as described above. Next, a word window is opened by double-clicking a cell in the word setting section of the event string. Then, a character string to be spoken must be input to the character setting menu and a text box. Similar operations must be repeated for other event editing. Repeating such an operation every time the event is edited not only complicates the operation but also raises the problem that the production efficiency is not improved. Especially if the produced program is a long time, it is necessary to check the event by operating the mouse with the scroll bar of the edit window and scrolling the display contents of the window, making it difficult to grasp the contents of the program very much There's a problem. Furthermore, there are a plurality of events in the studio block, and when adding or changing a new event to this event, there is a problem that the order of events to be executed must be considered and editing must be performed with care. .
[0024]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a video data editing apparatus and an editing method that solve the above-mentioned problems, reduce the complexity of operation, and improve production efficiency.
[0025]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a video data editing apparatus and an editing method that display a list of similar events and allow an editor to easily edit the same.
[0026]
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a video data editing apparatus and an editing method that can easily correct, change, add, and delete an event.
[0027]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a video data editing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores event information including at least one of CG animation, video information, character information, and audio information, and an event that generates the event information. A function of storing an event type of the event information in the storage unit, comprising: an information generation unit; an event processing unit for processing the event information; and a video data editing device having an editing window for displaying the event information. And a display event type selection button for displaying a list of the event types in the monitor window based on an event type of the event information stored in the storage unit. Is done.
[0028]
Further, the video data editing apparatus of the present invention reads out the event information from the storage unit by selecting the display event type selection button, and among the event information, a list of the display event types separately for each display event type. Is displayed on the monitor window, so that an event classified for each type can be easily determined.
[0029]
Further, in the video data editing apparatus of the present invention, the display event type selection button includes a button for displaying all of the events and a button for displaying each of the event types separately.
[0030]
Further, the video data editing device of the present invention is configured such that a list of the predetermined events of the selected event type is displayed by selecting a predetermined event type of the display event type selection button. .
[0031]
Still further, the video data editing apparatus of the present invention can select a predetermined event from the list of the predetermined events to thereby change the event editing method list and one of the editing method lists. Since it is configured to display a list of corresponding data processing, it is possible to easily edit, modify, change, add, or delete each event, and to easily perform corresponding data processing. .
[0032]
A video data editing method according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores event information including at least one of CG animation, video information, character information, and audio information; an event information generation unit that generates the event information; A video data editing apparatus having an event processing unit for processing the event information and an editing window for displaying the event information, storing the event type of the event information in the storage unit, displaying a monitor window in the editing window, And displaying a list of the event types in the monitor window on the basis of the event types of the event information read from.
[0033]
Further, the video data editing method of the present invention is configured such that a predetermined event type is selected from the list of event types, and a list of events of the selected type is displayed on the monitor window.
[0034]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an editing screen displayed on the display device of the video data editing system of the present invention. Reference numeral 801 denotes a monitor window in the editing window 201. The same components as those in FIG. 13 are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the video data editing system of the present invention.
2, 101 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), 102 is a memory, 103 is a CG animation generation unit, 104 is a voice synthesis unit, 105 is a sequencer unit, 106 is an event storage unit, 107 is a current event pointer storage unit, 108 Denotes an editing screen generation unit, 109 denotes a recording device, 110 denotes a moving image generation unit, 111 denotes a display device, 112 denotes an input device, and 113 denotes a bus line.
[0035]
The CPU 101 transmits, via the bus line 113, the memory 102, the CG animation generation unit 103, the voice synthesis unit 104, the sequencer unit 105, the event storage unit 106, the current event pointer storage unit 107, the edit screen generation unit 108, the recording device 109, It is interconnected with the moving image generator 110, the monitor 111, and the input device 112, and exchanges various data and instructions.
[0036]
The CG animation generation unit 103 has a function of generating a CG animation or the like of an appearing character or a studio set. The voice synthesizing unit 104 has a function of generating a talking voice of an appearing character, a sound of an animal, an onomatopoeia, a studio sound effect, or the like. When the language used in a country or ethnic group is plural, a plurality of voice synthesizing units 104 may be provided correspondingly.
[0037]
The moving image generation unit 110 has a function of storing a moving image that has been edited in advance and generating a moving image necessary for program editing. The memory 102 has, for example, a function of storing events such as talking and movement of a character appearing in a scenario of a television program, reproduction of a moving image, and reproduction of an audio.
[0038]
The sequencer unit 105 has a function of controlling the CG animation generation unit 103, the audio synthesis unit 104, and the moving image generation unit 110 to sequentially generate a television program based on the event information of the television program stored in the memory 102. The display device 111 displays the generated television program and the editing information of the program. The editing screen generation unit 108 has a function of displaying an event editing screen for producing a television program and operating the editing information of the program stored in the memory 102.
[0039]
The event storage unit 106 stores a TV program event created on the event editing screen by the editing screen generating unit 108, a TV program event stored in the memory 102 and displayed on the event editing screen by the editing screen generating unit 108, and the like. Are recorded in chronological order.
[0040]
The current event pointer storage unit 107 obtains, from the event storage unit 106, the pointer of the event to be edited on the event editing screen generated by the editing screen generation unit 108, that is, the above-described cell position information, and stores the obtained information. The input device 112 is for instructing display on the display device 111, instruction for reproduction to the sequencer unit 105, and instruction for reading or writing of event information of a television program stored in the memory 102 or the event storage unit 106. It mainly comprises a pointing device such as a mouse and a keyboard for performing GUI operations.
[0041]
The storage device 109 has a function of storing modeling data of a character, data of a studio or the like, video information of a moving image and audio data such as music, background sound, and other audio data, or a function of storing these edited data. Note that the storage device 109 is configured by a randomly accessible, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like, but may be configured by a remote file installed in another location via a transmission network. The bus 113 connects these components, but it is also possible to connect to other devices via the bus 113. The CPU 101 sends and receives signals to and from other components connected via the bus 113, and each component is controlled by an access signal from the CPU 101. The memory 102, the event storage unit 106, and the storage device 109 store events and event information, and also store event types or event types, which will be described later.
[0042]
In the above description, the functions of hardware and software are not distinguished for the sake of convenience. However, the event storage unit 106, the current event pointer storage unit 107, and the edit screen generation unit 108 are executed by an arithmetic processing unit provided in the CPU 101. It is a simple and preferred method to implement the software as
[0043]
In the video data editing system of the present invention, a display event button for displaying an event selection menu is provided in a monitor window 801 (shown in FIG. 1) of the display device 111. This monitor window 801 is obtained by adding a display event button 802 to the monitor window 210 shown in FIG. An enlarged view of the monitor window 801 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, when a display event button 802 of the monitor window 801 is selected, a display event type selection menu pops up. That is, the display type selection menu 802 includes an overall display selection button 803, a dialogue selection button 804, an operation selection button 805, a camera selection button 806, a super selection button 807, a sound selection button 808, a mixer selection button 809, a narration selection button 810, Various setting selection buttons 811, a studio setup selection button 812, a movie selection button 813, and a title selection button 814 are displayed. These buttons are configured so that they can be appropriately selected with a mouse. In the present embodiment, the display event type selection menu 802 displays 11 types of a dialogue selection button 804 to a title selection button 814, but it is also possible to add or delete an event item required for producing a program. It is. The display event type is a generic term for events of different types such as words, actions, cameras,...
[0044]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a monitor window for playing back an image of a program and confirming or correcting the edited contents when the editing operation is completed or in the middle of editing. A window 801 is a monitor window. Here, the editor first displays the monitor window 801 and right-clicks the mouse on this screen to display the preview window 1001. Reference numeral 1002 denotes a play button, which can sequentially reproduce edited images by clicking the button. A pause button 1003 is used to stop the program in the middle of the program.
[0045]
Now, the processing operation of the display event type selection menu will be described below. FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are flowcharts illustrating a processing operation for displaying the display event type selection menu 802 and performing necessary event editing. 5 and 6 are one flowchart, and A in FIG. 5 means that it leads to B in FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation when an event is selected by the display event type selection menu 802 in FIG.
[0046]
In FIG. 5, first, in step 601 (start), a preview window 1001 (shown in FIG. 4) is displayed, and the process is started. In step 602, the play button 1002 of the preview window 1001 is pressed, and the produced program is confirmed on the monitor window 801. In step 603, the maker presses the pause button 1003 while displaying an event desired to be edited, and stops the image of the edited program. In step 604, the event when the pause button is pressed is recorded in the memory 102 as the current event.
[0047]
Next, in step 605, when the producer presses the display event type selection button 802 of the monitor window 801 at the current event (CG object currently displayed on the monitor window 801) desired to be edited, the process proceeds to step 606. A list of display event type selection buttons is displayed on the monitor window 801 as shown in FIG. The list of display event type selection buttons is configured to display a list of all set event types. That is, as is apparent from FIG. 3, the display event type selection menu 802 displays a list of event types corresponding to various blocks displayed in the editing window 201 shown in FIG. Therefore, the producer can easily find out the event type desired to be edited from this list.
[0048]
In the next step 607, if any one display type is selected from the list of display event type selection buttons, in step 608, the selected display type button is displayed. For example, when the whole display selection button 803 is selected, the whole display 803 is displayed on the display event type selection button 802 as shown in FIG. When the line selection button 804 is selected, a line 803 is displayed on the display event type selection button 802 as shown in FIG. In this state, the process proceeds to step 609, and the selected display event type is obtained from the storage device.
[0049]
Next, in step 610, the mouse is right-clicked on the monitor window 801 and the process proceeds to steps 611 and 612. From the CG animation generation unit 103, the acquisition of the object at the time of the click and all the information stored in the event storage unit 106 are performed. Get events. For example, if the entire display selection button 803 of the display event type selection button 802 is selected, display processing based on the display event type acquired in step 614 is performed, and the display type selection menu 802 is displayed in step 615. You. As a result, only events of the display event type selected by the event of the program edited by the creator and stored in the event storage unit 106 are displayed in a vertical line as shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 8, all events are displayed as an entire display 502 in one vertical line. In FIG. 8, all events can be displayed using the up and down scroll buttons. When the line selection button 804 is selected in step 608, a list of only lines, that is, all events related to lines are displayed in step 616 as shown in FIG. The list of the whole display or the list of dialogues shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is configured such that the events before and after the CG character displayed in the monitor window 801 are displayed in the list. ing.
[0050]
When browsing all events in the editing window 201 shown in FIG. 1, it is necessary to scroll the scroll bar 213 to display all events. However, as described above, when there are a plurality of events in the event column, By displaying the list of the display event type selection buttons 802 when the user is in the event, all the different events can be easily grasped, and therefore, it is possible to solve the problem that it is difficult to grasp the execution order, especially when editing video data for a long time. Can be. There is also an advantage that all events can be confirmed from the beginning to the end of the program by operating the scroll buttons on the event selection menu 502 in the whole display. Further, since only the event of the selected type is displayed, the operation of confirming the event is shortened, and the event to be edited can be easily found.
[0051]
Next, correction, change, and the like of the event selected as described above will be described. It is assumed that one event is selected from the display type selection menu 802 in step 617 shown in FIG. For example, when the entire display of the display type selection menu 802 is selected and right-clicked on the screen, all the events 502 shown in FIG. 8 are displayed. In this state, the user presses the scroll button 502a or 502b to select an event to be modified or changed (steps 618 and 619). As a result, an event is selected (step 617), and the process proceeds to step 701 shown in FIG. As a result, the next editing method selection menu 503 is displayed on the monitor window 801 as shown in FIG. The editing method selection menu 503 includes four buttons, for example, an event correction button 504, an event change button 505, an event addition button 506, and an event deletion button 531.
[0052]
An event correction button 504 can correct an event selected from the event selection menu 502. For example, it is used when the event selected from the event selection menu 502 is a line and the character string spoken by the CG character is to be changed, or when the selected event is to perform a two-shot fine adjustment with a camera.
[0053]
When the event modification button 504 is pressed in step 702, the event selected in step 711 is stored in the current event pointer storage unit 107, the event type of the event selected in step 712 is determined, and an operation based on the determination result is performed in step 713. Display a window. Then, the process proceeds to step 716, and the event can be corrected. When the operation window is closed and the event correction is completed, the event processing corrected in step 717 is performed. In the event processing, the corrected event is stored in the event storage unit 106.
[0054]
The event change button 505 is used to change the event selected from the event selection menu 502 to another event. For example, when the event selected from the event selection menu 502 is a line and the CG character speaks a character string, the event is changed to a narration, and is used when the narrator wants to speak a character string. The event change button 505 is a cascade button. When the event change button 505 is selected in step 703, the CG object selected in step 708 is determined, and in step 709, the CG object is determined based on the determination result. The changed event type menu 507 is displayed.
[0055]
The change event type menu 507 includes, for example, a dialogue change button 509, an operation change button 510, a camera change button 511, a super change button 512, a sound change button 513, a mixer change button 514, a narration change button 515, various setting change buttons 516, It consists of 11 buttons, a studio setup change button 517, a movie change button 518, and a title change button 519.
[0056]
In step 710, when one of these buttons is pressed to select an event type, the event selected in step 714 is stored in the current event pointer storage unit 107. At step 715, the operation window of the selected event type is displayed. Then, in step 716, the selected event can be changed, that is, data processing can be performed. When the operation window is closed and the event change is completed, the event editing process changed in step 717 is performed. In the event editing process, the event selected from the event selection menu 502 is selected from the change event type menu 507, changed to the edited event, and stored in the event storage unit 106. At the same time, the event displayed on the event selection menu 502 and the event block or setting section are also changed. To change the event block or the setting unit, it is checked whether there are a plurality of events in the event column of the event to be changed, and the change processing and the screen display are performed so that the order of the events does not change.
[0057]
The event addition button 506 can add an event after the event selected from the event selection menu 502. For example, this is used when the event selected from the event selection menu 502 is a line and the CG character speaks a character string, and then an action event is added to make the CG character bow.
[0058]
The event addition button 506 is a cascade button. When the event addition button 506 is selected in step 704, the CG object selected in step 705 is determined. In step 706, the CG object is determined based on the determination result. The additional event type menu (not shown) is displayed.
[0059]
As shown in the change event type menu 507 shown in FIG. 10, the additional event type menu includes, for example, a dialogue add button, an action add button, a camera add button, a super add button, a sound add button, a mixer add button, a narration add button. , A setting addition button, a studio addition button, a movie addition button, a title addition button, and the like.
[0060]
In step 707, when any of these buttons is pressed to select an event type, in step 714, the selected event is stored in the current event pointer storage unit 107, and in step 715, an operation window of the selected event type is displayed. . Then, in step 716, the selected event can be added. When the operation window is closed and the event change is completed, the event process changed in step 717 is performed. In the event editing process, the event selected and edited from the additional event type menu 508 is added after the event selected from the event selection menu 502 and stored in the event storage unit 106. At the same time, the event is added to the event displayed in the event selection menu 502 and the block or setting section of the event. When adding an event block or a setting unit, it is checked whether there is a plurality of events in an event column of the event to be added, and additional processing and screen display are performed so that the order of the events is not changed.
[0061]
The event delete button 531 can delete an event selected from the event selection menu 502. The event delete button 531 is a push button. By pressing the event delete button in step 719, an event delete execution dialog is displayed in step 720. When it is determined in step 721 that the event deletion button has been pressed, the event selected in step 722 is stored in the current event pointer storage unit 107, and event editing processing is performed in step 717.
[0062]
In the event editing process, the event selected from the event selection menu 502 is deleted, and the event next to the deleted event is stored in the event storage unit 106. At the same time, the event displayed on the event selection menu 502 and the event block or setting section are also deleted. If the event is not deleted in step 721, the event deletion processing is not performed, and the event editing ends. By displaying the dialog indicating whether or not to delete the event and selecting the execution, it is possible to avoid an operation of accidentally deleting the event.
[0063]
The CG object determination processing and the display of the additional event type menu and the change event type menu will be described in detail. In step 603, the CG object at the position clicked by the CG animation generation unit 103 is determined by the CG object determination processing in steps 705 and 708. Step 708 is a process similar to step 705. The determination result of the CG object determination process is classified into five objects of “CG character”, “prop”, “studio”, “movie”, and “still image”. In steps 706 and 709, the change event type menu and the additional event type menu display only the event types that can be executed by the object determined in the CG object determination process.
[0064]
When the object is a CG character, for example, in the change event type menu 507, four buttons of a dialogue change button 509, an action change button 510, a narration change button 515, and a studio setup change button 517 can be selected (see FIG. 10). In an additional event type menu (not shown), three buttons, a dialogue addition button, an action addition button, and a narration addition button, can be selected. When the object is a prop, two buttons, an operation change button 510 and a studio setup change button 517, can be selected in the change event type menu 507, and only the operation addition button can be selected in the additional event type menu.
[0065]
When the object is a studio, as shown in FIG. 12, the change event type menu 507 includes a camera change button 511, a super change button 512, a sound change button 513, a mixer change button 514, a narration change button 515, and various setting change buttons 516. , The seven buttons of the studio setup change button 517 can be selected.
[0066]
When one frame or a still image of a movie is displayed on the monitor window 801, the change event type menu 507 displays a super change button 512, a sound change button 513, a mixer change button 514, a narration change button 515, and various setting changes. Button 516 becomes selectable. Each button of a movie change button 518 can be selected for movie display, and a title change button 519 can be selected for still image display.
[0067]
If the selected object is a CG character or a prop, select an event type from the change event type menu 507 or an additional event type menu (not shown), and when the operation window is displayed in step 715, the name and position of the object are changed. Has been reflected. Therefore, when the window of the event to be edited is opened by right-clicking the CG character or the prop, the name of the CG character or the prop which performs the event is set to the name of the clicked object. For example, when the dialogue window 401 shown in FIG. 16 is opened, the character setting menu 402 is clicked to display and set the CG character name. Thus, since it is possible to specify that the event is editing of the selected CG character or prop, it is not necessary for the creator to perform a complicated operation of changing the CG character or prop to perform the event.
[0068]
Similarly, when making corrections, changes, additions, or deletions while the list of dialogues in FIG. 9 is displayed, for example, select the line “Mina: C (Mr. Tanaka,...)” In the list, When the line is changed, as in the case of the entire display described above, first, “Mina: Se (Mr. Tanaka,...)” Is clicked and selected, and then right-clicked in that state, as shown in FIG. As you can see, a menu of editing methods for modification, change, addition, and deletion pops up. Next, when the item of the menu change of the editing method is designated with a mouse, a menu of a list of dialogues, actions, narrations, and studio setups is popped up as shown in the figure, and when the necessary items are designated, the editing screen is displayed. Is displayed, and necessary data can be changed. The same applies to other items.
[0069]
As described above, the present invention has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment of the method for editing video data such as a television broadcast program or a video program described herein. It goes without saying that the present invention can be widely applied to an editing method and a video data editing system using the same.
[0070]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a list of display event types corresponding to each event block displayed on the edit window is displayed on the monitor window. When a change, addition, or deletion is desired, the editing contents of the entire event can be easily grasped, and the configuration of the event can be easily edited, thereby dramatically improving the efficiency of TV program production. This is extremely effective when used in a video data editing apparatus and editing method.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a monitor window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a television program production device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a monitor window displaying different event types according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another monitor window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart for explaining another processing operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another monitor window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing still another monitor window according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a monitor window of an editing screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a monitor window of another editing screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a monitor window of still another editing screen according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor window of a conventional television program production device.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of a studio block of a conventional television program production device.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a GUI screen of a conventional television program production device.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a dialogue window and a monitor window of a conventional television program production device.
[Explanation of symbols]
101: CPU, 102: memory, 103: CG animation generation unit, 104: voice synthesis unit, 105: sequencer unit, 106: event storage unit, 107: current event pointer storage unit, 108: edit screen generation unit, 109: storage Apparatus, 110: moving image generation unit, 111: display device, 112: input device, 113: bus, 201: edit window, 202, 202 ': studio block, 203: movie block, 204: title block, 205: super block , 206: sound block, 207: narration block, 208: various setting blocks, 209: event mark, 301: dialog setting section, 302: operation setting section, 303: camera setting section, 304: studio setup button, 401: dialog window 801 802: display event selection menu, 803: display event selection button.

Claims (7)

A storage unit that stores event information including at least one of CG animation, video information, character information, and audio information; an event information generation unit that generates the event information; an event processing unit that processes the event information; and the event A video data editing device having an editing window for displaying information; a function of storing the event type of the event information in the storage unit; a function of displaying a monitor window in the editing window; A video data editing apparatus, wherein a display event type selection button for displaying a list of the event types in the monitor window based on an event type of the event information is displayed. 2. The video data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the event information is read from the storage unit by selecting the display event type selection button, and a list of the display event types is provided for each of the display event types among the event information. Is displayed in the monitor window. 3. The video data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display event type selection button comprises a button for displaying all of the events and a button for displaying each of the event types separately. . 4. The video data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a list of the predetermined events of the selected event type is displayed by selecting a predetermined event type of the display event type selection button. Video data editing device. 5. The video data editing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a predetermined event is selected from the predetermined event list to correspond to one of the event editing method list and the editing method list. A video data editing device for displaying a list of data processing to be performed. A storage unit that stores event information including at least one of CG animation, video information, character information, and audio information; an event information generation unit that generates the event information; an event processing unit that processes the event information; and the event In a video data editing apparatus having an editing window for displaying information, an event type of the event information is stored in the storage unit, a monitor window is displayed in the editing window, and an event type of the event information read from the storage unit is displayed. Displaying a list of the event types in the monitor window based on the video data. 7. The video data editing method according to claim 6, wherein a predetermined event type is selected from the list of event types, and a list of events of the selected type is displayed on the monitor window. Data editing method.

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