JP2004064679A - Program producing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To indicate an operator that time code values are indefinite and to prompt the operator to reproduce the whole program again for acquiring the accurate time code values. <P>SOLUTION: Since the time code values of event groups underlying an event becomes indefinite when an event editing operation is performed on an editing screen 401, the time code values are indicated to the operator to be indefinite by adding a question mark to the end of the time code values of indefinite event groups. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention describes a program production apparatus used for television broadcast program production and video program production, a program simulator, a presentation, a demonstration, and the like, in particular, program information in order to generate a program using a computer, and describes the program information. The present invention relates to a method for editing a program in an apparatus for reproducing and executing a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional program production apparatus that combines a CG (computer graphics) animation technology, a voice synthesis technology, a moving image reproduction technology, and the like to produce a program using a computer will be described.
[0003]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the program production device. 201 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit), 202 is a memory, 203 is a CG animation generation unit, 204 is a speech synthesis unit, 205 is a sequencer unit, 206 is an event storage unit, 207 is a program information production unit, 208 is a recording device, 209 Denotes a moving image generator, 210 denotes a display, 211 denotes a mouse and a keyboard, and 212 denotes a bus.
[0004]
The CPU 201, via a bus 212, a memory 202, a CG animation generation unit 203, a voice synthesis unit 204, a sequencer unit 205, an event storage unit 206, an edit screen generation unit 207, a recording device 208, a moving image generation unit 209, and a display 210 , Mouse, and keyboard 211.
[0005]
In FIG. 2, a CG animation generation unit 203 generates a CG animation of an appearing character or a studio set, and a voice synthesis unit 204 generates a speech (voice, sound, onomatopoeia, studio sound effect (BGM), etc.) of the appearing character. The moving image generation unit 209 generates the moving image. The sequencer unit 205 controls the CG animation generation unit 203, the sound synthesis unit 204, and the moving image generation unit 209 based on the program information recorded in the storage device 208 to sequentially generate a television program. The generated video is displayed on the screen of the display 210.
[0006]
The program information creation unit 207 displays an operation window on which the user describes (operates and edits) program information on the screen of the display 210, and implements a function that allows the user to interactively describe a TV program in a manner similar to writing a scenario. are doing.
[0007]
The recording device 208 stores CG character modeling data, studio set data, video information of moving images, audio data (music, background sound, other audio data), and the like. The program information is also stored in the recording device 208. The recording device 208 may be a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, or a remote file via a transmission network. When a plurality of recording devices 208 are used, all of the data described above need not be recorded in the same recording device 208, and the modeling data of the CG character is referred to as a recording device A, and the audio data is referred to as a recording device B. It is also possible.
[0008]
It is assumed that the program information handled by the CG animation generating unit 203, the voice synthesizing unit 204, the moving image generating unit 209, and the program information generating unit 207 is written in a TVML (TV Program Making Language) language.
[0009]
Hereinafter, an example of a screen display in the program production device is shown in FIG. In this figure, reference numeral 401 denotes an editing screen. The vertical axis of the edit screen 401 is a time axis, and programs are generated sequentially from the top of the screen to the bottom.
[0010]
On the left side of the editing screen 401, there are a studio block 402, a movie block 403, and a title block 404 (not shown), and a vertical column of these blocks indicates a video to be output on a television screen. The studio block 402 allows a CG character to talk, walk, and set camera work in the CG studio. The movie block 403 is a part for controlling reproduction of a prepared moving image prepared in advance, and the title block 404 is a part for controlling display of character information on a television screen and display of a still image.
[0011]
The studio block 402 includes a dialog setting section 410, an operation setting section 411, and a camera / lighting setting section 412 as setting sections unique to the studio block 402. The dialogue setting unit 410 is a part for setting the dialogue of the CG character, the action setting unit 411 is a unit for setting the motion of the CG character, and the camera / lighting setting unit 412 is a unit for setting the camera work in the studio. is there.
[0012]
On the right side of the editing screen 401, there are a super setting unit 405, a sound setting unit 406, a narration setting unit 407, and various setting units 408 as common setting parts of the studio block 402, the movie block 403, and the title block 404. The super setting unit 405 is a unit that controls the synthesis of superimposed characters on the video output to the television, the sound setting unit 406 is a unit that controls the music that is synthesized with the video, and the narration setting unit 407 is a movie playback unit. This is a part for combining the narration with the video in the middle and the like, and the various setting setting unit 408 is a part for setting the waiting time and the like.
[0013]
Each block of a studio, a movie, and a title is composed of units called several events in the vertical direction. The event 422 is one event forming a part of the studio block 402, and the event 421 is one event forming a part of the movie block 403.
[0014]
Further, the event is configured to include a plurality of units called cells in the horizontal direction. The event 422 is configured to include cells from the dialog setting unit 410 to the various setting units 408, and the event 421 is configured to include cells from the super setting unit 405 to the various setting units 408. In the case of the studio block 402, the contents of the program information are displayed in these cells, and in the case of the movie block 408 and the title block 404, the contents of the program information are displayed above these cells and the block. The event group 423 indicates an event group next to the event 422.
[0015]
In the second column from the left of the edit screen 401, a representative screen 413 indicating the top screen of the block is displayed at the place of the movie and the title block. A time code 409 is displayed on the left end of the edit screen 401. This is displayed when reproduction from the beginning to the end of the program (hereinafter referred to as whole reproduction) is performed. During the entire playback, the playback time when the beginning of the program is set to zero is measured, so if this playback time is obtained when the playback of each event starts, it becomes the playback start time of that event as it is, and that The time is displayed in the time code 409.
[0016]
A program creator (hereinafter referred to as an operator) edits a program on an edit screen 401. For example, when editing the dialogue of the CG character, specifically, in the cell 450 of the dialogue setting section of the event 422, the word "Good morning" is changed to "How do you understand everyone?" Think about it. The operator moves the mouse pointer 560 to the cell 450 using the mouse 211 and double-clicks the mouse 211. Then, a dialogue dialog box 460 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.
[0017]
On this dialog 460, the operator edits the dialogue of the CG character. The dialog includes a name item 461, a line item 262, a line icon 463, a detailed setting group 464, a preview button 465, an OK button 466, a cancel button 467, and an update button 468.
[0018]
In the name item 461, the name of the character speaking the line is set. That is, a character named “MEGA” is set. In the line item 462, the content of the line is set. When the operator inputs a character string with the keyboard 208, the input content is displayed in the item 462. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the line "Good morning" is to be changed to the line "How? Everyone understands?" In the dialogue target icon 463, an image of a character speaking the dialogue is displayed. In the detailed setting group 464, detailed settings such as the speed and pitch of dialogue are performed. When preview button 465 is clicked on with mouse 211, a playback screen (not shown) rises, and the character actually speaks. Clicking an OK button 466 closes the dialog 460 and saves the settings in the internal memory. When the cancel button 467 is clicked, the dialog 460 is closed, and the settings are discarded without being stored in the internal memory. Update button 468, setting contents are stored in the internal memory.
[0019]
A display example when the OK button 466 is clicked is as shown in FIG. In the cell 451, the above-mentioned changed dialogue “How? Did everyone know?” Is displayed. Since the editing time of the event 422 changes the time during which the character speaks, the reproduction start time of the event group 423 also changes.
[0020]
However, since the time of the dialogue cannot be measured until the entire reproduction is performed, the reproduction start time of the event group 423 is also uncertain. Nevertheless, the display of the time code group 440 remains the same as before the dialog change in FIG. Since the inaccuracy is not clearly indicated on the screen, the operator misunderstands that the reproduction start time of the time code group of the event group 423 is correct.
[0021]
In addition, the change of the dialogue is described here as an editing work. In addition, editing of a block (new creation, insertion, cut, deletion), editing of an event (addition, insertion, cut, deletion), editing of a cell (cut) , Clear), and changes in each setting section (operation, camera, super, sound, narration, various settings) other than the dialogue are also included in the editing work, and even if these editing work is done, the time code problem described above is the same It is self-evident that this happens.
[0022]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the editing work of the block, event, cell, and each preparation dialog is performed on the editing screen 401, the time code value of an event group below the block becomes indefinite. However, the above-described conventional technique has a disadvantage that the operator misunderstands that the value of the time code is correct because the operator does not explicitly indicate the time code value.
[0023]
An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages, clearly indicate to the operator that the value of the time code is uncertain, and instruct the operator to perform the entire reproduction again in order to obtain an accurate time code value. To encourage them to do so.
[0024]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
When the editing work of the block, event, cell, and each preparation dialog is performed on the editing screen 401 in order to achieve the above object, it indicates that the time code value of the event group below it is undefined. Make a display. For example, a question mark (“?”) Is added to the end of the time code value and displayed, thereby clearly indicating to the operator that the time code value is indefinite.
[0025]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 6, the same components as those described so far are denoted by the same reference numerals. First, in step 100 of FIG. 1, the operator performs an editing operation of a block, an event, a cell, and each preparation dialog. Here, the editing operation in the case of editing the dialogue dialogue dialog described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 as an example is performed. Next, in step 101, the event (the first event of the event group 425) on the line following the event 422 in FIG. Next, in step 102, a question mark is added to the end of the time code value of event A. Next, in step 103, it is determined whether the event A is the last event of the program. If true (Yes), the process ends, and if false (No), the process proceeds to step 104. In step 104, an event (belonging to the event group 425) on the next line of event A is newly set as event A, and the process returns to step 102.
[0026]
FIG. 6 shows an example of the result of performing the above processing. A question mark is added to the end of the time code value of the time code group in the event group 425, so that it is clear that the value of the time code group in the event group 425 is indeterminate.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the time code uncertain by the editing operation can be seen at a glance by the operator, and in order to obtain an accurate time code value, the operator performs the entire reproduction again. Can be encouraged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an undefined time code display function according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a program production device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a conventional time code display function.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a conventional time code display function.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a conventional time code display function.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an embodiment of an undefined time code display function according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
201: CPU, 202: memory, 203: CG animation generation unit, 204: voice synthesis unit, 205: sequencer unit, 206: event storage unit, 207: program information creation unit, 208: storage device, 209: moving image generation unit 210: display, 211: mouse or keyboard, 212: bus, 401: edit screen, 402: studio block, 403: movie block, 405: super setting section, 406: sound setting section, 407: narration setting section, 408: Various setting setting sections, 409: time code, 410: dialog setting section, 411: operation setting section, 412: camera / lighting setting section, 413: representative screen, 421, 422: event, 423, 425: event group, 450, 451: Cell, 460: Dialogue dialogue, 461: Name item 462: serif item, 463: serif target icon, 464: Advanced group, 465: Preview button, 466: OK button, 467: Cancel button, 468: Update button, 560: mouse pointer.

Claims (3)

In a program production device using a moving image generation and editing technology using a computer graphics animation, a moving image, a music file, a voice synthesis device, and the like,
A method for producing a program, wherein a display of a time code value that has become uncertain due to the editing work of the program is switched to a display indicating that the time code has become uncertain. The program production method according to claim 1,
When an editing operation is performed on a predetermined event in an event sequence describing program contents, a display is provided indicating that the time code value of an event group below the event is undefined. Program production method. The program production method according to claim 2,
A program producing method, characterized by adding a question mark to the end of the time code value of the event group and displaying the question mark to clearly indicate to the operator that the time code value is indefinite.

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