JP2006025242A - Image reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability when simultaneously reproducing a plurality of images. <P>SOLUTION: A video and audio processing block 4 is capable of simultaneously reproducing a plurality of images from a disk recording medium 20 and an image from an external memory 12. The video and audio processing block 4 outputs respective reproduced images to output destinations according with indications from a microcomputer 8. The microcomputer 8 is capable of setting operation means for use in operations of reproducing actions of respective reproduced images into different ones. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reproducing apparatus capable of simultaneously reproducing a plurality of images.

  A digital VTR that records and reproduces photographed image data on a magnetic tape is known. In recent years, a digital VTR having a memory card slot and recording a still image on a memory card at the same time as recording a moving image on a magnetic tape has appeared.

In this type of digital VTR, a playback mode (tape playback mode) for playing back recorded video on a magnetic tape and a playback mode (card playback mode) for playing back recorded video on a memory card are switched, and the magnetic tape is switched by a common switch. And playback from a memory card are controlled (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-22434 A

  In such a digital VTR, it is easy to reproduce a still image from a memory card while reproducing a moving image from a magnetic tape. However, as described above, when the operation switch is shared between the tape reproduction mode and the card reproduction mode, only one of reproduction from the magnetic tape and reproduction from the memory card can be operated. In this case, when a plurality of users browse the playback image from the magnetic tape and the playback image from the memory card separately, there is a problem that operations such as image forwarding and fast-forwarding cannot be arbitrarily performed.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an image playback apparatus with improved operability in the case of simultaneous playback from a plurality of recording media.

  An image reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a reproducing unit capable of simultaneously reproducing a plurality of pieces of image information from one or more recording media, and a plurality of reproduction signals for outputting the image information reproduced by the reproducing unit to different display devices. An output unit, a plurality of operation units, a display unit for output of each image information reproduced by the reproduction unit among the different display units, and a display unit for each output unit among the plurality of operation units Corresponding storage means for associating and storing operation means for instructing the reproduction operation of the image information displayed on the screen, and each image information reproduced and output by the reproducing means are associated with each other by the correspondence storage means. And supplying to the plurality of reproduction signal output means for output to the output destination display device, and in response to an instruction from the plurality of operation means, the plurality of operation means by the correspondence storage means Characterized by a control means for controlling the reproduction of the image information output to the associated display device.

  According to the present invention, by providing an independent operation unit for each of a plurality of images, a single recording / reproducing device can be operated separately by a plurality of users while viewing different scenes. Therefore, the operability can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated embodiment is a video camera that records a moving image on an optical disc as a recording medium and a still image on a memory card, a so-called disc video camera (abbreviated as DVC).

  The video lens 1 condenses light from the subject on the imaging surface of the CCD image sensor 2. The imaging device 2 converts the optical signal collected by the video lens 1 into an electrical signal and supplies it to the camera signal processing block 3. The camera signal processing block 3 performs camera signal processing on the electrical signal output from the image pickup device 2 and supplies a video signal to the video audio signal processing block 4. It is possible to change setting values such as the brightness, the shutter speed at the time of shooting, and the aperture value.

  The video / audio processing block 4 can record and play back the video signal output from the camera signal processing block 3 and the audio signal from the microphone 6 at the time of shooting according to an instruction from the microcomputer 8 and mounted on the disk drive mechanism 11. An information signal is recorded on a disc recording medium 20, a video signal for image confirmation is output to an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 5, a video signal to an external connection monitor is output to a video signal output terminal 17, and an audio output An audio signal for an external device is output to the terminal 18. The video / audio processing block 4 also supplies a video / audio signal to the 1394 I / F block 13. The 1394 I / F block 13 converts the video / audio signal from the block 4 into an IEEE 1394 signal and supplies it to the external connection PC.

  In this embodiment, at the time of reproduction, the disk drive mechanism 11 converts an information signal of the disk recording medium 20 into a video signal, and a plurality of scenes recorded on the disk recording medium 20 can be reproduced simultaneously. .

  The video audio signal processing block 4 can distribute video signals reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 independently to the LCD 5, the video signal output terminal 17 and the 1394 I / F block 13 for a plurality of reproduction scenes under the control of the microcomputer 8. It is.

  The user can use the operation unit 15 to perform video scene operations such as playback, fast forward, rewind, pause and stop, multiple scene playback settings, and playback scene output destination settings according to this embodiment. The operation unit 15 is equipped with a tact switch, and the microcomputer 8 detects the state of each tact switch of the operation unit 15 and executes a control operation according to the switch that detected the operation.

  The remote control receiver 14 receives a remote control infrared signal from an infrared remote controller 16 that is an external operation unit. When the microcomputer 8 detects the remote control signal received by the remote control receiver 14, the microcomputer 8 executes a control operation according to the operation of the infrared remote controller 16.

  The microcomputer 8 controls the entire embodiment. Characteristically in the present embodiment, the microcomputer 8 sets an output destination of a plurality of reproduced videos by an operation from the operation unit 9 and an operation for operating a reproduction operation of an image displayed at the output destination. The part can be set.

  As a specific example, the video signal of scene 1 reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 is distributed to the LCD 5, and at the same time, the video signal of another scene 2 reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 is supplied to the video signal output terminal 17. Then, the video signal of the scene 3 reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 can be supplied to the 1394 I / F block 13. The output destination of the reproduction video signal can be arbitrarily changed. The scene 1 supplied to the LCD 5 is operated by the operation unit 15, the scene 2 output to the video signal output terminal 17 is operated by the infrared remote controller 16, and the scene 3 output to the 1394 I / F block 13 is changed to 1394 I / F. Different operation means can be assigned to each reproduction scene so as to be operated by a PC (not shown) connected to the F block 13.

  With reference to FIG. 2, an example of a playback setting screen for a plurality of scenes will be described. FIG. 2 shows an example of a menu screen for setting a plurality of reproductions. When the predetermined switch SW7 of the operation unit 15 is pressed, the menu shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the LCD panel 5 and the mode is shifted to the multiple reproduction setting mode.

  When SW1 of the main body operation unit 15 is pressed in the multiple reproduction setting mode, the cursor 1 moves downward, and when SW2 is pressed, the cursor 1 moves upward. When SW3 is pressed, the cursor 2 moves to the left, and when SW4 is pressed, the cursor 2 moves to the left. Cursor 1 designates a row and cursor 2 designates a column. The location specified by the cursor 1 and the cursor 2 becomes a changeable location. When SW5 is pressed, the settable contents are sequentially switched. Priorities are set for locations that cannot be set simultaneously. For example, scene 1 has the highest priority, and the scene described in the lower part of the menu has a lower priority.

  As described above, in a DVC that can simultaneously reproduce a plurality of scenes, an output destination of each scene can be arbitrarily set, and an operation unit of each scene can be individually assigned.

  Although a case where a plurality of scenes are simultaneously reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 has been described, an output destination and an operation unit are similarly set when images are simultaneously reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 and the external memory (memory card) 12. be able to. A case where the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is changed will be described.

  The video signal and the audio signal from the video / audio processing block 4 at the time of shooting can be recorded on both the disc recording medium 20 and the removable memory card 12 or on a selected one.

  The video audio processing block 4 can also convert the information signal recorded on the external card 12 into a video signal and output it, as well as the information signal recorded on the disk recording medium 20, and further record it on the disk recording medium 20. The scene to be recorded and the scene recorded on the external card 12 can be reproduced simultaneously. The video audio signal processing block 4 converts the video signal reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 and the video signal reproduced from the external memory 12 into the LCD 5, the video signal output terminal 17 and the 1394 I / F, respectively, under the control of the microcomputer 8. It can be distributed independently to any device in the block 13.

  As a specific operation, scene 1 reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 is distributed to the LCD 5, scene 2 reproduced from the disk recording medium 20 is supplied to the video signal output terminal 17, and scene 3 reproduced from the external memory 12. Can be supplied to the 1394 I / F block 13, and the output destination can be arbitrarily changed for each scene. An operation unit for operating the reproduction operation of the image displayed at the set output destination can be arbitrarily set.

  For example, the scene 1 output to the LCD 5 is operated by the operation unit 19, the scene 2 output to the video signal output terminal 17 is operated by the infrared remote controller 16, and the scene 3 output to the 1394 I / F block 13 is converted to 1394I. It can be operated with a PC connected to the / F block 13.

  Allocation of sources, output destinations, and operation means for a plurality of images to be reproduced simultaneously is the same as in the first embodiment, and can be set in a multiple reproduction setting menu illustrated in FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the output destination of the images of a plurality of scenes reproduced at the same time and the operation unit thereof can be arbitrarily set. However, in addition to this, the output destination and the operation unit are associated in advance. You may make it leave.

  For example, it is possible to set in advance that the reproduction operation of the image displayed on the LCD 5 in FIG. 1 is operated by the operation unit 15 and the reproduction operation of the image output from the terminal 17 is operated by the remote controller 16. is there.

It is a schematic block diagram of one Example of this invention. It is an example of a multiple playback setting menu.

Explanation of symbols

1: Video lens 2: CCD image sensor 3: Camera signal processing block 4: Video audio processing block 5: LCD (liquid crystal display device)
6: Microphone 7: Display character generation block 8: Microcomputer 9: Operation unit 10: Disk drive block 11: Disk drive mechanism 12: External memory 13: 1394 I / F block 14: Remote control receiver 15: Operation unit 16: Infrared Remote control 17: Video signal output terminal 18: Audio output terminal 19: External video monitor 20: Disc recording medium

Claims (6)

Reproducing means capable of simultaneously reproducing a plurality of pieces of image information from one or more recording media;
A plurality of reproduction signal output means for outputting image information reproduced by the reproduction means to different display devices;
A plurality of operating means;
Among the different display devices, an output destination display device for each image information reproduced by the reproduction means, and an operation for reproducing the image information displayed on each output destination display device among the plurality of operation means. Correspondence storage means for associating and storing operation means for instructing
Each image information reproduced and output by the reproducing means is supplied to the plurality of reproduction signal output means to be output to the output destination display device associated with the correspondence storage means, and instructions by the plurality of operation means And a control means for controlling the reproduction operation of the image information output to the display device associated with the plurality of operation means by the correspondence storage means.   The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing unit reproduces information recorded on a plurality of the recording media at the same time.   2. The image reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for arbitrarily switching a display apparatus to which the plurality of reproduced image information is output.   The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for arbitrarily setting operation means for independently instructing reproduction operations of image information displayed at the plurality of output destinations from among the plurality of operation means. Image playback device.   The image reproduction device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of display devices include a display device provided in the image reproduction device and a display device external to the image reproduction device.   The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation units include an operation switch provided in the image reproducing apparatus and a remote controller external to the image reproducing apparatus.

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