JP2007195207A - Image reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reproducing device capable of editing and reproducing image files. <P>SOLUTION: The image reproducing device comprises: a recording medium which can record image files and scenario files for determining the sequence of reproduction or a reproduction configuration of the image files; a scenario discriminating means of capturing the scenario files from the recording medium and discriminating the sequence of reproduction or the reproduction configuration; and a reproduction means of editing and reproducing the image files captured from the recording medium according to the sequence of reproduction or the reproduction configuration discriminated by the scenario discrimination means. When an operation of reproduction operation button 78 for confirmation is accepted during the editing operation, the image files following the sequence of reproduction at the current time are reproduced in sequence. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reproducing apparatus that reproduces an image file (which may include audio information and the like) from a recording medium, and more particularly to an image reproducing apparatus that can freely reproduce a plurality of image files.

In recent years, with the development of digital image processing using a computer or the like, an image reproducing apparatus that reproduces an image file on a recording medium and displays a moving image on a monitor or the like has been put into practical use.
In this type of image reproduction apparatus, a single image file is manually selected from a plurality of image files and reproduced.

Conventionally, it has also been possible to create a new image file by connecting a plurality of image files by using image editing software such as a computer.
By performing such editing work, for example, it becomes possible to create one video work by appropriately connecting the image files captured separately for each scene at the time of imaging.
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By the way, such image editing software has a problem in that the file capacity of an image file newly generated after editing is increased.
That is, in a case where a single cut appears multiple times, the file capacity increases redundantly by the number of appearances.

Although the current image compression technique can compress the redundancy between frames, it is difficult to detect and compress the redundancy far beyond the above-described frames.
In addition, when a number of image editing operations are performed on a set of image files, a new image file is generated as many times as the number of editing operations, resulting in a large amount of file capacity.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above-described problems, the inventions described in claims 1 and 2 are images that can freely reproduce a set of image files while efficiently using the recording capacity of the recording medium. An object is to provide a playback device.
In addition to the object of claim 1, the invention described in claim 3 aims to provide an image reproducing apparatus that can simplify the file structure of a single scenario file (described later) and has high reusability of the scenario file. To do.
In addition to the object of the first aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide an image reproducing apparatus capable of easily creating a scenario file.
In addition to the object of the first aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide an image reproduction apparatus capable of reproducing an image file in a more advanced reproduction form.
In addition to the object of the first aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide an image reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing an image file without any trouble even when there is a contradiction in the contents of the scenario file. And

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram corresponding to the first to third aspects of the present invention.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a recording medium 1 capable of recording a plurality of image files and a scenario file obtained by recording the reproduction order or reproduction form of the image files in a predetermined file format, and the recording medium 1 A scenario determination unit 2 that reads a scenario file from the above and determines the playback order or playback mode based on the file format, and an image that is captured from the recording medium 1 according to the playback order or playback mode determined by the scenario determination unit 2 And a reproducing means 3 for reproducing a file.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image reproduction device according to the first aspect, the scenario file includes, as a reproduction form, an image file reproduction speed, an image file reproduction number of times, an image file reproduction range, an image It is characterized in that at least one of a special effect added to file reproduction and a sound reproduction form accompanying an image file is recorded.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image reproducing device according to the first aspect, in the scenario file, identification data indicating other scenario files is recorded as “data constituting the reproduction order”, and the scenario determining means 2 Is characterized in that, based on the identification data recorded in the scenario file, the corresponding scenario file is hierarchically traced to determine the playback order of the image files.
FIG. 2 is a principle block diagram corresponding to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image reproduction device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the image information recorded on the recording medium 1 is reproduced in accordance with an external reproduction operation. It is characterized by comprising manual reproduction means 4 and first scenario creation means 5 for automatically recording the reproduction order or reproduction form by the manual reproduction means 4 as a scenario file.
FIG. 3 is a principle block diagram corresponding to the fifth aspect of the present invention.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image reproduction device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the editing input unit 6 that receives an editing operation for a plurality of image files, and the editing input unit 6 And a second scenario creation means 7 for recording the playback order or playback mode based on the input editing operation as a scenario file.
FIG. 4 is a principle block diagram corresponding to the sixth aspect of the present invention.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the image reproduction device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a contradiction in reproducing a plurality of image files along a scenario file is detected and predetermined. According to the above-mentioned priority order or a correction instruction from the outside, a correction means 8 for correcting contradiction is provided.
(Function)
In the image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, the scenario discriminating means 2 reads the scenario file from the recording medium 1. In this scenario file, the reproduction order or reproduction form of the image file on the recording medium 1 is recorded in a predetermined file format.
The scenario discriminating means 2 discriminates the playback order or playback mode based on this file format.
The reproduction unit 3 reproduces the image file on the recording medium 1 in accordance with the reproduction order or reproduction form determined by the scenario determination unit 2.
As described above, the recording medium 1 records a set of image files as a material and a scenario file together. Since this scenario file only needs to record at least data related to the playback order or playback format, the storage capacity of the recording medium 1 is used efficiently and without waste.
In the image reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, as the above-mentioned reproduction form, the reproduction speed of the image file, the number of repetitions of the reproduction of the image file, the reproduction range of the image file, the special effect added to the reproduction of the image file, and the accompanying image file One of the audio playback modes is recorded in the scenario file.
In the image reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, the scenario discriminating means 2 traces the scenario file hierarchically to discriminate the reproduction order of the image file.
As described above, since a plurality of scenario files can be traced hierarchically to reproduce a complicated reproduction order, the file structure of each scenario file is simplified.
Further, since an already edited scenario file can be easily incorporated into another scenario file, the reusability of the scenario file itself can be improved.
In the image reproducing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the scenario file is automatically created by recording the manual reproduction operation. Since the scenario file can be executed from the second time onward, it is not necessary to repeat the complicated reproduction operation manually.
In the image reproducing device according to the fifth aspect, the scenario file is created based on the editing operation.
The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 6 corrects the contradiction of the scenario file in accordance with a predetermined priority order or an external correction instruction.

As described above, according to the first or second aspect of the invention, a scenario file having a small file capacity is recorded on a recording medium in place of the image file after completion of editing.
In particular, in the case where the same cut appears repeatedly, there is no need to record the same cut redundantly and repeatedly in the image file after editing as in the conventional case, and the information (file name) for identifying the image file of the same cut Etc.) at least.
Therefore, the recording capacity of the recording medium can be used efficiently without waste.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the playback order is determined by hierarchically tracing the scenario files, so that the file structure can be simplified for each scenario file.
Moreover, since the edited scenario file can be hierarchically incorporated into the scenario file, the scenario file is extremely reusable.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the scenario file is created by automatically recording the manual reproduction operation, the scenario file can be easily created.
Further, since the second and subsequent times, automatic reproduction can be performed along this scenario file, there is no need to repeat a complicated manual reproduction operation.
Since the scenario file is created based on the editing operation, it is possible to create a sophisticated scenario file by designating complicated editing items.
Further, unlike the image editing software described in the conventional example, it is not always necessary to create an image file after editing, so that the recording capacity of the recording medium can be used efficiently.
In the invention described in claim 6, inconsistencies in the scenario file are automatically corrected in accordance with a predetermined priority order and correction instruction. Therefore, even if there is a contradiction in the scenario file, the image can be reproduced to the extent that there is no problem.
As described above, the image reproducing apparatus to which the present invention is applied can freely reproduce the image file in a predetermined reproduction order or reproduction form while efficiently using the recording capacity of the recording medium without waste.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the present embodiment.
5 and 6, a disk drive unit 12 is disposed in the image reproducing device 11, and a magneto-optical recording medium 13 is mounted on the disk drive unit 12 from the outside.

The data output of the disk drive unit 12 is connected to the image decompression unit 14 and the microprocessor 15, and the image output of the image decompression unit 14 is connected to the display image creation unit 17 via the frame memory 16.
The output of the display image creation unit 17 is connected to a liquid crystal display unit 18 disposed on the front part of the image reproduction device 11. A touch panel 18 a that senses pressing of a finger or a pen is attached to the liquid crystal display unit 18, and an output of the touch panel 18 a is connected to a touch panel detection circuit 19. The output of the touch panel detection circuit 19 is input to the microprocessor 15.

The control input / output and data output of the microprocessor 15 are connected to the image decompression unit 14, the disk drive unit 12, and the display image creation unit 17, respectively.
Further, an S output terminal 11a, an image output terminal 11b, an audio output terminal 11c, a speaker 11d, an earphone jack 11e, and the like are arranged on the housing of the main body 11, and are connected to an internal output amplifier circuit (not shown). The

  As for the correspondence relationship between the claimed invention and the present embodiment, the recording medium 1 corresponds to the magneto-optical recording medium 13, and the scenario determination means 2 is the “scenario file data” of the disk drive unit 12 and the microprocessor 15. Corresponding to the “function for discriminating the structure”, the reproducing means 3 corresponds to the disk drive unit 12, the image decompression unit 14, the frame memory 16 and the display image creation unit 17.

  Regarding the correspondence relationship between the present invention and the present embodiment, the manual reproduction means 4 controls the touch panel 18a, the touch panel detection circuit 19 and the microprocessor 15 “display image creation unit 17 etc. according to manual reproduction operation”. The first scenario creating means 5 corresponds to the “function for creating scenario file data in response to manual operation” of the microprocessor 15.

  Regarding the correspondence between the claimed invention and the present embodiment, the edit input means 6 corresponds to the “function for discriminating edit operation” of the touch panel 18a, the touch panel detection circuit 19 and the microprocessor 15, and the second scenario. The creating means 7 corresponds to the “function of creating scenario file data in accordance with the editing operation” of the microprocessor 15.

As for the correspondence relationship between the claimed invention and this embodiment, the correcting means 8 corresponds to the “function of correcting the data of the scenario file” of the microprocessor 15.
FIG. 7 is a state transition diagram illustrating the operation of the present embodiment.
8 to 12 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in accordance with the transition of the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 18.
(initial screen)
First, when the power is turned on, the display image creating unit 17 displays an initial screen as shown in FIG. 13 on the liquid crystal display unit 18. On the initial screen, a child window 30 for accepting a reproduction operation is displayed, and thumbnail images 31 are displayed as a list in the upper half of the child window 30.

The thumbnail image 31 is an image obtained by reducing and displaying the first frame of the image file recorded on the magneto-optical recording medium 13, for example.
In the thumbnail image 31, an image with a scenario file identification mark 32 is displayed together. This image is a thumbnail image 31 corresponding to a scenario file that defines the playback order or playback format. For example, the first frame of the associated image file is reduced and displayed.

Below these thumbnail images 31, scroll buttons 33 for scrolling through the list of thumbnail images 31 are displayed, and below the scroll buttons 33, a playback button 34 for instructing a playback operation and the like are displayed. Is done.
An edit button 35 is displayed below the playback button 34. When the edit button 35 is clicked with a finger or the like, the touch panel 18a senses the pressing operation.

The touch panel detection circuit 19 detects the position coordinates of the pressed location from the touch panel 18 a and transmits it to the microprocessor 15. In the microprocessor 15, a message that “the edit button 35 has been clicked” is transmitted to the display image creation unit 17 in accordance with the position coordinates of the pressed location.
The display image creation unit 17 changes the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 18 to the edit screen A shown in FIG. 14 in accordance with the message that “the edit button 35 has been clicked”.

(Edit screen A)
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the editing screen A.
In this editing screen A, a scenario editing button 40, a video editing button 41, and an OK button 42 are displayed instead of the playback button 34 and the editing button 35 in the initial screen.

When the OK button 42 is clicked on this screen, the display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the initial screen.
On the other hand, when the video editing button 41 is clicked on this screen, the microprocessor 15 shifts to a video editing mode such as actually connecting image files on the magneto-optical recording medium 13.

When the scenario edit button 40 is clicked on this screen, the display image creation unit 17 changes the display screen to the edit screen B.
(Edit screen B)
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the edit screen B.
In this editing screen B, an OK button 45 is displayed at the upper right of the screen, and thumbnail images 46 are displayed in a row in the middle of the screen.

A palette area 48 is displayed at the lower right of the screen, and a scroll button 49 for scrolling the column display of the thumbnail images 46 is displayed at the lower left of the screen.
The operation of the embodiment on the edit screen B will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the display image creation unit 17 displays the editing screen B on the liquid crystal display unit 18 (S1 in FIG. 8).

In this state, when the thumbnail image 46 is clicked (S2 in FIG. 8), the microprocessor 15 discriminates the image file selected by the thumbnail, and a list of “scenario files that define the reproduction form” associated with the image file. Is displayed as the menu 47 (S3 in FIG. 8).
When one of the menus 47 is clicked (S4 in FIG. 8), the display image creating unit 17 changes the display screen to the edit screen C (S5 in FIG. 8).

On the other hand, when the thumbnail image 46 or the menu 47 is dragged and dropped on the palette area 48 in the editing screen B (S6 in FIG. 8), the microprocessor 15 sets the “scenario file that defines the playback order” as the magneto-optical recording medium 13. Is newly created in the recording area (S7 in FIG. 8).
Here, the data structure of the “scenario file that defines the playback order” is shown in FIG. In this data structure, the next data is stored in order from the top of the data indicated by the pointer pb.

1) Scenario file name 2) First image file name or scenario file name 3) Second image file name or scenario file name
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N + 1) Nth image file name or scenario file name N + 2) End code

Each time the thumbnail image 46 or the menu 47 is dropped in the palette area 48, the microprocessor 15 adds the corresponding image file name or scenario file name to the data of the new scenario file (S8 in FIG. 8).

When the palette area 48 is double-clicked on the edit screen B (S9 in FIG. 8), the display image creation unit 17 changes the display screen to the edit screen E (S11 in FIG. 8).
On the other hand, when the OK button 45 is clicked on the edit screen B (S12 in FIG. 8), the display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the edit screen A (S13 in FIG. 8).

As described above, on the editing screen B, a “scenario file that defines the playback order” is mainly newly created.
(Edit screen C)
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the editing screen C.
In the editing screen C, a thumbnail image 51 of “scenario file selected in the editing screen B” is displayed on the upper left of the screen, and a motion REC button 52 and an OK button 53 are displayed below the thumbnail image 51. The

In addition, a special effect check box 54 is displayed in a column at the upper right of the screen, and a repeat count edit box 55 is displayed below the special effect check box 54.
The operation of the embodiment on the edit screen C will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the display image creation unit 17 displays the editing screen C on the display screen (S15 in FIG. 9).
The microprocessor 15 reads from the magneto-optical recording medium 13 the “scenario file that defines the playback mode” selected on the editing screen B (S16 in FIG. 9).
When the “addition” column shown in FIG. 15 is selected from the menu, the microprocessor 15 newly creates a “scenario file that defines the playback mode”.

Here, the data structure of the “scenario file that defines the playback mode” is shown in FIG. In this data structure, the next data is stored in order from the beginning of the data indicated by the pointer pa.

1) Scenario file name 2) Relevant source image file name 3) Playback start point 4) Playback end point 5) Playback speed (pause, reverse playback, fast forward, etc. are stored in time series)
6) Number of playback repetitions 7) Special effects (fade in, wipe in, etc.)
8) Audio playback mode (stores volume etc. in time series)

The microprocessor 15 changes the corresponding data in the scenario file each time the special effect check box 54 and the repetition count edit box 55 are updated (S17 in FIG. 9).

On the other hand, when the motion REC button 52 is clicked on the editing screen C (S18 in FIG. 9), the display image creating unit 17 displays the editing screen D on the display screen (S19 in FIG. 9).
When the OK button 53 is clicked on the edit screen C (S20 in FIG. 9), the display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the edit screen B (S21 in FIG. 9).

As described above, in the editing screen C, “scenario file that defines the playback mode” is newly created and data is mainly updated.
(Edit screen D)
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the editing screen D.
In the editing screen D, a playback screen 60 is displayed on the left side of the screen, and a reverse playback button 61, a reverse fast forward button 62, a stop button 63, a pause button 64, a playback button are displayed on the lower side of the playback screen 60 in order from the left side. 65 and fast-forward button 66 are displayed.

An OK button 67 is arranged at the upper right of the screen, and a start setting button 68, an end setting button 69, and a confirmation button 70 are displayed at the middle of the right side of the screen.
Furthermore, a time display box 71 for displaying the playback time and a volume adjustment bar 72 for adjusting the playback volume are displayed at the lower right of the screen.
Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment on the editing screen D will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the display image creation unit 17 displays the editing screen D on the display screen (S25 in FIG. 10).
In the editing screen D, the microprocessor 15 captures a manual reproduction operation for the reproduction button 65 and the like.
Here, the microprocessor 15 reads from the magneto-optical recording medium 13 the image file that is the source of the “scenario file selected in the editing screen B”.

The image file read out in this way is decompressed by the image decompression unit 14 and is sequentially stored in the frame memory 16.
On the other hand, the display image creation unit 17 reproduces an image from the frame memory 16 in accordance with a reproduction operation message given from the microprocessor 15.
For example, when the fast-forward button 66 is pressed, the display image creation unit 17 reads out images from the frame memory 16 every several frames and sequentially displays them on the playback screen 60.

When the pause button 64 is pressed, the display image creation unit 17 repeatedly reads out an image for one frame from the frame memory 16 and displays it on the playback screen 60.
When the start setting button 68 is clicked during such a reproduction period, the microprocessor 15 sets the frame number of the image file currently displayed on the reproduction screen 60 in the data area at the reproduction start time in the scenario file. Write.

From this point, the microprocessor 15 writes the change in the reproduction speed into the data area of the reproduction speed in the scenario file.
Further, when the volume adjustment bar 72 is operated, the microprocessor 15 writes the change in the reproduction volume in the data area of the audio reproduction form in the scenario file.
Here, when the end setting button 69 is clicked, the microprocessor 15 writes the frame number of the image file currently displayed on the playback screen 60 in the data area at the end of playback of the scenario file (S26 in FIG. 10).

In this state, when the OK button 67 is clicked on the edit screen D (S27 in FIG. 10), the display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the edit screen C (S28 in FIG. 10).
Through the above-described operation, on the editing screen C, the manual reproduction operation is automatically recorded in the scenario file.
(Edit screen E)
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an editing screen E.

On the edit screen E, an OK button 76 is displayed at the upper right of the screen, and thumbnail images 75 are displayed in several rows in the middle of the screen.
In the lower left of the screen, a scroll button 77 for scrolling the column display of the thumbnail images 75 and a confirmation playback button 78 are displayed.
Hereinafter, the operation of the embodiment on the editing screen E will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the display image creation unit 17 displays the editing screen E on the display screen (S30 in FIG. 11).
Next, the microprocessor 15 takes in the scenario file created using the palette area 48 of the editing screen B. The display image creation unit 17 displays the thumbnail images 75 in a row according to the playback order defined in the scenario file (S31 in FIG. 11).

Here, when one thumbnail image 75 is dragged, the display image creating unit 17 displaces the thumbnail image 75 following the movement of the drag operation.
Further, when the thumbnail image 75 is dropped between two thumbnail images, the thumbnail image 75 is inserted between them and the entire display position is rearranged (S32 in FIG. 11).

The microprocessor 15 rearranges data indicating the reproduction order in the scenario file which is equal to the arrangement order of the thumbnail images 75 (S33 in FIG. 11).
On the other hand, when the OK button 76 is clicked on the edit screen E (S11 in FIG. 11), the display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the edit screen B (S35 in FIG. 11).
Through the editing operation described above, on the editing screen E, the data indicating the playback order in the scenario file can be easily changed.

  When the reproduction operation button 78 for confirmation shown in FIG. 19 is operated during the editing operation described above, the microprocessor 15 generates a child window for the reproduction screen, Image files are played in order according to the current playback order.

(Playback operation)
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display screen during reproduction.
A reproduction screen 80 is displayed large on the screen, and a reproduction operation button 82 is displayed below the reproduction screen 80.
Hereinafter, the reproduction operation of the embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the display image creation unit 17 displays the screen frame of the playback screen 80 (S41 in FIG. 12).
Next, the microprocessor 15 determines whether the file whose thumbnail is selected on the initial screen is an image file or a scenario file (S42 in FIG. 12).

Here, when the image file is selected as a thumbnail, the microprocessor 15 reads the image file from the magneto-optical recording medium 13 via the disk drive unit 12 (S43 in FIG. 12).
The image decompression unit 14 decompresses the data of the image file and sequentially stores it in the frame memory 16. The display image creation unit 17 sequentially displays the image information in the frame memory 16 on the playback screen 80 (S44 in FIG. 12).

The display image creating unit 17 returns the display screen to the initial screen after the reproduction of the image file is completed (S45 in FIG. 12).
On the other hand, when the scenario file is selected as a thumbnail in step S42, the microprocessor 15 determines, based on the data structure of the scenario file, whether the playback order or the playback format is defined (S46 in FIG. 12).

  Here, in the case of a scenario file in which a playback format is defined, the microprocessor 15 reads out the scenario file and the related image file from the magneto-optical recording medium 13 via the disk drive unit 12 (S47 in FIG. 12).

Next, the microprocessor 15 acquires data at the playback start time and playback end time from the data structure of the scenario file, and transfers these data to the image decompression unit 14.
The image decompression unit 14 decompresses the data of the image file from before and after the frame at the start of reproduction and sequentially stores it in the frame memory 16.

The display image creation unit 17 transmits the frame number of the image in the frame memory 16 to the microprocessor 15.
The microprocessor 15 transmits data such as the playback speed in the scenario file, the sound playback mode, and the special effects to the display image creation unit 17 in synchronization with the progress of the frame number.

The display image creation unit 17 changes the frame display time interval, the playback mode of the audio data included in the image file, special effects, and the like in synchronization with these data (S48 in FIG. 12).
The image decompression unit 14 decompresses the frame at the end of playback and ends the image file decompression process. The display image creation unit 17 returns the display screen to the initial screen after the reproduction of the image in the frame memory 16 is completed (S49 in FIG. 12).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S46 that the scenario file defines the playback order, the microprocessor 15 reads the scenario file from the magneto-optical recording medium 13 via the disk drive unit 12.
Here, the microprocessor 15 hierarchically follows the reproduction order as shown in FIG. 21, and expands the data in the reproduction order on the memory inside the microprocessor 15 (S50 in FIG. 12).

That is, in the case as shown in FIG.
(Image file B → Scenario file C → Image file D)
Data is recorded. Therefore, the microprocessor 15 reads the scenario file C in which the playback order is defined in a hierarchical manner.
In this scenario file C,
(Image file E → Image file F → Scenario file G)
Data is recorded. Here, since the scenario file G defines the reproduction mode, the reproduction order does not follow any further.

As a result, the playback order expanded on the memory is
(Image file B → Image file E → Image file F → Scenario file G → Image file D)
It becomes.
Here, the microprocessor 15 searches for a connection location between the scenario files defining the reproduction forms, and determines whether or not there is a contradiction in a special effect or the like of the connection location based on a predetermined comparison table or the like ( FIG. 12S51).

For example, if fade-out and wipe-in are defined mutually, it is determined that a contradiction occurs.
When such a contradiction occurs, the microprocessor 15 deletes the corresponding data in the subsequent scenario file in order to give priority to the special effect of the preceding scenario file (S52 in FIG. 12).

The microprocessor 15 overwrites the corrected scenario file on the magneto-optical recording medium 13 (S53 in FIG. 12).
In a state in which the contradiction is resolved in this way, the microprocessor 15, the image decompression unit 14, and the display image creation unit 17 sequentially reproduce the image file or the scenario file according to the reproduction order expanded on the memory (S54 in FIG. 12). ).

The display image creating unit 17 returns the display screen to the initial screen after the reproduction of the image in the frame memory 16 is completed (S55 in FIG. 12).
As described above, in this embodiment, a scenario file having a relatively small file capacity is recorded on the magneto-optical recording medium 13 in place of the image file after completion of editing.

Further, since the playback order is reconstructed by tracing the scenario files hierarchically, the file structure can be simplified for each scenario file.
In addition, since the edited scenario file can be incorporated into the scenario file as it is, the reusability of the scenario file can be increased, and the workability of image editing can be improved.

Furthermore, since a scenario file is created by automatically recording a manual reproduction operation, the scenario file can be created easily.
In addition, since the reproduction can be performed along the scenario file after the second time, there is no need to repeat a complicated manual reproduction operation.
In addition, since a scenario file can be created based on an advanced editing operation, complicated editing items that cannot be specified by a manual reproduction operation can be included in the scenario file.

Furthermore, since the contradiction of the scenario file is automatically corrected according to a predetermined priority order, there is no possibility that the reproduced image of the image file along the scenario file will be hindered by the contradiction.
Also, in this embodiment, the scenario files defining the playback mode and playback order are made separate, so the data structure of the scenario file is simplified and the information processing load required for interpreting the data structure can be reduced. Is possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the scenario file that defines the playback mode and the playback order is separated. However, by including both data structures in one scenario file, both the playback mode and the playback order are included. You may use a scenario file that defines

In the embodiment described above, the image file and the scenario file are separated from each other. However, the scenario file may be recorded in a part of the image file.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the magneto-optical recording medium 13 is employed as the recording medium 1. However, the present invention is not limited to the material and shape of the recording medium 1, and a recording medium capable of recording image information. 1 may be sufficient. For example, an optical recording medium or a magnetic recording medium may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the scenario file has a contradiction, the preceding image reproduction is automatically prioritized. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the subsequent image reproduction is automatically prioritized. Alternatively, a priority may be set in advance for each type of contradiction. In addition, when a contradiction occurs, a priority instruction from the outside may be received via the touch panel 18a.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the contradiction of the scenario file is automatically corrected at the time of reproduction, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the inconsistency of the scenario file may be automatically corrected or the operator may be warned of the inconsistency during the editing operation as shown in FIG. With such a configuration, it becomes possible to quickly find inconsistencies during editing of the scenario file and correct the inconsistencies quickly and in detail.

  The present invention is a technique that can be used for an image reproducing apparatus.

It is a principle block diagram. It is a principle block diagram. It is a principle block diagram. It is a principle block diagram. It is a functional block diagram of an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the external appearance of this embodiment. It is a state transition diagram explaining operation | movement of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement of this embodiment in the edit screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present embodiment on an edit screen C. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of this embodiment in the edit screen. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement of this embodiment in the edit screen E. FIG. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of this embodiment in reproduction | regeneration mode. It is a figure which shows an initial screen. It is a figure which shows the edit screen A. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an editing screen B. It is a figure explaining the data structure of a scenario file. 6 is a diagram showing an editing screen C. FIG. It is a figure which shows the edit screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an editing screen E. It is a figure which shows the screen at the time of reproduction mode. It is a figure explaining the hierarchical structure of a reproduction order.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recording medium, 2 ... Scenario discrimination | determination means, 3 ... Reproduction | regeneration means, 4 ... Manual reproduction | regeneration means, 5 ... 1st scenario creation means, 6 ... Edit input means, 7 ... 2nd scenario creation means, 8 ... Correction means , 11... Image reproducing device, 12... Disk drive unit, 13... Magneto-optical recording medium, 14... Image decompression unit, 15. ... Touch panel, 19 ... Touch panel detection circuit, 30 ... Child window, 31 ... Thumbnail image, 32 ... Scenario file identification mark, 33 ... Scroll button, 34 ... Play button, 35 ... Edit button, 40 ... Scenario edit button, 41 ... Video Edit button, 42 ... OK button, 45 ... OK button, 46 ... thumbnail image, 48 ... palette area, 49 ... scroll button, 51 ... thumbnail image, 52 ... mode REC button, 53 ... OK button, 54 ... Special effect check box, 55 ... Repeat count edit box, 60 ... Playback screen, 61 ... Reverse playback button, 62 ... Reverse fast-forward button, 63 ... Stop button, 64 ... Pause button, 65 ... Playback button, 66 ... Fast forward button, 67 ... OK button, 68 ... Start setting button, 69 ... End setting button, 70 ... Confirm button, 72 ... Volume adjustment bar, 75 ... Thumbnail image, 76 ... OK button, 77 ... Scroll button

Claims (6)

A recording medium capable of recording a plurality of image files and a scenario file in which the reproduction order or reproduction form of the image files is recorded in a predetermined file format;
A scenario discriminating means for capturing a scenario file from the recording medium and discriminating the playback order or the playback mode based on the file format;
An image playback apparatus comprising: playback means for playing back the image file captured from the recording medium according to the playback order or playback mode determined by the scenario determination means. The image reproduction apparatus according to claim 1,
In the scenario file,
As the playback mode, the playback speed of the image file, the number of times of playback of the image file, the playback range of the image file, special effects added to the playback of the image file, the playback mode of the audio accompanying the image file, Any one of the above is recorded. An image reproducing apparatus characterized by comprising: The image reproduction apparatus according to claim 1,
In the scenario file,
Identification data pointing to other scenario files is recorded as "data constituting the playback order"
The scenario determination means includes
An image reproduction apparatus characterized in that, based on identification data recorded in the scenario file, the corresponding scenario file is traced hierarchically to determine the reproduction order of the image file. The image reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Manual reproduction means for reproducing image information recorded on the recording medium in response to an external reproduction operation;
First scenario creation means for automatically recording the playback order or playback mode by the manual playback means as a scenario file;
An image reproducing apparatus comprising: The image reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Editing input means for receiving an editing operation on the plurality of image files;
Second scenario creation means for recording a playback order or playback mode based on an editing operation input via the editing input means as a scenario file;
An image reproducing apparatus comprising: The image reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
It comprises a correcting means for detecting a contradiction when reproducing the plurality of image files along the scenario file and correcting the contradiction according to a predetermined priority or an external correction instruction. An image reproducing apparatus.