JP2008311744A - Recorder, imaging apparatus, and method and program for creating play list - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To group the reproducible data previously in a reproduction apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: A format information acquiring section 220 acquires the format information about the recording format of clip data produced by multiplexing video data and audio data. Information about the recording rate or encoding is employed as the format information. A clip data classification section 230 classifies the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the format information thus acquired. A virtual play list creating section 240 creates a virtual play list related to the clip data for each of a plurality of groups thus classified and records the virtual play list on a recording medium 290. A menu screen creating section 250 creates a menu screen for reproducing the clip data base on the virtual play list thus created. A reproduction/display section 260 reproduces and displays the clip data recorded on the recording medium 290 through the menu screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, and more particularly to a recording apparatus and an imaging apparatus that handle clip data in which video data and audio data are multiplexed, a processing method therefor, and a program that causes a computer to execute the method.

Conventionally, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) has been used as a recording medium removable from a recording / reproducing apparatus. This DVD has a recording capacity of 4.7 GB (Giga Byte) or more, and can record AV (Audio / Video) data including video data and audio data. For example, an imaging apparatus that records in a DVD-Video format on a recordable DVD has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-350251 (FIG. 1)

  On the other hand, in the future, it is desired to realize recording and reproduction of higher definition digital high definition video. Therefore, for example, the AVCHD standard has been proposed. This AVCHD standard records video signals of an interlace method (1080i) having 1080 effective scanning lines and a progressive method (720p) having 720 effective scanning lines by using a highly efficient compression coding technique. . According to this AVCHD standard, MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) -4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) / H. In the H.264 system, audio data is encoded by a Dolby Digital (AC-3: Audio Code number 3) system or a Linear PCM (LPCM: Linear Pulse-Code Modulation) system.

  In such AV data recording / reproduction, there are various restrictions, and thus once recorded data may not be normally reproduced. For example, in the AVCHD standard, the recording rate of an optical disk recording medium is 18 Mbps (bit per second) or less, and the recording rate of other recording media is 24 Mbps or less. Therefore, assuming a camcorder that captures a hard disk as a recording medium at a maximum image quality setting of 24 Mbps and a standard image quality setting of 12 Mbps, the user records both of the image quality settings on the hard disk and re-encodes them. If copying to a DVD without doing so, the DVD player can reproduce 12 Mbps video, but cannot reproduce 24 Mbps video, and the presence or absence of display may change for each chapter.

  In addition, since LPCM is an option as a method for encoding audio data, depending on the playback device, data encoded by LPCM may not be able to reproduce sound. Similarly, video data encoding schemes may only support certain attributes, such as image size, profile, and level, depending on the playback device, and data encoded with a codec that exceeds those attributes may be played back. Can not do it.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to group data that can be played back by a playback device in advance.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first aspect of the present invention is a recording apparatus that multiplexes video data and audio data and records them on a recording medium as clip data. Format information acquisition means for acquiring format information relating to the recording format, clip data classification means for classifying the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information, and a play relating to the clip data for each of the plurality of groups A recording apparatus comprising a playlist creating means for creating a list. Thus, the clip data is classified into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information, and a play list relating to the clip data is created for each group.

  In the first aspect, the recording medium records a clip data file that holds the clip data, and a clip information file that holds information about the clip data corresponding to the clip data, and the format The information acquisition means may acquire the format information related to the recording format of the clip data from the clip information file. This brings about the effect that the clip data is classified into a plurality of groups based on the format information acquired from the clip information file, and a playlist related to the clip data is created for each group.

  Also, in this first aspect, the format information is information relating to the recording rate of the clip data, information relating to encoding of the audio data of the clip data, or information relating to encoding of the video data of the clip data. Either of them may be used.

  In addition, in the first aspect, it may further include menu creation means for creating a menu for reproducing the clip data based on the playlist created for each of the plurality of groups. This brings about the effect that a menu for reproducing clip data is created based on the playlist created for each group.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided imaging means for imaging a subject to generate video data, sound collection means for collecting audio from the subject to generate audio data, the video data, and the video data Recording means for multiplexing audio data and recording the data as clip data on a recording medium, format information acquisition means for acquiring format information relating to the recording format of the clip data, and the clip data based on the acquired format information An image pickup apparatus comprising: clip data classification means for classifying into a plurality of groups; and playlist creation means for creating a playlist relating to the clip data for each of the plurality of groups and recording the playlist on the recording medium. is there. Thereby, the clip data is classified into a plurality of groups based on the format information acquired in the imaging apparatus, and an operation of creating a playlist regarding the clip data for each group is brought about.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clip data file that holds clip data obtained by multiplexing video data and audio data, a clip information file that holds information related to the clip data corresponding to the clip data, and Is a playlist generation method in a recording apparatus for recording a recording information on a recording medium, the format information acquisition procedure for acquiring format information about the recording format of the clip data from the clip information file, and the format information acquisition procedure based on the acquired format information Clip data classification means for classifying clip data into a plurality of groups; and a playlist creation procedure for creating a playlist related to the clip data for each of the plurality of groups and recording the playlist on the recording medium. playlist Is a program for causing to execute a deposition method or these steps on a computer. Thus, the clip data is classified into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information, and a play list relating to the clip data is created for each group.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that data reproducible in a playback device can be grouped in advance.

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an imaging apparatus 100 as an example of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The imaging apparatus 100 includes a camera unit 10, a recording / playback processing unit 20, and a control unit 30.

  The camera unit 10 includes an optical block 11, a camera control unit 12, a signal converter 13, an imaging signal processing unit 14, an audio input unit 15, and an audio signal processing unit 16. The optical block 11 includes a lens group for imaging a subject, an aperture adjustment mechanism, a focus adjustment mechanism, a zoom mechanism, a shutter mechanism, a flash mechanism, a camera shake correction mechanism, and the like. The camera control unit 12 receives a control signal from the control unit 30 and generates a control signal to be supplied to the optical block 11. Then, the generated control signal is supplied to the optical block 11 to perform controls such as zoom control, shutter control, and exposure control.

  The signal converter 13 is configured by an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), for example, and an image through the optical block 11 is formed on an image forming surface thereof. The signal converter 13 receives an image capturing timing signal supplied from the control unit 30 according to the shutter operation, converts the subject image formed on the imaging surface into an imaging signal, and the imaging signal processing unit 14. To supply.

  The imaging signal processing unit 14 performs processing such as gamma correction and AGC (Auto Gain Control) on the imaging signal based on the control signal from the control unit 30, and converts the imaging signal into an image signal as a digital signal. Processing is also performed. The sound input unit 15 collects sound around the subject at the time of shooting. The audio signal from the audio input unit 15 is supplied to the audio signal processing unit 16. The audio signal processing unit 16 performs processing such as correction on the audio signal and AGC based on the control signal from the control unit 30, and also performs processing for converting the audio signal into a digital signal.

  The recording / playback processing unit 20 includes an encoding / decoding circuit 21, a medium interface 23, an output processing unit 24, and a buffer memory 25.

  The encoding / decoding circuit 21 has an encoding function that encodes and multiplexes the image signal and audio signal from the camera unit 10 and additional recording information and converts them into compressed data. On the other hand, the encoding / decoding circuit 21 has a decoding function that separates and decodes an image signal, an audio signal, and additional recording information from the compressed data. Further, the encoding / decoding circuit 21 performs automatic white balance control, exposure correction control, enlargement control according to the digital zoom magnification, and the like on the image signal from the imaging signal processing unit 14 based on the control signal from the control unit 30. Do further.

  The hard disk 22 receives the compressed data from the encoding / decoding circuit 21 and records it. The hard disk 22 supplies the recorded compressed data to the encoding / decoding circuit 21. The medium interface 23 receives the compressed data from the encoding / decoding circuit 21 and writes it in the recording medium 49. The medium interface 23 reads the compressed data from the recording medium 49 and supplies it to the encoding / decoding circuit 21. As the recording medium 49, for example, a disk-shaped recording medium such as a DVD or a semiconductor memory such as a memory card can be assumed.

  The output processing unit 24 supplies the compressed data from the encoding / decoding circuit 21 to the control unit 30 and the output terminals 27 to 29 under the control of the control unit 30. The buffer memory 25 is composed of, for example, an SDRAM and is used as a work area for encoding or decoding in the encoding / decoding circuit 21.

  The control unit 30 connects the processing device 31, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 34, an operation input interface 35 for connecting the operation input unit 41, and the display unit 42. The display control unit 36 and a clock circuit 39 for recording the photographing time are connected via the system bus 32.

  The processing device 31 controls the entire control unit 30 and uses the RAM 34 as a work area. In the ROM 33, a program for controlling the camera unit 10 and a program for executing recording control and reproduction control of image signals and audio signals are written.

  An operation input unit 41 connected to the operation input interface 35 includes a mode switching key for switching between a shooting mode and another mode such as a playback mode, a zoom adjustment key, an exposure adjustment key, a shutter key, and a moving image shooting key. A plurality of keys such as display adjustment keys in the display unit 42 are provided. The operation input interface 35 transmits an operation signal from the operation input unit 41 to the processing device 31. The processing device 31 determines which key is operated in the operation input unit 41 and performs control processing according to the determination result.

  The display unit 42 connected to the display control unit 36 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and is read from the image signal from the camera unit 10 or the recording medium 49 under the control of the processing device 31. Display the image signal. The clock circuit 39 generates time information representing year, month, day, hour, minute, second and the like.

  In this imaging apparatus 100, it is assumed that AV data according to the AVCHD standard is recorded on the hard disk 22 or the recording medium 49. The AVCHD standard will be described below.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data structure in the AVCHD standard. In the AVCHD standard, AV data is handled in a hierarchical structure, and is roughly divided into an index table, a movie object, a playlist, a clip information file, and a clip AV stream file.

The clip AV stream file is a bit stream in which video data and audio data are multiplexed in the MPEG-2 TS (transport stream) format. The clip AV stream includes an OB stream (Overlay Bitmap stream) that is a graphics stream for displaying subtitles, and an MB stream (Menu Bitmap stream) that uses data (button image data and the like) used for menu display and the like as a stream. Can be multiplexed.

  The clip information file is a file that holds information regarding the clip AV stream file as clip information. This clip information file includes a mapping (conversion) table between a time position and a space position (address) in the clip AV stream file. Thus, when an access point in the clip AV stream file is designated by time, an appropriate address on the clip AV stream file can be accessed by referring to this mapping table.

  These clip AV stream files and clip information files in which corresponding clip information is recorded are collectively referred to as clips. The clip AV stream file and the clip information file constituting the clip have a one-to-one correspondence. That is, in the example of this figure, the clip information 741 holds information about the stream 751, the clip information 742 holds information about the stream 752, the clip information 743 holds information about the stream 753, and the clip information 744 is the stream 754. Holds information about.

  The playlist is composed of a clip to be reproduced, information on a pair of start point and end point of the clip, and the like. Information such as the reproduction start point and the reproduction end point is referred to as a play item (PlayItem). One play list includes one or more play items. Clip playback is performed via this playlist. That is, by playing back a play list, play items included in the play list are played back sequentially. Thus, the corresponding section in the clip is played according to the playback start point and playback end point in the play item.

  Each play item can be given a playlist mark. The play item is divided into a plurality of chapters by the play list mark. On the other hand, there may be a plurality of play items in one chapter.

  The playlist is roughly classified into a real playlist (Real PlayList) and a virtual playlist (Virtual PlayList). An actual playlist is a playlist that basically holds one or more clips in the order of recording in units of clips. There is no time gap (gap) in the actual playlist, and there is no overlap (overlap) with other actual playlists. On the other hand, the virtual playlist is a playlist that arbitrarily holds one or more clips corresponding to any one of the actual playlists. In the example of this figure, play items 731, 732, 733, 734, and 735 belong to a real play list, and play items 736 and 737 belong to a virtual play list.

  In the AVCHD standard, as conditions for the play items to belong to the same playlist, it is determined that the video data has the same encoding type, the same image size, the same frame rate, and the like. It has been. On the other hand, there are no specific conditions for audio data. Therefore, depending on the encoding type of the audio data, a part of the playlist may not be normally played back on the playback device side. Also, with respect to video data, a part of the playlist may not be normally played back on the playback device side due to other restrictions. In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to solve this, a special virtual playlist as described later is created.

  The movie object is an object including a navigation command program and the like. Here, the navigation command program is a command group for controlling playback of a playlist and processing after the playback ends. In the example of this figure, movie object # 1 (721) plays the actual playlist # 00000, movie object # 2 (722) plays the actual playlist # 00200, and movie object # 3 (723) plays the actual play. The list # 00018 is reproduced, and the movie object # 4 (724) reproduces the virtual playlist # 01005.

  The index table is the highest level table that defines the title of the content recorded on the recording medium. This index table includes one or more movie titles, and each movie title points to a movie object. In the example of this figure, movie title # 1 (711) indicates movie object # 1 (721), movie title # 2 (712) indicates movie object # 1 (722), and movie title # 3 (713) indicates Movie object # 1 (723) is pointed out, and movie title # 4 (714) points to movie object # 1 (724). In the playback device, playback of content is controlled based on the title information stored in the index table.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship around movie objects in the AVCHD standard. The index table includes a first playback title 719 and a menu title 718 in addition to the movie title already described. The first playback title 719 indicates a movie object corresponding to the title to be reproduced first. The menu title 718 indicates a movie object corresponding to the menu screen.

  Here, it is assumed that the reproduction start of title # 1 is instructed. Movie object # 1 (721) is pointed out from movie title # 1 (711), whereby the navigation command program included in movie object # 1 (721) is executed.

  When a command (7201) for instructing reproduction of the playlist # 1 (730) is executed in the movie object # 1 (721), the play items in the playlist # 1 (730) are sequentially reproduced. Corresponding clips are played back via the playlist # 1 (730). In the example of this figure, the play item # 1 (731) and the play item # 2 (732) are reproduced in this order, and when the play item # 9 (739) has been reproduced, the process returns to the movie object # 1 (721). It has become.

  In movie object # 1 (721), the navigation program command instructs to return to the menu title (7202), and the control shifts to menu title 718.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the imaging apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The imaging apparatus 100 includes, as its functions, an operation reception unit 210, a format information acquisition unit 220, a clip data classification unit 230, a virtual playlist creation unit 240, a menu screen creation unit 250, and a playback display unit 260. I have.

  The operation receiving unit 210 receives an operation input from a user of the imaging apparatus 100. This operation input includes pressing the REC button for imaging, setting a recording rate, setting an audio encoding method, setting a video encoding profile and level, and operating a menu screen during playback.

  The format information acquisition unit 220 acquires format information related to a clip recording format. The format information can be acquired from the content set by the operation reception unit 210 at the time of imaging if the clip is captured by the imaging apparatus 100. In addition, in order to apply a clip recorded on the recording medium 290 by another device, the contents of the clip information file corresponding to the clip can be acquired from the recording medium 290. The specific contents will be described later.

  The clip data classification unit 230 classifies clips into a plurality of groups based on the format information acquired by the format information acquisition unit 220. For example, when classifying based on the recording rate of a clip, it can be classified into a group of clips recorded at 18 Mbps or less and a group of clips recorded at over 18 Mbps. Further, in the case of classification based on information related to encoding of audio data of a clip, it can be classified into a group of clips recorded by AC-3 and a group of clips recorded by LPCM. In addition, when classifying based on the information regarding the encoding of the video data of the clip, it can be classified into a group of clips recorded in the main profile and a group of clips recorded in the high profile. You may make it classify | categorize according to a level.

  The virtual playlist creation unit 240 creates a virtual playlist related to clips for each of a plurality of groups classified by the clip data classification unit 230. This virtual playlist is created separately from the actual playlist. For example, in the case of classification based on the recording rate of clips, one virtual playlist is recorded in a group of clips recorded at 18 Mbps or less. And another virtual playlist is composed of a group of clips recorded at a speed exceeding 18 Mbps. The virtual playlist created by the virtual playlist creation unit 240 is recorded on the recording medium 290.

  The virtual playlist creation unit 240 may create the virtual playlist every time the recording operation is completed, may be created by an explicit operation from the user, or the recording medium is taken out. Or other operations such as connection with an external device may be performed automatically. Further, it may be created when editing (authoring) the recording medium in other software.

  The menu screen creation unit 250 creates a menu screen for playing back a clip based on the virtual playlist created by the virtual playlist creation unit 240. This menu screen includes display of thumbnails and format information corresponding to each clip, operation buttons configured by the above-described MB stream, and the like. The menu screen created by the menu screen creation unit 250 is recorded on the recording medium 290.

  The reproduction display unit 260 reproduces and displays the clip recorded on the recording medium 290. When a clip is played, if there is a menu screen created by the menu screen creation unit 250, the clip is played through the menu screen.

  Among the functions described above, the operation receiving unit 210 is realized by, for example, the operation input unit 41, the reproduction display unit 260 is realized by, for example, the display unit 42, and other functions can be realized by, for example, the processing device 31.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a file configuration in the AVCHD standard. Under the root directory (root) of the recording medium, a directory “BDMV” 810 including the contents of the clip is arranged. Further, a directory “AVCHDTN” 880 including thumbnails is arranged under the root directory as necessary.

  A file “index.bdmv” 820 and a file “MovieObject.bdmv” 830 are arranged immediately below the directory “BDMV” 810. Further, under the directory “BDMV” 810, a directory “PLAYLIST” 840, a directory “CLIPINF” 850, a directory “STREAM” 860, and a directory “BACKUP” 870 are arranged.

  The file “index.bdmv” 820 stores the contents of the directory “BDMV” 810 and corresponds to the index table described with reference to FIG. The file “MovieObject.bdmv” 830 stores information on the movie object, and corresponds to the movie object described with reference to FIG.

  The directory “PLAYLIST” 840 is a directory in which a playlist database is arranged. The directory “PLAYLIST” 840 includes, for example, files 841 to 843 that are files related to the playlist. The file name of the file in this directory “PLAYLIST” 840 is composed of a 5-digit number and an extension. Of the five-digit numbers, 1000 from “00000” to “00999” are for the actual playlist, and 200 from “01000” to “01199” are for the virtual playlist. Also, “.mpls” is used as the extension of each file.

  The directory “CLIPINF” 850 is a directory in which a database of clips is placed. This directory “CLIPINF” 850 includes, for example, files 851 to 853 which are clip information files for each of the clip AV stream files. The file name of the file in this directory “CLIPINF” 850 is composed of a 5-digit number and an extension. “.Clpi” is used as the extension of each file.

  The directory “STREAM” 860 is a directory in which an AV stream file as an entity is placed. This directory “STREAM” 860 includes, for example, clip AV stream files 861 to 863 corresponding to the respective clip information files. The file in the directory “STREAM” 860 is composed of an MPEG-2 transport stream, and the file name is composed of a 5-digit number and an extension. The 5-digit number part of the file name indicates the correspondence between the clip information file and this clip AV stream file by making it the same as the corresponding clip information file. Further, “.m2ts” is used as the extension of each file.

  The directory “BACKUP” 870 stores a backup of each of the directories and files described above.

  Two types of thumbnail files “thumbnail.tidx” 881 and “thumbnail.tdt2” 882 can be placed in the directory “AVCHDTN” 880. A thumbnail file “thumbnail.tidx” 881 is a file that stores index information for each thumbnail image data, and a thumbnail file “thumbnail.tdt2” 882 is a set of thumbnail image data.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data structure of a clip information file in the AVCHD standard. Here, the syntax is shown based on a C language description method used as a program description language.

  In this clip information file, a field “TypeIndicator” has a data length of 32 bits (8 bits × 4 bytes) and is an identifier indicating that this file is a clip information file. A field “TypeIndicator2” has a data length of 32 bits and is an identifier indicating the version of this clip information file.

  This clip information file has a block “blkClipInfo ()”, a block “blkSequenceInfo ()”, a block “blkProgramInfo ()”, a block “blkCPI ()”, a block “blkClipMark ()”, and a block “blkExtensionData ()”. , Field “SequenceInfoStartAddress”, field “ProgramInfoStartAddress”, field “CPIStartAddress”, field “ClipMarkStartAddress” and field “ExtensionStart start” Show.

  The field “ExtensionDataStartAddress” indicates the start address of the block “blkExtensionData ()” by the relative number of bytes from the head of the clip information file. The relative number of bytes starts from “0”. If the value of this field “ExtensionDataStartAddress” is “0”, it indicates that the block “blkExtensionData ()” does not exist in this clip information file.

  The block “blkClipInfo ()” is started from the area “reserved” having a data length of 96 bits following the field indicating the start address. The block “blkClipInfo ()” describes information related to the clip AV stream managed by this clip information file. The data structure of the block “blkClipInfo ()” will be described later.

  The block “blkSequenceInfo ()” describes information for managing a continuous sequence of a system time base (STC: System Time Clock) and arrival time base (ATC: Arrival Time Clock) as a group.

  The block “blkProgramInfo ()” describes information such as the encoding method of the clip AV stream managed by this clip information file, the aspect ratio of video data in the clip AV stream, and the like.

  The block “blkCPI ()” stores information regarding a mapping table between the time position and the space position of the entire stream file. The block “blkClipMark ()” does not include significant information.

  The block “blkExtensionData ()” is an area in which extension data can be stored.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the data structure of the block “blkClipInfo ()” of the clip information file in the AVCHD standard.

  In this block “blkClipInfo ()”, the field “Length” has a data length of 32 bits, and indicates the data length from immediately after this field “Length” to the end of the block “blkClipInfo ()”. A field “ClipStreamType” is arranged via an area “reserved” having a data length of 16 bits.

  The field “ClipStreamType” has a data length of 8 bits and represents the type of the clip AV stream. The value of this field “ClipStreamType” is fixed to “1”, for example. The field “ApplicationType” has a data length of 8 bits and indicates the type of application. When the value of the field “ApplicationType” is “1”, the corresponding clip AV stream is reproduced as a normal moving image. Subsequently, an area “reserved” having a data length of 31 bits is arranged.

  The flag “IsCC5” having a data length of 1 bit indicates whether or not the connection between the corresponding clip and the next clip is performed by seamless connection of CC5 (ConnectionCondition = 5) by the block “blkPlayItem ()” in the playlist. Is. If the value of the flag “IsCC5” is “1”, it indicates that the connection between the clips is made by CC5 seamless connection.

  The field “TSRecordingRate” represents the recording rate of the transport stream of the clip AV stream file in units of “byte / second”. The field “NumberOfSourcePackets” represents the number of source packets included in the clip AV stream. A block “TSTypeInfoBlock ()” is arranged through an area “reserved” having a data length of 1024 bits. The block “TSTypeInfoBlock ()” stores information indicating the type of transport stream of the packet in which the clip AV stream is stored.

  Information below the next if statement is described when the value of the flag “IsCC5” is “1”. A field “FollowingClipStreamType” is arranged through an area “reserved” having a data length of 8 bits next to the if statement. The field “FollowingClipStreamType” has a data length of 8 bits, and describes the type of the clip next to the clip corresponding to this clip information file. A field “FollowingClipInformationFileName” is arranged via an area “reserved” having a data length of 32 bits.

  The field “FollowingClipInformationFileName” has a data length of 40 bits (8 bits × 5 bytes) and describes the file name of the clip information file corresponding to the clip next to the clip corresponding to this clip information file. The next field “ClipCodeIdentifier” has a data length of 32 bits (8 bits × 4 bytes) and indicates the encoding method of the next clip, and has been encoded by a method defined in ISO646. Is fixed to a character string value “M2TS” of 4 characters. Next, an area “reserved” having a data length of 8 bits is arranged.

  In such a block “blkClipInfo ()” of the clip information file, the format information acquisition unit 220 acquires information of the field “TSRecordingRate” as format information regarding the recording format of the clip. That is, the recording rate of the corresponding clip AV stream file is acquired. As a result, the clip data classification unit 230 can perform classification into a plurality of groups based on the recording rate.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of creating a menu screen in the embodiment of the present invention. In this example, it is assumed that the recording rates of the clips 640, 641, 643, and 646 are 18 Mbps, and the recording rates of the clips 642, 644, and 645 are 24 Mbps.

  Based on the recording rate acquired by the format information acquisition unit 220, the clip data classification unit 230 classifies into groups of 18 Mbps or less (clips 640, 641, 643 and 646) and groups exceeding 18 Mbps (clips 642, 644 and 645). To do.

  Then, the virtual playlist creation unit 240 creates a virtual playlist for each of these groups. That is, a virtual playlist 620 including play items 621 to 623 corresponding to the clips 642, 644 and 645 and a virtual playlist 630 including play items 631 to 634 corresponding to the clips 640, 641, 643 and 646 are created. .

  The file name of the virtual playlist in this case is within the range allowed by the AVCHD standard, for example, the file name of the virtual playlist of the group of 18 Mbps or less is “01198.mpls”, and the virtual play of the group exceeding 18 Mbps is used. By setting the file name of the list to “01199.mpls”, the two can be distinguished. In addition, as a method of distinguishing by other than the virtual playlist file name, there is a method of distinguishing by title name. In the AVCHD standard, since the number of titles is defined as 0 to 999, for example, the title name of a group of 18 Mbps or less is set to “998”, and the title name of a group exceeding 18 Mbps is set to “999” to distinguish between the two. be able to.

  Further, the menu screen creation unit 250 creates a menu screen 611 including buttons linked to each play item of the virtual playlist 620 and a menu screen 612 including buttons linked to each play item of the virtual playlist 630. The menu screen 611 displays “over 18 Mbps”, and the menu screen 612 displays “18 Mbps or less”. In this menu screen, image data based on background images and thumbnail images, and MB streams constituting buttons and the like are multiplexed in a clip AV stream file.

  Thus, when handling a clip recorded on the hard disk, the menu screen 612 can be used as a virtual playlist of clips that may be dubbed to the optical disc, and the menu screen 611 is a virtual playlist of clips that cannot be dubbed to the optical disc. Can be used as By separately displaying the menu screen in this way, it is possible to distinguish and present the two in a manner that is easy for the user to understand visually.

  Next, the operation of the imaging apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, an example of creating a menu screen by performing grouping when editing (authoring) a recording medium in software will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for creating a virtual playlist in the embodiment of the present invention. In the virtual playlist creation process, the actual playlist recorded on the recording medium is sequentially read (step S912). Then, play items included in the read actual playlist are sequentially read (step S914). When there is no play item to be read (step S913), the next real play list is read (step S912). These processes are repeated until the next actual playlist does not exist (step S911).

  When a play item is read in step S914, format information is read from the corresponding clip information file (step S915). In this example, information on the recording rate is read as format information. As a result, if the recording rate is 18 Mbps or less (step S916), the clip is registered in a virtual playlist for 18 Mbps or less (step S917). If the recording rate is higher than 18 Mbps (step S916), the clip is used for exceeding 18 Mbps. Are registered in the virtual play list (step S918).

  If the clip is divided into a plurality of chapters (step S921), an entry mark is also given to the corresponding virtual playlist (step S922). When the next chapter does not exist, the process proceeds to step S913, and reading of the next play item is attempted.

  When virtual playlists classified according to recording rates are created in this way, a menu screen is created as follows based on these virtual playlists.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for creating a menu screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. First, a title for the corresponding virtual playlist is defined in the index table (step S931). Then, a command (navigation command program) for continuously reproducing the corresponding title group is defined in the movie object (step S932).

  In this example, the menu for the real playlist is created first (step S933), and the menu for the virtual playlist is created following this. In order to create a menu for the virtual playlist, characters that explain “for 18 Mbps or less” and “for exceeding 18 Mbps” are prepared in the background image (step S934). Then, each button is defined in the menu bitmap (step S935). At this time, a command or the like for jumping to the designated position of the corresponding clip when pressed is defined for each button.

  Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to classify clips into a plurality of groups according to a recording rate, generate a virtual playlist, and further create a menu screen based on the virtual playlist. it can.

  Although the classification based on the recording rate has been described as an example here, the classification can be performed based on other format information. In the following, an example in which information relating to encoding of audio data and information relating to encoding of video data is used as format information will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a block “blkStreamCodingInfo ()” in the AVCHD standard. This block “blkStreamCodingInfo ()” is a block included in the block “blkProgramInfo ()” of the clip information file. The field “Length” has a data length of 8 bits, and indicates the data length from immediately after this field “Length” to the end of this block “blkStreamCodingInfo ()”.

  Next to the field “Length”, a field “StreamCodingType” having a data length of 8 bits is arranged. The field “StreamCodingType” indicates the type of encoding of the corresponding elementary stream (ES). If this field “StreamCodingType” is “0x1B” (“0x” means that the subsequent value is a hexadecimal number, the same applies hereinafter), this indicates that the corresponding elementary stream is a video stream. Also, if the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x80”, it indicates that the corresponding elementary stream is an audio stream encoded by LPCM. Further, if the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x81”, it indicates that the corresponding elementary stream is an audio stream encoded by AC-3. Further, if the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x90”, it indicates that the corresponding elementary stream is an OB stream. Further, if the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x91”, it indicates that the corresponding elementary stream is an MB stream. Here, focusing on the audio stream, description in the case where the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x80” or “0x81” will be described below.

  The field “AudioPresentationType” indicates the channel assignment type when the audio stream is played back. The field “Sampling Frequency” indicates the sampling frequency of the audio stream. The field “AudioLanguageCode” indicates the code of the language attribute of the audio stream.

  In such a block “blkStreamCodingInfo ()”, the format information acquisition unit 220 acquires information of the field “StreamCodingType” as format information regarding the recording format of the clip. That is, it acquires whether the encoding method of the corresponding audio stream is LPCM or AC-3. As a result, the clip data classification unit 230 can perform classification into a plurality of groups based on the audio encoding method.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a block “blkStreamCodingInfoExt ()” in the AVCHD standard. This block “blkStreamCodingInfoExt ()” is a block included in the block “blkProgramInfoExt ()” of the block “blkClipExtensionData ()” that is one of the blocks “blkExtensionData ()” of the clip information file. The field “Length” has a data length of 8 bits, and indicates the data length from immediately after this field “Length” to the end of this block “blkStreamCodingInfoExt ()”.

  Next to the field “Length”, a field “StreamCodingType” having a data length of 8 bits is arranged. The field “StreamCodingType” indicates the type of encoding of the corresponding elementary stream. The following if statement is a description when the field “StreamCodingType” is “0x1B”, that is, when the elementary stream is a video stream.

  The field “HorizontalSize” indicates the size of the screen in the horizontal direction. The field “profile_idc” indicates profile information of the video stream. For example, if this field “profile_idc” is “77”, it means the main profile, and if “100”, it means the high profile.

  Subsequent four 1-bit fields “constraint_set0_flag”, “constraint_set1_flag”, “constraint_set2_flag”, and “constraint_set3_flag” are flag information. Following this, a 4-bit reserved area “reserved” is arranged.

  A field “level_idc” indicates level information of a video stream. In AVCHD, there are two levels of level information: an integer level and a sub-level below the decimal point. The resolution of a high-definition television (HDTV) corresponds to an integer level 4, and is defined as a level 4.1, for example, together with a sub-level. In this field “level_idc”, for example, “40” is expressed in the case of level 4, and “41” is expressed in the case of level 4.1.

  In such a block “blkStreamCodingInfoExt ()”, the format information acquisition unit 220 acquires information on the fields “profile_idc” and “level_idc” as format information regarding the recording format of the clip. That is, the profile information and level information of the corresponding video stream are acquired. As a result, the clip data classification unit 230 can perform classification into a plurality of groups based on the profile information and level information of the video stream.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the format information acquisition unit 220 acquires the format information related to the recording format of the clip, and the clip data classification unit 230 classifies the clips into a plurality of groups according to the format information. The virtual playlist can be generated in the virtual playlist creation unit 240 by classification. Further, the menu screen creation unit 250 can create a menu screen based on the virtual playlist. As a result, when recording and reproducing a moving image in accordance with the AVCHD standard, while recording that satisfies all of the restrictions of the standard, the user can explicitly copy what can be copied to the optical disk without re-encoding and reproduced on the optical disk. You can select and play it. Further, even in a playback device in which playback is restricted depending on the type of encoding, only those that can be played are automatically classified, and only those that can be played back can be played back easily.

  The embodiment of the present invention is an example for embodying the present invention and has a corresponding relationship with the invention-specific matters in the claims as shown below, but is not limited thereto. However, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  That is, in claim 1, the format information acquisition means corresponds to the format information acquisition unit 220, for example. The clip data classification means corresponds to the clip data classification unit 230, for example. Also, the playlist creation means corresponds to the virtual playlist creation unit 240, for example.

  Further, in claim 7, the imaging unit and the sound collecting unit correspond to, for example, the camera unit 10. The recording means corresponds to the encoding / decoding circuit 21, for example. The format information acquisition unit corresponds to the format information acquisition unit 220, for example. The clip data classification means corresponds to the clip data classification unit 230, for example. Also, the playlist creation means corresponds to the virtual playlist creation unit 240, for example.

  In claim 8 and 9, the clip data file corresponds to, for example, a clip AV stream file. A clip information file corresponds to, for example, a clip information file. The format information acquisition procedure corresponds to, for example, step S915. The clip data classification means corresponds to step S916, for example. The playlist creation procedure corresponds to, for example, steps S917 and S918.

  The processing procedure described in the embodiment of the present invention may be regarded as a method having a series of these procedures, and a program for causing a computer to execute these series of procedures or a recording medium storing the program May be taken as

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an imaging apparatus 100 as an example of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure in AVCHD specification. It is a figure which shows the example of a relationship of the periphery of the movie object in AVCHD specification. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the imaging device 100 in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the file structure in AVCHD specification. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the clip information file in AVCHD specification. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the block "blkClipInfo ()" of the clip information file in AVCHD standard. It is a figure which shows the creation example of the menu screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the creation procedure of the virtual playlist in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the preparation procedure of the menu screen in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the block "blkStreamCodingInfo ()" in the AVCHD standard. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the block "blkStreamCodingInfoExt ()" in the AVCHD standard.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Camera part 11 Optical block 12 Camera control part 13 Signal converter 14 Image pick-up signal process part 15 Audio | voice input part 16 Audio | voice signal process part 20 Recording / reproduction process part 21 Encoding / decoding circuit 22 Hard disk 23 Medium interface 24 Output process part 25 Buffer Memory 27 to 29 Output terminal 30 Control unit 31 Processing device 32 System bus 35 Operation input interface 36 Display control unit 39 Clock circuit 41 Operation input unit 42 Display unit 49, 290 Recording medium 100 Imaging device 210 Operation reception unit 220 Format information acquisition unit 230 clip data classification unit 240 virtual playlist creation unit 250 menu screen creation unit 260 playback display unit

Claims (9)

In a recording apparatus that multiplexes video data and audio data and records the data as clip data on a recording medium,
Format information acquisition means for acquiring format information relating to the recording format of the clip data;
Clip data classification means for classifying the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information;
A recording apparatus comprising: a playlist creating unit that creates a playlist related to the clip data for each of the plurality of groups. The recording medium records a clip data file that holds the clip data, and a clip information file that holds information about the clip data corresponding to the clip data,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the format information acquisition unit acquires the format information related to a recording format of the clip data from the clip information file.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the format information is information relating to a recording rate of the clip data.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the format information is information relating to encoding of the audio data of the clip data.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the format information is information relating to encoding of the video data of the clip data.   The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a menu creation unit that creates a menu for reproducing the clip data based on the playlist created for each of the plurality of groups. Imaging means for imaging a subject and generating video data;
Sound collecting means for collecting audio from the subject to generate audio data;
Recording means for multiplexing the video data and the audio data and recording the data as clip data on a recording medium;
Format information acquisition means for acquiring format information relating to the recording format of the clip data;
Clip data classification means for classifying the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information;
An imaging apparatus comprising: a playlist creating unit that creates a playlist related to the clip data for each of the plurality of groups and records the playlist on the recording medium. A playlist in a recording apparatus that records on a recording medium a clip data file that holds clip data obtained by multiplexing video data and audio data, and a clip information file that holds information related to the clip data corresponding to the clip data. A generation method,
A format information acquisition procedure for acquiring format information related to the recording format of the clip data from the clip information file;
Clip data classification means for classifying the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information;
A playlist creation method comprising: creating a playlist for the clip data for each of the plurality of groups and recording the playlist on the recording medium. In a recording apparatus that records on a recording medium a clip data file that holds clip data in which video data and audio data are multiplexed, and a clip information file that holds information about the clip data corresponding to the clip data.
A format information acquisition procedure for acquiring format information related to the recording format of the clip data from the clip information file;
Clip data classification means for classifying the clip data into a plurality of groups based on the acquired format information;
A program for causing a computer to execute a playlist creation procedure for creating a playlist for the clip data for each of the plurality of groups and recording the playlist on the recording medium.

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