JP2009032340A - Video audio reproduction device and video audio reproduction method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video audio reproduction device which associates music and image by a simple method while reflecting user's preference and allows users to view and listen to the associated music and image simultaneously in the video audio reproduction device which reproduces a recording medium in which both a music file and an image file are recorded. <P>SOLUTION: The video audio reproduction device is provided with a file edit section which receives file management information from the recording medium and associates an audio file and an image file based on the input file management information; and a video audio reproduction section which decodes the audio file and the image file and reproduces both audio and image in the audio and image files which are associated in the file edit section so that they can be simultaneously viewed and listened in the video audio reproduction device which reproduces the recording medium in which both the audio file and the image file are recorded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a video / audio reproduction device and a video / audio reproduction method, and more particularly, to a video / audio reproduction device and a video / audio reproduction method for reproducing an individually created video file and audio file in cooperation with each other.

  Recently, a recording medium such as a removable semiconductor memory such as a memory card or a recordable optical disk has been rapidly spread. Along with this, there are increasing forms in which a user records video and audio files on these recording media using a personal computer or the like, and views the recorded video and audio in various situations.

  For example, not only watching video and music at home, but also a form of viewing outdoors or in a car with a portable playback device or a vehicle-mounted playback device has become common.

  The files viewed by the user are separate from video and audio files such as JPEG still image files and MP3 audio files, in addition to video and audio files in which video and audio are incorporated as a series of streams. There are many files stored in.

In the latter case, for example, while playing a single audio file and listening to music, a plurality of still image files are sequentially played and displayed on the display during the playback period of a certain song, and the audio file and the still image are displayed in a viewing mode. The image file may be played back. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique corresponding to such a viewing mode.
JP 2007-142546 A

  As described above, with the widespread use of personal computers and the like, each user can record music and video according to his / her preference on a recordable optical disc (for example, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW). , DVD-RAM, etc.) and the form of recording in a semiconductor memory are increasing. For example, a music file such as MP3 downloaded from the Internet and recorded on a CD-R, or an image such as JPEG obtained by a digital camera or scanner (hereinafter referred to as an image mainly refers to a still image) file On the CD-R.

  By the way, when a music file and an image file are mixedly recorded on one recording medium (for example, one CD-R), a conventional normal video / audio reproduction device sequentially reproduces them in the order of recording. become. For example, when two music files and two image files are recorded in the order of music (1) file, image (1) file, music (2) file, and image (2) file on one CD-R. To do. When this CD-R is played back by a video / audio playback device having a speaker and a display device, the music (1) file is played back first and the corresponding music is output from the speaker. (1) Only character information indicating file attributes is displayed. When the reproduction of the music (1) file is completed, the image (1) file is reproduced next. At this time, although the corresponding image is displayed on the display device, no sound is output from the speaker during this time. . The same applies to the reproduction of the subsequent music (2) file and image (2) file.

  Such a reproduction form does not necessarily match the user's preference. Many users select and record music files and image files according to their own preference. When music files and image files are recorded on one CD-R, the desire to view music and images at the same time is very natural.

  In the case of an in-vehicle video / audio playback device, the driver continuously listens to music, while the user in the rear seat needs to enjoy not only music but also video. However, in the conventional reproduction method, music reproduction is interrupted when an image file is reproduced, and as a result, a comfortable music environment cannot be provided to the driver.

  Some existing video / audio playback devices have a function to allow simultaneous viewing of music and video, but the simultaneous playback method is fixed to the video / audio playback device, and the user's preference Is not fully reflected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a video / audio reproduction apparatus for reproducing a recording medium in which music files and image files are mixedly recorded, music and images are reflected on user's preference. It is another object of the present invention to provide a video / audio reproduction device and a video / audio reproduction method capable of simultaneously associating the associated music and images with a simple method.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a video / audio reproduction device according to the present invention is a video / audio reproduction device that reproduces a recording medium in which an audio file and an image file are mixedly recorded. A file editing unit that inputs file management information from the recording medium, associates the audio file and the image file based on the input file management information, decodes the audio file and the image file, and And a video / audio reproduction unit configured to reproduce the audio of the audio file and the image of the image file associated with each other in an editing unit so that the audio file can be viewed simultaneously.

  Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the video / audio reproduction method according to the present invention is a video / audio reproduction for reproducing a recording medium in which an audio file and an image file are recorded in a mixed manner as described in claim 10. In the method, file management information is input from the recording medium, the audio file and the image file are associated based on the input file management information, the audio file and the image file are decoded, and the associated A step of reproducing the sound of the sound file and the image of the image file so as to be simultaneously viewable is provided.

  According to the video / audio reproduction device and the video / audio reproduction method according to the present invention, in a video / audio reproduction device for reproducing a recording medium in which a music file and an image file are mixedly recorded, music and images can be selected according to user preference. It is possible to view the associated music and images at the same time by associating them with a simple method while reflecting them.

  Embodiments of a video / audio reproduction device and a video / audio reproduction method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(1) Configuration of Video / Audio Playback Device FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a video / audio playback device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The video / audio reproduction device 1 includes an optical disc drive 10 that reproduces an optical disc 100 as an example of a recording medium, an AV decoder (video / audio reproduction unit) 20, a file editing unit 30, a mode setting unit 40, a remote controller 50, and the like. Has been.

  The optical disk drive 10 is a device for reproducing a recordable optical disk 100 such as a CD-R, CD-RW, CD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, etc. Built-in.

  The video / audio reproduction device 1 according to the present embodiment has a feature in the reproduction method of the optical disc 100 in which the audio file and the image file are mixedly recorded. However, only the audio file such as a music CD or an audio DVD can be used. It does not exclude the reproduction of an optical disc in which audio and video are recorded as a stream, such as a recorded optical disc or a DVD video.

  The audio files here are MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) format [.mp3], WMA (Windows Media Audio) format [.wma], AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) format [.aac], WAVE format [ .wav] etc., which are audio-only files, and are not limited to a specific specific file format. The image file referred to here is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format [.jpg], GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) format [.gif], PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format [.png], BMP format [.jpg]. bmp] and the like are mainly still image files, and are not limited to a specific specific file format. In the above [], the extension corresponding to each file format is shown.

  The AV decoder 20 receives an audio file from the optical disc drive 10, decodes and then DA-converts it, and outputs an audio signal as an analog signal to the external speaker 300. Similarly, the AV decoder 20 receives an image file from the optical disc drive 10, decodes and then DA converts, and outputs a video signal as an analog signal to the external display device 200.

  The file editing unit 30 reads the file management information recorded on the optical disc 100 and performs a process of associating the audio file and the image file recorded together on the optical disc 100 based on the file management information. Further, the file editing unit 30 performs reading control on the optical disc drive 10 and reproduction control on the AV decoder 20 so that the sound of the associated audio file and the still image of the image file can be viewed simultaneously. These operations will be described later.

  The mode setting unit 40 sets a plurality of playback modes of the video / audio playback device 1 according to the present embodiment. For example, a playback mode such as a voice priority mode or an image priority mode is set. The reproduction mode is set by the user operating the remote controller 50.

  The video / audio reproduction device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a configuration example when the optical disc 100 is used as a recording medium, but the recording medium to be reproduced in the present invention is not limited to the optical disc 100. For example, a magnetic disk reproduced by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a magneto-optical disk reproduced by an MO (Magneto-Optical disk) drive are also recording media to be reproduced by the present invention.

  In addition, a removable semiconductor memory such as a USB memory, an SD card, a compact flash, a memory stick, or the like is a recording medium to be reproduced in the present invention.

(2) Operation (Video / audio playback method)
Regarding the operation of the video / audio reproduction device 1 configured as described above, a video / audio reproduction method for reproducing audio and still images at the same time will be described below.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a file recorded on the optical disc 100 (for example, CD-R) reproduced by the video / audio reproduction device 1. In the example shown in FIG. 2, seven music files in MP3 format (music files (1) to music file (7) as file names) and five image files in JPEG format (image file (1 as file names) ) To image file (5)) are recorded together.

  Each audio file is, for example, acquired by the user via the Internet or created by copying from a music CD for personal use. Each image file is acquired by, for example, a scanner or a digital camera.

  FIG. 2 shows an example in which these audio files and image files are recorded on the optical disc 100 in an appropriate order using disc recording application software of a personal computer.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a situation when the optical disc 100 in which these files are recorded is reproduced using a conventional reproduction method for comparison with the video / audio reproduction method according to the present embodiment.

  In the conventional reproduction method, reproduction is usually performed from the top in the recording order of the optical disc 100 unless a special operation such as specifying track numbers individually is performed. In the optical disc 100 in this example, as shown in FIG. 2, from the top, an audio file (1), an audio file (2), an image file (1), an image file (2), an audio file (3), The audio files (4) are recorded in the order.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3A, the first music file (1) is first read from the optical disc 100, and the audio is decoded and reproduced as shown in FIG. 3B. When the reproduction of the audio file (1) is completed, the audio file (2) is then read from the optical disc 100, and the audio is decoded and reproduced. During this time, since no processing is performed on the image file, no image is displayed on the display device. It should be noted that character information representing the attribute information may be displayed on the display device during reproduction of the audio file, but here the display of these character information is not called image display.

  When the reproduction of the music file (2) is completed, the image file (1) is then read from the optical disc 100 and decoded. The decoded still image is held in an appropriate memory of the AV decoder 20, repeatedly read out at a predetermined frame time, reproduced, and displayed on the display device 200. The still image is continuously reproduced for a predetermined display period T, and the reproduction of the image file (1) ends after the display period T elapses.

  When the reproduction of the image file (1) is completed, the image file (2) is read from the optical disc 100 and continuously reproduced during the display period T in the same manner. Since the audio file is not processed during the reproduction of the image files (1) and (2), the audio is interrupted from the speaker 300 during this period.

  Since the audio file (3) is recorded next to the image file (2), the audio file (3) is reproduced after the reproduction of the image file (2) is completed.

  As described above, when the audio file and the image file are mixedly recorded on the optical disc 100, each file is processed and reproduced in the conventional reproduction method, so that music is reproduced from the speaker 300. When an image is displayed, no image is displayed on the display device 200. Conversely, when an image is displayed on the display device 200, the sound from the speaker 300 is interrupted. Such a viewing mode does not give sufficient satisfaction to a user who wants to enjoy music and images at the same time.

  Therefore, in the video / audio reproduction device 1 according to the present embodiment, even when the audio file and the image file are mixedly recorded on the optical disc 100, reproduction capable of simultaneously viewing the audio and the image is possible. Mode. Also, a plurality of playback modes having several variations are provided, and a playback mode according to the user's preference can be selected from the plurality of playback modes. This will be specifically described below.

  In this embodiment, the audio priority mode and the image priority mode are provided as playback modes. Further, each reproduction mode has two reproduction modes called a normal mode and a random mode.

(3) Voice Priority Mode FIG. 4 is a diagram showing processing of the file editing unit 30 when the voice priority mode and the normal mode (hereinafter, abbreviated as voice priority mode (normal)) are selected as the playback modes. One important function of the file editing unit 30 is a function of associating an audio file with an image file.

  First, the file editing unit 30 reads file management information recorded on the optical disc 100. The file management information includes the file name of the file actually recorded on the optical disc 100 and an extension indicating the file type, and the arrangement corresponds to the order of the files recorded on the optical disc 100. Yes.

  In the audio priority mode (normal), only audio files are first extracted from the files included in the optical disc 100 and arranged in the recording order of the audio files. Next, an image file is extracted from the files on the optical disc 100, and the image file is associated one-to-one with each of the arranged audio files. Also at this time, the image files are associated one-to-one in the recording order.

  When the number of audio files recorded on the optical disc 100 and the number of image files are the same, the association is simply performed one-to-one. On the other hand, if the number of audio files and the number of image files are different, the one-to-one association cannot be performed as it is.

  In this case, if the number of image files is larger than the number of audio files, the remaining image files from the oldest recording order are cut off to match the number of audio files and the number of image files, and then one-to-one. Make an association. On the other hand, when the number of image files is smaller than the number of audio files, as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the image file is repeated from the newest recording order to fill the shortage. As described above, in the audio priority mode (normal), the association is performed with the audio file included in the optical disc 100 as a reference.

  When the process of associating the audio file with the image file is completed, the file editing unit 30 controls the optical disc 100 and the AV decoder 20 so that the audio and the still image can be viewed simultaneously. That is, control is performed to simultaneously reproduce the audio of the associated audio file and the still image of the image file.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a file reading, decoding, and playback sequence realized by the control of the file editing unit 30.

  First, prior to reproduction of the audio file (1), the image file (1) associated with the audio file (1) is read from the optical disc 100 and decoded (see FIG. 5C). The decoded still image is held in an appropriate image memory in the AV decoder 20, repeatedly read out at a predetermined frame rate, and continuously displayed on the display device 200 (see FIG. 5D).

  On the other hand, after the reading of the image file (1) is finished, the optical file 100 is immediately accessed to read the audio file (1) (see FIG. 5A), and the audio read almost in parallel therewith. File (1) is decoded and played back (see FIG. 5B). This reproduction is performed until the reproduction of the audio file (1) is completed.

  Immediately after the reproduction of the audio file (1) is finished, the reproduction of the next audio file (2) is started, but the image file (2) is read from the optical disc 100 prior to the reproduction of the audio file (2). Reading of the audio file (1) from the optical disc 100 has already been completed before the reproduction of the audio file (1) is completed. Therefore, the image file (2) can be read even before the reproduction of the audio file (1) is completed.

  The image file (2) read from the optical disc 100 is immediately decoded, and the reproduction of the image file (2) is started almost simultaneously with the start of the reproduction of the music file (2).

  As described above, according to the video / audio reproduction device 1 and the video / audio reproduction method according to the present embodiment, the audio files recorded on the optical disc 100 are reproduced sequentially from the speaker 300 without interruption, and are associated with the respective audio files. The still image of the image file can be reproduced on the display device 200 simultaneously with the sound.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the association between an audio file and an image file when the audio priority mode and the random mode (audio priority mode (random)) are selected. In the audio priority mode (random), after the audio files are arranged in the recording order, the image files are randomly extracted from the optical disc 100 and associated with the audio files on a one-to-one basis. As a result, audio is reproduced from the speaker 300 in the recording order of the optical disc 100, but still images are displayed on the display device 200 in a random order regardless of the recording order.

  In addition, the image file once automatically associated may be freely changed by the user. For example, the name of the audio file and the name of the image file associated in the audio priority mode (normal) may be displayed on the display device 200 so that the user can freely change the combination while viewing the display screen.

  In the description so far, the association between the audio file and the image file has been made 1: 1, but it may be made 1-to-n (n is 2 or more).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example when the association between the audio file and the image file is 1: 2. For example, the image file (1) and the image file (2) are associated with the audio file (1). Similarly, the image file (3) and the image file (4) are associated with the audio file (2).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sequence of reading, decoding, and reproduction of an audio file and an image file that are associated in a one-to-two manner.

  In this case, prior to reproduction of the audio file (1), the two associated image files (1) and (2) are read from the optical disc 100 (see FIG. 8C). The two read image files are decoded and held in an appropriate image memory in the AV decoder 20.

  When reading of the audio file (1) from the optical disc 100 is started, decoding and playback of the audio file (1) are also started almost simultaneously (see FIGS. 8A and 8B).

  On the other hand, the reproduction of the still image of the held image file (1) is started simultaneously with the reproduction of the audio file (1). The reproduction of the still image is continued until half of the reproduction period of the audio file (1), and then switched to the reproduction of the still image of the image file (2). The reproduction of the image file (2) is performed until the reproduction of the audio file (1) is completed.

  As soon as the reproduction of the audio file (1) is finished, the reproduction of the audio file (2) is started. However, prior to the reproduction of the audio file (2), the image files (3) and (4) are read and decoded. . This process itself is the same as the one-to-one association described above.

  When a music file and an image file are associated in a one-to-n correspondence, the music file is continuously played in the recording order, while n image files (n still images) associated with one music file are supported. It is possible to simultaneously play music files while sequentially switching them during the music file playing period.

(4) Image priority mode Next, the image priority mode will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating processing of the file editing unit 30 when the image priority mode and the normal mode (hereinafter, abbreviated as image priority mode (normal)) are selected as the playback modes.

  In the image priority mode (normal), only image files are first extracted from the files included in the optical disc 100 and arranged in the recording order of the image files. Next, an audio file is extracted from the files on the optical disc 100, and the audio file is associated one-to-one with each of the arranged image files. Also at this time, the audio files are associated one by one in the recording order.

  In the image priority mode (normal), the association is performed based on the image file included in the optical disc 100. That is, when the number of image files recorded on the optical disc 100 is the same as the number of audio files, the association is simply made one-to-one, but the number of audio files is larger than the number of image files. In this case, the remaining audio file is cut off from the oldest recording order. In the example of FIG. 9, the number of image files recorded on the optical disc 100 is five, and the number of audio files is seven. In such a case, the two audio files of the audio file (6) and the audio file (7) are cut off, and the remaining five audio files are associated with the image file on a one-to-one basis.

  On the other hand, if the number of audio files is smaller than the number of image files, a part of the audio files is repeated from the newest recording order to fill the shortage.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a file reading, decoding, and reproduction sequence realized by the control of the file editing unit 30 when the image priority mode (normal) is set.

  In the image priority mode, image reproduction is given priority in the reproduction sequence. In other words, this is a sequence in which still images are sequentially switched and displayed for each reproduction period T with reference to a preset period T as a still image reproduction period.

  First, the image file (1) recorded on the head side of the optical disc 100 is read from the optical disc 100 and decoded (see FIG. 10C). The decoded still image is held in an appropriate image memory in the AV decoder 20, repeatedly read out at a predetermined frame rate, and continuously displayed on the display device 200 (see FIG. 10D). After the reading of the image file (1) is finished, the optical file 100 is immediately accessed to read the audio file (1) (see FIG. 10A), and the audio file read almost in parallel ( 1) is decoded and reproduced (see FIG. 10B).

  The still image of the image file (1) is continuously displayed during the set reproduction period T, and immediately after the reproduction period T elapses, the still image of the next image file (2) is switched. For this reason, the image file (2) is read from the optical disc 100 and the decoding process is performed before the reproduction of the image file (1) is completed.

  On the other hand, the reproduction of the audio file (1) is switched to the reproduction of the next music file (2) when the reproduction of the image file (1) is completed.

  The reproduction period T of the still image set in advance and the reproduction time of the music file do not necessarily match. For this reason, for example, when the playback time is longer than the still image playback period T as in the music file (2), the playback is forcibly terminated during the playback. Conversely, when the playback time is shorter than the still image playback period T, such as the music file (3) or the music file (4), the music file is repeatedly played from the beginning until the playback period T is reached.

  As described above, image playback is prioritized in the image priority mode (normal), but the sound of the associated image file and the sound of the audio file are played back at the same time as in the sound priority mode (normal). It is.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an association between an image file and an audio file when the image priority mode and the random mode (image priority mode (random)) are selected. In the image priority mode (random), after the image files are arranged in the recording order, audio files are randomly extracted from the optical disc 100 and associated with the image files in a one-to-one relationship. As a result, although the still image is displayed on the display device 200 in the recording order of the optical disc 100, the sound, for example, music is reproduced from the speaker 300 in a random song order regardless of the recording order. Note that the voice file once automatically associated may be freely changed by the user.

  Various methods other than the recording order and the random order described above can be considered as a method of associating the audio file and the image file in the audio priority mode or the image priority mode. For example, the association may be made using a file name.

  FIG. 12 illustrates a form in which a music file having the same file name is associated with an image file in the voice priority mode.

  The user can give an arbitrary file name when recording a file on the optical disc 100. Therefore, the same file name is assigned to the audio file and the image file that are desired to be simultaneously viewed and recorded. The file editing unit 30 searches the file management information on the optical disc 100 for a music file and an image file having the same file name, and associates these two files with each other. The associated audio file and image file are reproduced simultaneously by the above-described processing. That is, it is possible to simultaneously view a sound (for example, music) having the same file name and a still image.

  As described above, according to the video / audio reproduction device 1 and the video / audio reproduction method according to the present embodiment, music and images can be recorded even on a recording medium in which audio files and image files are mixedly recorded. Can be associated with a simple method while reflecting the user's preference, and the associated music and images can be viewed simultaneously.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a video / audio reproduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the audio | voice file currently recorded on the recording medium, and the image file. The figure which shows the example of a sequence of reading, decoding, and reproduction | regeneration by the conventional reproduction | regeneration method. The figure explaining an example of correlation with an audio file and an image file in audio | voice priority mode (normal). The figure which shows the example of a sequence of reading, decoding, and reproduction | regeneration in audio | voice priority mode (normal). The figure explaining an example of correlation with an audio | voice file and an image file in audio | voice priority mode (random). The figure explaining an example of the association when the association between the audio file and the image file is one-to-multiple. The figure which shows the example of a sequence of a reading, a decoding, and a reproduction | regeneration in case the correlation of an audio | voice file and an image file is made into one-to-multiple. The figure explaining an example of correlation with an audio file and an image file in image priority mode (normal). The figure which shows the example of a sequence of a reading, decoding, and reproduction | regeneration in image priority mode (normal). The figure explaining an example of correlation with an audio file and an image file in image priority mode (random). The figure explaining an example of association at the time of performing association by a file name.

Explanation of symbols

1 Video / Audio Playback Device 10 Optical Disc Drive 20 AV Decoder (Video / Audio Playback Unit)
30 File editing unit 40 Mode setting unit 50 Remote controller

Claims (18)

In a video / audio reproduction device for reproducing a recording medium in which audio files and image files are recorded together,
A file editing unit that inputs file management information from the recording medium, and associates the audio file and the image file based on the input file management information;
A video / audio reproduction unit that decodes the audio file and the image file, and reproduces the audio of the audio file and the image of the image file associated with each other in the file editing unit;
An audio / video playback device comprising: A mode setting unit capable of setting a playback mode including at least a voice priority mode and an image priority mode according to external input information;
When the voice priority mode is set,
The file editing unit
The audio file management information is extracted from the file management information and arranged in the recording order of the audio files recorded on the recording medium, while the image file management information is extracted from the file management information, and the audio Associating the image file with the file one-to-one or one-to-one,
The video / audio reproduction unit includes:
The audio files are read from the recording medium in the order arranged in the file editing unit and sequentially reproduced, while the image files associated with the audio files are read from the recording medium prior to the reproduction of the audio files, Continue to play back one or more still images obtained by decoding the image file until playback of each audio file is completed,
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 1. The file editing unit
When the number of the image files is larger than the number of the audio files, a part of the image files is cut off and associated, and when the number of the image files is smaller than the number of the audio files, one of the image files Associate parts in duplicate,
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 2. The mode setting unit can further set a normal playback mode and a random playback mode,
The file editing unit
When the normal playback mode is set, the management information of the image file is extracted in the order recorded in the recording medium and associated with the audio file,
When the random playback mode is set, management information of the image file is randomly extracted from the recording medium and associated with the audio file.
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 2. A mode setting unit for setting a playback mode including at least a voice priority mode and an image priority mode according to external input information;
When the image priority mode is set,
The file editing unit
Image file management information is extracted from the file management information and arranged in the recording order of the image files recorded on the recording medium, while audio file management information is extracted from the file management information, and the image One-to-one association of the audio file to the file,
The video / audio reproduction unit includes:
The image files are read from the recording medium in the order arranged in the file editing unit, and the still images obtained by decoding the image files are continuously reproduced during a predetermined reproduction period, while the still images are During the playback period of the image, each audio file associated with each image file is read and played,
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 1. The video / audio reproduction unit includes:
If the playback time of each audio file is longer than the playback period of each still image, the playback of each audio file is terminated when the playback period of each still image ends,
When the reproduction time of each audio file is shorter than the reproduction period of each still image, the audio file is repeatedly reproduced during the reproduction period of each still image.
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 5. The file editing unit
When the number of the audio files is larger than the number of the image files, a part of the audio files is cut off and associated, and when the number of the audio files is smaller than the number of the image files, one of the audio files Associate parts in duplicate,
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 5. The mode setting unit can further set a normal playback mode and a random playback mode,
The file editing unit
When the normal playback mode is set, the management information of the audio file is extracted in the order recorded in the recording medium and associated with the image file.
When the random playback mode is set, management information of the audio file is randomly extracted from the recording medium and associated with the image file.
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 5. The file editing unit
Determine the file name and extension included in the file management information,
When a file having an extension of a music file and a file having an extension of an image file have the same file name, these files are associated with each other.
The video / audio reproduction device according to claim 1. In a video / audio reproduction method of reproducing a recording medium in which audio files and image files are recorded together,
Input file management information from the recording medium, and associate the audio file and the image file based on the input file management information,
Decoding the audio file and the image file, and playing the audio of the associated audio file and the image of the image file so that they can be viewed simultaneously;
A video / audio reproduction method comprising steps. A step of setting a playback mode including at least a voice priority mode and an image priority mode according to input information from outside;
When the voice priority mode is set,
In the association step,
The audio file management information is extracted from the file management information and arranged in the recording order of the audio files recorded on the recording medium, while the image file management information is extracted from the file management information, and the audio Associating the image file with the file one-to-one or one-to-one,
In the reproduction step,
The audio files are read from the recording medium in the order arranged in the file editing unit and sequentially reproduced, while the image files associated with the audio files are read from the recording medium prior to the reproduction of the audio files, Continue to play back one or more still images obtained by decoding the image file until playback of each audio file is completed,
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 10. In the association step,
When the number of the image files is larger than the number of the audio files, a part of the image files is cut off and associated, and when the number of the image files is smaller than the number of the audio files, one of the image files Associate parts in duplicate,
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 11. In the setting step, a normal playback mode and a random playback mode can be further set.
In the association step,
When the normal playback mode is set, the management information of the image file is extracted in the order recorded in the recording medium and associated with the audio file,
When the random playback mode is set, management information of the image file is randomly extracted from the recording medium and associated with the audio file.
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 11. A step of setting a playback mode including at least a voice priority mode and an image priority mode according to input information from outside;
When the image priority mode is set,
In the association step,
Image file management information is extracted from the file management information and arranged in the recording order of the image files recorded on the recording medium, while audio file management information is extracted from the file management information, and the image One-to-one association of the audio file to the file,
In the reproduction step,
The image files are read from the recording medium in the order arranged in the file editing unit, and the still images obtained by decoding the image files are continuously reproduced during a predetermined reproduction period, while the still images are During the playback period of the image, each audio file associated with each image file is read and played,
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 10. In the reproduction step,
If the playback time of each audio file is longer than the playback period of each still image, the playback of each audio file is terminated when the playback period of each still image ends,
When the reproduction time of each audio file is shorter than the reproduction period of each still image, the audio file is repeatedly reproduced during the reproduction period of each still image.
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 14. In the association step,
When the number of the audio files is larger than the number of the image files, a part of the audio files is cut off and associated, and when the number of the audio files is smaller than the number of the image files, one of the audio files Associate parts in duplicate,
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 14. In the setting step, a normal playback mode and a random playback mode can be further set.
In the association step,
When the normal playback mode is set, the management information of the audio file is extracted in the order recorded in the recording medium and associated with the image file.
When the random playback mode is set, management information of the audio file is randomly extracted from the recording medium and associated with the image file.
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 14. In the association step,
Determine the file name and extension included in the file management information,
When a file having an extension of a music file and a file having an extension of an image file have the same file name, these files are associated with each other.
The video / audio reproduction method according to claim 10.

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