JP2010081277A - Thumbnail display device, thumbnail display method, and, program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thumbnail generating device with improved identifiability of a motion picture that serves as the source of a thumbnail. <P>SOLUTION: A thumbnail display device includes: a designation means that allows a user to designate a plurality of sections from a motion picture; a storage means for storing positions of the plurality of sections in the motion picture; a coupling means for coupling motion pictures of the plurality of sections; and a display means for displaying, in one thumbnail region each of the leading images of the predetermined number of sections in the plurality of sections, upon the receipt of a thumbnail display instruction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a thumbnail display method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for displaying thumbnails of photo and video files is known.

  With such a technique, when a recorded program is edited to create a moving image file, a thumbnail of the edited moving image file can be displayed. This thumbnail is usually an image of the first frame of a moving image. Of course, if there are a plurality of such videos, thumbnails of the video files can be displayed as a list.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying a list of video thumbnails indicating content such as video programs recorded on a DVD.

JP 2007-115298 A

  By the way, when displaying a list of thumbnails of a plurality of video files, if the images of the first frame of the video are the same, the thumbnails are also the same, and the user can easily identify the video files. Will become difficult.

  Such inconvenience often occurs when the same program is edited with various patterns.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a thumbnail generation device that can increase the discriminating power of a moving image that is a source of a thumbnail.

  The first thumbnail display device of the present invention is characterized in that each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections among a plurality of sections constituting one moving image is displayed in one thumbnail area.

  The second thumbnail display device of the present invention includes a specifying unit that allows a user to specify a plurality of sections from a moving image, a storage unit that stores positions in the moving images of the plurality of sections, and a combination that combines the moving images of the plurality of sections. And a display means for displaying each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections among the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area when receiving a thumbnail display instruction.

  In the thumbnail display method of the present invention, the designation unit causes the user to designate a plurality of sections from the moving image, the storage step of storing the positions of the plurality of sections in the moving image in the storage unit, and the combining unit includes the plurality of sections. A combining step for combining the moving images in the sections, and a display step in which when the thumbnail display instruction is received, the display means displays each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections in the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area. It is characterized by that.

  The program of the present invention combines a specifying step for allowing a user to specify a plurality of sections from a moving image, a storing step for storing positions in the moving images of the plurality of sections in a storage means, and a moving image of the plurality of sections. When receiving a thumbnail display instruction, the display means executes a display step of displaying each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections among the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the thumbnail production | generation apparatus which can improve the discriminating power of the moving image used as the origin of a thumbnail can be provided.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the outline of the embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described. The thumbnail generation apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured so that a plurality of images of the first frame in each section (editing start point to end point) of a moving image edited by the user A predetermined number of thumbnails are displayed. Details will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a thumbnail generation apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the thumbnail generation apparatus 10 includes an editing unit 11 and a thumbnail generation / display unit 12. These means are logically provided in the thumbnail generation apparatus 10 by executing a program.

  Next, the operation of the thumbnail generation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an editing operation by the thumbnail generation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, when the user selects a program to be edited (step S1), selects a section (step S2), and performs a predetermined operation, the editing unit 11 combines the sections (step S3) and edits them. The corresponding section information is recorded on a recording medium (not shown) together with the subsequent program (step S4). Here, the section information is at least the start point of each section.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of generating and displaying thumbnails by the thumbnail generating apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 3, when displaying the recorded program list with thumbnails, the thumbnail generating / displaying means 12 determines whether or not there is section information stored in step S4 (step T1).

  If there is section information at step T1, that is, if it has been edited, the thumbnail generation / display unit 12 determines whether or not the number of sections is larger than the number of division settings (predetermined threshold) (step T2). .

  If the number of sections is larger than the division setting number in step T2, the thumbnail generation / display unit 12 extracts the top image of the section for the division setting number from the top (step T3).

  Subsequent to step T2 or T3, the thumbnail generation / display unit 12 divides the thumbnail display area and displays the head image of each section (step T4).

  By repeating these processes, thumbnails of all recorded programs are generated and displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the thumbnail display method by the thumbnail generation / display unit 12.

  Incidentally, in addition to displaying a plurality of thumbnails by dividing one thumbnail area, a method may be used in which the top image of each editing section is displayed at regular intervals without dividing the area. In the thumbnail display method described with reference to FIG. 3, the thumbnail area is divided and displayed. However, in this example, every time the user clicks on the thumbnail, the thumbnail generation / display unit 12 performs the following operation. Displays the first image of the section.

  Further, when the number of divisions is too large and each thumbnail is too small, it is possible to take a method of enlarging and displaying only the image with the mouse cursor.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to know how the target program has been edited, particularly when the same program is edited with a plurality of patterns, and visually identify each other. It becomes easy.

  In this embodiment, the thumbnail is generated based on the editing section. However, the thumbnail is generated in the same manner as the above-described embodiment based on the image of the bookmark point when generating a playlist or the like. You can also.

2 is a block diagram of a thumbnail generation device 10. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an editing operation. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of a production | generation and display of a thumbnail. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the other example of the thumbnail display method.

Explanation of symbols

10 Thumbnail generating device 11 Editing unit 12 Thumbnail generating / displaying unit

Claims (6)

  A thumbnail display device characterized in that, from a plurality of sections constituting one moving image, each head image of a plurality of predetermined sections from the beginning is displayed in one thumbnail area.   The thumbnail display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sections is a section selected by a user.   The thumbnail display device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sections is a section selected as a playlist by a user. A designation means for allowing the user to designate a plurality of sections from the video,
Storage means for storing positions in the moving images of the plurality of sections;
A combining means for combining the moving images of the plurality of sections;
A thumbnail display device, comprising: a display unit configured to display each of the first images of a predetermined number of the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area when receiving a thumbnail display instruction. A designation step for causing the user to designate a plurality of sections from the video;
A storage step of storing in the storage means positions in the moving images of the plurality of sections;
A combining step for combining moving images of the plurality of sections;
A thumbnail display method, comprising: a display step in which, when a thumbnail display instruction is received, a display unit displays each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections in the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area. On the computer,
A designation step that allows the user to designate multiple sections from the video;
A storage step of storing in the storage means positions in the moving images of the plurality of sections;
A combining step of combining the moving images of the plurality of sections;
When receiving a thumbnail display instruction, the display means executes a display step of displaying each of the first images of a predetermined number of sections in the plurality of sections in one thumbnail area.

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