JP3477217B2 - Video printer - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video printer,
In particular, the present invention relates to a video printer which captures a video signal from a video tape recorder and outputs the video signal to a monitor device to print a desired still image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a video image recorded by a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as VTR) integrated with a camera such as an 8 mm video camera is reproduced on a monitor device, a screen displayed on the monitor device is desired to be printed. In some cases a video printer is used.

Conventionally, such a video printer has a VTR.
It has a video input / output terminal for inputting the playback signal from and outputting it to the monitor device, and a line for receiving the playback signal from the VTR and directly outputting it to the monitor device between these input / output terminals. A line in which a frame memory for accumulating a screen signal having a reproduction signal and a line in which a frame memory is arranged are formed. When capturing a video signal in the frame memory, a signal capturing button, a so-called freeze button, arranged on the outer surface of the printer is pressed. As a result, the video signal of the screen is written in the frame memory. When monitoring the video represented by the video signal captured in this frame memory, the screen switching button is pressed and the playback signal representing the moving image from the VTR is switched to the still image from the frame memory. Is output. If this is a desired image, the print button is pressed, the video signal is read from the frame memory, and printing is performed by the printing unit.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, while the desired image is printed by the video printer, the tape is continuously reproduced on the VTR side, and the printing is performed. When the monitor screen is switched to the VTR screen after finishing, the screen is moved to a screen far from the printed part, and if there is a screen that you want to print further in the process, you must rewind the VTR. I had to do it. Therefore, in general, after the freeze button of the printer has been pressed and the video signal has been captured, the stop button of the VTR is pressed to stop the playback and then print. Therefore, when printing multiple screens, press the VTR play button, printer freeze button, VT
It is necessary to repeatedly perform button operations on different devices of the VTR and printer, such as pressing the stop button of R, pressing the screen switching button of the printer, pressing the print button of the printer, pressing the playback button of the VTR again. There was a problem that the operation of was troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technique and to provide a video printer capable of reducing the troublesome operation when capturing a desired image from a VTR.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the video printer according to the present invention is connected to a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing an image and a display means for displaying the image, and the In a printer that prints an image as a still image, the printer has a storage unit that stores at least one image signal of a video signal from a recording / reproducing apparatus, a signal capture button for capturing a signal in the storage unit, and a storage unit that stores the signal. A printing button for performing printing based on the captured video signal, and control for performing processing by capturing a signal in the storage means and performing printing based on pressing of these buttons This printer further includes a plurality of recording / reproducing device buttons for operating the recording / reproducing device, and each of the recording / reproducing device buttons. Signal generation means for detecting a depression and sending a control signal for controlling the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the signal generation means relates to depression of the recording / reproducing apparatus button with each processing in the control means. The control signal is transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus in response to the detection of the detected button for the recording / reproducing apparatus, which is detected during the respective processing. Characterize. In this case, the image may include a moving image. Further, the plurality of recording and reproducing apparatus for a button, playback of the recording medium by the recording and reproducing apparatus, an image feed, when configured to include a button to perform the operation including at least one of the stop back and stop, advantageously is there. Further, the display means may include a monitor device for visually displaying the image. In this case, when the signal generating means detects that one of the recording / reproducing apparatus buttons for instructing the stop of reproduction is pressed down while the signal is being stored in the storage means, the signal generating means stores one image in the storage means. It is preferable to send a stop signal for stopping the reproduction to the recording / reproducing apparatus after the end of the acquisition of the signal.

Further, the signal generating means, when the button for starting the reproduction among the buttons for the recording / reproducing apparatus is pressed before the printing processing is completed after the signal is taken into the storage means, after the printing processing is completed. A control signal for starting reproduction may be sent to the recording / reproducing apparatus. Further, the recording / reproducing apparatus button may include a rewind button and a fast-forward button.

Further, the printer switches between selection output means for outputting to the monitor device to select the video signal reproduced video signal stored in the storage means and at record reproducing apparatus, the selection output means The selection output means selects the video signal from the storage means when the switching button is pressed when the video signal is accumulated in the storage means, and the selection output means is for a recording / reproducing apparatus. A video signal from the recording / reproducing apparatus may be selected when a reproduction button for instructing reproduction is pressed out of the buttons and a control signal is sent from the signal generating means to the recording / reproducing apparatus. Further, the control signal from the signal generating means may be wirelessly transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0009]

According to the video printer of the present invention, when the reproduction button for starting the reproduction of the recording medium among the recording / reproduction apparatus buttons is pressed, a control signal for instructing the reproduction is transmitted from the signal generating means to the recording / reproduction apparatus. When the reproduction is started, the signal acquisition button is pressed on the desired screen to store the video signal from the recording / reproducing device in the storage means. At this time, when the stop button for stopping the reproduction is pressed among the buttons for the recording / reproducing apparatus, the signal generating means sends the stop signal to the recording / reproducing apparatus in response to the completion of the acquisition of the signal in the storage means.
With this, the recording / reproducing apparatus stops at the head position of the next screen captured in the storage means. Thereafter, the printing button is pressed and printing is performed based on the video signal taken into the storage means. At this time, when the reproduction button for instructing reproduction is pressed among the recording / reproducing apparatus buttons, The generating means sends a signal for starting reproduction to the recording / reproducing apparatus in response to the completion of printing. This facilitates the acquisition of the signal from the next screen after the reproduction is started.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a video printer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to FIG. 3, the video printer 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, 8 m.
It is connected between an image recording / reproducing device such as an m video camera (VTR) 20 and a monitor device 30 which receives a video signal such as an NTSC standard television signal and displays the video.

The video printer 10 and VTR 20 are connected by a first signal line 40 and a control line 50. First signal line 40
From the video output terminal VOUT of the VTR 20 to the video printer 10
The video signal is connected to the video input terminal IN and the reproduction signal from the VTR 20 is supplied to the video printer 10. The control line 50 is connected to the control terminal CTL of the video printer 10, and control signals are transmitted and received bidirectionally between the video printer 10 and the VTR 20. Particularly, in this embodiment, a control signal for controlling the VTR 20 is supplied from the video printer 10 via the control line 50. The video printer 10 and the monitor device 30 are connected by the second signal line 60, and the video signal from the video output terminal out of the video printer 10 is supplied to the video input VIN of the monitor device 30. Further, the VTR 20 and the monitor device 30 are connected by an audio signal line 70, and the recording output AOUT of the VTR 20 is supplied to the audio input AIN of the monitor device 30.

The video printer 10 in this embodiment has at least a power switch 80, a freeze button 82, a screen switch button 84, a print button 86, and other switches 90 for operating its own device, and other than these, for example, a playback switch 90. Button 92, stop button 94, feed forward
VTR20 such as (FF) button 96 and rewind (REW) button 98
It has switches 100 for operating the. Further, the printer 10 has a frame memory 110 for accumulating at least one screen of the video signal from the VTR 20 when the freeze button 82 is pressed. The video signal stored in the frame memory 110 is read out when the print button 86 is pressed, a predetermined printing process is performed, and the still image represented by the video signal is printed out.

Next, the internal structure of the video printer 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, in FIG. 1, the video printer 10 receives the video signal from the VTR 20 at the video input terminal IN. receive. The video input terminal IN is connected to a first bus B1 and a second bus B2 that branch in parallel. The first bus B1 has an analog-digital converter (A /
D) 120 is connected. This analog to digital converter 1
Reference numeral 20 is a conversion circuit for converting the analog video signal from the VTR 20 into an 8-bit digital signal, for example. The output of this analog-to-digital converter 120 is the frame memory 11
Connected to 0 input.

The frame memory 110 is composed of a video RAM or the like, and has a capacity of accumulating at least one screen data of a video signal. Advantageously, a plurality of screens can be stored, and in this embodiment, a memory having a capacity of this plurality of screens is adopted. This frame memory
110 has two outputs, one of which is connected to a digital-to-analog converter (D / A) 130. The digital-analog converter 130 is a conversion circuit that converts the digital data read from the memory 110 into an analog video signal. The other output of the frame memory 110 is connected via a signal processing circuit (DSP) 140 to a print mechanism unit 150, that is, a print unit including a thermal head and the like. The signal processing circuit 140 is configured by a digital signal processing circuit such as a digital signal processor, and performs predetermined processing necessary for printing on the data from the memory 110. For example, the YC data of the television signal composed of the luminance signal (Y) and the color difference signal (C) from the memory 110 is converted into the yellow signal.
(Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K) printing data conversion processing is performed. The print mechanism unit 150 prints an image based on the data from the digital signal processor 140.

On the other hand, the second bus B2 connected to the video input terminal IN is connected to the selector 160 which selects the monitor output. The output from the digital-analog converter 130 is connected to the other input of the selector 160. The output from the digital-analog converter 130 is represented as a video signal for one screen stored in the frame memory 110, that is, a still image, and the signal from the second bus B2 represents the output of the VTR 20, that is, a moving image. It is a signal. Selector 160
Is a selection output circuit that selects these and outputs sequentially from the output AOUT to the monitor device 30. This selector 160
It is sequentially switched by a control signal from the system controller 190.

The system controller 190 sends a control signal to each section based on the depression of each push button 80-98. For example, when pressing of the freeze button 82 is detected, a control signal for instructing signal acquisition is sent to the memory controller 170 that controls writing and reading of data in the memory 110, and when the screen switching button 84 is pressed, switching to the selector 160 is performed. Send signal and print button
When 86 is pressed, a control signal for instructing printing is sent to the signal processing circuit 140 and the print controller 180.
In particular, the system controller 190 of the present embodiment sends control signals for controlling the VTR 20 in response to the pressing of each button when the VTR switches 100 are pressed along with the normal processing. .

Specifically, this system controller 19
As shown in FIG. 2, 0 includes a button press detection unit 200, an internal control signal processing unit 300, and a VTR control signal processing unit 400. The button press detection unit 200 is a circuit that detects the press of each of the buttons 80 to 98 installed on the outer surface of the device and notifies the control signal processing units 300 and 400 of the button press. Power switch press detection unit 210, freeze button press detection unit 220, print button press detection unit 230, screen switching button press detection unit
240, play button detector 250, stop button detector 260,
It has an FF button detection unit 270 and a REW button detection unit 280, respectively. The internal control signal processing 300 sends and receives control signals for instructing the respective controllers 150 and 170 and the signal processing unit 140 inside the apparatus to sequentially execute the respective processing, and outputs the signals to the selector 160. It is a circuit that sends a control signal for instructing switching, and has, for example, a memory control signal generation unit 310, a print control signal generation unit 320, a switching control signal generation unit 330, and an accumulation completion signal detection unit 340. The VTR control signal processing unit 400 is a circuit that monitors the state of the VTR 20, generates a control signal for controlling the VTR 20, and transmits the control signal via the control line 50. It has a signal detector 420.

The functions of the respective parts will be further described. First, the button press detecting part 200 includes the power switch press detecting part 210.
Detects that the power switch 80 has been pressed and supplies a power supply voltage to each part and a VTR and a VTR.
It is a detection circuit that sends a detection signal to the control signal generation unit 410. The freeze button press detection unit 220 uses the freeze button.
A detection circuit that detects the pressing of 82 and sends the detection signal to the memory control signal generation unit 310. The print button depression detection unit 230 is a detection circuit that detects depression of the print button 86 and sends a detection signal to the print control signal generation unit 320. The screen switching press detection unit 240 is a screen switching button.
A detection circuit that detects the pressing of 88 and sends a detection signal to the switching control signal generation unit 330 and the memory control signal generation unit 310. The playback button press detection unit 250, the stop button press detection unit 260, the FF button press detection unit 270, and the REW button press detection unit 280 are respectively used for VTR buttons 90.
It is a signal detection unit that detects pressing of ~ 98 and sends each detection signal to the VTR control signal generation unit 400.

Next, the memory control signal generation unit 310 in the internal control signal processing unit 300 is a signal generation circuit which supplies a control signal for instructing the memory controller 170 to take in and read out signals from the memory 110, Specifically, VT
Freeze button press detection section during tape playback on R20
Memory controller when it receives the detection signal from 220
When a signal is sent to the 170 and the detection signal from the print button press detection unit 230 is received after the storage in the memory 110 is completed, the memory controller 170 is sent a control signal to instruct the reading of the signal to the printing unit side. When the switching signal is transmitted and the switching signal for switching to the still image is received from the switching control signal generation unit 330 after the completion of storage in the memory 110, the control signal for instructing the reading of the signal to the selector side is transmitted.

The print control signal generator 320 includes a signal processor 14
0 and a signal generation circuit that sends a control signal for instructing printing to the print controller 180. Specifically, the signal generation circuit receives a detection signal from the print button depression detection unit 230 in a state where a video signal is stored in the memory 110. When a print instruction signal is sent to the signal processing unit 140 and the print controller 180 and printing is completed, the VTR control signal generation unit 41
Send the print end signal to 0. Switching control signal generator 330
Is a signal generation circuit for transmitting a switching signal for switching the selector 160, and selects a moving image signal from the second bus B2 by the detection signal of the screen switching press detection unit 240, and a digital-analog converter 130. Intervening memory 110
Select the switching signal to switch to still image selection from
Send to each 160. When selecting a still image from the memory 110, a switching signal for reading a signal is sent to the memory control signal generation unit 310. Accumulation completion signal detection 34
Reference numeral 0 is a signal detection circuit that receives the accumulation completion signal from the memory controller 170 and notifies the memory control signal generation unit 310 of this.

Next, in the VTR control signal processing section 400, the VTR control signal generation section 410 is a signal generation circuit for generating and transmitting a control signal for controlling the VTR 20 via the control line 50. Specifically, when it receives a detection signal from the power switch depression detection unit 210, it generates and sends an ON command to the VTR 20, and when it receives a detection signal from the playback button depression detection unit 250, it generates a playback command. feed Te out, when receiving a detection signal from the stop button push detector 260 by the reproducing state at VTR 20, and sends and generates a stop command. Similarly to these, when the detection signal from the FF button press detection unit 270 is received, the FF command is generated and transmitted, and when the detection signal from the REW button press detection unit 280 is received, the REW command is generated and transmitted. . These are this system controller 19
It is supplied to the system controller that controls each part of VTR 20 similar to 0. Particularly, in the present embodiment, when the reproduction button 92, the FF button 96, etc. are pressed during printing, each command is sent to the VTR 20 after receiving the print completion signal from the print control signal generation unit 320. Is configured.

The status signal detecting section 420 receives the status signal from the VTR 20 supplied through the control line 50 and outputs the detection signal to the VTR control signal generating section 410 and the memory control signal generating section.
It is a detection circuit that sends each to 310. The status signal from the VTR 20 includes, for example, a status signal for instructing the reproduction of an image of one screen synchronized with the vertical synchronizing signal included in the video signal in the reproduction state as shown in FIG. Stop status when stopped or paused, FF status signal when rewound, REW status signal when fast forwarded, and playback end status when tape playback is completed.

The operation of the video printer in the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described below together with the operation of the VTR 20 with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.
In these figures, the operation step of the printer 10 is labeled with a symbol P, and the operation of the VTR 20 is labeled with a symbol V. First, in step V100 of FIG. 5, the main power supply of the VTR 20 is turned on, and then step P1 of the printer 10 side.
When the power switch 80 is turned on at 00, the system controller 190 detects this at step P102 and supplies the power supply voltage to each unit of its own device. Next, the system controller 190 generates a command to turn on the VTR 20 in step P104 and sends it to the system controller of the VTR 20 via the control line 50. As a result, in the VTR 20, the process moves to step V102, and each unit is turned on by the supply of the power supply voltage from the system controller to the unit.

Next, in step P106, the operator presses the VTR control playback button 90 of the printer 10. As a result, the system controller 190 generates a reproduction start command in step P108 and supplies it to the VTR 20. Upon receipt of this command, the VTR 20 reproduces the tape in step V104, and the video signal is supplied to the video input terminal IN of the video printer 10 via the first signal line 40. At this time, in the VTR 20, in step V106, the reproduction state signal including the state signal synchronized with the vertical synchronizing signal is transmitted to the system controller 190 of the video printer 10 via the control line 50. Receiving this, the system controller 190 detects the initial state signal and switches the selector 160 to select the video signal on the second bus B2 side. As a result, the monitor output becomes the playback signal from the VTR20 and V
The moving image being played on TR 20 is displayed. The operator can monitor this image and see the desired image on the monitor device 30.
When the screen is displayed, the freeze button 82 of the video printer 10 is pressed. When the freeze button 82 is pressed,
The system controller 190 detects this in step P110, and sends a fetch start signal to the memory controller 170. In response to this, the memory controller 170 sends a write control signal to the frame memory 110 in step P112 to store the video signal from the VTR 20 in the memory 110 for one image. When the storage of one image is completed, the memory controller 170 sends a storage completion signal to the system controller 190.

In this case, the system controller 190
A state in which pressing of the freeze button 82 is detected (step P11)
From (0) to step P116, the pressing of the stop button 94 is waited, and when the stop button 94 is pressed and the accumulation completion signal is received, the process proceeds to step P118 to generate the stop command. This stop command is sent to the VTR 20 via control line 50.
, Which causes the VTR 20 to stop playing the tape at step V108.

Next, moving to FIG. 6, the VTR 20 is operated in step V1.
At 10, the playback stop status is sent to the printer 10. Receiving this, the system controller 190 sends a signal for switching the selector 160 when the screen switching button 84 is pressed in step P120. As a result, in step P122, the selector 160 outputs the moving image signal from the VTR 20 via the second bus B2 to the memory 11 by the analog-digital converter 130.
Switch to a still image signal from 0. As a result, a still image to be printed is displayed on the monitor device 30. At this time, as shown in step P124, the system controller 190 waits for detection of press of the print button 86. When the print button 86 is pressed, the process proceeds to step P126, and the memory controller 170, the signal processing unit 140, and the print controller 180 are instructed. Sends a print instruction signal. As a result, the image data stored in the memory 110 is read out, signal processing is performed by the signal processing unit 140, and printing is performed by the print mechanism unit 150 based on the image data. When printing is completed, the print controller 180 sends a print completion signal to the system controller 190.

Next, when the system controller 190 detects the end of printing in step P128, the system controller 190 moves to step P130 and waits for the detection of pressing of any button. For example, when the play button 92 is pressed, a play start command is generated and sent to the VTR 20 in the same manner as above. This causes the VTR 20 to start playing the tape again at step V112, and to step the playback status signal in the same manner as above.
It is sent to the system controller 190 of the printer 10 by V114. The system controller 190 that detects this is shown in FIG.
In step P136 shown in, the state of waiting for detection of pressing of the screen switching button 84 is entered. When the switch button 84 is pressed, the system controller 190 switches the selector 160 in step P138 to select the reproduction signal from the VTR 20 and display it on the monitor device 30. As a result, the display on the monitor device 30 is switched from the still image from the memory 110 to the moving image from the VTR 20 again.

Next, the system controller 190 again enters a button press detection waiting state in step P140, and, for example, when the freeze button 82 is pressed in step P142, the process returns to step P112 in FIG. Repeat step.

When the FF button 96 is pressed in step P144, the system controller 190 generates an FF command and sends it to the VTR 20. This allows the VTR20 to step
Fast forward the tape with V116, and at this time, step V1
At 18 the status signal is sent to the printer 10. After this, when the play button is operated in step P148, the system controller 190 returns to step P108 to generate a play start command and sends it to the VTR 20 as in the above, and repeats the subsequent steps.

Further, in step P150 of FIG.
When the REW button 98 is pressed, the system controller 19
0 will generate a REW command and send it to the VTR 20. This
The VTR 20 executes rewinding of the tape in step V120, at which time a rewinding state signal is sent to the printer 10 in step V122. Then, in step P154, press the play button 92.
When is pressed, the system controller 190 returns to step P108 of FIG. 5 in the same manner as described above, generates a reproduction start command again, and causes the VTR 20 to start reproduction of the tape. In addition,
When the tape is reproduced and the tape is reproduced to the end, the VTR 20 displays the end status indicating the end of reproduction to the printer 10.
Send to.

As described above, the video printer 10 according to the present embodiment has buttons similar to the main operation buttons of the VTR 20, and only the button operation of the video printer can be performed when a desired video signal is fetched from the VTR 20. You can control the operation of the VTR 20 as desired by using the
You can stop tape playback after loading to 0, start tape playback after printing, rewind the tape, and fast forward on the spot, simplifying the operation and displaying the desired image. Can be accurately captured and printed.

In the above embodiment, the printer 10
Play button, stop button, FF button, similar to VTR 20
Although the REW button and the like are provided, other effective buttons for frame advance operation and the like may be provided. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the printer 10 and the VTR 20 are connected by the signal line 40 and the control line 50, but signals may be exchanged by infrared rays or the like to establish a wireless connection.

[0033]

As described in detail above, according to the video printer of the present invention, since it has the button for operating its own device and the button for operating the recording / reproducing device,
There is no need to perform a troublesome button operation that is performed individually for each device, so that the button operation can be performed quickly and a desired screen can be captured accurately. In this case, a button for operating the recording / reproducing device is detected in relation to the signal capturing process and the printing process, and the control signal is sent to the recording / reproducing device. It is possible to accurately operate the reproduction and the stop, and it is possible to obtain a desired screen and perform printing more accurately, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a video printer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a system controller in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a connection state with another device to which the embodiment is applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a status signal from a VTR in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operations of the printer and VTR in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operations of the printer and VTR in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operations of the printer and VTR in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 video printer 20 8mm VTR 30 monitor 40 First signal line 50 control line 60 Second signal line 70 audio signal line 80 power switch 82 Freeze button 84 Screen switching button 86 Print button 92 Play button 94 Stop button 96 FF button 98 REW button 110 frame memory 160 selector 190 system controller 210 Freeze button press detection unit 330 Switching control signal generator 340 Accumulation completion signal detector 400 VTR control signal generator 410 Status signal detector B1 first bus B2 2 bus

Continuation of front page (56) Reference JP-A-2-119480 (JP, A) JP-A-4-336890 (JP, A) JP-A-62-181584 (JP, A) JP-A-62-175822 (JP , A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 5/76-5/956

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printer, which is connected to a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing an image and a display unit for displaying the image and prints the image from the recording / reproducing apparatus as a still image, wherein the printer is the recording / reproducing apparatus. Storage means for accumulating at least one image of a video signal from the apparatus, a signal capture button for capturing a signal in the storage means, and printing for printing based on the video signal captured in the storage means Buttons and the above-mentioned items based on the pressing of these buttons.
The printer includes a control unit that controls each process of printing by receiving a signal in the storage unit, and the printer further includes a plurality of recording / reproducing apparatus buttons for operating the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the recording / reproducing apparatus button. Signal generation means for sending out a control signal for controlling the recording / reproducing apparatus by detecting each depression of the reproducing / reproducing apparatus button, the signal generating means comprising: Each process in relation to each process in the control means
Detected during processing and depending on the end of each processing
The detected recording / reproducing device button to the recording / reproducing device.
A video printer characterized by transmitting a control signal in response to a press of the button . 2. The video printer according to claim 1,
The buttons for the plurality of recording / reproducing devices are
Playback of recording media, image feed, return and stop
Buttons that perform actions that include at least one of
A video printer including. 3. The video printer according to claim 2, wherein the signal generating means includes a button for instructing stop of reproduction among the buttons for the recording / reproducing apparatus when a signal is being taken into the storage means. If it is detected that is pressed, said first image portion of signal acquisition in the storage means according to the end result the ends, characterized by sending a stop signal for stopping the reproduction in the recording and reproducing apparatus Video printer. 4. The video printer according to claim 2, wherein the signal generation means instructs reproduction of the buttons for the recording / reproducing apparatus before a signal is taken into the storage means and printing processing is completed. A video printer , wherein when a button is pressed, a control signal for starting reproduction is sent to the recording / reproducing device in response to the end of the printing process. 5. The video printer according to claim 1,
And the image includes a moving image.
Linta. 6. The video printer according to claim 5,
The buttons for the plurality of recording / reproducing devices are
Playback of recording media, image advance, return and stop on the device
Including a button for performing an operation including
Deo printer. 7. The video printer according to claim 6 , wherein the recording / reproducing device buttons include a rewind button and a fast forward button. 8. The video printer according to claim 6,
And the display means is a monitor device for visually displaying the image.
A video printer, comprising: 9. The video printer according to claim 8, wherein the printer is on the monitor device to select the video signal reproduced the video signal stored in said storage means and at the Symbol recording and reproducing apparatus It has a selection output means for outputting, and a switching button that is pressed when switching the selection output means, and the selection output means, when the switching button is pressed after the video signal is accumulated in the storage means. The recording is performed when the video signal from the storage means is selected, and a reproduction button for instructing reproduction is pressed among the recording / reproduction apparatus buttons, and a control signal is sent from the signal generation means to the recording / reproduction apparatus. A video printer characterized by selecting a video signal from a reproducing apparatus. 10. The video printer according to claim 1, wherein the control signal from the signal generating means is wirelessly transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus.