JPH06302161A - Editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve editing efficiency and to simplify editing work by providing with specifying means specifying the image data of a first and second points in a prescribed unit displayed on a display means and a control means. CONSTITUTION:The first and the second points of the image data in the prescribed unit are displayed on monitors 27, 37 as display means, and the image data of the first and the second points in the prescribed unit displayed on the monitors 27, 37 are specified by a pointing device 25 and a key board 26 as specifying means. Then, the time code data, the condition of a related equipment and the identification number of the image data of the first or the second point specified by the device 25 and the key board 26 are displayed by an editing device main body 20 as the control means. Thus, the editing efficiency is improved, and the operation convenience is improved. Further, the editing work is simplified by performing the movement of the displayed image data on a time base and the copy to an other hourly position, the deletion.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing apparatus suitable for application to, for example, an editing apparatus for editing a video signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an editing apparatus, for example, one shown in FIG. 11 has been proposed. The editing device shown in FIG. 11 includes VTRs 2 and 3, and VTRs 2 and 3,
The VTR 6 for recording the video signals from the VTRs 2 and 3 is phased with the editing machine 1 for performing various controls, and
Switcher 4 for selecting video signals from TR2 and TR3
And a DME (digital signal) that is processed by the video signal from the switcher 4 and returned to the switcher 4.
Multi-effector) and a VTR 6 for recording the video signal from the switcher 4.

The basic processing of the editing apparatus having the structure as shown in FIG. 11 will be explained. For example, it is recorded in the video tape cassette set in the VTR 2 on the menu screen on the monitor (not shown) of the editing machine 1. Material and VT
It is possible to specify the use part of the material recorded in the video tape cassette set in R3, and select how to use the material of the VTR2 video cassette tape or the material of the VTR3 video cassette tape. . Here, the material of VTR2 is A roll, VTR
The material of No. 3 is called B roll.

Further, the used portion of the material of A roll and B
Enter the time code to specify the part of the roll material to be used,
Alternatively, a desired portion of the material can be designated by designating a time code or the like supplied from the VTR 2 or 3 at the time of reproduction as a IN point IN and an OUT point OUT by pressing a switch or the like. Where IN point I
N is the time code of the first image of the used material, and the out point is the time code of the last image of the used material.

Further, the switcher 4 performs transition processing (for example, wipe, dissolve, etc.) on the video signals from the VTRs 2 and 3, and further the DME 5 (or switcher 4) performs processing on a time axis called a timeline. Is specified, and thereafter, it is recorded in the VTR 6 or previewed (the image is reproduced by the above-mentioned processing without recording).

Here, the timeline is to obtain a special image effect by designating a trajectory for drawing a curve on an image on the screen of a monitor, a twist of the image, etc. on the time axis. .

Next, the operation of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG. As an explanation of this operation,
First, the used material Va recorded on the VTR2 video tape cassette and the used material Vb recorded on the VTR3 video tape cassette are transition-processed by the switcher 4 and output as one video signal.
A description will be made assuming that the recording or the displaying on the monitor of the editing machine 1 is performed in TR6.

As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, of the materials of the video tape cassette set in the VTR 2 shown in FIG. 11, the material Va to be used is designated by the designation of the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT, while FIG. VTR3 shown in
The material Vb to be used is designated by the designation of the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT of the materials of the video tape cassette set to.

The VTR 2 becomes a reproduction operation under the control of the editing machine 1, whereby the used material Va is first supplied to the switcher 4 and various processing is performed by the DME 5.
After that, it is supplied to the VTR 6 and recorded or displayed as an image on the screen of the monitor of the editing machine 1. The editing machine 1 constantly monitors the time code from the VTR 2 and uses the material V
At the same time, the VTR 3 is reproduced at the same time as reading the time code slightly before the time code at the OUT point of a. VTR3
The used material Vb from is supplied to the switcher 4.

The switcher 4 switches between the used material Va and the used material Vb based on a preset transition, and supplies the used material Vb to the DME 5. The material Vb supplied to the DME5 is this DM
After undergoing various processing by E5, switcher 4 again
Is supplied to. Then, the switcher 4 supplies the used material Vb from the DME 5 to the VTR 6. The used material Vb supplied to the VTR 6 is recorded in this VTR 6.

For convenience of explanation, various kinds of processing that can be considered when performing a transition process on each of the two materials to be used and putting them together to perform a review or record,
For example, the description of the pre-roll, post-roll, reading of the time code, generation of the time code in the editing machine 1 and the like is omitted, and the processing by the simplest method is described.

Now, as a result of the above processing, the VTR
For the video cassette tape set in No. 6, as shown in FIG. 12C, first the VTR2 is placed on the magnetic tape along the time axis.
The used material Va supplied from is recorded, and then VTR3
The used material Vb supplied from is recorded. Therefore, in the preview, similarly to the reproduction signal reproduced from this magnetic tape, the used material Va is first displayed on the screen of the monitor of the editing machine 1, and the used material Vb in the specified transition form.
After that, the used material Vb is displayed.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 12D, when both the used materials Va and Vb are recorded in the video tape cassette set in the VTR 2, for example, VT
Play back the used material Vb (or Va) in R2, and use this as V
Recording is performed on the video tape cassette set in TR3, and thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 12E and 12F, the used material Va is reproduced by the VTR2 by the same processing procedure as described above, and then the used material Vb (however, (Dubbed from VTR3 in advance) is reproduced, and these used materials Va and Vb are recorded by VTR6.

In this way, the video cassette tape set in the VTR 6 is recorded with the used material Va supplied from the VTR 2 on the magnetic tape along the time axis as shown in FIG. 12G, and then the VTR 3 is recorded. The used material Vb supplied from is recorded. Therefore, in the preview, similarly to the reproduction signal reproduced from this magnetic tape, the material Va to be used is first displayed on the screen of the monitor of the editing machine 1 and is changed to the material Vb to be used in the form of the specified transition. The material Vb is displayed.

[0015]

By the way, in the above-described editing apparatus, in order to confirm the IN point and the OUT point, for example, after confirming the IN point and the OUT point, at least the VTR must be rewound and that portion must be reproduced again. Because I have to
There was an inconvenience that the editing efficiency was low.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object thereof is to propose an editing apparatus capable of improving the editing efficiency.

[0017]

According to the present invention, display means 27 and 37 for displaying first and second points of image data of a predetermined unit and a predetermined unit of the first unit displayed on the display means 27 and 37. Designating means 25, 26 for designating the image data of the first and second points, time code data of the image data of the first or second point designated by the designating means 25, 26, the state of related equipment, and identification. And a control means 20 for displaying a number.

Further, in the above description, the present invention provides the designating means 2.
5 and 26, the first displayed on the display means 27 and 37.
Also, the image data of the second point is moved on the time axis, copied to another time position, and deleted.

Further, in the above description, the present invention provides the designation means 2.
When the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means 27, 37 are designated by 5, 26, the display state of the designated first and second image data is changed. It is a thing.

[0020]

According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, the first and second points of the predetermined unit of image data are displayed on the display means 27, 3.
7, and the image data of the first and second points of the predetermined unit displayed on the display means 27, 37 is designated by the specifying means 2.
5, the control means 20 displays the time code data of the image data of the first or second point designated by the designating means 25, 26, the state of the related equipment, and the identification number.

Further in the above, according to the configuration of the present invention,
The designation means 25 and 26 move the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means 27 and 37 on the time axis, copy to another time position, and delete.

Further in the above, according to the configuration of the present invention,
When the designation means 25, 26 designate the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means 27, 37, the display state of the designated first and second image data is changed.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 is an editing apparatus main body for editing a video signal and an audio signal, and as shown in the figure, a CPU 21, a bus (consisting of an address, a control and a data bus) 22, a work, etc. A RAM and a ROM 24 in which program data to be described later are recorded constitute a basic part {thus, various ports and expansion boards (memory etc.) are naturally prepared although they are not shown or can be expanded separately}.

A keyboard 26 for operation, a pointing device (mouse, trackball, etc.), a monitor 27, a disk driver 28 (for example, a hard disk device (including one that can be detached from the main unit), a silicon disk are provided in the main body 20 of the editing device. Device, magneto-optical disk device, floppy disk device, floppy disk device, etc., respectively.

Then, in the editing apparatus main body 20, for example, R
Via the S-422 interface or the like, VTRs 30 and 31, disk recorders 32 and 33 (large-capacity hard disk devices (including those removable from the main unit), large-capacity silicon disk devices, magneto-optical disk devices, flopticals) Disk device).

Here, the editing apparatus main body 20 is RS-
422 interface and other interface formats, effect information, cut information (dubbing), transition information such as mix and wipe,
By transmitting the key information, for example, VTRs 30 and 3
1, controlling the disk recorders 32 and 33,
Mixer of switcher 29, switches such as wipe and key, or DME (digital multi-effector)
The switches corresponding to various special effects 35 can be operated by the editing apparatus main body 20.

Further, the editing device main body 20 has a VTR 30
, 31 and a switcher 29 for switching the video signals from the disk recorders 32 and 33 and for performing transition processing such as mixing and wiping on these video signals, and a combiner 34 for summing many video signals supplied from the switcher 29. The capture controller and the memory 36 which connect the DME and the video signal from the switcher 29 to the monitor 37 after compressing (for example, thinning) the video signal based on the control signal from the editing apparatus main body 20 are respectively connected.
Here, the capture (capturing image data) controller and memory 36 has, for example, a large-capacity memory (for example, RAM) and a compression circuit, and compresses the video signal from the switcher 29, and as will be described later, the IN point IN and The video signal designated by the OUT point OUT is stored including the offset.

The video signal output terminals of the switcher 29 are connected to VTRs 30 and 31, and disk recorders 32 and 3.
3 and the video signal output terminals of the VTRs 30 and 31, and the disk recorders 32 and 33 are connected to the video signal input terminal of the switcher 29, respectively.

Next, the basic functions of the editing apparatus main body 20 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this example, as shown in FIG.
The program Pr loaded in the RAM 23 from the ROM 24 or the disk driver 28 shown in FIG.
The CPU 21 is operated by og.
Then, as shown in this figure, the monitor 2 connected to the editing apparatus main body 20 shown in FIG. 1 by the program Prog.
Setup files SET1 to SET1
SETn and edit files EDL1 to EDLn
To create.

Here, the setup files SET1 to S
ETn is a setup data file for setting operation parameters of each component shown in FIG. 1, for example, allocation of recording machines, cross points, etc., corresponding to respective purposes of use. In other words, this setup file SE
By causing the CPU 21 to execute the contents of T1 to SETn, it is possible to change the state of each component shown in FIG. 1, for example, various states of each device such as connection, operation and mode.

Further, edit files EDL1 to ED
Ln is a data file indicating the content of editing, and the edit files EDL1 to EDLn in FIG. 2 are data files indicating the content of editing for one purpose.

These setup files SET1 to S
The ETn and the edit files EDL1 to EDLn correspond to each other and are normally recorded on the disc set in the disc driver 28 shown in FIG. For example, setup files SET1 to SETn corresponding to the edit files EDL1 to EDLn may be recorded.

In this case, for example, desired edit files EDL1 to EDL are displayed on the menu screen for selecting edit files EDL1 to EDLn described later.
When n is selected, the edit file EDL selected from the disk set in the disk driver 28
The data of 1 to EDLn are read out, and it becomes possible to edit according to the contents of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn, and the corresponding setup file SE
T1 to SETn are read from the disk, and the data of the setup files SET1 to SETn are supplied to, for example, the RAM 23 shown in FIG. 1 and are held (so-called resident) in the RAM 23, whereby the setup of each device is performed as described above. Done.

Further, the edit files EDL1 to EDLn and the setup file SET are previously set on the program.
1 to SETn are associated with each other, for example, a use area and a standby area are provided on the RAM 23, and in the standby area, edit files EDL1 to EDLn are stored in association with setup files SET1 to SETn as shown in FIG. When using, edit files EDL1 to EDL selected in the above-mentioned menu are used in the use area.
DLn and corresponding setup files SET1 to S
By storing ETn, it is possible to instantly set up each device of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. In this case, it is faster than the above method in terms of time.

Here, the selection operation of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn and the setting operation of the equipment by the corresponding setup files SET1 to SETn will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1, a switching menu is displayed. Then, the process proceeds to step S2. That is, FIG.
Edit files EDL1 to E on the monitor 27 shown in FIG.
DLn is displayed by, for example, a file name given by the user.

In step S2, it is determined whether or not there is an input, and if "YES", the process proceeds to step S3. That is, it is determined whether or not the user has selected the edit files EDL1 to EDLn with the pointing device 25 or the keyboard 26 on the switching menu screen.

In step S3, the edit file ED
Switch L1 to EDLn. Then, the process proceeds to step S4. That is, as described above, the designated edit files EDL1 to EDLn are copied from the standby area of the RAM 23 to the used area.

In step S4, the user is notified that the switching has been performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S5.
The notification of this switching is, for example, blinking (intermittent reverse or the like) or reverse (inversion) of the cursor at the display position of the designated and switched edit files EDL1 to EDLn or the file number. .

In step S5, the corresponding setup files SET1 to SETn are searched. And step S
Go to 6. That is, the corresponding setup files SET1 to SETn in the standby area of the RAM 23 are searched.

In step S6, the searched setup files SET1 to SETn are copied to the use area.
Then, the process proceeds to step S7. That is, the setup files SET1 to SET1 stored in the standby area of the RAM 23
Copy SETn to the used area.

In step S7, various settings for each device are made based on the read setup file. And it ends.

As can be seen from the above description, in this example, the edit files EDL to EDLn and the corresponding setup files SET to SETn are monitored by the monitor 2.
Created with the pointing device 25, the keyboard 26, etc. while looking at the screens of various settings for editing and the screens of the constituent devices displayed on the screen 7, and the disk driver 28
Stored on the disk of the computer, created edit files EDL1 to EDLn and setup file SET1
~ SETn is read from the disk of the disk driver 28 when the editing apparatus main body 20 is started up, and these data are stored in the standby area of the RAM 23 as described above. After that, the edit file ED is displayed on the menu screen.
When any one of L1 to EDLn is selected, the selected edit files EDL1 to EDLn and the corresponding setup files SET1 to SETn are RA
It is read from the standby area of M23, copied to the use area, various setups are performed by the setup files EDL1 to EDLn copied to this use area, and then editing can be performed based on the edit files EDL1 to EDLn.

Incidentally, the edit files EDL1 to EDL
When n is created, setup data may be created at the same time, and the setup files may be included in the edit files EDL1 to EDLn.

Next, the operation of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. As this operation, for example, when the used materials Va and Vb are recorded in the video tape cassette of the VTR 30 (similar to the VTR 31) as described in FIG. 12D, the used material Va is used.
A case will be described in which Vb and Vb are edited by a transition process and the result is reviewed or recorded.

First, referring to FIG. 4, step S1
At 0, it is judged whether or not the roll number is designated, and "YE
If "S", the process proceeds to step S20. That is, FIG.
On the screen displayed on the screen of the monitor 27 shown in FIG.
Use to specify the roll number.

Here, the roll means a recycled material, and the A roll means the reproducing side (in this case, the VTR 30
And 31) means the first tape and the B roll means the second tape selected on the reproducing side (VTRs 30 and 31 in this case). Therefore, if the roll number is, for example, an ID indicating VTR30 or VTR31, and if the user specifies the same ID indicating VTR30 or 31 for both A roll and B roll, as shown in FIG. 6A. Shows that the used materials Va and Vb are recorded in the video tape cassette set in the VTR 30 or 31.

As the designation on the menu screen, for example, A roll and B roll, or A roll or B roll may be designated for the VTR 30 or VTR 31.

In step S20, it is judged whether or not the recording is made,
If "YES", the process proceeds to step S30, "NO"
If so, the process proceeds to step S40. As described above, the user also specifies whether or not to record by using the pointing device 25 and the keyboard 26 on the screen surface of the monitor 27.

Here, steps S30 and S40 will be collectively described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S31 (S41), it is determined whether or not the numbers designated for the A roll and the B roll are the same, and if "YES", step S32 (S42).
And if "NO", step S34 (S44)
Move to.

In step S32 (S42), the used material V
b determines whether or not it is already prepared. If "YES", the process proceeds to step S34 (S44), and if "NO", the process proceeds to step S33 (S43). In this example, "is it already prepared?" Means that the used material Vb is VTR.
It indicates whether the data is recorded or stored in the VTR 31 or the disk recorders 32 and 33 from 30.

In step S33 (S43), the used material V
Buffer b automatically. And step S3
4 (S44). The buffering here is to record or store the used material Vb in the VTR 31 or the disk recorders 32 and 33 as shown in FIG. 2C. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the material Va originally equalized to the VTR31 in the VTR30.
That is, the material Vb is recorded in the VTR 30, or the material Va is recorded in the VTR 30, and the material Vb is recorded or stored in the disk recorder 32 or 33.

In step S34 (S44), editing is performed with a preset transition. And step S35
The process moves to (S45).

A preview is made in step S35 (S45). Then, this program is exited and the process proceeds to step S50 (or step S70 in the case of starting from step S40) of the program shown in FIG. That is, the used materials Va and Vb are displayed on the monitor 27 or the monitor 37 shown in FIG. 1 based on the edit settings.

In step S50, it is determined whether or not the result is OK. If "YES", the process proceeds to step S60. That is, the user uses the mouse 25 or the keyboard 2
When it is input in 6 that the preview result is OK, the process proceeds to the next step.

In step S60, recording is executed. And it ends. That is, in this example, a control signal is supplied to the VTR 30 to bring it into a reproducing state, the material Va to be used is reproduced, a time code is monitored, and a control signal is supplied to the VTR 31 some time before the transition period to bring it into a reproducing state. , The material to be used Vb is reproduced from before the IN point IN, and when the transition period comes, a control signal is supplied to the switcher 29 to perform a transition process such as wipe, dissolve or mix.

Then, the used materials Va and Vb are stored in the disk recorders 32 and 33, for example. The material used V
When b is buffered in the disk recorder 32 or 33 in advance, a control signal is supplied to the VTR 31 to put it in a recording state, and the used material Va from the VTR 30 and the used material Vb from the disk recorder 32 or 33 are set to V.
It will be recorded in TR31. That is, as shown in FIG. 6D, the used materials Va and Vb are edited and recorded in the VTR 31 or the disc recorder 32 or 33.

On the other hand, in step 70, it is judged whether or not the result is OK, and if "YES", step step S80.
Move to. That is, when the user inputs that the preview result is OK with the mouse 25 or the keyboard 26, the process proceeds to the next step.

In step S80, a preview is executed. And it ends. That is, in this example, a control signal is supplied to the VTR 30 to bring it into a reproducing state, the material Va to be used is reproduced, a time code is monitored, and a control signal is supplied to the VTR 31 some time before the transition period to bring it into a reproducing state. , The material to be used Vb is reproduced from before the IN point IN, and when the transition period comes, a control signal is supplied to the switcher 29 to perform a transition process such as wipe, dissolve or mix.

Then, the used materials Va and Vb are supplied to, for example, the monitor 27 or 37 and displayed as an image on the tube surface thereof. If the used material Vb is buffered in the disk recorder 32 or 33 in advance, the VT
The used material Va from R30 and the used material Vb from the disk recorder 32 or 33 are displayed on the tube surface of the monitor 27 or the monitor 37.

Thus, in this case, the VTR
If two editing materials are specified for the video tape cassette set to 30 or 31, or 2
When the same VTR 30 or 31 is specified for one material, one material is automatically buffered, so it is not necessary to manually record or memorize one material on another VTR or recorder. And the above-mentioned edit file ED
It is possible not to create L1 to EDLn in duplicate.

In this example, one VTR 30
Although the case where two used materials are designated in 31 is described, three or four may be used. In this case, VTRs, disk recorders, etc. to be buffered are prepared in the corresponding amount.

Here, the case of designating the above-mentioned used materials Va and Vb will be described with reference to FIG.

As is clear from FIG. 6, the material to be used can be determined by designating the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT. As a method for determining this, for example, the VTR 30 or 31 is reproduced, the image thereof is viewed on the monitor 27 or 37, and an instruction (mark in, mark out) is made at the desired IN point IN and OUT point OUT with the pointing device 25 or the keyboard 26. Then, the time code at that time is stored in the editing apparatus main body 20.

By the way, in the case of performing the above-mentioned buffering, or when simply determining the in-point IN and the out-point OUT of the material to be used, the components other than the VTRs 30 and 31, the disk recorders 32 and 33 are shown in FIG. It is also possible to use a memory (not shown) of the capture controller and the memory 36 or the RAM 23.

That is, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, when the IN point IN of Vb is specified, the IN point IN
The image data is stored from before (on the time axis), and when the OUT point OUT is designated, the image data is stored until after the OUT point OUT (on the time axis).

In the figure, It is the offset of the IN point IN, and Ot is the offset of the OUT point OUT. Therefore, the image data is captured during the period Vt that is longer than the actually designated period.

The determination of the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT can also be made by using the above-mentioned edit files EDL1 to EDLn and the corresponding setup files SET1 to SETn. For example, when determining the used material Va or Vb from the reproduced material of the VTR 30, the VTR
30 is reproduced, and as described above, mark-in and out are performed at the desired IN-point IN and OUT-point OUT.

When mark-in and mark-out are performed, R
AM23 or capture controller and memory 3
6 stores image data for a period Vt including the above-described offset amount. After that, the user uses the pointing device 25 and the keyboard 26 to monitor the monitor 2, for example.
The image data of the period Vt shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on 7 and 37.

Since the image data at this time is not the data reproduced from the VTR 30 but the data read from the RAM 23 or the capture controller and the memory 36, an accurate frame advance is desired by the pointing device 25 and the keyboard 26. Therefore, the user can determine the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT at high speed as many times as necessary by repeating the rehearsal.

Even in the above buffering,
The buffering may be performed automatically including the offset. In this case, the user may determine the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT again after step S33 (S43) of the flowchart shown in FIG.

Next, referring to FIG. 8, the storage of the image data including the offset amount and the re-designation of the IN point and the OUT point described with reference to FIG. 7 are displayed on the screen of the monitor 37. An example of an image to be described will be described.

In FIG. 8, a1 is an area for displaying a time code for each event, for example, and a2 is an area for showing a connection state of devices, for example.

Reference numeral a3 is an area for displaying the image data for which the above-mentioned preview is being performed. As is clear from this figure, when the image data is displayed in this area a3, the capture controller and memory 36 shown in FIG. To compress and display. The number P4 assigned to this image is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the time code T
c is displayed.

A4 is edit files EDL1 to ED
This is an area for displaying image data edited with Ln, that is, the materials Va and Vb used in the above example (in this case, three materials (edit units) are displayed) are displayed. Material used (in this example, "5"
The image of the IN point IN and the image of the OUT point OUT (numbered 201, “5115”, “3028”, etc.) and the image of the OUT point OUT are displayed. Time code display areas Ta1 and Ta2 for displaying the time code are provided for each.

Of the three materials used, only the material used in the area a6 is in the time code display area Ta2, the time code Tin at the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT.
The time code Tout of is displayed.

This is the current edit, that is, the IN point I
It indicates that the N and the OUT point OUT are designated again. As described above, by performing mark-in and mark-out at the time of designating a material, an offset (or a few seconds before and after) is added to the actually designated IN point IN and OUT point OUT so as to capture the image data. To do.

In the figure, a8 is an area for displaying the image data of the IN point IN or the OUT point OUT (the image of the IN point IN in this example) taken in including the offset amount, and as shown in the figure, in this example, Shows the case where the IN point IN is being edited, and the image data v1 to v6 before and after the IN point IN are displayed. Also, each image data v
Numerical values −2 to +3 shown below 1 to v6 are indexes indicating whether the marked in point IN is “0” before or after in time.

Further, in the figure, a mark is provided only around the image data v3, but this indicates the image data marked in. However, the user selects desired image data from the image data v1 to v6 (actually, the image data continues at both ends) by using the pointing device 25 or the cursor keys of the keyboard 25 (referred to as recall or the like). ) Yes, selected image data v
1 to v6 are marked, and the IN point IN can be changed and determined by, for example, performing an input indicating the determination thereafter. In addition, FS (Forward
A key such as a space) or a BS (back space) for performing frame advance in the positive or negative direction may be independently provided.

In the case of re-designating the IN point IN and the OUT point OUT, for example, desired areas a5 to a7 of the areas a5 to a7.
By editing the in-point IN or the out-point OUT by moving the cursor to the area 7 of the in-point IN or the out-point OUT and clicking or returning here.

Thus, in this example, the IN point I
When the N and OUT points OUT are temporarily determined by mark-in and mark-out, the image data before and after the provisionally designated IN point IN and OUT point OUT are also stored in the capture controller and the memory 36.
The designated IN point IN and OUT point OUT, and the image data before and after that point are compressed and displayed on the monitor 37, and the IN point IN and OUT point OUT can be re-designated on the screen surface with the pointing device 25 and the keyboard. As a result, the frequency of use of the VTRs 30 and 31 can be reduced, and editing can be performed more easily and with higher accuracy.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the deletion, position exchange, copy, and movement of each edit data of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn will be described by taking the screen displayed on the monitor 27 or the monitor 37 as an example as in FIG. . 9, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 8 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, a9 is an area for displaying the first image data P1 to P6 of the edit data of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn, and at this time, the area a4 below is the same as the one shown in FIG. Image data of points IN and OUT points OUT are shown in areas a5 to a7, respectively.

As shown in this figure, only the area a6 has the time codes Tin and To in the time code area Ta2.
ut is displayed because the inner area a6 of the area a4 is selected by the pointing device 25 or the keyboard 26, as described above.

In this example, areas a5 to a5
By directly selecting a7, the edit data in the selected areas a5 to a7 can be deleted, copied, moved, or exchanged in position. As an operation, for example, in the case of deleting, the cursor is moved to the areas a5 to a7 of the edit data to be deleted, and the deletion is performed by clicking or returning there.

Further, in the case of copying, the cursor or the like is moved to the areas a5 to a7 of the edit data to be copied, clicked there, and held as it is to move the cursor (or pointer) to the desired area a5 to a7.
In the areas a5 to a7, copying can be performed by doing what is done.

In the case of movement, the cursor or the like is moved to the area a5 to a7 of the edit data to be moved, clicked there and held as it is to move the cursor (or pointer) to the desired area a5 to a7. ,
In the areas a5 to a7, it is possible to move by doing.

In the case of position exchange, the cursor or the like is moved to one of the edit data areas a5 to a7,
Then click on it and then move the cursor to the desired area a5
To a7, and within the areas a5 to a7, the positions can be exchanged by clicking again.

As the internal processing, first, for deletion, for example, simply delete the corresponding area of the capture controller and the memory 36, and edit file ED.
The data related to the edit data corresponding to L1 to EDLn is deleted.

For copying, for example, the edit data of the corresponding area of the capture controller and the memory 36 is simply stored again in the designated area, and the data related to the corresponding edit data of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn is stored in the storage area corresponding to the destination. Try to write.

For movement, for example, the edit data of the corresponding area of the capture controller and the memory 36 is simply stored again in the designated area, and the edit file E
The data related to the edit data corresponding to DL1 to EDLn is written in the storage area corresponding to the destination.

The position exchange simply stores, for example, the two edit data of the corresponding areas of the capture controller and the memory 36 again in each other's area, and the data related to the corresponding two edit data of the edit files EDL1 to EDLn to each other. Be sure to write to the storage area.

Then, on the screen, delete, copy,
Various processes such as movement and position exchange are checked once by changing the contents of the memory of the capture controller and the memory 36, and then the edit file EDL1 is actually executed.
~ Change the contents of EDLn.

As described above, in the present example, the edit file ED is edited by deleting, copying, moving, and exchanging the image data in edit units displayed on the screen using the pointing device 25 and the keyboard 26.
Since the contents of L1 to EDLn can be changed, V
The editing work can be performed without performing any troublesome work such as playing back TR30 or 31 and rechecking, checking the memory address or the like with the keyboard 25 or the like and inputting it, thereby improving the efficiency of the editing work. Can be realized.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the scale display on the time axis of the change points of various effects by the various devices shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

In FIG. 10, a time code of a recorder to be recorded, for example, VTRs 30 and 31, and disk recorders 32 and 33 is shown on the leftmost side. Try to draw a line to indicate. Also, from the time code column to the right, the DME column, the switcher column,
A switcher column is provided, and each column has first and last image data of image data processed at the time indicated by the time code, that is, the DME column has image data Iv1 and Ov1.
Is displayed according to the time code, the image data Iv2 and Ov2 are displayed according to the time code in the switcher column, and the image data Iv2 is displayed in the other switcher column.
3 and Ov3 are displayed according to the time code.

Further, each image data Iv1 and Ov
Bars b1, b2, b3 indicating the time are displayed on the left side of 1, Iv2 and Ov2, Iv3 and Ov3.
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the change points of the processing by the various devices shown in FIG.
And the image data Iv1 and Ov of the change point
1, Iv2 and Ov2, Iv3 and Ov3 are displayed in the column of the device to be processed, and the bars b1, b2 and b3 indicating the time are displayed on the left side thereof, so that the user can grasp the usage status and the like. I am trying.

The display shown in FIG. 10 may be displayed, for example, by designating while the edit files EDL1 to EDLn are being executed, or may be displayed at the same time as execution. It may be displayed on one of the monitors 27 and 37 shown.

In the case of displaying on the monitor 37, the status of the editing process executed by the edit files EDL1 to EDLn is transmitted to the capture controller and the memory 36 every second, and the capture controller and the memory 36 store the information. Based on the time code, marker Ma, bar graph b1, image data Iv
1 and Ov1, Iv2 and Ov2, Iv3 and Ov3 are stored in the memory and read out and supplied to the monitor 37.

As described above, in this example, since the processing state being executed is displayed in real time together with the image data in an easy-to-understand manner, the efficiency of editing work can be greatly improved.

When the time of each effect is changed in the editing apparatus main body 20, since it is reflected in real time, other effects to be followed can be confirmed. If the relationship to be followed is known in advance, the relationship can be registered from this screen so that the links can be automatically linked.

As described above, in the present example, the image data in edit units displayed on the screen is deleted, copied, or deleted using the pointing device 25 or the keyboard 26.
Edit file E by moving and exchanging positions
Since the contents of DL1-EDLn can be changed,
Editing work can be performed without performing any troublesome work such as replaying the VTRs 30 and 31 to recheck, checking the memory address or the like with the keyboard 25, and inputting it, thereby improving the efficiency of the editing work. Can be realized.

The above embodiment is an example of the present invention.
It goes without saying that various other configurations can be adopted without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0107]

According to the present invention described above, the first and second points of the image data of a predetermined unit are displayed on the display means, and the first and second points of the predetermined unit displayed on the display means. Of the image data of the first or second point designated by the designating means, the state of the related equipment, and the identification number are displayed by the control means. It is possible to improve editing efficiency and usability.

Further, according to the present invention described above, the designation means allows the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means to be moved on the time axis, copied to another time position, and deleted. Since it was done, in addition to the above effects,
Editing work can be performed more easily.

Further, according to the present invention described above, when the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means is designated by the designating means, the designated first and second image data of Since the display state is changed, in addition to the above effects, the editing work can be performed more easily and easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between an edit file, a setup file, a CPU, and a program for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the setting of the device by the setup file by selecting the edit file for explaining the embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example at the time of editing, recording, and previewing, which is used for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example at the time of editing, recording, and previewing, which is used for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention for explaining the operation when two rolls are designated for one VTR.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining re-designation of in-points and out-points for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a screen configuration diagram used for explaining re-designation of in points and out points used for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a screen configuration diagram provided for explaining various types of data editing by designating image data, which is provided for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a screen configuration diagram showing a temporal scale for explaining an embodiment of the editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional editing apparatus.

FIG. 12 shows one V provided for explaining an example of a conventional editing apparatus.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an editing operation when there are two materials to be used in the TR video tape cassette.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 20 edit device main body 21 CPU 22 bus 23 RAM 24 ROM 25 pointing device 26 keyboard 27, 37 monitor 28 disk driver 29 switcher 30, 31 VTR 32, 33 disk recorder 34 DME 35 combiner 36 capture controller and memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying first and second points of a predetermined unit of image data, and image data of the first and second points of the predetermined unit displayed on the display unit are designated. An editing apparatus comprising: a designating unit and a control unit for displaying time code data of the image data of the first or second point designated by the designating unit, a state of a related device, and an identification number. . 2. The designating unit is configured to move the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display unit on the time axis, copy to another time position, and delete. The editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. When the designation means designates the image data of the first and second points displayed on the display means, the display state of the designated first and second image data is changed. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the editing device is changed.