JPH1139848A - Editing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an editing apparatus in which a sense of incongruity is not felt even when the running speed of an object apparatus with reference to the rotational speed of a search dial is changed and in which a retrieval operation is not troubled even when it is run at a highest speed position so as to be too fast. SOLUTION: In an apparatus, an AV information retrieval means is installed so as to be composed of a search dial 52 which is provided with a plurality of operating modes used to reproduce AV information from an object apparatus and which is turned so as to control a reproducing speed, of a dial-rotation detection means 50 which detects rotation information on the search dial 52 so as to output rotation detection information, of a VTR-speed control information conversion means 51 which is provided with a plurality of freely delectable steps of different speed ranges used to change the reproducing speed of AV information to be retrieved and by which input rotation detection information is applied to the selected steps so as to be converted into speed control information on the object apparatus and of a speed selection means 53 by which one out of the plurality of steps is selected in each of the plurality of operating modes and by which selection information is outputted to the VTR speed control information conversion means. Then, the rotation information on the search dial is applied to the selected step, and the reproducing speed of the object apparatus is controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an AV information search means of an editing apparatus for changing the reproduction speed of AV information reproduced from a target device such as a VTR in order to edit the AV information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an editing apparatus using a non-linear editing machine, there has been an editing apparatus as shown in FIG. 1 to which the AV information search means according to the present invention can be applied. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of an editing apparatus which can be applied to both conventional and AV information search means of the present invention. In FIG.
The editing machine 1 outputs AV information or video / audio information (moving image / video information and accompanying audio information) reproduced from an external VTR 8 (also referred to as a target device or a hard disk) to a hard disk (including a semiconductor memory or an optical disk).
This is a digital editing machine that stores and edits audio data. This type of editing machine is called a non-linear editing machine, and stores and edits AV information on a hard disk. TV2 is A
Video and pronounce V information.

A CRT 3 displays control information, and a keyboard 4 inputs operation commands and information. Mouse 5 is C
The command is executed on the screen displayed on RT3. The editing operation device 6 directly issues an editing operation. The operation command is also used to reproduce AV information (video / audio information) stored in
The same applies to TR8. Special effect operation machine 7 is AV
A special effect is added to a connection point (or a change point) of information, and voice information is operated. External VTR 8 is A
The V information is reproduced, the AV information is taken into the editing machine 1, and the edited AV information is recorded.

[0004] In addition, when editing the AV information of the VTR 8, a search procedure is required for retrieving the VTR 8 and searching while displaying the video on the TV 2. At that time, if necessary, V
The AV information is searched by controlling the reproduction speed or the search speed of the TR8 to be faster or slower. FIG. 7 shows an example of such conventional VTR AV information search means. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of AV information search means in a conventional nonlinear editing device.

[0005] First, the configuration of the conventional AV information search means will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes an editing machine (described above), 6 denotes an editing machine which reproduces and edits AV information from the VTR 8 and instructs an editing operation for storing the information again in the VTR 8, and 8 denotes AV information to be edited. An external VTR 52 for recording by reproducing and editing and recording the edited AV information
Is a search dial that rotates to control the playback speed of the VTR 8, and 50 is rotation information of the search dial 52, that is,
Rotation angle information (Shuttle, hereinafter SHTL
Dial mode detecting means for detecting rotation speed information (for the JOG mode, details will be described later) and outputting rotation detection information of the search dial 52, and 55 indicates a dial rotation. VT for converting rotation detection information from the detection means into speed control information of VTR 8
R speed control information conversion means. In addition, search dial 5
2. The dial rotation detecting means 50 and the VTR speed control information converting means 55 are included in the editing operation device 6 in this example.

Here, the search dial 52 will be described in detail. As described above, the search dial 52 has J
There are operation modes of OG mode and SHTL mode. S
In the HTL mode, a predetermined position (for example, position 0 shown in FIG. 6) of the search dial 52 is set as a stop position, and when the search dial 52 is rotated a predetermined angle (for example, positions 1 to 11 shown in FIG. 6) from the stop position, the search dial 52 is proportional to the rotation angle. VTR (reproduction information) 8 by speed
Runs. The search dial 52 is stopped by a rotation stop means (not shown) at a position at a fixed angle (for example, position 11 shown in FIG. 6) from the stop position. In this position, the VTR
(Reproduction information) 8 runs at the maximum speed. When the search dial 52 is rotated in the reverse direction from the stop position (position 0), the operation is the same as the forward direction except that the running direction of the VTR (reproduction information) 8 is reversed.

Next, in the JOG mode, the search dial 5 is used.
The running speed or reproduction speed of the VTR 8 is changed in proportion to the amount of rotation of the VTR 2. That is, the VTR (reproduction information) 8 is moved at a speed corresponding to the rotation speed at which the search dial 52 is rotated. When the rotation of the search dial 52 is stopped,
The VTR (reproduction information) 8 also stops. V for forward rotation
TR (reproduction information) 8 moves in the forward direction, and moves in the reverse direction when rotated in the reverse direction.

Next, referring to FIG.
The operation of the conventional AV information search means by the operation 2 will be described. The search dial 52 is, for example, S
The mode is the HTL mode, and when pressed, the mode is the JOG mode (or vice versa). In the SHTL mode, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the search dial 52 is stopped by snapping to each of the positions 0 to 10 until the position 11 is reached. In the JOG mode, the search dial 52 can be freely rotated left and right by any number of rotations. Become.

Then, the search dial 52 is set to the SHTL mode or the JOG mode, and the SHTL button or the JOG button (not shown) of the editing operation device 6 is pressed. When the search dial 52 is rotated in this state, rotation angle information is output from the search dial 52 to the dial rotation detection means 50 in the case of the SHTL mode, and rotation speed information is output in the case of the JOG mode. The dial rotation detection means 50 detects the rotation angle information or the rotation speed information, and outputs rotation detection information corresponding to the information to the VTR speed control information conversion means 55. The VTR speed control information converting means 55 converts the input rotation detection information into the speed control information of the VTR 8 and controls the speed of the VTR 8 via the editing machine 1. The SHTL mode is used for a rough search for AV information, and the JOG mode is used for a detailed search for AV information.

[0010]

However, in the AV information searching means in the above-mentioned conventional editing apparatus, the J
In the OG mode, V with respect to the rotation speed of the search dial
The running speed of the TR differs depending on the model, and when the model changes, the operator may feel uncomfortable. On the other hand, S
In the HTL mode, the outline of the AV information is often checked even when the vehicle is traveling at the maximum speed position of the search dial. However, depending on the type of the VTR, the speed may be too high, which may hinder the check. In such a case, there is a problem that it is troublesome to rewind and search each time.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. Even if the traveling speed of a target device such as a VTR with respect to the rotation speed of a search dial changes depending on the model,
Even if the operator does not feel uncomfortable and runs at the maximum speed position of the search dial, the AV speed of the editing device does not hinder the search because the running speed of the target device such as the VTR is too fast. It is intended to provide a search means.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An editing apparatus according to the present invention includes a hard disk as a storage medium for video / audio information, reproduces / acquires video / audio information from an external target device, and edits and edits a result of the external target device. An AV information search unit having a plurality of operation modes for reproducing and searching video and audio information, wherein the AV information search unit selectively operates in one of a plurality of operation modes.
A dial for detecting rotation information of the search dial and outputting rotation detection information, and a dial rotation detection means for detecting rotation information of the search dial and outputting rotation detection information; A plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing a reproduction speed of information (a reproduction speed for displaying an image on a TV), and applying the rotation detection information from the dial rotation detection means to the selected step to apply the rotation detection information to the speed of the target device; A VTR speed control information converting means for converting the information into control information; and a plurality of steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched in each of the plurality of operation modes, and selecting the selected information by VT.
R speed control information conversion means for outputting to the V speed control information conversion means, wherein the VTR speed control information conversion means changes the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched based on the selection information from the speed selection means. Is selected, the rotation information of the search dial is converted into speed control information of the target device and output to the target device in accordance with the selected step.

According to the present invention, when the running speed of the target device such as a VTR changes with the model or the rotation speed or position of the search dial, or the user's preference or the content of the information, the running speed of the target device such as the VTR changes. By changing the allocation or the maximum speed and the speed allocation near the maximum speed, even if the target device such as the VTR to be used changes, the user can select the desired traveling speed and make the operator feel comfortable and search dial. Even if the vehicle travels at the maximum speed position, the AV information retrieval means of the editing apparatus can be obtained in which the traveling speed of the target device such as the VTR is not too fast and does not hinder the retrieval.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a hard disk as a storage medium for video and audio information, reproduces and captures video and audio information from an external target device, and edits and outputs the edited result to an external device. An editing apparatus for outputting to a target device comprises AV information search means having a plurality of operation modes for reproducing and searching for video and audio information, and wherein the AV information search means includes, in each operation mode, video and audio information to be searched for. Has a plurality of selectable steps with different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the target device, so that a plurality of different steps with different speed ranges can be selected, so that the traveling speed of the target device depends on the model. Even if it changes, the operator does not feel uncomfortable and multiple assignments of the traveling speed of the target device at the maximum speed position of the search dial are selected. And as can be to have the effect that there is no such thing as also traveling at a maximum speed position of the search dial, the traveling speed of the VTR is too fast interfere with the search.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that
The V information search means is operated in one of a plurality of operation modes by selection to output rotation angle information or rotation speed information thereof, and rotation detection by detecting rotation angle information or rotation speed information of the search dial. A dial rotation detecting means for outputting information, and a plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched, wherein the rotation detecting information from the dial rotation detecting means is selected. VTR speed control information conversion means for converting the speed into the speed control information of the target device by applying, and a plurality of steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the searched video / audio information in each of the plurality of operation modes are selected. Speed selection means for outputting selection information to the VTR speed control information conversion means.
The speed control information conversion means selects one of a plurality of steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched, based on the selection information from the speed selection means, and rotates the search dial according to the selected step. The information is converted into speed control information of the target device and output to the target device to change the playback speed, and a plurality of steps having different speed ranges can be selected so that the travel of the target device can be performed. Even if the speed changes depending on the model, the operator does not feel uncomfortable, and multiple assignments of the traveling speed of the target device at the maximum speed position of the search dial can be selected and selected, and the maximum speed of the search dial can be selected There is an effect that even when the vehicle is traveling at the position, the traveling speed of the VTR is not too fast and does not hinder the search.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the target device is a VTR, and even if a VTR is used as the target device, the operator does not feel uncomfortable. Have.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of operation modes are a JOG mode and a SHTL mode. Even if the speed changes depending on the model, the operator can travel at the maximum speed position of the search dial without feeling uncomfortable, and even in such a case, the traveling speed of the VTR is too fast and it will interfere with the search. It has the effect that nothing happens.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the searched audio / video information include at least low speed, medium speed and high speed. This has an effect that an optimal speed step can be selected according to the user's preference or the content of the search.

Hereinafter, based on the attached drawings, FIGS. 1 to 6,
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration of an editing apparatus to which an AV information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the editing apparatus showing a detailed configuration of the editing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an AV information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention applicable to the editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a view showing a reproduction speed setting screen displayed on a CRT of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing assignment of the VTR playback speed to the JOG dial speed by the search dial shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing allocation of the VTR playback speed to the SHTL dial position by the search dial shown in FIG.

First, a configuration of an editing apparatus to which an AV information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a non-linear editor for storing and editing AV information on a hard disk;
Is a TV for displaying the reproduced AV information, 3 is a CRT for displaying control information, 4 is a keyboard for inputting operation commands and information, 5 is a mouse for executing commands on the screen displayed on the CRT 3, and 6 is an editing device. An editing device for directly instructing an editing operation, 7 is a special effect operating device for adding a special effect to a connection point or a switching point of AV information and operating audio information, and 8 is for reproducing the AV information to the editing device 1. An external V that captures AV information and records the edited AV information
TR.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, each component of the editing apparatus to which the AV information search means according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described in detail and its operation will be described.
The editing machine 1 stores and edits the AV information reproduced from the VTR 8 on a hard disk. This type of editing machine is called a non-linear editing machine, and performs editing by executing storage and reproduction of AV information by a CPU (20 in FIG. 2) and an application program. The reproduced AV information is displayed on the TV 2, the control information is displayed on the CRT 3, and an operation command and information are input from the keyboard 4. The mouse 5 executes the command on the screen displayed on the CRT 3.

An operator performs an editing operation with the editing operation device 6 and directly instructs the editing device. The operation command is applied to both reproduction of the AV information stored in the editing machine 1 and operation of the external VTR 8. The present invention relates to AV information search means having a search dial provided in the editing operation device 6 (details will be described later). Special effect operation machine 7
For example, a special effect is added to the connection point or the switching point of the AV information by processing such as wipe or dissolve, and the audio information is operated. The external VTR 8 reproduces AV information according to a command from the editing operation device 6, takes it into the editing device 1, and records the edited AV information.

Next, a detailed configuration example of the editing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 20 is H
Based on the control information stored in the DD 26, the AV information importing work, the AV information reproducing work, the AV information editing work, and A
CPU (Central Processing Unit) for executing each operation such as V information processing operation, 21 is a memory for temporarily storing AV information when the CPU 20 executes the operation, 22 is each component or function of the editing device under the control of the CPU 20 An information transfer path for executing information transfer between units (an internal connection bus such as a PCI bus, an EI
SA bus and ISA bus can be used),
Reference numeral 23 denotes an image processing card (VGA) that is formed on a printed board and creates an image to be displayed on the CRT 32.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a keyboard 33, a mouse 34, an editing operation device (6 in FIG. 1) and a special effect operation device (7 in FIG. 1).
An input / output (I / O) card for connecting 35 and the like, 25 is an IDE type information transfer path card (abbreviated as IDE) for connecting a hard disk (HDD), 26 is an AV information importing operation, and an AV information reproducing operation. , An IDE type hard disk (HD) for storing control information for executing each operation such as an AV information editing operation and an AV information processing operation.
D) and 27 are AV information compression units for compressing the AV information input from the VTR (8 in FIG. 1), transferring the information to the memory 21 via the internal connection bus 22, and storing the same.

Reference numerals 28 and 29 denote AV information decompression units for decompressing the compressed AV information reproduced or read from the HDDs 31 and 37 into the original AV information and outputting the same to the VTR 8. Connected to hard disks (HDD) 31 and 37
(Information transfer path for hard disk) type protocol control (abbreviated as SPC) card, 31, 37 is a SCSI type hard disk (HDD) which forms two channels and is connected to SPCs 30, 36, respectively, and stores compressed AV information. Yes, since the storage capacity is increased as the amount of AV information to be stored increases, the number of packages (the number of channels) can be further increased together with the SPCs 30 and 36.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a CRT for displaying various control information on the screen in accordance with instructions from the CPU 20, reference numeral 33 denotes a keyboard for inputting commands necessary for executing a task, and the like, and reference numeral 34 denotes an operation command by operating arrows on the CRT. The mouse 35 is an editing operation device and a special effect operation device (described above). FIG.
, A CRT 32, a keyboard 33, a mouse 34,
Editing machine 1 except for editing machine and special effect machine 35
include.

Next, the operation of the editing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. CPU 20 is a memory 21
AV information temporarily stored in the hard disk (HDD) 2
6, the AV information importing operation, the AV information reproducing operation, the AV information editing operation,
Perform AV information processing.

The AV information loading operation is performed by operating the keyboard 33 and the mouse 34 in addition to the editing operation device 6.
It is started according to the control of the PU 20. CPU 20 is AV
A work command is sent to the information compression unit 27, and the AV information compression unit 2
Reference numeral 7 compresses and stores AV information reproduced and input from a VTR or the like, and transfers the compressed information to the memory 21 according to a command from the CPU 20. Therefore, the CPU 20 sets the SPC 30,
The compression information stored in the memory 21 for the
A command is issued to store or write the data in 31, 37.

In this case, if the margin of the memory 21 is equal to or less than a predetermined amount (the storage amount of the memory 21 is equal to or more than the predetermined amount), the priority of this operation is increased, and the margin of the memory 21 is equal to or more than the predetermined amount (the storage amount of the memory 21). If the amount is equal to or less than the predetermined amount, the priority is restored. SPCs 30 and 36 are HDDs 31 and 3
When the storage operation is completed for the storage unit 7, the CPU 20 is notified of the completion report. The AV information compressing unit 27 returns to C
It requests the PU 20 to transfer the compressed AV information and executes each of the above operations. This AV information loading operation ends when the loading of the amount specified by the operation of the editing operation device 6 or the like is completed.

In the AV information reproducing operation, the reproduction position from the HDDs 31 and 37 is designated by the operation of the editing operation device 6 and the CP
The start of work is instructed under the control of U20, and the work is stopped by a work stop command. First, the CPU 20
30 and 36 are instructed to read the compressed AV information from the designated positions of the HDDs 31 and 37, the read compressed AV information is transferred to the AV information decompression units 28 and 29 via the memory 21, and the compressed AV information is Decompress and output the information. Then, when the reading of the amount specified by the editing operation device 6 is completed or when the end operation is performed, the CPU 20 outputs a work stop command to the HDDs 31 and 37 and ends.

The AV information editing operation is a process of using the editing operation device 6 to specify an effective portion of the AV information taken into the HDD 31 and determining the reproduction order of the effective portion to create effective information. The valid part designation information and the valid part reproduction order information are called an EDL (edit decision list), and are stored in the HDD.
(IDE) 26. AV information created after the editing is completed is called a PGM.

In the AV information processing operation, a special effect operation device 7 is used to take out a plurality of fetched AV information, and to process a special effect at a connection point or a switching point of the AV information such as a wipe or a dissolve. Create new information. The created special effect information is stored in the HDD 31. Further, the created special effect information is designated as an effective portion and used at a position where the preceding and following portions are continuous.

As described above, the editing operation of the AV information can be operated from the editing operation device 6 and the special effect operation device 7. The CRT 32 displays operation guidance, operation status, and the like.
Operation from such as is also possible. The VGA 23 converts the information to be displayed according to the command of the CPU 20 and the control information into a form that can be displayed on a CRT and causes the display to be performed. I / O24
Accepts an operation input from the keyboard 33 and an operation input from the mouse 34, receives an operation of the editing operation device 6 and the special effect operation device 7, and outputs lamp information. The editing operation device 6 and the special effect operation device 7 receive the lamp information and turn on / off the lamp. IDE25 is HD
This is a communication path for connecting D26. Also, SPC3
Reference numerals 0 and 36 denote communication paths for connecting the HDDs 31 and 37.

When editing the AV information of the VTR 8, the VTR
A search procedure for searching for AV information reproduced from the TR8 while displaying the AV information on the TV2 is required. At this time, the playback speed of the VTR 8 is controlled to be faster or slower as needed to search for AV information. The embodiment of the present invention is directed to an AV information search unit for such reproduction information.

The configuration of the AV information search means of the editing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, 1 is an editing machine (above), 6 is a VTR
An editing operation device in which an editor instructs an editing operation for reproducing and editing AV information from 8 and recording the AV information again on the VTR 8. An external device 8 reproduces and edits the AV information to be edited and records the edited AV information. VTR 52 is a search dial that rotates to control the reproduction speed (or running speed) of VTR 8, and 50 is the rotation angle information (Shuttle, hereinafter abbreviated as SHTL) mode of search dial 52, details of which will be described later. ) Or rotation speed information (in the case of the JOG mode, details will be described later) and the like.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a VT for converting rotation detection information from the dial rotation detecting means into speed control information of the VTR 8.
R speed control information conversion means. The VTR speed control information converting means 51 specifies speed control information for designating the VTR 8 to reproduce at a different reproduction speed (for example, high speed, medium speed, low speed, etc.) with respect to the rotation angle information or the rotation speed information of the search dial 52. Can be selected and output. Reference numeral 53 denotes a CRT3 playback speed setting screen (40 in FIG. 4).
, And for each of the JOG mode and the SHTL mode, V
The speed control information for the TR8 is, for example, high speed, medium speed,
It has a selection function to select at low speed, etc.
This is a speed selection unit that outputs to the TR speed control information conversion unit 51. Note that the search dial 52, the dial rotation detecting means 50, and the VTR speed control information converting means 51 are included in the editing operation device 6 in this embodiment.

Here, the search dial 52 will be described in detail. As described above, the non-linear editing apparatus of the VTR is provided with the search dial 52 as information search means. Search dial 52 has JOG mode and SH
There are two operation modes, TL mode. In the SHTL mode, a predetermined position (for example, position 0 shown in FIG. 6) of the search dial 52 is set as a stop position, and when the search dial 52 is rotated a predetermined angle (for example, positions 1 to 11 shown in FIG. 6) from the stop position, the search dial 52 is proportional to the rotation angle. The VTR (reproduction information) 8 runs at the set speed. The search dial 52 is stopped by a rotation stop means (not shown) at a position at a fixed angle (for example, position 11 shown in FIG. 6) from the stop position. At this position, the VTR (reproduction information) 8 runs at the maximum speed (position 11). When the search dial 52 is rotated in the reverse direction from the stop position (position 0), the operation is the same as the forward direction except that the running direction of the VTR (reproduction information) 8 is reversed.

Next, in the JOG mode, the running speed or the reproducing speed of the VTR 8 is changed in proportion to the rotation speed of the search dial 52. That is, the VTR (reproduction information) is generated at a speed corresponding to the rotation speed at which the search dial 52 is rotating.
Move 8 When the rotation of the search dial 52 is stopped, the VTR (reproduction information) 8 also stops. The VTR (reproduction information) 8 moves in the forward direction when rotated in the forward direction, and moves in the reverse direction when rotated in the reverse direction. The SHTL mode is AV
The JOG mode is used for detailed search of AV information.

Before proceeding to the description of the operation of the AV information search means, a reproduction speed setting screen 40 of the CRT 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
The speed selection means 53 provided in the above will be described. Operation mode of search dial 52 (JOG mode and SHT
L mode) and the playback speed can be selected according to the user's preference or the contents of the AV information. The playback speed setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which each operation mode and the playback speed of the search dial 52 are set. The reproduction speed setting screen 40 in this embodiment displays a user panel list by a selection operation of a toolbar or a menu displayed on the screen of the CRT 3 of the editing apparatus, and displays “reproduction” of the user panel of the corresponding user from the list. Select "Speed setting screen" and display it.

In FIG. 4, 41 is a user name, 45 is J
In the present embodiment, the playback speed (JOG speed) of the VTR 8 in the OG mode is set to one of five steps of “low speed, medium speed, high speed and each intermediate thereof” and selected.
G speed setting means, 47 is V in SHTL mode.
In this embodiment, the reproduction speed (the maximum SHTL speed) of the TR8 is set to 5 of “low speed, medium speed, high speed and their intermediate values”.
SHTL speed setting means for setting and selecting one of the steps, 46 is moved by the mouse 5 and each
A setting knob 48 for setting the speed or SHTL speed, an OK button 48 for setting the position by moving the setting knob 46 and pressing it, and a cancel button 49 for canceling the selection or setting by pressing the button.

The operation mode of the search dial 52 is selected by pressing the JOG button or SHTL button (not shown) of the editing operation device 6 (FIG. 1). Further, as described above, the playback speed of the VTR 8 in each operation mode is adjusted by moving the setting knob 46 to a desired step position and pressing the OK button 48.
Press to set and cancel to cancel.
push. In the JOG speed setting means 45, different speeds can be selected in low, medium, and high speed intermediate steps. In the SHTL speed setting means 47,
In each speed step, only the vicinity of the maximum speed is different (FIG. 6), so the maximum speed is selected and set. Since this screen can be created for each user, the user name 41 is entered.

Next, in addition to FIGS. 3 and 4, FIGS.
In addition, the operation of the AV information search means in the present embodiment will be described. The search dial 52 shown in FIG.
Is, for example, in the SHTL mode when pulled, and in the JOG mode (and vice versa) when pressed. In the JOG mode, the search dial 52 can rotate freely for any number of rotations in the left and right directions. In the SHTL mode, the search dial 52 moves from the stop position 0 to the maximum speed position 11 as shown in FIG. 1 to 10
Can be stopped with a snap.

Therefore, the search dial 52 is positioned in the JOG mode or the SHTL mode, and the JOG button or the SHTL button (not shown) of the editing operation device 6 is pressed correspondingly, and the operation mode of the search dial 52 is set to the JOG mode. Mode or SHTL mode. When the search dial 52 is rotated in this state, the search dial 52 is rotated.
Thus, in the case of the JOG mode, the rotation speed information is output to the dial rotation detecting means 50 in the case of the SHTL mode. The dial rotation detection means 50 detects the rotation angle information or the rotation speed information and outputs rotation detection information corresponding to the information to the VTR speed control information conversion means 51.

On the other hand, the reproduction speed setting screen 40 of the CRT 3
Speed selection means 53 (FIG. 3) displayed on (FIG. 4)
Then, the setting knob 46 corresponding to the operation mode (JOG mode or SHTL mode) of the search dial 52 selected above is moved to a desired speed position (low speed, medium speed, high speed or intermediate position), and the OK button 48 is pressed. By pressing V
Set the playback speed of TR8. By setting the playback speed,
The speed selecting means 53 outputs the selected information to the VTR speed control information converting means 51. In order to cancel it, a cancel button 49 may be pressed.

The VTR speed control information conversion means 51 has a JOG speed table (FIG. 5) and a SHTL maximum speed table (FIG. 6) as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and sets the operation mode and speed of the search dial 52. Selection means 5
According to the selection information from step 3, select the low, medium, high, or middle step position of the JOG speed table, or select the low, medium, high, or middle step position of the SHTL maximum speed table, and select the step position. The speed corresponding to the rotation information of the search dial 52 from the dial rotation detection means 50 at the position is selected and V
Converted to the speed control information of TR8,
8 to control the reproduction speed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of JOG dial speed speed assignment in the JOG speed table will be described. As described above, in the case of the JOG mode, the search dial 52 provided on the editing operation device 6 can be turned by 360 degrees or more. As an example, in the present embodiment,
The dial rotation speed is set so as to correspond to the AV information reproduction speed. The JOG speed table shown in FIG. 5 is an example of this correspondence. At a low speed, a low-speed reproduction speed is assigned to a dial rotation speed to enable a detailed search. At high speeds, high-speed playback is assigned to the dial rotation speed to enable quick search. In the conventional editing operation machine,
Although only the assignment specific to each target device is determined for each target device, in the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select and set a plurality of assignments as desired.

Next, an example of SHTL dial speed assignment in the SHTL maximum speed table will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in the SHTL mode, the search dial 52 is a mode in which the search dial 52 can rotate only a fixed angle in both the forward and reverse directions about the center click position. A click position for designating the 1x speed is provided in the rotatable range so that the 1x speed can be recognized. The center click position is the stop position of the reproduction speed, and the maximum rotation position (both directions) is the maximum speed position of the reproduction speed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the maximum reproduction speed set by the search dial 52 is set to a speed at which the general contents of the AV information can be grasped. 6 by pressing the FF / REW button (not shown) of the target device (in this embodiment, V
Drive at the maximum speed of TR8). The target device may be a hard disk, in which case the maximum speed is set to 100 times speed. Conventionally, the speed assignment to the search dial has been performed for each target device and is unique to the target device. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the speed dial is in a region of 1 × speed or more in the SHTL mode, particularly in the vicinity of the maximum speed. The user can select a plurality of different speed assignments for the dial position.

[0049]

The present invention is configured as described above, and in particular,
A plurality of travel speed assignments of the target device such as a VTR to the rotation speed of the search dial are provided so that the operator can select it, and even if the travel speed of the target device changes depending on the model, the operator does not feel uncomfortable, Also, a plurality of traveling speed assignments of the target device at the highest speed position of the search dial are provided so that the traveling speed of the VTR is too fast even when traveling at the highest speed position of the search dial. It is possible to provide an AV information search unit of the editing apparatus that does not cause any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration of an editing apparatus to which an AV information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an editing apparatus showing a detailed configuration of the editing machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an AV information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention which can be applied to the editing device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a playback speed setting screen displayed on a CRT of the editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing assignment of a VTR playback speed to a JOG dial speed by the search dial shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the assignment of the VTR playback speed to the SHTL dial position by the search dial shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an AV information search unit in a conventional editing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Editing device 2 TV 3 CRT 4 Keyboard 5 Mouse 6 Editing operation device 7 Special effects operation device 8 External VTR 20 CPU 21 Memory 22 Information transfer path 23 VGA 24 I / O 25 IDE 26 HDD (IDE) 27 AV information compression section 28, 29 AV information decompression unit 30, 36 SPC 31, 37 HDD 32 CRT 33 Keyboard 34 Mouse 35 Editing operation device and special effect operation device 40 Playback speed setting screen 41 User name 45 JOG speed setting means 46 Setting knob 47 SHTL speed setting Means 48 OK button 49 Cancel button

Claims (5)

[Claims] An editing apparatus comprising a hard disk as a storage medium for video and audio information, reproducing and capturing video and audio information from an external target device, and editing and outputting an edited result to the external target device. AV information searching means having a plurality of operation modes for reproducing and searching information, wherein the AV information searching means includes:
An editing apparatus comprising a plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing a reproduction speed of video / audio information to be searched. 2. A search dial for operating in one of a plurality of operation modes by selection to output rotation angle information or rotation speed information, and a rotation angle information or rotation speed information of the search dial. And a plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched. The rotation detection information from the dial rotation detection means is provided. VTR speed control information conversion means for applying the selected step to the speed control information of the target device, and different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the searched audio and video information in each of the plurality of operation modes. By selecting a plurality of steps,
A speed selection means for outputting to the TR speed control information conversion means, wherein the VTR speed control information conversion means changes a reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched based on selection information from the speed selection means. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein one of a plurality of different steps is selected, the rotation information of the search dial is converted into speed control information of the target device in accordance with the selected step, and output to the target device to change the reproduction speed. Editing device. 3. The editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target device is a VTR. 4. The editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation modes are a JOG mode and a SHTL mode. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of selectable steps having different speed ranges for changing the reproduction speed of the video / audio information to be searched include at least low speed, medium speed and high speed. 4. The editing device according to 4.