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- the present invention relates to an imaging apparatus.
- the present invention relates to an imaging apparatus having a function of shooting a subject for a long time and recording an image obtained by shooting at a predetermined time interval.
- the present invention also relates to a moving image data creation method that can be employed in such an imaging apparatus.
- a video camera that records moving image data on a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory is known.
- MPEG-2 Motion Picture Experts Group Phase 2
- H.264. H.264 / AVC Advanced Video Cording
- This type of video camera often has various shooting functions.
- One of them is an intermittent recording function that can reproduce a scene that moves slowly over a long time with a short moving image by recording at a predetermined time interval.
- Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2007-159056 discloses an encoding device that can be applied to an intermittent recording function. According to this encoding apparatus, inter-frame encoding is performed so that encoding is completed for each unit, with image data obtained within a predetermined shooting time as one unit.
- the present invention An imaging unit for imaging a subject; An image generation unit that generates processed image data by processing the output of the imaging unit; An encoder that creates moving image data by encoding the image data; As a recording mode of the imaging apparatus, a recording mode setting unit that sets an intermittent recording mode in which the frequency of creating one unit of moving image data per unit time is lower than the frequency of creating the moving image data in a normal recording mode When, In the intermittent recording mode, a plurality of the moving image data created by the encoder is collected (merged), and a recording control unit that records one intermittent moving image data; In the intermittent recording mode, the power supply to the encoder is stopped every time the encoding of the image data is completed, and the power supply to the encoder is resumed when it becomes necessary to perform the encoding of the image data next time. A power supply control unit; A continuation information management unit that manages continuation information necessary to create a plurality of the moving image data so that the intermittent moving image data becomes a continuously reproducible stream; An imaging apparatus including the above is provided.
- the present invention provides: Imaging a subject to generate image data; Creating moving image data by encoding the image data; As an operation mode of the encoder that encodes the image data, there is an intermittent recording mode in which the frequency of creating one unit of moving image data per unit time is lower than the frequency of creating the moving image data in a normal recording mode.
- continuation information necessary to create a plurality of moving image data is managed on behalf of the encoder while power supply to the encoder is stopped so that the intermittent moving image data becomes a stream that can be continuously reproduced.
- the encoder can reflect the referenced continuation information in the next encoding process, that is, the creation of the next moving image data. Thereby, intermittent moving image data which can be continuously reproduced can be created.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- Schematic showing how to create video data in intermittent recording mode Schematic diagram of the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder simulated by the encoder (image compression unit) in the encoding process
- Schematic diagram showing problems when the buffer occupancy before power supply stoppage is not inherited by the encoding process after power supply stoppage Schematic showing that the problem shown in FIG. 4 can be solved by this embodiment
- Flow chart of processing executed in intermittent recording mode Flowchart of intermittent recording according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention
- Flowchart of intermittent recording according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention Flowchart of intermittent recording according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention
- the encoder generates an encoded bit stream so as not to break down a decoder that decodes the bit stream (flow of image data).
- a bit stream generated by an encoder is stored in a storage such as a memory card.
- the bit stream read from the storage is input to the decoder buffer.
- the decoder takes out the bit stream from the buffer, decodes it, and reproduces the image.
- the decoder buffer overflows or underflows, the decoder may not be able to correctly decode the bitstream.
- the encoder needs to encode the bitstream so that the decoder buffer does not underflow and overflow.
- MPEG-2 and H.264 H.264 / AVC introduces the concept of “virtual decoder”.
- the “virtual decoder” is a virtual model of the behavior of the decoder, that is, the state of the decoder buffer. The encoder needs to generate a bitstream so that the virtual decoder does not fail.
- the encoder When the encoder is always in an active state, the encoder itself can always grasp the state of the virtual decoder, so that it is possible to continuously create video data that can avoid a buffer failure. However, if the encoder is paused for the purpose of reducing power consumption, the continuity of the virtual decoder is lost, and some measures must be taken to create appropriate video data.
- the encoder encodes the image data while simulating the buffer occupancy in the virtual decoder that models the state of the buffer of the decoder of the imaging device or other playback device provided with it. It is configured to create moving image data that can avoid underflow of the decoder buffer.
- the continuation information includes information for specifying the buffer occupancy when the latest past encoding process is completed. By referring to the continuation information after the power supply is resumed, the encoder performs a new encoding process based on the buffer occupancy at the time when the latest past encoding process is completed.
- the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder is managed on behalf of the encoder while power supply to the encoder is stopped so that continuation information can be provided to the encoder after power supply is resumed.
- the encoder can identify the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder at the time of completion of the latest past encoding process by referring to the continuation information, and perform a new encoding process based on the specified buffer occupancy. Do. In this way, even if power supply to the encoder is stopped or restarted in the intermittent recording mode, it is possible to create an appropriate encoded bit stream that does not cause the decoder buffer of the playback apparatus to fail.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and in detail shows the configuration of a video camera.
- the video camera 100 includes an optical system 10, an image sensor 20, an ADC 30 (Analog-Digital Converter), an image processing unit 40, a controller 70, a buffer 71, a microphone 50, an audio processing unit 60, a system encoder 72, a system decoder 73, and a card slot. 81, a liquid crystal display 82, a speaker 83, an operation unit 84, and a power supply control unit 75. Not all of these elements are essential to the practice of the invention.
- FIG. 1 only shows a typical configuration of the video camera 100. Hereinafter, the configuration of the video camera 100 will be described in detail.
- the optical system 10 includes, for example, an objective lens, a zoom lens, a diaphragm, an OIS unit (Optical Image Stabilizer Unit), and a focus lens.
- the optical system 10 collects light from the subject and forms a subject image.
- the image sensor 20 captures a subject image formed by the optical system 10 and generates image data.
- the image sensor 20 is typically composed of a CMOS image sensor (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) or a CCD image sensor (Charge-Coupled Device).
- the ADC 30 converts the image data generated by the image sensor 20 into a digital signal.
- the optical system 10, the image sensor 20, and the ADC 30 constitute an imaging unit that generates image data.
- the image processing unit 40 performs various processes on the image data converted by the ADC 30.
- the image processing unit 40 generates image data to be input to the system encoder 72 from the image data generated by the imaging unit, or generates image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 82. Further, the image processing unit 40 performs image processing on the image data output from the system decoder 73 to generate image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 82 or to re-input the image data to the system encoder 72. Or generate data.
- the image processing unit 40 can be configured by a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) or a microcomputer.
- the image processing unit 40 includes an image preprocessing unit 41, an image compression unit 42, and an image expansion unit 43 in detail.
- the image preprocessing unit 41 performs various types of image processing such as gamma correction and white balance correction on the image data converted into a digital signal by the ADC 30 to generate processed image data.
- the image compression unit 42 compresses image data using techniques such as discrete cosine transform, Huffman coding (variable length coding), and inter-frame prediction.
- the image compression unit 42 supports compression of both image data of moving image data and still image data.
- a compression method of moving image data for example, MPEG-2 and H.264 are used. H.264 / AVC.
- still image data compression methods include JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) and GIF (Graphics Interchange Format).
- the image expansion unit 43 decodes the image data into an uncompressed state.
- the microphone 50 collects sound and generates sound data.
- the microphone 50 may be composed of a plurality of microphones.
- the sound processing unit 60 performs various processes on the sound data of the microphone 50.
- the sound processing unit 60 generates sound data to be input to the system encoder 72 or generates sound data to be output to the speaker 83.
- the audio processing unit 60 generates audio data to be output to the speaker 83 by performing audio processing on the audio data to be output by the system decoder 73, or audio data to be re-input to the system encoder 72. Or generate.
- the audio processing unit 60 can be configured by a DSP or a microcomputer.
- the audio processing unit 60 includes an audio preprocessing unit 61, an audio compression unit 62, and an audio expansion unit 63 in detail.
- the sound preprocessing unit 61 converts the analog sound data collected by the microphone 50 into sound data of a digital signal.
- the sound preprocessing unit 61 also performs various sound processing such as stereo sound generation and multi-channel sound generation.
- the audio compression unit 62 encodes audio data by a known compression method typified by MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) and AAC (Advanced Audio Audio Coding).
- the audio decompression unit 63 decodes the audio data when the encoded audio data output from the system decoder 73 is output by the speaker 83 or the like.
- the system encoder 72 multiplexes the encoded image data output from the image processing unit 40 and the encoded audio data output from the audio processing unit 60, thereby to record AV data (Audio and) to be recorded in the memory card 80. Generate Visual Data.
- the system decoder 73 decodes the AV data recorded on the memory card 80, and generates encoded image data and encoded audio data.
- the system decoder 73 also outputs the generated encoded image data to the image expansion unit 43 and the encoded audio data to the audio expansion unit 63, respectively.
- the controller 70 controls the entire video camera 100.
- the controller 70 also serves as a recording control unit that records a plurality of moving image data that can be continuously reproduced by collecting a plurality of moving image data created by the image compression unit 42 during intermittent recording.
- the function to be provided by the controller 70 can be realized by a combination of hardware such as a DSP and software including a control program to be executed using the hardware.
- the ADC 30, the image processing unit 40, the audio processing unit 60, the controller 70, the buffer 71, the system encoder 72, and the system decoder 73 may be configured by a one-chip system LSI (Large-Scale Integration) designed exclusively. Good.
- the buffer 71 can be composed of, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), a ferroelectric memory, a magnetic memory, or the like.
- the buffer 71 not only functions as a work memory for the controller 70 but also is used for various purposes such as temporarily storing and managing image data and various information generated by the image processing unit 40 as necessary.
- the controller 70 can access the memory card 80 installed in the card slot 81 via the card slot 81.
- the memory card 80 includes a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a ferroelectric memory, and a magnetic memory.
- the memory card 80 can store various data such as AV data, audio data, and image data.
- a hard disk drive and / or a built-in memory may be provided as a storage for storing various data.
- the liquid crystal display 82 is a display unit that displays an image based on image data generated by the image sensor 20 and an image based on image data in AV data read from the memory card 80.
- the liquid crystal display 82 can also display various setting information and shooting time of the video camera 100.
- the speaker 83 can output sound based on the sound data collected by the microphone 50 and sound based on the sound data in the AV data read from the memory card 80.
- the power source 74 is a battery in a portable video camera.
- the power source 74 is not limited to a battery but may be an AC power source.
- the power supply control unit 75 includes, for example, a power supply circuit, a reset circuit, and a clock circuit.
- the power supply control unit 75 plays a role of supplying power from the clock and the power supply 74 to each block in accordance with an instruction from the controller 70.
- the operation unit 84 is a component that collectively refers to various types of operation means, and receives a user instruction and plays a role of transmitting the instruction to the controller 70.
- a part of the operation unit 84 may be configured by a touch screen using the liquid crystal display 82.
- the operation unit 84 includes a recording mode setting unit.
- the recording mode setting unit is an operation unit for the user to set whether to perform shooting in the normal recording mode or in the intermittent recording mode.
- the intermittent recording mode is a recording mode in which the frequency of creating one unit of moving image data per unit time is lower than the frequency of creating moving image data in the normal recording mode. For example, in a normal recording mode, when 24 frames of pictures are captured per second and a unit of moving image data is created using a collection of 12 frames of pictures (1 GOP: Group Of Picture), 2 units per second Movie data is created.
- the picture capturing interval is increased. For example, one frame of picture is captured every 1 second, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes. Then, as in the normal recording mode, one unit of moving image data is created using 12 frames of pictures. When capturing one frame of picture per second, one unit of moving image data is created every 12 seconds. The plurality of moving image data created in this way is finally handled as one piece of intermittent moving image data that can be continuously reproduced. In this way, a scene that moves slowly over a long time can be reproduced with a short video.
- encoding is performed by capturing a plurality of frames at the same rate as the normal recording mode, and nothing is performed until the timing of capturing the next plurality of frames.
- the picture capture interval itself is made constant, a moving image that can be seen smoothly by human eyes can be created.
- the image compression unit 42 encodes image data while simulating the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder that models the state of the buffer of the decoder of the video camera 100 or other playback device. This creates moving image data that can avoid underflow of the decoder buffer during reproduction. This is the same in both the normal recording mode and the intermittent recording mode.
- the virtual decoder model defined by MPEG-2 is called a video buffer verifier (VBV).
- a model of a virtual decoder defined by H.264 / AVC is called a virtual reference decoder (HRD).
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder simulated by the encoder (corresponding to the image compression unit 42 in the present embodiment) in the encoding process.
- the vertical axis represents the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder, in other words, the bit amount in the buffer.
- the horizontal axis represents time.
- “Buffer size” represents a buffer size of a decoder necessary for reproducing a moving image.
- the “delay time” is information for notifying the decoder of the playback apparatus to wait for decoding until the time elapses after the input of the bit stream to the buffer is started.
- “Buffer size” and “delay time” are values determined by the standard, and are described in the bitstream by the encoder.
- the “buffer size” and “delay time” are usually described in portions corresponding to various headers in the bitstream so that the decoder of the playback device can recognize them. Further, in the portion corresponding to various headers in the bit stream, in addition to information essential for the decoder to decode the stream, such as motion vector information and picture type, the “input bit rate” and “buffer” shown in FIG. The bit extraction time from "is described.
- the bit stream is input at a predetermined bit rate when the virtual decoder buffer is empty. After the delay time has elapsed, a bit corresponding to one picture is instantaneously extracted from the buffer and decoded instantaneously by the virtual decoder. When bit extraction occurs, the amount of bits in the buffer decreases. Thereafter, bits are accumulated at a predetermined bit rate until the next extraction time. An “underflow” occurs when the bit extraction time has arrived even though the bits for one picture are not stored in the buffer. That is, since the bits to be extracted by the decoder are exhausted, the decoder waits until enough bits are accumulated. As a result, problems such as so-called frame dropping occur. On the other hand, if the bit stream is input beyond the buffer size, “overflow” occurs. Since bits cannot be accumulated beyond the physical capacity of the buffer, there is a possibility that problems such as dropped frames may occur in this case.
- the image compression unit 42 can create moving image data that can avoid underflow and overflow of the decoder buffer during reproduction by encoding the image data while simulating the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder. For example, when the amount of bits in the buffer is too small or too large at a certain extraction time, the encoder adjusts the quantization coefficient used when quantizing the image data to adjust bits corresponding to one picture (or slice). Decrease or increase the amount.
- the input bit rate to the buffer is variable like a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) playback device, it is usually sufficient to avoid only underflow. However, depending on the playback device, the input bit rate may be fixed. Therefore, it is desirable to create moving image data that can avoid both underflow and overflow. In addition, when the input bit rate to the buffer is fixed as in television broadcasting, it is necessary to create moving image data that can avoid both underflow and overflow.
- DVD Digital Versatile Disc
- the model of the virtual buffer shown in FIG. 3 represents a case where moving image data is recorded in a normal recording mode.
- power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped or restarted as necessary. That is, the image compression unit 42 is paused despite the creation of continuously reproducible moving image data.
- the image compression unit 42 itself can always grasp the state of the virtual decoder, so that moving image data that can avoid a buffer failure can be continuously created.
- the image compression unit 42 when a pause (power supply stop) of the image compression unit 42 is sandwiched between one encoding process and the next encoding process, the image compression unit 42 performs the latest past encoding process. Forget buffer occupancy at completion. As a result, the continuity of the virtual decoder is broken. If intermittent video data is generated ignoring the continuity of the virtual decoder, there is a risk of buffer failure (underflow and / or overflow) during reproduction of the video data. For example, since the amount of bits in the buffer would otherwise depletion Pounds and D 1, the next encoding process in consideration of the bit amount D 1, though must be made to adjust such increase the compression ratio, the initial Encoding processing is performed on the assumption that there is a delay. As a result, intermittent moving image data in which underflow occurs during reproduction is created.
- the buffer occupancy (bit amount D 1 ) at the time of completion of the latest past encoding process is managed while the power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped, and the image is restored after the power supply is resumed. If it can be referred to by the compression unit 42, the image compression unit 42 can perform a new encoding process based on the referenced buffer occupancy (point D 1 ).
- the buffer occupancy at the completion of the last past encoding process is inherited by the next encoding process, that is, the continuity of the virtual decoder is maintained, so appropriate intermittent video data that does not break the buffer during playback is created it can.
- continuous information is used as information necessary to create a plurality of moving image data so that intermittent moving image data becomes a stream that can be continuously reproduced.
- continuous playback is possible means that the buffer of the playback device is not broken during playback.
- the continuation information simply includes information for specifying the buffer occupancy at the time when the latest past encoding process is completed.
- the continuation information can be stored in the buffer 71, the memory card 80, or a nonvolatile built-in memory (not shown).
- the buffer 71, the memory card 80, or the built-in memory plays a role as a continuation information management unit that manages continuation information while power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped.
- the continuation information may include a time stamp.
- the “time stamp” is information for specifying the decoding time of the bit stream constituting the intermittent moving image data.
- the “bit extraction time” shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the time stamp. Thereby, intermittent moving image data that can be reproduced without delay can be created.
- the buffer occupancy of the virtual decoder is information that is not included in the intermittent video data.
- the buffer occupancy in the continuation information is only information that is temporarily created during intermittent recording.
- the time stamp is information to be described in the intermittent moving image data, and is described for each frame in a portion corresponding to the header in the stream by the image compression unit 42 when the moving image data is created.
- the controller 70 executes the process shown in FIG. 6 in response to acquiring the trigger for starting intermittent recording.
- the start opportunity occurs, for example, when an operation for starting intermittent recording is performed by the user.
- intermittent recording is started in response to an input operation for starting recording in a state where the intermittent recording mode is set.
- an operation button for starting intermittent recording may be provided in the operation unit 84, and intermittent recording may be started in response to the operation button being turned on.
- the controller 70 takes in the image data generated by the image preprocessing unit 41 from the image generation unit 41 at a predetermined time interval in the form of still image data (step S201).
- the user can set a still image data capture interval (predetermined time interval) using the operation unit 84.
- the set time interval is stored in the buffer 71 or a built-in memory (not shown).
- the controller 70 temporarily stores the captured still image data in the buffer 71 (step S202).
- the buffer 71 functions as a storage unit that can store the image data generated by the image generation unit 41.
- power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped.
- a memory card 80 that can be attached to and detached from the card slot 81 of the video camera 100 can be used as the storage destination of the still image data, instead of the buffer 71. Since the capacity of the memory card 80 is sufficiently larger than the capacity of the buffer 71, there is no need to worry about the storage capacity when the memory card 80 is used. When an internal memory or a hard disk drive is provided, still image data may be temporarily stored in those storages.
- the controller 70 confirms the number of time-series still image data stored in the buffer 71 (step S203). If the number of still image data does not reach the predetermined number, the still image data is continuously taken in.
- the power supply control unit 75 is instructed to start power supply to the image compression unit 42 (restart after the second time).
- the power supply control unit 75 starts power supply to the image compression unit 42 (step S204).
- the power supply control unit 75 performs power control such as clock supply to the image compression unit 42 and reset release. Generally, if the clock supply to a circuit block that is not operating is stopped, the overall power consumption is reliably reduced.
- the power control may be executed by a user operation, and then the creation of the moving image data may be started.
- the controller 70 instructs the image compression unit 42 to read the continuation information (step S205).
- the image compression unit 42 checks the presence / absence of continuation information in the buffer 71 (continuation information management unit), reads out continuation information when continuation information exists, and reads out continuation information when continuation information does not exist. Without executing the following processing. As can be understood from the description of FIGS. 3 to 5, if the encoding process (step S206) has not been performed once after the start of intermittent recording, the continuation information does not yet exist.
- the continuation information is newly created and first stored in the buffer 71 after the first encoding process is completed.
- the controller 70 instructs the image compression unit 42 to create moving image data (step S206).
- the image compression unit 42 acquires time-series still image data from the buffer 71 as image data to be encoded, and generates one unit of moving image data by encoding the still image data.
- the encoding process is MPEG-2 or H.264. H.264 / AVC. In some cases, motionJPEG may be employed.
- the image compression unit 42 encodes these still image data to generate moving image data. Is generated. For example, when still image data is captured at intervals of 2 minutes, 12 frames of still image data are accumulated in the buffer 71 at a cycle of 24 minutes, so that the creation of moving image data may be performed at intervals of 24 minutes. When encoding is performed at a frame rate of 24 fps (Frame Per Second), moving image data that can be reproduced in about 0.5 seconds is obtained by encoding 12 frames of still image data.
- the controller 70 stores or updates the buffer occupancy and time stamp of the virtual decoder recognized at that time by the image compression unit 42 in the buffer 71 as continuation information. (Step S207).
- the buffer occupancy (bit amount D 1 ) at the completion of the most recent past encoding process is usually the buffer occupancy (bit amount D 2 ) at the completion of the subsequent encoding process. It is different. Therefore, the continuation information is updated every time the encoding process is completed.
- the controller 70 instructs the power supply control unit 75 to stop power supply to the image compression unit 42 (step S208).
- the power supply control unit 75 stops power supply by stopping the clock supply to the circuit blocks constituting the image compression unit 42.
- the power supply control unit 75 stops the power supply to the image compression unit 42 every time the encoding of the image data is completed, and next, it is necessary to encode the image data. Then, the power supply to the image compression unit 42 is resumed. Thereby, power consumption can be sufficiently suppressed.
- the controller 70 records the created moving image data in the memory card 80 (step S209).
- the previously created moving image data and the moving image data to be newly recorded can be combined and continuously reproduced.
- Create intermittent video data Since these moving image data are created by the image compression unit 42 while ensuring the continuity of the virtual decoder, even if the moving image data is combined into one moving image data, the buffer of the playback device is not broken down.
- the controller 70 performs processing for adding new moving image data after the sequence of the previous moving image data and correcting the end code of the sequence.
- the controller 70 determines whether or not the intermittent recording end condition is satisfied (step S210). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the user has performed an intermittent recording end operation. When the intermittent recording is continued, the processing from step S201 to step S209 is repeated. It should be noted that the elapse of a preset intermittent recording time may be the intermittent recording end condition. That is, the time from the start of intermittent recording may be measured, and the intermittent recording may be terminated when the set intermittent recording time is reached.
- the power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped or restarted.
- the image compression unit 42 has the buffer occupancy of the latest past virtual decoder. And the next encoding process can be performed based on the recognized buffer occupancy.
- the intermittent moving image data obtained by combining a plurality of moving image data created in this way is not different from moving image data created in the normal recording mode.
- the created intermittent moving image data is managed as one file, there is no problem that a large number of AV data is recorded in the memory card 80 and it takes a long time to search the AV data.
- the data to be recorded on the memory card 80 in the intermittent recording mode may be multiplexed intermittent AV data.
- the moving image data created by the image compression unit 42 is multiplexed with audio data by a system encoder 72 (for example, MPEG-2 system) and recorded on the memory card 80.
- Audio data is not essential for the stream, but if there is no audio data, there is a possibility that playback may become impossible depending on the playback device. Therefore, it is preferable to create intermittent AV data using some audio data. Any audio data can be used. For example, voice data collected by the microphone 50 and generated by the voice processing unit 60 and voice data silenced can be used.
- music data prepared in advance by the user in the built-in memory, hard disk drive, memory card 80 or the like of the video camera 100 may be used to create intermittent AV data.
- multiplexing can be freely performed so that the original music flows without interruption when intermittent AV data is reproduced.
- the configuration of the video camera according to the following second to fourth embodiments is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
- the method of creating intermittent moving image data is slightly different from that in the first embodiment.
- all the configurations and methods described in the first embodiment can be naturally combined with the second to fourth embodiments.
- steps S401 to S408 correspond to steps S201 to S208 of the first embodiment, respectively.
- the controller 70 replaces the moving image data created by the image compression unit 42 with the free space in the buffer 71 (storage unit) instead of recording the moving image data on the memory card 80 one by one. Save temporarily. Then, in response to acquiring an opportunity to stop intermittent recording, intermittent moving image data is created using a plurality of moving image data stored in the buffer 71 and recorded in the memory card 80 (step S411).
- the controller 70 stores the created plurality of moving image data in the buffer 71 from the start of intermittent recording until the end condition of intermittent recording is satisfied.
- the controller 70 collects all the moving image data on the buffer 71 and creates one intermittent moving image data.
- the controller 70 does not need to access the memory card 80 each time moving image data is created by the image compression unit 42. Since the processing for collecting a plurality of moving image data is performed only once, the load on the controller 70 can be reduced. Multiplexing to be performed by the system encoder 72 is sufficient.
- the data to be temporarily stored in the buffer 71 may be AV data including audio data and moving image data.
- a process of creating a plurality of moving image data together to create intermittent moving image data according to the amount of free space in the buffer 71 may be performed.
- intermittent moving image data may be created using a plurality of moving image data stored in the buffer 71 when the free space in the buffer 71 falls below a predetermined amount. In this way, shortage of the capacity of the buffer 71 can be avoided and intermittent moving picture data having a size exceeding the capacity of the buffer 71 can be created.
- the still image data when still image data is stored in the buffer 71, the still image data is temporarily compressed. As shown in FIG. 8, after fetching still image data, the controller 70 compresses the fetched still image data and stores the compressed still image data in the buffer 71 (steps S501 and S502). Examples of the still image data compression method include JPEG and GIF.
- the controller 70 checks the number of time-series still image data stored in the buffer 71 (step S503). If the number of still image data has reached a predetermined number, the still image data is read from the buffer 71 and the still image data is expanded (step S504).
- the subsequent steps S505 to 511 correspond to steps S204 to 210 of the first embodiment, respectively.
- the controller 70 includes (i) a function as a still image compression encoder that generates compressed still image data by encoding image data in units of frames; It functions as a still image expansion decoder for decoding still image data.
- the controller 70 stores the compressed still image data in the buffer 71, and reads out the compressed still image data from the buffer 71 and decodes it after the power supply is resumed.
- the expanded still image data is prepared for the image compression unit 42.
- the controller 70 captures still image data, and then checks whether there is moving image data or still image data recorded on the memory card 80 after the start of intermittent recording (step S601). . If neither moving image data nor still image data exists, the captured still image data is stored in the memory card 80 (step S602). Thereafter, the still image data is captured again (step S601). If still image data exists, the still image data is read from the memory card 80, and moving image data is created using the still image data and the newly captured still image data. After the created moving image data is recorded in the memory card 80, still image data is captured again (step S601).
- the moving image data is read from the memory card 80 (step S603).
- the controller 70 instructs the power supply control unit 75 to start power supply to the image expansion unit 43.
- the power supply control unit 75 starts power supply to the image expansion unit 42 (step S604).
- the image decompression unit 43 is instructed to decompress the read moving image data (step S605).
- power supply to the image expansion unit 43 is stopped (step S606).
- steps S607 and 608 correspond to steps S204 and 205 in the first embodiment, respectively.
- the controller 70 instructs the image compression unit 42 to create moving image data (step S609).
- the image compression unit 42 extracts reference frames necessary for the inter-frame encoding process from the expanded moving image data, adds the still image data captured in step S602, and creates new moving image data.
- the captured still image data is added to the expanded moving image data to create newly encoded moving image data.
- Steps S610 and 611 correspond to steps S207 and 208 of the first embodiment, respectively.
- the controller 70 After power supply to the image compression unit 42 is stopped, the controller 70 records new moving image data on the memory card 80 (step S612).
- the controller 70 may record new moving image data by overwriting the moving image data read in step S603. Thereby, the size of the moving image data on the memory card 80 can be suppressed. Further, the controller 70 may additionally record only the newly generated difference data in the new moving image data in the moving image data read in step S603.
- the buffer 71 functions as a storage unit that can store still image data
- the memory card 80 functions as a storage unit that can store moving image data generated by the image compression unit 42.
- the controller 70 captures image data from the image preprocessing unit 41 in the form of still image data at predetermined time intervals.
- the power supply to the image compression unit 42 is resumed in response to the acquisition of new still image data.
- moving image data previously created exists on the memory card 80 after the power supply is resumed
- the moving image data previously created is decoded by the image decompression unit 43 and the moving image data obtained by decoding is decoded.
- the image compression unit 42 performs an encoding process for creating new moving image data using the data and the new still image data. New moving image data created by the image compression unit 42 is re-recorded on the memory card 80.
- each time still image data is captured moving image data encoded using the still image data is created. Therefore, when intermittent recording is interrupted for some reason, such as when the battery is exhausted, it is possible to prevent the loss of all still image data captured up to that point, and the video data up to just before the interruption can be reliably stored in the memory card 80. Can be recorded.
- sound data may be handled together with moving image data.
- the AV data recorded on the memory card 80 is divided into moving image data and audio data by the system decoder 73, and the processing described in this embodiment is performed on the separated moving image data.
- the present invention is useful for an imaging apparatus having an intermittent recording function, for example, a video camera.
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被写体を撮像する撮像部と、
前記撮像部の出力を処理することによって、処理された画像データを生成する画像生成部と、
前記画像データの符号化を行うことによって動画データを作成するエンコーダと、
当該撮像装置の記録モードとして、単位時間あたりに1単位の前記動画データを作成する頻度が通常の記録モードで前記動画データを作成する場合の頻度よりも低い間欠記録モードを設定する記録モード設定部と、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記エンコーダによって作成された複数の前記動画データをまとめて(マージして)、1つの間欠動画データを記録する記録制御部と、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記画像データの符号化が完了する都度前記エンコーダへの給電を停止するとともに、次に前記画像データの符号化を行う必要が生じた場合に前記エンコーダへの給電を再開する給電制御部と、
前記間欠動画データが連続再生可能なストリームとなるように複数の前記動画データを作成するために必要な継続情報を前記エンコーダへの給電停止中に管理する継続情報管理部と、
を備えた、撮像装置を提供する。
被写体を撮像して画像データを生成するステップと、
前記画像データの符号化を行うことによって動画データを作成するステップと、
前記画像データの符号化を行うエンコーダの動作モードとして、単位時間あたりに1単位の前記動画データを作成する頻度が通常の記録モードで前記動画データを作成する場合の頻度よりも低い間欠記録モードが設定されている場合に、前記エンコーダによって作成された複数の前記動画データをまとめて、1つの間欠動画データを記録するステップと、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記画像データの符号化が完了する都度前記エンコーダへの給電を停止するステップと、
前記エンコーダへの給電停止後、次に前記画像データの符号化を行う必要が生じた場合に前記エンコーダへの給電を再開するステップと、
前記間欠動画データが連続再生可能なストリームとなるように複数の前記動画データを作成するために必要な継続情報を前記エンコーダへの給電停止中に管理するステップと、
を含む、動画データ作成方法を提供する。
1.構成
図1は、本発明の実施形態1に係る撮像装置の構成を示すブロック図であり、詳細には、ビデオカメラの構成を示している。ビデオカメラ100は、光学系10、撮像素子20、ADC30(Analog-Digital Converter)、画像処理部40、コントローラ70、バッファ71、マイクロホン50、音声処理部60、システムエンコーダ72、システムデコーダ73、カードスロット81、液晶ディスプレイ82、スピーカ83、操作部84および給電制御部75を備えている。本発明の実施にこれら全ての要素が不可欠というわけではない。図1はビデオカメラ100の典型的な構成を表しているに過ぎない。以下、ビデオカメラ100の構成を詳細に説明する。
次に、図6のフローチャートを参照して、間欠記録モードで実行される処理を説明する。コントローラ70は、間欠記録の開始契機を取得することに応じて、図6に示す処理を実行する。開始契機は、例えば、ユーザによって間欠記録の開始操作が行われたときに発生する。具体的には、ビデオカメラ100の記録モードとして、間欠記録モードが設定されている状態で記録開始の入力操作が行われることに応じて間欠記録を開始する。あるいは、操作部84に間欠記録開始用の操作ボタンを設け、その操作ボタンがオンされることに応じて間欠記録を開始してもよい。
図7に示すように、ステップS401~ステップS408は、それぞれ、実施形態1のステップS201~ステップS208に対応している。ステップS409に示すように、本実施形態によると、コントローラ70は、画像圧縮部42によって作成された動画データをメモリカード80に逐一記録することに代えて、バッファ71(記憶部)の空き領域に一時的に保存する。そして、間欠記録を停止すべき旨の契機を取得することに応じて、バッファ71に保存された複数の動画データを用いて間欠動画データを作成し、メモリカード80に記録する(ステップS411)。
本実施形態では、静止画データをバッファ71に保存する際、その静止画データをいったん圧縮している。図8に示すように、コントローラ70は、静止画データを取り込んだ後、取り込んだ静止画データを圧縮するとともに、圧縮された静止画データをバッファ71に保存する(ステップS501およびS502)。静止画データの圧縮方式として、例えば、JPEGおよびGIFが挙げられる。
図9に示すように、本実施形態において、コントローラ70は、静止画データを取り込んだ後、間欠記録の開始後にメモリカード80に記録した動画データまたは静止画データの有無を確認する(ステップS601)。動画データおよび静止画データのいずれも存在しない場合は、取り込んだ静止画データをメモリカード80に保存する(ステップS602)。その後、再度、静止画データの取り込みを行う(ステップS601)。静止画データが存在する場合は、その静止画データをメモリカード80から読み出し、その静止画データと新たに取り込んだ静止画データとを用いて、動画データを作成する。作成した動画データをメモリカード80に記録した後、再度、静止画データの取り込みを行う(ステップS601)。
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- 被写体を撮像する撮像部と、
前記撮像部の出力を処理することによって、処理された画像データを生成する画像生成部と、
前記画像データの符号化を行うことによって動画データを作成するエンコーダと、
当該撮像装置の記録モードとして、単位時間あたりに1単位の前記動画データを作成する頻度が通常の記録モードで前記動画データを作成する場合の頻度よりも低い間欠記録モードを設定する記録モード設定部と、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記エンコーダによって作成された複数の前記動画データをまとめて、1つの間欠動画データを記録する記録制御部と、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記画像データの符号化が完了する都度前記エンコーダへの給電を停止するとともに、次に前記画像データの符号化を行う必要が生じた場合に前記エンコーダへの給電を再開する給電制御部と、
前記間欠動画データが連続再生可能なストリームとなるように複数の前記動画データを作成するために必要な継続情報を前記エンコーダへの給電停止中に管理する継続情報管理部と、
を備えた、撮像装置。 - 前記エンコーダは、当該撮像装置または他の再生装置のデコーダのバッファの状態をモデル化した仮想デコーダにおけるバッファ占有度をシミュレートしつつ前記画像データの符号化を行うことによって、再生時に前記デコーダのバッファのアンダーフローを回避しうる前記動画データを作成するように構成され、
前記継続情報が、直近の過去の符号化処理の完了時における前記バッファ占有度を特定するための情報を含み、
給電再開後に前記継続情報を参照することによって、前記エンコーダは、直近の過去の符号化処理の完了時における前記バッファ占有度を基準として新たな符号化処理を行う、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記給電制御部は、前記エンコーダを構成している回路ブロックへのクロック供給を停止することによって給電を停止する、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記画像生成部によって生成された前記画像データを保存可能な記憶部をさらに備え、
前記エンコーダへの給電停止中において、前記記録制御部は、前記画像データを静止画データの形にて所定の時間間隔で前記画像生成部から取得して前記記憶部に一時的に保存するとともに、前記記憶部に保存された時系列の前記静止画データが所定数に到達した場合に、前記エンコーダへの給電を再開すべき旨を前記給電制御部に指示し、
前記給電制御部による給電再開後、前記エンコーダは、符号化されるべき前記画像データとして前記記憶部から時系列の前記静止画データを取得し、それら静止画データを符号化することによって1単位の前記動画データを作成する、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 前記記録制御部は、前記エンコーダによって作成された前記動画データを前記記憶部に一時的に保存するとともに、間欠記録を停止すべき旨の契機を取得することに応じて、前記記憶部に保存された複数の前記動画データを用いて前記間欠動画データを作成する、請求項4に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記記録制御部は、(i)前記画像データをフレーム単位で符号化することによって、圧縮された前記静止画データを生成する静止画圧縮用エンコーダと、(ii)圧縮された前記静止画データを復号化する静止画伸張用デコーダとを含み、圧縮された前記静止画データを前記記憶部に保存するとともに、給電再開後において、圧縮された前記静止画データを復号化することによって、符号化されるべき前記画像データとしての伸張された静止画データを前記エンコーダのために準備する、請求項4に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記記憶部が、当該撮像装置に着脱可能なメモリカードを含む、請求項4に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記継続情報は、前記間欠動画データを構成するビットストリームのデコード時刻を特定するためのタイムスタンプをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記エンコーダによる動画圧縮方式が、MPEG-2またはH.264/AVCである、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記撮像装置が、バッテリで駆動するビデオカメラである、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。
- 前記画像生成部によって生成された前記画像データと、前記エンコーダが生成した前記動画データとを保存可能な記憶部と、
前記動画データを復号化するデコーダと、をさらに備え、
前記エンコーダへの給電停止中において、前記記録制御部は、前記画像データを静止画データの形にて所定の時間間隔で前記画像生成部から取得する一方、
新たな静止画データの取得に応じて前記エンコーダへの給電が再開され、
給電再開後において、前記記憶部上に先に作成された動画データが存在する場合に、先に作成された前記動画データの復号化が前記デコーダによって行われるとともに、復号化によって得られたデータと前記新たな静止画データとを用いて新たな動画データを作成するための符号化処理が前記エンコーダによって行われ、
前記エンコーダによって作成された前記新たな動画データが前記記憶部に再記録される、請求項1に記載の撮像装置。 - 被写体を撮像して画像データを生成するステップと、
前記画像データの符号化を行うことによって動画データを作成するステップと、
前記画像データの符号化を行うエンコーダの動作モードとして、単位時間あたりに1単位の前記動画データを作成する頻度が通常の記録モードで前記動画データを作成する場合の頻度よりも低い間欠記録モードが設定されている場合に、前記エンコーダによって作成された複数の前記動画データをまとめて、1つの間欠動画データを記録するステップと、
前記間欠記録モードにおいて、前記画像データの符号化が完了する都度前記エンコーダへの給電を停止するステップと、
前記エンコーダへの給電停止後、次に前記画像データの符号化を行う必要が生じた場合に前記エンコーダへの給電を再開するステップと、
前記間欠動画データが連続再生可能なストリームとなるように複数の前記動画データを作成するために必要な継続情報を前記エンコーダへの給電停止中に管理するステップと、
を含む、動画データ作成方法。
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