Patent ID: 6314231
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G11B,H04H,H04N

Abstract:
An editing apparatus for determining a scene which is used in editing, said apparatus comprising:a monitor for displaying on a display screen a first still picture representing an IN-point of a video signal, a second still picture representing an OUT-point of the video signal, and a plurality of still pictures representing video frames obtained before and after the IN-point and/or the OUT-point;selecting means for selecting a desired still picture from the plurality of still pictures representing video frames obtained before and after the IN-point and/or the OUT-point by using a cursor which is displayed on the monitor; andchanging means for replacing one of the first still picture and the second still picture with the selected desired still picture selected by said selecting means, whereby video frames between the first still picture and the second still picture are determined as the screen which is used in editing,wherein the monitor displays a time code representing a discrete point in time for a beginning of the scene and a time code representing a discrete point in time for an end of the scene, adjacent the first and second still pictures, respectively,wherein the monitor displays, concurrently with the first and second still pictures, third still pictures representing images before and after the first still picture, andwherein the monitor displays respective index data adjacent each of the third still pictures as a series of integers showing an order of the third still pictures such that a zero integer represents a memorized third still picture, a negative integer represents a third still picture before the memorized third still picture, and a positive integer represents a third still picture after the memorized third still picture.