Patent ID: 6065015
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G06T,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
An image file editing apparatus, comprising:recording medium drive means for performing writing and reading of image files from a recording medium removably installed in the recording medium drive means;list display means for obtaining identification information regarding image files stored in said removably installed recording medium read by said recording medium drive means, and displaying a list of image file representations on a display;file selection means for selecting image files displayed in the list formed by said list display means;editing means for executing a predetermined editing operation on at least one image file selected via said file selection means; andmedium collating means for searching out said identification information from the removably installed recording medium in said recording medium drive means and determining whether the removably installed recording medium includes image files corresponding to the image file representations already displayed in the list, whereinsaid list display means displays in the list at least one image file representation of an image file stored in the removably installed recording medium after said recording medium collating means determines that the removably installed recording medium includes image files different from the image files corresponding to the image file representations already displayed in the list.