Patent ID: 6731862
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A video image edit device for editing at least one video image content among a plurality of video image contents those recorded on a recording medium, the recording medium also recording thereon time information indicative of data of time at which image pick up operation is performed for recording the video image content into the recording medium, and data of total reproducing period indicative of a recording position of the recording medium, the device comprising:a storage device that stores data of present total reproducing period and data of present time information with respect to the present video image content, data of precedent time information, data of total reproducing period information with respect to a start point of a video image content to be edited, and a maximum video image content period; a judging device that judges a discontinuity when a difference between the present time and the precedent time exceeds a predetermined level; a subdivision determination device that determines a necessity of subdivision if the judging device judges a continuity and if a difference between a present total reproducing period and a total reproducing period at the start point exceeds the maximum video image content period; and a subdivision device that subdivides the video image content to be edited if the subdivision judgment device judges the necessity.