Patent ID: 8255437
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An encoding method comprising: generating a file type area having file format information; generating a data area comprising image data and audio data; generating a media information area comprising a slide show area and an audio track area corresponding to the image data and audio data, respectively, the slide show area including a media area and a track meta area, the media area of the slide show area including reproduction duration information, position information, and size information on the image data, each reproduction duration information, position information, and size information in the media area of the slide show area being allocated for the image data; and constructing the generated file type area, the media information area, and the data area as one multimedia data file, and outputting the constructed multimedia data file; wherein the image data and audio data in the data area are dependent on one timeline, all images that are used in the slide show presentation are arranged in a single track, wherein the track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes meta information on the image data and the audio data, respectively, the track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area include an XML format data on the meta information, the media information area further comprises a meta area including an animation area comprising at least one of grouping information on animation effect, opacity effect information, size information on an image to which the animation effect is to be applied, and geometrical transform effect information, the animation area is described using Light-weight Application Scene Representation (LASeR), the image data has a plurality of Joint Photograph Experts Group (JPEG) image data, and the animation effect is applied to the JPEG images.