Patent ID: 8898563
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A hardware editing apparatus comprising: a clip obtaining unit for obtaining a clip stored as a plurality of files, wherein the clip includes clip information, including clip name, in point, out point, read out starting point, read out ending point, and a thumbnail image, and a file name that includes a shot identifier and a connection number; a determination unit for determining a generation order in time sequence of each of a plurality of files, corresponding to one shot, and including encoded interframe data; an integration unit for arranging the plurality of files in the generation order based on management data for an index file for the clip and the plurality of files associated with the index file and for integrating the plurality of files so as to enable a user to edit the integrated plurality of files as a single file; a user interface for receiving a user selection of the clip stored as a plurality of files and for presenting the plurality of files to the user as a single virtual clip in an editing window in response to the user selection of the clip; a decoder for decoding the plurality of files provided in the determined order, prior to editing a specified part of the clip, wherein the decoder is initialized by the integration unit when the specified part refers to a plurality of files that are interframe coded such that the decoder does not initiate decoding until video data for each of the plurality of files is input to the decoder; and an editing unit for editing the plurality of files corresponding to one shot as the single clip.