Patent ID: 6292219
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A motion image processing system for applying special effects to a motion image recorded on a motion storage medium, said medium further being capable of storing other data accessible to the motion image processing system, said system comprising:means for generating a digital image signal stream;means for accessing said other data stored on said motion storage medium, said other data comprising prerecorded information for generating at least one time-varying special effect in conjunction with the recorded images, the prerecorded information for generating the special effect comprising a series of special effect frames, wherein the special effect includes a short snippet of prerecorded video inserted between a last recorded scene image and a next image of a new scene to be recorded to provide a bridge between the scene images, the short snippet of prerecorded video comprising at least one non-blank video frame which does not include any portion of the last recorded scene image and does not include any portion of the next image of the new scene;a signal processing section for applying the series of special effect frames to the digital image signal stream to produce a series of output frames which include the special effect; andmeans for loading the signal processing section with the prerecorded information on the motion storage medium.