Patent ID: 6526215
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus for editing moving picture, comprising;input means for inputting said moving picture and related information, said moving picture comprising a plurality of scenes, each scene comprising a plurality of cuts and each cut comprising a plurality of frame images; detecting means for detecting change points of said moving picture and dividing said moving picture into said scenes and cuts; selecting means for extracting a still image representing each of said scenes and cuts; a memory for storing said related information and the representative still images of said scenes and cuts, wherein said related information includes information concerning properties of a person associated with said scenes, cuts, frames and still images; means for designating said representative still images of said scenes and cuts to edit said moving picture; means for determining a hierarchical structure, said hierarchical structure comprising a plurality of layers in accordance with said scenes and cuts; means for displaying said hierarchical structure and said related information; and a controller for controlling said memory and said display means so that said related information in relation to said representative still images to be displayed is displayed with said representative still images.