Patent ID: 8750685
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus comprising: (1) a reproducing unit configured to reproduce an image clip and an audio clip from a storage device; (2) a display control unit configured to display an editing screen on a display device, the editing screen including (a) a first plurality of predetermined display positions corresponding to a reproduction order of image clips, and (b) an audio lane including at least one segment to indicate a plurality of audio clips arranged in a reproduction order thereof, wherein a plurality of representative images corresponding to a plurality of image clips are displayed at the first plurality of predetermined display positions corresponding to the reproduction order of each of the plurality of image clips, wherein the audio lane has a second plurality of predetermined positions, for displaying a border of the segment, arranged at display positions relating to the first plurality of predetermined display positions, wherein the display control unit (a) designates, in accordance with a reproduction start time and a reproduction stop time of each of the image clips in the reproduction order of the image clips and a reproduction start time and a reproduction stop time of each of the audio clips in a reproduction order of the audio clips, a display position of the border of the at least one segment included in the audio lane among the second plurality of predetermined positions, and (b) controls to display the audio lane so that the border of the at least one segment is displayed at the designated display position, and wherein the display control unit changes the plurality of representative images displayed at the first plurality of predetermined display positions and the display position of the at least one segment in accordance with an instruction from a user; and (3) a determining unit configured to determine a reproduction order of the plurality of image clips in accordance with the display positions of the plurality of representative images in the editing screen, and to determine a reproduction order of the plurality of audio clips in accordance with the display position of the at least one segment included in the audio lane in the editing screen.