Patent ID: 7636721

Claim:
A picture program production assistance system for producing picture programs, said system comprising: a network; a picture taking device connected to said network; a project-making device, connected to said network, for creating program meta data in planning sheet meta data which includes: program meta data, which is managed in increment files for each of said picture programs, comprising: a program identification hierarchical level which is a highest hierarchical level made up of meta data relating to said picture program; and a hierarchical structure including at least a cut hierarchical level made up of meta data relating to cuts which are the smallest increment making up said picture program at the time of project-making, and take meta data, managed in increments of increment files for each take, comprising meta data relating to takes which are consecutive shooting processing from the start to the end of one recording; and a processing device, connected to said network, for obtaining said program meta data created by said project-making device, creating said take meta data for each said take, and correlating content data relating to said take and said take meta data with said cut within said program meta data, wherein said processing device generates, as said program meta data, take correlation information for correlating said content data relating to said take and said take meta data with said cut within said program meta data, and wherein said take correlation information includes a globally unique identifier for identifying content data of said take correlated with said cut; and wherein said identifier is also included in said take meta data corresponding to said content data.