Patent ID: 7450821

Claim:
A moving image playback apparatus which enable to play back moving image information at a high speed, comprising: voice period determination means for determining a first voice period which represents a human utterance period, and a second voice period other than the first voice period, on the basis of an audio signal contained in the moving image information; and quick preview playback means for making high-speed moving image playback with playback voice of the first voice period at a predetermined speed at which a user can recognize playback contents, while making at least high-speed moving image playback of the second voice period at a speed higher than the predetermined speed, wherein upon reception of an instruction of execution of high-speed moving image playback by said quick preview playback means, said voice period determination means determines the first and second voice periods on the basis of the moving image information prior to output of a playback video, so as to execute determination of voice periods by said voice period determination means and high-speed moving image playback by said quick preview playback means in pseudo real time.