Patent ID: 7239348

Claim:
An image and music playback apparatus for playing back images accompanied by music, comprising: an image playback module for playing back a plurality of images accompanied by music prepared separately from said plurality of images in a first playback time; a music playback module for playing back said music in a second playback time; and an editing section connected to said image playback module and said music playback module for making a period of said first playback time substantially coincide with a period of said second playback time, said editing section defining said first playback time based on the number of said images and on a playback time for each of said plurality of images, when sequentially playing back said plurality of images, said editing section achieving backup-tuned images with coinciding image playback and music playback times, wherein said editing section includes a screen switching-setting section for retrieving one or more specific timings of said music and switching images by synchronizing with at least one of said specific timings of said music.