Patent ID: 7596299

Claim:
A hard disk recorder comprising: reading means to read video image-related data from a recording medium having, as image-related information files, series of the video image-related data recorded thereon; video signal generating means to generate video signals for reproduction of video images on a display on the basis of the video image-related data read by the reading means; and a system control unit to not only control the reading means and the video signal generating means for reproducing the video images on the display, but also perform a fast-forward reproduction of the video images in a series of periodic reproduction zones at a fast-forward speed, each periodic reproduction zone being for a predetermined reference time interval, while video images in other than the periodic reproduction zones are skipped according to a ratio of the fast-forward speed to the predetermined reference time interval, wherein when the system control unit performs a first time fast-forward reproduction of the video images in a first series of periodic reproduction zones at a first fast-forward speed, and thereafter performs, at the same fast-forward speed, a second fast-forward reproduction of the video images in a second series of periodic reproduction zones, then the system control unit automatically makes the second series of periodic reproduction zones be free from overlap with the first series of periodic reproduction zones.