Patent ID: 7801410

Claim:
A video transfer system comprising a video transfer apparatus and a video receiving apparatus connected to said video transfer apparatus via a data communication line, wherein said video transfer apparatus comprises: a read-out unit configured to read out compressed video image data recorded on a recording medium; a detection unit configured to detect a dropout picture in the compressed video image data read out from said recording medium by said read-out unit; a generation unit configured to generate command data arranged to control editing of the compressed video image data in accordance with the information concerning the dropout picture detected by said detection unit; a conversion unit configured to convert the compressed video image data and the command data thereof into packets; and an output unit configured to output the packets via the data communication line; and wherein said video receiving apparatus comprises: an input unit configured to input the packets via the data communication line, and acquire the compressed video image data and the command data thereof from the input packets; a decoding unit configured to decode the compressed video image data inputted from said input unit; an editing unit configured to input video image data decoded by said decoding unit and perform an editing operation of the input video image data; and a control unit, upon acquiring the command data from said input unit, configured to control the editing operation by said editing unit and outputting of an indication of notifying the dropout picture in the edited video image data to display the indication on a monitor for displaying the video image represented by the video image data decoded by said decoding unit.