JP2008160558A - Image editing method of image processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image editing method of an image processor with an image editing function which is convenient to a user. <P>SOLUTION: A title editing mode is started by pressing down an image editing mode setting button or the like (step S0). Then, a title editing period is displayed (step S1). Next, whether or not erasure is selected is judged (step S2). When the erasure is selected in the step S2, that is, an erasure start point and an erasure end point are designated, an erasure period is displayed (step S3). An advance is made to the next step S4 to judge whether the erasure is executed. When the erasure is executed in the step S4, the title editing period is updated (step S5). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image editing method of an image processing apparatus having an image editing function.

  Recordable optical disc media (hereinafter referred to as optical discs) such as DVD-R and DVD-RW have become widespread, and home DVD recorders that can easily record movies and the like on these optical discs have also become widespread.

  These optical disks have a large capacity and can record several titles of movies, TV programs, etc. for about 1 to 2 hours.

  In addition, home HDD recorders that can record video on a hard disk (HDD) instead of recording on an optical disk medium are also widespread. There are various recorders such as an HDD / DVD recorder capable of recording on both a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) and an HDD.

  Also, recent recorders are generally equipped not only with video recording, but also with an image editing function for editing video recorded according to user preferences.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an image processing apparatus that automatically creates a digest video by specifying a digest scene desired by a user included in the video on the device side as an image editing function.

The above document discloses the content of editing only a specific digest scene, and when it is desired to record and edit other video content, the information recorded by the user instructing using the image editing function It is necessary to cut a part of. In this regard, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses an image processing apparatus capable of easily searching and editing a desired image by creating a video index and calculating a time code according to the position of a mouse point. .
JP 2006-148397 A JP-A-5-30465

  However, the use of the image editing function is not only for the purpose of editing the video only to the user's preference, but for example, when recording information recorded on the HDD onto a DVD, the capacity of the DVD is taken into consideration. It is also possible to perform image editing work.

  On the other hand, for recording of HDD and DVD, there are various recording mode settings related to image quality when recording video. For example, when video is recorded on the HDD with high image quality, and dubbing recording is performed from the HDD to the DVD, dubbing recording is performed with video information of the same capacity as that recorded on the HDD due to the recording capacity of the DVD. If this is not possible, there is a possibility that dubbing recording is performed in another recording mode, that is, a recording mode with a lowered image quality level.

  When the user performs dubbing recording while maintaining the recording mode with high image quality, the user must execute editing work by himself so as to fit in the recording capacity of the DVD using the image editing function. In general, in a DVD, a recordable time is specified in advance according to a recording mode, and the user performs an editing operation so that video information can be accommodated within the time.

  In Patent Document 2, it is shown that a time code is calculated according to the position of a mouse point. For example, when a video is cut, the time of the designated point is displayed, but video information on which editing work is performed is shown. There is no disclosure about the total time, the time of the entire video information after editing, or the like.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an image editing method for an image processing apparatus that is more convenient for a user in an image processing apparatus having an image editing function. With the goal.

  An image editing method of an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is an image editing method of an image processing apparatus that records an edited image by an image editing function using image information stored in the recording area, and is stored in the recording area. Displayed on the screen, the step of displaying the editing period of the image information stored in the recording area that can be edited by the image editing function, and the recording area displayed on the screen. A step of specifying an arbitrary cutting period by the image editing function in the image information, and a step of displaying a remaining editing period obtained by subtracting an arbitrary cutting period from the editing period by specifying an arbitrary cutting period; And a step of displaying an arbitrary cutting period together with the remaining editing period. Of the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen, a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods are designated by the image editing function. The arbitrary cutting period displayed together with the remaining editing period corresponds to the total time of a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods.

  An image editing method of another image processing apparatus according to the present invention is an image editing method of an image processing apparatus that records an edited image by an image editing function using image information stored in the recording area. A step of displaying the stored image information on the screen; a step of displaying an editing period of the image information stored in the recording area which can be edited by the image editing function; and a recording area displayed on the screen. Of the stored image information, the step of specifying an arbitrary cutting period by the image editing function and the remaining editing period obtained by subtracting the arbitrary cutting period from the editing period are displayed by specifying the arbitrary cutting period. Steps.

  Preferably, the method further includes a step of displaying an arbitrary cutting period together with the remaining editing period.

  In particular, a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods are designated by the image editing function in the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen. The arbitrary cutting period displayed together with the remaining editing period corresponds to the total time of a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods.

  The image editing method of the image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a remaining editing period obtained by subtracting an arbitrary cutting period from an editing period by specifying an arbitrary cutting period, thereby performing an editing operation. The time after editing can be easily grasped, and the convenience of image editing can be further improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an image processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, an image processing apparatus 1 applies to an optical disc on which concentric or spiral information recording tracks such as CDs and DVDs (hereinafter also referred to as DVDs) that can be attached or detached are formed. An optical disc recording / reproducing unit 5 for recording and / or reproducing video information, and an HDD recording / reproducing unit 6 for recording and / or reproducing video information with respect to a built-in hard disk (HDD).

  In addition, the optical disc apparatus 1 includes a video / audio signal input / output unit 10, a remote controller 11, a remote control receiving unit 12, a display unit 13, a nonvolatile memory 15, and a control unit 20 for controlling the respective units. I have.

  The video / audio signal input / output unit 10 is connected to an external device such as a display, a speaker, and a television receiver (not shown). For example, the video / audio signal output from the hard disk or the optical disk, and the video from the external device are displayed. Signals and audio signals are input.

  The remote controller 11 is for operating various operations of the image processing apparatus 1 and includes operation keys (all not shown) for operating the various operations. The remote controller 11 sends a corresponding signal as an infrared signal in response to the operation of these keys.

  The remote control receiving unit 12 receives an infrared signal sent from the remote control 11 and outputs the signal to the control unit 20.

  The display unit 13 is provided on the front panel of the main body of the image processing apparatus 1, and displays the contents operated by the remote controller 11 and the operation status of the image processing apparatus 1. Specifically, a recording mode, a playback mode, or power on / off is displayed. The display of the status mode such as the recording mode and the playback mode is displayed on the display unit 13 with symbols such as “REC” and “PLAY”, and the image editing operation using the image editing function is performed on a screen such as a display. An image editing item to be described later displayed using a known OSD (On Screen Display) function is selected by operating the cross key of the remote controller 11 and moving the cursor on the screen.

  The nonvolatile memory 15 stores various programs necessary for the operation of the image processing apparatus 1 and is also used as a storage location for calculation processing and the like in the control unit 20. A program for executing the image editing function is also stored, and the processing is executed by reading from the control unit 20.

  Note that recording and / or reproduction of information on the optical disk or HDD is a general technique, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. Note that the optical disc recording / reproducing unit is capable of recording / reproducing compatible CDs and DVDs.

Hereinafter, an image editing function according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The image editing function is a function of cutting a part of the recorded information. For example, when the user presses an image editing mode setting button (not shown) of the remote controller 11 or the like, the image editing function is entered. Is available. As an object for image editing, for example, it is possible to execute editing work using recording information recorded on the hard disk (HDD) of the HDD recording / reproducing unit 6, or the optical disc recording / reproducing unit 5 is mounted. It is also possible to execute editing work using recorded information recorded on the optical disc.

  Here, it is described that the image editing function is executed by pressing the image editing mode setting button. However, the image editing function is not particularly limited to this method, and the image editing function can be executed even by other methods. It ’s fine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen in an image editing mode according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, in this example, an edit screen when title edit mode is selected as an example of an image edit mode is shown on the screen of a display DSP connected to video / audio signal input / output unit 10. ing. The title editing mode is a mode in which, for example, a region to be cut edited is designated or marked while reproducing information recorded on a hard disk or the like in response to a user instruction. A case of recording on an optical disc or the like according to the contents edited in the title editing mode when dubbing recording will be described.

  An operation icon area CON is shown in the upper right area of the display DSP. In the upper left area, a display area ARE for displaying video information is provided, and in the lower area, a time axis for indicating the time of the entire video information for executing the editing operation and the time at the time of editing. An editing time region TIM including is provided.

  The operation icon area CON, which is an image editing item for executing the image editing work, will be described. In the operation icon area, a display area is displayed by pressing (executing) a button in accordance with the button position using the cursor MC. Play button 100 for replaying information recorded in the ARE, rewind button 101, fast forward button 102, stop button 103, pause button 104, recording effective button 108, erase start designation button 105, erase end designation button 106, erase An execution designation button 107 is provided.

  It is assumed that the cursor MC can be moved by operating the cross key of the remote controller 11 as described above, for example. In addition, pressing of various buttons is executed by pressing an execution key or the like provided on the remote controller 11 (not shown), and functions corresponding to the various buttons are selected.

  When the playback button 100 is pressed, the recorded information is played back. The time cursor TC on the time axis of the editing time area TIM operates in conjunction with the time of editing. For example, when the user presses the playback button 100 and views the recorded information from the beginning, the time cursor TC moves the time axis according to the playback time from START. In this example, it is shown as an example that an area of 150 minutes is designated as the time of the entire video information for executing the editing work. Specifically, it is shown as START “00:00” and END “15:00”.

  The position of the time cursor TC can be moved along the time axis using the cursor MC, a time code is calculated based on the moved position of the time cursor TC, and video information corresponding to the position is displayed. Shall be.

  The rewind button 101, the fast forward button 102, the stop button 103, the pause button 104, etc. are buttons for executing general “rewind”, “fast forward”, “stop”, “pause”, etc. For example, when the rewind button 101 is pressed, rewind playback is performed, when the fast forward button 102 is pressed, fast forward playback is performed, and when the stop button 103 is pressed, rewind playback or fast forward playback is stopped. Shall be able to. In addition, it is assumed that playback can be paused by pressing the pause button 104. Note that these functions are functions for efficiently displaying video information in the display area ARE when performing editing work, and are not particularly limited to these functions, and other functions are used. Naturally, it is also possible to efficiently display the video information in the display area ARE.

  In addition, by pressing the recording button 108, dubbing recording or the like can be executed based on the editing content edited in the title editing mode.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a flow of the title edit mode according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, the title edit mode is entered by pressing an image edit mode setting button or the like (step S0). Then, the title editing period is displayed (step S1). In this example, as an example, a case will be described in which the content recorded in advance on the hard disk of the HDD recording / reproducing unit 6 is selected as an editing work target.

  Specifically, as described in FIG. 2, the time axis of the entire video information to be edited is displayed in the editing time area TIM, and as an example, START “00:00” as described in the example of FIG. ", END" 15:00 "is displayed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not erasure has been selected (step S2). Specifically, in operation icon area CON, it is determined whether or not erase start designation button 105 and erase end designation button 106 are pressed according to the user's selection using cursor MC. On the other hand, if erasure is not selected in step S2, the process proceeds to step S6.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a case where cut editing (deletion) is selected in the title editing mode.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the erasure start point is indicated by pressing the erasure start designation button 105 at the time “60:00” in the editing time area TIM, and the erasure end designation is indicated at “75:00” which is the editing time point. When the button 106 is pressed, an erasing end point is indicated. As described above, the user presses the erase start designation button 105 and the erase end designation button 106 while viewing the video information displayed in the display area ARE, thereby designating an area that prompts deletion on the time axis of the editing time area TIM. (Selected) and displayed. In FIG. 4, it is also possible to cancel the designation of the erase start point by aligning the position of the cursor MC with the erase start point and pressing the erase start designation button 105 again. Similarly, it is possible to cancel the designation of the erase end point by aligning the position of the cursor MC with the erase end point and pressing the erase end designation button 106 again.

  Then, referring again to FIG. 3, when erasing is selected in step S2, that is, when an erasing start point and an erasing end point are designated, an erasing period is displayed (step S3). Specifically, as shown in the upper right column of FIG. 4, the total time (erasure total time) when cut editing (erasing) between the erasing start point and erasing end point is selected and the total after the cut editing The time (total time after editing) is also displayed. In this example, “15:00” is displayed as the total erase time, and “135: 00” is displayed as the total time after editing.

  Then, the process proceeds to the next step S4 to determine whether or not erasure has been executed. If erasure is executed in step S4, the title editing period is updated (step S5). On the other hand, if erasure is not executed in step S4, the process proceeds to step S6.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a case where cut editing (erasing) is executed in the title editing mode.

  In the state shown in FIG. 4, when the delete execution button 107 is pressed, as shown in FIG. Is edited (erased), and the time axis of the editing time area TIM is updated. Specifically, START “00:00” and END “135: 00” are displayed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not erasure is continued (step S6). If erasure is continued, the process returns to step S2. On the other hand, when erasure is not continued, that is, when cut editing is not executed, title editing is terminated (step S7).

  Note that whether or not the erasure is continued is determined, for example, when the recording button 108 is pressed, because the recording is executed based on the contents of the current title editing mode and the erasure is not continued. Suppose that title editing ends. Alternatively, it is possible to cancel the title edit mode by pressing an image edit mode setting button or the like. Therefore, in the title editing mode, when the image editing mode setting button or the like is pressed, the title editing is terminated as a case where erasure is not continued.

  When it is determined that erasure is continued, for example, when the erasure start designation button 105 is pressed, the process returns to step S2.

  Therefore, by the image editing editing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can easily grasp the time of the entire video information to be edited from the editing time area TIM. Furthermore, since the total deletion time and the total time after editing are also displayed on the editing screen when performing cut editing (erasing), it is possible to easily grasp the time after editing by the editing operation. Even when the video is erased (cut), the editing time region TIM is updated with respect to the time of the entire video information after editing, etc., so that the time after editing can be easily grasped. Therefore, the convenience of image editing can be further improved by the image editing editing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a case where cut editing (deletion) is selected twice in the title editing mode.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the erasure start point is indicated by pressing the erasure start designation button 105 at the time “60:00” in the editing time area TIM, and the erasure end designation is designated at “75:00” which is the editing time point. When the button 106 is pressed, an erasing end point is indicated. Further, when the erasure start designation button 105 is pressed at the time “90:00” in the editing time area TIM, the erasure start point is indicated, and at the editing time “105: 00”, the erasure end designation button 106 is depressed. This indicates the end point of erasure. As described above, the user presses the erase start designation button 105 and the erase end designation button 106 while viewing the video information displayed in the display area ARE, thereby designating an area that prompts deletion on the time axis of the editing time area TIM. (Selected) and displayed on the editing screen. In this case, as shown in the upper right column of FIG. 6, the total time when the cut edit (erase) between the erase start point and the erase end point is selected (total erase time) and the total after the cut edit. The time (total time after editing) is also displayed. In the case of FIG. 6, “30:00” is displayed as the total deletion time, and “12:00” is displayed as the total time after editing.

  Therefore, as described above, in the state shown in FIG. 6, when the delete execution button 107 is pressed, the time axis of the editing time region TIM is updated (not shown). Specifically, START “00:00” and END “12:00” are displayed.

  In this regard, for example, when video is recorded with high image quality on the HDD, and when dubbing recording is performed from the HDD to the DVD, for example, “120 minutes” is defined as the high-quality recording capacity of the DVD. In this case, dubbing recording can be performed while maintaining the recording mode with high image quality by executing the above-described editing operation. Therefore, the editing work can be easily executed, and the convenience of image editing can be further improved.

  In this example, the case of performing dubbing recording from a hard disk (HDD) to a DVD has been described as an example, but conversely, in the case of dubbing recording from a DVD to a hard disk (HDD), editing work is also performed. The object is only changed to the content recorded on the DVD and can be similarly applied.

  In the case of dubbing recording, information (source source) itself recorded on the HDD or DVD to be image edited is not changed. However, the present invention is not limited to dubbing recording, and the title according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the editing mode, for example, information itself recorded on an HDD or DVD, that is, a source source can be edited by image editing according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the case of a DVD, it is assumed that it is a rewritable optical disc.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an image processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the screen of the image edit mode according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the flow of the title edit mode according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the case where cut edit (erase) is selected in title edit mode. It is a figure explaining the case where cut edit (erase) is performed in title edit mode. It is a figure explaining the case where cut edit (erase) is selected twice in title edit mode.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image processing apparatus, 5 Optical disk recording / reproducing part, 6 HDD recording / reproducing part, 10 Video / audio signal input / output part, 11 Remote control, 12 Remote control receiving part, 13 Display part, 15 Non-volatile memory, 20 Control part

Claims (4)

An image editing method of an image processing apparatus for recording an edited image by an image editing function using image information stored in a recording area,
Displaying the image information stored in the recording area on the screen;
Displaying an editing period of the image information stored in the recording area that can be edited by the image editing function;
Designating an arbitrary cutting period by the image editing function among the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen;
Displaying the remaining editing period obtained by subtracting the arbitrary cutting period from the editing period by specifying the arbitrary cutting period;
Displaying the arbitrary cutting period together with the remaining editing period,
A plurality of arbitrary cutting periods are designated by the image editing function among the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen,
The image editing method of the image processing apparatus, wherein the arbitrary cutting period displayed together with the remaining editing period corresponds to a total time of a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods. An image editing method of an image processing apparatus for recording an edited image by an image editing function using image information stored in a recording area,
Displaying the image information stored in the recording area on the screen;
Displaying an editing period of the image information stored in the recording area that can be edited by the image editing function;
Designating an arbitrary cutting period by the image editing function among the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen;
And a step of displaying a remaining editing period obtained by subtracting the arbitrary cutting period from the editing period according to designation of the arbitrary cutting period.   The image editing method of the image processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a step of displaying the arbitrary cutting period together with the remaining editing period. A plurality of arbitrary cutting periods are designated by the image editing function among the image information stored in the recording area displayed on the screen,
The image editing method of the image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the arbitrary cutting period displayed together with the remaining editing period corresponds to a total time of a plurality of arbitrary cutting periods.

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