Method for retrieving unedited video still pictures
First Claim
1. An editing method for further arranging the display of a plurality of video still pictures already arranged in part for display by subject-matter categories according to image content, the pictures being prerecorded upon video tracks on a plurality of video disks with the editing information pertaining to category assignment being stored in a memory associated with the disks, said method comprising the steps of:
- excluding one or more categories;
selecting a video still picture unassignaed to said one or more excluded categories by reference to the memory associated with the disks;
reproducing a video signal from a video track corresponding to the selected picture;
generating a picture display from the video signal;
displaying the subject-matter categories into which the selected picture may be arranged;
assigning the selected picutre to one or more of the displayed categories; and
storing the subject-matter category assignments in the memory associated with the disks.
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Abstract
In editing video still pictures, the pictures are reproduced from a video disk and displayed one by one in combination with subject-matter categories into which they may be grouped. The list of categories appears as a descriptive overlay on each picture being evaluated. Ordinarily, some pictures are assigned to categories and some are skipped. It often happens that it is necessary to reevaluate the pictures that were skipped during the initial stage of evaluation. To encourage such a reevaluation, a special editing feature is provided for retrieving and redisplaying only those pictures that were not initially assigned to a category. Since these pictures are not intermixed with those already assigned to categories, they are quickly retrieved and conveniently assigned, if desired, to one or more of the subject-matter categories.
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3 Claims
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1. An editing method for further arranging the display of a plurality of video still pictures already arranged in part for display by subject-matter categories according to image content, the pictures being prerecorded upon video tracks on a plurality of video disks with the editing information pertaining to category assignment being stored in a memory associated with the disks, said method comprising the steps of:
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excluding one or more categories; selecting a video still picture unassignaed to said one or more excluded categories by reference to the memory associated with the disks; reproducing a video signal from a video track corresponding to the selected picture; generating a picture display from the video signal; displaying the subject-matter categories into which the selected picture may be arranged; assigning the selected picutre to one or more of the displayed categories; and storing the subject-matter category assignments in the memory associated with the disks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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