Editing system and editing method

• US 6,546,188 B1
• Filed: 01/13/1999
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sherwood Services AG, Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kanda, Takeshi, Katagiri, Tadashi, Ishii, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US09/229,816
• Time in Patent Office: 1,546 Days
• Field of Search: G11/B 2.700, H04/N.593, 386/52, 386/55, 386/46, 386/4, 386/1, 386/53, 386/54, 386/64, 386/69, 386/95, 386/96, 386/104, 345/723, 360/13
• US Class Current: 386/280
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/415 Redundant array of inexpensive disks [RAID] systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/455 said record carriers being in one device and being used as primary and secondary/backup media, e.g. HDD-DVD combo device, or as source and target media, e.g. PC and portable player
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Video signals input to a hybrid recorder are output to the main unit of a computer as video signals. The hybrid recorder records the video signals in a built-in hard disk, and also replays the signals from the hard disk, the signals being output to a picture effects device as video signals. The picture effects device applies certain effects to the video signals, which are then output to the main unit as video signals. The main unit displays the image of the video signals and the image of the video signals on a monitor. Thus, editing can be performed easily and speedily, while adding effects.

Claims

1. An editing system for editing source video data, said system comprising:

a recording/replaying device for recording said source video data onto a randomly accessible recording medium, and replaying said source video data recorded onto said recording medium;

an effects device for generating effect video data by means of applying effects specified by the editing operator to said replayed video data output from said recording/replaying device; and

a computer which is programed by user interface means and said editing operator with editing software, said computer displaying a graphical user interface corresponding with said editing software program on a display;

wherein said computer generates desired editing programs by re-arranging in a desired order a plurality of clip images representing a plurality of editing events and clip images having graphics representing said effects on said display, based on editing processing controlled by said editing operator;

and wherein a final edited video program is generated by controlling said recording/replaying device and said effects device, based on said editing programs.

2. The editing system according to claim 1, wherein said computer is programmed to display the following windows on said display:

a video display window for displaying video data replayed from said recording/replaying device as a dynamic image;

a program display window for displaying a plurality of clip images representing said plurality of editing events and a plurality of clip images representing said plurality of effects, and also generating said editing program by means of re-arranging said clip images in a desired order; and

an effects set-up window for setting effects parameter values relating to said effects.

22. The editing system according to claim 1, wherein said effects include a wipe effect, and said graphics include a graphic representing said wipe effect composed of a rectangle with one side appearing different from another side to indicate the direction that said wipe effect is to be implemented on said source video data.

23. The editing system of claim 22 wherein said graphic further includes an arrow indicating the direction that said wipe effect is to be implemented.

3. An editing system for editing source video data, said system comprising:

a recording/replaying device for recording said source video data onto a randomly accessible recording medium, and replaying said source video data recorded onto said recording medium;

an effects device for generating effect video data by means of applying effects specified by the editing operator to said replayed video data output from said recording/replaying device; and

a computer which is programmed by user interface means and said editing operator with editing software, said computer displaying a graphical user interface corresponding with said editing software program on a display, said computer generating desired editing programs by re-arranging in a desired order a plurality of clip images representing a plurality of editing events and clip images representing said effects on said display, based on editing processing by said editing operator, wherein a final edited video program is generated by controlling said recording/replaying device and said effects device, based on said editing programs;

wherein said computer is programmed to display the following windows on said display;

a video display window for displaying video data replayed from said recording/replaying device as a dynamic image;

a program display window for displaying a plurality of clip images representing said plurality of editing events and a plurality of clip images representing said plurality of effects, and also generating said editing program by means of re-arranging said clip images in a desired order; and

an effects set-up window for setting effects parameter values relating to said effects;

wherein, in the event of inserting effects set in said effects set-up window between editing events displayed on said program display window, said computer is programmed to point to the insertion position of said effects by changing the form of a pointing device displayed on said display.

4. The editing system according to claim 3, wherein said computer is programmed to insert effects between said events by dragging and dropping buttons representing said effects between said events.

5. The editing system according to claim 4, wherein said computer is programmed to determine the insertion position of said effects according to the position for dropping the cursor representing said effects in said clip image display area where said events of said effects are displayed.

6. The editing system according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of effect buttons for setting desired effects are provided in said effects set-up window.

7. The editing system according to claim 6, wherein, in the event that desired effect parameter values differing from the default values are to be set for effects displayed in said effects set-up window, said computer opens an effects set-up dialog box for setting detailed effect parameter values relating to the specified effects on the display;

and wherein the effect parameter values set in said effects set-up dialog box are stored in storing means;

and wherein said effects device is controlled based on said recorded effect parameter values.

8. The editing system according to claim 6, wherein, in the event that desired effect parameter values are to be set for effects displayed in said effects set-up window, said computer sets said effects position in said video display window;

and wherein effect parameter values corresponding to said set effects position are stored in storing means;

and wherein said effects device is controlled based on said recorded effect parameter values.

9. The editing system according to claim 7, wherein said computer is programmed to appropriate the effect parameter values stored in said storing means to user buttons other than said certain effect buttons, and call desired effect parameter values stored in said storing means by selecting said user buttons.

10. The editing system according to claim 9, wherein said computer is programmed to appropriate the effect parameter values stored in said storing means to user buttons other than said certain effect buttons, by dragging and dropping said certain effect buttons on said user buttons.

11. The editing system according to claim 7, wherein said computer is programmed to appropriate a plurality of effect parameter values that have been set in the past by said effects set-up dialog box to user buttons other than said certain effect buttons displayed in said effects set-up window, and call desired effect parameter values stored in said storing means by selecting said user buttons.

12. The editing system according to claim 11, wherein said computer has management record data for managing clip image data displayed in said program display area.

13. The editing system according to claim 12, wherein, in the event of changing the display order of clip images displayed in said program display area, said computer does not change the storage address of the clip image displayed in said program display area, but rather changes said management record data corresponding with the changed clip image.

14. The editing system according to claim 13, wherein said computer manages the clip images displayed on said program display area by using a link structure for linking said plurality of pieces of management record data.

15. The editing system according to claim 14, wherein said management record data is comprised of management record data having information relating to said editing events, and management record data having information relating to said effects.

16. The editing system according to claim 15, wherein said management record data relating to said editing events has time code for editing points of said editing events, storing addresses which store clip images of said editing points, and pointer data pointing to management records linking to management record data relating to said editing events;

and wherein said management record data relating to said effects has effect types indicating the type of said effects, effect times representing the execution time of said effects, and pointer data pointing to management records linking to management record data relating to said editing events;

and wherein said computer controls said recording/replaying device and said effects device according to the parameters set in said management record data relating to said editing events and said management record data relating to said effects.

17. An editing device according to claim 16, wherein, in the event that a first editing event, a second editing event, and a first effect inserted between said first and second editing events are set on said program display area, said editing device said recording/replaying device and said effects device so as to:

replay video data relating to said first editing event from said recording/replaying device based on the time code data of the IN-point set in the management record data corresponding to said first editing event;

control the effects processing timing for the video data relating to said first editing event according to the time code data of the OUT-point set in the management record data corresponding to said first editing event, and according to the effects time set in the management record data corresponding to said first effect;

control the effects processing timing for the video data relating to said second editing event according to the time code data of the IN-point set in the management record data corresponding to said first editing event, and according to the effects time set in the management record data, corresponding to said first effect; and

ending the replaying of video data relating to said first editing event from said recording/replaying device based on the time code data of the OUT-point set in the management record data corresponding with said first recording event.

18. An editing method for editing source video data, said method comprising the steps of:

recording said source video data on to a randomly accessible recording medium, and replaying said source video data recorded onto said recording medium;

generating effect video data by means of applying effects specified by an editing operator to said replayed video data;

controlling said recording and replaying with the use of a computer to perform editing operations for generating a final video program by editing said source video data;

generating, via said computer, desired editing programs by re-arranging in a desired order a plurality of clip images representing a plurality of editing events and clip images having graphics representing said effects on said display, based on editing processing controlled by an editing operator; and

generating a final edited video program by controlling said recording, replaying and effects generating based on said editing programs.

19. An editing device for editing source video data recorded in a recording/replaying device and source audio data corresponding to said source video data, said editing device comprising:

means for setting a start point and stop point for performing voice-over processing to said source audio data;

means for replaying source video data and source audio data for at least a period including the voice-over period defined by the start point and stop point of said voice-over processing; and

control means for lowering the level of the source audio data replayed from said recording/replaying device from a certain time before the start point of said voice-over processing to a certain time after the end point of said voice-over processing, and also for controlling recording of voice-over audio data supplied as audio data subjected to voice-over processing for said source video data with said recording/replaying device.

20. An editing device according to claim 19, wherein, during the replaying of said source video data and source audio data, said control means displays the timing of the start point and stop point for performing voice-over processing on the display.

21. An editing method for editing source video data recorded in a recording/replaying device and source audio data corresponding to said source video data, said editing method comprising the steps of:

setting a start point and stop point for performing voice-over processing to said source audio data;

replaying source video data and source audio data for at least a period including the voice-over period defined by the start point and stop point of said voice-over processing; and

lowering the level of the source audio data replayed from said recording/replaying device from a certain time before the start point of said voice-over processing to a certain time after the end point of said voice-over processing, and also recording voice-over audio data supplied as audio data subjected to voice-over processing for said source video data with said recording/replaying device.