Image reproducing apparatus and image control method

• US 6,606,451 B2
• Filed: 02/10/1998
• Issued: 08/12/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Honda, Tsutomu, Nagata, Hideki, Teramoto, Tougo
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUY THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/021,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20010014202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,009 Days
• Field of Search: 386/46, 386/95, 386/107, 386/117, 386/121, 386/120, 386/83, 386/112, 358/906
• US Class Current: 386/233
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00249 with a photographic apparatus, e.g. a photographic printer or a projector photographic apparatus per se G03B, G03D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00265 with a photographic printing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00297 with a television signal recorder, e.g. for recording facsimile images on a VCR motion video recording combined with still video recording in a still video camera H04N1/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/78266 using more than one track for the recording of one television field or frame, i.e. segmented recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

An image reproducing apparatus reproduces a still picture recorded on a silver-halide film and a moving picture recorded on a video tape. The image reproducing apparatus also reproduces simultaneous shooting information recorded on both the film and the video tape. The image reproducing apparatus has a controller which controls reproduction of the pictures recorded on the film and the video tape in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information.

Claims

1. An image reproducing apparatus for use with a system that records still pictures on a first recording medium and moving pictures on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording a moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that simultaneously shooting and recording the image on said first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image reproducing apparatus comprising:

a controller for controlling reproduction of the still pictures recorded on the first recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

each image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as a still picture during shooting and recording the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

2. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the simultaneous shooting information recorded on the second recording medium is detected to switch the pictures reproduced from the first recording medium.

3. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

a picture reproducer for reproducing the pictures recorded on the first recording medium; and

a sound outputting section for outputting sounds corresponding to the reproduced pictures.

4. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 3,

wherein the simultaneous shooting information recorded on the second recording medium is detected to switch the pictures reproduced from the first recording medium.

5. An image control method for use with a system that records a still picture on a first recording medium and a moving picture on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording the moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that the simultaneously shooting and recording the image on said first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image control method comprising:

controlling reproduction of the still picture recorded on the first recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

the image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as the still picture during shooting and recording the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording of the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

6. An image control method as claimed in claim 5,

wherein, while the picture recorded on the first recording medium is being reproduced, a sound recorded on the second recording medium is reproduced.

7. An image control method as claimed in claim 6,

wherein the first recording medium is a silver-halide recording medium and the second recording medium is a video picture recording medium, and

wherein, while silver-halide picture recorded on the silver-halide recording medium is being reproduced, the sound corresponding to that silver-halide picture is reproduced.

8. An image reproducing apparatus for use with a system that records a still picture on a first recording medium and moving picture on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that simultaneously shooting and recording of the image on said first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image reproducing apparatus comprising:

a controller for controlling reproduction of the moving pictures recorded on the second, different recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

the image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as the still picture during shooting and recording the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording of the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

9. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

a first simultaneous shooting information reader for reading the simultaneous shooting information from the first recording medium;

a moving picture reader for reading the moving picture from the second recording medium; and

a second simultaneous shooting information reader for reading the simultaneous shooting information from the second recording medium;

wherein the controller, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media, controls the image reproducing apparatus in such a way that a portion of the moving pictures is reproduced for a predetermined length of time, the portion of the moving picture including a shot taken simultaneously with the still picture.

10. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

a selector for selecting one of a plurality of still pictures recorded on the first recording medium,

wherein the controller controls the image reproducing apparatus in such a way that that portion of the moving picture which includes a shot taken simultaneously with the picture selected by the selector is reproduced for a predetermined length of time.

11. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a still picture reader for reading the still pictures from the first recording means,

wherein the still pictures are displayed on a display together with corresponding items of the simultaneous shooting information and, when the selector selects one of the thus displayed pictures, the controller controls the image reproducing apparatus in such a way that that portion of the moving picture which includes a shot taken simultaneously with the picture selected by the selector is reproduced for a predetermined length of time.

12. An image control method for use with a system that records a still picture on a first recording medium and a moving picture on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that simultaneously shooting and recording of the image on said first recording medium as the still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image control method comprising:

controlling reproduction of the moving pictures recorded on the second, different recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

the image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as the still picture during shooting and recording of the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording of the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

13. An image control method as claimed in claim 12,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on the first and second recording media, that portion of the moving picture recorded on the second recording medium which include shots taken simultaneously with the still picture is reproduced for a predetermined length of time.

14. An image control method as claimed in claim 12,

wherein the first recording medium is a silver-halide recording medium and the second recording medium is a video picture recording medium and, when at least one of a plurality of silver-halide pictures recorded on the silver-halide recording medium is selected, that portion of the video picture recorded on the video picture recording medium which includes a shot taken simultaneously with the selected silver-halide picture is reproduced for a predetermined length of time.

15. An image reproducing apparatus for use with a system that records still pictures on a first recording medium and moving pictures on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording of a moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that simultaneously shooting and recording of the image on said first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording of the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image reproducing apparatus comprising:

a controller for controlling simultaneous reproduction of the still pictures and moving pictures recorded respectively on the first and second, different recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

each image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as a still picture during shooting and recording of the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording of the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

16. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

a first simultaneous shooting information reader for reading the simultaneous shooting information from the first recording medium;

a first picture reader for reading the pictures from the first recording medium;

a second simultaneous shooting information reader for reading the simultaneous shooting information from the second recording medium;

a second picture reader for reading the pictures from the second recording medium; and

a storage device for storing the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information stored in the storage device, the controller controls reproduction of the pictures recorded on the first and second recording media.

17. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 16,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media, time periods in which moving pictures were shot and time periods in which only still pictures were shot are recognized as separate time blocks, and, within each moving-picture time block, separate moving-picture shooting sessions are recognized as separate time blocks by detecting a starting time and an ending time of each moving-picture shooting session, and

wherein pictures included in each time block are reproduced either in a still-picture-weighted mode or in a moving-picture-weighted mode in accordance with how many still pictures are included in that time block, the still-picture-weighted mode being a mode in which the still pictures themselves or those portions of the moving pictures which include shots taken simultaneously with the still pictures are reproduced, the moving-picture-weighted mode being a mode in which time blocks including only still pictures are excluded from reproduction.

18. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 16, consisting of:

a silver-halide picture reproducing section constituted by the first picture reader and the first simultaneous shooting information reader; and

a moving picture reproducing section constituted by the second picture reader and the second simultaneous shooting information reader.

19. An image reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 16,

wherein sounds are recorded on the second recording medium and, while the still pictures are being reproduced, sounds corresponding to the still pictures are outputted in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information.

20. An image control method for use with a system that records still pictures on a first recording medium and moving pictures on a second, different recording medium and that records simultaneous shooting information on both recording media when simultaneously shooting and recording an image on the first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording a moving picture on the second, different recording medium, said simultaneous shooting information indicating that simultaneously shooting and recording of the image on said first recording medium as a still picture is performed during shooting and recording the moving picture on said second, different recording medium, said image control method comprising:

controlling reproduction of the still pictures and moving pictures recorded respectively on the first and second, different recording medium in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information, wherein

each image simultaneously shot and recorded on the first recording medium as a still picture during shooting and recording of the moving picture on the second different recording medium is recorded during, but separately from and in a different manner than recording of the moving picture so that the moving picture is recorded on the second recording medium as a compressed moving image and the still picture is recorded on the first recording medium as a high-quality image.

21. An image control method as claimed in claim 20,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media, those portions of the moving pictures which include simultaneously taken shots are reproduced intermittently, each for a predetermined length of time.

22. An image control method as claimed in claim 20,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media, time periods in which moving pictures were shot and time periods in which only still pictures were shot are recognized as separate time blocks, and, within each moving-picture time block, separate moving-picture shooting sessions are recognized as separate time blocks by detecting a starting time and an ending time of each moving-picture shooting session, and

wherein, within each time block, a larger proportion of reproduction time is allocated to the moving picture as the shooting time of the moving picture is shorter as compared with the number of the still pictures.

23. An image control method as claimed in claim 20,

wherein, in accordance with the simultaneous shooting information recorded on both recording media, time periods in which moving pictures were shot and time periods in which only still pictures were shot are recognized as separate time blocks, and, within each moving-picture time block, separate moving-picture shooting sessions are recognized as separate time blocks by detecting a starting time and an ending time of each moving-picture shooting session, and

wherein only the still pictures and moving pictures included in time blocks that include the simultaneous shooting information are reproduced.