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Editing apparatus and method, and image material selection apparatus and method

  • US 6,650,826 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/1999
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An editing apparatus for editing a plurality of video data or a plurality of audio data, comprising:

  • a recording and reproduction apparatus for storing the plurality of video data or the plurality of audio data in an individually corresponding relationship as a plurality of material files and selectively accessing any of the plurality of material files to reproduce the video data or the audio data included in the accessed material file; and

    a computer including display means for displaying a graphical user interface to be used to edit the plurality of video data or the plurality of audio data and control means for controlling a reproduction operation of said recording and reproduction apparatus based on an editing operation in which the graphical user interface is used;

    said display means displaying a plurality of material cards individually corresponding to the plurality of material files in order to allow contents of the video data or the audio data included in the material files to be accessed, each of the material cards including an image display section for displaying an image corresponding to the video data or the audio data included in the corresponding material file and a reproduction control section for controlling reproduction of the video data or the audio data related to the image displayed on the image display section;

    said control means controlling said recording and reproduction apparatus in response to an editing operation in which the reproduction control section is used so as to display a video image corresponding to the editing operation in which the reproduction control section is used;

    wherein the reproduction control section of each of the material cards includes a slider for designating a reproduction position of the video data or audio data displayed on the image display section, and wherein the graphical user interface includes a selection interface so that any of the material cards can be selected as a clip card for editing the video data or audio data stored in the material file corresponding to the selected material card.

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