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Editing device and editing method

  • US 6,674,955 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/1998
  • Issued: 01/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An editing apparatus, comprising:

  • an editing processing unit for processing a video signal and an audio signal supplied as source materials;

    wherein said editing processing unit comprises;

    an image processor for performing an effect process on said video signal;

    an audio processor for processing said audio signal;

    a matrix switcher for connecting source materials from a plurality of sources to the editing processing unit, thereby providing said video signal to said image processor and said audio signal to said audio processor; and

    a system controller for controlling the operation of said matrix switcher, said image processor, and said audio processor in response to commands from a computer and plural dedicated controllers;

    a daily server for receiving and storing source materials for editing over a network and acting as one of said plurality of sources to the editing processing unit;

    an on-air buffer for storing the processed video signal and the processed audio signal from said editing processing unit for transmission over said network; and

    said computer being connected to said network for controlling said editing processing unit, wherein said computer comprises;

    controlling means for displaying a viewer window, a log window, and a program window on a display of said computer, the viewer window allowing the editing operator to decide an edit point while viewing a video image of a source material so as to produce an event, the log window displaying a clip image corresponding to an event that is set on the viewer window, the program window allowing the editing operator to arrange a plurality of events on a time line in a desired order so as to produce a program list, and wherein said controlling means displays an icon that represents by what source device each event arranged on the time line is produce; and

    wherein said editing apparatus sets audio levels for respective audio tracks corresponding to the events arranged on the time line.

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