Reproducing apparatus having editing function

• US 6,694,086 B2
• Filed: 07/21/1997
• Issued: 02/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Furuyama, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, THAI Q
• Application Number:
  US08/897,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20010002222A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,402 Days
• Field of Search: 386/4, 386/52, 386/55, 386/64, 348/734, 348/239, 348/333, 348/334, 348/333.01, 345/328, 345/723-726
• US Class Current: 386/282
• 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 27/028 with computer assistance
• 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 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus having an editing function is arranged to, in response to an instruction for setting an editing program, generate a display image signal corresponding to the contents of the set editing program, to, in response to an instruction for execution of an action verification, generate a display image signal corresponding to contents of an action of a recording apparatus actually used as an external recording apparatus according to a remote operation control command transmitted to the actually used recording apparatus, and to, in response to an instruction for execution of an editing action, generate a display image signal corresponding to a status of progress of the set editing program. The arrangement enables the operator to clearly know how a verifying action is being executed for confirming whether or not the actually used recording apparatus can be remotely operated by the reproducing apparatus, how the editing work is progressing and how the reproducing apparatus is operating.

Claims

1. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

reproducing device for reproducing an image signal from a recording medium;

output means for outputting the image signal reproduced by said reproducing device to a recording apparatus, said recording apparatus recording the image signal outputted from said output means;

transmitting means for transmitting a control command, which changes an operating state of said recording apparatus, produced by said reproducing device;

control means, which is provided in said reproducing device, for controlling a recording operation of said recording apparatus by transmitting the control command to said recording apparatus through said transmitting means; and

display means for displaying state information corresponding to the control command for controlling said recording apparatus and state information of a reproducing operation of said reproducing device while an editing operation is carried out.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls the reproducing operation of said reproducing device and the recording operation of said recording apparatus according to editing programs.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls the recording operation of said recording apparatus by a wireless control.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls the reproducing operation of said reproducing device according to editing programs and said display means displays information relating to the editing programs.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays time information relating to the control command.

6. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control means selects one of a plurality of editing programs, and controls the reproducing operation of said reproducing device and the recording operation of said recording apparatus according to a selected editing program, and further comprising display control means controls said display means so as to display information of the selected editing program and inhibit displaying information of non-selected editing programs from the plurality of editing programs.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reproducing device produces a recording command and/or a recording pause command for controlling the recording operation of said recording apparatus.

8. An apparatus according claim 1, further comprising selecting means for selecting at least one recording apparatus from among a plurality of kinds of recording apparatuses, wherein said reproducing device produces the control command corresponding to said recording apparatus selected by said selecting means, and said display means displays state information corresponding to the control command during controlling the recording operation of said recording apparatus selected by said selecting means.

9. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said control means selects one of the editing programs for controlling the reproducing operation of said reproducing device and the recording operation of said recording apparatus by transmitting the control command according to a selected editing program, said control means inhibits controlling of non-selected editing programs during an execution of the selected editing program.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said control means controls said reproducing device and said recording apparatus according to an operation of a remote commander.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said reproducing apparatus is capable of being controlled according to an operation of a remote commander, said display means displays information relating to the selected editing program and information of inhibition of the control by the remote commander during an editing process according to the selected editing program.

12. An image editing method comprising the steps of:

reproducing an image signal from a recording medium by a reproducing device;

outputting the image signal reproduced by said reproducing device in said reproducing step to a recording apparatus, said recording apparatus recording the image signal outputted in said outputting step;

transmitting a control command, which changes an operating state of said recording apparatus, produced by said reproducing device;

controlling a recording operation of said recording apparatus by transmitting the control command outputted from said reproducing device to said recording apparatus through said transmitting step; and

displaying state information corresponding to the control command so as to indicate the operating state of said recording apparatus and state information of a reproducing operation of said reproducing device while an editing operation is carried out.

13. A storage medium storing a computer readable program for controlling an image editing method comprising the steps of:

reproducing an image signal from a recording medium by a reproducing device;

outputting the image signal reproduced by said reproducing device in said reproducing step to a recording apparatus, said recording apparatus recording the image signal outputted in said outputting step;

transmitting a control command, which changes an operating state of said recording apparatus, produced by said reproducing device;

controlling a recording operation of said recording apparatus by transmitting the control command outputted from said reproducing device to said recording apparatus through said transmitting step; and

displaying state information corresponding to the control command so as to indicate the operating state of said recording apparatus and state information of a reproducing operation of said reproducing device while an editing operation is carried out.

14. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

reproducing device for reproducing an image signal from a recording medium and outputting a reproduced image signal to an external recording apparatus which records the image signal outputted from said reproducing device;

controller, which is provided in said reproducing device, for producing a control command for changing an operating state of said external recording apparatus; and

display device, which is connected to said reproducing device, for displaying recording state information corresponding to the control command for controlling said recording apparatus, reproducing state information of said reproducing device and information related to an editing operation;

wherein said reproducing device controls a recording operation of said external recording apparatus by transmitting the control command and a reproducing operation of said reproducing device according to an editing program, and controls said display device so as to display both said recording state corresponding to the control command and said reproducing state of said reproducing device on a same operation display of said display device while the editing operation is carried out.

15. An apparatus according claim 14, wherein said reproducing apparatus is video camera, said display device is electronic viewfinder.

16. An apparatus according claim 14, wherein, said reproducing device controls the recording operation of said external recording apparatus by a wireless control.

17. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said reproducing device controls the reproducing operation of said reproducing device and the recording operation of said external recording apparatus according to operation of a remote commander.

18. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said controller produces a recording command and/or a recording pause command for controlling the recording operation of said external recording apparatus.