Information processing apparatus and processing method and program storage medium

• US 7,085,995 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2001
• Issued: 08/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Motoyuki, Fukuda, Kei, Osawa, Muneaki, Miura, Kentaro
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, CONG LAC T
• Application Number:
  US09/937,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20020154158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,016 Days
• Field of Search: 715/500.1, 715/512, 715/723, 715/716, 345/723, 345/473
• US Class Current: 715/203
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2512 Floppy disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals

Abstract

An information processing apparatus for suitably corresponding a plurality of images as an editing object to each of a plurality of scenes constituting scenario data. In the apparatus, when a read button (211) is operated, a material clip (212) as an editing object is displayed on a material tray (201). When a tag (271-1) is selected, a shaker window having a section button (281) is displayed. Scenarios correspond to a plurality of selection buttons (281), respectively. The number of scenes, an effect given to each scene and the like are designated to each scenario. A user selects one selection button (281) to select one scenario. When a shake button (285) is operated, a predetermined one is selected at random out of material clips (212) designated in advance by a user to assign it to each scene of the scenario selected by the user.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

selection means for selecting a material clip from a plurality of material clips for automatic editing process;

scenario data memory means for storing scenario data configured into a plurality of scenes having timing information including start time of each scene of said plurality of scenes;

corresponding means for corresponding data in said selected material clip as editing objects to said each scene of said plurality of scenes;

category means for providing special effect categories of text category, effect category, transition category, and shake category for editing said material clip;

editing means for editing said material clip with at least one special effects selected from said special effects categories so that said plurality of scenes includes transitions between scenes with special effects scenes;

first display means for displaying said material clips; and

second display means for displaying said plurality of scenes including said transitions.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of scenes have predetermined lengths different from each other.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

modification means for modifying said material clip corresponded by said corresponding means adjusting to said length of a scene.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

modification means for modifying said material clip corresponded by said corresponding means adjusting to said length of a scene.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

means for preparing and registering a row of characters to be superposed and displayed at the time of reproducing said scenario data; and

character-row corresponding means for corresponding said row of registered characters to either of said plurality of scenes.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

display position setting means for selecting and setting, at random, a display position of said row of characters from a plurality of predetermined display positions.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said scenario data memory means stores a plurality of scenario data, and wherein said scenario data memory means further includes

scenario data selection means capable of selecting one out of said plurality of scenario data.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

effect memory means for storing effect information added to a scene; and

effect corresponding means for corresponding, at random, said effect to any of said plurality of scenes.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

reproducing means for continuously reproducing said plurality of material clips corresponded by said corresponding means on the basis of said scenario data.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of material clips is animation data.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of material clips is still image data.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of material clips is voice data.

13. An information processing method comprising:

selecting a material clip from a plurality of material clips for automatic editing process;

storing scenario data configured into a plurality of scenes having timing information including start time of each scene of said plurality of scenes;

corresponding data in said selected material clip as editing objects to said each scene of said plurality of scenes;

providing special effect categories of text category, effect category, transition category, and shake category for modifying said material clip;

modifying said material clip with at least one special effects selected from said special effects categories so that said plurality of scenes includes transitions between scenes with special effects scenes; and

continuously reproducing said plurality of material clips on the basis of said scenario data.

14. The information processing method according to claim 13, further comprising:

corresponding a row of characters to be inserted to one of said plurality of scenes, wherein

said reproducing displays said row of characters superposed at the time of reproducing said material clips of scenes to which said row of characters are corresponded.

15. The information processing method according to claim 13, further comprising:

displaying in list images relating to said material clip; and

displaying said images arranged relating to said material clip in order corresponded to each scene of said scenario data.

16. A program storage medium in which a program capable of being read by a computer comprising:

selecting a material clip from a plurality of material clips for automatic editing process;

storing scenario data configured into a plurality of scenes having timing information including start time of each scene of said plurality of scenes;

corresponding data in said selected material clip as editing objects to said each scene of said plurality of scenes;

providing special effect categories of text category, effect category, transition category, and shake category for modifying said material clip;

modifying said material clip with at least one special effects selected from said special effects categories so that said plurality of scenes includes transitions between scenes with special effects scenes; and

continuously reproducing said plurality of material clips on the basis of said scenario data.

17. The program storage medium in which a program capable of being read by a computer according to claim 16, further comprising:

corresponding a row of characters to be inserted to one of said plurality of scenes, wherein

said reproducing displays said row of characters superposed at the time of reproducing said material clips of scenes to which said row of characters are corresponded.

18. The program storage medium in which a program capable of being read by a computer according to claim 16, further comprising:

displaying in list images relating to said material clip; and

displaying said images arranged relating to said material clip in order corresponded to each scene of said scenario data.