Information processing apparatus and processing method, and program storage medium

• US 7,797,620 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2006
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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:
  US11/488,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20060257098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: 715/201, 715/202, 715/203
• US Class Current: 715/202
• 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 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:

an image data selecting unit for selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data;

a determining unit for determining a reproduction sequence of the selected image data; and

a music data selecting unit for selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area;

an output device to output the selected image data of the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data to a network,

wherein the selected image data is reproduced in the determined reproduction sequence while the selected music data is reproduced.

2. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a still image data selecting unit for selecting from still image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of still image data;

a determining unit for determining a reproduction sequence of the selected still image data;

a music data selecting unit for selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area;

a video file creating unit for creating a designable video file as an image data story based on at least the selected still image data, the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data;

a storing unit for storing the created video file; and

an output device to output the created video file to a network.

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

an editing unit for editing the selected image data with a special effect.

4. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a still image data selecting unit for selecting from still image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of still image data for reproduction;

a music data selecting unit for selecting, from music data stored in a predetermined storage area, music data for reproduction;

a determining unit for determining at least timing at which still image data is switched according to the selected music data;

a storing unit for storing scenario data used to reproduce the selected still image data switched with the determined timing while the selected music data is reproduced; and

an output device to output the selected still image data and the selected music data to a network.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the determining unit further determines a visual effect according to the selected music data.

6. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:

selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data;

determining a reproduction sequence of the selected image data;

selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area;

reproducing the selected image data in the determined reproduction sequence while the selected music data is reproduced; and

outputting the selected image data of the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data to a network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said image data is still image data;

and further comprising the step of;

creating a designable video file as an image data story based on at least the selected still image data and the determined reproduction sequence.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of editing the selected image data with a special effect.

9. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data for reproduction;

selecting, from music data stored in a predetermined storage area, music data for reproduction;

controlling reproduction of the selected image data in accordance with the reproduction of the selected music data by controlling, according to the selected music data, at least timing at which image data is switched; and

outputting results of the controlled reproduction to a network.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a program that when executed on a processor causes the processor to implement information processing, said program consisting of instructions to control said processor to perform the method comprising:

selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data;

determining a reproduction sequence of the selected image data;

selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area;

reproducing the selected image data in the determined reproduction sequence while the selected music data is reproduced; and

outputting the selected image data of the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data to a network.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein said image data is still image data;

and said method comprises the further step of;

creating a designable video file as an image data story based on at least the selected still image data and the determined reproduction sequence.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein said method comprises the further step of editing the selected image data with a special effect.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a program that when executed on a processor causes the processor to implement information processing, said program consisting of instructions to perform the method comprising:

selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data for reproduction;

selecting, from music data stored in a predetermined storage area, music data for reproduction;

controlling reproduction of the selected image data in accordance with the reproduction of the selected music data by controlling, according to the selected music data, at least timing at which image data is switched; and

outputting results of the controlled reproduction to a network.

14. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

image selecting means for selecting from image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of image data;

determining means for determining a reproduction sequence of the selected image data;

music selecting means for selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area; and

output means for outputting the selected image data of the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data to a network,

wherein the selected image data is reproduced in the determined reproduction sequence while the selected music data is reproduced.

15. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

image selecting means for selecting from still image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of still image data;

determining means for determining a reproduction sequence of the selected image data;

music selecting means for selecting for reproduction music data from music data stored in a predetermined storage area;

file creating means for creating a designable video file as an image data story based on at least the selected still image data, the determined reproduction sequence and the selected music data;

storage means for storing the created video file; and

output means for outputting the designable video file to a network.

16. An information processing apparatus comprising:

image selecting means for selecting from still image data stored in a predetermined storage area a plurality of still image data for reproduction;

music selecting means for selecting, from music data stored in a predetermined storage area, music data for reproduction;

determining means for determining at least timing at which still image data is switched according to the selected music data;

storage means for storing scenario data used to reproduce the selected still image data switched with the determined timing while the selected music data is reproduced; and

output means for outputting the selected still image data and the selected music data to a network.