Video apparatus and method
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1. A digital image data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a random accessible memory medium;
a recording unit which accesses the random accessible memory medium to;
(i) record on the memory medium a plurality of moving digital image data each of which indicates a moving image and information about a plurality of still digital image data each of which represents a corresponding one of moving image data, and (ii) reproduce the moving digital image data to display the moving image corresponding to the moving digital image data, the recording unit recording the information on the random accessible memory medium when the moving digital image data corresponding to the still digital image data indicated by the information is recorded on the random accessible memory medium without reproducing the moving digital image data; and
a processor electrically connected to the recording unit, the processor having (a) a first mode for simultaneously displaying the plurality of still digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on a display unit, and (b) a second mode for displaying the moving digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on the display unit in order to allow a user to change a frame from the moving digital image data that is used to produce the still digital image data, the frame used to produce the still digital image data for the second mode being selectively changed, based on input received from a user, without changing the moving image of the moving digital image data in the random accessible memory medium when moving digital image data is reproduced from the random accessible memory medium in the second mode so that a first moving digital image data that is represented by a first still image data remains unchanged after a frame used to produce the first still image data is selectively changed, the image data from a frame selected in the second mode being displayed as the still digital image data in the first mode, and one of the first mode and the second mode can be selected.
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Abstract
A video apparatus includes a memory in which image information denoting a moving image is recorded and a thumbnail creator that creates thumbnail information denoting thumbnails upon completion of recording of the image information in the memory. The apparatus also includes various types of user interfaces by which a user can designate frames of the moving image information for thumbnail creation.
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1. A digital image data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a random accessible memory medium; a recording unit which accesses the random accessible memory medium to;
(i) record on the memory medium a plurality of moving digital image data each of which indicates a moving image and information about a plurality of still digital image data each of which represents a corresponding one of moving image data, and (ii) reproduce the moving digital image data to display the moving image corresponding to the moving digital image data, the recording unit recording the information on the random accessible memory medium when the moving digital image data corresponding to the still digital image data indicated by the information is recorded on the random accessible memory medium without reproducing the moving digital image data; anda processor electrically connected to the recording unit, the processor having (a) a first mode for simultaneously displaying the plurality of still digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on a display unit, and (b) a second mode for displaying the moving digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on the display unit in order to allow a user to change a frame from the moving digital image data that is used to produce the still digital image data, the frame used to produce the still digital image data for the second mode being selectively changed, based on input received from a user, without changing the moving image of the moving digital image data in the random accessible memory medium when moving digital image data is reproduced from the random accessible memory medium in the second mode so that a first moving digital image data that is represented by a first still image data remains unchanged after a frame used to produce the first still image data is selectively changed, the image data from a frame selected in the second mode being displayed as the still digital image data in the first mode, and one of the first mode and the second mode can be selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A digital image data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
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random accessible memory means; recording means for (i) recording on the memory means a plurality of moving digital image data each of which indicates a moving image and information about a plurality of still digital image data each of which represents a corresponding one of moving image data, and (ii) reproducing the moving digital image data to display the moving image corresponding to the moving digital image data, recording the information on the random accessible memory means when the moving digital image data corresponding to the still digital image data indicated by the information is recorded on the random accessible memory means without reproducing the moving digital image data; and processing means having (a) a first mode for simultaneously displaying the plurality of still digital image data from the random accessible memory means on a display means and (b) a second mode for displaying the moving digital image data from the random accessible memory means on the display means in order to allow a user to change a frame from the moving digital image data that is used to produce the still digital image data, the frame used to produce the still digital image data for the second mode being selectively changed, based on input received from a user, without changing the moving image of the moving digital image data in the random accessible memory means when moving digital image data is reproduced from the random accessible memory means in the second mode so that a first moving digital image data that is represented by a first still image data remains unchanged after a frame used to produce the first still image data is selectively changed, the image data from a frame selected in the second mode being displayed as the still digital image data in the first mode, and one of the first mode and the second mode can be selected. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A digital image data recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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a random accessible memory medium; a recording unit which accesses the random accessible memory medium to;
(i) record on the memory medium a plurality of moving digital image data each of which indicates a moving image and information about a plurality of still digital image data each of which represents a corresponding one of moving image data and (ii) reproduce the moving digital image data to display the moving image corresponding to the moving digital image data, the recording unit recording the information on the random accessible memory medium when the moving digital image data corresponding to the still digital image data indicated by the information is recorded on the random accessible memory medium without reproducing the moving digital image data; anda processor electrically connected to the recording unit, the processor having (a) a first mode for simultaneously displaying the plurality of still digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on a display unit and (b) a second mode for displaying the moving digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on the display unit in order to allow a user to change a frame from the moving digital image data that is used to produce the still digital image data, the frame used to produce the still digital image data for the second mode being selectively changed, based on input received from a user, without changing the moving image of the moving digital image data in the random accessible memory medium when moving digital image data is reproduced from the random accessible memory medium in the second mode so that a first moving digital image data that is represented by a first still image data remains unchanged after a frame used to produce the first still image data is selectively changed, the image data from a frame selected in the second mode being displayed as the still digital image data in the first mode, and one of the first mode and the second mode can be selected, wherein each of the plurality of still digital image data is formed from a plurality of compressed frames of the moving digital image data.
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9. A method for controlling digital image data recording and reproducing apparatus including a random accessible memory medium comprising the steps of:
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recording on the memory medium a plurality of moving digital image data each of which indicates a moving image and information about a plurality of still digital image data each of which represents a corresponding one of moving image data so that the information is recorded on the random accessible memory medium when the moving digital image data corresponding to the still digital image data indicated by the information is recorded on the random accessible memory medium without reproducing the moving digital image data; and selecting (a) a first mode for simultaneously displaying the plurality of still digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on a display unit, and (b) a second mode for displaying the moving digital image data from the random accessible memory medium on the display unit in order to allow a user to change a frame from the moving digital image data that is used to produce the still digital image data, the frame used to produce the still digital image data for the second mode being selectively changed, based on input received from a user, without changing the moving image of the moving digital image data in the random accessible memory medium when moving digital image data is reproduced from the random accessible memory medium in the second mode so that a first moving digital image data that is represented by a first still image data remains unchanged after a frame used to produce the first still image data is selectively changed, the image data from a frame selected in the second mode being displayed as the still digital image data in the first mode, and one of the first mode and the second mode can be selected.
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