Editing device and editing method

• US 8,712,222 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grass Valley Canada (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gvbb Holdings SARL (Vislink Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Yoshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Huy T
• Assistant Examiner(s): ADAMS, EILEEN M
• Application Number:
  US13/001,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20110103772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,132 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 386/282
• 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

Abstract

An editing device and editing method are provided for which it is possible for the operator to immediately recognize whether trim edit is possible or not at the stage of selecting the trim points, and eliminate unnecessary work. The editing device includes receiving means for receiving command input for trim editing; judging means for judging whether trim editing is possible or not based on the command input received by the receiving means; and notification means for outputting notification that editing is not possible when the judging means judges that editing is not possible.

Claims

1. An editing device having a function of trim editing for moving images and/or sound data, comprising:

a receiving unit being configured to receive command input of trim point for trim editing, the command input indicating a selection of a plurality of trim points;

a judging unit being configured to judge whether trim editing of the indicated selection is either possible or not possible based on the command input received by the receiving unit; and

a notification unit being configured to output notification that trim editing is not possible for the indicated selection when the judging unit judges that trim editing is not possible,

wherein the judging unit evaluates whether trim editing of the indicated selection is either possible or not possible upon receipt of a selection of each of the plurality of trim points.

2. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein

the notification unit outputs display data for carrying out a first display at at least one of the plurality of trim points when the judging unit judges that trim editing is possible, the at least one of the plurality of trim points indicating a trim operation position, and

the notification unit outputs display data for carrying out a second display when the judging unit judges that trim editing is not possible, the second display being different from the first display at the trim point.

3. The editing device according to claim 2, wherein the first display is displayed in a predetermined color, and the second display is displayed in a color that is different from the predetermined color of the first display.

4. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein when the judging unit judges that trim editing is not possible, the notification unit outputs predetermined sound data.

5. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the trim editing includes a combination of at least two trims among a normal trim that specifies an In point or an Out point, a slide trim, a slip trim, and a rolling trim, and wherein the judging unit judges whether the combination of the at least two trims is either possible or not possible based on the command input received by the receiving unit.

6. The editing device according to claim 5, wherein the trim editing includes a ripple mode, and a process of the trim editing varies depending on whether the ripple mode is on or off.

9. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the judging unit judges whether trim editing is either possible or not possible based on determining whether a predefined editing method corresponds to a combination of the selected plurality of trim points.

10. The editing device according to claim 9, wherein the combination of the selected plurality of trim points comprises trim points corresponding to a combination of at least two trims among a normal trim that specifies an In point and an Out point, a slide trim, a slip trim, and a rolling trim.

11. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of trim points comprise a combination of at least three trim points.

12. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the judging unit judges that trim editing is not possible when trim editing of the indicated selection of the plurality of trim points is different than a normal trim, a slide trim, a slip trim, and a rolling trim.

13. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of trim points selected include audio and video trim points to be edited simultaneously.

14. The editing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of trim points comprise trim points corresponding to video clips arranged on different tracks, and wherein the judging unit determines that trim editing of the indicated selection is not possible when trim editing of the video clips on separate tracks simultaneously is not possible based on the selected trim points.

7. An editing method on an editing device having a function of trim editing for moving images and/or sound data, comprising the steps of:

receiving command input of trim point for trim editing, the command input indicating a selection of a plurality of trim points;

judging whether trim editing of the indicated selection is either possible or not possible based on the received command input; and

outputting notification that editing is not possible for the indicated selection when judging that trim editing is not possible,

wherein judging includes evaluating whether trim editing of the indicated selection is either possible or not possible upon receipt of a selection of each of the plurality of trim points.

8. An editing program product recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for allowing an editing device having a function of trim editing for moving images and/or sound data to execute the steps of:

receiving command input of trim point for trim editing, the command input indicating a selection of a plurality of trim points;

judging whether trim editing for the indicated selection is either possible or not possible based on the received command input; and

outputting notification that editing is not possible for the indicated selection when judging that trim editing is not possible,

wherein judging includes evaluating whether trim editing of the indicated selection is either possible or not possible upon receipt of a selection of each of the plurality of trim points.