초록 ▼

A video composition method and apparatus select segments from image source material stored on a plurality of storage media and denote serially connected sequences of the segments to thereby form a program sequence. The equipment inputs source material, records the source material on the storage medi

A video composition method and apparatus select segments from image source material stored on a plurality of storage media and denote serially connected sequences of the segments to thereby form a program sequence. The equipment inputs source material, records the source material on the storage media, and further segments the source material as it is being input. An analog-to-digital converter digitizes frames of the source material, as the source material is being input, and each segment has associated therewith at least one digitized frame. The apparatus further has a plurality of pictorial display monitors arranged in an ordered array for providing a visual presentation of video labels selected from the digitized frames, the video labels, in sequence, representing a sequence of the video segments. An operator control circuitry is operative with the stored digitized frames and, in combination with the composing control circuitry, selectively supplies each pictorial display monitor, while the source material is being input, with electrical data signals representing a selected one of the sequence of labels. Thereby, the operator can sort the label sequence being displayed on by the monitors while source material is being received.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for composing image source material stored on at least one image storage, said source material being composed of a sequence of stored frames representing a time sequential visual image, sequences of said frames being associated to form a video segment, said composing apparatus comprising m

Apparatus for composing image source material stored on at least one image storage, said source material being composed of a sequence of stored frames representing a time sequential visual image, sequences of said frames being associated to form a video segment, said composing apparatus comprising means for inputting said source material and for recording said source material in said storage medium, means for segmenting said source material as it is being input, means for digitizing frames of said source material, as said source material is being input, each segment having associated therewith at least one digitized frame, a plurality of pictoral display means arranged in an ordered array, each display means providing a visual presentation of a video label selected from a sequence of said digitized frames, said video labels, in sequence, representing a sequence of said video segments, means for storing said digitized frames, an operator control means, and a composing control means operative with said frame storage medium and said operator control means, said composing control means comprising means for selectively supplying each said pictorial display means, while said source material is being input, with electrical data signals representing a selected one of said sequence of labels, and means responsive to said operator control means for sorting the label sequence displayed by said plural pictorial display means while said source material is being input.