Abstract: An image recording device includes: a reference clock generation generating a reference clock; a first compression unit generating first compressed image data by compressing a first picture that is included in pictures in the captured image and that is equivalent to image captured at the first frame rate; a second compression unit generating second compressed image data by compressing a second picture that is included in the pictures in the captured image except the first picture; a first timestamp generation unit generating a first timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the first picture with reference to the reference clock; a second timestamp generation unit generating a second timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the second picture with reference to the reference clock; a first assignment unit assigning the first timestamp to the first compressed image data; a second assignment unit assigning the second timestamp to the second compressed image data; and a recording unit recording, to t

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing device of this invention includes the following units. An image signal processing unit generates second captured image signals according to a second method. A first compression unit generates first compressed image data by compressing first image information that is image information included in the second captured image signals and that is equivalent to the first captured image. A second compression unit generates second compressed image data by compressing second image information that is image information included in the second captured image signals except at least a part of the image information included in the first image information. A recording unit creates first and second folders, records the first compressed is image data and first control information for reproducing the first compressed image data in association with the first folder, and records the second compressed image data in association with the second folder.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing device of this invention includes the following units. An image signal processing unit generates second captured image signals according to a second method. A first compression unit generates first compressed image data by compressing first image information which is in the second captured image signals and equivalent to the first captured image. A second compression unit generates second compressed image data by compressing second image information which is in the second captured image signals except at least a part of the first image information. A recording unit creates first and second folders, and records the first compressed image data and a first playlist in association with the first folder and the second compressed image data in association with the second folder, so that parts of the first and second compressed image data captured during a same first time unit are recorded in association with each other.

Abstract: An optimal interpolation frame is achieved by estimating optimal motion vectors both for a coding process and an interpolation frame generating process. A video codec apparatus coding and decoding a video and generating an interpolation frame in the decoding includes a motion vector estimation unit calculating an evaluation value to evaluate a correlation between images using a calculating formula and estimates a motion vector using the evaluation value, a motion vector coding unit coding video data using the motion vector and outputs a coded stream, video decoding unit decoding the coded stream and outputs video frames generated by the decoding, a frame interpolation unit generating interpolation frame using the motion vector, a cost calculating formula selecting unit selecting the calculation method depending upon whether the coding by the motion vector coding unit or the generating an interpolation frame by the frame interpolation unit is being executed.

Abstract: Provided is a recording and reproducing apparatus that prevents, when a format instruction is given via an on-screen menu in image format of one of HDTV and SDTV standards and the content item to be erased is in the other standard, erroneous erasure of a content item on a recording medium having mixed content items recorded using these standards. The recording and reproducing apparatus (100) includes a controlling unit (110) that instructs, upon a user instruction to format via an inputting unit (109), an image generating unit (111) to generate an on-screen warning; the image generating unit (111) that generates, following the instruction from the controlling unit (110), the on-screen warning; a display unit (112) that displays the on-screen warning generated by the image generating unit (111); and a searching unit (116) that searches a disc for a directory recorded using a standard other than used for recording a CONTENTS directory.

Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus that generates and records an on-screen menu having a different resolution depending on a type of a loaded recording medium. The recording-reproducing apparatus (100) includes at least a medium information detecting unit (116) that detects attribute information of a loaded recording medium and transmits a result of the detection to an image generating unit (111); the image generating unit (111) that generates a high-resolution on-screen menu when the recording medium information detecting unit (116) detects that the recording medium supports recording of an image having a high resolution, or a lower-resolution on-screen menu when the medium information detecting unit (116) detects that the loaded recording medium does not supports recording of an image having the high resolution; and a recording controlling unit (108) that records the on-screen menu generated by the image generating unit (111) on a recording medium (10).

Abstract: To provide a recording and reproducing apparatus that recovers contents having approximately the same quality as the original contents in a short time and requiring only light processing load, at the time of (a) moving the contents from the first recording medium to the second recording medium, (b) rewriting the contents in order to disable reproduction of the contents, (c) reconstructing the original contents by recovering the contents from the second recording medium to the first recording medium. The recording and reproducing apparatus includes a move processing unit 72a and a recovery processing unit 73a. The former records reconstruction information on the second recording medium in association with the second contents, the reconstruction information being used in reconstructing one or more parts of the contents that have been rewritten in order to disable reproduction of the contents at the time of moving the contents.

Abstract: A shooting device includes a frame-rate setting section, a shooting section, and a recording section. The frame-rate setting section sets a frame rate at the shooting and a frame rate at the reproducing arbitrarily and independently. The shooting section shoots moving images at the shooting frame rate, and the recording section records video signals of the shot moving images together with information about the shooting frame rate and information about the reproducing frame rate, where both of the information are linked with the video signals.

Abstract: The coding apparatus according to the present invention is a coding apparatus which codes data regarding a moving picture, and includes: a DCT coefficient advanced-coding unit which performs advanced-coding on multivalued data representing a quantized DCT coefficient or a motion vector, so as to reduce the bit length of binary data obtained by binarizing the multivalued data; an advanced-coded coefficient/binary coefficient conversion unit which converts the advanced-coded data obtained by the DCT coefficient advanced-coding unit into the binary data; and an arithmetic coding unit which performs arithmetic coding on the binary data obtained by the advanced-coded coefficient/binary coefficient conversion unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a video encoding device in which a capacity of a binary data storing unit is small, a size of the video encoding device is small, a video signal can be processed in real time, and reduction in quality of images generated from the eventually obtained data can be prevented. The video encoding device according to the present invention includes: a video encoding unit which encodes a video signal; a binarization unit which binarizes an encoded value obtained from the video encoding unit; and an entropy encoding unit which subjects entropy encoding to binary data obtained from the binarization unit.

Abstract: An image processing support system has an image processing support device that includes a parameter calculating unit for calculating parameters on the basis of results of measurements made by a measuring device and target values notified by a target setting unit. The image processing support system also has an image processing device that includes an image signal processing unit for performing image signal processing such as inverse gamma correction, color conversion, and gamma correction on the basis of the parameters which are an inverse gamma correction parameter, a color conversion parameter, and an gamma correction parameter stored in a parameter storing unit. Further, the image processing support system has a display device for displaying an image signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a content management device manages not to reproduce a part of contents in output source/destination concurrently, and manages to reproduce the whole contents in the original sequence continuously. A content management device is a device for managing reproduction of content from the first medium for which data corresponding to a part of the content output to the second medium. This device includes an outputting circuitry configured to output data corresponding to the part of the content, and a reproduction controller configured to disable reproduction of the part of the content recorded in the first medium when the outputting circuitry outputs the data corresponding to the part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording and reproducing apparatus by which a user can specify to which recording medium a portion of content is transferred, even when the portion of the content is transferred from a source recording medium to another recording medium. A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a destination information generator which generates destination information for specifying a destination to which a transfer portion of content is transferred, and a move processor which transfers the transfer part to a second recording medium, and records the destination information onto the first recording medium by associating the destination information with a remaining content made up of remaining portions in a first recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a content management device that enables to reproduce a content with original quality even after the content has been converted to have lower quality to be moved, and further enables to notify a user of information regarding the moved content. The content management device includes: a communication unit connected to a communication pathway and configured to output a copy of recorded content received via a communication pathway for storing on an external medium; a content control unit configured to control the output of the recorded content and disable the reproduction of the recorded content when the copy is output; and a content information output unit configured to output externally attribute information comprising at least reproduction status information.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to create a status where the copyright protection and the improvement in userfriendliness can be concurrently realized. This can be realized by enabling a user to select the way how the digital video and audio data is made unavailable for playback. More specifically, whether the data is to be made unavailable for playback in an unrecoverable manner or in a recoverable manner may be determined depending on the deterioration level in data rate that is made at the time when the recorded digital video and audio data with which a copy-once signal is multiplexed is transmitted to another recording medium.

Abstract: A video recording apparatus provides a slow motion effect or a quick motion effect by digitally converting the frame-rate instead of by changing the playback speed of the film, and using few recording media without requiring any special device at playing. A picture encoding part encodes only valid frames by changing a rate-controlling method so that a predetermined playing frame-rate is obtained at a standard data-rate at playing. And a TS multiplexing part multiplexes by converting a frequency of a standard STC clock by only a ratio of valid frame-rate and playing frame-rate, and generating values for PCR, PTS, and DTS.

Abstract: An image processing device is comprised of a decoding unit (501) for (i) decoding input compressed image data into an original image signal and outputting the original image signal, and (ii) reading out, from the compressed image data, compressed image information indicating the type of the original image signal and details of compression; a parameter storing unit (506) for storing a plurality of signal processing parameters and parameter information indicating the characteristics of the respective signal processing parameters; a control unit (504) for determining one of the plurality of signal processing parameters to be used in a signal processing unit (502) on the basis of the compressed image information and the parameter information, and outputting parameter selection information for identifying the determined signal processing parameter; a parameter selecting unit (505) for reading out and outputting such signal processing parameter according to the parameter selection information; and the signal proces

Abstract: An image processing device (2) is comprised of a parameter storing unit (23) for storing a plurality of inverse gamma correction parameters, color conversion parameters, gamma correction parameters and the like, and for selecting one parameter from each of a plurality of such parameters according to an inputted image signal, and an image signal processing unit (24) for performing image signal processes such as inverse gamma correction, color conversion, gamma correction and the like, on the basis of the parameters selected by the parameter storing unit (23).

Abstract: An image processing support system comprises: an image processing support device (1) that includes a parameter calculating unit (14) for calculating parameters on the basis of results of measurements made by a measuring device (4) and target values notified by a target setting unit (13); an image processing device (2) that includes an image signal processing unit (24) for performing image signal processing such as inverse gamma correction, color conversion, and gamma correction on the basis of the parameters which are an inverse gamma correction parameter, a color conversion parameter, and an gamma correction parameter and the like stored in a parameter storing unit (23); and a display device (3) for displaying an image signal.

Abstract: A video display method designates as a digest display portion a part of an entered video and audio signal said part of which has an audio signal having a specific characteristic, for example a large speech level, and displays such designated digest display portion.