Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a signal processor which generates moving image data by performing data conversion on still image data, and a controller which determines an aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion performed by the signal processor. The controller determines the aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion by the signal processor on the basis of aspect ratio information of image data files recorded on a recording medium onto which the moving image data generated by the signal processor is recorded.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which processes image data includes a plurality of modes of operation for processing the image data; and a first manipulating member which is manipulated during a first one of the modes of operation, wherein in the first mode of operation, a process is run which is run in the first mode of operation when the first manipulating member is manipulated; and in a second one of the modes of operation, the mode of operation is changed to the first mode when the first manipulating member is manipulated.

Abstract: Time varying images 712 before coded are rearranged in a coding stage into unitary images 722 having the sequence of time stamps DTS 725. A GPS or the like provides position information indicative of the position whereat the respective unitary image of a motion image has been captured. The unitary image and the position information are correlated to one another by setting common time stamps PTS (724 and 723) thereon. When decoding each of blocks of coded and multiplexed data 731 to 735, the position information corresponding to the unitary image is specified. Thereby, the unitary image of the coded motion image and the corresponding position information are correlated to one another, whereby a trajectory of the motion image can be displayed on a map in accordance with the position information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical recording method for recording data on an optical disc by using a laser beam. When the optical disc is inserted into an optical recording device (step S1), a test writing area PCA (Power Calibration Area) that can be used for an OPC (Optimum Power Calibration) on the optical disc is searched and an optical pickup is allowed to stand by at that position (step S4). Then, when an input of a recording operation of data is received (step S6), an OPC operation is carried out at the stand-by position (step S7). After an optimum power is obtained, the optical pickup is moved to a data recording area on the optical disc (step S10) to record the data in the data recording area of the optical disc by the optical pickup (step S11).

Abstract: The present invention has been made to increase the number of times of imaging operation in the case where a DVD+RW is used as a recording medium. The present invention provides an optical disc recording apparatus that records data onto an optical disc that adopts a format in which title and chapter are specified as data management units, the title being a playback unit of contents recorded in contiguous physical areas and the chapter being a unit obtained by dividing the title into a plurality of pieces, which includes a record unit that receives contents data as an input, encodes the contents data into a data stream compatible with the format, and records the encoded data stream onto the optical disc, and a control unit that controls recording processing for the optical disc, wherein the control unit records new contents data onto the optical disc in the physical area continuing from the last title of all recorded titles as a chapter continuing from the last chapter included in the last title.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes the following elements. A reader reads out, to a memory, image data of each representative image of a single or a plurality of playback units recorded on the disc and encoded by a predetermined encoding method. A generator decodes the image data read by the reader to generate the menu screen. An encoded data storage unit encodes the menu screen generated by the generator by a predetermined encoding method to store the encoded data in the memory. A determining unit determines whether the encoded data stored in the memory by the encoded data storage unit satisfies a preset condition. A disc recorder records the encoded data at a position of the disc determined by the predetermined format if the determining unit determines that the encoded data stored in the memory satisfies the preset condition.

Abstract: A top menu is configured to provide information about chapters contained in a recording medium when it is finalized. From an optical disk as a recording medium, a title retrieval section 310 reads title information about each title of motion picture data recorded on the optical disk. A chapter retrieval section 320 reads chapter information about each chapter in the corresponding title based on the title information obtained in this manner. Based on the chapter information obtained in this manner, a representative picture selection section 340 selects a representative picture in each chapter. A menu generation section 350 generates the top menu including a display area to reproduce chapters based on the chapter information obtained by the chapter retrieval section 320.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical disk drive, optical disk recording method, optical disk recording program and a recording medium having the optical disk recording method recorded therein, applicable to a DVD drive, for example, to permit recording of also a file of still pictures other than moving pictures with a sufficient extension of the recording ability of the optical disk. To this end, individual management information can be accessed via guide information for an extended file in consideration and an identification code CAT ID indicative of the type of the extended file and recording format CAT INFO TYPE of the management information are allocated to the extension-file guide information.

Abstract: This invention relates illustratively to a portable video recorder that uses an optical disk. The inventive recorder is arranged to switch the degree of power conservation depending on the length of an idle time T2 during intermittent recording and/or reproduction of continuous data to and/or from the optical disk.

Abstract: If it is detected that moving image data stored in a buffer increases in size beyond a first size and then reaches a second size, a portion of the moving image data from a head thereof stored in the buffer, corresponding to the first size, is retrieved and output as a moving image object. If it is detected that the final moving image data belonging to a chapter is stored in the buffer, the whole moving image data stored in the buffer is retrieved and output as a moving image object. Even immediately after the moving image data corresponding to the first size is retrieved from the buffer, the moving image object of the second size for seamless connection between chapters is acquired.

Abstract: An encoding controlling apparatus is disclosed which includes: offset holding means for holding an offset equivalent to a time period by which to start encoding an audio signal earlier than a video signal upon recording of a chapter; recording mode determining means for determining whether a seamless connection is possible between the preceding chapter and the following chapter in order to set an initial value of the offset depending on an outcome of the determination; offset updating means for updating the offset in keeping with progress in encoding the video signal and the audio signal; and recording controlling means for giving an instruction either to start or to stop the encoding of the video signal and the audio signal in accordance with the offset. The inventive apparatus controls the encoding process in keeping with the offset between the audio and video signals, thereby achieving seamless connection between chapters without incurring discrepancies between the video and audio signals.

Abstract: A video-encoding device that can achieve seamless connection without causing an error in a VBV buffer is provided.

Abstract: A recording apparatus, a recording method, a recording medium, and an electronic camera which create an index file (IF) for holding index information of a file separately as a fixed data length portion and a variable data length portion and record the index file on the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording method capable of reliably associating additional information for data of a decoding/reproduction unit with the decoding/reproduction unit for a case in which data of a read/write unit for a recording medium includes a plurality of aforementioned decoding/reproduction units. Time-series information is compressed before being recorded on the recording medium. Management information added to data of each decoding/reproduction unit of the compressed time-series information as management information for a decoding/reproduction process is also recorded on the recording medium. Additional information for data of a decoding/reproduction unit is also recorded on the recording medium by being associated with management information for a decoding/reproduction process of data of the decoding/reproduction unit.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optical disc recording apparatus adapted for recording data onto a recodable/reproducible optical disc, which comprises a system controller (10) for executing finalize processing in the state divided into plural processing and memorizing, into a flash memory (16), a notification of completion of one processing every time the processing is completed.

Abstract: There are provided: a unit data group formation section for forming a unit data group comprising at least one piece of unit data; a thumbnail image generation section for generating a thumbnail image for unit data; a link information generation section for generating unit data link information to link with each unit data forming the unit data group; a data group generation section for generating a data group comprising a unit data group and unit data link information; and a closed session processing section for performing a closed session process so that other reproducing apparatuses can read an optical disc recording at least one data group. The closed session processing section generates a menu image including the thumbnail image based on the unit data, generates menu image link information for linking with the menu image, and records the menu image and the menu image link information on an optical disc.

Abstract: This invention is a recording medium recording method for an optical disc or the like. Every time one VTS is prepared, padding processing is executed to secure a recording area for new TMP_VMGI following that VTS and for VTSI and VTSM VOBS of the subsequent title. As, every time one VTS is prepared, new TMP_VMGI following that VTS is recorded, TMP_VMGI is recorded at the position that is added to the number of VTSs. Therefore, even when the management information becomes unreadable because of update exceeding the rewriting durability of the medium with respect to the recording area of TMP_VMGI on the innermost side, the management information can be read from TMP_VMGI recorded in the other recording areas and the finalizing processing can be executed.

Abstract: The present invention is applied to a video data recording apparatus having an interface with a computer. The buffer size of a recording buffer 17A for temporarily storing data and recording the data on a recording medium 18 is switched between a mode for recording data through an interface 24 with a computer and a mode for recording steaming data D11 such as video data or the like.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises: a first recording element for recording input picture information in units of recording into a first area of a recording medium; a representative data generating element for generating representative data representing the picture information recorded in the units of recording; a first memory for recording a plurality of symbolic pictures; a second memory for recording a program for generating link information linking the plurality of symbolic pictures recorded in the first memory with the representative data; a link information generating element for generating the link information using program; a picture generating element which, based on the link information, generates picture information including at least the symbolic pictures and the representative data being linked with one another; and a second recording element for recording the picture information generated by the picture generating element to a second area of the recording medium.

Abstract: When data of image information is compressed and is recorded on a recording medium, additional information about the image information is recorded in a conveniently usable state. There is provided read/write unit information as a unit of reading and writing the compressed image information to the recording medium. The read/write unit information contains a plurality of units of decoding and reproducing unit information that comprises one frame (or one field) of the image information. At least one piece of decoding and reproducing unit information is subject to compression encoding through the use of only image information in the decoding and reproducing unit. In the read/write unit information, there is multiplexed and recorded additional information about the decoding and reproducing unit information for a plurality of units within the read/write unit in an extractable manner separately from the compressed image information.