Abstract: A system and method for remotely editing content includes a first device for creating a first resolution version of an original content and a second device for creating a second higher resolution version of the original content. A remotely disposed editing station receives the first resolution version and performs editing operations on the first resolution version to generate editing parameters. An authoring system receives the editing parameters from the remotely disposed editing station and applies the editing parameters to the second higher resolution version to provide a production version of the original content as edited at the remote editing station.

Abstract: A data storage element comprising a substrate and a data track disposed on the substrate, the data track comprising a plurality of data sectors, each of the data sectors being formatted in accordance with a first digital data standard and comprised of a control data portion and a payload data portion, each of the payload portions including a plurality of data packets formatted in accordance with a digital television standard. In particular, the data packs correspond to program stream packs specified in the DVD standard and the data packets correspond to transport packets specified in the ATSC standard. The present storage element enables the data stored thereon to be read by a conventional DVD front end and provided to an ATSC receiver without processing the contents of the transport packets. Therefore, the present invention allows ATSC data to be stored on a DVD disc and to be provided in a manner that can fully realize the display capabilities of the ATSC receiver.

Abstract: A data recorder for a digital video disc includes a first-in, first-out buffer memory. The memory is responsive to an input data signal for sequentially storing in a first-in, first-out manner a running, data of Video Object Units (VOBU's), defined in the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Specification for Read Only Disc (the specification), prior to recording the data. In a first embodiment of the invention, the values of each address pointer of a first sub-set of address pointers contained in a field VOBU Search Information (VOBU_SRI), are established in accordance with the VOBU's contained in the buffer memory. The value of each address pointer of a second sub-set of the address pointers, associated with VOBU's positioned further behind, in a sequence of presentation, than each of the VOBU's contained in the memory is not made to conform to the Specification. Thereby, a storage capacity requirement from the buffer memory is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method (200) and a system (100) for automatically refreshing previously recorded data on a recordable storage medium during playback of the previously recorded data from the recordable storage medium. The method includes the steps of: reading (212) a segment of the previously recorded data from the recordable storage medium; and re-writing (218) at least a portion of the segment of the previously recorded data back onto the recordable storage medium. In addition, the method can include the step of selectively examining (214) the segment of the previously recorded data by searching for errors in the previously recorded data in which the re-writing step can be performed only if the level of errors in the previously recorded data reaches a predetermined level.

Abstract: A method for controlling a system for processing stored information on a storage medium, includes the following steps. Information on the storage medium is played back using one of a plurality of repeat modes during a play mode of operation. During the play mode of operation, a user is provided with an opportunity to select a repeat mode from among the plurality of repeat modes. The playback of the information on the storage medium is then changed to the selected repeat mode during the play mode of operation. Apparatus for processing information includes playback circuitry for retrieving information from the storage medium during a play mode of operation. A user control device is coupled to playback circuitry and receives user input.