Abstract: A plurality of video materials specified from video materials is managed as one group. Information associated with each video material belonging to the group is displayed on a graphical user interface according to a first operation. According to a second operation, a process to add video material or delete video material specified from the video materials belonging to the group is performed. The contents of a special effect set for the video material specified from the video materials belonging to the group are managed in correspondence with only the video material.

Abstract: For material data to be captured in a specified capture sequence, a same recording medium must be repetitively loaded or specified unless the capture sequence is continuous. A data capture apparatus for capturing material data in accordance with a capture queue is made up of (a) a file search block for searching a recording medium specified as a material data capture source for a material file subject to capture regardless of a capture sequence specified in the capture queue; and (b) a search result display block for, if a material file subject to capture is found on the recording medium, explicitly displaying all corresponding material files on an operation screen as files to be preferentially captured.

Abstract: A plurality of video materials specified out of video materials is managed as one group, information on each video material belonging to the group is displayed on a graphical user interface according to first operation, and according to second operation, a process to add a video material to the group or delete a video material specified out of the video materials belonging to the group is performed and the contents of a special effect set to a video material specified out of the video materials belonging to the group are managed in correspondence with only the video material.