JPH05242143A - Multi-media presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To support a series of work from creation of various media materials, editing of presentation contents, and execution of presentation by a consistent and easy operation environment. [Structure] Material creation application (10) that creates various media materials to be used as presentation elements.
1, 102, 103, 104), a multimedia editing application (112) for executing an editing process for editing the sequence that defines the output of each media material, and each media material according to the edited sequence. Presentation application (113), which outputs
A switch application (111) that can be arbitrarily activated to switch the execution of each application and that can be started from each application is provided. Then, each application provides an appropriate graphic user interface and operates according to the interactively accepted instruction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to moving images, still images, audio,
The present invention relates to a multimedia presentation system in which a plurality of media materials such as text and graphics are edited in time series on a graphic user interface and a presentation is shown.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, presentations of controlling the materials of a plurality of media such as video and audio, and obtaining outputs according to a predetermined sequence while synchronizing the media have been emphasized.

In order to realize such a presentation, it is important to have an operation environment that allows easy operation and efficient material editing.

Here, editing means designating the processing contents and processing time of each media material, controlling each media based on the specification, and creating a program capable of performing a desired multimedia presentation. ..

By the way, as a technique for performing such a multimedia presentation, there is a conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-1.
The technique described in Japanese Patent No. 44095 is known.

In this technique, a database for storing the multimedia data in advance, an input means for inputting a schedule for presenting the multimedia data, a control means for performing presentation control based on the input schedule,
A correction means for correcting the inputted schedule according to the pre-extracted or preset setup time of the database and controlling the database based on the contents of the correction, and a multi-function from the database according to a command from the control means. An apparatus provided with an output unit for presenting media data presents multimedia data such as a moving image, a still image, a sound, a graphic, and a text at a timing according to an input schedule.

[0007]

In this conventional technique, no consideration has been given to the determination of such schedule, that is, the editing of the material and the creation of the material.

Also, the presentation is sales,
Since it may be held for the purpose of meetings, education, etc.,
It is desirable to be able to easily create and edit materials without requiring specialized knowledge or skill.

Therefore, the present invention is a multimedia presentation capable of supporting a series of operations from creation of various media materials, editing of presentation contents, to execution of presentation in a consistent and easy operation environment. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object,
Among typical multimedia presentation systems provided by the present invention, at least one of them is used as a presentation element according to an instruction received interactively on a provided graphic user interface for creating material. Video material and still image material and computer
In accordance with the instruction interactively received on the material generation means for executing the generation processing for generating the media material including the tagraphic material and the audio material and the provided sequence editing graphic user interface, the material generation means The editing means edits the sequence that defines the output of each generated media material, and executes the editing process according to the instruction interactively received on the provided screening-use graphic user interface. The multimedia presentation system is characterized by having a screening means for executing a screening process for outputting the media material generated by the material generating means in accordance with the sequence.

[0011]

According to the multimedia presentation system mentioned above as one of the representative examples, a medium including at least a moving image material, a still image material, a computer graphic material and an audio material used as a presentation element. A graphic user interface is provided for interactive creation of materials, editing of sequences that specify the output of each generated media material, and output of media materials according to the edited sequence. In accordance with the instructions received by the user, the material of various media is created, the contents of the presentation are edited, and the presentation is executed, thereby supporting a series of work in a consistent and easy operation environment.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the multimedia presentation system according to the present invention will be described below.

1. First, the hardware configuration of the multimedia presentation system according to the present embodiment will be described.

The multimedia presentation system according to the present embodiment creates presentation materials (referred to as media materials) for media such as moving images, still images, audio, graphics, and characters, and edits the created combinations of media materials. Present each media material
A story program that defines the sequence to be created is created, and the story program is combined to create a presentation screening program. According to this, media materials are combined and output. Now, the output of each media material combined according to the presentation screening program is called a presentation.

FIG. 1 shows the hardware configuration of the multimedia presentation system according to this embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 410 is an output unit for outputting each media material, 420 is a media reproducing unit for taking in and reproducing the media material, and 400 is a media material controlling unit controlling the output unit 410 and the media reproducing unit 420. Create and strike
It is a multimedia control unit that creates a reprogram, receives a presentation screening program, and outputs the media material according to the program.

Reference numeral 401 denotes a multimedia processing device that takes in each media material and performs processing such as processing and composition. The multimedia processing device 401 processes each media material according to a control command from the control device 402 and executes a presentation.

Reference numeral 402 denotes the multimedia processing device 40.
1. A control device that controls the media reproducing unit 420 and the output unit 410 to create a story program, a media material, receive a presentation screening program, and control the output of the media material according to the program. is there.
The control device 402 also creates CG (computer graphics) data and character data, and accepts operation inputs for producing a multimedia presentation. Note that the control device 401 can use a normal personal computer or the like.

Reference numeral 403 denotes a sequence storage / playback device for storing the created media material and the story program.

Reference numeral 411 is a menu display device for displaying an operation menu of the multimedia presentation system, 412 is a presentation display device for outputting each media material according to the presentation screening program, and 413 is a video tape for showing the contents of the presentation. 2 shows a VTR device for recording. The presentation output device is equipped with an audio output device such as a speaker.

Reference numeral 414 represents a communication device for outputting the content of the presentation to another place.

Reference numeral 421 is a video input device such as a TV camera or an image scanner for taking in moving image data and still image data, and 422 is an optical disk device, VTR device, magnetic recording device or the like for recording and reproducing moving image and audio data. 1 shows a video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus.

Reference numeral 423 denotes an audio reproducing device such as a CD player, an audio tape reproducing device, a computer music sound source device, etc. for taking in and creating audio data.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the video processing unit of the multimedia processing device 401.

In the figure, reference numeral 500 denotes a video media input section for inputting video material from the media reproducing section 420, and 510 denotes an image processing for interfacing with the control unit 402 and the sequence storage / playback apparatus 403 to process the video material. An execution unit 520 is a video output unit that converts the video data from the video processing execution unit 510 into an analog signal and performs analog synthesis with the analog video signal from the control device 402.

The control device 402 outputs the created CG material, character material, and image of the edit menu to the CG memory 512 as digital image data and also to the analog synthesizing section 522 as an analog image signal.

Reference numeral 501 denotes a video input unit for inputting video signals of a designated media playback device from a plurality of video media playback devices of the media playback unit 420, and 502 allows the video processing execution unit 510 to process the input video material. Is a digital conversion unit that converts the video signal of the video material into signal components of R, G, B or Y, U, V, etc., and digitally converts each signal component. Where R
G and B are red, green and blue representing the three primary colors, and Y, U and V represent color components U and V such as luminance Y and hue.

Reference numeral 511 denotes a full-color memory that takes in the digital signal converted by the digital converting unit 502 and processes it. The memory is constructed for each decoded signal component.

Reference numeral 512 denotes the multimedia processing device 401.
When operating in the mask mode described later,
The CG memory for synthesizing the video data of the CG material, the character material, and the edit menu created by the control device 402 with the video data of the full-color memory 511 is shown. Here, in the mask mode, the CG material, the character material, and the edit menu created by the control device 402 are the multimedia processing device 401.
The operation mode is expanded to the CG memory 512 and the image is combined with the image of the full color memory 511 by a digital signal.

Reference numeral 513 outputs two systems of output data, that is, output data in which the video data of the full color memory 511 and the CG material other than the edit menu in the CG memory 512 are combined, and output data in which the edit menu of the CG memory 512 is combined. The video synthesizing unit 514 receives the sequence storage / playback device 403, the video input unit 501, the full-color memory 511, and the CG memory 5 according to a control command from the control device 402.
12 shows a processing control unit for controlling the video synthesizing unit 513.

Reference numeral 521 denotes an analog converter for converting the two digital outputs of the image synthesizer 513 into an analog signal that can be output by the output unit 410. Reference numeral 522 denotes an analog converter for operating the multimedia processing apparatus 401 in the superimpose mode. An analog synthesizing unit for synthesizing the video signal from the analog converting unit 521 and the analog video signal output of the CG material, the character material, and the editing menu from the control device 402 is shown. Here, the superimpose mode refers to an operation mode in which the video signal from the analog converter 521 and chroma key composition are performed according to the video output level of the control device 402.

FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the voice processing unit of the processing device 401 (see FIG. 1).

In the figure, reference numeral 600 is an audio processing execution unit for synthesizing audio materials, 601 is an audio input unit for inputting audio materials of a designated media reproduction apparatus from the media reproduction unit 420, and 602 is an audio material. Reference numeral 603 denotes a processing control unit that controls the voice input unit 601 and the mixer unit 602 according to a control command from the control device 402.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the control device 402 (see FIG. 1).

In the figure, 7301 is a central processing unit,
Various software loaded on the semiconductor memory device 7306 is executed to display the display memory device 7302, the internal hard disk device 7303, and the internal floppy disk device 730.
4, 7305, semiconductor memory device 7306, external interface 7307, control of input device 7309, control of video processing execution unit 510, media reproduction unit 420, creation of CG material and character material, and acceptance of operation input.

Reference numeral 7302 denotes a display memory device, which is C
Display control of G material and character material is performed. Also, the CG material, the character material, and the analog video signal of the operation menu are output to the analog synthesis unit 522. Reference numeral 7303 denotes a hard disk device, which records various software executed by the processing device 7301, the created CG material, character material, and presentation screening program. 7304, 730
A floppy disk device 5 records and saves the created CG material and character material, reads CG material, computer music material, and the like.

Reference numeral 7306 denotes a semiconductor memory device, which loads various software executed by the processing device 7301 from the hard disk device 7303. In 7307, the processing device 7301 is a video processing execution unit 510 and a media playback unit 4.
An external interface for controlling 20 7308
Is a display device belonging to the control device 402, and 7309 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse.

FIG. 5 shows a full color memory 511, a CG memory 512 (see FIG. 2) of the multimedia processing device 401, and a display memory device 7302 (FIG. 4) of the control device 402.
Refer to the memory configuration of FIG.

In the figure, the use area of the memory device necessary for displaying CG material, character material, still image material, moving image material, and operation menu is shown.

In the figure, 7400 represents one screen 640 × 48.
0 pixel resolution, each pixel data is 24 bits,
This is the configuration of the full-color memory 511 of the multimedia processing device 401 when the number of storage screens is three.

Reference numeral 7401 indicates an area used in one screen. Reference numerals 7402 and 7403 denote areas used for writing and saving media material data at the time of material creation and presentation. Note that areas 7401 and 740
2,7403 are mutually substitutable.

In the figure, 7410 denotes the multimedia processing device 40 used when operating in the mask mode described above.
The configuration of the first CG memory 512 is shown.

Reference numeral 7420 denotes the configuration of the display memory device 7302 of the control device 402 used when operating in the superimpose mode.

As shown, both the CG memory 512 and the display memory device 7302 have the same configuration as the full color memory 7400.

The above-mentioned superimpose mode will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the superimpose mode is the image data of the full color memory 511 converted into an analog signal and the analog image signal output of the CG material, the character material and the edit menu created by the control device 402. Is a mode for performing chroma key synthesis.

In the figure, 7501 is a full-color memory 51.
1 shows a signal obtained by analog-converting the video data of No. 1 by the analog-converting unit 521. Reference numeral 7502 indicates the output of the analog video signal from the control device 402.

Reference numeral 7503 denotes a video output which has been chroma-keyed by the analog synthesizing unit 522, and the black portion in the video from the control device 402 is replaced with the video in the full color memory 511.

Next, the above-mentioned mask mode will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, in the mask mode, the video data of the full-color memory 511 and the CG memory 51 of the multimedia processing device 401 created by the control device 402 are used.
This is a mode for digitally synthesizing the CG material, the character material, and the editing menu developed in 2 by the video synthesizing unit 513.

In the figure, 7601 is a full color memory 51.
1 shows the video data of 1. Further, 7602 is a control device 4
The video data expanded from 02 to the CG memory 512 is shown.

In the mask mode, the control device 402 designates the transparent processing for the pixels of the unnecessary portion and develops them in the CG memory 512. That is, as indicated by reference numeral 7610, of the 8 bits forming one pixel of the CG memory 512, the upper 1 bit is used as a flag. In the figure, “a” is the data of the pixel for which the transparent processing is designated, and the transparent processing is designated by setting the flog to “0”, and “b” indicates one pixel of the expanded video data.

Reference numeral 7603 denotes a video output digitally synthesized by the video synthesizing unit 513, and the transparent processing portion of the video data of the CG memory 512 is replaced with the video data of the full color memory 511. That is, the video composition unit 5
13, the video data of the full color memory 511 is output when the flag is 0, and the CG memory 51 is output when the flag is 1.
2 video data is output.

2. System Software Configuration Next, the software configuration of the multimedia presentation system according to this embodiment will be described.

As described above, the multimedia presentation system according to this embodiment creates a story program that defines the content of the presentation, and executes the story program in combination with the story program.

The presentation screening program will be described below.

FIG. 8 shows the structure of the presentation screening program.

In the figure, 300 is a presentation showing program, 310 is a story program which defines a story structure which is one unit of presentation, and 320.
Is a sequence program that defines the structure of the scenes that make up the story, and 330 is a sequence program that specifies the structure of the sequence that assembles the scenes.

Reference numeral 301 denotes one of the presentation screening programs 300, which presents the presentation by arbitrarily combining the created story programs 310.

302, 303, 304, 305, 306
Indicates a story program that constitutes the presentation screening program 301.

Reference numeral 311 indicates one of the story programs, and the scene programs created are arbitrarily combined to form a story.

312, 313, 314, 315, 316
Indicates a scene program that constitutes the story program 311.

Reference numeral 321 denotes one of the scene programs, and a scene is constructed by arbitrarily combining the created sequence programs.

322, 323, 324, 325, 32
6, 327, 328, 329 are scene programs 32
The sequence program which comprises 1 is shown.

Reference numeral 331 shows one of the sequence programs. The sequence program 331 is a program that combines a plurality of sprites and defines a sequence for performing CG animation.

332, 333, 334, and 335 are 33
1 shows a program that defines sprites that compose a sequence of 1. The sprite is a CG material, and defines the sprite to be shown by defining the CG part (graphic unit) and its movement.

In the sequence program 321,
In addition to sprites, it is possible to specify the output of any video material, still image material, audio material, or text material.

As described above, each media material and presentation presentation program are created by the processor 7301 (see FIG. 4) of the controller 402 executing various software programs.

Hereinafter, the processing device 7301 of the control device 402
The software executed by will be described.

First, FIG. 9 shows the software configuration.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 is material creation software for creating each media material, 110 is multimedia control software for creating a presentation screening program, and presentation execution, and 120 is software for operating the control device 402. , Compu
System software.

101 of the material creation software 100
Processes the video input by the video input device 421, and stores it as a still image material in the sequence storage / playback device 40.
3 is a still image material creation application to be recorded in 3.
In addition, the still image material creation application 101 is a CG
You can also import materials and text materials as still image materials. Each still image material is stored as a still image file.

Reference numeral 102 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing device 422,
Input video and audio with the audio playback device 423,
An audiovisual material creating application for recording a necessary portion of audio as an audiovisual material in another audiovisual recording / reproducing apparatus 422 is shown. The audio material is stored as an audio file.

103 is for creating character materials and CG materials,
A CG material creation application for importing character materials and CG materials from a CG library, creating CG materials, and recording them as CG files is shown.

Reference numeral 104 denotes a computer music creation application in which the control device 402 controls the audio reproduction device 423 to create computer music material and to import computer music material from the library. Computer music material is stored as a computer music file.

Each file is stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403.

Multimedia control software 110
Among these, 111 is a switch application for switching each application.

Reference numeral 112 denotes a multimedia editing application which combines the multimedia materials created by the material creating software 100 to create a story program.

Reference numeral 113 denotes a presentation screening application which combines the story programs created by the multimedia editing application 112 and controls the media reproducing section 420 and the output section 410 to screen the intended presentation. The presentation screening application 113 also has a preview function for executing a part of the created scene program during the operation of the multimedia editing application 112.

Reference numeral 121 denotes an application program interface for performing processing connection with the operating system 122 in order to operate the multimedia editing application 112 and the presentation screening application 113 on the control device 402.

Reference numeral 122 denotes control of the control device 402 itself,
The operating system that activates the device driver 123 in response to a control command from the multimedia editing application 112 and the presentation screening application 113 is shown.

Reference numeral 123 denotes the operating system 12.
A device driver that controls the hardware of the control device 402 and controls the multimedia processing device 401, the media playback unit 420, and the output unit 410 by the start command of No. 2 is shown.

The outline of the operation of these various software will be described below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 201 denotes a preparation operation for performing multimedia editing such as input of a story name which is a title of a presentation created on the multimedia editing application 112 and editing of a scene configuration which is a content configuration,
Show the read operation to modify the contents of the already created presentation.

Reference numeral 202 denotes a switching operation for starting the application of the material creating software 100 on the multimedia editing application 112 to create the media material required for the presentation. In the switching operation, the operation state of the multimedia editing application 112 at the time of switching and the memory contents of the control device 402 are stored in the sequence storage playback device 40.
3 and the operation of evacuating to the storage device in the control device 402 and activating the selected material creation application.

Reference numeral 203 denotes execution of the application of the material creating software 100. That is, using the still image material creation application 101, the audiovisual material creation application 102, the CG material creation application 103, and the computer music creation application 104, creation of the target media material,
The operation of capturing and storing the created multimedia material as a file in a specified storage device such as the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the video / audio recording / playback device 422 is shown.

Reference numeral 204 denotes an operation of terminating the dedicated application of the material creation software 100 and returning to the multimedia editing application 112, which has been saved in the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the storage device in the control device 402. , The operation state at the time of switching and the contents of the memory of the control device 402 are restored, and the multimedia editing application 112 is activated from the same operation state as at the time of switching.

Reference numeral 205 denotes a stream capable of executing a desired presentation by combining multimedia materials created on the multimedia editing application 112.
The operation of creating a reprogram is shown.

Reference numeral 206 denotes activation of a preview for executing a part of the scene program in the story program created by the multimedia editing application 112 and confirming the edited result of the scene.

Reference numeral 207 denotes an operation of controlling each media reproducing device 420 in accordance with a scene program created by the multimedia editing application 112, showing the created scene, and confirming the edited result.

Reference numeral 208 eliminates the need to confirm the edited result during the preview of the presentation,
The operation of stopping the preview of the created scene and returning to the multimedia editing application 112 when a preview stop operation is input from the input device 02.

209 is a continuation of the operation for confirming the editing result of 207, and the preview of the presentation is
The operation of executing the created scene program to the end is shown below.

Reference numeral 210 shows an operation of automatically returning to the multimedia editing application 112 when the preview is executed to the end.

Reference numeral 211 denotes an operation subsequent to 205, which shows an operation of correcting a scene or sequence which is a part of the presentation confirmed by the presentation screening application 113, and editing the continuation of the presentation.

Next, the details of each application will be described.

First, FIG. 11 shows the structure of each application.

As shown, each application 10
1, 102, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113
Are hierarchically constructed from a plurality of modules.

The switch application 111 is composed of two modules, a main menu 13 and a switch 14.

Still picture material creation application 1
01 is EMAGE TOOL19, writing list 2
0, processing 21, import 22, file 23, FILE
It is composed of 6 modules of R38, and the video / audio material creation application 102 is DUBBING15, E
It is composed of three modules, DIT VTR 16 and VIDEO LIST 17, and the CG material creation application 103 is IMAGE EDITER 24, FILER.
It is composed of two modules of 38, and the computer music creation application 104 is CONVE.
It is composed of two modules, TER18 and FILER38.

Further, the multimedia editing application 112 is composed of EDIT STORY 28, EDIT 2
9, scene call 30, scene edit 30, COMMAND
Command 36, VTR SET32, MIDI33, E
FECT34, TELOP35, LOAD37, TEX
T38, SHOW40, SPRINT44, COLOR
45, FLAG47, WAIT48, JUMP49, F
REEZE50, SHOW2 (51), FILER38,
It consists of MESH43 module.

Also, the presentation screening application
The section 113 is composed of ON AIR 66 and STOP 67 modules.

In addition to these applications, SETUP 90, WAIT, error, comment 9
1. The module of help 68 is provided.

In FIG. 11, the arrow indicates that the module can be called. However, help and switches can be called from all modules. WAIT,
The error comment 91 is activated according to the state of the system.

Each application 101, 102, 10
The modules of 3, 104, 111, 112, 113 are
A menu screen is displayed on the menu display device 411 as a user interface. The numbers given to each module correspond to the drawing numbers showing the menu screen provided by the module.

The details of each module will be described below.

3. Details of Module 3-1 First, in FIG. 12, in order to accept the operation of the icon for accepting the designation of the operation on the menu screen displayed on the menu display device 411 by each module. Indicates the cursor used for.

Reference numeral 1001 denotes a cursor for operating an icon displayed on the menu display device 411, which is controlled by a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse which is an input device of the control device 402.

3-2 Switch Application Next, each module of the switch application 111 will be described.

3-2-1 First, the main menu module 13 will be described.

This module is called when the system is started and when a predetermined icon displayed in the menu of another module is designated. This module is shown in FIG.
It has the function of displaying the menu shown in.

In the figure, reference numeral 701 denotes an icon for instructing the presentation screening application 113 to switch processing. Reference numeral 702 denotes a module icon for instructing switching of processing to the multimedia editing application 112. Reference numeral 703 denotes an icon for instructing the video / audio material creation application 102 to switch processing. Reference numeral 704 denotes an icon display for instructing the CG material creation application 103 to switch processing. 705 is a still image material creation application 101
The icon which instruct | indicates switching of the process to is shown.

Reference numeral 706 denotes an icon for instructing the computer music creation application 104 to switch processing. 707 is a SET for setting each device of the multimedia presentation system
An icon for instructing activation of the UP module 90 is shown.
Reference numeral 708 denotes an icon for instructing the multimedia control software 110 to return to the system software 120 of the control device 402 to perform a preparation process for turning off the power of the multimedia presentation system.

This module calls the module indicated by the specified icon and terminates its processing.

3-2-2 Next, the switch module 14 will be described.

This module switches to a dedicated application other than the audiovisual material creating application 102 for creating materials during the operation of the multimedia editing application 112 and the presentation screening application 113. Also, after the end of the application to which the switch has been made, a process of returning to the application that called the switch module 14 is performed.

This module has a menu display device 411.
It can be called from all other modules by specifying the bottom right position on the display screen of the cursor with the cursor.

When this module is called, the menu shown in FIG. 14 is displayed.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 901 denotes an application list display area for displaying each application name of the material creating software 100, and an application to be activated can be selected by designating display of each application name in the area. ..

In this area, the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the VTR tape are initialized, and the operation frequency and operation mode of the multimedia processing device 401 are accepted.

Reference numeral 902 designates an EXIT icon for terminating the switch module 14 and designating a return to the application that called the switch module 14.

Reference numeral 903 denotes a SWITCH icon for designating activation of each dedicated application of the material creation software 100 selected in 901 and switching of the operation mode.

Reference numerals 904 and 905 denote application display scroll icons for scrolling the abbreviated display of each dedicated application of the material creation software 100. 904 is send and 905 is return.

Incidentally, the main menu module 13 and the switch module 14 save the state of the switching source when switching the application and are necessary as an argument for processing the module of the switching destination. The file name and parameters of the file being processed by the module being switched are passed to the module being switched. The switched module restarts the processing from the point where the processing was stopped last time by switching to another module. Further, the main menu module 13 is called when a switch icon to another application displayed in the menu of another module is designated, and performs switching according to the designated icon. ..

3-3, Video / Audio Material Creation Application 102 3-3-1, First, the DUBBING module 15 will be described.

In this module, the switch application 111 uses the video / audio material creation application 10
It is activated when the activation of 2 is instructed.

This module 15 is an EDIT VTR 16
Is a module for setting a device for dubbing video / audio, and when activated, the menu shown in FIG. 15 is displayed.

In FIG. 15, reference numeral 3501 is a CA for canceling the execution of this module and returning to the main menu module 13.
9 shows an NCEL icon. 3502 is the EDIT VT
The OK icon which starts R module is shown. 3503
Shows a VDP icon for selecting a video disc player as the connected device on the reproducing side. Reference numeral 3504 indicates a VTR icon for selecting a video tape deck as the connected device on the reproducing side. Reference numeral 3505 denotes a CD icon for selecting the compact disc player as the connected device on the reproducing side. Reference numeral 3506 denotes a VDP icon for selecting a video disc player different from the VDP of 3503. Three
Reference numeral 507 denotes a VTR icon for selecting a video tape deck different from the VTR of 3503 for the connected device on the reproducing side.

3-3-2 Next, the EDIT VTR module 16 will be described.

This module is a DUBBING module.
Is called from the video recording / playback device 15 and controls the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 to properly take in a necessary part of the video / audio material.
It is a module that performs rough editing of video and audio materials.

The menu displayed by this module in FIG.
Indicates.

In FIG. 16, 3601, 3602 and 360
3, 3604, 3605, 3606, 3607, 360
Reference numeral 8 is the same as the menu displayed by the main menu module 13.

By designating these icons, the switch application is called and the application is switched in accordance with the designated icon.

Reference numeral 3609 denotes a WINDOW display area, which displays a moving image of the video material recorded in the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the reproducing side set by the DUBBING module 15.

Reference numeral 3610 is a RECTEST for performing an operation test for copying the moving image of the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the reproducing side to the registration area of the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the recording side set by the DUBING module 15. An icon is shown. When this icon is designated, the video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 422 is set in the recording standby state and only reproduction is performed, and actual copying is not performed.

Reference numeral 3611 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing device 4 on the recording side for recording a moving image of the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the reproducing side.
The REC icon to be copied is shown in the registration area 22 and the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the reproducing side and the recording side is controlled to copy the video / audio material.

Reference numeral 3612 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 4 on the recording side for recording the moving image of the video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 422 on the reproducing side.
22 shows a PRESET TIME display area in which the registration start position and the registration stop position of the audiovisual material are set to be set to be arbitrarily long when copying to the registration area of 22. The PRESET TIME is set to 2 seconds. In this case, the reproduction start position for registration of reproduction is advanced by 2 seconds, and the reproduction stop position for registration is delayed by 2 seconds.

3613 and 3614 are PRESET T
PRES for setting the time of the display area 3612 of the IME
ET TIME setting icon is shown, 3613 is send, and 3614 is return.

Reference numeral 3615 denotes a moving picture WINDOW display area for outputting the moving picture of the recording side audio / video recording / reproducing apparatus 422 to the menu display 411, and the moving picture of the video material recorded in the recording side audio / video recording / reproducing apparatus 422. Is displayed.

Reference numeral 3616 denotes a material name display area for displaying a video / audio file name of a video / audio material to be reproduced.

Reference numeral 3637 denotes a VTRSELECT icon for activating the VIDEO LIST menu module 17.

Reference numeral 3647 denotes a material name display area for displaying a video / audio file name of a video / audio material to be recorded.

Reference numeral 3660 indicates a VTR SELECT icon for activating the VIDEO LIST module 17.

A menu 3617 on the reproducing side is an IN counter display area. 3618 is an IN counter SET icon. 3619 is an IN counter reset icon. 36
20, 3628 are FADE setting icons. 3621,
3622 is an IN counter setting icon. 3623 is
OUT counter display area. 3624 and 3625 are O
UT counter setting icon. 3626 is an OUT counter SET icon. 3627 is an OUT counter reset icon. 3629 is an INDEX number display area. 3630 and 3631 are INDEX number operation icons. 3632 and 3633 are INDEX search icons. 3634 is an INDEX SET icon. 363
5 is the INDEX SEARCH icon. 3636
Is the PREVIEW icon. 3638 is a jog dial icon. 3639 is a reproduction position display area. 36
40 and 3643 are frame playback icons. 3641,
3642 is a high-speed playback icon. 3644 is a stop / play icon. 3645 is a play icon. 3646 shows the stop icon 3132. For these icons, the VT that displays the equivalent icon later in the menu.
It will be described in the section of R SET module 32.

The menus 3648 and 3649 on the recording side are I
N counter SET icon, 3650 is IN counter display area, 3651 is IN counter setting icon,
3652 is an IN counter reset icon. 365
3, 3659 are FADE setting icons. 3654 is
OUT counter display area. 3655 and 3656 are O
UT counter setting icon. 3657 is an OUT counter SET icon. 3658 is an OUT counter reset icon. Reference numeral 3661 is a reproduction position display area. 366
2 is the INDEX number display area. 3663, 36
64 is an INDEX number operation icon. 3665
Is the INDEX SET icon. 3666 is IND
EX SEARCH icon. 3667 and 3668 are
INDEX search icon, 3120. 3669 is PR
EVIEW icon. 3670 and 3673 are frame playback icons. 3671 and 3672 are high-speed playback icons. 3674 is a stop playback icon. 3675 is a play icon. 3676 shows a stop icon. For these icons, click the equivalent icon later.
Display multimedia editing application 11
2 of the VTR SET module 32.

3-3-3 Next, the VIDEO LIST module 17 will be described.

This module is called from the EDIT VTR module 16 and is stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403 as the video / audio file name of the video / audio material stored in the device connected to the reproducing side or the recording side. The registered video material name is displayed.

FIG. 17 shows the menu displayed by this module.

This module performs processing on the reproducing side when called by the designation of the VTR SELECT icon 3637, and performs processing on the recording side when called by the designation of the VTR SELECT icon 3660.

Reference numeral 3701 indicates a video / audio file name display,
Also, cancel the selection of video and audio material, and edit VT
The CANCEL icon returning to the R module 16 is shown.

Reference numeral 3702 indicates a video / audio file name display,
Also, select the video and audio material and edit the VIT
Returning to the module 16, an OK icon for registering the selected audiovisual file name in the material name display area 3616 or 3647 is shown.

Reference numeral 3703 denotes a sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
3 shows a video material name display area for displaying the recorded video / audio file name.

Reference numeral 3704 is a sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
NEW that adds the audiovisual file name recorded in 3
An icon is displayed, and an input operation of a video / audio file name is performed by the input device of the control device 402.

Reference numeral 3705 denotes a sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
DEL that deletes the audiovisual file name recorded in 3.
Shows the ETE icon.

Reference numeral 3706 denotes the sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
REN that changes the name of the video and audio file recorded in 3
The AME icon is displayed, and the input device of the control device 402 is used to perform a change input operation of the video / audio file name.

Reference numerals 3707 and 3708 denote video / audio file name scroll display icons for scrolling and displaying the video / audio file name in the video material name display area 3703. Reference numeral 3707 denotes forward and 3708 means return.

Reference numeral 3709 denotes a sequence storage / playback device 40.
The video / audio file name input area for adding and changing the video / audio file name recorded in 3 is shown, and the video / audio file name is input by the input device of the control device 402.

3710 and 3711 are on the reproducing side and
3710 shows a registered device selection icon for selecting a registered device for registering or changing the video / audio file name according to the device name connected to the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 on the recording side.
Performs VTR registration selection and 3711 performs VDP registration selection.

Reference numerals 3712 and 3713 denote video / audio file name registration change selection icons for registering / changing the video / audio file name. 3712 is CANCEL for not changing registration. 3713 is an OK icon for changing registration. Indicates.

[0159] 3702 selects a video / audio file name and uses the selected video / audio file name as an argument.
The OK icon returning to the DIT VTR module 16 is shown.

Returning from the VIDEO LIST module 17, the EDIT VTR module 16 is changed to VIDEO.
The processing is continued from the time point before the activation of the O LIST module 17, and the video / audio file name passed from the VIDEO LIST module 17 is registered in the material name display area 3616 or 3647.

3-4 Computer Music Creation Application 104 3-4-1 First, the CONVERTER module 18 will be described.

This module is started when the switch application 111 gives an instruction to start the computer music making application 104.

This module converts the data structure of computer music material and MIDI file.

The menu displayed by this module in FIG.
Indicates.

4401, 4402, 4403, 440
4, 4405, 4406, 4407, and 4408 are equivalent to the icons in the menu displayed by the main menu module 13, and the switch application 1
11 is started and the application is switched.

Reference numerals 4409, 4411, and 4412 denote computer music material to be converted and MIDI.
The file name display area which displays the file name of a file is shown.

4410 is a sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
3 or computer music material stored in the storage device of the control device 402 and MIDI
FILE module 38 by specifying the reading of the file
The file operation icon for activating is shown.

Reference numerals 4414 and 4416 denote file name display areas for inputting and displaying the file name of the computer music material to be converted.

Reference numeral 4415 denotes a file operation icon for activating a FILER module for designating recording of the computer music material in the sequence storage / reproduction device 403.

The FILER module 38 is a module for creating, erasing, reading, writing, etc. of a file for storing materials, and is shared by a plurality of applications. The details will be described later as a module in the multimedia application 112.

3-5, Still Image Material Creation Application 101 3-5-1 First, the IMAGE TOOL module 19 will be described.

This module uses the switch application 111 to create the still image material creation application 101.
It is called when the activation of the command is instructed, and the menu shown in FIG. 19 is displayed.

In the figure, reference numeral 3901 denotes a writing icon for starting the writing module 20 for writing to a still image material.

Reference numeral 3902 denotes a processing icon for starting the processing module 21 for processing a still image material.

Reference numeral 3903 denotes a capture icon for activating the capture module 22 for capturing a video from the video input device 421.

Reference numeral 3904 denotes a file icon for activating the file module 23 for recording and reading still image material in the sequence recording / reproducing apparatus 403.

Reference numeral 3905 denotes an EXIT icon for stopping the still image material creation by the still image material creation application 101 and returning to the switch application 111.

Reference numeral 3906 designates a menu displayed by the write module 20, a menu displayed by the processing module 21, or a menu displayed by the import module 22, or a file module 23. The display area which displays the menu which is displayed is shown.

Reference numeral 3907 denotes an INDEX for recording the color setting.
The INDEX number display area which displays a number is shown.

Reference numerals 3908 and 3909 denote INDEX number setting icons for setting the INDEX number in the INDEX number display area 3907. Reference numeral 3908 denotes
Send 3909 is return.

Reference numeral 3910 denotes 3 color components that make up a still image.
911, 3912, 3913, 3914, 3915, 3
The color pick icon displayed in the area 916 is shown.

Reference numerals 3911, 3912, and 3913 denote color setting areas for displaying the color components forming the full-color memory 511 and for setting the color components, which are used for displaying the color components and for writing in the writing module 20. Select a color.

Reference numerals 3914, 3915 and 3916 denote color setting numerical value display areas for numerically displaying the color components forming the full color memory 511.

3917, 3918, 3919, 392
0, 3921, 3922 are color setting numerical value display areas 39
The color component setting icons for setting 14, 3915, and 3916 are shown, and 3917, 3919, and 3921 are send,
Reference numerals 3918, 3920, and 3922 are returns.

Reference numerals 3923, 3924, and 3925 are color component displays of the full-color memory 511, and show icons for designating writing and processing while fixing each color component.

3926, 3627, 3928, 3929
Indicates a still image scroll icon for scrolling the enlarged still image when the still image enlarged by the still image enlargement display icon 3931 is displayed on the menu display device 411.

Reference numerals 3930 and 3931 denote still image enlargement display icons for selecting the enlargement display of the still image material.
Reference numeral 30 indicates a standard display, and reference numeral 3931 indicates a vertically and horizontally doubled enlarged display.

Reference numeral 3932 denotes an UNDO icon for returning to the pre-operation state of the function used immediately before when the user wants to return to the state where the operation is not performed as a result of the operation by each function.

3-5-2 Next, the writing module 20 will be described.

This module is called by the EMAGE TOOL module 19, and the menu shown in FIG. 20 is displayed in the operation menu display area 3906 (see FIG. 19).

4001, 4002, 4003, 400
Reference numerals 4, 4005, and 4006 denote a pen for writing and a line thickness selection icon for a graphic.

4007, 4008, 4010, 401
Reference numerals 1, 4012, 4013, 4014, and 4015 denote paint function selection icons used for writing graphics.

This module enables writing in the still image displayed on the menu display device 411 with the contents selected in this way.

3-5-3 Next, the processing module 21 will be described.

This module is called by the EMAGE TOOL module 19, and the menu shown in FIG. 21 is displayed in the operation menu display area 3906 (see FIG. 19).

4101, 4102, 4103, 410
Reference numerals 4 and 4105 denote icons for selecting a processing function used to perform still image processing.

Reference numerals 4106 and 4107 denote CG memory 512.
Transfer the CG material of
The CG still image conversion icon that allows the material to be handled in the same manner as a still image material is shown. Moreover, this module can also be converted into a CG material of a still image material.

3-5-4 Next, the take-in module 22 will be described.

This module is called by the EMAGE TOOL module 19, and the menu shown in FIG. 22 is displayed in the operation menu display area 3906 (see FIG. 19).

4201, 4202, 4203, 420
Reference numerals 4 and 4205 denote input selection icons for selecting an input signal from the video input device 421 that captures a still image material.

Reference numerals 4206 and 4207 denote still image material import icons for fixing the video captured on the full-color memory 511 to a still image, and 4207 is a video display for outputting the input video as a video on the display screen of the menu display device 411. Designation 4206 is a still image designation for fixing the moving image being displayed on the display screen of the menu display device 411 to a still image.

3-5-5 Next, the file module 23 will be described.

This module is called by the EMAGE TOOL module 19, and the menu shown in FIG. 23 is displayed in the operation menu display area 3906 (see FIG. 19).

Reference numerals 4301 and 4302 denote size selection icons for selecting the recording size of the still image file of the still image on the display screen of the menu display device 411 to the sequence storage / playback device 403, and 4301 is at least displayable. A maximum size 4302 specifies an arbitrary size. When reading a still image file, the still image file is read on the display screen of the menu display device 411 according to the set recording size.

Reference numerals 4303 and 4304 denote registration of a still image on the display screen of the menu display device 411 into the sequence storage / playback device 403 as a still image file, or reading of a still image file from the sequence storage / playback device 403. And the file operation icon to be displayed on the display screen.

File operation icons 4303 and 4304
If is specified, FILER
The module 38 is activated. As mentioned above, FILE
The details of the R module 38 will be described later as a module in the multimedia application 112.

3-6, CG material creation application 1
03 3-6-1 First, the IMAGE EDITOR module 24 will be described.

This module is called when the switch application 111 gives an instruction to start the CG material creation application 103, and the menu shown in FIG. 24 is displayed.
Is displayed.

3801, 3802, 3803, 380
4, 3805, 3806, 3807, 3808, 380
9, 3810, 3811, 3812, 3813, 381
Reference numerals 4, 3815, and 3816 denote color palette display areas for setting the display color of the CG to be created. These icons will be described later in the section of the COLOR module of the multimedia editing application 112 which displays the equivalent icons in the menu.

Reference numerals 3817 and 3818 denote writing and
Shows a tone selection icon for patterning when filling, and uses by selecting from multiple tones.

3820, 3821, 3822, 3823
Indicates an edit selection icon for processing a CG material, 3820, 3821, and 3823 perform copying, enlargement, and reduction, and 3822 performs painting of an arbitrary area.

Reference numeral 3824 denotes the CG created on the display screen of the menu display device 411, which is recorded in the sequence recording / reproducing device 4
Specifying the recording as a 3CG file to 0, FIL
The FILE icon which activates the ER module 38 is shown. As described above, the details of the FILER module 38 will be described later as a module in the multimedia application 112.

Reference numeral 3825 denotes an EXIT icon for canceling the creation of the CG material and returning to the switch application.

3826, 3827, 3829, 383
0, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3834, 383
Reference numeral 5 denotes a paint function selection icon used to create a CG material, which is 3826, 3827, 3829, 3
830 and 3831 are graphic writing, and 3832 and 383.
Reference numerals 3, 3834, and 3835 denote writing thickness selection icons. Reference numeral 3828 denotes a clear icon for deleting the CG on the CG material creation screen.

Reference numeral 3836 denotes a UNDO icon for returning to the pre-operation state of the function used immediately before when the operation is performed by each function and the user wants to return to the state where the operation is not performed.

Reference numerals 3837, 3838, and 3839 denote color palette color component display and color setting areas for setting color components. These icons will be described later in the section of the COLOR module 45 of the multimedia editing application 112 which displays the equivalent icons in the menu.

3840, 3841, 3842, 384
3, 3844 and 3845 indicate color component setting icons, and 3840, 3842 and 3844 indicate send and 384.
1, 3843 and 3845 are return. These icons will also be described later in the section of the COLOR module 45 of the multimedia editing application 112 which displays the equivalent icons in the menu.

With the above-described functions, this module enables drawing on the display screen of the menu display device 411, and records the created CG in the sequence recording / reproducing device 40 as a 3CG file. Is possible.

25, 26, and 27 are examples of GG files created in advance and recorded as a CG library. FIG. 25 is a background, FIG. 26 is an OA device, and FIG.
7 shows a graph.

3-7, Multimedia Editing Application 112 3-7-1 First, the EDIT STORY module 28 will be described.

This module is a multimedia editing application 1 in the switch application 111.
12 is instructed to be activated, and each application 101, 102, 1 of the material creation software 100 is called.
The various material files created in 03 and 104 are edited to create a story program.

When this module is started, the menu shown in FIG. 28 is displayed.

1301, 1302, 1303, 130
Reference numerals 4, 1305, 1306, 1307, and 1308 are equivalent to the menus displayed by the main menu module 13.

[0224] Reference numeral 1309 denotes a story list display area for displaying a story name for selecting a story to be edited. 1310 is an OPEN that activates the EDIT module 29 for editing the story of the selected story.
Indicates an icon.

Reference numeral 1311 denotes a NEW icon for inputting a story name by the input device of the control device 402 when a story is newly created. When the story name of the created story is changed, the reference numeral 1312 indicates the control device 40.
RE to input a new story name using the 2 input device
The NAME icon is shown.

Reference numeral 1313 denotes a DELETE icon for deleting a story when the created story becomes unnecessary. Reference numeral 1314 indicates a COPY icon for copying the created story. 1315 is a BACK for recording the created story in the sequence storage / playback device 403.
Indicates the UP icon, and by specifying this icon, the FI
The LER module 38 is activated.

Reference numeral 1316 denotes the sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
The RESTORE icon for reading the story recorded in No. 3 is shown, and the FILER module 38 is activated by the designation of this icon.

Reference numeral 1317 denotes a SEARCH icon for searching a story by selecting a story from the story list display area 1309 by inputting a keyword of a story name of interest through the input device of the control device 402. Reference numerals 1318 and 1319 denote story list display scroll icons for scrolling the stories in the story list display area 1309.
8 is sending and 1319 is returning.

1320 is a NEW icon 1311, R
CA that cancels the SEARCH function when the ENAME icon 1312 and the SEARCH icon are specified
NCEL icon, OK icon for executing the SEARCH function to search the story name by keyword, keyword display area 1 for entering the keyword for search
The operation icon display area which displays the icon equivalent to 116 is shown.

3-7-2 Next, the EDIT module 29 will be described.

This module is activated by the EDIT STORY module 28 and displays the menu shown in FIG.

This module is a material creation software 1
00 applications 101, 102, 103, 1
The various material files created in 04 are edited to create a story program.

In the figure, reference numeral 1401 denotes a story name display area for displaying the story name of the presentation currently being edited. Reference numeral 1402 denotes a scene list display area for displaying the scene structure of the story being edited.

The scene names and their order displayed in the scene list display area 1402 correspond to the story program.

Reference numeral 1403 designates a scene collection module or a scene in another story, and when it is desired to add it to the scene composition of the story being edited, activates the scene recall module 30 to activate the scene recall module. The LOAD icon for displaying the scene called by the rule 30 in the scene list display area 1402 is shown.

When the scene of the story currently being edited is copied to the scene collection and the scenes of other stories, 1404 selects the target scene in the scene list display area 1402 and uses this as an argument to read the scene. -Shows the SAVE icon that activates the rule 30.

Reference numeral 1405 denotes an EXIT icon for returning to the EDIT STORY module 29.

Reference numeral 1406 denotes an INSERT icon for adding a scene to the story being edited, which is a control device 40.
A scene name is input by the second input device, and a scene is additionally displayed in the scene list display area 1402.

Reference numeral 1407 denotes the scene list display area 1
RENAME to change the scene name of the 402 display scene
Indicates an icon.

Reference numeral 1408 denotes a MOVE icon for exchanging and editing the scene structure.

Reference numeral 1409 denotes DELE for deleting a scene.
Shows the TE icon and shows the scene list display area 140
The scene display of 2 is also deleted.

Reference numeral 1410 indicates an EDIT icon for editing the sequence of the selected scene, and the scene editing module 31 is activated by the designation of this icon.

Reference numeral 1411 denotes a TEST icon for activating the presentation showing application 113, showing the selected scene, and confirming the contents.

Reference numerals 1412 and 1413 denote scene list display scroll icons for scroll-displaying the scenes in the scene list display area 1402.
Is a send and 1413 is a return.

3-7-3 Next, the scene call module 30 will be described.

This module is called by the EDIT module 29, and when it is activated, the menu shown in FIG. 30 is displayed.

In the figure, reference numeral 1501 denotes a scene list display area for displaying a scene list and scene lists of other stories. This module is an EDIT module 29
According to the designation of the SAVE icon 1404 and the LOAD icon 1403 in the menu, the scene is registered and the scene list is displayed. Reference numerals 1502 and 1503 denote scene list display scroll icons for scroll-displaying the scenes in the scene list display area 1501.
02 is a send and 1503 is a return. 1504 is
A DELETE icon for deleting a scene registered in the scene list display area 1501 is shown, and the scene display is also deleted. Reference numeral 1505 denotes a CAN for stopping operations such as recording in a scene collection and copying of scenes in other stories.
The SEL icon is shown. Reference numeral 1506 denotes an OK icon when performing operations such as recording in a scene collection and copying of scenes in other stories.

When the OK icon 1506 and the CANSEL icon 1505 are designated, the EDIT module 29
Return to.

3-7-4 Next, the scene editing module 31 will be described.

This module is called by the EDIT module 29, and when it is activated, the menu shown in FIG. 31 is displayed.

This module is a material creation software 1
A variety of material files created by 00 are combined to create a scene program 1601 indicates a scene name display area for displaying the name of the scene currently being edited. Reference numeral 1602 denotes a FRAME icon that displays one scale of the sequence display scale 1618 in the sequence editing area 1619 in 1/30 second frame units. 1603 is a sequence editing area 1619
The SEC icon which displays one scale of the sequence display scale 1618 of 1 second unit is shown. 1604 is the sequence display scale 16 in the sequence editing area 1619.
10 shows a 10SEC icon displaying 18 scales every 10 seconds. Reference numeral 1605 denotes a TOTAL TI that displays the show time required to show the scene program being edited.
An ME display area is shown.

Reference numeral 1607 denotes an AV1 for editing video material.
The edit axis is shown, the VTR SET module 32 is called, and the sequence program for reproducing the video material is registered. Reference numeral 1607a indicates a sequence program registered in the AV1 edit axis 1607. Reference numeral 1608 designates an AV2 editing axis for editing the audio material, calls the VTR SET module 32, and registers a sequence program for outputting the audio material. Reference numeral 1609 denotes a MIDI editing axis for editing computer music material, and MID
The I-module 33 is called and the sequence program for outputting the computer music material is registered.

Reference numeral 1606 denotes the display of the image registered in the AV1 editing axis 1607 by the combination of commands,
CO for registering commands that specify the display of still images and CG
The MMAND edit axis is shown. 1606a and 1606b are
The display example of the command registered in the COMMAND edit axis 1606 is shown, and 1606b shows the command in the state of being edited or selected by the cursor 1001.

Reference numeral 1610 is an EFEC for editing a sound effect.
Showing the T edit axis and calling the EFECT module 34,
Register the sequence program that outputs the sound effect. 1
Reference numeral 611 denotes a TELOP editing axis for editing TELOP, which calls the TELOP module 35, inputs characters to be displayed during the presentation of the presentation, and registers a sequence for displaying the characters.

Thus, the sequence display area 16
The content of the combination of each sequence program registered in 19 corresponds to a scene program.

Reference numerals 1612 and 1617 denote COMMAND editing axis 1606, AV1 editing axis 1607, and AV2 editing axis 1 respectively.
608, MIDI editing axis 1609, EFECT editing axis 1
610, a cue scroll icon for displaying the start and end of the time when the sequence program can be registered in the TELOP edit axis 1611. 1612 is the first cue, and 1617 is the last cue.

Reference numerals 1613 and 1616 denote sequence scroll icons for scroll-displaying the scene program registered in the sequence display area 1619.
613 is a return and 1616 is a feed. 1614
Indicates a sequence cursor display area for displaying a cursor indicating the temporal position of the sequence program displayed in the sequence display area 1619. Also, the sequence cursor display area is displayed with the cursor display 10
01, the sequence program displayed in the sequence display area 1619 can be changed to display the instructed position.

Reference numeral 1614a shows a display example of the sequence cursor in the sequence cursor display area 1614, and the display horizontal width of the cursor shows the time width displayed in the sequence display area 1619.

[0259] 1615 terminates the scene editing program of the multimedia editing application 112 and ends the ED.
The EXIT icon for returning to the IT module 29 is shown.

When the EXIT icon 1615 is designated, selection of recording of the created scene is inquired and the scene program being edited is registered.

1618 is a sequence edit area 161.
9 shows a sequence display scale of 9, and the FRAME icon 1602, the SEC icon 1603, and the 10SEC icon 1604 are used to display one scale of the FRAME and SE
Change to C or 10SEC units. 1619 is COMM
AND edit axis 1606, AV1 edit axis 1607, AV2
Editing axis 1608, MIDI editing axis 1609, EFECT
The sequence edit area for displaying the sequence program registered in the edit axis 1610 and the TELOP edit axis 1611 is shown, and the FRAME icon 1602, the SEC icon 1603, and the 10SEC icon 1604 display the sequence programs of 36FRAME, 36SEC, and 360SEC as a whole. To do.

Here, the display of the sequence program is
36FRAME, 36SEC, 360SEC,
This is determined from the experience of actually editing, and the display width may be freely set as long as the sequence program of 30 FRAME or more can be displayed in at least one area.

Reference numeral 1620 shows a HELP icon for confirming the processing contents of the edited scene, and displays a part of the contents registered in the sequence program.

Reference numerals 1621, 1622 denote a COMMAND edit axis 1606, an AV1 edit axis 1607, and an AV2 edit axis 1.
608, MIDI editing axis 1609, EFECT editing axis 1
610, showing a sequence registration time scroll icon for changing the registration time of the sequence program registered in the TELOP edit axis 1611, and displaying a cursor display 1001.
Change the registration time of the selected sequence program. Reference numeral 1621 indicates returning the registration time, and reference numeral 1622 indicates sending the registration time.

Reference numeral 1623 is a COMMAND editing axis 160.
6, AV1 edit axis 1607, AV2 edit axis 1608, M
IDI editing axis 1609, EFECT editing axis 1610, T
The sequence program registered in the ELOP edit axis 1611 is deleted from the sequence edit area 1619 C
The UT icon is displayed, and the PASS icon 1625 is used to change the registration time of the sequence program.

Reference numeral 1624 denotes a COPY icon for copying the sequence program, and cursor display 1001
The sequence program selected by is copied. 1
Reference numeral 625 denotes a Paste icon for executing the CUT icon 1623 and the COPY icon 1624 to the sequence editing area 1619, and the COPY icon 162.
When 4 is specified, the sequence program is continuously copied by continuously specifying the Paste icon. Further, the Paste can be copied not only in the scene being edited but also in another scene.

1626 is a sequence edit area 161.
COMMAND, AV1, AV using cursor 1626a for designating the registration time of the sequence program at 9
2 shows an EDIT icon for starting creation of a MIDI, EFECT, and TELOP sequence program.

When the EDIT icon 1625a is specified, the VTR SSET module 32, the MIDI module 33, the EFECT module 34, the TELOP module 3, and the COMMAN are selected according to the editing axis to be registered.
One of the D modules 36 is called.

In addition, for the correction, the already registered series
Select a cans program and select the EDIT icon 1625
When "a" is specified, it is displayed in the same setting state as when the sequence program was registered in the current setting state. When a command for the COMMAND edit axis is designated, a module called from the COMMAND module 36 is directly called in order to process a command for correction instead of the COMMAND module 36. It

1626a is a sequence editing area 16
19 shows a registration time designation cursor for designating the registration time of the sequence program.

Reference numeral 1627 indicates a PREVIEW icon for calling the presentation screening application 113 and screening the scene being edited. The PREVIEW icon is displayed in accordance with the scene program being edited. Control device 402 for this screening
After the input device is stopped by the stop operation, the process returns to the scene editing module 31. In this case, the restored main module displays the sequence program around the stop time in the sequence edit area 1619.

1628, 1629, 1630, 163
1, 1632, 1633 are COMMAND, AV1,
When the PREVIEW 1627 is executed, the sequence registered in each editing axis of AV2, MIDI, EFECT, and TELOP is displayed, and a PLAY icon for selecting whether or not to display is displayed. If not displayed, the PLAY display is PAUS.
Change to E. 1628 is COMMAND, 1629
Is AV1, 1630 is AV2, 1631 is MID
I, 1632 is EFECT, 1633 is TELOP
Make a screening selection. 1634 shows the sequence
When the stop operation is performed by the input device of the control device 402, the break point 1638 indicating the break point time display area for displaying the show time from the start of the start of the sequence to the stop is a sequence edit area 16
19 shows a partial show icon for showing a scene from the sequence near the cursor display 1626a of 19.

By the way, the sequence edit area 1619
In particular, if the processing time is not strictly registered, a non-processing time may be registered between the sequence programs registered on the same editing axis. Therefore, in order to eliminate the time of no processing, ON, OF which operates the CHECK function
F icons 1635 and 1636 are prepared. 163
5 is an ON icon for checking, 1636 is CH
This is an OFF icon without ECK. The CHECK function will be described later.

[0274] 1637 is a PREVIEW icon 1627 for showing the scene being edited according to the scene program.
Separately, showing the modified show icon that shows according to the modified scene program while correcting the unprocessed time,
COMMAND, AV1, AV2, MIDI, EFEC
The sequence registered in T and TELOP is optimized. Here, the term "optimization" means that, when it is necessary to process the sequences of the editing axes in parallel, the registered sequence is modified into an executable sequence program according to the processing capabilities of the multimedia processing device 401 and the control device 402. It is to be.

3-7-5 Next, the VTR SET module 32 will be described.

This module is called by the scene edit module, and the menu shown in FIG. 32 is displayed.

This module is a scene editing module 3
This is a module for registering a reproduction sequence program of moving image and audio material in the AV1 edit axis and the AV2 edit axis in the menu displayed by 1.

Reference numeral 3101 denotes a moving picture W for outputting a moving picture of the video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 422 registered on the AV1 editing axis.
The AUDIO display area is shown, and the video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 4 is shown.
The moving image of the image material recorded in No. 22 is displayed. 3102
Indicates a CANCEL icon for canceling the registration of the sequence program for performing the reproduction control for displaying the moving image and returning to the SCENE module 31.

Reference numeral 3103 is a SCE registering a sequence program for performing playback control for displaying a moving image.
An OK icon for returning to the NE module 31 and for registering a sequence program for performing playback control in the scene program is shown.

Reference numeral 3104 denotes an IN counter display area for registering a reproduction start position for displaying a target moving image, which is used for registration of the reproduction start position of the image material. Three
Reference numeral 107 denotes an OUT counter display area for registering a reproduction stop position for displaying a target moving image, and the reproduction stop position is used for registration. Reference numerals 3126 and 3129 denote frame reproduction icons for controlling the video reproduction of the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422, and the moving picture WINDOW display area 3
It is used when the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position of the image material are designated in frame units by the image display 101. 3126 is a frame return, and 3129 is a frame feed.

Reference numerals 3114 and 3115 are FADs for registering whether or not a fade effect is added to the video output to the output unit 410 at the start of the video output of the video material and near the stop position.
Indicates an E setting icon, and 3114 indicates F to start moving image output.
Registering to perform ADE IN, 3115 registers to perform FADE OUT to stop moving image output. FADE
IN gradually outputs video from black display, and FADE
OUT gradually displays black from the video output.

The contents of registration as described above correspond to the sequence program.

It should be noted that the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position of the sequence storage reproduction device 403 are set to INDE.
Registered with the X SET icon.

This module is for registering these,
The function of the icon explained below is prepared.

Reference numerals 3105 and 3106 denote IN counter setting icons for operating the counter registration of the reproduction start position in the IN counter display area 3104, and 3105 is a feed and 3106 is a return. Register by operation. Reference numeral 3107 denotes an OU for registering a reproduction stop position for displaying a target moving image.
Shows the T counter display area and is used to register the playback stop position of video material. Reference numerals 3108 and 3109 denote OUT counter setting icons for operating the counter registration of the reproduction stop position in the OUT counter display area 3107.
8 is a feed, 3109 is a return, and the reproduction stop position of the video material is registered by operating the counter.

Reference numeral 3110 is an IN counter display area 31.
An IN counter SET icon for registering the reproduction start position 04 in the reproduction position display area 3124 of the video material is displayed.

3111 is an IN counter display area 31
Shown is an IN counter reset icon for resetting the counter registration of the reproduction start position 04, and the counter display of the reproduction start position is returned to the initial state. Reference numeral 3112 denotes an OUT counter SET icon for registering the reproduction stop position of the OUT counter display area 3107 by displaying a counter in the reproduction position display area 3124 of the video material.

Reference numeral 3113 indicates an OUT counter display area 3
An OUT counter reset icon for resetting the counter registration of the reproduction stop position of 107 is shown, and the counter display of the reproduction stop position is returned to the initial state.

Reference numeral 3116 denotes the sequence storage / reproduction device 4 which indicates the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position of a plurality of moving picture images.
03 and I to be recorded in the storage device of the control device 402
The NDEX number display area is shown.

Reference numerals 3117 and 3118 denote INDEX number operation icons for operating the INDEX number display in the INDEX number display area 3116.
Is a send 3118 is a return. To register the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position, one set of the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position is registered for each INDEX number. Reference numerals 3119 and 3120 denote INDEX search icons for searching the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position of the INDEX-registered video material, and the video at the reproduction start position is displayed in the moving image WINDOW display area 3101.
In the IN counter display area 3104 and the OUT counter display area 3107, the counter display of the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position is performed. 3119 return, 3
120 is sending.

Reference numeral 3121 denotes the sequence storage / reproduction device 4 which indicates the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position of the target moving image.
03 shows an INDEX SET icon to be recorded. Three
122 is an I in the INDEX number display area 3116.
INDEX for searching the playback start position and playback stop position of the video material registered according to the NDEX number display
The SEARCH icon is displayed, and the video at the playback start position of the registered video material is displayed in the video WINDOW display area 31.
01 and the counter display of the reproduction start position and the reproduction stop position is displayed in the IN counter display area 3104 and the OUT counter display area 3107.

The 3123 displays SEARC by the INDEX number display in the INDEX number display area 3116.
The PREVIEW icon for reproducing the video material that has been H is shown, and the video from the reproduction start position of the registered video material to the reproduction stop position is reproduced in the moving image WINDOW display area 3101. PREVIEW for content confirmation can be stopped by the input device of the control device 402. 3124
Indicates a reproduction position display area for performing a counter display of the reproduction position of the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422, and the moving image WINDOW
The counter of the video material displayed in the W display area 3101 is displayed. The counter display in the playback position display area displays minutes, seconds, and frames, and is created from the address information recorded in the audiovisual material.

Reference numeral 3125 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing device 422.
Shows the jog dial icon that controls the video playback of
Used to specify the start and stop positions of video material playback. The operation of the jog dial is performed by dragging the dial display with the cursor 1001 and rotating the dial display to the left and right, and one frame is stopped and reproduced, and returned and forwarded and reproduced. In addition, control of video reproduction is performed by the control device 402.
The key operation of the input device may be used.

Reference numerals 3127 and 3128 denote high-speed playback icons for controlling the video playback of the video / audio recording / playback apparatus 422, and are used for fast retrieval of the playback start position and playback stop position of the target video material. 3126 performs fast-reverse playback, and 3129 performs fast-forward playback. Reference numeral 3130 denotes a stop / play icon that controls the video playback of the video / audio recording / playback apparatus 422, and is used to temporarily stop the playback of the video material.

Reference numeral 3131 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing device 422.
The playback icon for controlling the playback of the image is displayed to play the image material. Reference numeral 3132 denotes a video / audio recording / reproducing device 422.
The stop icon for controlling the video reproduction of is displayed to stop the video reproduction.

3-7-6 Next, the MIDI module 33 will be described.

This module is called by the scene edit module and the menu shown in FIG. 33 is displayed.

This module is a module for registering a reproduction sequence program of computer music material on the MIDI editing axis in the menu displayed by the scene editing module.

Reference numeral 3203 is a FILER which calls the FILER module 38 and reads out the computer music file used for the sequence from the storage / playback device 403.
Indicates an icon.

Reference numeral 3205 denotes a computer music tempo setting area for setting a tempo which is a playing speed of computer music. 3206 and 3207 are
The tempo setting icon for setting the tempo in the computer music tempo setting area 3205 is shown. If no particular setting is made, it is set to 120. 3206 is
Send 3207 is return.

Reference numerals 3209 and 3210 denote performance time setting icons for setting the performance time of the computer music performance time display area 3208.
3210 is a return. Reference numerals 3211 and 3212 denote FADE operation icons that perform a fade effect by controlling the output volume of the computer music near the performance start and stop positions of the computer music material, and 3211 indicates a FADE I that gradually increases.
N and 3212 set FADE OUT to be gradually reduced.

Reference numeral 3213 denotes a VOLUME operation icon for setting the output volume of the performance of the computer music material, which is large on the MAX side and small on the MIN side. Reference numeral 3202 denotes an OK icon that returns to the SCENE module 31 and registers the contents of the above settings as a sequence program.

Reference numeral 3201 cancels the registration of the computer music material and returns to the SCENE module 31C
Figure 3 shows the ANCEL icon.

Reference numeral 3204 denotes a computer music file name display area for displaying the file name of the read computer music material. 3208 is
Shows the computer music playing time display area that displays the playing time of computer music material,
Display minutes, seconds, and frames. Reference numeral 3214 denotes a PREVIEW icon for executing the output of the registered computer music material to the output unit 410 and confirming the contents. The PREVIEW for confirming the contents is the control device 402.
Stop by the input device of.

3-7-7 Next, the EFECT module 34 will be described.

This module is called by the scene edit module, and the menu shown in FIG. 34 is displayed.

This module is a scene editing module 3
This is a module for registering a reproduction sequence program of a sound effect material on the EFECT axis in the menu displayed by 1.

Reference numeral 3301 denotes a sound effect material file name display area for displaying the file name of the sound effect material recorded in the sound reproducing device 423, and sets the sound effect to be reproduced.
The file name of the sound effect material is recorded in the sequence storage / playback device 403.

Reference numerals 3305 and 3306 denote sound effect material output time setting icons for setting the output time of the sound effect material output time display area 3304.
06 is a return. Reference numeral 3309 denotes a VOLUME operation icon for setting the output volume of the sound effect material,
The MAX side is set large and the MIN side is set small.

Reference numeral 3303 denotes an OK icon for returning to the SCENE module 31 and registering the contents of the above settings as a sequence program.

[0311] 3302 cancels the registration of the sound effect material,
The CANCEL icon returning to the SCENE module 31 is shown.

Reference numeral 3304 denotes a sound effect material output time display area for displaying the output time of the sound effect material. 3307,
3308 is a sound effect material file name display area 3301
The sound effect material file scroll icon for scrolling the file name display of the sound effect material is shown. 3310
Indicates a PREVIEW icon for executing the output of the registered sound effect material to the output unit 410 and confirming the content,
PREVIEW for content confirmation is stopped by the input device of the control device 402.

3-7-8 Next, the TELOP module 35 will be described.

This module is called by the scene edit module, and the menu shown in FIG. 35 is displayed.

This module is a scene editing module 3
This is a module for registering a telop display sequence program on the TELOP axis in the menu displayed by 1.

The telop is a text displayed only on the menu display device for the purpose of using the operator during the presentation.

Reference numerals 3404 and 3405 denote telop display time setting icons for setting the display time of the telop display time display area 3403. Reference numeral 3404 denotes forwarding and 3405.
Is a return. 3406 indicates the display contents of the telop,
A telop input area set by the input device of the control device 402 is shown, and display contents of about 60 characters are registered.

Reference numeral 3402 denotes an OK icon for returning to the SCENE module 31 and registering the contents of the above settings as a sequence program.

Reference numeral 3401 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the registration of the telop display and returning to the SCENE module 31.

Reference numeral 3403 denotes a telop display time display area for displaying the time for outputting the telop display to the menu display device 411.

3-7-9 Next, the COMMAND module 36 will be described.

This module is called by the scene edit module and displays the menu shown in FIG.

This module is for creating character materials and for AV
This is a module for controlling the generation of commands for controlling the display of the video material registered in one editing axis, the display control of the still image material and the CG material, and the control of the interactive presentation execution.

Reference numeral 1701 denotes an EXIT icon for returning to the SCENE module 31.

Reference numeral 1702 denotes a LOAD icon that activates the LOAD module 37 for reading out the character material, the still image material, and the CG material as sprite material.

Reference numeral 1703 denotes a TEXT icon for activating the TEXT module 39 for generating a command for performing a process for generating a character material as a sprite material. 17
04 is an S that activates the SHOW module 40 for generating a command for displaying the sprite material on the output unit 410.
Shows a HOW icon. 1705 is an SPRI that generates a command for displaying an animation of the sprite material
The SPRITE icon that activates the TE module 44 is shown.

Reference numeral 1706 indicates a COLOR icon for activating the COLOR module 45 for generating a command for changing the display color of the displayed CG material and character material. 1
Reference numeral 707 is a C that activates the CLEAR module 46 that generates a command to erase the CG material and the character material displayed on the output unit 410 and to fill the output screen with an arbitrary color.
5 shows a LEAR icon.

Reference numeral 1708 is an FL for generating a flag used to control the execution of the interactive presentation.
The FLAG icon which activates the AG module 47 is shown. Reference numeral 1709 denotes a WAIT icon that activates the WAIT module 48 that generates a command for interlocking the presentation with the operation of the input device of the control device 402. Reference numeral 1710 denotes a JUM that generates a command for controlling the operation of the input device of the control device 402 and the execution of the interactive presentation using the flag.
The JUMP icon for activating the P module 49 is shown.

Reference numeral 1711 denotes a FREEZE icon for activating a FREEZE module 50 for generating a command for displaying the video material registered on the AV1 editing axis by the scene editing program on the output section 410. 1712
Is a SHOW2 module that generates a command for controlling the reading process of the still image material stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the display of the still image material on the output unit 410.
3 shows a SHOW2 icon that activates the tool 51.

3-7-10 Next, the LOAD module 37 will be described.

This module is called by the COMMAND module 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 37 is displayed.

This module generates a command for reading out still image material and CG material stored in a predetermined area of the sequence storage / playback device 403 as a sprite material, and creates a command.
COMM in the menu displayed by the editing module 31
This is a module for registering the generated LOAD command on the AND edit axis.

In FIG. 37, reference numeral 1803 denotes a BACKGROUND registration area for registering a CG file to be read out for display as a background at the time of presentation. The CG material that can be registered here is the multimedia processing device 4
01 has at least the maximum size that can be processed, and only has both pixel data and color palette data. Reference numeral 1804 denotes a SPRITE registration area for selecting a still image file, a CG file, or a character file to be read as a sprite material.

Here, the still image material to be read is a still image that has been captured and processed into an arbitrary size. Also,
Only pixel data is used for the CG material registered in the SPRITE registration area. The file names are sequentially displayed in the SPRITE display area with the newly registered one as the head. Further, the text material created by the TEXT module 39 can be registered in the SPRITE registration area. In this case, the character material is automatically converted into pixel data, and is subsequently treated as a CG material.

Reference numeral 1806 denotes the multimedia processing device 40.
1 to operate in mask mode, SPRI
THRO which designates to combine the CG material and the character material registered in the TE registration area and the BACKGROUND registration area with the image of the full color memory 511 as a transparent color process
The UGH mode registration icon is shown.

When the multimedia processing device 401 is operated in the superimpose mode, the video data of the full color memory 511 and the CG material and character material created by the control device 402 are the same as those of the video output of the control device 402. Since it is combined with chroma key depending on the color level, TH
It is not necessary to set the ROUGH mode.

Reference numeral 1802 returns to the SCENE module 31, and the LOA for designating the read processing by the above setting.
The OK icon which registers D command into a COMMAND edit axis is shown.

This module has these settings for these settings.
The function of the icon explained below is prepared.

Reference numeral 1805 denotes the SPRITE registration area 18
04 and BACKGROUND registration area 1803
The SHOW icon for confirming the contents of the still image component material and the CG material read out is displayed and displayed on the output unit 410 in the same manner as at the time of screening to confirm the contents.

Reference numeral 1807 denotes the SPRITE registration area 18
04 and BACKGROUND registration area 1803
Delete the still image parts material and CG material registered in D
An EL icon is shown.

Reference numerals 1808 and 1809 denote SPRITE for scrolling the file name display of the still image component material and the CG material registered in the SPRITE registration area 1804.
Scroll icons are shown, 1808 is the forward, 180
9 is a return.

Reference numeral 1810 calls the FILER module 38 to SPR the still image component material and CG material recorded in a predetermined area of the sequence storage / playback apparatus 403.
6 shows FILER icons to be registered in the ITE registration area and the BACKGROUND registration area.

Reference numeral 1801 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

3-7-11 Next, the FILER command 38 will be described.

This module is an IMAGE EDITO
R module 24, file list module 23, C
Called from ONVERTER module 18, LOAD module 37, SHOW2 module 51, FIG.
The menu shown in 8 is displayed.

This module is a module for performing file operations.

Reference numeral 1901 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the material reading process and returning to the activation menu.
Reference numeral 1902 denotes an OK icon for reading or registering a file and returning to the activation source menu. 190
Reference numerals 3 and 1904 denote PATH display scroll icons for selecting a storage device of the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the control device 402, 1903 is for sending, and 1904 is for
It is a return. Reference numeral 1905 denotes the sequence storage / playback device 40.
3, P for displaying the selection state of the storage device of the control device 402
An ATH display area is shown.

Reference numeral 1906 denotes an OPEN icon for performing an operation to enter a directory having a hierarchical structure in order to search for still image material and CG material files. 1907
Searches for still image material and CG material files.
The CLOSE icon for performing an operation to exit a directory having a hierarchical structure is shown. 1908 is a still image material,
MAK that creates an area to store CG material files
The E icon is shown, and the area name is input by the input device of the control device 402. 1909 is a DELET that deletes an area for storing a still image material file and a CG material file.
Shows the E icon.

Reference numeral 1910 denotes a SEARCH icon for searching still image material and CG material by file name, and still image material recorded in the sequence storage / playback device 403.
Search CG material by keyword. 1911 is
The COPY icon for copying a still image material and a CG material is shown.

Reference numeral 1912 indicates a RENAME icon for changing the file names of the still image material and the CG material, and a new file name is input by the input device of the control device 402. 1913 is D for deleting still image material and CG material
An DELETE icon is shown. 1914 is a still image material,
A SHOW icon for confirming the contents of the CG material file is shown, and an operation equivalent to that of the SHOW icon 1805 is performed.

Reference numeral 1915 denotes a file display area for displaying the area name having a hierarchical structure and the file names of the still image material and the CG material. In this area, specify the file to be read or registered. When a file name is received as an argument when calling from another module, the file having the received file name is designated as a default. 1916, 191
Reference numeral 7 denotes an area name displayed in the file display area 1915 and a file display scroll icon for scroll-displaying the file name.
17 is a return.

Reference numerals 1918 and 1919 denote storage device selection icons for selecting a storage device when a plurality of storage devices such as a magnetic storage device, a semiconductor memory device, and an optical disk storage device are used as the sequence storage / playback device 403. .. Here, 1918 indicates a storage device or the like built in the personal computer device which is the control device 402, and 1919 indicates a magneto-optical disk or the like of the sequence storage / playback device 403.

3-7-12 Next, the TEXT module 39 will be described.

This module is called by the COMMAND module 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 39 is displayed.

This module generates a command for generating a character material as a sprite material and registers the generated TEXT command on the COMMAND editing axis in the menu displayed by the scene editing module 31. It is Le.

2001 is a character registration area 2 for displaying a list of still image files, CG files, and character files.
In step 001, a character file generated as a sprite material is selected from among the displayed characters. The file name display is
The newly registered one is displayed at the top.

In addition, this module prepares a new character file and registers it in the list in the character registration area 2001, or in order to change the contents of the existing file, the following icon functions are prepared. ing.

Reference numeral 2003 denotes a SET icon for performing an operation of registering a character input in the character input area 2036 by the input device of the control device 402 in the character registration area 2001. 2002 is a SHO for displaying and confirming the character material registered in the character registration area 2001 on the output unit 410.
The W icon is shown and the output position of the character material is also designated.
Reference numerals 2004 and 2005 denote character material display scroll icons for scrolling and displaying the character material displayed in the character registration area 2001 and the file name display of the material other than the character, 2004 is a send, and 2005 is a return.

Reference numeral 2006 denotes a standard decoration selection icon for designating the character size of the character to be registered as the standard size. If no particular character size operation is performed, the control device 402
It has the same size as the character font built into. 20
Reference numeral 07 denotes a vertical double decoration selection icon for designating that the character size of a character to be registered is doubled in the vertical direction, and a character font is modified to be doubled vertically. Reference numeral 2008 denotes a horizontal double decoration selection icon for designating the character size of a character to be registered to be doubled in the horizontal direction, and performs modification to double the character font in the horizontal direction.

Reference numeral 2009 denotes a 4-fold modification selection icon for designating the character size of a character to be registered to be doubled in the vertical and horizontal directions, and performs modification to double the character font in the vertical and horizontal directions. Reference characters 2013 and 2014 denote italic modification selection icons for designating the inclination of a character to be registered. 2013 designates the true character, and 2014 designates the italic. 2015, 201
Reference numeral 6 denotes a character color scroll icon for designating a character color of a character to be registered, 2015 is for sending, and 2016 is for returning.

Reference numeral 2017 is a character color scroll icon 2
Reference numerals 015 and 2016 denote a character color palette display area for specifying the color of the character material. 2018, 201
Reference numerals 9 and 2020 denote a framed selection icon for designating a framed character to be registered, and 2018 represents no framed and 201
9 selects a thin frame, and 2020 selects a thick frame. Reference numerals 2021 and 2022 denote character frame color scroll icons for designating the color of the character frame to be registered.
Is a send and 2022 is a return. Reference numeral 2023 denotes a character box color color palette display area for performing color display for specifying the color of the character box by the character box color scroll icons 2021 and 2022.

Reference numerals 2024, 2025 and 2026 denote shadowing selection icons for designating the shadow to be registered, 2024 is no shadow, 2025 is a close shadow, and 225 is a shadow shadow.
026 performs modification selection for far shadowing. 2027, 2
Reference numeral 028 denotes a shadow color scroll icon for designating a shadowing color to be registered, 2027 is for sending, and 2028 is for returning.

2029 is a shadow color scroll icon 20
Reference numerals 27 and 2028 denote shadow color color palette display areas for performing color display for designating a shadow color. 2030
Indicates a character font size display area for selecting the size of character font data in the storage device of the control device 402, and a desired font size is selected from the display of 32 dots, 40 dots, 48 dots, eyeline font, and the like. Reference numeral 2031 denotes a character spacing display area for displaying the spacing designation of the characters to be registered.

Reference numerals 2032 and 2033 denote font size display scroll icons in the character font size display area 2030. 2032 is forward and 2033 is return.

Reference numerals 2034 and 2035 denote the character spacing display scroll icons in the character spacing display area 2031.
Character spacing is specified in 1-dot units. 2034 is sending and 2035 is returning. Reference numeral 2012 denotes a decoration confirmation display area for confirming the character decoration of the character to be registered, and displays an arbitrary character font by decoration.

Reference numeral 2011 denotes inputting and modifying character materials by the scene editing program of the multimedia editing application 112, returning to the SCENE editing module 31, and registering the command generated in the scene program.
The K icon is displayed, and at the same time, the character material is displayed on the output unit 410 to specify the output position. However, POSITIO
When the display position is designated by N, the character material is not displayed.

Reference numeral 2010 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

3-7-13 Next, the SHOW module 40 will be described.

This module is called by the COMMAND module 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 40 is displayed.

This module generates a command for instructing the display of a still image material read as a sprite material, a CG material, and a character material generated as a sprite material, and the scene editing module 31 In the menu displayed by
This is a module for registering the generated SHOW command on the MAND editing axis.

Reference numeral 2101 denotes a BACKGROUND display area for designating the display of the material registered in the BACKGROUND registration area 1803 of the LOAD module menu. This material is displayed by CG full screen data and color palette data.

2102 is a LOAD module 37, T
A sprite material designated to be read or generated by the EXT module 39 is displayed in a SPRITE display area by a file name, and a material to be designated for display is selected. As for the display of the file name, the newly registered one is displayed at the top of the SPRITE display area.

Reference numeral 2105 denotes the sprite material output section 41.
A POSITION icon for designating the output position to 0 is shown, and when the display position is not designated, it is displayed at the display position at the time of material registration. 2106 is the output unit 4 for displaying the sprite material by activating the MESH module.
10 shows a MISH icon for designating an output position to 10 using a mesh pattern display.

Reference numerals 2107 and 2108 denote SPRITE material display scroll icons for scroll-displaying the file name of the sprite material in the SPRITE display area 2102. Reference numeral 2107 is forward and 2108 is return.

Reference numeral 2109 denotes a WIPE selection menu for designating a wipe pattern which is an output effect of the sprite material. 2110 is W, which is the output effect of the sprite material.
Shows the FAST SLOW setting icon that specifies the speed of IPE.
If you specify it on the W side, it will be slower. 2111 and 2112 are
W to scroll the WIPE selection menu 2109
An IPE scroll display icon is shown, 2111 is a forwarding, 2112 is a return.

As shown in FIG. 41, the WIPE selection menu WIPE selection menu 2109 includes patterns such as cut-in, stretch wipe, scroller, slide wipe, block, spiral, rotate pan, and line melt on the top, bottom, left, and right of the screen. It is done from the center,
64 patterns are prepared on 4 sides. The WIPE menu is a meaning icon in which a WIPE pattern is displayed by an arrow or the like. a is a wipe-in from the bottom of the screen, b
Indicates a slide-in from the center of the screen. It should be noted that each icon may be a moving image icon that represents the WIPE operation by the movement of the icon picture.

FIG. 42 shows an example of the operation designated by WIPE.

7200a, 7200b, 720 in FIG.
0c is the operation of the wipe pattern a in FIG. 41, 7210
a, 7210b, 7210c are screen displays showing the operation of the wipe pattern b in FIG. 7200a, 720
0b and 7200c are states of the screen display during wiping at a certain time, are displayed as 7200a and 7200b, and are wipe-ins where the wipe ends at 7200c.
7210a, 7210b, and 7210c also show the same display, and they are displayed as 7210a and 7210b, and the wipe-in ends at 7210c.

Now, in FIG. 40, 2113 is a PREV for confirming the contents of the display registration of the sprite material.
The IEW icon is shown to confirm execution of output to the output unit 410.

Reference numeral 2103 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

Reference numeral 2104 denotes a SCENE editing module 31 for registering display of sprite material by the scene editing program of the multimedia editing application 112.
The OK icon for registering the SHOW command for instructing the display to the scene program is displayed, and at the same time, the display on the output unit 410 is performed to confirm the registered content.

3-7-14 Next, MESH module 4
3 will be described.

This module is a SHOW module 40.
Or called by the SPRATE module 44,
The menu shown in FIG. 43 is displayed.

This module sets a mesh pattern used to specify the output position of the sprite material to the output unit 410. Here, the mesh pattern means the output unit 41.
Grid display used to specify the output position to 0, or
A pattern in arbitrary units.

In FIG. 43, reference numeral 2201 indicates that the use of the mesh pattern is stopped to specify the output position to the output unit 410, and S
HOW module 40 or SPRITE module
A CANCEL icon returning to step 44 is shown.

Reference numerals 2203 and 2204 are MESH EXPR for selecting the display of the grid used to specify the output position of the sprite material such as character material, still image component material, and CG material.
An ESSION selection icon is shown, 2203 is displayed and 2204 is not displayed. 2205, 220
Reference numerals 6, 2207, and 2208 denote X-direction MESH SIZE selection icons for designating the horizontal size of the mesh pattern, and the horizontal spacing of the mesh pattern is set for each of 5, 8, 10, and 16 dots. 2209, 22
Reference numerals 10, 2211 and 2212 denote Y-direction MESH SIZE selection icons that specify the size of the mesh pattern in the vertical direction, and the vertical interval of the mesh pattern is set for each of 5, 8, 10, and 16 dots. 2213, 2
Reference numeral 214 denotes a MESH M that specifies whether to display the mesh pattern in a grid pattern or to specify the position for each arbitrary unit.
An ODE selection icon is shown, 2213 is a LOCK icon for performing position designation for each arbitrary unit, and 2214 is a FREE icon for performing only a grid display.

Reference numeral 2202 designates an OK icon for designating the size of the mesh pattern when the mesh pattern is used for designating the output position to the output unit 410 and returning to the SHOW module 40 or the SPRITE module 44. .. The actual output position is designated by the POSITION icon on the menu of the SHOW module 40 or the SPRITE module 44.

3-7-15 Next, the SPRITE module 44 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 44 is displayed.

This module is a SPRITE for instructing the output of the sprite material to the output unit 410.
SPR generated command and COMMAND edit axis in the menu displayed by the scene edit module 31
It is a module for registering ITE commands.

Reference numeral 2301 denotes a SPRITE display area for displaying the sprite material read out or instructed to be generated by the LOAD module 37 or the TEXT module, and displays character materials, still image component materials, and CG materials by file name. To do. As for the display of the file name, the newly registered one is displayed at the top of the SPRITE display area.

Reference numerals 2302 and 2305 denote SPRITE registration number display areas for displaying the SPRITE registration number of the sprite material for animation output, and are used when a plurality of materials are repeatedly displayed. 2302 is the beginning of the iteration, 2305 is the SPRITE of the end of the iteration.
Display the registration number.

Reference numerals 2303 and 2304 denote SPRITE registration number setting icons for setting the SPRITE registration number in the SPRITE registration number display area 2302.
3 is a send, and 2304 is a return. 2306, 23
07 is S in the SPRITE registration number display area 2302
The SPRITE registration number setting icon for setting the PRIME registration number is shown, and 2306 is send and 2307 is return. Reference numerals 2308 and 2309 denote SPRITE material display scroll icons for scroll-displaying the file name of the sprite material in the SPRITE display area 2301, 2308 for sending and 2309 for returning. Two
An output unit 410 indicates the output state of the sprite material registered and displayed in the SPRITE display area 2301.
The SHOW icon is displayed for confirmation by the user.

Reference numeral 2311 designates a wipe pattern for starting the display of the animation output of the sprite material.
9 shows an N WIPE selection menu. 2312, 2313
Indicates a WIPE scroll display icon that scrolls and displays the IN WIPE selection menu 2311.
12 is sending, and 2313 is returning. 2314 is
The FAST SLOW setting icon for designating the speed of IN WIPE for starting the display of the sprite material is shown, and if it is designated on the FAST side, it is fast, and if it is designated on the SLOW side, it is slow. Reference numeral 2315 denotes an OUT WIPE selection menu for designating a wipe pattern for ending the display of the animation output of the sprite material. 2316,
Reference numeral 2317 denotes a WIPE scroll display icon for scrolling and displaying the OUT WIPE selection menu 2315, 2316 is for sending, and 2317 is for returning. Two
318 is an OUT W for ending the display of the sprite material.
Shows the FAST SLOW setting icon that specifies the speed of IPE.
If you specify it on the W side, it will be slower.

Reference numerals 2321 and 2322 denote TRACE selection icons for selecting the process of leaving the locus of the animation when outputting the animation of the sprite material. 2321 is the process of leaving the locus, and 2322 is
The process does not leave a trail. 2323, 2324, 2
Reference numerals 325 and 2326 are POSITIO for selecting an input method of a trajectory which is a motion of animation of a sprite material.
Shows N input selection icon and outputs sprite material 4
Output to 10 and input the trajectory of animation. 23
23 indicates a straight line input selection icon for inputting a straight line movement, 2324 indicates a polygonal line input selection icon for inputting a linear movement, and 2325 indicates a free curve input selection icon for inputting a free curved movement, Reference numeral 2326 denotes a fixed input selection icon whose display position does not change at an arbitrary position. Reference numeral 2327 denotes an EDIT icon for correcting the trajectory input, which is the motion of the animation of the sprite material, by the input device of the control device 402, displays the trajectory of the animation, and corrects the motion.

Reference numeral 2328 denotes the sprite material animation setting in the sprite program setting area 23.
34 shows a SET icon registered in 34.

2329, 2330, 2331, 2332
Is a TR that sets the animation of the sprite material
It shows the UCK axis, and at least four or more sprite material animations can be set at the same time. 233
Reference numeral 3 denotes a processing capacity display axis indicating the operation capacity of the sprite program setting area 2334, which is used to set the sprite material in each TRUCK according to the processing capacity. The processing capacity display axis displays the sprite processing capacity of the multimedia control unit 400 according to the SPEEDE setting 2340. 2334 is the TRUCK shaft 2329, 23
The sprite program setting area in which the animation of the sprite material is registered according to the animation settings of 30, 2331, and 2332.

Reference numerals 2335 and 2336 denote RIGHT LEFT move icons for changing the setting position of the animation registered in the sprite program setting area 2334. 2335 moves to the right side and 2336 moves to the left side. In addition, the start point and the end point of the registered animation setting are designated by the cursor, and the setting width is changed.
2337 is a sprite program setting area 233
4 shows a DEL icon for deleting the registered animation settings.

Reference numeral 2338 denotes a MESH icon for activating the MESH module 43 and designating a mesh pattern used for motion registration of animation of the sprite material.

Reference numeral 2339 denotes a LENGTH display area for displaying the total processing capacity of the multimedia control unit 400 necessary for executing the animation registered in the sprite program setting area 2334. 234
0 is the SPE that sets the execution speed of the animation registered in the sprite program setting area 2334.
The SPED setting is changed by indicating the ED setting area and changing the number of frames in the animation movement.

Reference numerals 2341 and 2342 denote SPEEDE setting icons for setting the animation execution speed in the SPEED setting area 2340. 2341 is a send and 2342 is a return. When SPEED is not set, the set value is 100.

Reference numeral 2343 denotes a PREVIEW icon for outputting the animation registration of the sprite material to the output unit 410 and confirming the execution.

Reference numeral 2319 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 39.

Reference numeral 2320 denotes an OK icon for returning to the scene editing module and registering a SPRITE command for instructing execution of the animation of the set sprite material in the scene program.

3-7-16 Next, the COLOR module 45 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 45 is displayed.

This module generates a COLOR command for changing the display color of the character material and CG material in the sprite material, and generates it in the COMMAND editing axis in the menu displayed by the scene editing module 31. This is a module for registering the registered COLOR command.

In FIG. 45, 2403, 2404, 240.
5, 2406, 2407, 2408, 2409, 241
Reference numerals 0, 2411, 2412, 2413, and 2414 denote color palette display areas for setting display colors of character materials and CG materials. Reference numeral 2403 denotes a color palette display area selected to change the set color.

Reference numeral 2415 denotes a BEFORE palette display icon for displaying the set color of the color palette before the setting change when setting the display color of the character material and the CG material. Reference numeral 2416 denotes an AFTER palette display icon for displaying the set color of the color palette when the display color settings of the character material and the CG material are changed.

Reference numerals 2417, 2418, and 2419 denote color component display areas for changing the color palette settings.
Reference numeral 417 is R indicating a red component, 2418 is G indicating a green component, and 2419 is B indicating a blue component. 242
Reference numerals 0, 2421, and 2422 denote color component setting areas for changing the color palette setting by level display.
20 sets a red component, 2421 sets a green component, and 2422 sets a blue component.

Reference numerals 2423, 2424, and 2425 denote color component numerical value setting areas for numerically displaying the color component settings for changing the color palette settings. 2423 is a red component display, 2421 is a green component display, and 2422 is , The blue component is displayed. 2426, 2427, 2428, 24
29, 2430, and 2431 are color component numerical value setting areas 2
Shown are color component numerical value input icons for setting numerical values 423, 2424, and 2425.
Is a feed and 2427, 2429, 2431 is a return.

Reference numerals 2432 and 2433 denote color component setting selection icons for selecting color components for setting the color palette. 2432 is an RGB display for setting the red, green and blue components, and 2433 is a hue, freshness and lightness. It is an HSV display that is set by the component.

Reference numeral 2434 denotes a color number display area for numerically displaying the color palette.

Reference numeral 2435 denotes a TIME icon for setting the color palette setting change time, 20 changes the color setting in 20 seconds, and 0 changes the color setting in one frame.

Reference numeral 2436 is a PR for confirming the color palette setting for setting the display color of the character material and the CG material.
The EVVIEW icon is shown, and color palette display areas 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2407,
2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412,
The set color is confirmed by the color display of 2413 and 2414.

Reference numeral 2401 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module.

Reference numeral 2402 returns to the SCENE editing module, and the COLOR command for instructing the display of the character material and the CG material in the sprite material with the set display color is displayed in the scene program in the menu of the SCENE editing module. The OK icon to be registered in is shown.

3-7-17 Next, the CLEAR module 46 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 46 is displayed.

This module generates a CLEAR command for instructing deletion of output of the character material and CG material in the sprite material to the output unit 410, and filling of the screen with an arbitrary color, and a scene editing module. CLEAR generated on the COMMAND edit axis in the menu displayed by
It is a module for registering mands.

In FIG. 46, 2503, 2504, 250
5, 2506, 2507, 2508, 2509, 251
Reference numerals 0, 2511, 2512, 2513, and 2514 represent color palette display areas, and character materials in set colors,
Set output deletion of CG material.

Reference numeral 2515 denotes a WIPE selection menu for designating a wipe pattern, which is an effect of deleting the output of the character material and the CG material and filling the screen with an arbitrary color.

Reference numerals 2516 and 2517 denote WIPE scroll display icons for scroll-displaying the WIPE selection menu 2515. 2516 is forward and 2517 is
It is a return. 2518 is a WIPE that deletes the output of the character material and the CG material, and fills the screen with an arbitrary color.
It is a FAST SLOW setting icon for designating the speed of. If it is specified on the FAST side, it becomes faster, and if it is specified on the SLOW side, it becomes slower.

Reference numeral 2519 denotes a PREVIEW icon for confirming the deletion of the output of the character material and the CG material to the output unit 410, and the setting of the filling with an arbitrary color of the screen, which is output to the output unit 410 to confirm the execution. ..

Reference numeral 2501 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module.

Reference numeral 2502 is a CLEAR for instructing to return to the SCENE editing module, delete the output of the character material and CG material according to the set contents, or fill the screen.
The OK icon for registering the R command to the scene program in the menu of the SCENE editing module is shown.

3-7-18 Next, the flag module 47 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 47 is displayed.

This module generates FLAG used for interactive execution of the presentation, and
COMM in the menu displayed by the editing module 31
It is a module registered in the AND edit axis.

In FIG. 47, reference numeral 2602 indicates a FLAG number display area for displaying the FLAG registration number.
2603 and 2604 are FLs for setting flag numbers
Shows the AG number setting icon, 2603 is send,
2604 is a return.

Reference numeral 2606 indicates a SEARCH icon for performing a scene program search by the registered FLAG, and returns to the scene edit module 31 to specify the designated FL.
A sequence program near the AG number FLAG is displayed in the sequence display area 1619.

Reference numeral 2605 denotes the COMMAN in the menu displayed by the scene editing module 31 for the FLAG having the flag number set back to the scene editing module 31.
Register to the D edit axis.

Reference numeral 2601 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the scene editing module.

3-7-19 Next, the WAIT module 48 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 48 is displayed.

This module is provided with a WAIT command for temporarily stopping the execution of the presentation and restarting the interactive presentation according to the operation of the input device of the control device 402 and the like. Generate,
CO in the menu displayed by the scene editing module 31
This is a module registered in the MMAND editing axis.

In FIG. 48, 2703 is a TIME OU.
The T display area is indicated, and even if the input device of the control device 402 is not operated, it is designated to automatically execute the sequence program after the stop after the set time of TIME OUT. Also, during the TIME OUT setting time,
Writing to the output screen by the input device of the control device 402 is accepted. The written color and shape are the CG material created and registered in advance by the CG material creation application.

2704 and 2605 are TIME OUT
TIME OUT to set the time of display area 2703
Shows the setting icon, 2704 is send, 2705 is
It is a return. 2706 and 2707 are MOUSE selection O
An N OFF icon is shown, and 2706 is an output unit 410.
A cursor 1001 is displayed on the screen, processing such as writing is accepted and the screening is restarted in accordance with the operation of the input device of the control device 402, and 2707 stops the screening of the set time sequence program regardless of the input device of the control device 402. Then, after the set time, the process of restarting the screening from the stop position is performed.

Reference numeral 2701 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

2702 is a SCENE editing module 3
Returning to step 1, the WAIT command with the set contents is displayed in the screen editing module 31 in the menu COMMA.
The OK icon registered in the ND edit axis is shown.

3-7-20 Next, the JUMP module 49 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 49 is displayed.

This module provides a JUMP command for interactively switching the position of the scene program to be executed according to the area on the presentation display screen designated by the input device of the control device 402. Module that is generated and registered in the COMMAND editing axis in the menu displayed by the scene editing module 31.
It is Le.

In FIG. 49, reference numeral 2803 denotes a jump registration area for associating an area on the display screen with a jump destination to be executed next when the area is designated by the input device of the control device 402.

Reference numeral 2804 denotes a jump destination display area for displaying the FLAG registered in the sequence program and the scene name constituting the story being edited. Two
Reference numeral 805 denotes a TIME OUT display area in which the screening is interlocked with the operation of the input device of the control device 402 in order to screen the sequence program in a programmable manner. When the input device of the control device 402 is not operated, TIME OUT is displayed.
After the set time of OUT, the processing of the next sequence program is automatically executed. 2806 and 2807 are TIM
TIM for setting the time of E OUT display area 2805
The E OUT setting icon is shown, and 2806 is a send and 2
807 is a return.

Reference numeral 2808 denotes an AREA icon for inputting an area for which a jump is designated. The area for jump designation is input using the cursor 1001 in accordance with the output of the output unit 410. 2809, 2810
Indicates an area display for designating a jump in the jump registration area 2803 and a jump registration scroll icon for scrolling the registration display of the jump destination.
Is a send and 2810 is a return.

Reference numeral 2811 denotes a SET icon for registering a jump destination in an area for jump designation for programmatically displaying a sequence program, and one jump destination is registered for each area for jump designation.

Reference numerals 2812 and 2813 denote MODE selection icons for selecting whether to set the jump destination to the designated FLAG position or to the beginning of the designated scene. 2812 is FLAG designation and 2813 is SCEN.
Indicates E designation.

Reference numerals 2814 and 2815 denote jump-destination scroll icons for scroll-displaying the jump-destination display area 2804. 2814 is forward and 2815 is return.

Reference numeral 2801 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

2802 is a SCENE editing module 3
Returning to step 1, the COMMA in the menu for displaying the JUMP command of the set contents in the scene editing module 31.
The OK icon registered in the ND edit axis is shown.

3-7-21 Next, the FREEZE module 50 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 49 is displayed.

This module is an output section 410 for the video material registered on the AV1 editing axis by the scene editing module.
COM command in the menu displayed by the scene edit module 31 by generating a FREEZE command for controlling the display on the screen.
It is a module to be registered in the MAND editing axis.

Reference numerals 2903 and 2904 denote FREEZE function selection icons for performing an output operation of the video material registered in the AV1 editing axis, and 2903 allows a still image material to be displayed as a moving image display of the video material and output of the still image material. Free
A ZE ON icon 2904 indicates a FREEZE OFF icon that enables output of a moving image display of video material.

Reference numerals 2905 and 2906 denote a presentation display device 412, a VTR device 413, and a communication device 414.
2905 shows a DISPLAY selection icon for performing output selection to the presentation display device 412,
No output to VTR device 413 and communication device 414 O
An FF icon 2906 indicates an ON icon that outputs all. The presentation display device 41
2 continues to display the screen immediately before the output is stopped until the output is started.

Reference numeral 2907 denotes a WINDOW POSITION setting icon for setting the screen size for outputting the video material registered in the AV1 editing axis to the output unit 410, and the cursor 1001 is used to input the size of the output screen.

Reference numeral 2901 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

2902 is a SCENE editing module 3
Return to step 1, and COM in the menu displayed by the scene edit module 31 for the FREEZE command of the set contents.
The OK icon registered in the MAND edit axis is shown.

3-7-22 Next, the SHOW2 module 51 will be described.

This module is a COMMAND module.
It is called by the rule 36 and the menu shown in FIG. 50 is displayed.

This module generates the SHOW2 command for instructing the reading process of the still image material stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the display of the still image material on the output unit 410, and the scene editing is performed. Module registered in COMMAND edit axis in the menu displayed by module 31
It is Le.

In FIG. 50, reference numeral 3003 denotes a story name display area for displaying a story name added to the still image material stored in the sequence storage / playback apparatus 403. 3004
Indicates a file name display area for specifying the file name of the still image material to be read and displayed.

Reference numeral 3005 denotes a FILER icon for activating the FILER module and reading the still image material stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403 to the file name display area 3004.

Reference numeral 3006 denotes a WIP designating a wipe pattern which is an effect of displaying a still image material on the output unit 410.
An E selection menu is shown. 3007 and 3008 are WIP
WIPE that scrolls the E selection menu 3006
A scroll display icon is shown, and 3007 is a feed, 3
008 is a return. 3009 is a FAST SLO that specifies the speed of WIPE for displaying still image material.
When the W setting icon is shown and designated on the FAST side, it becomes early, and when designated on the SLOW side, it becomes late.

Reference numeral 3010 denotes a PREVIEW icon for confirming the output setting of the still image material to the output unit 410, which confirms the output of the still image material.

Reference numeral 3001 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the processing and returning to the SCENE editing module 31.

3002 is a SCENE editing module 3
Return to 1 and execute the SHOW2 command with the set contents.
COMM in the menu displayed by the editing module 31
An OK icon to be registered in the AND edit axis is shown.

3-7-23 Here, each command registered in the sequence editing / editing area 1619 of the SCEAN editing module 31 by each of the above modules, and the presentation of the sequence program at the time of execution Explain the function.

FIG. 52 is a diagram for explaining the operation of displaying a CG material, in which a is a full screen material display of CG, b is a CG part material display, c is an animation display of a CG part material,
d shows an animation display of a plurality of CG component materials.

In the figure, 7700 is a sequence edit area 161 of a menu displayed by the SCENE module 31.
9 shows commands registered in COMMAND editing axis 9.

7701 is a C for BACKGROUND
The LOAD command for reading the G material is shown. 7702
Indicates a SHOW command for displaying the CG material read by the LOAD command 7701 on the screen.

7703 is CG as a SPRITE material
The LOAD command for reading the material is shown. 7704 is
The SHOW command for displaying the CG material read by the LOAD command 7703 on the screen is shown.

Reference numeral 7705 is an SPR for animating the CG material read by the LOAD command 7703.
Shows ITE command, free curve input icon 2325
The animation operation set by is executed.

Reference numeral 7706 indicates a LOAD command command for reading out a CG material for SPRITE material. SP
The command of the LOAD command for reading out the CG material of the RITE command is shown.

7708 is a LOAD command 7706,
The LOAD command 7707 shows a SPRITE command for animating the two CG materials, and the animation operation set by the polygonal line input icon 2324 is executed.

Reference numeral 7709 indicates a CG material displayed on the screen by SHOW 7702. Reference numeral 7710 indicates a CG material displayed on the screen by the SHOW command 7704. Reference numeral 7711 indicates a CG material which is animated by the SPRITE command 7705. 7712,
Reference numeral 7713 indicates a CG material that is alternately animated and displayed on the screen by the SPRITE command 7708.

Next, FIG. 53 shows the display operation of the character material commanded to the COMMAND editing axis.

In the figure, a is a character material display, b is a character material animation display, c is an animation display leaving a trajectory of a character material, and d is an end animation display leaving a trajectory of a character material. Show.

The 7800 is a SCENE editing module 3
It is the sequence edit area 1619 of the first menu, and shows the command given to the COMMAND edit axis.

Reference numeral 7801 is a TEXT for generating a character material.
Indicates a command and generates the characters (ABCD). TE
The SHOW command for displaying the character material generated by the XT command 7801 on the screen is shown.

Reference numeral 7803 is a TEXT for generating a character material.
Indicates a command and generates the (moji) character. 7804
Is a SPRITE command for animating the text material generated by the TEXT command 7803, and executes the animation operation set by the free curve input icon 2325.

Reference numeral 7805 designates an SPRI for animating the character material generated by the TEXT command 7803.
It is a TE command, and a straight line input icon 2324, T
The animation operation set by the RACE selection icon 2321 is executed.

Reference numeral 7806 denotes the character material displayed on the screen by the SHOW command 7802. 7807 is S
The character material animated by the PRINT command 7804 is shown. 7808 and 7809 are SPR
It shows the character material which is displayed as an animation by leaving a locus by the ITE command 7805. In this way, it is possible to create a character that looks three-dimensional by leaving a locus.

[0485] Next, Fig. 54 shows the display operation of the still image material, a is high speed display of the still image full screen material, b is high speed display of the still image material, and c is display of the still image part material. , D
Shows the animation display of the still image part material.

Reference numeral 7900 indicates a command registered in the COMMAND editing axis.

Reference numeral 7901 denotes a SHOW2 command for reading out a still image material and a command to be displayed on the screen. 7
Reference numeral 902 denotes reading of still image material and S for displaying on the screen.
Indicates a HOW2 command. Reference numeral 7903 denotes a LOAD command for reading a still image component material as a SPRITE material.

Reference numeral 7904 is a SHOW for displaying the still image component material read by the LOAD command 7903 on the screen.
Indicates a command. 7905 is the LOAD command 790
This is a SPRITE command for displaying the animation of the still image part material read in step 3, and executes the animation operation set by the free curve input icon 2325.

7906 is a SHOW2 command 7901
The still image material displayed by is shown. 7907 is SH
The still image material displayed by the OW2 command 7902 is shown. Reference numeral 7908 denotes a still image component material displayed by the SHOW command 7904. 7909 is SPRI
The still image component material animated by the TE command 7905 is shown.

Next, FIG. 55 shows the operation of changing the display color of the character material.

In the figure, a is a display of CG part material, and b is
The color palette setting is changed from blue to red, c is the display of the character material, and d is the color palette setting from white to yellow.

8000 is a COMM of the sequence edit area 1619 in the menu of the SCENE module 31.
The command given to the AND edit axis is shown.

[0493] 8001 is C as a SPRITE material.
The LOAD command for reading the G material is shown. 8002
Indicates a SHOW command for displaying the CG material read by the LOAD command 8001 on the screen. 8003
Is a COLO that changes the display color of the displayed CG material.
It is an R command and changes the display color of the CG material from blue to red. 8004 is a TEX that generates a character material
Indicates a T command. 8005 is a TEXT command 80
The TEXT command for displaying the character material generated in 04 on the screen is shown. Reference numeral 8006 denotes a COLOR command for changing the displayed CG and the white display of the character material to the yellow display.

Reference numeral 8007 denotes a CG material displayed by the SHOW command 8002. 8008 is COLO
The blue part of the CG material is changed to red by the R command 8003 to indicate the CG material. 8009 is SHO
The character material displayed by the W command 8005 is shown.
8010 is CG by COLOR command 8003
The blue part of the material indicates a CG material whose color is changed to red. 8011 uses the COLOR command 8006
The white part of the character material indicates the character material whose color has been changed to yellow.

8012 is a COLOR command 8006
Due to this, the white part of the CG material was changed to yellow C
G material is shown.

Next, FIG. 56 shows the operation of deleting the display of the CG material and the character material. In the figure, a is the display of the still image full screen material, and b is the CG part material and the character. The display of the material, c is the deletion of the display of the CG part material and the character material, and d is the filling in white.

In the figure, reference numeral 8100 indicates a command issued to the COMMAND edit axis of the sequence edit module 31.

Reference numeral 8101 denotes the reading of a still image material and the SHOW2 command to be displayed on the screen. 8102 is
The LOAD command for reading out a CG material as a SPRITE material is shown. 8103 is a LOAD command 8102
The SHOW command for displaying the CG material read in step 3 on the screen is shown.

Reference numeral 8104 is a TEXT for generating a character material.
It is a command and generates (ABC). 8105
Indicates a SHOW command for displaying the text material generated by the TEXT command 8104 on the screen.

Reference numeral 8106 designates a CLEAR command for filling and deleting the display of CG and character material with a transparent color, whereby only a still image is displayed. 810
Reference numeral 7 is a CLEAR command for filling the display screen with an arbitrary color, which is filled with white. At this time, it is assumed that a still image exists below the filled screen.

Reference numeral 8108 denotes a SHOW2 command 8101.
The still image material displayed by is shown. 8109 is SP
The RITE command 8105 indicates the (ABC) character material. Reference numeral 8110 indicates a CG component material displayed by the SHOW command 8103. 8111 is CLEA
The R command 8106 shows a display screen in which the CG part material and the character material are deleted. Reference numeral 8112 indicates a display screen which is painted in white by the CLEAR command 8107.

Next, FIG. 57 shows the function of the WAIT command. In the figure, a is a screen display before the operation of the WAIT command. b is a screen display during operation of the WAIT command, in which cursor display and writing are performed,
C shows the case where neither cursor display nor writing is performed, and c shows the screen display after the WAIT command operation. Note that when the cursor is displayed and the writing is performed, the writing content is shown in c, but the writing may be continued until CLEAR is executed without deleting.

In the figure, reference numeral 8300 denotes a sequence edit area 1619 of the menu of the SCENE edit module 31, and shows a command registered in the COMMAND edit axis.

Reference numeral 8301 indicates a WAIT command. Further, 8302 also indicates a WAIT command.

Reference numeral 8303 denotes a still image display before the operation of the WAIT command. Reference numeral 8304 denotes a cursor display that is displayed during the operation of the WAIT command, which is used as a pointer in the presentation. Reference numeral 8305 denotes a write operation during operation of the WAIT command, which is a figure to be written,
Also, the line is the CG material creation application 103 in advance.
Use the one created by. 8306 is a WAIT
Shows the display screen during command operation, and shows the case where writing is not performed.

Reference numeral 8307 denotes a screen on which the operation of the WAIT command is finished and the subsequent LOAD command and SHOW command are executed.

Next, FIG. 58 shows the operation of the JUMP command. In the figure, a is a display screen when the area 8407 is selected by the cursor, b is a screen display during the operation of the JUMP command, and the cursor is displayed and the area selection is accepted, and c is Screen display after timeout when no area is selected with the cursor, d is
The display screen when selecting the area 8410 is shown.

8400 is a SCENE editing module 3
The registered FLAG and JUMP commands are shown on the COMMAND editing axis of the sequence editing area 1619 of No. 1. 840
1 indicates FLAG. Reference numeral 8402 indicates a JUMP command. 8403 shows FLAG.

Reference numeral 8404 denotes a cursor display displayed on the screen during the operation of the JUMP command to select an area for designating the JUMP destination.

Reference numeral 8405 indicates a still image component display. 84
Reference numeral 06 indicates a still image display. Reference numeral 8407 denotes an area for designating a JUMP destination, and FLAG8 is selected by selecting the cursor.
The area 401 is set to JUMP to the position. The JUMP destination is not limited to the same scene, and may be JUMPed to another scene. 8408
Indicates a still image display at the JUMP destination.

Reference numeral 8409 denotes a screen display when the JUMP destination is not designated. Reference numeral 8410 indicates an area for designating a JUMP destination, and FLAG 840 is selected by selecting the cursor.
It is an area set to JUMP to position 3. Reference numeral 8411 indicates an animation display of the character material executed at the JUMP destination.

Next, FIG. 59 shows CG material, still image material,
The output operation of the video and audio material is shown. In the figure, a is the screen display before the moving image is displayed, b is the moving image display start, c is the moving image display end, d is the audio output start, and e is the End of output, f indicates start of moving image and sound output, and g indicates end of moving image and sound output.

8500 is a SCENE editing module 3
The commands and sequence programs registered in the COMMAND edit axis and AV edit axis of the sequence edit area 1619 of No. 1 are shown. 8501 is a WINDOW for displaying a moving image
This shows the FREEZE command for setting the OW POSITION.

Reference numeral 8502 denotes a FREEZE command for setting FREEZE OFF for starting the screen display of a moving image. Reference numeral 8503 denotes a VTR SET operation that sets the output of the moving image material to the AV1 edit axis. 850
4 is FREEZE ON for ending the screen display of the moving image
Is displayed to switch the multimedia processing device 401 to a mode in which a still image can be displayed.

Reference numeral 8505 denotes a VTR SET operation for setting the output of the audio material on the AV2 edit axis. 8506
Indicates a FREEZE command for setting the WINDOW POSITION for displaying a moving image. Reference numeral 8507 denotes a FREEZE command for setting FREEZE OFF for starting the screen display of a moving image. 8508 is an F that sets FREEZE ON for ending the screen display of the moving image.
Indicates the REEZE command.

Reference numeral 8509 denotes a VTR SET operation for setting the output of the moving image material on the AV1 edit axis. 8510
Is a VTR that sets the output of audio material to the AV2 editing axis.
The SET operation is shown. 8511 is WINDOW PO
The moving image display output on the screen is shown according to the SITION setting 8501 and the FREEZE OFF setting 8502.

Reference numeral 8512 indicates a still image display. 513
Sets the video display 8511 to FREEZEON 8504
Shows a FREEZE display in which the moving image material output is a still image. Reference numeral 8514 denotes a display of the CG component material displayed on the screen while displaying the moving image of 8503. The CG material is a still image,
Also, a composite image is displayed in the moving image display. The 8515 is
WINDOW POSITION setting 8506, FRE
EZE OFF setting 8507, VTR SET operation 85
By 09, the moving image display output on the screen is shown, and the later executed one is displayed overlaid on the previously displayed one. Reference numeral 8516 indicates the output of the audio material 8510.

Similarly, reference numeral 8520 indicates a sequence edit area 1619 of the SCENE edit module 31.

Reference numeral 8521 denotes a FREEZE command for setting FREEZE OFF for starting the screen display of a moving image. The 8522 is a WINDOW P that displays a moving image.
The FREZE command to set OSITION is shown. After setting FREEZE OFF, WINDOW P
The OSITION may be set. However,
In this case, the WINDOW POSITIO before the setting
A video may be output with N.

Reference numeral 8523 denotes a FREEZE command for setting FREEZE ON for ending the screen display of the moving image. The 8524 is an FRE that starts the screen display of a moving image.
If the WINDOW command for setting the EZE OFF is shown and the WINDOW POSITION of the video output is not set, the WINDOW POS command executed immediately before is displayed.
A moving image is output according to the setting of ITION setting 8522.

Reference numeral 8525 denotes a FREEZE command for setting FREEZE ON for ending the screen display of the moving image.

Similarly, reference numeral 8530 denotes the sequence edit area 1619 of the SCENE module 31.
The 8531 is a WINDOW POSIT for displaying a moving image.
The FREEZE command which sets ION is shown. The FREEZE command which sets FREEZE OFF which starts the screen display of a moving image is shown. The 8533 is a FRE that sets the WINDOW POSITION for displaying moving images.
Indicates an EZE command.

Reference numeral 8534 is a WINDOW for displaying a moving image.
A FREEZE command for setting the POSITION is shown, and a plurality of WINDOW POSITION settings can be used to give an effect to the moving image display.
8535 is FREEZE for ending the screen display of the moving image.
Indicates a FREEZE command for setting ON.

Next, the COMMAND editing axis in the sequence editing area 1619 of the SCENE editing module 31,
FIG. 60 shows the operation of the sequence program for outputting the still image material and the audiovisual material registered in the AV editing axis.

In the figure, a indicates the start of moving image display, b indicates the display of still image component material, c indicates the display of moving image and CG component material, and d indicates the display of still image material.

The 8600 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
The commands and sequence programs registered in the ND edit axis and AV1 edit axis are shown.

Reference numeral 8601 is a WINDOW for displaying a moving image.
The FREEZE command for setting POSITION is shown. 8602 is an FRE for starting the screen display of a moving image
The FREEZE command for setting EZE OFF is shown. 8603 is FREE for ending the screen display of the moving image.
This is a FREEZE command for setting ZE ON, and switches the operation mode of the multimedia processing device 401 between still image display and moving image display.

Reference numeral 8604 denotes a VTR SET operation for setting the output of the moving image material on the AV1 edit axis. 8605
Is a FREEZE OFF that starts the screen display of the moving image.
Shows a FREEZE command for setting. 8606 is
The FREEZE command for setting FREEZE ON for ending the screen display of the moving image is shown.

Reference numeral 8607 indicates a still image display. 8608
,, WINDOW POSITION setting 8601,
FREEZE OFF setting 8602, video registration 8604
Shows the output moving image display. 8609 displays the video displayed on the video display 8607 as FREEZE O.
A still image with N setting 8603 is shown. 86
Reference numeral 10 indicates the display of the still image component material. 8611 displays the still image display of the moving image displayed on the moving image display 8607.
Video registration 860 by FREEZE OFF 8605
4 shows a moving image display continued from FIG. 8612 shows the display of the CG component material. Reference numeral 8613 indicates the display of a still image material.
8614 shows the display of the CG component material.

Next, FIG. 61 shows the SCENE editing module.
Sequence CO in the sequence editing area 1619 of the rule 31
MMAND edit axis, AV1 edit axis, AV2 edit axis, MI
The operation of outputting the CG material, character material, still image material, video / audio material, computer music material, sound effect material, and telop material registered in the DI editing axis, EFECT editing axis, and TELOP editing axis is shown.

In the figure, a is the start of the scene program, and b
Is the end of the still image material display, c is the start of video and audio material playback, d is the start of moving image material output, e is the start of reading the CG material, f is the end of reading the CG material, and g is the , C
Start display of G material, h is end display of CG material, i is
End of playback of audio material and start of output of computer music material, j is start of generation of character material, k is end of generation of character material, l is start of animation display of character material, m is animation of character material Display end, n
Is the end of the output of the moving image material, the end of the reproduction of the moving image material, the end of the output of the computer music material, o is the start of the reading of the still image part material, p is the end of the reading of the still image part material, and q is the still image. Display start of parts material, r is start of playback of video material, output of sound effect, start of telop display, s is end of display of still image parts material, t is FREEZE OFF to start output of video material, And output of sound effect ends, u starts deletion of CG material and character material, v
Indicates the end of deletion of CG material and character material, and end of telop display, and w indicates WAIT setting.

8700 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
The commands and sequence programs registered in the ND edit axis, AV1 edit axis, AV2 edit axis, MIDI edit axis, EFECT edit axis, and TELOP edit axis are shown.

Reference numeral 8710 indicates the display of the output screen of the menu display device 411. Reference numeral 8711 denotes a moving image display. 8
Reference numeral 712 indicates a still image display. 8713 shows a moving image display. Reference numeral 8714 indicates a CG material display. 8715 is
The still component image display is shown. 8716 indicates a telop display. Reference numeral 8717 denotes a cursor display of the WAIT function displayed on the presentation display device 412, and cursor display or writing is selected. 8718 is
The video display is shown. Reference numeral 8720 denotes a display of an output screen of a device other than the menu display device 411 of the output unit 410 that outputs a presentation.

Reference numeral 8721 denotes a moving image display. 8722
Indicates a still image display. 8723 shows a moving image display.
Reference numeral 8724 indicates a CG material display. Reference numeral 8725 indicates a still part image display. Reference numeral 8726 indicates a cursor display. 8
Reference numeral 727 indicates a moving image display. 8730 is an output unit 410
Shows the audio output of. 8731 indicates the end of voice output. 8732 indicates the start of computer music output. 8733 indicates the output of the sound effect.

3-7-24 By the way, the scene program 8800 created by the scene editing module 31 is a sequential format sequence so that it can be processed by the control device 402 before the presentation is executed.
It is converted to a program.

FIG. 62 shows this conversion.

The upper diagram in FIG. 62 shows the COMMAND editing axis, A.
V1 edit axis, AV2 edit axis, MIDI edit axis, EFEC
These are sequence programs and commands that output CG material, character material, still image material, video / audio material, computer music material, sound effect material, and telop material registered in the T edit axis and TELOP edit axis. Is the list shown below.

In the figure, a is the start of the scene program, and b is
Is the end of the still image material display, c is the start of video and audio material playback, d is the start of moving image material output, e is the start of reading the CG material, f is the end of reading the CG material, and g is the , C
Start display of G material, h is end display of CG material, i is
End of playback of audio material and start of output of computer music material, j is start of generation of character material, k is end of generation of character material, l is start of animation display of character material, m is animation of character material Display end, n
Is the end of the output of the moving image material, the end of the reproduction of the moving image material, the end of the output of the computer music material, o is the start of reading the still image part material, p is the end of the reading of the still image part material, and q is the still image. Display of component material start, r is start of moving image material reproduction, output of sound effect, start of telop display, s is end of display of still image component material, t is start of output of moving image material, and sound effect End, u is CG material, deletion start of character material, v is CG material, deletion end of character material, and end of telop display, w is WAIT
Show settings.

As described above, the controller 402 operates according to the converted scene program. Here, the operation of the control device 402 is shown in FIG.

FIG. 63 shows the COMMAND editing axis, AV1.
Performs processing of CG material, character material, still image material, audiovisual material, computer music material, sound effect material, telop material registered in the editing axis, AV2 editing axis, MIDI editing axis, EFECT editing axis, and TELOP editing axis. The operating state of the control device 402 is shown.

The 8900 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of 1.
AV1 edit axis, AV2 edit axis, EFECT edit axis, TE
The sequence program registered in the LOP edit axis is shown.

Reference numeral 8901 denotes a process for starting the reproduction of the moving image material, which is a process for activating the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 of the media reproducing unit 420. Reference numeral 8902 indicates a process for ending the reproduction of the moving image material, and indicates a stop process for the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 of the media reproducing unit 420. 890
Reference numeral 3 denotes a process for starting reproduction of audio material, which is a process for activating the media reproduction unit 420 to the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422. Reference numeral 8904 denotes a process for ending the reproduction of the audio material, which is a stop process for the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 of the media reproducing unit 420. Reference numeral 8905 denotes a process of starting the reproduction of the sound effect material, which is a process of activating the media reproducing unit 420 to the audio reproducing device 423. Reference numeral 8906 denotes a process for ending the reproduction of the sound effect material, which is a stop process for the audio reproducing device 423 of the media reproducing unit 420. 89
Reference numeral 07 denotes a process for starting the telop display, which is a telop output process to the menu display device 411. 890
Reference numeral 8 denotes a process for ending the telop display, which is a process for deleting the telop output to the menu display device 411.

Reference numeral 8909 indicates the processing state of the control device 402. Reference numeral 8910 indicates the unprocessed state of the control device 402.

Similarly, 8920 indicates the sequence edit area 1619 of the SCENE edit module 31, and C
The commands and sequence programs registered in the OMMAND edit axis and MIDI edit axis are shown.

Reference numeral 8921 denotes a still image material display process, which is the reading process of the still image material of the sequence storage / playback device 403 and the display process to the output unit 410. 8922
Indicates a CG material reading process, in which the CG material of the sequence storage / playback device 403 is displayed on the display memory devices 7302, C.
A process of reading to the save area of the G memory 512 is shown. 89
Reference numeral 23 denotes a display process of the CG material on the output unit 410,
The display processing of the CG material read in the save area of the display memory device 7302 and the CG memory 512 is shown. 8924
Indicates a process for generating a character material, which is a process for generating a target character material by character modification from the character font data of the sequence storage / playback device 403, and writing it in the save area of the display memory device 7302 and the CG memory 512. Show. Reference numeral 8925 denotes an animation display process of the character material on the output unit 410, and a display process of the character material written in the display memory device 7302 and the save area of the CG memory 512. Reference numeral 8926 denotes a display color changing process of the CG material and the character material displayed on the output unit 410, and the CG of the display memory device 7302 and the CG memory 512.
A process for changing a color palette for setting colors of materials and character materials will be described.

Reference numeral 8927 indicates C displayed on the output unit 410.
The processing for deleting the G material and the character material is shown, and the processing for filling the display areas of the display memory device 7302 and the CG memory 512 with CG of an arbitrary color is shown. Reference numeral 8928 denotes an output process of the computer music material to the output unit 410, and a process of the audio reproduction device 423 of the media reproduction unit 420 to the MIDI sound source device. Reference numeral 8929 indicates a processing state of the control device 402. 8930 is a control device 40
2 shows the untreated state.

3-7-25 At the end of the description of the module of the multimedia editing application 112, the above-mentioned scene editing module is described.
CHECK function activated by the rule 31 and the above-mentioned FLAG
The search function of the module 47 will be described.

First, the CHECK function activated by the scene editing module 31 will be described.

FIG. 64 shows the COMMAND editing axis, AV1.
CG material, character material, still image material registered in the editing axis,
The CHECK function shows a process for automatically correcting the processing time so as to eliminate the non-processing time of the sequence program for outputting the video / audio material.

[0550] 9000 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
The sequence programs and commands when the processing time is not strictly registered in the ND edit axis and the AV1 edit axis are shown below.

9010 is a SCENE editing module 3
With the CHECK function of No. 1, the registration time of the sequence program other than the FREEZE function for controlling the display of the moving image material is corrected, and the processing for eliminating the unprocessed time is performed.
The display which corrected the registration time of the sequence program of 0 is shown.

Reference numeral 9011 is a WINDOW POS.
The registration of the sequence program for setting the IION is shown. 9012 is a FREE for starting the screen display of a moving image.
The FREEZE command for setting ZEOFF is shown. 9
013 is FREEZE O for ending the screen display of the moving image.
The FREEZE command for setting N is shown.

When using the CHECK function, the area for selecting the sequence program for correcting the processing time may be designated as follows.

9020 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
The command when the processing time is not strictly registered in the ND edit axis is shown.

Reference numeral 9021 denotes a display for designating an area for selecting a sequence program for correcting the processing time. 9022 shows a cursor display. 9030
Shows a display in which the registration time of the sequence program selected in 9021 is corrected.

FIG. 65 shows the operation of the FLAG search function registered in the COMMAND edit axis sequence program.

In the figure, 8200 indicates the sequence edit area 1619 of the SCENE edit module 31, which is a CO
Commands and FLA registered in the MMAND editing axis
G is shown. 8201 shows FLAG. 8202 also
FLAG is shown, and FLAG existing outside the sequence edit area 1619 is shown.

The 8210 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
FLAG8202 registered in the ND edit axis is
The display at the time of searching by the SEARCH icon of the module 47 is shown.

Reference numeral 8211 indicates FLAG8202 searched by the SEARCH icon.
The scene program in the vicinity of the registration is displayed in the sequence edit area 1619, and the FLAG8202 is blinked.

The 8220 is a SCENE editing module 3
1 shows the sequence edit area 1619 of the first, COMMA
9 shows a plurality of FLAG displays registered on the ND edit axis. 8
221, 8222 shows FLAG registered into the COMMAND editing axis.

Reference numerals 8223 and 8224 denote FLAGs registered in the COMMAND editing axis.

Note that these FLAGs are a pair of LOA
D, SHOW, TEXT, and SPRINT are registered during the sequence.
When used as the jump destination of the UMP function, the jump destination F
Since the LOAD and TEXT registered before the LAG are not executed, the S registered next to the FLAG of the jump destination is executed.
HOW and SPRINT are not executed.

3-8 Presentation Screening Application 113 3-8-1 First, the ON AIR module 66 will be described.

This module is called when the presentation screening application 113 is activated by the switch application 111, and the menu shown in FIG. 66 is displayed.

This module creates a presentation screening program which is a combination of story programs edited by the multimedia editing application 112, and makes a presentation in accordance with the program.

In the figure, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1
104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108
This is the same as the menu displayed by the main menu module 13.

Reference numeral 1109 denotes a story list display area for displaying the story program name created by the multimedia editing application 112 and the time required for the story program to be shown. Used in the program.

Reference numeral 1110 denotes a PROGRAM list display area for displaying the story program name of the presentation selected from the story list display area 1109, and the presentation program is constituted by the displayed story program.

Now, the order of the story programs in the presentation program is determined by the designation of the screening mode.

Reference numeral 1121 denotes a SEQUENTIAL screening mode selection icon for selecting a mode for screening in the displayed story program order in accordance with the PROGRAM / list display 1110. 1122 is PROGRA
11 shows a RANDOM screening mode selection icon for randomly screening the story program of the M / list display 1110.

Reference numeral 1123 denotes a one-way screening mode selection icon for displaying PROGRAM once and returning to the ON AIR module 13 in the display order of the PROGRAM / list display 1110. 1124 is PROGRA
The M. list display 1110 PROGRAM is repeatedly displayed, and the repeated display mode selection icon is shown for continuing the display until an operation is performed by the input device of the control device 402. 11
25 is the PRO of the PROGRAM / list display 1110
REC MO that automatically records multimedia presentations by VTR device 413 when GRAM is shown
The DE selection icon is shown, and the connection device of the VTR device 413 is also selected.

[0572] Reference numeral 1126 indicates PROGRAM in the PROGRAM list display 1110 as SEQUENTIAL showing mode 1121, RANDOM showing mode 1122,
One-way screening mode 1123, Repeated screening mode 11
24 shows the display of the PLAY icon for starting the screening in accordance with the instruction of 24.

This module also has the following icon functions in order to prepare the above operations.

Reference numerals 1111 and 1112 denote story list display scroll icons for scrolling the story list display. Reference numeral 1111 denotes feed 1112.
Is a return. Reference numeral 1113 denotes a SEARCH start-up icon that searches for a target story program from the story list display by using a keyword of the story program name. Reference numeral 1114 indicates a CANCEL icon for canceling the SEARCH function.

Reference numeral 1115 indicates an OK icon for executing the SEARCH function for searching the story program name by a keyword. Reference numeral 1116 denotes a keyword display area in which a keyword for performing SEARCH is input by the input device of the control device 402 and displayed.

[0576] Reference numeral 1117 is a TOTAL LENGT which displays the total time of the presentation times of the selected presentations in the PROGRAM / list display area 1110.
An H display area is shown. 1118 and 1119 are PROG
Shows a PROGRAM / list display scroll icon for scrolling and displaying the story program name in the RAM / list display area 1110.
19 is a return.

Reference numeral 1120 denotes a PROGRAM / list display delete icon for deleting the selected story program in the PROGRAM / list display area 1110.

3-8-2 Next, the STOP module 67 will be described.

This module is called when a stop operation is made by the input device of the control device 402 during the presentation being executed by the ON AIR module 66, and the menu shown in FIG. 67 is displayed. To do.

[0580] This module has finished screening and is on AI.
A process of returning to the R module 66, a process of restarting the screening, and the like are performed.

[0581] Reference numeral 1203 is a REPLAY PREVIOUS command for designating that the presentation of the presentation is restarted from a scene before the scene where the story is stopped during the presentation.
Shows the SSCENE icon. 1204 REPLAYTHI specifies to resume the presentation of the presentation from the beginning of the stopped scene of the story in the middle of the presentation.
Shows the S SCENE icon. 1205 designates NEXT to restart the presentation of the presentation from the scene next to the stopped scene of the story in the middle of the presentation.
Shows the SCENE icon. Reference numeral 1206 denotes a SELECTSCENE icon that designates to restart the presentation of the presentation from an arbitrary scene in the story during the presentation.

Reference numeral 1202 designates an OK icon for executing processing in accordance with designation of restart of the screening or termination of the screening.

Reference numeral 1201 denotes a CANCEL icon for canceling the stopped state of the screening by the stop operation, and restarts the screening of the presentation from the stopped position.

[0584] Reference numeral 1207 cancels the screening of the story in the middle of the screening and displays the next story selected in the PROGRAM 1110, or returns to the ON AIR module 66 if the next story is not selected.
S STORY icon is shown. In 1208, EXIT PRO ends the screening and returns to the ON AIR module.
A GRAM icon is shown.

Reference numeral 1209 denotes a scene list display area for displaying the scene composition name of the story being screened when the SELECT SCENE icon 1206 is selected. 1210 and 1211 are scene list displays 12
09 shows a scene list display scroll icon for scrolling display 09, 1210 is send, 1211 is
It is a return.

3-9 Others 3-9-1 First, the HELP module 68 will be described.

This module is called by specifying the lower left of the menu displayed by each module with the cursor, and a menu explaining how to use the specified lower left is displayed. ..

FIG. 68 is a menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by the ON AIR module 66, and FIG.
9 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the STOP module 67, and FIG. 70 is an EDIT ST
71 is a menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by the ORY module 28, and FIG.
72 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by, FIG. 72 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the SCENE editing module 31, and FIG. 73 is COM.
FIG. 74 shows a menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by the MAND module 36.
A menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by 7.
75 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the FILER module 38, and FIG. 76 is a TEXT menu.
78 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the module 39, and FIG. 77 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the SHOW module 40.
Is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the MESH module 43, FIG. 79 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the SPRITE module 44, and FIG. 80 is a COLOR module. -Menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by the rule 45, FIG.
A menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the CLEAR module 46, FIG. 82 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the FLAG module 47, and FIG. 83 is a WAIT module. A menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by 48, FIG.
A menu for explaining the usage of the menu displayed by the P module 49, FIG. 85, is a FREEZE module 50.
Is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by, FIG. 86 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by VTR SET module 32, and FIG. 87 is a MID.
88 is a menu explaining how to use the menu displayed by the I module 33. FIG. 88 is a menu diagram illustrating how to use the menu displayed by the TELO module 35. FIG. 89 is a VIDEO LIST module. A menu for explaining how to use the menu displayed by the rule 17 is shown.

The data of these menus are recorded in the sequence storage / playback device 403.

Also, by designating the lower left of the menu with the cursor, the display returns to the menu of the module that called this module.

3-9-2 Next, the SET UP module 90 will be described.

The SET UP module 90 is called from the switch application 111 and displays the menu shown in FIG.

This module is a module for setting the connected equipment of the multimedia presentation system.

In the figure, 4501, 4502, 4503, 4
504, 4505, 4506, 4507, 4508 are
It is the same as the menu displayed by the main menu module 13.

Reference numerals 4509 and 4510 denote connection device setting icons for designating the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 reproduced by the sequence program registered in the AV1 editing axis of the menu displayed by the SCENE editing module 31. , 4509 are video disc player devices, 4
510 selects a VTR device.

Reference numerals 4511 and 4512 denote connection device setting icons for designating the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422 reproduced by the sequence program registered on the AV2 editing axis of the menu displayed by the SCENE editing module 31. , 4511 are video disc player devices, 4
512 selects a VTR device.

Reference numerals 4513 and 4514 denote input device selection icons for selecting an input device of the control device 402, and select a POINTING DEVICE device for input. 4513 designates a mouse device, and 4514 designates a touch panel device.

Reference numerals 4515 and 4516 denote operation selection icons for selecting an operation of the multimedia processing device 401. 4515 is an operation and 4516 is a non-operation specification.
If no operation is designated, the control device 402 operates independently using only materials that the control device 402 can generate.

Reference numerals 4517 and 4518 denote the audio reproducing device 42.
3 shows a device setting icon for performing the operation setting of the MIDI device of the device No. 3, 4517 is an operation, and 4518 is no operation, and if no operation is designated, it operates as if no MIDI device exists.

3-9-3 Next, the WAIT, error and comment modules 91 will be described.

This module displays, on the menu display device 411, comments relating to the operation state of software, the occurrence of errors, etc. in relation to the operation of the multimedia presentation system.

This module is a material creation software 1
00 or when it is necessary to restrict the icon operation due to the reason that the processing received during execution of the multimedia control software 110 takes a long time, or when an error occurs during the operation of the multimedia control software 110. It will be started automatically.

FIG. 91 shows the menu displayed by this module.

In the figure, reference numeral 801 denotes the material creation software 1
00 or a WAIT menu for displaying a waiting comment in order to limit icon operations during execution of the multimedia control software 110. In this case, this module ends when it is not necessary to restrict the icon operation.

Reference numeral 802 denotes the material creation software 100,
If an error occurs while operating the multimedia control software 110, the error content is displayed.
The comment display area of R menu is shown.

[0606] In this case, this module ends when the OK icon 803 is designated by the cursor 1001.

Reference numeral 804 denotes the material creation software 100,
9 shows a comment menu for displaying an explanation of the operation procedure of the multimedia control software 110.

In this case, this module automatically ends after a lapse of a certain time.

When this module is finished, it returns to the module that was being executed before this module was started.

4] Hereinafter, the operation of the multimedia presentation system according to the present embodiment will be described.

Creation of presentation contents by the multimedia presentation system is accepted by the menu and icon displayed on the menu display device 411 and cursor operation by the input device of the control device 402. As described above, in the multimedia presentation according to the present embodiment, the creation of the media material through the graphical user interface, the time series editing of the created multimedia material, and the
It consistently supports a series of operations required for multimedia presentation production up to the presentation based on the edited result.

4-1 First, the operation of creating a media material will be described.

[0613] SW for switching to the material creation application for creating the material for each media
ITH module 14 or main menu module
This is done by activating the material creation software according to rule 13. This activation can be performed regardless of whether the multimedia presentation is being edited or showing.

4-1-1 The CG material creating operation will be described.

[0615] Computer graphic materials are created by CG such as IMAGE EDITOR module 24.
The drawing is performed by the material creating application and the CG data is loaded from the CG library by the video input device 421.

The CG library is a collection of CG data shown in FIGS. 25 to 27 which is considered to be necessary for presentation, and is read out from a recording medium such as a floppy disk by the CG material creation application 103 and used as a CG material. To use. The CG material created and read is the sequence storage / playback device 403.
Is recorded in a predetermined area of, and is called and edited by the multimedia editing application 112.

Note that when the presentation is executed, CG
The output of the material and the natural image material to the output unit 410 is performed so that the output of the CG material is superimposed on the output of the natural image material. Therefore, a portion painted in a transparent color by the CG material creation application 103, or a portion not particularly written, is processed by the above-described mask mode or superimpose mode to obtain a transparent color. The CG material and the natural image that have been displayed and output on the screen before the display of the CG are output as they are.

4-1-2 The operation of creating character material will be described.

The character material is created by the TEXT module 39 of the multimedia editing application 112 or by using the CG material creating application 103.

The text material is created by the TEXT module 39 during the scene editing of the multimedia editing application 112. In combination with the editing of other media, the input of the character contents is performed by the input device of the control device 402 and the character modification is performed. Designate.

To create a character material by the TEXT module 39, only the character generation procedure is registered in the sequence program, and the character material is generated during the presentation of the presentation.

[0622] It should be noted that when a text with complicated modification designation such as waku, shading, double-width, etc. is generated during the presentation of a presentation from TEXT module 39, it takes time to generate the target character. TEXT module 39
It is possible to perform data conversion so that the character material generated during editing can be treated as a CG material. Also, after conversion,
It can be processed as a CG material by the CG material creation application 103.

The data-converted character material is recorded in a predetermined area of the sequence storage / playback device 403 like the CG material, and is called and used as the CG material by the multimedia editing application 112.

4-1-3 The operation of creating video material will be described.

The video material is created by controlling the video / audio recording / reproducing apparatus 422 by the DUBBING module 15 of the video / audio material editing application 102 to extract a necessary portion of the target video material from the video media such as a VTR tape. This is performed by dubbing editing that is loaded into another video / audio recording / reproducing device 422.

[0626] When the video material is fetched from the VTR tape, a search operation for a necessary portion of the video material is performed using the time code of the VTR tape. When the time code is not recorded on the VTR tape, the VTR initialization function is activated by the SWITH module 14,
V containing video material by the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422
Record the time code on the TR tape.

The captured image material is used by the multimedia editing application 112. In addition, the registration of the video material, the name of the media in which the video material is registered,
The time code of the necessary portion is the sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
Record in 3.

4-1-4 The operation for creating audio material will be described.

The audio material is created by the audio reproducing device 423 and the audio video recording / reproducing device 422 by the DUBBING module 15 of the audio / video material editing application 102.
Is performed by dubbing the required portion of the target audio material into another video material recording / reproducing apparatus 422 from a medium such as a CD.

The audio material can be handled simultaneously with the video material, and if the multimedia editing application 112 does not display the video on the screen, only the audio material recorded at the same time as the video material is output to the output unit 410. Is possible.

The captured audio material is used as one medium of multimedia by the multimedia editing application 112 like the video material. In addition, registration of audio material is performed by registering the name of the media in which the audio material is registered,
The time code of the necessary portion is the sequence storage / reproduction device 40.
It is recorded in 3.

4-1-5 A still image material creating operation will be described.

[0633] To create a still image material, use IMAGETOOL module 1 of the still image material creating application 101.
The still image is captured by 9 and drawn.

[0634] The still image material is captured by the video input device 4
21 video inputs are loaded into full color memory 511,
This is performed by recording in a predetermined area of the sequence storage / playback device 403. Also, a still image on the output screen during screening,
The CG material, the character material, and the moving image display may be converted into a still image material by the still image material creation application 101 and recorded in the sequence recording / reproducing device 403.

[0635] When importing still image material, IM
The AGE TOOL module 19 can perform processing such as enlargement, reduction, and rotation, and can record the entire screen or an arbitrary part of the screen as a part in the sequence storage / reproduction device 403.

The still image material recorded in the sequence storage / playback device 403 is used by the multimedia editing application 112.

4-1-6 The operation of creating computer music material will be described.

The computer music material is created by the computer music creation application 104 by importing a music collection file and converting the data.

To import computer music material from a music collection file, the computer music creation application 104 imports the music file, performs operations such as arrangement, and uses the file conversion function of the music file by the CONVERTER module 18. Multimedia editing application 112
It is converted to computer music media that can be used in and recorded in a sequence memory playback device.

The computer music creation application 104 may include MIDI composition software, and the computer music material may be created by activating this with the SWITH module 14. In this case, the MIDI sound source device of the audio reproduction device 423 can be used for composition by MIDI composition software.

The computer music material recorded in the sequence storage / playback device 403 is used by the multimedia editing application 112.

4-2 Next, the editing operation will be described.

[0646] Editing is a scene in which the story of the work to be created is specified by the scene editing and scenes in which the materials created by the material creation software 100 are arranged in time series using a time chart to edit the scene. It consists of editing and.

As shown in FIG. 8, the processing for each media material constitutes a sequence program, the group of sequence programs constitutes a scene program, and the group of scene programs constitutes a story program. Is becoming

4-2-1 The story editing operation will be described.

[0646] In story editing, the story is divided into contents such as invocation and transfer, and a scene is assigned to each of the divided contents.

[0647] Story editing is performed by the EDITOSTORY module 28 and the EDIT module 29 of the multimedia editing application 112 by changing the composition of the scene, deleting the scene, creating a new scene, copying a scene from another story, etc. Edit the combination of scenes.

[0648] In story editing, it is possible to use a scene collection in which characters and the like can be added to create titles by using scenes with high versatility such as commonly used opening and ending. The scene read-out module for displaying the scene name list for calling the scene is read out, and the 30 scenes can be read and copied.

4-2-2 The scene editing operation will be described.

Scene editing is performed by using the SCENE editing module 31 to arrange the sequence of each medium at a target time using a time chart so that a predetermined presentation process is executed at the target time. Performed by series editing.

Multimedia editing application 11
In FIG. 2, a still image, CG, characters, and computer music material that make up one scene and a sequence program that is a presentation program for these are recorded in one area of the sequence storage / playback device 403. Manage for each material. Further, the titles of the video and audio materials and the time code are recorded in a predetermined area of the sequence storage / playback device 403 like the CG, characters, and computer music materials.

By the way, the sequence edit area 1619
In particular, when each sequence is input without paying particular attention to the processing time, a non-process time interval may occur in which no processing is performed on each input sequence as shown in FIG. The CHECK functions 1635 and 1636 automatically reduce the unprocessed time intervals and automatically create a scene program with no unprocessed time even if the input time is not corrected.

By the way, in editing a scene, it is possible to use a temporary screening function for screening a part of the scene being edited. That is, the PREVIEW icon 1627
Can show any part of the scene being edited. The temporary display of the scene being edited is displayed with the cursor 162.
In addition to the partial screening from 6a, throw PREVIEW
Functions such as fast-forward, reverse playback, pause, etc. may be performed, and screening may be performed across a plurality of scenes.

The scene program is of a command format which can be processed by the multimedia control unit 400 as shown in FIG. 62 for the sequence of each medium edited by using the sequence edit area 1619 of the SCENE edit module 31. It is converted into a sequence program.

[0655] The still image material, the CG material, and the character material displayed in the sequence edit area 1619 (see Fig. 31) are displayed while performing the processing of each sequence as shown in Figs. 52, 53, and 54. Display the minimum time required. Further, the display of the material is output to the output unit 410 until the deletion processing is performed as shown in FIG. Further, the video material, the audio material, the computer music, the sound effect, and the display of the telop are displayed from the time when each sequence is actually executed and the target output is started to the output unit 410 as shown in FIG. The time until the end is shown by one band display. In addition, the sequence editing area 16
Edited on the time chart of 19 is cut 162
3, paste 1625, copy 1624, move 162
With functions such as 1, 1622 and the like, the cut-and-paste editing of the banded display makes it possible to edit the scene program of the multimedia presentation. In the sequence edit area 1619, the sequence display scale 1618 for editing a sequence can arbitrarily determine one scale, which is the minimum unit of control time, from 1/30 second to 10 seconds, and at least 1 in the entire time chart. A scene program from 5 seconds to 5 minutes can be displayed. It is known from experience that a scene is often composed of a time of 1 to 5 minutes. Therefore, even if the minimum control unit is 1 frame, the sequence display scale 1
618 is capable of displaying at least 5 minutes as a whole.

[0656] By the way, the SCENE editing module 31
COMMAND, AV1, which is the editing axis of the menu
AV2, MIDI, EFECT, and TELOP are the media playback unit 420 regardless of the type of media and the processing content.
, And the same editing axis may be used depending on the media and functions that cannot be processed simultaneously. For example, CG, characters, still images, and video may be edited by separate editing axes, and audio and computer music may be edited by one editing axis.

4-2-3 Command editing operation will be described.

Command editing is performed in the sequence editing area 1
619 (see FIG. 31) to the command editing axis, the control device 4
02 is a process of registering a process performed by controlling the sequence storage / playback apparatus 403 as a command. Command editing includes editing of CG, characters, and still image materials as shown in FIGS. 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56, and FIG.
5, editing the program for interactive presentation as shown in FIGS. 57 and 58, and FIG.
9. Edit the moving image display control command as shown in FIG. The command is registered by activating a module provided corresponding to the command.

To specify the display of the CG material by command editing, as shown in FIG. 52, the LOAD command for registering the CG material in the scene program and the CG material output section 410.
Display method by SHOW command output to
You can select the display method by ITE command,
Also, the screen size and display effect can be selected.

[0660] To specify the display of the character material by editing the command, display by the TEXT command for generating the character material as shown in Figs. 52 and 53, or the TEXT module is used.
It is possible to select a display in which the character material generated from the rule 39 is treated as a CG material.

Displaying still image material by editing the static command
As shown in FIG. 54, different display registration methods are used depending on the screen size. Parts of still image material are handled and displayed as CG material. The full-screen still image material is displayed by using the SHOW2 command for performing high-speed display from the sequence storage / playback device 403 as shown in FIG.

By the way, in the SHOW command, as shown in FIG.
1, WIPE pattern as shown in FIG. 42, WIPE
A display effect based on speed, an output position to the output unit 410, and the like can be designated.

In the SPRITE command, wipe-in,
It is possible to specify the display effect of the wipeout, the movement of the animation, the speed, the material of the loop display, and the like.

Also, with the SPRITE command, it is possible to register animation display of a plurality of CGs, characters, and parts of a still image material. Therefore, the load of the sprite operation is distributed to the processing of each sprite by setting what percentage of the operation capacity of the control device 402 can be used by one sprite registration. As a result, C
Differences in data volume due to G, text, and still image material parts,
Depending on the complexity of the trajectory of the animation and the like, it is possible to operate a plurality of sprite operations, which were difficult to be executed at the target timing, at the target timing.

[0665] To set the display color of CG and character material, COL
The OR command is used. The COLOR command is a command for changing the color palette of the CG material being displayed.

On the other hand, in command editing, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 57 and 58, the FLAG command, W
Using the AIT command and JUMP command, a program for interactively executing a presentation can be set up.

The WAIT command waits for an operation input of the input device of the control device 402 at the time of setting as shown in FIG. 57, and if there is an operation input or if there is no operation input for a set time or longer. , Is a command to execute the next sequence. The cursor 100 is displayed on the output unit 410.
1 is displayed, and the acceptance of writing on the output screen by the operation of the input device of the control device 402 is permitted.

The FLAG command is the JUMP command J registered in the scene program as shown in FIG.
It is a UMP destination, and is used for advancing the contents to be shown interactively in combination with the JUMP command.

As shown in FIG. 58, the JUMP command displays a cursor 1001 on the output screen during the screening, detects an operation of an area preset by the input device of the control device 402, and sets FLAG or a predetermined scene. , Is a command that causes the execution of the scene program to JUMP.

[0670] In addition, in COMAAND editing,
FREEZE for controlling moving image display as shown in FIG.
Register the command.

4-2-4 Next, editing of AV1 and AV2 will be described.

The AV1 and AV2 editing is a process of registering the reproduction of the video / audio material on the AV1 and AV2 editing axes in the sequence editing area (see FIG. 31).

For AV1 and AV2 editing, VTR SET
The module 32 is used to absorb the difference in the operating environment of the media reproducing device, and in the same operating environment, the media reproducing device 4
22 and a sequence program for controlling reproduction of various devices constituting the audio reproduction device 423 and the like are registered.

By the way, the moving image display and the still image display cannot be processed simultaneously because the same full color memory 511 is used. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 60, the FRE of the moving image display control of the multimedia processing device 401 is controlled.
EZE and SHOW2 of still image display control are set to COMMA.
By using the same editing axis as the ND editing axis, the timing of displaying the still image material and the displaying of the moving image of the video material can be easily matched. In addition, a COMMAND that controls the image display
By separating the editing axis from the AV1 and AV2 editing axes that control the video playback, special effects can be added to the video display, the start time of the video output can be adjusted, and the registration time of the video playback control can be edited. It is possible just by doing.

The sequence program of the moving image material is registered by sequentially registering the start address and the stop address of the necessary portion of the video. The registration of the audio material is performed by performing sequence registration of the start address and the stop address of the necessary part of the audio as in the case of the video material, as shown in FIG.

4-2-5 MIDI editing will be described.

MIDI editing is performed by setting the CONVERTE command on the MIDI editing axis in the sequence editing area (see FIG. 31).
This is a process of registering the reproduction output of the MIDI file converted by the R module 18.

4-2-6 EFECT editing will be described.

In the EFECT editing, the reproduction output of the sound effect is registered by the EFECT module 34 on the EFECT editing axis of the sequence editing area (see FIG. 31).

[0680] When the presentation is executed, the computer music material and the sound effect material are mixed with the audio material and output to the output unit 410.

4-2-7 TELOP editing will be described.

The TELOP edit is a process for registering the output of TELOP to the TELOP edit axis in the sequence edit area (see FIG. 31).

4-3 The presentation operation of the presentation contents will be described.

[0684] The presentation content is displayed by turning on AI of the presentation application application 113.
This is a process of combining the story programs with the R module 66 to create a screening program, and executing the story programs in the order in accordance with the screening program.

By operating the multimedia control unit 400 in the mask mode and operating the frequency of the output to the output unit 410 in the TV mode, the presentation presentation can be performed by the REC MODE icon 1125 and the VTR.
It can be automatically recorded on tape.

Here, the TV mode is a mode in which the operating frequency of the video processing of the multimedia processing device 401 is operated at the frequency of the NTSC standard, and the video output to the output section is performed by the signal of the NTSC standard. .. Further, it is usually operated at the same frequency as the video output of the control device 402, and superimposing with the video output of the control device 402 can be realized by a simple analog circuit.

The presentation of the presentation is performed according to the scene program of the scene as shown in FIG.
By controlling the media reproducing section 420 and the output section 410. In addition, the presentation of the presentation,
It can be stopped by the input device of the control device 402 and can be restarted from an arbitrary position by the menu 67 displayed by the STOP module.

5. A supplementary description will be given below of the multimedia presentation system according to the present embodiment.

The operation menu displayed on the display device 411 is displayed on the menu display device 411, and the cursor 10
As described above, the menu display device 4 is operated by 01.
11 and the touch panel attached to the display screen of the presentation display device 412 may be used. Further, the operation menu displayed on the display device 411 may be performed by selecting a command instead of operating an icon.

Although it has been described that the presentation output is performed by two systems, the menu display device 402 of the output unit 410 is
It may be used as an output device for a presentation and the output system may be one system.

The memory configuration has been described as having a resolution of 640 × 480 dots, a full-color memory 511 of 24 bits and a CG memory 512 of 8 bits. However, these memory configurations may be set to arbitrary values. 1920x
A 36-bit configuration may be used with 1024 dots. Also,
The display memory device 7302 of the control device 402, the CG memory 512, and the full-color memory 511 may not have the same memory configuration, and may not have the three-sided configuration including the save area.

[0692] The story of the presentation is composed of a plurality of scenes, but the story may be composed of one scene.
The editing and screening may be performed simultaneously by using the menu (FIG. 31) displayed by the SCENE editing module according to 2.

Although the control device 402 has been described as controlling one multimedia processing device 401, it may control a plurality of multimedia processing devices 401, and vice versa.
A plurality of control devices 402 may control one multimedia processing device 401.

Although it has been described that the multimedia control section 400 operates in two modes, a superimpose mode and a mask mode, it may be configured to operate in only one of the modes. In the superimpose mode, the CG memory 512 is unnecessary, and in the mask mode, the analog synthesizer 522 is unnecessary.

[0695] Digital composition in the mask mode is CG
Although it has been described that the flag is used for the upper bits constituting one pixel of the memory 512, it may be combined with the full-color memory 511 when all the bits are 0.

Although it has been described that moving images and audio materials are recorded for each medium, the sequence storage / reproduction device 403 compresses moving image data and audio data.
The moving image material and the audio material may be recorded in, and the compression may be performed in recording data such as a still image and CG.

[0697] The CD-I, CD
-Media may be played back using a ROM XA, a communication device, or the like.

As described above, the multimedia presentation system according to the present embodiment consistently supports a series of work from creation of multimedia material to editing and screening, and the series of work is graphically performed by icon operation. -It can be supported by the user interface. In addition, the icons and menus displayed for each operation procedure make it easy to select the next operation, enabling non-experts to edit multimedia immediately and with high efficiency. ..

Furthermore, when a multimedia presentation is subdivided into a story, a scene, and a sequence and edited, a long-term presentation is produced, the edited contents are confirmed, the story structure is changed, and the registered material is changed. It is possible to easily change the show time of the material.

[0700]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create materials for various media, edit presentation contents,
It is possible to provide a multimedia presentation system capable of supporting a series of work up to the presentation execution by a consistent and easy operation environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a multimedia presentation system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video processing unit of the multimedia processing device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an audio processing unit of the multimedia processing device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control device that performs an operation input for producing a multimedia presentation.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a memory configuration of a full-color memory, a CG memory, and a display memory device of a control device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an analog combining operation in a superimpose mode.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a digital composition operation in a mask pause mode.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a presentation program.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a software configuration of a multimedia presentation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing operations of material creation software and multimedia control software.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a detailed module configuration of software of a multimedia presentation system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a cursor that performs an icon operation.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by the main menu module.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a SWITCH module for switching to a material creation application.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a DUBING module for selecting a connected device of the video / audio recording / reproducing device on the reproducing side and the recording side.

FIG. 16: EDI for rough editing of video and audio material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a TVTR module displays.

17 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a VIDEOLIST module that manages video / audio material recorded in the video / audio recording / reproducing device 422. FIG.

FIG. 18: Computer music material and MI
CONVERTE for converting the data structure of DI files
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an R module displays.

FIG. 19: IMAGETOOL for creating still image material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a module displays.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by the writing list module.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by the processing module.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a capture module.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a file module.

FIG. 24: IMAGEED ITO for creating CG material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an R module displays.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing CG materials in a background CG library.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing CG materials in a CG library of an OA device.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing CG materials in a CG library of a graph.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by an EDIT STORY module for performing a story operation.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by an EDIT module that performs story editing.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a scene reading module for registering and displaying a scene.

FIG. 31 SC for creating a target sequence program
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an ENE edit module displays.

[Fig. 32] VTRSE that specifies the output of the video of the video material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a T module displays.

FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a MIDI module for registering computer music material.

FIG. 34: SOUNDEFEC for registering sound effect materials
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a T module displays.

FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a TELOP module which registers a telop display.

[FIG. 36] CO for performing COMMAND of scene editing
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an MMAND module displays.

FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a LOAD module for reading multimedia material into a sequence program.

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a FILER module for searching a material stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403.

FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a TEXT module for creating and registering a character material.

[FIG. 40] SHO for specifying output of multimedia material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a W module displays.

FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a WIPE selection module for designating a wipe pattern.

FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of part of the operation of the wipe pattern.

[Fig. 43] Fig. 43 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a MASH module used for designating an output position of a multimedia material.

FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a SPRITE module for designating an animation output of multimedia material.

FIG. 45: CO for setting the display color of text material and CG material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a LOR module displays.

[Fig. 46] CLE for deleting the output of character material and CG material
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an AR module displays.

FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a FLAG module for registering a jump destination of an interactive program.

[Fig. 48] Fig. 48 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by the WAIT module for performing interaction registration in which the screening is interlocked with the operation of the input device.

FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a JUMP module that performs jump registration for programmatically displaying a scene.

[Fig. 50] FR for performing screen control for displaying an image
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an EEZE module displays.

FIG. 51 is an SHO for reading out still image material stored in the sequence storage / playback device 403 and for registering display processing.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which a W2 module displays.

FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram showing operations of a sequence program for displaying CG material.

FIG. 53 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a sequence program for displaying a character material.

FIG. 54 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a sequence program for displaying a still image material.

FIG. 55 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a sequence program for changing the display colors of CG and character material.

FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a sequence program for deleting the display of CG and character material.

FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram showing operations of the WAIT function.

FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the JUMP function.

[Fig. 59] Fig. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a sequence program for outputting a CG material, a still image material, and a video / audio material.

FIG. 60 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of a sequence program that outputs a still image material and a video / audio material.

FIG. 61 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a sequence program for outputting a CG material, a character material, a still image material, a video / audio material, a computer music material, a sound effect material, and a telop material.

FIG. 62 is an explanatory diagram showing a sequence program for outputting a CG material, a character material, a still image material, a video / audio material, a computer music material, a sound effect material, and a telop material.

[Fig. 63] Fig. 63 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state of a control device which processes a CG material, a character material, a still image material, a video / audio material, a computer music material, a sound effect material, and a telop material.

[Fig. 64] Fig. 64 is an explanatory diagram showing automatic correction processing of a processing time of a sequence program for outputting a CG material, a character material, a still image material, and a video / audio material.

FIG. 65 is an explanatory diagram showing operations of the FLAG search function.

FIG. 66: ON for showing the desired presentation
It is explanatory drawing which shows the menu which an AIR module displays.

FIG. 67: STOP module displayed by stop operation
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by a menu.

FIG. 68 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the ONAIR module.

FIG. 69 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the STOP module.

FIG. 70 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the EDITSTORY module.

FIG. 71 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the EDITSTORY module.

FIG. 72 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the SCENE module.

FIG. 73 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the COMMAND module.

FIG. 74 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the LOAD module.

FIG. 75 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the FILER module.

FIG. 76 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the TEXT module.

FIG. 77 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the SHOW module.

FIG. 78 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the MESH module.

79] The menu displayed by the SPRITE module
It is an explanatory view showing a help display menu of.

FIG. 80 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the COLOR module.

FIG. 81 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the CLEAR module.

FIG. 82 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the FLAG module.

FIG. 83 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the WAIT module.

FIG. 84 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the JUMP module.

Fig.85 Menu displayed by FREEZE module
It is an explanatory view showing a help display menu of.

Fig. 86 Menu displayed by VTRSET module
It is an explanatory view showing a help display menu of.

FIG. 87 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the MIDI module.

FIG. 88 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of the menu displayed by the TELOP module.

FIG. 89 is an explanatory diagram showing a help display menu of a menu displayed by the VIDEOLIST module.

[Fig. 90] Fig. 90 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by the SETUP module for setting the connected device of the multimedia presentation system.

FIG. 91 is an explanatory diagram showing a menu displayed by WAIT, an error, and a comment module.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Material creation software 101 ... Still image material creation application 102 ... Video / audio material creation application 103 ... CG material creation application 104 ... Computer music creation application 110 ... Multimedia control software 111 ... Switch application 112 ... Multimedia editing application 113 ... Presentation Screening application 120 ... System software 121 ... Application program interface 122 ... Operating system 123 ... Device driver 300 ... Screening program 301 ... Screening program 302-306 ... Story 310 ... Story program 311 ... Story program 312-316 ... Scene 320 ... Scene program 321 ... Scene program 322-329 ... Sequence program 330 ... Sequence program 331 ... Sprite program 332, 333, 334, 335 ... Sprite program 400 ... Multimedia control unit 401 ... Multimedia processing device 402 ... Control device 403 ... Sequence storage / playback Device 410 ... Output unit 411 ... Menu display device 412 ... Presentation display device 413 ... VTR device 414 ... Communication device 420 ... Media playback unit 421 ... Video input device 422 ... Video / audio recording / playback device 423 ... Audio playback device 500 ... Video media input Unit 501 ... Image input unit 502 ... Digital conversion unit 510 ... Image processing execution unit 511 ... Full color memory 512 ... CG memory 513 ... Image synthesis unit 514 ... Processing control unit 520 ... Image Input unit 521 ... Analog converting unit 522 ... Analog synthesizing unit 600 ... Voice processing executing unit 601 ... Voice input unit 602 ... Mixer unit 603 ... Processing control unit 7301 ... Central processing unit 7302 ... Display memory device 7303 ... Internal hard disk device 7304, 7305 ... Built-in floppy disk device 7306 ... Semiconductor memory device 7307 ... External interface 7308 ... Display device 7309 ... Input device 7400 ... Area of full color memory 511 7401 ... Display area 7402, 7403 ... Data save area 7410 ... Necessary area of CG memory 512 ... 7411 ... Display area 7412, 7413 ... Data save area 7420 ... Display memory device area 7421 ... Display area 7422, 7423 ... Save area 7501 ... Analog converter 521 video data 7502 ... Control The video data 7503 of 402 ... chroma keying

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. In accordance with an instruction received interactively on a provided graphic user interface for material creation, at least a moving image material, a still image material, a computer graphic material and an audio material to be used as elements of a presentation are selected. Output of each media material generated by the material generating means in accordance with an instruction received interactively by the material generating means for generating the included media material and the provided sequence editing graphic user interface. The editing means for executing the editing process for editing the sequence for defining the sequence, and the material generation in accordance with the sequence edited by the editing means in accordance with the instruction interactively received on the provided graphic reception user interface for reception. And a screening means for executing a screening process for outputting the media material generated by the means. Multimedia presentation system to be. 2. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the material generating graphic user interface and the editing graphic user for arbitrarily switching execution of the material generating processing, the editing processing and the screening processing. -The interface-
Screen and graphic user interface for screening
A multimedia presentation system having a switch means for executing a switching process that can be started from a computer. 3. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the screening processing executed by the screening means is performed by a plurality of systems edited by the editing means on the provided screening-use graphic user interface. -A process for accepting a combination of sequences to be used for presentation among the sequences and executing the output of the media material generated by the material generation means defined in each sequence according to the received combination. Multimedia media presentation system. 4. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the graphic user interface provided by the editing means aims at media materials of a plurality of types on the same screen. Registration of operations that the screening means should perform on each media material in the screening process in order to output in sequence, for each media material, in time series on a common time axis for each displayed media material. A multimedia presentation system characterized by being an accepting graphic user interface. 5. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, wherein the editing process executed by the editing means is a system for hierarchically defining output of the material generated by the material generating means from the upper layer to the lower layer. -Multimedia presentation system characterized in that it is a process for executing an editing process for editing a sequence according to an instruction received interactively on a sequence-editing graphic user interface for sequentially providing each sequence. .. 6. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 4, wherein the graphic user interface provided by the editing means is used by the screening means to output the media material in a target mode. The sequence of operations that should be performed in processing
Along with the command, registration of a command that specifies an operation performed by the screening means in the screening process in order to interactively output the media material is accepted in time series on a common time axis for the various media materials displayed. A multimedia presentation system characterized by being a graphic user interface. 7. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, wherein a boot-source graphic user interface that has booted itself is used.
A method for operating the computer is shown on the same graphic as the graphic used by the graphic user interface as the starting source, and a help means for executing a help process that can be started from each graphic user interface is provided. Multimedia presentation system. 8. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 1, further comprising a graphic user interface for receiving an instruction regarding the operation of the moving image material on a graphic simulating a real video device. Multimedia presentation system. 9. The multimedia presentation system according to claim 4, wherein the screening means performs operations for each media material in the screening process in order to output the media material in a target sequence. Among the registrations, the multimedia presentation system is characterized in that the playback operation and the display operation of the moving image material can be registered separately. 10. A first display means, a second display means,
At least a moving image material, a still image material and a computer graphic material to be used as an element of the presentation according to an instruction received interactively on the graphic user interface for material creation provided through the first display means. And an instruction received interactively on a sequence editing graphic user interface provided via the first display means for performing a generation process for generating a media material including a voice material. In accordance with the above, the editing means for executing the editing process for editing the sequence that defines the output of the material generated by the material generating means, and the screening user graphic user interface provided through the first display means , The media element generated by the material generating means in accordance with the sequence edited by the editing means in accordance with the instruction received interactively. Multimedia presentation systems; and a screening means for performing screening process to be outputted to said first display means and second display means. 11. A video memory, a computer graphics memory, a synthesizing means, and moving image data or still image data is stored in the video memory according to a predetermined sequence, and the computer graphic data is stored in the computer memory. A multimedia control unit for outputting and displaying to a synthesizing unit a computer graphic image signal obtained by analog-converting the computer graphic data to a synthesizing unit; and a displaying unit, the synthesizing unit comprising: A digital synthesizer for synthesizing the moving image data or still image data stored in the video memory and the computer graphic material stored in the computer graphics memory with a digital value to output to the display means; Video data or still image data stored in the video memory An analog synthesizer for analog-synthesizing an analog-converted analog video signal and a computer graphic video signal to output to the display means, and an operation of the digital synthesizer and the analog synthesizer according to a set mode. A multimedia presentation system having an operation switching device for switching.