Sony Corporation

Yutaka Isobe

Atsushi Imai

Tetsuro Nakata

Ayumi Nakao

Yoshiaki Suzuki

A three-dimensional image special effect apparatus wherein the motion of an image across a display screen is controlled by a track ball and rotary ring. The amount of movement is controlled and scaled according to the theoretical depth of the special image on the screen such that the greater the depth of the special image, the less it is moved by a given rotational amount of the track ball or rotary ring.

Three-dimensional image special effect apparatus

A three-dimensional image special effect apparatus in which a track ball controls movement of a special image on a display screen. First and second rotation detection means detect the rotation of the track ball in first and second orthogonal directions. The apparatus further includes a device for comparing the outputs of the first and second rotation detectors and allowing only the one of the two outputs having higher value to be output.

A three-dimensional image special effect apparatus wherein operation for setting a parameter can be performed simply and a special image can be moved smoothly to a distance only by a single manual operation of a track ball or a rotary ring is disclosed. A special image produced by an image special effect processing section is manually operated in first and second three-dimensional directions by a track ball and in a third three-dimensional direction by a rotary ring disposed along an outer periphery of the track ball. A condition in which a parameter for determining a condition of the special image can be set is established and a setting menu for setting a parameter which determines a condition of the special image is produced by a CPU. Under the control of the CPU, a cursor for designating a parameter on the setting menu is operated by way of the track ball, and a value of the parameter is set by way of the rotary ring.

An automatic changing system for a cassette-type medium, having at least one recording and/or reproducing apparatus, a cassette storage apparatus includes multiple cassette storage compartments, and a cassette transporting apparatus by which a selected cassette may be either picked up from a compartment in the cassette storage apparatus and transported to the recording and/or reproducing apparatus, or picked up from the recording and/or reproducing apparatus and transported to the cassette storage apparatus. A cassette carriage is provided which includes three openings through which a cassette may be transported in a selected direction, without the need for a special device by which the cassette may be rotated 90.degree. between the recording and/or reproducing apparatus and the cassette transporting apparatus.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yutaka Isobe