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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990

Filed:

Apr. 26, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:

Graeme M Little, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 141 ; 360 351 ; 358311 ; 340725 ; 352 87 ;
Abstract

An animation recording process is particularly adapted to videotape recorders of the type having a control panel display, multifunction soft keys, and are microprocessor controlled. Rapid recording of large pluralities of still images is effected using the animation 'cel' recording concept wherein a selected cel is recorded as a selectable repetition of a single still image is recorded without interruption between frames or fields of the cel, i.e., without recueing the transport. Using the cel concept further allows the determination of not only the subsequent cel edit entry point, but also of the subsequent cel edit exit point, whereby pre-programming the points allows automating the recording of an animated program with a minimum of operator attention.


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