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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1996
Sojiro Kizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An editing apparatus for editing a video signal comprises a unit for reproducing a video signal and time code data recorded on a recording medium, a first control unit for controlling an operation of the reproducing device, a first setting unit for setting an in-point address and an out-point address, a unit for reading first and second time code data obtained from the reproducing unit corresponding to the in-point address and the out-point address, respectively, a first memorizing unit for memorizing the first and second time code data, a unit for producing a difference between the first and second time code data a second memorizing unit for memorizing the difference obtained from the producing unit, a second setting unit for automatically setting a time or speed information of key frame on the basis of the difference, a unit for processing the video signal provided from the reproducing unit to achieve a visual effect, and a second control unit for controlling an operation of the processing unit on the basis of the time or speed information of the key frame.