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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Katsumi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Maekawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masataka Mukai, Kanagawa, JP;
Masao Naito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Nishijima, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A video data recording apparatus for recording video data using a tape-like recording medium accommodated in a cassette provided with a semiconductor memory by which it is possible to suitably determine the cuts and make effective use of the semiconductor memory to enable efficient editing. The user can mark the recorded video data with the desired starting position and ending position of the video data. The marked cuts are used to extract the index picture and, at the same time, the recording positions of the cuts and an index picture on the tape recording medium are recorded in the semiconductor memory.