Moving image reproduction description method, moving image reproduction recording apparatus, storage medium and control program

A moving image reproduction description method for reproduction description data directly or indirectly designating reproduction time of multimedia data such as plural moving image data, still image data, text data and audio data, for the purpose of controlling reproduction of multimedia data, comprising the steps of:

• adding a processed data object generated by applying a set effect to a part of data object corresponding to reproduction target multimedia data, with processed data identification information indicating an attribute for discrimination of processed data, to said reproduction description data;
• generating first and second data objects, at least one of the data objects including reproduction time information of said processed data object, from said data object, and adding the data objects to said reproduction description data;
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• changing reproduction time designation of said first and second data objects in said reproduction description data so as to obtain the same reproduction image as that in a case where said set effect is applied to said data object.