Editing device, editing method, splicing device, splicing method, encoding device, and encoding method

A splicing apparatus for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said re-encoding apparatus comprising:

• re-encoding means for splicing at first and second splicing points first video data, obtained by decoding a first predetermined section including said first splicing point set in the first encoded stream, and second video data, obtained by decoding a second predetermined section including said second splicing point set in the second encoded stream, thereby generating a re-encoded stream;
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• splice control means for controlling said re-encoding means to generate the re-encoded stream by selectively reusing an encoded parameter included the first or the second encoded stream according to the position of said first or second splicing point.

A splicing method for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said method comprising the steps of:

• splicing at first and second splicing points first video data, obtained by decoding a first predetermined section including said first splicing point set in the first encoded stream, and second video data, obtained by decoding a second predetermined section including said second splicing point set in the second encoded stream, thereby generating a re-encoded stream;
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• controlling said re-encoding to generate the re-encoded stream by selectively reusing an encoded parameter included the first or the second encoded stream according to the position of said first or second splicing point.

A splicing apparatus for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said splicing apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining from the first encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said first encoded stream and for obtaining from the second encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said second encoded stream;
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• splicing means for splicing the first and second encoded streams by selectively reusing the encoded parameter obtained by said last-mentioned means according to the position of said splicing point.

A splicing method for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining from the first encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said first encoded stream and for obtaining from the second encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said second encoded stream;
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• splicing the first and second encoded streams by selectively reusing the obtained encoded parameter according to the position of said splicing point.

A splicing apparatus for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said re-encoding apparatus comprising:

• a re-encoder configured to splice at first and second splicing points first video data, obtained by decoding a first predetermined section including said first splicing point set in the first encoded stream, and second video data, obtained by decoding a second predetermined section including said second splicing point set in the second encoded stream, thereby generating a re-encoded stream;
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• a controller configured to control said re-encoder to generate the re-encoded stream by selectively reusing an encoded parameter included the first or the second encoded stream according to the position of said first or second splicing point.

A splicing apparatus for splicing a first encoded stream and a second encoded stream at a splicing point, said splicing apparatus comprising:

• an analyzer configured to obtain from the first encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said first encoded stream and to obtain from the second encoded stream an encoded parameter associated with said second encoded stream;
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• a splicer configured to splice the first and second encoded streams by selectively reusing the encoded parameter obtained by said analyzer according to the position of said splicing point.