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A file reproducing apparatus for reproducing a file of video data recorded on a recording medium and outputting the reproduced video data, said file comprising:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
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• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said effect track is made by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track;
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• said file reproducing apparatus reproduces video data from said source track based on the management information set to said effect track while subjecting the reproduced video data to an effect process, and outputs the processed video data.

A file recording method for receiving input from a user in order to edit video data and to record a file based on a result of said edit, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
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• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said file recording method comprises the steps of making said effect track by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and making said file by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track.

A file recording method program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for receiving input from a user in order to edit video data and to record a file based on a result of aid edit, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
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• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said procedure comprises the steps of making said effect track by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and making said file by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track.

A recording medium which records a file recording method program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for receiving input from a user in order to edit video data and to record a file based on a result of said edit, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
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• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said procedure comprises the steps of making said effect track by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and making said file by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track.

A file reproducing method for reproducing a file of video data recorded on a recording medium and outputting the reproduced video data, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
• and
• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said effect track is made by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track, and
• said file reproducing method comprises the steps of reproducing video data from said source track based on the management information set to said effect track while subjecting the reproduced video data to an effect process, and outputting the processed video data.

A file reproducing method program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for reproducing a file of video data recorded on a recording medium and outputting the reproduced video data, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
• and
• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said effect track is made by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track, and
• said procedure comprises the steps of reproducing video data from said source track based on the management information set to said effect track while subjecting the reproduced video data to an effect process, and outputting the processed video data.

A recording medium which records a file reproducing method program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for reproducing a file of video data recorded on a recording medium and outputting the reproduced video data, said file including:

• a block comprised of management information, having at least a video track based on management information about said video data and an effect track based on management information about effects to be set for said video data in a hierarchical structure of management information for managing real data;
• and
• a block comprised of real data, having at least real data associated with said effect track;
• wherein said effect track is made by setting a null effect having no advantage of said effect and an active effect having an advantage of said effect with regard to said video track, and by setting a source track as a target for said effect track to said video track, and said procedure comprises the steps of reproducing video data from said source track based on the management information set to said effect track while subjecting the reproduced video data to an effect process, and outputting the processed video data.