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US 2009/0154895 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for recording and reproducing a moving image, and a recording medium in which program for executing the methods is recorded
AssigneeSamsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
InventorMineki Taoka
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for recording and reproducing a moving image in which image data having a frame rate is easily reproduced together with audio data when images are simultaneously recorded with different frame rates when a moving image is imaged, and a recording medium in which a program for executing the methods is recorded. The apparatus and methods employ, for example, a timing detector an image processor, a frame number obtaining unit, and a medium recording unit recording which operate to reproduce image data with synchronized audio and video and record image data on a recording medium.
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An apparatus for recording a moving image, the apparatus comprising:
- a first synchronization signal generator which generates a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate;
- a second synchronization signal generator which generates a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate;
- a timing detector which detects frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to the second synchronization signal;
- an image processor which image-processes raw image data that is sequentially output from an imaging device in one frame unit at a first frame rate according to the first synchronization signal so as to be reproducible image data and generating processing-completed image data in one frame unit at a second frame rate, according to the second synchronization signal;
- an audio signal processor which generates audio data in one frame unit at the second frame rate;
- a frame number obtaining unit which calculates the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data, within frame timing that is detected by the timing detector;
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- a medium recording unit which sequentially records the raw image data in one frame unit on a recording medium at the first frame rate and recording the processing-completed image data, the audio data, and the number of frames in one frame unit within the frame timing that is detected by the timing detector, on the recording medium.
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An apparatus for reproducing a moving image, the apparatus comprising:
- a data reader reading at least one of each of first image data, second image data, audio data, and a number of frames from a recording medium in which the first image data in one frame unit and having a first frame rate according to a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate is sequentially recorded, the second image data being in one frame unit within a frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate of the first synchronization signal, and the audio data being in one frame unit within the frame timing and the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data;
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- an audio signal processor reading and audio-processing the audio data according to the read number of frames when the first image data is sequentially reproduced in one frame unit.
A method of recording a moving image, the method comprising:
- generating a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate;
- generating a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate;
- detecting frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to the second synchronization signal;
- generating first image data in one frame unit at a first frame rate, according to the first synchronization signal;
- generating second image data in one frame unit at a second frame rate, according to the second synchronization signal;
- generating audio data in one frame unit at the second frame rate;
- calculating the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data, within frame timing that is detected by the timing detector;
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- sequentially recording the first image data in one frame unit on a recording medium at the first frame rate and recording the second image data, the audio data, and the number of frames in one frame unit within the frame timing that is detected by the timing detector, on the recording medium.
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A method of reproducing a moving image, the method comprising:
- reading at least one of each of first mage data, second image data, audio data, and the number of frames from a recording medium in which the first image data in one frame unit having a first frame rate according to a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate is sequentially, the second image data being in one frame unit within frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate of the first synchronization signal, and the audio data being in one frame unit within the frame timing and the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data;
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- reading and audio-processing the audio data according to the read number of frames when the first image data is sequentially reproduced in one frame unit.
A recording medium in which a program loaded in an apparatus for recording a moving image is stored, wherein the program controls the apparatus to perform the following operations:
- generating a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate;
- generating a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate;
- detecting frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to the second synchronization signal;
- generating first image data in one frame unit at a first frame rate, according to the first synchronization signal;
- generating second image data in one frame unit at a second frame rate, according to the second synchronization signal;
- generating audio data in one frame unit at the second frame rate;
- calculating the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data, within frame timing that is detected by the timing detector;
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- sequentially recording the first image data in one frame unit on a recording medium at the first frame rate and recording the second image data, the audio data, and the number of frames in one frame unit within the frame timing that is detected by the timing detector, on the recording medium.
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A recording medium in which a program loaded in an apparatus for recording a moving image is stored, wherein the program controls the apparatus to perform the following operations:
- reading at least one of each of first mage data, second image data, audio data, and the number of frames from a recording medium in which the first image data in one frame unit having a first frame rate according to a first synchronization signal having a variable frame rate is sequentially recorded, the second image data being in one frame unit within frame timing of the first synchronization signal that is generated to be the same as or closest to a second synchronization signal having a fixed frame rate of the first synchronization signal, and the audio data in one frame unit being within the frame timing and the number of frames that exist between frames containing audio data;
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- reading and audio-processing the audio data according to the read number of frames when the first image data is sequentially reproduced in one frame unit.
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