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US 2009/0157988 A1Published application
Data processing apparatus and data processing method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKoji Mizumachi, Shingo Nakagawa
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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKoji Mizumachi, Shingo Nakagawa
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Disclosed is a data processing apparatus that includes a plurality of ports inputting and outputting a clip including a plurality of types of essence, a memory storing the clip when recording or playing back of the clip from a recording medium, and a generator storing types of essence in separate regions of the memory, and generate identification information identifying the types of essence, while generating linking information indicating an association between regions of the memory storing one of the types of essence as a master essence and regions of the memory storing the remaining types of essence. The apparatus further includes a control unit outputting the master essence in the regions and the remaining essence in the regions associated therewith via linking information from the designated ports when the master essence in the clip of the video data subjected to playback request designating the ports is stored in the memory.
A data processing apparatus comprising:
A playback method for a recording and/or playback apparatus including a plurality of ports configured to input and output a clip including a plurality of types of essence, and a memory configured to store the clip when the clip input into the ports is recorded on or played back from a recording medium, the method comprising:
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