Image recording/reproducing device and method to process fade effect in image recording/reproducing device

Abstract

An image recording/reproducing device to change a start point of a fade effect to represent a boundary between image files in a device to record/reproduce an image file so as to easily distinguish an image file displayed on a screen. A method to process a fade effect in the image recording/reproducing device includes filming a moving image, encoding the filmed moving image, and applying the fade effect when the moving image is encoded and recording a moving image file. In the moving image file, a second section to which the fade effect is applied is located after a first section to which the fade effect is not applied. Accordingly, distinguishing the moving image file with the fade effect in a reproduction mode, a preview mode of a window explorer and an image editing application without changing an algorithm is possible.

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