Image reproduction apparatus

An image reproduction apparatus for playing back moving pictures recorded in a record medium, comprising:

• stored image selection means for receiving selection of any scene of a moving picture under playback;
• image storing means for storing one or a plurality of still pictures constituting, in the moving pictures, a scene or scenes whose selection is received by said stored image selection means;
• address storing means for storing addresses indicating, in the moving pictures, positions of respective still pictures stored in said image storing means;
• menu displaying means for displaying said one or plurality of still pictures stored in said image storing means;
• playback image selection means for receiving selection of one out of said one or plurality of still pictures displayed by said menu displaying means;
• jump playback means for playing back a moving picture from said record medium, starting from a position which is stored in said address storing means and corresponds to the still picture whose selection is received by said playback image selections means, as a playback starting position in the moving picture;
• delete image selection means for receiving selection of a still picture, by means of input of an identification number added to said still picture, out of the plurality of still pictures displayed by said menu displaying means;
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• image deleting means for deleting, from said image storing means, said still picture whose selection is received by said delete image selection means, and for deleting a position of said deleted still picture in the moving picture stored in said address storing means, wherein:
• said menu displaying means displays, together with respective identification numbers added, the plurality of still pictures stored in said image storing means;
• said playback image selection means receives the selection of said one still picture by means of input of an identification number added to the still picture in question.