Editing device and editing method

An editing apparatus, comprising:

• an editing processing unit for processing a video signal and an audio signal supplied as source materials;
• wherein said editing processing unit comprises:
• an image processor for performing an effect process on said video signal;
• an audio processor for processing said audio signal;
• a matrix switcher for connecting source materials from a plurality of sources to the editing processing unit, thereby providing said video signal to said image processor and said audio signal to said audio processor;
• and
• a system controller for controlling the operation of said matrix switcher, said image processor, and said audio processor in response to commands from a computer and plural dedicated controllers;
• a daily server for receiving and storing source materials for editing over a network and acting as one of said plurality of sources to the editing processing unit;
• an on-air buffer for storing the processed video signal and the processed audio signal from said editing processing unit for transmission over said network;
• and
• said computer being connected to said network for controlling said editing processing unit, wherein said computer comprises:
• controlling means for displaying a viewer window, a log window, and a program window on a display of said computer, the viewer window allowing the editing operator to decide an edit point while viewing a video image of a source material so as to produce an event, the log window displaying a clip image corresponding to an event that is set on the viewer window, the program window allowing the editing operator to arrange a plurality of events on a time line in a desired order so as to produce a program list, and
• wherein said controlling means displays an icon that represents by what source device each event arranged on the time line is produce;
• and
• wherein said editing apparatus sets audio levels for respective audio tracks corresponding to the events arranged on the time line.