Data editing apparatus, data editing method and data recording/reproducing apparatus for re-editing formerly edited data

A data editing method for reediting edited data composed of a combination of a plurality of partial data extracted from at least one material data, which is used in combination with a data recording/reproducing apparatus capable of recording/reproducing the material data and edited data by using a nonlinear-accessible recording medium, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the edited data for reediting;
• providing an external control panel having manually operable elements for controlling said editing means for reediting in the absence of a graphical user interface;
• controlling the data recording/reproducing apparatus so as to reproduce material data containing at least the partial data to be reedited in synchronization with an operation for changing a specified start or end point of the partial data, when the start point or the end point of the partial data of the edited data to be reedited is specified;
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• reediting the edited data in accordance with a determining operation, for determining a new start or end point, the determining operation being performed while the material data is being reproduced in synchronization with operation for changing the specified start or the end point of the partial data.

A data recording/reproducing apparatus capable of reediting edited data composed of a combination of a plurality of partial data extracted from at least one material data, comprising:

• providing means for providing the edited data for reediting;
• recording/reproducing means for recording/reproducing the material data and the edited data by using a nonlinear-accessible recording medium;
• controlling means for controlling the recording/reproducing means so as to reproduce material data containing at least a part of the plurality of partial data to be reedited in synchronization with an operation for changing a specified start or end point of the partial data, when the start point or the end point of the partial data of the edited data to be reedited is specified;
• editing means for reediting the edited data in accordance with a determining operation, for determining a new start or end point, the determining operation being performed while the material data is being reproduced in synchronization with operation for changing the specified start or the end point of the partial data;
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• an external control panel having manually operable elements for controlling said editing means for reediting in the absence of a graphical user interface.