Recording apparatus and method, reproducing apparatus and method, recording and reproducing apparatus and method, and program

A recording method for editing data and recording edited data as a file, comprising:

• generating a file, the file comprising:
• a management information block having an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
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• recording the generated file, in a recording medium.

A computer-readable storage medium, comprising a computer program, which when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of editing data and recording edited data as a file, the method comprising:

• generating a file, the file comprising:
• a management information block having an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
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• recording the generated file, in a recording medium.

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a file from a recording medium, comprising:

• a memory controller reading out a file recorded on a recording medium, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
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• a display control section for controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read out by the memory controller on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.

A method for reproducing a file from a recording medium, comprising:

• reading out a file recorded on a recording medium, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
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• controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.

A computer-readable storage medium, comprising a computer program, which when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of reproducing a file from a recording medium, the method comprising:

• reading out a file recorded on a recording medium, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data which is managed by the management information block;
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• controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read out on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.

A recording and reproducing apparatus for editing data, recording edited data as a file, and reproducing a recorded file, comprising:

• a file generator circuit generating a file, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
• a computer-readable storacje medium;
• a system controller microcomputer recording the generated file in the computer-readable storage medium;
• a memory controller for reading out the management information block from the computer-readable storage medium;
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• a display control section for controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read out by the reading section on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.

A recording and reproducing method which edits data, records edited data as a file, and reproduces a recorded file, comprising:

• generating a file, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• an identifier of the image management track;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
• recording the generated file, in a computer-readable storage medium;
• reading out the management information block from the recording medium;
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• controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read out on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.

A computer-readable storage medium, comprising a computer program, which when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform a method of editing data, recording edited data as a file, and reproducing a recorded file, the method comprising:

• generating a file, the file comprising:
• a management information block having at least an image management track, the image management track storing management information used to reproduce a selected sample of image data, the image data comprising samples, recorded in a sequence over a time period, wherein the sample is selected based on a predetermined unit of the time period and independent of the recorded sequence, the predetermined unit corresponding to a recorded time of the selected sample;
• a display control track for storing management information of display control data, wherein the display control data indicates a display position of the selected sample in relation to the image data;
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• a data block, blocked separately from the management information block, capable of storing data managed by the management information block;
• recording the generated file, in a recording medium;
• reading out the management information block from the recording medium;
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• controlling display of the selected sample, the selected sample being read out on the basis of display control data reproduced with reference to the display control track and reproducing the selected sample with reference to the image management track.