Reproducing apparatus for video data

A reproducing method comprising:

• reproducing a moving image signal from a recording medium on which the moving image signals of a plurality of scenes are recorded;
• setting one of a first reproduction mode in which the reproducing step reproduces one scene selected from the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes and a second reproduction mode in which the reproducing step reproduces the moving image signals according to a playlist, which designates the reproducing order of the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes;
• converting the moving image signal recorded on the recording medium into a format designated by a transmission destination of the moving image signal, to generate a converted moving image signal;
• and
• controlling the conversion step in response to a conversion instruction such that, in the first reproduction mode, the moving image signal of the one scene is divided on a unit basis of predetermined time related to an upper limit time designated by the transmission destination of the moving image signal, and in the second reproduction mode, the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes are combined, and the combined moving image signal is divided on the predetermined time basis.

A reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a moving image signal from a recording medium on which moving image signals of a plurality of scenes are recorded;
• a setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of reproduction modes including a first reproduction mode in which the reproduction unit reproduces one scene selected from the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes and a second reproduction mode in which the reproduction unit reproduces the moving image signals according to a playlist that designates the reproducing order of the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes;
• a processing unit configured to generate, from the moving image signal recorded on the recording medium, a moving image signal of a predetermined format corresponding to a transmission destination of the moving image signal;
• a control unit configured to control the processing unit in accordance with the reproduction mode set by the setting unit,
• wherein the control unit controls the processing unit in response to a conversion instruction, in the first reproduction mode, to generate the moving image signal of the predetermined format which includes the image signal of the one scene divided on a unit basis of predetermined time, and in the second reproduction mode, to generate the moving image signal of the predetermined format which includes the moving image signals of the plurality of scenes combined with each other and divided on the predetermined time basis.