摘要:
A data recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method in which, during a recording operation, the maximum bit rate of a transport stream may be detected and along with the transport stream written into a storage medium. During a reproducing operation, the recorded transport stream and maximum bit rate information may be read from the storage medium and a band width or rate for transferring data over a digital interface may be set in accordance with the read maximum bit rate information. As a result, the digital interface band may be utilized for transferring data with a relatively high efficiency.
摘要:
The present invention facilitates reading in advance information on addresses where data of each reproduction path to be reproduced is stored. Clip AV stream 1 to Clip AV stream 3 of angles forming a multiangle are managed by PlayList#1 to PlayList#3 for the different angles. Each of PlayList#1 to PlayList#3 is divided by angle change points. Each of the divided reproducing sections corresponds to a PlayItem. Correspondences between source packet numbers and presentation time stamps of the angle change points are recorded in an EP_map. The present invention is applicable to DVD recording and reproducing apparatus, for example.
摘要:
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit device generates an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) showing the scheduled transmission of the program to be broadcast. An editor generates supplemental information containing information indicating the program data quantity, adds the supplemental information to the EPG and a multiplexer transmits the EPG added with the supplemental information.
摘要:
A transmit device and method, a record/play device and method, a record system as well as a media allowing selection of the ideal record media by the receiver. The EPG data generator of a transmit device generates an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) showing the scheduled transmission of the program to be broadcast. An editor generates supplemental information containing information indicating the program data quantity, adds the supplemental information to the EPG and a multiplexer transmits the EPG added with the supplemental information.
摘要:
When recording data on a medium where a certain data rate is required, an allocation manager in the player must allocate sections of the logical space in such a way that the recording medium is efficiently filled and that an adequate data rate can be guaranteed even in the presence of defective ECC blocks. The allocation rules for the allocation manager are complex. The rules can be simplified by placing a lower limit on the size of an extent and by increasing the size of the extent depending on the number of defect ECC blocks in the extent.
摘要:
An encoded bit stream having a frame rate of 24 Hz or 23.976 Hz and a progressive format for both NTSC and PAL is recorded on a recording medium. An encoded stream reproduced from the recording medium is supplied to a decoder 20. In the decoder 20, the encoded stream is decoded and 24 p or 23.976 p video is obtained. A video converting portion 25 converts the reproduced video into a display video in accordance with the display format of a monitor 26. For the NTSC range, 29.97 i or 59.94 p display format can be used. For the PAL range, 25 i or 50 p display format can be used.
摘要:
The present invention enables a stable signal reproduction without overflow or underflow of a buffer in a decoder system even if a transmission bit rate is changed. In particular, when coding and transmitting a digital signal at a variable bit rate, a size of an encoder buffer for temporarily storing a coded signal in an encoder system is controlled according to a coding bit rate from a terminal. The encoder buffer has a code buffer to be used for rate control by the encoder system. The size of this code buffer is determined according to a reception buffer size of a decoder system supplied from a terminal, a maximum value of a coding bit rate supplied from a terminal, and a current bit rate.
摘要:
An apparatus and a method of encoding a digital signal with which a transmission buffer (an encoder buffer) does not overflow even if recording of a signal on a recording medium is temporarily inhibited attributable to, for example, an external shock or even if transmission of a signal by broadcast or communication is temporarily inhibited because of unsatisfactory state of communication. In a case where recording on an optical disk is temporarily inhibited and an output of data from an encoder is interrupted attributable to, for example, an external shock during an operation for recording a bit stream obtained by encoding a video signal on the optical disk, an encoding bit rate is lowered. Thus, a fact that the encoder buffer overflows can be prevented.
摘要:
A moving picture is encoded into groups of video image pictures with each frame composed of fields of different field polarities including a predetermined field polarity. The polarity of the first field of a series of frames to be encoded into a respective group of image pictures is set to the predetermined field polarity. Alternatively, the polarity of the first field of the series of frames may be identified by data transmitted with the encoded moving picture. The encoded moving picture is decoded at a decode start time designated when the first field in each respective group of image pictures is of the predetermined field polarity. Alternatively, the decode start time is generated on the basis of the data designating the field polarity of the first field. A computer-readable medium provides a medium on which the encoded moving picture is recorded and directs a computer to decode the encoded moving picture when the first image picture in each respective group of image pictures is an encoded field of the predetermined field polarity or, alternatively, when the field read from the medium is the first field as designated by designating data.
摘要:
A method for encoding video signals including a first step of generating the information on picture characteristics at least including the luminance information of the input video signals in terms of a pre-set time interval as a unit, a second step of calculating the mean bit rate of the input video signals, a third step of calculating the information on the amount of bits generated per pre-set time interval of the input video signals, a fourth step of calculating the encoding difficulty per pre-set time interval based upon the information on picture characteristics, information on the amount of generated bits and the information on the total amount of usable data, a fifth step of determining the encoding bit rate per pre-set time interval by applying the encoding difficulty to a function for finding the encoding bit rate pre-set by the mean bit rate and a sixth step of encoding the input video signals in accordance with the encoding bit rate obtained per said pre-set time interval.