Animation data index creation drawn from image data sampling composites
US5459830A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image data processing apparatus by which a general flow of images can be grasped readily and an editing operation can be performed at a high efficiency includes a sample data producing unit for one-dimensionally sampling animation image data successively received from an animation image generating source in one direction while successively moving the sampling position in the other direction to produce data of a still image, a display screen for displaying thereon a group of such still images of the still image data received from the sample data producing unit, point designating and area designating units for designating a predetermined point and a predetermined area of the still images displayed on the display, and a time code converting unit for producing time codes corresponding to the point and the area designated by the point and area designating units, respectively.
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