Authoring device and authoring method

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an authoring apparatus configured to generate writing data to be stored in an optical disc from a video content data, includes an indexing processor configured to generate face image indexing information includes face images extracted from the video content data and time stamp information representing a time point at which each extracted face image appears in the video content data, a setting module configured to set segments along with a time axis in the video content data, wherein a number of the segments is not larger than a number of chapters being able to be set in the writing data, and a generation module configured to generate menu screen data for displaying a menu screen displaying buttons on a display screen, the buttons on which face images are displayed respectively and for jumping to the segments in which the face images appearing.

1 . An authoring apparatus configured to generate data from a video content data, the data being used to reproduce the video content data and to be stored in an optical disc, comprising:
 an indexing processor configured to generate face image indexing information comprising face images in moving image data which is comprised in the video content data and time stamp information indicative of a time when each image appears in the video content data;   a setting module configured to set segments along with a time axis in the video content data, wherein a number of the segments is equal to or smaller than a number of chapters;   a selection module configured to select a face image in each segment based on the time stamp information comprised in the face image indexing information;   a menu screen generator configured to generate menu screen data for displaying a menu screen comprising buttons on a display screen when the optical disc is played back, each of the buttons displaying a respective face image selected from a respective segment in the segments and being provided for navigating the respective segment; and   a data generator configured to generate the data comprising information of the video content data, the generated menu screen data, and information for navigating to each segment based on the time stamp information.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the selection module is configured to select a face image appearing in the beginning of the video content or a thumbnail image of an image in the beginning of the video content, and to select a face image appearing in the beginning or the end of a segment comprising the end of the video content. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the selection module is configured to select an image other than a face image appearing within a predetermined time from the beginning of the segment and a face image appearing within a predetermined time from the end of the segment. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an optical disc device configured to write the data in the optical disc.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 a number of buttons displayed in the menu screen is equal to or smaller than a predetermined number.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the selection module is configured to select a thumbnail image of an image in substantially the middle of the segment when no face image appears within the segment.   
     
     
         7 . An authoring method of generating data from video content data, the data to be stored in an optical disc, comprising:
 generating face image indexing information comprising face images in moving image data which is comprised in the video content data and time stamp information indicative of a time when each face image appears in the video content data;   setting segments along with a time axis in the video content data, a number of the segments is equal to or smaller than a number of chapters;   selecting a face image in each segment based on the time stamp information comprised in the face image indexing information;   generating menu screen data for displaying a menu screen comprising buttons on a display screen when the optical disc is played back, each of displaying a respective face image selected from a respective segment in the segments and being provided for navigating the respective segment; and   generating the data comprising information of the video content, the menu screen data, and information for navigating to each segment based on the time stamp information.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 selecting a face image appearing in the beginning of the video content or a thumbnail image of an image in the beginning of the video content; and   selecting a face image appearing in the beginning of a segment comprising the end of the video content or a thumbnail image of an image in the beginning of the segment comprising the end of the video content.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 selecting an image other than a face image appearing within a predetermined time from the beginning of the segment and a face image appearing within a predetermined time from the end of the segment.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 selecting a thumbnail image of an image in substantially the middle of the segment when no face image appears within the segment.