Recording apparatus

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a recording apparatus and method for setting, when moving images are recorded on a plurality of recording media, whether to independently record additional information on each of the recording media.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image processing apparatus comprising:
 an input unit configured to input moving image data;   a recording unit configured to output at least one of a moving image file containing the moving image data input by the input unit and an additional information file containing additional information of the moving image data to at least one of a plurality of recording devices such that at least one of the moving image file and the additional information file is recorded on at least one of the plurality of recording devices;   a mode designating unit configured to designate one of a plurality of modes including a first mode in which the output unit outputs the moving image file to a selected one of the plurality of recording devices and a second mode in which the output unit simultaneously outputs the moving image file to each of the plurality of recording devices;   a setting unit configured to, in the second mode, set whether to record the additional information file on each of the plurality of recording devices or on one of the plurality of recording devices; and   a control unit configured to control, based on a setting result by the setting unit, whether to output the additional information file to each of the plurality of recording devices by the output unit in the second mode.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the plurality of recording devices includes a first recording device and a second recording device,
 wherein the control unit controls, in a case where the setting unit sets recording of the additional information file on both of the first recording device and the second recording device, the output unit to output the additional information file to both of the first recording device and the second recording device in the second mode,   wherein the control unit controls, in a case where the setting unit sets recording of the additional information file on the first recording device while inhibiting recording of the additional information file on the second recording device, the output unit to output the additional information file to the first recording device without outputting the additional information file to the second recording device in the second mode, and   wherein the control unit controls, in a case where the setting unit sets recording of the additional information file on the second recording device without recording the additional information file on the first recording device, the output unit to output the additional information file to the second recording device without outputting the additional information file to the first recording device in the second mode.   
     
     
         3 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the setting unit further sets whether to record the additional information file on the selected recording device in the first mode, and
 wherein the control unit controls, based on the setting result by the setting unit, whether to output the additional information file to the selected recording device in the first mode.   
     
     
         4 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to output information to a display apparatus,
 wherein the control unit controls the display unit to output, according to switching of a mode between the first mode and the second mode by the mode designating unit, information regarding a setting state of whether to record the additional information in the switched mode to the display apparatus.   
     
     
         5 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the input unit includes an imaging unit configured to output the moving image data;
 wherein the additional information includes first information regarding a setting state of the imaging unit and second information regarding an environment of the image processing apparatus during recording of the moving image data, and   wherein the output unit outputs at least one of a first additional information file containing the first information and a second additional information file containing the second information to at least one of the plurality of recording devices such that one of the first additional information file and the second additional information file is recorded on at least one of the plurality of recording devices.   
     
     
         6 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the first information includes information regarding a setting state of a plurality of setting items relating to the imaging unit. 
     
     
         7 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the second information includes at least one of information regarding a location of the image processing apparatus, information regarding a photographer, information regarding a title of the moving image file and information regarding a recording date. 
     
     
         8 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction from a user,
 wherein in the second mode, the setting unit sets whether to record the additional information file on each of the plurality of recording devices or on one of the plurality of recording devices in accordance with the instruction received by the receiving unit.   
     
     
         9 . A method for processing image data, the method comprising:
 inputting moving image data;   outputting at least one of a moving image file containing the input moving image data and an additional information file containing additional information of the moving image data to at least one of a plurality of recording devices such that one of the moving image file and the additional information file is recorded on at least one of the plurality of recording devices;   designating one of a plurality of modes including a first mode for recording the moving image file on a selected one of the plurality of recording media and a second recording mode for simultaneously recording the moving image file on each of the plurality of recording devices;   setting, in the second mode, whether to record the additional information file on each of the plurality of recording devices or on one of the plurality of recording devices; and   controlling, based on a setting result regarding recording of the additional information file, whether to output the additional information file to each of the plurality of recording devices in the second mode.