JP3484783B2 - On-air material delivery storage device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-air material delivery / accumulation device for efficiently reusing materials recorded on a linear type recording means such as a VTR tape for on-air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a news sending site, an operator inserts a VTR tape containing on-air materials into a single VTR so that the material sending order can be immediately changed when a sudden news occurs. ing. It is assumed that the VTR tape containing the materials that have already been aired will be reused frequently after the end of the air 1.
It's been stored on the shelves in the news room where the news editing room has easy access for ~ 2 weeks. When reusing the VTR tape, the editor searches for the desired tape based on the tape ledger and takes out the VTR tape from the shelf in the news room.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a conventional procedure for reusing an on-air material using a VTR tape.
In the plurality of editing rooms 1 shown in FIG. 3, the user edits the VTR tape 2 on which the material created by news gathering is recorded to create the on-air material 3. The on-air material 3 is transferred to the on-air sending device 4, and the on-air sending device 4 creates an on-air signal. This on-air signal is recorded on a non-linear medium and then output as an on-air signal S4. The material that has finished on-air is VTR from the above non-linear media.
The tape 5 is dubbed, and this VTR tape 5 is stored on the library shelf 6. The information on the material recorded on the VTR tape 5 stored in the library shelf 6 is stored in the memory of the on-aired material search terminal 7.

When reusing a material that has already been on-air, the user uses the on-air completed material retrieval terminal 7 to retrieve the VTR tape number or the like on which the material to be reused is recorded, and based on this retrieved number. VTR required
Remove the tape 8 from the library shelf 6. Then, the user brings the taken out VTR tape 8 back to the editing room 1 and edits it. In the editing room 1, the VTR tape 8 is directly manipulated, or the video recorded on the VTR tape 8 is dubbed to a video storage device or the like installed in the editing room 1 to find out a desired video and edited. Was going on.
The VTR tape 8 is stored in the library shelf 6 for, for example, 1 to 2 weeks after the recorded material is sent on air. After that, the VTR tape 8 is stored in the long-term storage shelf 20 installed outside the sub-conditioning room.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional method for reusing on-air material, the VTR tape number is searched and the VTR tape is searched before the user can actually edit the on-air material in the editing room. It required various procedures such as taking out and transporting the. Therefore, the on-air material cannot be reused quickly, and the burden on the user regarding the procedure is large, so that the efficient work cannot be performed.

[0006] As a library device that reduces the burden on the user for searching and taking out VTR tapes,
Although an automatic VTR tape retrieval device such as MS or FLEXICART is known, even if this device is used, the user must carry the retrieved VTR tape to the editing room himself. Therefore, it is not used in news scenes where sudden news occurs and it is necessary to immediately change the material sending order.

[0007] In recent years, a news sending device using a non-linear medium capable of randomly changing the on-air sending order has been known, assuming a sudden occurrence of news. In the conventional method using such a non-linear medium, after the completion of on-air, for example, the transmitted material is recorded from the non-linear medium to another linear medium such as a VTR tape. Therefore, in the past, even when such a non-linear media device was used, a series of procedures such as searching and taking out of the VTR tape were required when reusing the material that had been aired on, and it was not possible to respond promptly and the work load was increased. Is a big problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an on-air material delivery / accumulation device capable of quickly and efficiently reusing materials that have already been on-air.

[0009]

The on-air material sending / accumulating device of the present invention is an on-air material sending / accumulating device which inputs an edited on-air material from an editing means and sends an on-air signal of the on-air material. The non-linear recording means for recording the on-air material in a reusable form for a predetermined period, the on-air material input from the editing means is sent out as an on-air signal at a designated time, and the on-air material is non-linear. It has an on-air sending means for outputting to the recording means for recording, and a signal sending means for sending the corresponding on-air material recorded on the non-linear recording means to the editing means in response to a request from the editing means.

[0010] The on-air material delivery storage device of the present invention preferably includes the non-linear recording means multiple, further comprising a selectively accessible autochanger to said plurality of non-linear recording means.

[0011]

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[0014]

In the on-air material delivery / accumulation device of the present invention, when the material already delivered on-air is reused, for example,
A request including the identification code of the non-linear recording means in which the material to be reused is recorded is output to the signal transmitting means according to the operation of the search means by the user. When the request is input to the signal sending means, the non-linear recording means corresponding to the request is accessed in the autochanger according to the input request, and the material recorded in the accessed non-linear recording means is edited by the editing means. Printed online. In the editing means, a new material is created by reusing the input material, the created material is sent to the on-air sending means, and then sent on-air.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An on-air material delivery / accumulation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an on-air material recycling system using the on-air material delivery / accumulation device of this embodiment. In a plurality of editing rooms 1 shown in FIG. 1, a user edits a VTR tape 2 on which materials created by news gathering are recorded, respectively, and an on-air material 3 is created. The user transfers the on-air material 3 to the on-air material delivery / storage device 10 installed in the sub-adjustment room (news sub), and the on-air material delivery / storage device 10 outputs an on-air signal S10a.

Further, the computer 11 as a search means
Is connected to a terminal device (not shown) provided in the plurality of editing rooms 1 via the LAN 12. The computer 11 is also connected to the on-air material delivery / storage device 10. The computer 11 responds to a user operation,
The instruction signal S11 is output to the on-air material delivery / storage device 10. The built-in memory 11a of the computer 11 stores the correspondence between the name of the material that has already been on-air and the MO disk provided in the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10 in which the material is recorded.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the on-air material delivery and storage device 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10 includes a processing unit 13 and an autochanger 16. The auto changer 16 uses a plurality of MOs (Magnet Opt) that record the materials sent on air.
ical) disk, when an instruction signal S11 from the computer 11 is input, the MO disk indicated by the instruction signal S11 is conveyed to the disk reading position of the processing unit 13. In this autochanger 16, the MO disk recording the material delivered on-air is stored, for example, for 1 to 2 weeks after the material is delivered on-air. M
The O disk 21 is stored in the long-term storage shelf 20 installed outside the sub-conditioning room after the lapse of 1 to 2 weeks. At this time, after the material recorded on the MO disk 21 is dubbed on the VTR tape 22, the VTR tape 22 may be stored on the long-term storage shelf 20.

The processing unit 13 inputs the on-air material 3 from the editing room 1, sends the on-air material 3 on-air at the time designated as the on-air signal S10a, and outputs the on-air material 3 as the material 14 to the autochanger 16. . Further, the processing unit 13 inputs the instruction signal S11 from the computer 11 shown in FIG. 1, and reads the material 15 from the MO disc specified by the instruction signal S11 among the MO discs provided in the autochanger 16. The processing unit 13 outputs the read material S10b to the predetermined editing room 1 online. In the present embodiment, since the material which has already been sent on air is recorded on the MO disk which is the non-linear recording means,
The recorded material can be accessed at high speed.

The operation of reusing the on-air material using the system shown in FIG. 1 will be described below. First,
The user is the computer 11 or LAN shown in FIG.
Editing room 1 connected to computer 11 via 12
Operate the terminal device inside to record the material to be reused
The recording area of the identification code and the material of the MO disk is searched, and a predetermined command describing the identification code and the recording area is input. In response to the instruction from the user, the instruction signal S11 is output from the computer 11 to the on-air material delivery storage device 10.

When the instruction signal S 11 is input from the computer 11, the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10 causes the MO disc corresponding to the identification code included in the instruction signal S 11 by the auto changer 16 shown in FIG.
Is transported to the reading position. Then, the processing unit 13 sends an instruction signal S11 from the MO disk at the reading position.
The material recorded in the recording area included in is read and the read material is output to the editing room 1 online as the material S10b.

In the editing room 1, the material S10b input online from the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10.
The on-air material 3 is created by performing an editing process using. The created online material is output from the editing room 1 to the on-air material sending / accumulating device 10 and sent as an on-air signal S10a.

In the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10, the on-air material relating to the on-air signal S10a sent at this time is stored in the MO disk, and this MO disk is managed by the autochanger 16.

As described above, according to the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10 of the present embodiment, the user operates the terminal equipment of the computer 11 installed in the editing room 1 to remove the user from the editing room. You can get the materials that have already been sent on-air and reuse them without going out. Therefore, it is possible to quickly reuse the on-air material, reduce the burden on the user regarding the procedure, and improve work efficiency.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the on-air material delivery / storage device 10 is provided with a plurality of MO disks is illustrated, but the non-linear recording medium provided in the on-air material delivery / storage device 10 may be singular. In this case, no autochanger mechanism is needed. The non-linear recording medium may be a CD or a semiconductor memory. Furthermore, in the above-described example, the on-air material delivery / accumulation device 10 operates in response to a request from the editing room 1,
Although the case where the material recorded on the disc is transferred to the editing room 1 has been exemplified, the material recorded by the on-air material sending / accumulating device 10 may be sent on-air again as the on-air signal S10a in response to a request from the editing room 1. .

[0025]

According to the on-air material delivery / accumulation device of the present invention, it is possible to quickly reuse the on-air material. Therefore, even if sudden news occurs,
The already sent on-air material can be reused to quickly create the next on-air material to be sent. Further, according to the on-air material delivery / accumulation device of the present invention, by using the non-linear recording means, it is possible to quickly change the material delivery order and provide valuable news that immediately responds to an emergency. Further, according to the on-air material delivery / accumulation device of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user regarding the procedure of reusing the on-air material, and it is possible to improve the work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a method of reusing an on-air material using an on-air material delivery / accumulation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an on-air material delivery / accumulation device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a procedure of reusing a conventional on-air material using a VTR tape.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Editing room 2 ... VTR tape 3,14,15 ... Material 10 ... On-air material delivery storage device 11 ... Computer 12 ... LAN 13 ... Processing unit 16 ... Auto changer

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G11B 27/02-27/038 H04N 5/262 H04N 5/91-5/93

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An on-air material sending / accumulating device for inputting an edited on-air material from an editing means and sending an on-air signal of the on-air material, wherein the input on-air material is reusable for a predetermined period. Non-linear recording means for recording, the on-air material input from the editing means, while sending as an on-air signal at a designated time, on-air sending means for outputting the on-air material to the non-linear recording means for recording, An on-air material sending / accumulating device having a signal sending means for sending the corresponding on-air material recorded in the non-linear recording means to the editing means in response to a request from the editing means. 2. The on-air material delivery / accumulation device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of the non-linear recording means, and further comprising an autochanger capable of selectively accessing the plurality of the non-linear recording means.