REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ADAPTED TO PROCESS FADE-IN, FADE-OUT AND CROSS-FADE.

摘要

AN OPTICAL PICKUP READS A VIDEO SIGNAL AND FADE INFORMATION ON "START TIME" AND "SPEED", RECORDED IN AN OPTICAL DISC OR THE LIKE AND SUPPLIES THEM TO A DEMULTIPLEXER THROUGH A DATA REPRODUCTION CIRCUIT. THE FADE INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED TO A CONTROLLER VIA A FADE INFORMATION EXTRACTION CIRCUIT. THE CONTROLLER CONTROLS CROSS-FADE PROCESSING IN A CROSS-FADER BASED ON THE FADE INFORMATION. AN EXISTING VIDEO SIGNAL OR AUDIO SIGNAL IN THE RECORDING MEDIUM CAN BE USED TO REPEATEDLY PROCESS THE SIGNAL FOR FADE-IN, FADE-OUT OR CROSS-FADE.(FIG. 1)