Methods and apparatus for processing time codes

摘要

A time code is processed such that time code data composed of hour-minute-second frame accompanying picture information of a predetermined system is mapped onto picture information of another system, when converting the picture information of the predetermined system into that of the other system. The time code is mapped when converting (8) the system of the picture information by converting (10) time code data accompanying the picture information of the predetermined system into a total frame number x, calculating a total frame number y of the converted time code data for the time code data from the total frame number x and generating (11) the converted time code from the total frame number y. <IMAGE>