Digital film reading device, has composite image generator generating composite images from images extracted by extraction module and controlling display of extracted image corresponding to specific instant associated with time marker

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# The device has a control module (24) for controlling a display of digital film read by a reading module (22) on a display screen (4) e.g. television. An image includes a time marker associated to a specific instant. An image extraction module (40) extracts a sequence of images corresponding to a specific instant. Composite image generator (42) generates composite images from the images extracted by the module. The generator controls the display of extracted image corresponding to the specific instant associated with the marker. #CMT# : #/CMT# Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method of reading data (2) a recording support comprising a set of instructions for executing a method for reading a data (3) a computer program comprising instructions for executing the method for reading the data (4) a data carrying signal representative of an image produced by a composite image generation unit. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# Used for reading a digital film recorded on a support in the form of magnetic or optical inscriptions, according to a standard digital format such as MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# The composite image generator controls the display of extracted image corresponding to the specific instant associated with the time marker, so that a user can simply locate the instant of the film which he desires to return or advance the device quickly, thus facilitating easy utilization of the marker. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The drawing shows a schematic architecture of a device for reading a digital film. 4 : Display screen 22 : Reading module 24 : Control module 40 : Image extraction module 42 : Composite image generator.