Slow forward trick mode playback of recorded video

摘要

The invention concerns a method ( 200 ) and system ( 100 ) for producing an optimal slow forward trick mode playback of a portion of video containing a plurality of pictures wherein at least a portion of the plurality of pictures are predictive pictures. The invention includes the steps of: receiving ( 210 ) a slow forward trick mode command; and inhibiting ( 216 ) the display of an initial set of the plurality of pictures prior to obtaining a properly decoded predictive picture from the initial set of the plurality of pictures. The invention can also include the steps of: selectively decoding ( 214 ) the plurality of pictures to obtain the properly decoded predictive picture from the initial set of the plurality of pictures; and decoding ( 218 ) subsequent pictures in the portion of video using the properly decoded predictive picture to obtain subsequent properly decoded pictures.