Image reproducing method and apparatus capable of skipping reproduction of collateral information during reproduction in a special mode

摘要

A reproducing method and apparatus for reproducing images by reading an image signal from a recording medium, the image signal including a plurality of blocks each including image data and control data to control reproduction of an image in conjunction with other blocks. The reproducing method includes the steps of reading the image signal from the recording medium; setting a mode from among a plurality of modes including a normal reproduction mode, in which the blocks are read in the reading step in a sequence corresponding to a recording sequence of the image signal, and a special reproduction mode, in which the blocks are read in the reading step in a sequence different from a recording sequence of the image signal; rewriting the control data of a block in the read image signal in the special reproduction mode; and reproducing the image data included in a block in accordance with the control data which is rewritten in the rewriting step.