A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR KEYFRAME-BASED VIDEO DISPLAYING USING A VIDEO CURSOR FRAME IN A MULTIKEYFRAME SCREEN

摘要

A video tape recorder is operated with multiple tracks that are physically in parallel to each other and are collectively accessible as a single logical track, through selectively displaying in parallel a plurality of video keyframes. Actual play is controlled through selectively accessing a particular displayed keyframe. In particular, various ones of the displayed keyframes are associated with a value-based display of an analog quantity to indicate an anticipated time lapse that will be necessary before actual play as pertaining to the associated keyframe may effectively start.