An End of Data Set (BOD) including a High Resolution Tape Directory (HRTD) is written at a position next to a last written user data set on a tape. When appending a new user data set, the new user data set is written starting from a position next to an end longitudinal position (LPOS) of the EOD to generate an overwritten BOD.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform obtaining an image for generating an edited video from a plurality of contents, generating matching information between the edited video and the plurality of contents, and generating the edited video based on the obtained image and the matching information. The matching information includes information of at least one of a source file, time, or location associated with the obtained image.

An apparatus and method for providing information in conjunction with media content, including a receiver, wherein the receiver receives at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein the media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein the receiver receives information regarding the media content, a processor for processing at least one of the received media content and the received information regarding the media content, a display device for visually displaying the information regarding the media content, and/or a speaker device for audibly announcing the information regarding the media content.

A system accesses metadata on a file system of the magnetic tape, where the metadata comprising one or more fields enabling to determine a longitudinal position (LPOS) of one or more files located on the magnetic tape. The system determines the LPOS of the one or more files located on the magnetic tape. The system determines an optimal location of the head on the magnetic tape based on computing an average value to the determined LPOS of the one or more files located on the magnetic tape and moves the head on the magnetic tape to the optimal location.

A drive-implemented method according to one embodiment includes determining that unthreading of a tape is to be performed, and in response to the determination that the unthreading of the tape is to be performed, determining whether to write an index on the tape prior to unthreading the tape. In response to a determination to write the index on the tape, the index is written on the tape prior to unthreading the tape. The tape is then unthreaded. The drive-implemented method further includes receiving a write request after the unthreading, rethreading the tape, and writing data corresponding to the write request on the tape. The index stored on the tape prior to the unthreading is overwritten with the data corresponding to the write request.

In one embodiment, a method includes writing a file into a data partition of a tape medium. The method also includes storing a high resolution tape directory (HRTD) having location information of data in the data partition as part of end of data (EOD) of the index partition. The storing the HRTD as part of the EOD of the index partition includes requesting movement of the tape medium to the index partition in order to update an index file after changes have occurred to data in the data partition, and writing an updated index file into the index partition concurrent to writing an updated HRTD into the EOD of the index partition.

The disclosure discloses a printer including a memory storing computer-executable instructions. When the instruction is executed by a processor, a printer perform a read process and a printed matter production process. In the read process, process setting information stored in a cartridge memory of a cartridge of the specific type is read, triggered by attachment of the cartridge of the specific type to a cartridge holder. In the printed matter production process, at least a feeder and a printing head is controlled on the basis of a setting state included in the process setting information read in the read process.

An example tape storage drive may include reading/writing circuitry and control circuitry. The reading/writing circuitry may be to read from and write to tape media of tape cartridges. The processing circuitry may be to, in response to a tape cartridge being loaded into the tape storage drive, validate initialization of the tape cartridge. The processing circuitry may be to, in validating initialization of the tape cartridge, determine whether a tape format portion of a cartridge memory of the tape cartridge contains tape format data and whether the tape format portion is write-locked. If the tape format portion contains tape format data and is not write-locked, then the processing circuitry may fully initialize the tape cartridge including selecting a tape format for the tape cartridge and updating the tape format data to specify the selected tape format, write-lock the tape format portion, and then deem initialization of the tape cartridge to be complete.

An apparatus, method, system, and program product are disclosed for tape copying. One method includes mounting a first source tape of multiple source tapes on a source tape drive. The method includes mounting a destination tape on a destination tape drive. The method also includes copying a first index of an index partition of the first source tape to a first copied index of an index partition of the destination tape. The method includes storing first position information corresponding to the first copied index on the destination tape. The method also includes copying first data of a data partition of the first source tape to a first copied data of a data partition of the destination tape. The method includes storing second position information corresponding to the first copied data on the destination tape.

A media drive system (310) configured for use with a media drive (314) that performs read/write operations relative to a media cartridge (316) includes a system housing (312). The system housing (312) includes a housing body (312A) and a controller (350) that is secured to the housing body (312A). The controller (350) is configured to control functionality of the tape drive (314). More specifically, the inclusion of the controller (350) as part of the system housing (312) enables the media drive system (310) to achieve greatly enhanced functionality. For example, the media drive system (310) can greatly enhance the speed of various desired read/write operations performed within the media drive (314), especially when the requested files or file segments are not necessarily initially provided in sequential order on the media cartridge (316). The controller (350) can include one or both of a processor (352) and a memory system (354).