A media player configured with a first removable memory reader, such as a DVD drive, and a second removable memory reader, such as a flash memory reader, adapted to communicate with a removable memory containing filter data. The media player is configured to allow filtered playback of a multimedia presentation, such as a movie. Filtered playbabk causes certain portions of the multimedia presentation to be skipped, muted, blurred, cropped, or otherwise modified to eliminate or reduce potentially objectionable scenes, language, or other content. The second memory reader provides a convenient medium for the loading of filter information, whether data files, executable program code, or the like, to local memory of the media player to employ during filtered playback. Alternatively, the filters may be accessed from the removable storage media during playback rather than loading to local memory.

A video scene is displayed in a either a tag mode or a tagless mode. The video scene depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items. The tag mode displays one or more visually perceptible tags in conjunction with the video scene. Each tag is associated with a visually perceptible item appearing in the video scene. The tags are categorized into a plurality of categories. In response to a request to display the video scene in the tag mode for a first one of the plurality of categories, the display device displays the video scene in the tag mode displaying tags in the first one of the categories. In response to a request to display the video scene in the tag mode for a second one of the plurality of categories, the display device displays the video scene in the tag mode displaying tags in the second one of the categories.

An ad in a movie can be a static ad having a position in the movie that cannot be moved, or a dynamic ad having a position in the movie that can be changed. When a viewer wishes to skip a portion of the movie containing the ad, the playback system determines whether the ad is static or dynamic. If the ad is static, only the portion of the movie preceding the static ad can be skipped; the ad is unskippable. This technique is referred to as “bounceback” since the end of the skip bounces back to the start of the static ad. If the ad is dynamic, it is moved to after the end of the skip. This technique is referred to as “slip-ad” since the ad slips to later in the movie. When a movie has multiple ads, some can be static and some can be dynamic.

An ad in a movie can be a static ad having a position in the movie that cannot be moved, or a dynamic ad having a position in the movie that can be changed. When a viewer wishes to skip a portion of the movie containing the ad, the playback system determines whether the ad is static or dynamic. If the ad is static, only the portion of the movie preceding the static ad can be skipped; the ad is unskippable. This technique is referred to as “bounceback” since the end of the skip bounces back to the start of the static ad. If the ad is dynamic, it is moved to after the end of the skip. This technique is referred to as “slip-ad” since the ad slips to later in the movie. When a movie has multiple ads, some can be static and some can be dynamic.

Module compressing/encoding plural images for recording, or an image recording apparatus or image recording system including the module. At least two first and second image input module types capture an image of frames from a video signal source, and convert into digital image data for output; an image input arbitration module arbitrates to place digital image data provided by the first type before digital image data provided by the second type. The first type image input module is provided with a real-time image. The apparatus or system further includes: a memory module temporarily storing the real-time image by a processing time for the arbitration module to process digital image data provided by the second type of image input module, an image encoding module compressing and encoding the digital image data, and changing a processing speed to perform a process of compression and encoding more in real time.

Module compressing/encoding plural images for recording, or an image recording apparatus or image recording system including the module. At least two first and second image input module types capture an image of frames from a video signal source, and convert into digital image data for output; an image input arbitration module arbitrates to place digital image data provided by the first type before digital image data provided by the second type. The first type image input module is provided with a real-time image. The apparatus or system further includes: a memory module temporarily storing the real-time image by a processing time for the arbitration module to process digital image data provided by the second type of image input module, an image encoding module compressing and encoding the digital image data, and changing a processing speed to perform a process of compression and encoding more in real time.

To acquire attribute information of high dynamic range (HDR) data from a playlist file and a clip information file to realize video reproduction according to a display device. A data processing unit that executes reproduction processing of disk recorded data acquires the playlist file and the clip information file as reproduction control information files corresponding to reproduction data recorded on a disk, determines whether HDR graphics data is recorded on the disk on the basis of record data of these files, and further acquires attribute information of the HDR graphics data from reproduction control information, and executes control of output data for the display device according to the acquired information in a case where the HDR graphics data is recorded on the disk.

To acquire attribute information of high dynamic range (HDR) data from a playlist file and a clip information file to realize video reproduction according to a display device. A data processing unit that executes reproduction processing of disk recorded data acquires the playlist file and the clip information file as reproduction control information files corresponding to reproduction data recorded on a disk, determines whether HDR graphics data is recorded on the disk on the basis of record data of these files, and further acquires attribute information of the HDR graphics data from reproduction control information, and executes control of output data for the display device according to the acquired information in a case where the HDR graphics data is recorded on the disk.

The present technology relates to a reproducing apparatus for enabling an appropriate video depending on a viewing environment to be reproduced, a reproducing method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium. The reproducing apparatus according to the present technology analyzes reproduction management information describing therein type information on a form of providing a HDR video which is compatible with a SDR video with a standard luminance range and whose luminance range is wider than the standard luminance range or a form of providing the SDR video compatible with the HDR video. Further, the reproducing apparatus acquires and reproduces encoding data of the HDR video or encoding data of the SDR video provided in a form indicated by the type information. The present technology is applicable to Blu-ray Disc players.

A non-transitory tangible recording medium stores recorded AV data. The AV data includes a system stream file played by a playback device and a management information file having management information corresponding to the system stream file. The system stream file includes a first segment including repeated a first data unit that be decrypted using a first decryption key that the playback device individually has and a second data unit that cannot be decrypted by the first decryption key. The system stream file also includes a second segment which can be decrypted using a second decryption key that the playback device has in common with another playback device. The management information file has a start source packet number, which identifies a start source packet out of a plurality of source packets storing an I-picture that is a random access point, and the start source packet is situated in the second segment.