Information reproducing apparatus and method, and computer program

1. An information reproducing apparatus comprising:

a video operating device which is operated by a user to set a video reproduction effect for a video image;

a music operating device which is operated by the user to set a music reproduction effect for music;

an adding device for setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said video operating device and adding the set video reproduction effect to the video image, and for setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said music operating device and adding the set music reproduction effect to the music;

a change operating device which is operated by the user to perform at least one of (i) a change operation of changing a condition of said video operating device between (i-i) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and (i-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and to set the music reproduction effect in linkage with the operation of said video operating device, and (ii) a change operation of changing a condition of said music operating device between (ii-i) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and (ii-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and to set the video reproduction effect in linkage of the operation of said music operating device; and

a controlling device for controlling said adding device to perform at least one of (i) an operation of setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said video operating device and of adding the music reproduction effect to the music, and (ii) an operation of setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said music operating device and of adding the video reproduction effect to the video image.

2. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of said video operating device and said music operating device includes a rotary volume which is rotated and operated by the user.

3. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the condition of said video operating device is changed from the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and to set the music reproduction effect in linkage with the operation of said video operating device, to the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image, said adding device gradually reduces the music reproduction effect such that the music reproduction effect set for the music becomes zero.

4. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the condition of said music operating device is changed from the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and to set the video reproduction effect in linkage of the operation of said music operating device, to the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music, said adding device gradually reduces the video reproduction effect such that the video reproduction effect set for the video image becomes zero.

5. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a displaying device for indicating that the condition of said video operating device is the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and to set the music reproduction effect in linkage with the operation of said video operating device.

6. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a displaying device for indicating that the condition of said music operating device is the condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and to set the video reproduction effect in linkage of the operation of said music operating device.

7. An information reproducing method in an information reproducing apparatus comprising:

a video operating device which is operated by a user to set a video reproduction effect for a video image;

a music operating device which is operated by the user to set a music reproduction effect for music; and

a change operating device which is operated by the user to perform at least one of (i) a change operation of changing a condition of said video operating device between (i-i) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and (i-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and to set the music reproduction effect in linkage with the operation of said video operating device, and (ii) a change operation of changing a condition of said music operating device between (ii-i) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and (ii-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and to set the video reproduction effect in linkage of the operation of said music operating device, said information reproducing method comprising:

an adding process of setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said video operating device and adding the set video reproduction effect to the video image, and of setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said music operating device and adding the set music reproduction effect to the music;

a controlling process of controlling said adding process to perform at least one of (i) an operation of setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said video operating device and of adding the music reproduction effect to the music, and (ii) an operation of setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said music operating device and of adding the video reproduction effect to the video image.

8. A computer program product in a non-transitory computer readable medium for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer provided in an information reproducing apparatus comprising:

a video operating device which is operated by a user to set a video reproduction effect for a video image;

a music operating device which is operated by the user to set a music reproduction effect for music;

an adding device for setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said video operating device and adding the set video reproduction effect to the video image, and for setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with an operation amount of said music operating device and adding the set music reproduction effect to the music;

a change operating device which is operated by the user to perform at least one of (i) a change operation of changing a condition of said video operating device between (i-i) a condition to he operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and (i-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the video reproduction effect for the video image and to set the music reproduction effect in linkage with the operation of said video operating device, and (ii) a change operation of changing a condition of said music operating device between (ii-i) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and (ii-ii) a condition to be operated by the user in order to set the music reproduction effect for the music and to set the video reproduction effect in linkage of the operation of said music operating device; and

a controlling device for controlling said adding device to perform at least one of (i) an operation of setting the music reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said video operating device and of adding the music reproduction effect to the music, and (ii) an operation of setting the video reproduction effect in accordance with the operation amount of said music operating device and of adding the video reproduction effect to the video image,

said computer program making the computer function as at least one portion of said adding device and said controlling device.