Adapter apparatus connected to an image capturing apparatus and delivering video files thereof to a client apparatus, control method thereof, and computer program
Video files recorded on a disk recording medium are acquired from an image capturing apparatus. First contents information indicating a list of the acquired video files is created. Based on the created first contents information, second contents information in a network advertisement format is created. Based on the first contents information and the acquired video files, video files in the network advertisement format are created. The created second contents information is advertised onto a network. Video files requested from a client terminal on the network based on the second contents information are delivered to the client terminal.
1. An adapter apparatus, which connects an image capturing apparatus comprising a disk recording unit for recording video data on a disk recording medium according to a specific format, and delivers video files recorded on the disk recording medium of the image capturing apparatus to a client terminal on a network, the apparatus comprising:
an acquisition unit configured to acquire video files recorded on the disk recording medium from the image capturing apparatus connected to the adapter apparatus;
a setting unit configured to set separator information for separating the video files acquired by said acquisition unit;
a first creation unit configured to create first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which the video files are classified based on the separation information set by said setting unit, as a list of the video files acquired by said acquisition unit;
a second creation unit configured to create second contents information in a network advertisement format based on the first contents information created by said first creation unit;
a video file creation unit configured to create video files in the network advertisement format based on the first contents information created by said first creation unit and the video files acquired by said acquisition unit;
an advertisement unit configured to advertise the second contents information created by said second creation unit onto the network; and
a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the client terminal, video files requested from the client terminal on the network based on the second contents information advertised by said advertisement unit.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a recognition unit configured to recognize a recording format of the video files recorded on the disk recording medium; and
an interpretation unit configured to interpret the video files acquired from the image capturing apparatus in accordance with the recording format recognized by said recognition unit,
wherein said first creation unit creates first contents information based on an interpretation result of said interpretation unit and the separation information.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the recording format is one of a DVD-Video format and a DVD-VR format.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said first creation unit creates the first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which a plurality of captured scenes included in the video files acquired by said acquisition unit is classified based on the separator information, as the list.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said first creation unit creates the first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which a plurality of captured scenes included in a plurality of video files acquired by said acquisition unit is classified based on the separator information, as the list.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage unit configured to store a plurality of types of the separator information; and
a selection unit configured to select the separator information used by said first creation unit from the plurality of types of separator information.
7. A method of controlling an adapter apparatus, which connects an image capturing apparatus comprising a disk recording unit for recording video data on a disk recording medium according to a specific format, and delivers video files recorded on the disk recording medium of the image capturing apparatus to a client terminal on a network, the method comprising:
by an acquisition unit of the adapter apparatus, an acquisition step of acquiring video files recorded on the disk recording medium from the image capturing apparatus connected to the adapter apparatus;
by a setting unit of the adapter apparatus, a setting step of setting separator information for separating the video files acquired in said acquisition step;
by a first creation unit of the adapter apparatus, a first creation step of creating first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which the video files are classified based on the separation information set in the setting step, as a list of video files acquired in said acquisition step;
by a second creation unit of the adapter apparatus, a second creation step of creating second contents information in a network advertisement format based on the first contents information created in the first creation step;
by a video file creation unit of the adapter apparatus, a video file creation step of creating video files in the network advertisement format based on the first contents information created in the first creation step and the video files acquired in the acquisition step;
by an advertisement unit of the adapter apparatus, an advertisement step of advertising the second contents information created in the second creation step onto the network; and
by a distribution unit of the adapter apparatus, a distribution step of distributing, to the client terminal, video files requested from the client terminal on the network based on the second contents information advertised in the advertisement step.
8. A computer program stored in a computer storage medium to make a computer execute control of an adapter apparatus, which connects an image capturing apparatus comprising a disk recording unit for recording video data on a disk recording medium according to a specific format, and delivers video files recorded on the disk recording medium of the image capturing apparatus to a client terminal on a network, the program making the computer execute:
an acquisition step of acquiring video files recorded on the disk recording medium from the image capturing apparatus connected to the adapter apparatus;
a setting step of setting separator information for separating the video files acquired in said acquisition step;
a first creation step of creating first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which the video files are classified based on the separation information set in the setting step, as a list of video files acquired in said acquisition step;
a second creation step of creating second contents information in a network advertisement format based on the first contents information created in the first creation step;
a video file creation step of creating video files in the network advertisement format based on the first contents information created in the first creation step and the video files acquired in the acquisition step;
an advertisement step of advertising the second contents information created in the second creation step onto the network; and
a distribution step of distributing, to the client terminal, video files requested from the client terminal on the network based on the second contents information advertised in the advertisement step.