Claims
- 1. A software carrier for storing thereon digital data representative of a motion picture, said digital data having a data structure comprising a lead-in section followed by a plurality of successive data blocks, said data blocks representing an image program and a plurality of audio tracks synchronized with said image program, said lead-in section containing data indicative of the language of any dialog represented in said audio tracks, and a code for each of said audio tracks identifying its use as either a switching master including music and effects and dialog language of predetermined length, a mixing master containing only music and effects of predetermined length, a shorter track containing audio segments to be switched with said switching master, or a shorter track containing audio segments to be mixed with said mixing master.
- 2. A software carrier in accordance with claim 1 wherein information is recorded in separately identifiable blocks, and each software carrier block contains indicia of which digital audio tracks in the block represent a signal.
- 3. A software carrier for storing thereon digital data representative of a motion picture, said digital data having a data structure comprising a lead-in section followed by a plurality of successive data blocks, said data blocks representing an image program and a plurality of audio tracks synchronized with said image program, said lead-in section containing data indicative of the language of any dialog represented in said audio tracks, and a code for each of said audio tracks identifying its use as either a switching master including music and effects and dialog language of predetermined length, or a shorter track containing audio segments to be switched with said switching master.
- 4. A software carrier in accordance with claim 3 wherein information is recorded in separately identifiable blocks, and each software carrier block contains indicia of which digital audio tracks in the block represent a signal.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/144,791 filed on Oct. 29, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,843.
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