A method and a system for video recording, in which scenes desired by a user
can
be recorded, are provided. Even at a case that the user sets the starting time
and the ending time of a program beforehand and its broadcasting time is changed,
and at a case that the user does not know the contents of the program in detail,
the program or the scenes desired by the user can be recorded by the method and
the system. The method for video recording provides the steps of; detecting an
inputted face image from a video signal composed of plural frames, identifying
the inputted face image with an inquiring face image designated by a user, and
recording video signals including frames before and after a frame in which the
inquiring face image appears for designated minutes when identification between
the inputted face image and the inquiring face image was successful, or not recording
video signals including frames before and after a frame in which the inquiring
face image appears for designated minutes when identification between the inputted
face image and the inquiring face image was successful.
