US7574101B2
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Image editing apparatus, method, and program
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 2005-04-15
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Granted: 2009-08-11
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Expires: 2025-04-15
Abstract
Abstract An editing condition input screen of an image editing program is provided with a selecting button for selecting a basic scenario of a photo movie and a still image to be a material and is also provided with each button for performing priority designation for the image desired to be displayed by priority among the selected image and for performing key image designation. Further, a notable person designation button for performing notable person designation is provided. The image editing program, on the basis of such inputted editing conditions, evaluates and narrows down the material to produce the photo movie. By inputting the editing conditions, time assigned for a selected image within the photo movie becomes long and the selected image is repeatedly displayed, therefore the photo movie obtains a plot and a quality of the photo movie can be improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Gohara
- 👤 Hiroshi Murakami
- 👤 Kei Yamaji
- 👤 Hajime Araya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:51
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
An image edition/compile apparatus for producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising: a storage section for storing a plurality of types of basic scenario in which a basic editing condition of said photo movie is determined; a basic scenario selecting section for selecting a basic scenario from among said plurality of types of said basic scenario; a reader for reading plural still images from a recording medium; an image selecting section for selecting one or more desired still images from among said still images; an editing condition setting section for adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; an extraction section for extracting said still image including a notable person as a subject, by analyzing said still image, on the basis of notable person designation information for designating said notable person, said notable person designation information being added to said basic scenario by said editing condition setting section; and a photo movie production section for producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
An image edition/compile apparatus for producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising: a storage section for storing a plurality of types of basic scenario in which a basic editing condition of said photo movie is determined; a basic scenario selecting section for selecting a basic scenario from among said plurality of types of said basic scenario; a reader for reading plural still images from a recording medium; an image selecting section for selecting one or more desired still images from among said still images; an editing condition setting section for adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; an extraction section for extracting said still image including a notable person as a subject, by analyzing said still image, on the basis of notable person designation information for designating said notable person, said notable person designation information being added to said basic scenario by said editing condition setting section; and a photo movie production section for producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
241 words
An image edition/compile apparatus for producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising: a storage section for storing a plurality of types of basic scenario in which a basic editing condition of said photo movie is determined; a basic scenario selecting section for selecting a basic scenario from among said plurality of types of said basic scenario; a reader for reading plural still images from a recording medium; an image selecting section for selecting one or more desired still images from among said still images; an editing condition setting section for adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; an evaluation section for evaluating an image quality of said selected still images and determining whether the image quality satisfies a predetermined criterion; a narrowing down section for narrowing down a still image to be used for said photo movie from among said selected still images, on the basis of a result of said evaluation and said editing condition to be added; and a photo movie production section for producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
241 words
An image edition/compile apparatus for producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising: a storage section for storing a plurality of types of basic scenario in which a basic editing condition of said photo movie is determined; a basic scenario selecting section for selecting a basic scenario from among said plurality of types of said basic scenario; a reader for reading plural still images from a recording medium; an image selecting section for selecting one or more desired still images from among said still images; an editing condition setting section for adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; an evaluation section for evaluating an image quality of said selected still images and determining whether the image quality satisfies a predetermined criterion; a narrowing down section for narrowing down a still image to be used for said photo movie from among said selected still images, on the basis of a result of said evaluation and said editing condition to be added; and a photo movie production section for producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
190 words
An image editing method of producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising the steps of: selecting one basic scenario from among plural types of basic scenario, said basic scenario including a basic editing condition of said photo movie; reading said still images from a recording medium with the medium reader; selecting one or more desired still images from said still images; adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; extracting a still image including a notable person as a subject, by analyzing said still image, on the basis of notable person designation information for designating said notable person, said notable person designation information being added to said basic scenario by said editing condition setting section; and producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
190 words
An image editing method of producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising the steps of: selecting one basic scenario from among plural types of basic scenario, said basic scenario including a basic editing condition of said photo movie; reading said still images from a recording medium with the medium reader; selecting one or more desired still images from said still images; adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; extracting a still image including a notable person as a subject, by analyzing said still image, on the basis of notable person designation information for designating said notable person, said notable person designation information being added to said basic scenario by said editing condition setting section; and producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
197 words
An image editing method of producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising the steps of: selecting one basic scenario from among plural types of basic scenario, said basic scenario including a basic editing condition of said photo movie; reading said still images from a recording medium with the medium reader; selecting one or more desired still images from said still images; adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; evaluating an image quality of said selected still images and determining whether the image quality satisfies a predetermined criterion; narrowing down a still image to be used for said photo movie from among said selected still images, on the basis of a result of said evaluation and said editing condition to be added; and producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
197 words
An image editing method of producing a photo movie by editing still images comprising the steps of: selecting one basic scenario from among plural types of basic scenario, said basic scenario including a basic editing condition of said photo movie; reading said still images from a recording medium with the medium reader; selecting one or more desired still images from said still images; adding said editing condition to said basic scenario, said editing condition to be added including at least one of priority designation information for designating said still image to be used with priority to other still images among said selected still images, and key image designation information for designating a key image to be used in an important scene of said photo movie; evaluating an image quality of said selected still images and determining whether the image quality satisfies a predetermined criterion; narrowing down a still image to be used for said photo movie from among said selected still images, on the basis of a result of said evaluation and said editing condition to be added; and producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.
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