Information processing apparatus and control method for reading out information recorded in association with an image

A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• a readout step of reading out information recorded in association with an image and that indicates an effect applied to the image;
• a processing step of applying an effect to an image;
• and
• a control step of, in a case where the information indicating the effect applied to the image has been read out, performing control to restrict the processing step from applying to the image a part of effects including an effect other than the applied effect and being set according to the applied effect indicated by the information, from among a plurality of effects that can be applied,
• wherein, in a case where the applied effect indicated by the information is a first effect, the control step performs control to restrict the processing step from applying a second effect corresponding to the first effect to the image, and to enable the processing step to apply an alternative effect identified based on the first effect and the second effect, and
• wherein, in a case where the readout step reads out, as information associated with the image, information indicating that the first effect of adding a black bar to an image is applied, the control step performs control so that, from among the plurality of effects, the second effect of distorting the entire image cannot be applied to the image, and performs control so that an effect of applying an image distorting effect to a limited screen region excluding a black bar portion added by the first effect is applied as an alternative effect of the second effect.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable steps for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

• reading out information recorded in association with an image and that indicates an effect applied to the image;
• applying an effect to an image;
• and
• performing control to, in a case where the information indicating the effect applied to the image has been read out, restrict applying to the image a part of effects including an effect other than the applied effect and being set according to the applied effect indicated by the information, from among a plurality of effects that can be applied,
• wherein, in a case where the applied effect indicated by the information is a first effect, the performing control performs control to restrict the processing step from applying a second effect corresponding to the first effect to the image, and to enable the processing step to apply an alternative effect identified based on the first effect and the second effect, and
• wherein, in a case where the reading out reads out, as information associated with the image, information indicating that the first effect of adding a black bar to an image is applied, the performing performs control so that, from among the plurality of effects, the second effect of distorting the entire image cannot be applied to the image, and performs control so that an effect of applying an image distorting effect to a limited screen region excluding a black bar portion added by the first effect is applied as an alternative effect of the second effect.