Image processing apparatus

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a first image processing circuit;
• a first memory connected to the first image processing circuit;
• a second image processing circuit;
• and
• a second memory connected to the second image processing circuit,
• wherein the first image processing circuit comprises a first communication unit configured to perform communication with the second image processing circuit, and at least one processor and/or at least one circuit to perform the operation of the following units:
• (a) a decoding unit configured to decode encoded RAW moving image data and store the decoded RAW moving image data in the first memory,
• (b) a determination unit configured to determine (i) a first area of one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data to be processed by the first image processing circuit and (ii) a second area of the one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data to be processed by the second image processing circuit, the second area having a number of pixels greater than that of the first area,
• (c) a first image processing unit configured to perform, on the first area of the one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data, predetermined image processing that includes development processing of the one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data using the first memory, and to generate first moving image data, and
• (d) a transmission unit configured to transmit the second area of the one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data to the second image processing circuit by the first communication unit, and to transmit the first moving image data to the second image processing circuit,
• wherein the second image processing circuit comprises (i) a second communication unit configured to perform communication with the first image processing circuit, (ii) a display controller configured to output moving image data to a display apparatus, and (iii) at least one processor and/or at least one circuit to perform the operation of the following unit:
• a second image processing unit configured to perform the predetermined image processing, using the second memory, on the second area of the one frame of the decoded RAW moving image data that is transmitted from the first image processing circuit and received by the second communication unit, and to generate second moving image data,
• wherein the display controller generates each frame of moving image data to be displayed by the display apparatus using the first moving image data and the second moving image data, and outputs, to the display apparatus, each frame of the generated moving image data.