Image processing apparatus and method

An image processing method, comprising:

• in an image processing apparatus:
• controlling an immersive presentation device to display a spherical image;
• superimposing an image of a control device on the spherical image to generate a presentation image representing the image of the control device in the immersive presentation device, wherein the presentation image includes an auxiliary screen that comprises a plurality of buttons, and each button of the plurality of buttons is associated with a corresponding edit operation of the spherical image;
• controlling the immersive presentation device to display the presentation image;
• detecting an operation input from the control device, wherein the operation input corresponds to selection of at least one button of the plurality of buttons in the auxiliary screen such that the operation input is reflected on the presentation image;
• and
• editing, based on the detected operation input associated with the edit, the spherical image in the presentation image displayed in the immersive presentation device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• controlling an immersive presentation device to display a spherical image;
• superimposing an image of a control device on the spherical image to generate a presentation image representing the image of the control device in the immersive presentation device, wherein the presentation image includes an auxiliary screen that comprises a plurality of buttons, and each button of the plurality of buttons is associated with a corresponding edit operation of the spherical image;
• controlling the immersive presentation device to display the presentation image;
• detecting an operation input from the control device, wherein the operation input corresponds to selection of at least one button of the plurality of buttons in the auxiliary screen such that the operation input is reflected on the presentation image;
• and
• editing, based on the detected operation input associated with the edit, the spherical image in the presentation image displayed on the immersive presentation device.