US 2005/0238322 A1 · Image editing apparatus, method, and program

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.

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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;
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.

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An image editing program for performing a function in a computer for 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;
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;
and
producing said photo movie on the basis of said basic scenario and said editing condition to be added.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image editing apparatus, method, and program

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Image editing apparatus, method, and program

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