Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program

An image processing method, comprising:

• a taken image input step of inputting a taken image in which face portions of persons are recorded;
• a detection step of detecting the face portions of persons;
• a face selection step of accepting selection of desired face portions from among the detected face portions;
• an extraction step of extracting face images, which are images of the selected face portions, from the taken image;
• a template image input step of inputting a template image having composite areas, which are space areas where the extracted face images are to be laid out;
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• a composite step of laying out the extracted face images on the composite areas of the template image and creating a composite image in which the face images laid out on the composite areas are superimposed on the template image.

An image processing program which causes a computer to execute:

• a taken image input step of inputting a taken image in which face portions of persons are recorded;
• a detection step of detecting the face portions of persons;
• a face selection step of accepting selection of desired face portions from among the detected face portions;
• an extraction step of extracting face images, which are images of the selected face portions, from the taken image;
• a template image input step of inputting a template image having composite areas, which are space areas where the extracted face images are to be laid out;
• and
• a composite step of laying out the extracted face images on the composite areas of the template image and creating a composite image in which the face images laid out on the composite areas are superimposed on the template image.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a taken image input section which inputs a taken image in which face portions of multiple persons are recorded;
• a detection section which detects the face portions of persons;
• an extraction section which extracts face images, which are images of the face portions of persons, from the taken image;
• a layer-for-facial-composite input section which inputs layers for facial composite in which an image for composite having composite areas where the face images are to be superimposed is laid out;
• and
• a creation section which creates a template image having composite areas of the number corresponding to the total number of the face images by overlapping a part or all of the layers for facial composite.

An image processing method, comprising:

• a taken image input step of inputting a taken image in which face portions of multiple persons are recorded;
• a detection step of detecting the face portions of persons;
• an extraction step of extracting face images, which are images of the face portions of persons, from the taken image;
• a layer-for-facial-composite input step of inputting layers for facial composite in which an image for composite having composite areas where the face images are to be superimposed is laid out;
• and
• a creation step of creating a template image having composite areas of the number corresponding to the total number of the face images by overlapping a part or all of the layers for facial composite.

An image processing program which causes a computer to execute:

• a taken image input step of inputting a taken image in which face portions of multiple persons are recorded;
• a detection step of detecting the face portions of persons;
• an extraction step of extracting face images, which are images of the face portions of persons, from the taken image;
• a layer-for-facial-composite input step of inputting layers for facial composite in which an image for composite having composite areas where the face images are to be superimposed is laid out;
• and
• a creation step of creating a template image having composite areas of the number corresponding to the total number of the face images by overlapping a part or all of the layers for facial composite.