Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium

An image processing method comprising:

• obtaining images based on image capturing by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that capture images of an image capturing target area from a plurality of directions;
• obtaining viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint;
• determining a pixel value of a particular area in a virtual viewpoint image according to the virtual viewpoint at a first time indicated by the viewpoint information, based on a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a first image capturing apparatus among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses at a second time, which is different from the first time, and a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a second image capturing apparatus among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, which is different from the first image capturing apparatus, at the first time, wherein the particular area is not captured by the first image capturing apparatus at the first time;
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• generating a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with the determination of the pixel value by the determining.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an image processing method comprising:

• obtaining images based on image capturing by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that capture images of an image capturing target area from a plurality of directions;
• obtaining viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint;
• determining a pixel value of a particular area in a virtual viewpoint image according to the virtual viewpoint at a first time indicated by the viewpoint information based on a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a first image capturing apparatus among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses at a second time, which is different from the first time, and a pixel value of an obtained image based on image capturing by a second image capturing apparatus among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, which is different from the first image capturing apparatus, at the first time, wherein the particular area is not captured by the first image capturing apparatus at the first time;
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• generating a virtual viewpoint image in accordance with the determination of the pixel value by the determining.