Device for capturing video image data and combining with original image data

An image creating device for capturing image data supplied from a given video source and combining the image data with original image data to create a desired image, or an image obtained by processing the original image, and displaying the desired image on display means, said image creating device comprising:

• operation input means for inputting instructions required for image creation according to operation by a user;
• original image data storing means for temporarily storing the original image data;
• first temporarily storing means for temporarily storing captured image data;
• second temporarily storing means for temporarily storing at least one piece of cutout image data cut out from the captured image data;
• third temporarily storing means for storing image data for said desired image to be displayed;
• program storing means for storing program data for the image creation;
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• processing means for conducting processings for the image creation on the basis of the program data for the image creation stored in said program storing means;
• wherein the program data stored in said program storing means includes,
• a first write program responsive to operation of said operation input means, for capturing the image data supplied from said given video source and writing the image data into said first temporarily storing means as said captured image data,
• a first read/display program for reading the captured image data stored in said first temporarily storing means and displaying the captured image in said display means,
• a cutout program for, when said operation input means is operated to specify an area of image to be cut out from the captured image displayed in said display means, temporarily storing the image data corresponding to the specified area into said second temporarily storing means as said cutout image data,
• a second read/display program for reading the cutout image data stored in said second temporarily storing means and displaying the cutout image data as an icon in part of screen of said display means,
• a second write program for reading the original image data stored in said original image data storing means and writing the original image data into said third temporarily storing means,
• a third write program for, when said operation input means is operated to select the icon of said cutout image in order to combine and display said cutout image in an image display position corresponding to a part of the original image displayed in said display means to be changed which was specified by operation of said operation input, writing the corresponding cutout image data stored in said second temporarily storing means upon the corresponding region in said third temporarily storing means, and
• a third read/display program for reading the combined image data stored in said third temporarily storing means in which said cutout image data is written and displaying the combined image data in said display means.