Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium

An image processing device which displays an image of which an object is captured from a viewpoint in a virtual space, comprising:

• presentation control means for controlling presentation of the image containing the object which changes in shape;
• viewpoint determining means for determining a position of the viewpoint for capturing the image containing the object, wherein the viewpoint corresponds to a virtual camera that captures motion of the object, and wherein the position of the viewpoint is determined based on a player's operation;
• and
• recording means for recording the image obtained from the viewpoint determined by the viewpoint determining means, and
• wherein said recording means can pause recording of said image on the basis of the player's operations, and said presentation control means can change the presentation of this image whilst the recording of the image is paused by said recording means.

An image processing device which displays an image of which an object is captured from a viewpoint in a virtual space, comprising:

• presentation control means for controlling presentation of the image containing the object which changes in shape;
• viewpoint determining means for determining a position of the viewpoint for capturing the image containing the object, wherein the viewpoint corresponds to a virtual camera that captures motion of the object, and wherein the position of the viewpoint is determined based on a player's operation and the relative position information of said viewpoint to said object changes on the basis of the player's operations;
• and
• recording means for recording the image obtained from the viewpoint determined by the viewpoint determining means,
• wherein said recording means pauses the recording of said image on the basis of the player's operations, and said viewpoint determining means changes the position of said viewpoint whilst the recording of the image is paused by said recording means.

An image processing device which displays an image of which an object is captured from a viewpoint in a virtual space that has an inhibited area in which said viewpoint can not be located, comprising:

• presentation control means for controlling presentation of the image containing the object which changes in shape;
• viewpoint determining means for determining a position of the viewpoint for capturing the image containing the object, wherein the viewpoint corresponds to a virtual camera that captures motion of the object, wherein the position of the viewpoint is determined based on a player's operation and relative position information of said viewpoint to said object changes on the basis of the player's operations, and wherein said viewpoint determining means changes said viewpoint position information out of said inhibited area;
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• recording means for recording the image obtained from the viewpoint determined by the viewpoint determining means.

An image processing method for displaying a prescribed object while changing the shape of the object, comprising:

• a presentation control step for controlling presentation of an image containing the object which changes in shape;
• a viewpoint determining step for determining a position of a viewpoint for capturing the image containing the object, wherein the viewpoint corresponds to a virtual camera that captures motion of the object, and wherein the position of the viewpoint is determined continuously in real-time based on a player's operation to move the viewpoint and moves independently of the object;
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• a recording step for recording images obtained from the viewpoint determined by the viewpoint determining step.