US 7,626,617 B2 · Image editing apparatus, image editing program, and image editing method

Abstract

An image editing apparatus, an image editing program, and an image editing method can automatically set a video effect at the joint between moving picture data, and includes: a recording device which records a plurality of images and image related information; a video effect recording device which records image related information associated with a video effect during image switching; a comparison device which reads related information about two images stored in the recording device and compares the related information between the images; a video effect selection device which reads a corresponding video effect from a video effect recording device when there is matching related information between the compared related information; an image joining device which reads two images stored in the recording device, applies the video effect to them, and joins the images; and an output device which outputs the joined images to a display device.

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Dependent claims

An image editing apparatus which joins a plurality of images in time, comprising:

a recording device which records a plurality of images associated with image related information including at least one of a shooting date and time, a shooting condition, a shooting place, and a user name;
a video effect recording device which records image related information associated with a video effect during image switching;
a comparison device which reads first image related information about a first image recorded in the recording device and second image related information about a second image recorded in the recording device, and compares the image related information about the first and second images;
a video effect selection device which reads from the video effect recording device a video effect according to matching image related information between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
an image joining device which reads the first and second images recorded in the recording device, and automatically joins the images by applying the video effect read by the video effect selection device to a portion in which the images are to be joined in time;
and
an output device which outputs the joined images,
wherein said video effect selection device further reads from the video effect recording device:
a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range when there is image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
and
a video effect according to no matching image related information when there is no matching image related information between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison.

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A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform an image editing method, said method comprising:

in an image editing apparatus having a recording device which records a plurality of images associated with image related information including at least one of a shooting date and time, a shooting condition, a shooting place, and a user name, a video effect recording device which records a range of image related information associated with a video effect during image switching, a comparison device which compares image related information about a first image with image related information about a second image, a video effect selection device which reads from the video effect recording device a video effect depending on a comparison result, an image joining device which joins a first image with a second image by applying the video effect to the first and second images, an output device which outputs the joined images, and an information processing device which controls the recording device, the video effect recording device, the comparison device, the video effect selection device, the image joining device, and the output device:
reading in the comparison device first image related information about a first image recorded in the recording device and second image related information about a second image recorded in the recording device, and comparing the image related information about the first and second images;
reading in the video effect selection device from the video effect recording device a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
reading the first and second images recorded in the recording device, and automatically joining in the image joining device the images by applying the video effect read by the video effect selection device to a portion in which the images are to be joined in time;
and
outputting in the output device the joined images,
wherein said video effect selection device further reads from the video effect recording device:
a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range when there is image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
and
a video effect according to no matching image related information when there is no matching image related information between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison.

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An image editing method, comprising:

in an image editing apparatus having a recording device which records a plurality of images associated with image related information including at least one of a shooting date and time, a shooting condition, a shooting place, and a user name, a video effect recording device which records a range of image related information associated with a video effect during image switching, a comparison device which compares image related information about a first image with image related information about a second image, a video effect selection device which reads from the video effect recording device a video effect depending on a comparison result, an image joining device which joins a first image with a second image by applying the video effect to the first and second images, and an output device which outputs the joined images:
reading first image related information about a first image recorded in the recording device and second image related information about a second image recorded in the recording device, and comparing the image related information about the first and second images, in the comparison device;
reading in the video effect selection device from the video effect recording device a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
reading the first and second images recorded in the recording device, and automatically joining the images by applying the video effect read by the video effect selection device to a portion in which the images are to be joined in time, in the image joining device;
and
outputting in the output device the joined images,
wherein said video effect selection device further reads from the video effect recording device:
a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range when there is image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
and
a video effect according to no matching image related information when there is no matching image related information between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison.

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An image editing apparatus which joins a plurality of images in time, comprising:

a recording device which records a plurality of images associated with image related information including at least one of a shooting date and time, a shooting condition, a shooting place, and a user name;
a video effect recording device which records image related information associated with a video effect during image switching;
a comparison device which reads first image related information about a first image recorded in the recording device and second image related information about a second image recorded in the recording device, and compares the image related information about the first and second images;
a video effect selection device which reads from the video effect recording device a video effect according to matching image related information between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
an image joining device which reads the first and second images recorded in the recording device, and automatically joins the images by applying the video effect read by the video effect selection device to a portion in which the images are to be joined in time;
and
an output device which outputs the joined images
wherein said video effect recording device comprises a table including a list of said image related information and a video effect associated with said image related information.

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A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform an image editing method, said method comprising:

in an image editing apparatus having a recording device which records a plurality of images associated with image related information including at least one of a shooting date and time, a shooting condition, a shooting place, and a user name, a video effect recording device which records a range of image related information associated with a video effect during image switching, a comparison device which compares image related information about a first image with image related information about a second image, a video effect selection device which reads from the video effect recording device a video effect depending on a comparison result, an image joining device which joins a first image with a second image by applying the video effect to the first and second images, an output device which outputs the joined images, and an information processing device which controls the recording device, the video effect recording device, the comparison device, the video effect selection device, the image joining device, and the output device:
reading in the comparison device first image related information about a first image recorded in the recording device and second image related information about a second image recorded in the recording device, and comparing the image related information about the first and second images;
reading in the video effect selection device from the video effect recording device a video effect according to image related information similar in a predetermined range between the image related information about the first and second images as a result of the comparison;
reading the first and second images recorded in the recording device, and automatically joining in the image joining device the images by applying the video effect read by the video effect selection device to a portion in which the images are to be joined in time;
and
outputting in the output device the joined images,
wherein said video effect recording device comprises a table including a list of said image related information and a video effect associated with said image related information.

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