Information processing device and method, and program

An information processing method for an information processing device, comprising:

• storing first control information, the first control information being a plurality of synthetic patterns and whole mask image information identifying all clipping shapes and sizes of each of a plurality of images;
• subjecting a plurality of images to clipping processing based on the first control information to clip a part of an image as a partial image in a shape designated by the first control information, the clipping processing clipping a partial image from each of said plurality of images;
• changing an image size of each partial image based on the first control information after being clipped in the subjecting step;
• adding, at predetermined intervals within a predetermined period of time and via a processor, said partial images of which the image sizes have been changed to a synthetic image in an order based on a synthetic pattern to generate after the predetermined period of time has elapsed a final synthetic image containing the plurality of images connected in an order based on the clipping shapes and sizes identified in the first control information;
• and
• receiving a progress control instruction for controlling progress of said synthetic pattern,
• wherein the progress control instruction is at least one of an instruction to increase or decrease a speed at which partial images are added to the synthetic image based on the synthetic pattern.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions thereon that when executed by an information processing device cause the information processing device to perform a method comprising:

• storing first control information, the first control information being whole mask image information identifying all clipping shapes and sizes of each of a plurality of images;
• subjecting a plurality of images to clipping processing based on the first control information to clip a part of an image as a partial image in a shape designated by the first control information, the clipping processing clipping a partial image from each of said plurality of images;
• changing an image size of each partial image based on the first control information after being clipped in the subjecting step;
• adding, at predetermined intervals within a predetermined period of time, said partial images of which the image sizes have been changed to a synthetic image in an order based on a synthetic pattern to generate after the predetermined period of time has elapsed a final synthetic image containing the plurality of images connected in an order based on the clipping shapes and sizes identified in the first control information;
• and
• receiving a progress control instruction for controlling progress of said synthetic pattern,
• wherein the progress control instruction is at least one of an instruction to increase or decrease a speed at which partial images are added to the synthetic image based on the synthetic pattern.

An information processing device comprising:

• storing means for storing first control information, the first control information being whole mask image information identifying all clipping shapes and sizes of each of a plurality of images;
• clipping means for subjecting a plurality of images to clipping processing based on the first control information to clip a part of an image as a partial image in a shape designated by the first control information, the clipping processing clipping a partial image from each of said plurality of images;
• size correcting means for changing an image size of each partial image based on the first control information after being clipped by said clipping means;
• synthesizing means for adding, at predetermined intervals within a predetermined period of time, said partial images of which the image sizes have been changed by said size correcting means to a synthetic image in an order based on a synthetic pattern to generate after the predetermined period of time has elapsed a final synthetic image containing the plurality of images connected in an order based on the clipping shapes and sizes identified in the first control information;
• and
• progress control instructions accepting means for receiving a progress control instruction for controlling progress of said synthetic pattern,
• wherein the progress control instruction is at least one of an instruction to increase or decrease a speed at which partial images are added to the synthetic image based on the synthetic pattern.