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US 8,897,603 B2Granted
Image processing apparatus that selects a plurality of video frames and creates an image based on a plurality of images extracted and selected from the frames
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorTakeshi Nishi
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a selection device that selects a plurality of frames from a video image constituted with a group of frames, an extraction device that recognizes a specific subject image in the plurality of frames having been selected and extracts the recognized subject image, and an image creation device that creates a still image containing a plurality of subject images having been extracted by the extraction device.
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An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a selection device that selects a plurality of frames from a video image constituted with a group of frames;
- an extraction device that recognizes a specific subject image in the plurality of frames having been selected and extracts the recognized subject image;
- a scene determining device that determines a scene category for each of the plurality of frames having been selected;
- a priority ranking setting device that sets priority rankings for a plurality of subject images having been recognized by the extraction device, based upon the scene category determined by the scene determining device in correspondence to a frame in which the subject image has been recognized, the scene category including at least one of landscape, portrait, athletic meet, wedding and macro;
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- an image creation device that creates a background still image based upon at least one of the frames selected by the selection device, and creates a still image by combining the background still image and a plurality of subject images having been extracted by the extraction device, the plurality of extracted subject images having been arranged at positions determined based upon the priority rankings.
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A non-transitory computer-readable computer program product that includes an image processing program, with the image processing program comprising:
- a selection step in which a plurality of frames are selected from a video image constituted with a group of frames;
- a scene determining step in which a scene category is determined for each of the plurality of frames having been selected;
- an extraction step in which a specific subject image is recognized in the plurality of frames having been selected and the recognized specific subject image is extracted;
- a priority ranking setting step in which priority rankings are set for a plurality of subject images having been extracted through the extraction step, based upon the scene category determined by the scene determining step in correspondence to a frame in which the subject image has been recognized, the scene category including at least one of landscape, portrait, athletic meet, wedding and macro;
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- an image creation step in which a background still image is created based upon at least one of the frames selected by the selection step, and a still image is created by combining the background still image and the plurality of subject images having been extracted by the extraction step, the plurality of extracted subject images having been arranged at positions based upon the priority rankings.
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An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a selection device that selects a plurality of frames from a video image constituted with a group of frames;
- an extraction device that recognizes a specific subject image in the plurality of frames having been selected and extracts the recognized subject image;
- a priority ranking setting device that sets priority rankings for a plurality of subject images having been recognized by the extraction device, based upon a focus level achieved for each subject image;
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- an image creation device that creates a background still image based upon at least one of the frames selected by the selection device, and creates a still image by combining the background still image and a plurality of subject images having been extracted by the extraction device, the plurality of extracted subject images having been arranged at positions determined based upon the priority rankings.
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A non-transitory computer readable computer program product that includes an image processing program, with the image processing program comprising:
- a selection step in which a plurality of frames are selected from a video image constituted with a group of frames;
- an extraction step in which a specific subject image is recognized in the plurality of frames having been selected and the recognized specific subject image is extracted;
- a priority ranking setting step in which priority rankings are set for a plurality of subject images having been extracted through the extraction step, based upon a focus level achieved for each subject image;
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- an image creation step in which a background still image is created based upon at least one of the frames selected by the selection step, and a still image is created by combining the background still image and a plurality of subject images having been extracted by the extraction step, the plurality of extracted subject images having been arranged at positions based upon the priority rankings.
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