Electronic apparatus and image processing method

An image processing method comprising:

• selecting a style from a plurality of styles based on a user operation;
• determining scenario information item used for a playback of a moving picture from a plurality of scenario information items which are prepared in advance for the style;
• playing back a first moving picture by using a first still image group which is extracted from the plurality of still images according to the scenario information item;
• generating index information indicative of attributes of the plurality of still images;
• selecting a first still image from the first image group;
• extracting a second still image group from the plurality of still images based on the index information, the second still image group comprising still images related to the first still image;
• playing back a second moving picture by using the second still image group, in place of the first moving picture;
• and
• allocating one or more still images of the still images in the second still image group to each of a plurality of time segments of the second moving picture,
• wherein the scenario information item comprises effect information indicative of an effect used in each of the plurality of time segments, and
• playing back the second moving picture comprises applying the effect to the one or more still images allocated to each of the plurality of time segments while playing back the second moving picture.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

• selecting a style from a plurality of styles based on a user operation;
• determining scenario information item used for a playback of a moving picture from a plurality of scenario information items which are prepared in advance for the style;
• playing back a first moving picture by using a first still image group which is extracted from a plurality of still images according to the scenario information item;
• generating index information indicative of attributes of the plurality of still images;
• selecting a first still image from the first image group;
• extracting a second still image group from the plurality of still images based on the index information, the second still image group comprising still images related to the first still image;
• playing back a second moving picture by using the second still image group, in place of the first moving picture;
• and
• allocating one or more still images of the still images in the second still image group to each of a plurality of time segments of the second moving picture,
• wherein the scenario information item comprises effect information indicative of an effect used in each of the plurality of time segments, and
• playing back the second moving picture comprises applying the effect to the one or more still images allocated to each of the plurality of time segments while playing back the second moving picture.