Moving image recording device, control method therefor, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

A control method for a moving image recording device comprising:

• receiving an instruction from a user to superimpose an item on a moving image during taking or playing back of the moving image;
• superimposing the item over portion of the moving image taken or played back after the reception of the instruction;
• determining a representative image in the moving image;
• and
• performing control to store information indicating the representative image in association with the moving image,
• wherein the representative image of the moving image is determined based on a change in a superimposed state of the item superimposed over the taken or played back moving image so that an image over which the item has been superimposed is determined as the representative image.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as a moving image recording device comprising:

• an instruction unit configured to receive an instruction from a user to superimpose an item on a moving image during taking or playing back of the moving image;
• an item superimposition unit configured to superimpose the item over a portion of the moving image taken or played back after the reception of the instruction by the instruction unit;
• and
• a control unit configured to determine a representative image in the moving image and perform control to store information indicating the representative image in association with the moving image,
• wherein the control unit determines the representative image of the moving image based on a change in a superimposed state of the item superimposed over the taken or played back moving image so that an image over which the item has been superimposed is determined as the representative image.