Moving image output apparatus and method

A method for outputting a moving image, the method comprising:

• acquiring moving image data which represents a moving image as a collection of a plurality of images which are successive in time;
• generating each piece of image data which represents each image of the moving image by processing the moving image data acquired by the acquiring moving image data;
• sequentially outputting, according to a first time interval, each piece of image data generated by the generating each piece of image data, wherein image data for which the generating each piece of image data fails to occur in time with the sequentially outputting according to the first time interval is output according to a second time interval which is longer than the first time interval,
• wherein in the sequentially outputting each piece of image data, the image data to be output after the second time interval is temporarily set is output with a third time interval which is shorter than the first time interval until a delay in outputting the image data due to the setting of the second time interval is made up for.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a moving image output process comprising:

• acquiring moving image data which represents a moving image as a collection of a plurality of images which are successive in time;
• generating each piece of image data which represents each image of the moving image by processing the moving image data acquired by the acquiring moving image data;
• sequentially outputting, according to a first time interval, each piece of image data generated by the generating each piece of image data, wherein image data for which the generating each piece of image data fails to occur in time with the sequentially outputting according to the first time interval is output according to a second time interval which is longer than the first time interval,
• wherein in the sequentially outputting each piece of image data, the image data to be output after the second time interval is temporarily set is output with a third time interval which is shorter than the first time interval until a delay in outputting the image data due to the setting of the second time interval is made up for.