Image processing apparatus and method in which an image processor generates image data of an image size corresponding to an application based on acquired content image data

An image processing apparatus for editing an image by using content images different in image size for the same content image depending on applications, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• a data acquiring unit configured to acquire content image data having a predetermined image size;
• an image processor configured to generate image data of an image size corresponding to each application based on the acquired content image data;
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• a data storage device configured to store the acquired content image data and the generated image data;
• wherein the content image data having the predetermined image size is image data having a largest image size in the content image data used in various applications.

An image processing method for editing an image by using content images different in image size for the same content image depending on applications of an image processing apparatus, the image processing method comprising:

• acquiring content image data having a predetermined image size;
• generating image data of an image size corresponding to each application based on the acquired content image data, wherein the generated image data is not separately installed in the image processing apparatus;
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• storing the acquired content image data and the generated image data;
• wherein the content image data is acquired before the content image data is utilized by any of the applications;
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• wherein the content image data includes background image data to be composited with a video image including a user as an object, and the image processing apparatus further includes a display device configured to display the background image data in a size corresponding to each application.