Image composition evaluation
First Claim
1. A method of providing composition evaluation of an image, the method comprising:
- acquiring an image;
analysing the composition of said image in accordance with a predefined set of compositional rules; and
providing a report concerning the composition of the image,wherein said analysis comprises identifying one or more regions of compositional significance within said image and applying said set of compositional rules to said one or more identified regions, andwherein said report is displayed on a display device and wherein said report indicates one of said identified regions of compositional significance that contravene at least one of said compositional rules.
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Abstract
A method of providing composition evaluation of an image includes analyzing a composed image in accordance with one or more predefined composition rules and providing a report or warning signal if one or more of those compositional rules have been contravened. The analysis includes identifying regions of compositional significance within the image and applying the compositional rules to those regions. The compositional rules may include well known photographic composition rules such as the “rule of thirds”, ensuring that there are no large expanses of foreground or background with little or no regions of significance within them, and ensuring that the edge of the composed image does not bisect any regions of significance.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of providing composition evaluation of an image, the method comprising:
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acquiring an image; analysing the composition of said image in accordance with a predefined set of compositional rules; and providing a report concerning the composition of the image, wherein said analysis comprises identifying one or more regions of compositional significance within said image and applying said set of compositional rules to said one or more identified regions, and wherein said report is displayed on a display device and wherein said report indicates one of said identified regions of compositional significance that contravene at least one of said compositional rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing composition evaluation of an image, the method comprising:
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i. Acquiring an image; ii. Processing the image to identify at least one feature relevant to the composition of image; iii. Selecting at least two compositional rules from a plurality of compositional rules based on the relevance of the at least two compositional rules to one or more of the identified features; iv. Determining whether the image is appropriately composed; and v. Providing an output concerning the composition of the image, wherein the Determining comprises identifying one or more regions of compositional significance within the image and applying the at least two compositional rules to the one or more identified regions, and wherein the Providing comprises displaying the output on a display device and wherein the output indicates one of said identified regions of compositional significance that contravene at least one of the at least two compositional rules. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An image composition evaluation apparatus comprising:
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an image receiving element arranged to convert an image into an electrical signal; and an image processor arranged to receive said electrical image signal, analyse the composition of said image in accordance with a predefined set of composition rules and provide a report concerning the composition of the image, wherein said image processor analyses the composition of said image by identifying one or more regions of compositional significance within said image and applying said set of compositional rules to said one or more identified regions, and wherein said report is displayed on a display device and wherein said report indicates one of said identified regions of compositional significance that contravene at least one of said compositional rules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for providing composition evaluation of an image, comprising a photo detector for acquiring an image;
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i. processing the image to identify at least one feature relevant to the composition of image; ii. selecting at least one composition rule from a plurality of compositional rules based on the relevance of the compositional rule to one or more of the identified features; iii. determining whether the image is appropriately composed; and iv. providing an output concerning the composition of the image, wherein the determining comprises identifying one or more regions of compositional significance within the image and applying the plurality of compositional rules to the one or more identified regions, and wherein the providing comprises displaying the output on a display device and wherein the output indicates one of said identified regions of compositional significance that contravene at least one of the plurality of compositional rules. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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