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Image processing apparatus and method, and image processing program

  • US 7,663,673 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2005
  • Issued: 02/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

  • a moving-picture-data obtaining unit for obtaining moving picture data generated by an input image device, said moving picture data comprising a plurality of blocks;

    a connection unit connectable to a first image output device which is configured to reproduce images from said moving picture data;

    an image-processing-control-information obtaining unit for obtaining image processing control information associated with each block of the moving picture data, the image processing control information defining image processing conditions and being determined by both(i) characteristics of the image input device when said moving picture data was generated, and(ii) image output characteristics of a second image output device which was predetermined to reproduce images from said moving picture data, the image output characteristics of the second image output device are different from image output characteristics of the first image output device;

    an adjusting-information obtaining unit for obtaining adjusting information for adjusting the image processing control information in accordance with the image output characteristics of the first image output device;

    an adjusting unit for adjusting the obtained image processing control information by using the obtained adjusting information;

    an image processor for performing image processing on each block of the moving picture data by using the adjusted image processing control information; and

    an output unit for outputting, through the connection unit, the moving picture data that has been subjected to the image processing to the first image output device;

    wherein the image processing control information includes more than one selected from the group consisting of noise suppression, sharpness, brightness, R, G, B color balance, contrast, and memory colors;

    wherein said blocks comprise;

    a first block consisting of the moving-picture-data of a plurality of frame images, anda second block consisting of the image-processing-control-information associated with said moving-picture-data of said frame images, wherein said second block precedes the first block.

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