Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and program

• US 8,411,735 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2007
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ono, Takaya, Ogikubo, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Arani, Taghi
• Assistant Examiner(s): LANE, GREGORY A
• Application Number:
  US11/674,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20070206917A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,240 Days
• Field of Search: 382/218, 375/240.19
• US Class Current: 375/240.01
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image includes: an acquiring unit acquiring variations representing degrees of change in the image data, in a unit of picture; a display-type determining unit determining, on the basis of the variations in pictures, display types, which represent display methods in displaying the pictures, in a unit of picture; a display-type acquiring unit acquiring a display type for a picture designated by a picture-designation operating unit operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and a display control unit causing a display to display a picture with a display method represented by a display type for the picture.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

display-type determining means for determining, on the basis of the variations, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying the pictures, the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a file creating unit configured to create a file which associates the pictures with the display types determined by the display-type determining means, and to store the file in a memory;

display-type acquiring means for acquiring, from the file created by the file creating unit, a display type for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and

display control means for displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring means for the designated picture, such that the moving image is displayed on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

3. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display types represent display methods in which resolutions in displaying pictures or display rates in displaying pictures are different from one another;

the variations include both the fineness information and the motion information; and

the display-type determining means determines, on the basis of the variations including both the fineness information and the motion information, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying the pictures, the display methods defining both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures.

4. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display types represent display methods in which resolutions in displaying pictures or display rates in displaying pictures are different from one another;

the variations are fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture, and

the display-type determining means determines, when the fineness information of a picture indicates that a degree of spatial change is large, a high resolution/low display rate type having a high resolution or a low display rate as a display type for the picture.

5. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display types represent display methods in which resolutions in displaying pictures or display rates in displaying pictures are different from one another;

the variations are motion information representing a degree of temporal change in a picture, and

the display-type determining means determines, when the motion information of a picture indicates that a degree of temporal change is large, a low resolution/high display rate having a low resolution or a high display rate as a display type for the picture.

6. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display types represent display methods in which resolutions in displaying pictures or display rates in displaying pictures are different from one another;

the display types include a still image type that represents display in a still image,

the display-type determining means determines the still image type, which represents display in a still image, as a display type for a picture having a small variation, and

the display control means causes, when a picture in a section in which pictures of the still image type among pictures in time series continue is designated by the picture-designation operating means, the display to display a picture displayed immediately before the picture again.

7. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the picture-designation operating means is a bar in which a dial is movable,

pictures are allocated in time series to subsections dividing a movable range in which the dial is movable, and

the display control means causes the display to display a picture allocated to a subsection in which the dial is located.

8. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising movement judging means for judging whether the dial is moved at a period corresponding to a display type for the picture allocated to the subsection in which the dial is located, wherein

the display control means causes, when it is judged by the movement judging means that the dial is moved, the display to display a picture allocated to a subsection in which the dial after the movement is located.

9. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising movement judging means for judging whether the dial is moved at a period corresponding to a display type for the picture allocated to the subsection in which the dial is located, wherein

the display control means causes, when it is judged by the movement judging means that the dial is not moved, the display to display a picture displayed immediately before the picture again.

10. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the movable range is divided into subsections having an identical section length.

11. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the movable range is divided into subsections having a larger section length as a picture having a larger variation is allocated thereto.

12. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a front picture to an end picture of pictures in time series forming a moving image are allocated to a front subsection to an end subsection in the movable range.

13. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising range-designation operating means operated in designating an allocation range that is a range of pictures in time series allocated to a front subsection to an end subsection in the movable range, wherein

a front picture to an end picture in the allocation range are allocated to the front subsection to the end subsection in the movable range.

14. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display control means causes the display to display type information representing display types of the pictures in time series together with position information representing a position of a picture allocated to a subsection in which the dial is located.

15. A data processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the display-type determining means determines a display type on the basis of a comparison result obtained by comparing variation in the pictures and predetermined thresholds, and

the display control means causes the display to further display a graph representing the variation in the pictures in time series together with threshold information representing the thresholds.

16. A data processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the threshold information is moved according to operation by a user, and

the display-type determining unit determines a display type again on the basis of a comparison result obtained by comparing the variation in the pictures and thresholds represented by the threshold information after the movement.

17. A data processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the display control means causes the display to further display type information representing the variation in the pictures in time series together with the graph representing the variation in the pictures in time series and the threshold information and, when a display type is determined again by the display-type determining means, causes the display to display the type information again.

18. A data processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture and motion information representing a degree of temporal change in a picture are stored in the file as variations in a unit of picture, and

the display control means causes the display to display a graph representing the fineness information in time series, a graph representing the motion information in time series, or both the graph representing the fineness information in time series and the graph representing the motion information in time series.

19. A data processing apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising selection operating means operated in selecting the graph representing the fineness information in time series, the graph representing the motion information in time series, or both the graph representing the fineness information in time series and the graph representing the motion information in time series to be displayed.

20. A data processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the display control means causes the display to further display, together with the graph representing the variation in the pictures in time series and the threshold information, allocation range information representing an allocation range that is a range of pictures in time series allocated to a front subsection to an end subsection in the movable range,

the allocation range information is moved according to operation by a user, and

a front picture to an end picture in the allocation range represented by the allocation range information are allocated to the front subsection to the end subsection in the movable range.

21. A data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a size in displaying the picture of the display type is set in advance, and

the display control means causes the display to display a picture in a size set for a display type of the picture in advance.

2. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

a display-type determining unit configured to determine, on the basis of the variations, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying the pictures, the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a file creating unit configured to create a file which associates the pictures with the display types determined by the display-type determining unit, and to store the file in a memory;

a display-type acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the file created by the file creating unit, a display type for a picture designated by a picture-designation operating unit operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and

a display control unit configured to display, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring unit for the designated picture, and configured to display the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

22. A data processing method of processing image data of a moving image by a processor, the data processing method comprising:

determining, on the basis of variations in pictures representing degrees of change in the image data, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying the pictures, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, and the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

creating a file which associates the pictures with the determined display types, and storing the file in a memory;

acquiring a display type, from the file, for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and

displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired, in the acquiring, for the designated picture, including displaying the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

23. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring display types representing display methods for displaying pictures, the display types being determined on the basis of variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, and the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

display-type acquiring means for acquiring, from a file associating the pictures with respective determined display types, a display type for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed on the basis of the display types; and

display control means for displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring means for the designated picture, such that the moving image is displayed on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

24. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire display types representing display methods for displaying pictures, the display types being determined on the basis of variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, and the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a display-type acquiring unit configured to acquire, from a file associating the pictures with respective determined display types, a display type for a picture designated by a picture-designation operating unit operated in designating a picture to be displayed on the basis of the display types; and

a display control unit configured to display, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring unit for the designated picture, and configured to display the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

25. A data processing method of processing image data of a moving image by a processor, the data processing method comprising:

acquiring a display type, from a file, for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed on the basis of display types that are determined on the basis of variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the display types representing display methods for displaying the pictures, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures, and the file associating the pictures with respective determined display types; and

displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired in the acquiring for the designated picture, including displaying the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

26. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, in a unit of one or more pictures, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

display-type determining means for determining, on the basis of the variations, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying pictures, in a unit of plural pictures, the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a file creating unit configured to create a file which associates the pictures with the display types determined by the display-type determining means, and to store the file in a memory;

display-type acquiring means for acquiring, from the file created by the file creating unit, a display type for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and

display control means for displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring means for the designated picture, such that the moving image is displayed on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

27. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire variations representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data in a unit of one or more pictures, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

a display-type determining unit configured to determine, on the basis of the variations, display types respectively representing display methods for displaying the pictures, in a unit of plural pictures, the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a file creating unit configured to create a file which associates the pictures with the display types determined by the display-type determining unit, and to store the file in a memory;

a display-type acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the file created by the file creating unit, a display type for a picture designated by a picture-designation operating unit operated in designating a picture to be displayed; and

a display control unit configured display, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring unit for the designated picture, and configured to display the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

28. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring display types representing display methods for displaying pictures, in a unit of picture, the display types being determined on the basis of variations in a unit or more of pictures representing degrees of change in pictures of the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, and the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

display-type acquiring means for acquiring, from a file associating the pictures with respective determined display types, a display type for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed on the basis of the display types; and

display control means for displaying, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring means for the designated picture, such that the moving image is displayed on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

29. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire display types representing display methods for displaying pictures, in a unit of picture, the display types being determined on the basis of variations in a unit or more of pictures representing degrees of change in pictures the image data, the variations including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction, and the display methods defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures;

a display-type acquiring unit configured to acquire, from a file associating the pictures with respective determined display types, a display type for a picture designated by picture-designation operating means operated in designating a picture to be displayed on the basis of the display types; and

a display control unit configured to display, on a display, the designated picture according to a display method corresponding to the display type acquired by the display-type acquiring unit for the designated picture, and configured to display the moving image on the display according to a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) as the moving image is displayed in accordance with display types acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the displayed moving image.

30. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring the image data;

variation calculating means for calculating a variation representing a degree of change in pictures of the image data in a unit of picture, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction; and

file creating means for creating a file in which the variation in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

32. A data processing apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the acquiring means acquires image data by imaging a subject.

33. A data processing apparatus according to claim 32, further comprising:

encoding means for encoding the image data acquired by the acquiring means; and

recording means for recording, in a recording medium, a file in which the image data encoded is stored and the file in which the variation is stored.

34. A data processing apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the acquiring means acquires image data by reading out the image data from a recording medium in which the image data is recorded.

35. A data processing apparatus according to claim 34, wherein

the image data recorded in the recording medium is encoded,

the data processing apparatus further includes:

decoding means for decoding the encoded data acquired by the acquiring means; and

recording means for recording, in the recording medium, the file in which the variation is stored, and

the variation calculating means calculates, in a unit of picture, a variation representing a degree of change in the image data decoded by the decoding means.

36. A data processing apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising display-type determining means for determining, on the basis of a variation in a picture, a display type, which represents a display method in displaying the picture, in a unit of picture, wherein

the file creating means creates a file in which the variation and the display type in a unit of picture are stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored.

37. A data processing apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising recording means for recording, in a recording medium, the file in which the variation is stored.

31. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit acquiring the image data;

a variation calculating unit calculating a variation representing a degree of change in pictures of the image data in a unit of picture, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction; and

a file creating unit creating a file in which the variation in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

38. A data processing method of processing image data of a moving image by a processor, the data processing method comprising:

calculating a variation representing a degree of change in the image data in a unit of picture, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction; and

creating a file in which the variation in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

39. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring the image data;

variation calculating means for calculating, in a unit of picture, a variation representing a degree of change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

display-type determining means for determining, on the basis of the variation in a picture, a display type representing a display method for displaying the picture, in a unit of picture, the display method defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures; and

file creating means for creating a file in which the display type in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

40. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit acquiring the image data;

a variation calculating unit calculating, in a unit of picture, a variation representing a degree of change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

a display-type determining unit determining, on the basis of the variation in a picture, a display type representing a display method for displaying the picture, in a unit of picture, the display method defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the pictures; and

a file creating unit creating a file in which the display type in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

41. A data processing method of processing image data of a moving image by a processor, the data processing method comprising:

calculating, in a unit of picture, a variable representing a degree of change in the image data, the variable identifying fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

determining, on the basis of the variable of a picture, a display type representing a display method for displaying the picture, in a unit of picture, the display method defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the picture; and

creating a file in which the display type in a unit of picture is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

42. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring the image data;

variation calculating means for calculating, in a unit of picture, a variation representing a degree of change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction; and

file creating means for creating a file in which the variation is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

43. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit acquiring the image data;

a variation calculating unit calculating, in a unit of picture, a variation representing a degree of change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction; and

a file creating unit creating a file in which the variation is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

44. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring the image data;

variation calculating means for calculating, in a unit of one or more pictures, a variation representing a degree of a change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

display-type determining means for determining, on the basis of the variation, a display type representing a display method in displaying a picture, in a unit of plural pictures, the display method defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the picture; and

file creating means for creating a file in which the display type is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.

45. A data processing apparatus that processes image data of a moving image with a processor, the data processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit acquiring the image data;

a variation calculating unit calculating, in a unit of one or more pictures, a variation representing a degree of a change in the image data, the variation including fineness information representing a degree of spatial change in a picture of the pictures, motion information representing a degree of temporal change between sequential pictures of the pictures, or both the fineness information and the motion information, the fineness information indicating a degree of change in a pixel value among pixels forming the picture, and the motion information indicating a degree of change of content between the sequential pictures in a time direction;

a display-type determining unit determining, on the basis of the variation, a display type representing a display method in displaying a picture, in a unit of plural pictures, the display method defining a display rate, a display resolution, or both a display rate and a display resolution for displaying the picture; and

a file creating unit creating a file in which the display type is stored as a metafile in which metadata of the image data is stored, the file indicating display types defining a display rate, a display resolution or both a display rate and a display resolution that change(s) when the moving image is displayed, and which are configured to be acquired from the file for sequentially displayed pictures constituting the moving image.