Image processing device and image processing method
First Claim
1. An image processing method comprising:
- acquiring pickup image data items of multiple frames, which are picked up at different times, as pickup image data items to be used for synthesizing processing;
designating one or more object-of-synthesis areas in a selected frame out of the acquired multiple frames;
providing an indication to a user that synthesizing processing may be performed on a first object-of-synthesis area out of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas; and
when receiving input from the user indicating that synthesizing processing should be performed on the first object-of-synthesis area, producing synthetic image data by performing synthesizing processing of replacing pixel data in the first object-of-synthesis area with pixel data in another frame out of the multiple frames; and
performing preserving processing on the synthetic image data, wherein prior to performing synthesizing processing, the user manipulates at least one of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas by selecting said at least one of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas within the selected frame.
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Abstract
Among pickup image data items of multiple frames picked up at different time instants, an image of a certain frame is regarded as a synthesizing base image. The synthesizing base image and an image of another frame are used to perform synthesizing processing. Specifically, an object-of-synthesis area is designated in the frame image regarded as the synthesizing base image, and processing of replacing pixel data in the object-of-synthesis area with pixel data in another frame is carried out. For example, if a person having his/her eyes closed appears in the synthesizing base image that is a group-photograph image, the part of the person'"'"'s face is regarded as the object-of-synthesis area. As another frame, an image in which the person has his/her eyes left open is searched. Pixel data in the facial image part showing the open eyes is fetched and synthesized with the synthesizing base image. Thus, a group photograph in which all people have their eyes left open is produced.
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17 Claims
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1. An image processing method comprising:
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acquiring pickup image data items of multiple frames, which are picked up at different times, as pickup image data items to be used for synthesizing processing; designating one or more object-of-synthesis areas in a selected frame out of the acquired multiple frames; providing an indication to a user that synthesizing processing may be performed on a first object-of-synthesis area out of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas; and when receiving input from the user indicating that synthesizing processing should be performed on the first object-of-synthesis area, producing synthetic image data by performing synthesizing processing of replacing pixel data in the first object-of-synthesis area with pixel data in another frame out of the multiple frames; and performing preserving processing on the synthetic image data, wherein prior to performing synthesizing processing, the user manipulates at least one of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas by selecting said at least one of the one or more object-of-synthesis areas within the selected frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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