Method and software for creating an image file including multiple still images and special effects

• US 9,123,181 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Kyung Ran, Kwon, Soon Ho, Chang, Joon-kee, Jang, HoJin, Park, Dong Ho, So, Soon Sik
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): STITT, ERIK V
• Application Number:
  US12/062,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20080250321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,707 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771, 715/810, 715/764
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• 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

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images. The method comprises providing a plurality of still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files and receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file. Incorporating some effects for each still image in creating the image file comprises assigning a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen, adding a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image, and creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for editing an image file, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor of the computer, still images from received image files, the received image files including a plurality of still images and a plurality of moving images;

creating, by the processor, a moving image by designating a display special effect to the determined still images such that the display special effect is displayed for a threshold time, the threshold time being determined based on an attribute of the still image file, the attribute of the still image being at least one of a file size, a compression type, and a creation date of the determined still images; and

encoding the created moving image to upload to a website, the website including, a blog which provides services including at least one of a text service, a posting images service, linking to other blogs, and linking to a media service, the encoding including setting restrictions for the created moving image, the restrictions including restrictions on opening the created moving image and on commenting on the created moving image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining still images for editing.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein creating the moving image comprises:

one of reducing and enlarging at least part of the determined still images being displayed on the screen.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring a sequence of a plurality of still images from the image files.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a sequence associated with displaying the created moving image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a same period of the threshold time is applied to each of the determined still images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the threshold time is further determined based on a period of displaying the created moving image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the determined still images is applied with a different length of a period to the period of the threshold time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the applied display special effect comprises moving a whole still image from one position to another on the screen, enlarging at least part of a still image, reducing the size of a part of a still image, or any combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the display special effect is applied in a random manner or a predetermined manner.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a transition special effect is applied while transitioning between two of the determined still images.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the display special effect comprises a fade effect, a dissolve effect, a blind effect, a mosaic effect, a page turning-over effect, or any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving at least one video file including a plurality of video images; and

incorporation at least one of the video images into the created moving image.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute of the still image is based on a threshold time of an other still image.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including an executable program, which when executed by a processor, configures the processor to include:

a determination unit configured to determine still image files from image files being sequentially received for editing the still image files; and

a generation unit, coupled to the processor, configured to create moving image files by designating a special effect to the determined still image files such that the display special effect is displayed for a threshold time which is determined based on an attribute of the still image file, the attribute of the still image being at least one of a file size, compression type, and a creation date of the determined still images; and

a control unit configured to encode the created moving image files for uploading to a website, the website including a blog which supports services including at least one of a text service, a posting images service, linking to other blogs, and linking to a media service, the encoding including setting restrictions for the created moving image files, the restrictions including restrictions on opening the created moving image files and on commenting on the created moving image files.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the image files comprise still image files and moving image files.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the control unit is configured to encode the created moving image files into a format capable of being uploaded to the website.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a processor, coupled to a memory, configured to determine whether still image data being required to be edited in association of moving image data, wherein the processor is configured to edit a format of the determined still image data by designating a special effect such that the display special effect is displayed for a threshold time, the threshold time being determined based on an attribute of the still image file, the attribute of the still image being at least one of a file size, a compression type, and a creation date of the determined still images, and wherein the edited moving image data applied by the special effect is uploaded to display in a website including a blog, wherein a user interface is configured to set restrictions for the uploaded images, the restrictions including restrictions on opening the uploaded images and on commenting on the uploaded images.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

a control unit, executed by the processor, configured to encode the edited still image data in a format capable of uploading the edited still image data to the website.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to change a format of the edited still image data to display the edited still images to the website.

21. A method using a processor, the method comprising:

detecting, by the processor, still image data from data files received in sequence, the received data files including a plurality of moving image data and still image data;

creating, by the processor, moving images by designating a display special effect to the detected still image data such that the display special effect is displayed for a threshold time which is determined based on an attribute of the still image file, the attribute of the still image being at least one of a file size, a compression type, and an editing date of the determined still images; and

encoding the created moving images to upload to display to a web site including a blog providing services including at least one of a text service, posting images service, linking to other blogs, and linking to a media service, the encoding including setting restrictions for the created moving image, the restrictions including restrictions on opening the created moving image and on commenting on the created moving image.