Method and program for correcting facial image and recording medium
First Claim
1. A method for correcting a facial image displayed on a monitor, said method comprising:
- extracting pixels representing a plurality of specific facial feature areas from said facial image;
selecting a correction item to be performed out of plural correction items, each of said plural correction items corresponding to each of said plurality of specific facial feature areas;
detecting a position of a cursor in said facial image displayed on said monitor; and
if a pixel pointed to by said cursor is in one of said plurality of specific facial feature areas corresponding to said previously selected correction item to be performed, subjecting said pointed to pixel to a correction process in accordance with said previously selected corresponding correction item,wherein specific facial feature areas comprise a skin area, an eye area, a teeth area, and a hair area, andwherein said plural correction items comprise skin color correction, red-eye color correction, teeth color correction, and hair color correction.
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Abstract
A facial image photographed by a digital camera is downloaded to a PC. When a facial image correction program starts, a correction window and a correction item selection window open on a monitor. When a user opens the facial image in the correction window, a pixel extraction circuit extracts pixels representing a skin area, an eye area, a teeth area, and a hair area from the facial image. Correction items to be performed are determined in the correction item selection window. A cursor position detection circuit detects the position of a cursor in the correction window. When the cursor is in one of the areas, a facial image correction circuit judges whether the correction item corresponding to the area is selected. If the corresponding correction item is selected, the facial image correction circuit subjects a pixel pointed by the cursor to predetermined correction processing.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for correcting a facial image displayed on a monitor, said method comprising:
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extracting pixels representing a plurality of specific facial feature areas from said facial image; selecting a correction item to be performed out of plural correction items, each of said plural correction items corresponding to each of said plurality of specific facial feature areas; detecting a position of a cursor in said facial image displayed on said monitor; and if a pixel pointed to by said cursor is in one of said plurality of specific facial feature areas corresponding to said previously selected correction item to be performed, subjecting said pointed to pixel to a correction process in accordance with said previously selected corresponding correction item, wherein specific facial feature areas comprise a skin area, an eye area, a teeth area, and a hair area, and wherein said plural correction items comprise skin color correction, red-eye color correction, teeth color correction, and hair color correction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations supporting correcting a facial image, the operations comprising:
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extracting pixels representing a plurality of specific facial feature areas from said facial image displayed on a monitor; selecting a correction item to be performed out of plural correction items, each of said plural correction items corresponding to each of said plurality of specific facial feature areas; detecting a position of a cursor in said facial image displayed on said monitor; and if a pixel pointed to by said cursor is in one of said plurality of specific facial feature areas corresponding to said previously selected correction item to be performed, subjecting said pointed to pixel to a correction process in accordance with said previously selected corresponding correction item, wherein specific facial feature areas comprise a skin area, an eye area, a teeth area, and a hair area, and wherein said plural correction items comprise skin color correction, red-eye color correction, teeth color correction, and hair color correction.
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11. A method for correcting a facial image displayed on a monitor, said method comprising:
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extracting pixels from a plurality of specific facial feature areas from said facial image based on facial features identified in said facial image; providing a plurality of image correction items, each of said plurality of image correction items corresponding to each of said plurality of specific facial feature areas; selecting one of said plurality of image correction items; determining a corresponding one of said plurality of specific facial feature areas based on said selected one of said plurality of image correction items; detecting a position of a cursor in said facial image displayed on said monitor; and correcting a pixel in said facial image in accordance with said selected one of said plurality of image correction items, said pixel corresponding to said position of said cursor when said position of said cursor is in said corresponding one of said plurality of specific facial feature areas, wherein said plurality of image correction items further comprises; a skin color correction item; an eye color correction item; a teeth color correction item; and a hair color correction item, and wherein each image correction items corresponds respectively to said plurality of specific facial features that further comprises; a skin feature area; an eye feature area; a teeth feature area; and a hair feature area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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