Patent ID: 7847806
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a reading-out unit to read out continuous still images having a specific order from a recording medium; a trimming area determination unit adapted to determine trimming areas of a first image and a second image from continuous still images read out by the reading-out unit; a trimming area calculation unit adapted to calculate a trimming area based on positions and/or sizes of the trimming areas of the first image and the second image determined by the trimming area determination unit, with respect to each image of which its order is between the first image and the second image among the continuous still images, wherein a position and/or a size of the trimming area of each image of which its order is between the first image and the second image are different from the positions and/or sizes of the trimming areas of the first image and the second image determined by the trimming area determination unit, the trimming area of each image of which its order is between the first image and the second image being a part of an entire area in which each image is recorded; and a generating unit adapted to generate a visual effect by generating succeeding images by using images cut out with the trimming area determined by the trimming area determination unit and images cut out with the trimming area calculated by the trimming area calculation unit.