Patent ID: 6441850
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image compositing method, comprising the steps of:(a) preparing a recording medium for holding third template image data created by converting first template image data into second template image data by a first converting method and compressing the second template image data by a first predetermined method; (b) expanding the third template image data by a second predetermined method which is inverse to the first predetermined method so as to create fourth template image data; (c) converting the fourth template image data included in a first determined range into fifth template image data by a second converting method which is inverse to the first converting method; and (d) compositing the fifth template image data with photographed image data; wherein the first template image data includes at least one image-quality-related data component, the second template image data is created by converting the image-quality-related data component by the first converting method, and the step (c) includes steps of (c-1) comparing the image-quality-related data component contained in the fourth template image data with a predetermined value, and (c-2) converting the fourth template image data including the image-quality-related data component greater than the predetermined value into the fifth template image data.