Patent ID: 6459500
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus which applies specified image processing to image data read photoelectrically from an image recorded on a film by image reading means so as to form output image data, comprising:an unsharp weighting image forming section for forming from said image data an unsharp weighting image which connects a principal subject region and a background region smoothly; a color reproduction parameter forming section for forming at least one of a color reproduction parameter of said principal subject region and a color reproduction parameter of said background region; and an output image forming section for forming the output image data from said image data by using at least one of the color reproduction parameter of said principal subject region which is weighted with a weight of said unsharp weighting image and the color reproduction parameter of said background region which is weighted with the remainder obtained by subtracting the weight of said unsharp weighting image from a reference value.