Patent ID: 7734143

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a storage medium on which a sample moving picture image is stored; a signal input unit to which an input moving picture image is inputted; a processor which generates a first sample moving picture image by setting image quality of at least a portion of the sample moving picture image read from the storage medium into a first state, and a second sample moving picture image by setting the image quality of at least a portion of the sample moving picture image read from the storage medium into a second state that is different from the first state, wherein at least the first sample moving picture image and the second sample moving picture image are displayed on a same screen of a display; and an operation unit which selects one of the first and second sample moving picture images displayed on the screen, wherein the processor performs an image quality adjustment to the input moving picture image in accordance with the image quality setting of the selected one of the first and second sample moving picture images.