Patent ID: 7505042

Claim:
An editing apparatus comprising: playback/display means for playing back and displaying a motion-image; position designation means for designating the positions on the motion-image played back and displayed by the playback/display means; playback speed adjusting means for adjusting a playback speed of the motion-image played back and displayed by the playback/display means; image size adjusting means for adjusting a size of the motion-image played back and displayed by the playback/display means; coordinate conversion means for converting the positions designated by the position designation means into virtual coordinates on the motion image, the coordinate conversion means tracking the positions in a motion-image display area larger than the motion-image and generating virtual coordinates when a position is located outside of the motion-image but within the motion-image display area; storage means for storing the virtual coordinates obtained by the coordinate conversion means in association with frames of the motion-image; and effect application means for applying an effect to the motion-image based on the virtual coordinates stored in the storage means.