Patent ID: 8907967

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: working storage means in which computer graphics description data is stored for use in producing an image, the computer graphics description data being stored in a storage format in which a computer graphics material can be edited; updating controlling means for controlling a writing operation into part of said working storage means, the writing operation being controlled in accordance with derivative information representative of information which describes control for the contents stored in said working storage means, the derivative information including: parameter designation information which designates one or more of a plurality of parameters included in the computer graphics description data as an adjustment object parameter, and parameter value indication information which indicates that one of the plural parameters is to be adjusted to a predetermined value, said updating controlling means controlling the writing operation into the part of said working storage means in accordance with the parameter designation information so that the corresponding parameter may have the predetermined value and so that the adjustment object parameter may have a value corresponding to an adjustment operation of a user; and image production means for producing a computer graphics image based on the stored contents of said working storage means.