Patent ID: 7777910

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for reproducing already stored moving image while storing moving image currently input, said image processing apparatus comprising: a) moving image storing means for storing an input moving image; b) scene feature information storing means for storing scene feature information of each of a plurality of scenes constituting the moving image stored in said moving image storing means; c) input means for inputting a reproduce length of digest data of the moving image; d) digest forming means for forming digest data for reproducing a digest of the moving image data, in accordance with the reproduce length input by said input means and the scene feature information stored by said scene feature information storing means; and e) reproducing means for reproducing a digest of the moving image stored in said moving image storing means in accordance with the digest data formed by said digest forming means, wherein said reproducing means reproduces the digest of the moving image in accordance with the scene feature information during a period from a digest reproduction start position to a digest reproduction designation position, and reproduces the digest of the moving image at a predetermined interval during a period from the digest reproduction designation position to a digest reproduction end position.