Patent ID: 8902257

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an input unit which inputs an image; a first region calculating unit which calculates a first region in the image; a second region calculating unit which calculates second region which surrounds the first region in the image; a deformation information calculating unit which calculates a magnifying ratio of the first region, the magnifying ratio being a magnification at which an image included in the first region is magnified; and an image deformation unit which magnifies the first region based on the magnifying ratio while reducing the second region; wherein the deformation information calculating unit determines whether a magnified first region is included in the second region, and corrects the magnifying ratio when the magnified first region is not included in the second region; and wherein a third region in the image, which surrounds the second region and is a remaining region of the image other than the first region and the second region, is not deformed in a substantially same manner as the first region or the second region by said image deformation unit.