JP2000083222A - Digital image edit device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the digital image edit device that designates an optional part of an image displayed with zooming for a trimming image and prints out it in a form without any modification. SOLUTION: The digital image edit device 7 stores a prescribed image edit software and image data are displayed on a screen of a television receiver 4 connecting to the digital image edit device 7 in matching with the display area thereof. The image data are magnified into a size in excess of the display area of the television receiver 4 and the magnified image data are moved in a direction in response to an external instruction to change the image data displayed within the display area. In the case of receiving an instruction relating to print of the image data, an operation of a printer 6 is controlled to print out the image data displayed in the display area after the change in a form of the displayed image data without any modification.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital image editing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic camera as an image input device for a computer such as a personal computer,
A magneto-optical disk as a large-capacity storage device is connected, and image data obtained by imaging with an electronic camera is displayed on a display device of a personal computer, processed, edited, and then stored on the magneto-optical disk, or stored on the magneto-optical disk. A digital image editing system capable of managing image data stored in a computer as a file is known.

In such an image editing system, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-143137 discloses that when an image displayed on a screen is zoomed and displayed, the current zoom magnification and final A technique is disclosed in which an image is displayed each time while changing the zoom magnification stepwise from a typical zoom magnification.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-110578 discloses that
In a multi-screen display in which a plurality of images are displayed at a time, a technique is disclosed that enables trimming display in a predetermined area for each image.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional digital image editing apparatus, when an image displayed by zooming is displayed off the screen or displayed by trimming a part of the image, An image enlarged by zooming is divided into a plurality of sections, and among these, an image of a specific section can be designated as a trimmed image, but trimming across a section boundary cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a digital image editing apparatus capable of designating an arbitrary part of a zoom-displayed image as a trimmed image and printing it as it is. Is to provide.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a first connection unit to which an external display device can be connected and a second connection unit to which a printer can be connected are provided. A digital image editing apparatus having predetermined image editing software stored therein, and displaying means for displaying image data on a screen of an external display device connected to the digital image editing apparatus so as to fit the display area. Enlargement means for enlarging the image data to a size exceeding the display area of the external display device; and an image displayed in the display area by moving the enlarged image data in a direction according to an instruction from the outside. Changing means for changing data, and when instructed to print image data, the image data displayed in the display area after the change is printed in the form as it is. And control means for controlling the operation of the printer.

In a second aspect based on the first aspect, there is provided means for rotating image data displayed on the screen of the external display device by a predetermined angle in response to an external instruction. The control means is configured such that when there is an instruction regarding printing of image data, the image data being rotated and displayed is printed in a state where the size of the height and width of the image data matches the size of the length and width of the paper. The operation of the printer is controlled.

In a third aspect based on the first or second aspect, the display means has means for displaying character data at a predetermined position on the screen of the external display device in addition to the image data. The control means controls the operation of the printer so that character data displayed on the screen of the external display device is printed at a position based on the size of the vertical and horizontal sizes of the sheet when an instruction regarding printing is issued. Control.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a digital image editing system to which the digital image editing device of the present invention is applied. As a basic configuration of the editing system, a digital camera 1 or a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as a memory card) 2 such as a smart media or a compact flash card and a television 4 are connected to a digital image editing device 7. Here, the memory built in the digital camera 1 is also included in the recording medium. With this configuration, an image photographed by the digital camera 1 or an image recorded on the memory card 2 can be stored for a short time (here, 5
(Approximately 2 seconds), it can be automatically displayed on the screen of the television 4. In this case, designation of an image to be displayed and editing of the image are performed by operating the remote controller 3.

In addition to the above basic configuration, a configuration in which the electronic album device 5 is connected to the digital image editing device 7 via an interface such as SCSI is also possible. As a recording medium of the electronic album device 5, an MO, PD, ZIP disk or the like can be used. With this configuration,
After displaying the image photographed by the digital camera 1 and the image recorded on the memory card 2 on the screen of the television 4, the user can operate the remote controller 3 to collectively or separately store the images in the electronic album device 5 in the form of a folder. it can. Conversely, the image stored in the electronic album device 5 is
Or the memory card 2. In addition, by operating the remote controller 3, the image stored in the electronic album device 5 can be displayed on the screen of the television 4 so as to specify the image and edit the image. When a plurality of electronic album devices 5 are connected, the electronic album device 5
Can be transferred to another electronic album device and stored. Further, the images stored in the electronic album device 5 can be transferred to a personal computer and displayed.

In addition to the basic configuration described above, or a configuration in which an electronic album device 5 is added to the basic configuration described above, a configuration in which a printer 6 is further connected to a digital image editing device 7 via a serial, SCSI, or parallel interface. Is also possible. With this configuration, an image recorded in the digital camera 1, the memory card 2, or the electronic album device 5 can be appropriately read and displayed on the television 4, and the image can be printed by the printer 6 according to a command from the remote controller 3.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are external perspective views of the digital image editing apparatus 7, in which FIG. 2A shows a front view and FIG. 2B shows a rear view. As shown in FIG. 2A, a connector 10 for connecting the digital camera 1 is provided on the front of the digital image editing device 7.
Remote control light receiving port 1 for receiving infrared rays from remote control 3
1, a recognition lamp 12 for recognizing that the memory card 2 is inserted, an eject button 13 for removing the memory card 2, a drive 14 for the memory card 2, a power lamp 15, and a power switch 16 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2B, a video output terminal 20 for connecting the television 4 and an ID1 (21-1) for identifying a SCSI interface are provided on the back of the digital image editing device 7. , ID2 (21-2),
MO drive connection unit 22 for connecting electronic album device 5, printer connection connector 23 for connecting printer 6, DC for supplying external power to the inside of the device
A terminal 24 is provided.

FIG. 3 shows the digital image editing apparatus 7 described above.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the device. The CPU 34 includes an infrared remote control receiving unit 30 to which the remote control light receiving port 11 is connected, a serial driver 31 to which the connection connector (serial connector) 10 is connected, a serial driver 32 to which the printer connection connector 23 is connected, and DC
The power supply unit 33 to which the terminal 24 is connected is connected.

The CPU 34 further includes a ROM 35 in which software for image editing is stored via the bus 41,
A RAM 37 for temporarily storing image data, and a JPEG decompression I for decompressing image data in a JPEG format.
C36, a SCSI controller 39 to which the MO drive connection section (SCSI terminal) 22 is connected, a video controller 40 to which the video output terminal 20 is connected, and a memory card interface 38 are connected. When the power switch 16 is turned on, power is supplied to the CPU 34 by the power supply unit 33. Power switch 1
When the power supply 6 is turned off, the timing for stopping the power supply is determined by software, and a signal for permitting the stop of the power supply is sent from the CPU 34 to the power supply unit 33.
Sent to

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process of reading image data recorded on the MO disk 5-1 inserted in the memory card 2 or the electronic album device 5 and displaying the image data on the screen of the television 4. . The image data recorded on the memory card 2 is taken into the CPU 34 as physical page data 51 via the memory card port 50 (memory card interface 38). Error correction and the like are performed on the physical page data by calculating the ECC, and converted to logical sector data by mapping (52).
Is done. The logical sector data is compressed, sent to the JPEG decompression IC 36, and subjected to decompression processing 54. Then, the logical sector data is again taken into the CPU 34 and divided into an MCU (minimum coding unit) which is a JPEG image processing unit (55). . The image data for each MCU is stored in the RAM 37.
Will be stored temporarily. Next, the luminance and color signals in the MCU-based image data are converted from the YUV display system to the RGB display system capable of television display, and the display screen is reduced and rotated to generate drawing data (56). This drawing data is stored in the video controller (VDP) 40 V
The data is taken into the RAM (57), output from the video output terminal 20, and displayed on the screen of the television 4.

The above description has been given of the case where the image data of the memory card 2 is displayed. However, when the image data stored in the MO disk 5-1 is read and displayed, error correction or the like is performed in the electronic album device 5. SPC
(SCSI protocol controller) 53 (SCSI controller 39) is taken into CPU 34 and converted into logical sector data. Subsequent processes are exactly the same as those of the memory card 2.

The memory card 2 and the MO disk 5-
The process of recording image data in block 1 is performed in block 60. The flow of the process at this time is completely opposite to the process at the time of reading.

FIG. 5 is a view showing various buttons provided on the remote controller 3 described above. Reference numerals 70-1 to 70-
The button indicated by 4 is used for moving a cursor, selecting a menu, and the like. The button indicated by reference numeral 71 is an OK button for confirming an image to be displayed or a menu. Reference numeral 72 is used to return to the previous screen. It is also used to cancel the operation once. The buttons indicated by reference numerals 73-1 and 73-2 are used for frame-by-frame advance of the displayed image and for switching the screen between the memory card / digital camera / MO disk drive. Also, reference numerals 74-1 and 74-
The button indicated by 2 is used for displaying one image and displaying an index. That is, the 74-1 reduces the displayed image when displaying one image and displays the image in 16 divisions,
Restore the enlarged image to its original size. At the time of index display, it is used to insert a cut image. Reference numeral 74-2 is used for enlarging the displayed image or returning the reduced image to its original size when displaying one image. In the case of index display, it is used to select (cut) an image to be moved, copied, or deleted. The button indicated by reference numeral 75 is a menu button, and is used to display a menu. The button indicated by reference numeral 76 is used to rotate the displayed image clockwise in units of 90 degrees.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the above-mentioned remote controller 3 is attached to the back surface of the remote controller 80 for operating the television with a double-sided tape or the like. The remote controller 3 can be operated alone, but may be integrated by bonding it to the back surface of a remote controller 80 for operating the television with a double-sided tape as shown in FIG. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the user from losing the relatively small remote controller 3.

Next, the operation of the image editing apparatus 7 in the digital image editing system configured as described above will be described in more detail. When the power switch 16 is turned on and the CPU 34
Is supplied with power, the CPU 34 starts an operation according to image editing software stored in the ROM 35 as shown in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 7B, an icon 201 of the digital camera (digital camera) 1, an icon 202 of the memory card 2, M
The icon 203 of the O disk 5-1 is displayed in a tag format (step S1). And connected equipment,
The medium is detected (Step S2).

Here, if the digital camera 1 is connected (step S3), the digital camera processing is performed (step S4). If the memory card 2 is inserted (step S5), the memory card is Processing is performed (step S6). If the MO disk 5-1 has been inserted into the MO drive as the electronic album device 5 (step S7), MO processing is performed (step S7).
8). After completion of the digital camera processing, the memory card processing, and the MO processing, the process returns to the step S2, so that the medium can be exchanged.

The digital camera processing in step S4 and the memory card processing in step S6 are performed as shown in FIG. That is, first, image data in the digital camera 1 or the memory card 2 is
(Step S11). Then, it is determined whether or not thumbnail information is included in the obtained image data (step S12), and if so, an index display as shown in FIG. 9A or 9B is performed based on the thumbnail information (step S12). Step S13).

At this time, on the screen of the television 4,
The icons 201 to 203 start to move upward from below, and the reduced images are displayed line by line as the icons 201 to 203 move upward. Further, a corresponding icon is identified and displayed to indicate on which medium the current display image is stored. For example, the icon 201 of the digital camera 1 changes to a picture with the lens cover opened (FIG. 9A), and the icon 202 of the memory card 2 changes to a picture with the medium tilted (FIG. 9A). 9 (B)). In addition, identification and display can be performed by changing the color and density.

In this index display,
At a predetermined position (the left end position in FIG. 9A), the number of images recorded on the device or the medium and the date of the first image are displayed as a cover 203. Therefore, in the index display, 19 reduced images are displayed. 1
When 9 or more images are recorded, the remote control 3
After moving the cursor (shown by a red frame) 204 to the image position at the lower end of the screen by operating the move buttons 70-1 to 70-4, the further move button 70-4 is operated to 5 reduced images can be displayed. At this time, the display of the first to fifth reduced images is deleted while the cover 203 is kept as it is, and the sixth to nineteenth reduced images are moved by five sheets each.

When the icon moves upward as described above, the icon of the device or medium that has not been connected or inserted in the check in step S2 is left at the original lower left position. Therefore, if the MO drive is not connected (the MO disk 5-1 is not inserted)
Then, as shown in FIG. 9C, only the icon 201 of the digital camera 1 and the icon 202 of the memory card 2 move upward.

Further, when all devices and media are connected or inserted, all the icons 200 to 202 are moved to the upper left position as described above. An image stored in a device or medium corresponding to a predetermined or user-selected icon, and an image of another device or medium is hidden behind the active index-displayed image and cannot be seen (actually, Is switched and displayed according to the selection of the device and the medium). Further, when the image content is updated by exchanging the medium or the like, the reduced image corresponding to the image on the medium is switched and displayed as the active index display.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that thumbnail information is not included, a reduced image is created from the acquired image data (step S12).
14), an index display is performed (step S15).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the cursor 204 is at the position of the cover 203 during the index display (step S16). If the cursor 204 is located at the cover position, remote control operation processing 1 described later in detail is performed (step S17), and the process returns to the upper routine.

In step S16, the cursor 2
If it is determined that 04 is not at the cover position, it is further determined whether or not the cursor 204 is at the position of one reduced image (step S18). Since the cursor 204 must be at the cover position or at any reduced image position,
If it is not at these positions, the process proceeds to error processing.

If the cursor 204 is at the position of one reduced image, the operation waits until the OK button 71 of the remote controller 3 is operated (step S19), and the single image corresponding to the reduced image is displayed on the television 4. Full screen display on screen (step S
20). Then, remote control operation processing 2 as described later in detail is performed (step S21). Thereafter, the display returns to the original index display (step S22), and returns to the upper routine.

Remote control operation processing 1 in step S17
Is performed as shown in FIG. That is, when the cut button 74-2 of the remote controller 3 is operated (Step S)
31), a mark is added to all displayed reduced images (step S32). This is not particularly shown, but a character “mark” is displayed in the image. This mark can be canceled by operating the cut button 74-2 again. Then, it waits for the menu button 75 of the remote controller 3 to be turned on (step S3
3) Display a menu (not shown) and display the MO disk 5-
Selection of whether to perform copying to printer 1 or printing by the printer 6 is accepted, and it is determined which is selected (step S34). If the copy is to be made on the MO disk 5-1, the R
The image stored in the AM 37 is copied to the MO disk 5-1 (step S35), and the process returns to the upper routine. In the case of printing, an image stored in the RAM 37 corresponding to all the reduced images marked with the mark is copied to the printer 6.
After printing (step S36), the process returns to the upper routine. In step S32, a mark is attached to the displayed image. However, a mark may be attached to all images including the undisplayed image corresponding to the cover. Of course, it is good (the same applies hereinafter).

When the image rotation button 76 of the remote controller 3 is operated (step S37), all the displayed reduced images are rotated and displayed 90 degrees clockwise (step S38), and then the upper routine is executed. Return to At this time, the image itself stored in the RAM 37 corresponding to the reduced image is not rotated, and the parameter indicating the direction corresponding to the image is changed. Like the other parameters, the parameter related to the rotation direction is incorporated into the file name of the image by an encoding method described later in detail.

When the menu button 75 of the remote controller 3 is operated (step S39), a menu process 1 which will be described in detail later is executed (step S4).
0), returning to the upper routine.

When the OK button 71 of the remote controller 3 is operated (step S41), an album display process is performed (step S42), and the process returns to the upper routine. In the album display processing, as shown in FIG. 9D, four reduced images are displayed on a mount-shaped background image of the album.

When the cut button 74-2, the image rotation button 76, the menu button 75, and the OK button 71 are not operated, the process returns to the upper routine. In the menu processing 1 in step S40 according to the operation of the menu button 75, first, a predetermined menu screen (not shown) is displayed, and the moving button 70-1 of the remote controller is displayed.
The menu selection by the operations of .about.70-4 and the operation of the OK button 71 is accepted. Then, processing corresponding to the selected menu is performed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11A, when a slide show is selected (step S51), a slide show in which images are sequentially displayed one by one on a full screen at predetermined time intervals is executed (step S51). S52).

When the date display is selected (step S53), the date is displayed on each reduced image (step S54), and when the time display is selected (step S53).
55) The time is displayed on each reduced image (step S5)
6). Here, the date and time information is encoded and added to the file name of each corresponding image data as one of the parameters. Usually, it is data of the shooting date and time.

Then, the slide show, date display,
When the time display is not selected, that is, when the print is selected, all the displayed reduced images are index-printed on one sheet (step S57), and the process returns to the upper routine. .

Next, the remote control operation processing 2 in step S21 at the time of displaying all images of one image will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. That is, the remote controller 3
Is operated (step S61), the displayed image is rotated and displayed 90 degrees clockwise (step S362), and the process returns to the upper routine. At this time, as described above, the image itself stored in the RAM 37 is not rotated, and the parameter indicating the direction corresponding to the image is changed.

When the menu button 75 of the remote controller 3 is operated (step S63), a menu process 2 which will be described in detail later is executed (step S6).
4) Return to the upper routine.

Feed buttons 73-1 and 73- of remote controller 3
If 2 is operated (step S65), one image before or after the currently displayed image is displayed on the full screen (step S66). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper routine.

Zoom buttons 74-1 and 74 on remote controller 3
If -2 is operated (step S67), the enlargement /
A reduction process is performed, and the image is displayed enlarged or reduced (step S68). Then, the process returns to the upper routine.

Move buttons 70-1 to 70- of remote controller 3
If the user has operated No. 4 (step S69), the display part is moved (step S70). That is, since the enlarged image displays only a part of the original image, a part in that direction is displayed according to the operation of the move button. Thereafter, the process returns to the upper routine.

Then, the operation of the return button 72 of the remote controller 3 is determined (step S71). If it has not been operated, the process returns to step S61. If it has been operated, the process returns to the upper routine.

In the menu processing 2 in step S64 in response to the operation of the menu button 75, first, a predetermined menu screen (not shown) (not shown) is displayed (not shown). Then, the menu selection by the operation of the move buttons 70-1 to 70-4 of the remote controller and the operation of the OK button 71 is accepted. Then, according to the selected menu, FIG.
The processing as shown in FIG. This FIG. 11 (B)
For simplicity, the same parts as those in FIG. 11A are omitted. That is, in the menu processing 2, steps S51 to S56 are the same as the above-described menu processing 1. However, in this case, the display of the date and time is performed only for the image that has been displayed on one sheet.

Then, the slide show, date display,
If the time display has not been selected, it is next determined whether or not the color correction has been selected (step S58). When the color correction is selected, a color correction process, which will be described in detail later, is performed (step S59), and the process returns to a higher-level routine. If the color correction has not been selected, it means that the print has been selected, so that the displayed image is printed (step S57), and the process returns to the upper routine.

Next, the MO processing in step S8 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. That is, first, the image data in the MO disk 5-1 is obtained and stored in the RAM 37 (step S81). At this time, the MO disk 5-1 can be provided with a plurality of directories, and a plurality of image data can be stored in each of the directories. Take out the image. Then, a reduced image is created from each of the obtained image data, and one folder is displayed as one line, thereby displaying a multi-index as shown in FIG. 14A (step S82).

Here, when the MO disk is designated as a default, as described above, the icons 201 to 203 are competing upward from below, and the reduced image is displayed line by line. Will go on. In addition, digital camera 1
When the memory card 2 is designated, the multi-index display is hidden behind the index display indicating the contents of the digital camera 1 or the memory card 2 and is not displayed. Therefore, the multi-index display is performed by using the forward buttons 73-1 and 73-2 of the remote controller 3.
May be created for the first time when the MO disk 5-1 is selected by the above operation. However, here, following the digital camera processing in step S4 and the memory card processing in step S6, the display data Is created and stored. MO disk 5-
In the case where 1 is replaced, the index display of the digital camera 1 or the memory card 2 is automatically switched to the multi-index display of the MO disk 5-1 according to the replacement (similarly, When the memory card 2 is replaced, the index display of the digital camera 1 or the multi-index display of the MO disk 5-1 is automatically switched to the index display of the memory card 2 according to the replacement.)

In this multi-index display as well, at a predetermined position (left position in FIG. 14A) of each line,
The number of images recorded in the directory and the date of the first image are displayed as a cover 203. Also,
In this multi-index display, reduced images of four directories are displayed. If there are more directories, the move button 70 of the remote controller 3 is displayed.
After moving the cursor 204 to the image position at the lower end of the screen by the operation of -1 to 70-4, the image of the next directory is read out and the reduced image is displayed by further operating the down button 70-4. I can do it. At this time, the display of the top row is erased, and the reduced images of the second to fourth rows are each moved up by one row.

After the multi-index display is performed, it is determined whether or not the cursor 204 is located at any cover 203 in the multi-index display (step S83). When the cursor 204 is not at the cover position, that is, at the position of one reduced image,
Waiting for the operation of the OK button 71 of the remote controller 3 (step S84), a single image corresponding to the reduced image is displayed on the screen of the television 4 in full screen (step S8).
5). Then, the remote control operation process 2 as described above is performed (step S86). Thereafter, the display is returned to the original multi-index display (step S87), and the above-mentioned step S8 is performed.
Return to 3.

On the other hand, if the cursor 204 is located at any of the covers 203, it is determined whether the OK button 71 of the remote controller 3 has been operated (step S88). When the OK button 71 is operated, as shown in FIG. 14A, the contents of the directory corresponding to the cover are displayed as an index (step S8).
9) In the index display, the remote control operation processing 1 as described above can be executed (step S90). Thereafter, the process returns to step S83.

If the OK button 71 has not been operated, it is next determined whether or not the image rotation button 76 of the remote controller 3 has been operated (step S91). When the image rotation button 76 is operated, all the reduced images corresponding to the cover and all the image files in the corresponding directory are rotated (step S92), and the process returns to the step S83. In this case, as described above, only the parameters are changed, not the image itself.

If the image rotation button 76 has not been operated, it is next determined whether or not the cut button 74-2 of the remote controller 3 has been operated (step S93). Then, when the cut button 74-2 is operated,
After adding a mark to all the reduced images corresponding to the cover (step S94), the process returns to step S83.

If the cut button 74-2 has not been operated, it is next determined whether or not the menu button 75 of the remote controller 3 has been operated (step S95). When the menu button 75 is operated, the following menu operation processing is performed (step S9).
6), and return to step S83. If the menu button 75 is not operated, the process returns to the upper routine.

In the menu operation processing in step S96, as shown in FIG. 14C, first, it is determined whether or not a mark has been added to any reduced image (step S101). If not added, menu processing 1 as described above is performed (step S102), and the process returns to a higher-level routine.

On the other hand, when a mark is added to any of the reduced images, a predetermined menu screen not shown (some menus are different from the menu screen in the above-described menu processing 1 or 2) ) Is displayed, and the menu selection by the operation of the move buttons 70-1 to 70-4 of the remote controller and the operation of the OK button 71 is accepted. And
If the selected menu is a copy (step S
103), the image with the mark added is copied (step S104), and the process returns to the upper routine.

Here, the copy operation is performed by operating the move buttons 70-1 to 70-4 of the remote controller and the OK button 71 to change the directory and the image position (X, Y coordinates on the multi-index display) of the position to be copied. By specifying, the reduced image with the mark is displayed at that position, and the corresponding image file is
1 is to be copied. In this case, the order of arrangement of the image files in the copy destination directory is changed by copying, so that the file names after the image at the copy destination position are changed. This is because the order of the images is also encoded as one of the parameters and incorporated into the file name.

If it is determined in step S103 that the menu is not a copy, then it is determined whether the selected menu is to be deleted (step S105).
When the deletion is selected, the image to which the mark is added is deleted (step S106), and the process returns to the upper routine. In this case, as in the case of the copy, the corresponding image file on the MO disk 5-1 is deleted, and the file names of the other image files are appropriately changed.

If it is not a deletion, it means that the print has been selected. Therefore, after the index-printed reduced image with the mark added (step S
107), returning to the upper routine.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the printing process according to the present embodiment. First, for example, in the index screen as shown in FIG. 9A, when the user moves the cursor to the position of the image to be displayed on the full screen (step S701), the OK button 71 of the remote controller 3 is pressed down by the user. This is detected (step S702), and one image specified by the cursor is displayed (step S703). FIG. 16 shows an example of an image 309 displayed on the television display area 300. Next, when it is detected that the menu button 75 has been pressed, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed (step S711). Here, when the user presses down the move button 70-4, aligns the arrow with “print”, and presses down the OK button 71 (step S
712) The currently displayed image is printed by the printer 6 as it is. In this case, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the displayed image are automatically detected, so that the image is printed according to the vertical and horizontal sizes of the sheet. FIG.
Reference numeral 8 denotes an image 309 printed on the sheet 302.
It can be seen that printing is performed in the same state as displayed on the TV screen.

Next, a procedure for enlarging (zooming) an image displayed on the television display area 300 and printing an arbitrary part of the enlarged image as a trimmed image will be described. The procedure in this case is the same as the above-described print processing until one image is displayed in step S703. Next, the center position of the image displayed in step S704 is displayed. Next, when it is detected that the zoom button 74-2 of the remote controller 3 has been pressed down (step S705), the number of times the zoom button 74-2 is pressed down is detected (step S70).
6). If the number of press-downs is one, a process of enlarging the currently displayed image by a factor of two is performed (step S70).
7). If the number of press-downs is two, a process of enlarging the currently displayed image by four times is performed (step S708). Here, the magnification is VGA size (64
2x for image size of 0x480 pixels), SV
In the case of the image size of the GA size (800 × 600 pixels), the size is doubled or quadrupled. Next, the image enlarged in this way is displayed (step S709).

FIG. 20 shows an example of an image enlarged and displayed in the television display area 300. In FIG. 20, a part of the alphabet “A” is displayed so as to protrude from the television display area 300. In this state, when the user presses any of the move buttons 70-1 to 70-4 to move the image in the television display area 300 up, down, left, and right in the work area 301, the image is displayed in the television display area 300. Since the part of the alphabet "A" changes, the movement of the image is stopped when the image of the desired part is displayed (step S710). Next, the menu button 75 is depressed to display a menu as shown in FIG. 17 (step S711). However, in this case, “zoom print” is displayed instead of “print”.
If it is detected that the move button 70-4 is pressed down, the arrow is set to "zoom print" and the OK button is pressed down (step S712), the portion displayed in the television display area 300 is left as it is. Printing is performed in the state (step S713). FIG. 21 is a view showing a state where the enlarged portion of the sheet 302 is printed as it is by the printer 6. To restore the enlarged image, the zoom button 74-1 may be depressed.

According to the above-described method, an arbitrary part of the zoomed image data can be designated as a trimmed image and printed as it is. That is, in the past, it was common to trim the image using a mouse or the like, and the image could not be printed unless the trimmed image was created as a new file. Can be easily printed as a trimmed image, so that the usability of the user is improved.

Further, in this embodiment, by operating the remote controller 3, it is possible to input the date 310 on the screen in addition to the image 309 as shown in FIG. When such an image 309 and date 310 are printed, as shown in FIG.
Printed on

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment for printing an image. FIG. 23A shows an example in which the image rotation button 76 of the remote controller 3 is depressed once and the image 309 is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees and displayed.
The date 310 is displayed at the lower left of the screen. If you print an image displayed in such a state,
By automatically detecting the vertical and horizontal sizes of the displayed image, the sheet 302 shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), printing is performed according to the size of the paper 302 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

As described above, the television display area 300
Is displayed in the same manner when it is printed on paper regardless of whether it is displayed in a normal state or rotated and displayed. However, as for the date 310, as shown in FIG.
Are printed in parallel with the short side of the sheet 302 by rotating the sheet by 90 degrees.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the procedure for 16-split printing, that is, when printing 16 reduced-size images on a screen on one sheet of paper. In this case, the reduced image as shown in FIG.
Six are displayed. Button 74-2 to return to the original size
You just have to press. Next, when a menu screen is displayed and the 16-split print is selected from the menu screen, the 16-split image is printed in the same state as the displayed state.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, an arbitrary part of the zoomed image data can be designated as a trimmed image and printed as it is, thereby improving the usability of the user. improves.

According to the second aspect of the invention, printing can be performed in the same form regardless of the direction of image data displayed on the screen. According to the third aspect of the present invention, character data can be printed in accordance with image data to be printed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a digital image editing system to which a digital image editing device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the digital image editing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the digital image editing device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process from reading image data recorded on a memory card or MO disk to displaying the image data on a screen of a television.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing various buttons provided on a remote controller.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the remote control is attached to the back surface of a remote control for television operation with a double-sided tape or the like.

FIG. 7A is an operation flowchart of the digital image editing apparatus, and FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an icon display as an initial screen when the power is turned on.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of digital camera processing or memory card processing in FIG. 7;

FIGS. 9A to 9D are diagrams showing display examples, respectively.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining remote control operation processing 1 in FIG. 8;

11A is a flowchart of menu processing 1 in FIG. 10, and FIG. 11B is a flowchart of menu processing 2 in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining remote control operation processing 2 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of MO processing in FIG. 7;

14A and 14B are diagrams each showing a display example during MO processing, and FIG. 14C is a flowchart for explaining menu selection processing in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a print processing procedure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an image displayed in a television display area.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen.

18 is a diagram illustrating a state where the image illustrated in FIG. 16 is printed on a sheet.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating another print processing procedure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state in which an arbitrary part of an image enlarged beyond the television display area is displayed.

21 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the image illustrated in FIG. 20 is printed on a sheet as it is.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a state when a displayed date and an image are printed.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a state when an image rotated and displayed is printed.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an image divided into 16 parts.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Digital camera, 2 ... Memory card, 3 ... Remote control, 4 ... Television, 5 ... Electronic album device, 6 ... Printer, 7 ... Digital image editing device, 34 ... CPU, 35 ... ROM, 36 ... JPEG decompression IC, 37 ... RAM, 38 ... Memory card interface, 39 ... SCSI controller, 40 ... Video controller, 100 ... MO disk, 101 ... JPEG decompression unit, 102 ... Color format conversion unit, 103 ... Color correction unit, 104 ... Video controller, 105 ... Color conversion parameter table, 106 ... TV.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A digital image editing device having a first connection portion to which an external display device can be connected and a second connection portion to which a printer can be connected, wherein predetermined image editing software is stored. Display means for displaying image data on a screen of an external display device connected to the digital image editing device so as to fit the display area; and expanding the image data to a size exceeding the display area of the external display device. Enlarging means; changing means for moving the enlarged image data in a direction according to an instruction from the outside to change the image data displayed in the display area; And control means for controlling the operation of the printer so that the image data displayed in the display area after the change is printed as it is. Digital image editing apparatus according to. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit configured to rotate the image data displayed on the screen of the external display device by a predetermined angle in response to an external instruction. When the image data is rotated and displayed, the operation of the printer is controlled so that the size of the vertical and horizontal sizes of the image data is printed in accordance with the size of the vertical and horizontal sizes of the sheet. The digital image editing device according to claim 1. 3. The display means has means for displaying, in addition to image data, character data at a predetermined position on a screen of the external display device, wherein the control means is configured to perform the operation when an instruction regarding printing is issued. 3. The digital operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the printer is controlled so that character data displayed on the screen of the external display device is printed at a position based on the size of the paper in the vertical and horizontal directions. Image editing device.