CN100389590C - Apparatus, method and program for editing images - Google Patents
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For generating photo albums on events such as weddings, the photo albums can always be generated with consistent quality. A photographer photographs the bride and groom at a wedding. Images are read from a developed film and stored in a file server. A photo album editing operation such as selection of the images to be included in the album is carried out with reference to an editing screen including a catalog display field having image data sets representing the images and a template display field displaying a template. Sample images having composition of images to be inserted in image insertion areas in the template in the template display field are inserted as guide images in the image insertion areas. Therefore, an operator can easily select the images to be inserted in the image insertion areas by referring to the guide images.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of image that is used for selecting being inserted into template and insert the image editing apparatus and the method thereof of image in zone and the program that makes computer carries out image edit methods.
Background technology
As record in the patent documentation 1, proposed selecteed image to be carried out page layout arbitrarily by scanning reading images from the film of having taken, as a photo printout, make the method for photo photograph album.
In addition, also proposed only needed image to be printed output as photograph print, and on the lining paper of its making photograph album, the concave indentation that the stamp with the size of formation photograph print and the page layout of photograph album match, photograph print is inserted in the concave indentation of formation, makes the method (with reference to patent documentation 2) of photograph album.
On the other hand, for making the celebration of marriage photograph album, to allow photographer follow the bride and bridegroom same day in celebration of marriage, before the church of marrying, and have memorize meaning memorize ground before photograph, and the celebration of marriage of shooting well afoot and wedding dinner etc., so will carry out photographic images in large quantities, make the celebration of marriage photograph album on the same day.Owing to this photograph album is made into the photograph album of following the tracks of celebration of marriage bride and bridegroom on same day activity,, can be provided with the back and appreciates so can become photograph album with episodic.
But, resembling the operation of making photograph album above-mentioned is exactly: photographer and provide photograph album to make the photo studio operating personnel (following is representative with operating personnel) of service, a lot of images of taking are kept in the image server, at the work station of making photograph album, the general chart image of a lot of images of in image server, preserving, with the template that image inserts the district that has of making photograph album, from an image general chart, select to insert the image that image inserts the district.At this moment, operating personnel insert the district for an image of selecting is inserted into image more attractive in appearancely, carry out following picture editting and handle: the rotation of the dizzyization processing of image, the processing that strengthens change picture qualities such as definition, image, the change of size and the image processed of repairing etc.; Also to eliminate blood-shot eye illness simultaneously and handle, eliminate the repair process of images such as flaw etc., insert in the district so that can gallantly the image of choosing be inserted image.
And the image printout editor sticks on and makes photograph album on the lining paper.In addition, as described in the patent documentation 1, the image that the image behind the also available editor is inserted into template inserts mode in the zone and synthesize image and template after editing, the photograph album printout that sticks on the state on the lining paper, makes photograph album.
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But the editing operating of image depends on operating personnel's operative skill mostly, and the selection reference of image that is used for photograph album is different with operating personnel's difference, and the change of size or the degree of finishing are also different thereupon.Therefore, though there is photograph album that the operating personnel of technology make as smart as a new pin, for the photograph album of the operating personnel's making that lacks technology, although will pay identical expense, pic-eyed situation also happens occasionally.In addition, although be the personnel of same operation sometimes, the photograph album that different times is made is also different.
Summary of the invention
In view of the foregoing, the situation during especially at the photograph album of making above-mentioned incidents such as celebration of marriage the objective of the invention is to realize to make the photograph album of same quality all the time.
Image editing apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that it comprises:
Display unit;
Image display control apparatus is used for a plurality of image general charts are presented in the described display unit;
The template for displaying control device is used for inserting the template zone, that become the photograph album lining paper and being presented in the described display unit with described a plurality of image general charts comprising at least one image that is used to insert image;
The navigational figure display control unit shows to be used to guide in described display unit and should insert the navigational figure that each described image inserts the image in the zone; And
Image-selecting device is used for accepting to select to be inserted into each described image from described a plurality of image general charts and inserts the interior image in zone.
" navigational figure ", mean can with whether can be in each image inserts the zone image of which kind of composition of insertion, be notified to the operating personnel's of executive editor's operation image.Here, no matter be used to make whom the user that the photography of incident photograph album entrusts photograph album to make is, all under same place, same situation, carry out.For example, as mentioned above, the bride and bridegroom's that celebration of marriage is current photography is in the hotel, church or film studio etc. carry out in the regulation place, moreover, mostly also be to carry out under the scene, the regulation situations such as scene that cut into a cake in the wedding dinner of the exchange ring in celebration of marriage.For this reason, insert the interior image in zone, in having selected all users of same template, have identical composition, thereby make the constant quality of photograph album as far as possible by each image that will be inserted into template.Therefore,, can use, come under the place of reality or situation, to carry out the resulting sampled images of photography etc. by using expression should be inserted into illustration, lines or module that image inserts the pie graph in the zone as " navigational figure ".
Preserve actual each image that is inserted into template and insert the image in the past in the zone, and used as navigational figure.Also can be kept at being inserted into image and insert that image photography place identical or type in the zone obtains, the actual image that should be inserted into same template and insert the image in the selecteed past in the zone, with it as navigational figure.As the image in past, used image (hereinafter referred to as previous image) when the image that preferably should be inserted into this template inserts editing operating in the selected past image in the zone, photograph album at the moment.
Here, what is called is type photography place, although mean photography place difference, the building of the background in this place etc. are similar, therefore, regard the shooting place of the thing of taking as in same place.
In image editing apparatus according to the present invention, also described navigational figure display control unit can be inserted the interior device in zone as each image that described navigational figure is presented at the described template that is shown in the described display unit.
Also navigational figure can be presented at each image inserts outside the zone.In this case, when inserting region memory under the situation of the image in a plurality of above-mentioned past at an image, also can be with a plurality of images in the past as navigational figure, outside image insertion zone, showing, thus, selected a desirable navigational figure by operating personnel, afterwards, the selected navigational figure of operating personnel is shown in image and inserts in the zone.So, the image by past that reality is used is inserted into image as navigational figure and inserts in the zone, thereby can easily carry out the affirmation of photograph album quality.
According to image edit method of the present invention, it is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
A plurality of image general charts are shown in the display unit;
To comprise at least one image that inserts image and insert the template zone, that become the photograph album lining paper, be shown in the described display unit with described a plurality of image general charts;
The image that will be used for should being inserted in described each image insertion zone is shown in the described display unit; And
Acceptance is selected to be inserted into described each image and is inserted the interior image in zone from described a plurality of image general charts.
The program that also image edit method according to the present invention can be provided for allowing computer carry out.
According to the present invention, in display unit, show a general chart and the template of a plurality of images, meanwhile, also show to be used to guide to be inserted into the navigational figure that image inserts the image in the zone.Therefore, the operating personnel of executive editor's operation only by watching display unit, just can select from an image general chart at an easy rate and insert the image that image inserts the composition in the zone.Therefore, even if can be along with operating personnel different or same operating personnel but owing to making selected image composition difference at different times, so, can make the photograph album that has same quality all the time.
Insert demonstration navigational figure in the zone by image in template, make operating personnel only by seeing that template just can be identified in image and insert the image that should insert which kind of composition in the zone, therefore, can from an image general chart, more easily select to be inserted into the image that image inserts the composition in the zone.
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Fig. 1 is the brief block diagram that expression is equipped with the image editing system structure of the described image editing apparatus of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the brief block diagram of expression photograph album editor PC structure.
Fig. 3 is the figure of expression editing pictures example.
Fig. 4 is the figure of explanation navigational figure information instances.
Fig. 5 is the figure of expression layout information.
Fig. 6 shows the process chart of carrying out in the 1st execution mode.
Fig. 7 is the figure of other examples of expression editing pictures.
Fig. 8 is illustrated in the process chart of carrying out in the present invention's the 2nd execution mode.
Fig. 9 is the figure that is illustrated in the database of the 2nd execution mode use.
Figure 10 is the instance graph of the editing pictures in expression the 2nd execution mode.
Figure 11 is the figure that is illustrated in the database that uses in the 3rd execution mode.
Figure 12 is illustrated in the process chart of carrying out in the present invention's the 3rd execution mode.
Figure 13 is the instance graph (1) of the editing pictures of expression in the 3rd execution mode.
Figure 14 is the instance graph (2) of the editing pictures of expression in the 3rd execution mode.
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Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention are described.Fig. 1 is the brief block diagram that expression is equipped with the image editing system structure of the described image editing apparatus of the present invention's the 1st execution mode.As shown in Figure 1, the photograph album editor PC (PC) 1 of the described image editing apparatus function of the 1st execution mode is equipped with according to the image editing system of the 1st execution mode; Outfit is reading images from the film that shooting finishes, and obtains a plurality of (being two here) miniature film processor (minilab) 3A, 3B, the scanner 3C of the printer of the scanner of the view data that expression is recorded in the image in the film and printing out image data; Be equipped with the file server 5 of the big capacity hard disk of storing image data; With the process management PC 7 of the process management of carrying out photograph album making operation, these parts all connect by network.
In the present embodiment, celebration of marriage as incident, photographer accepts the trust as user's bride and bridegroom, follow the bride and bridegroom and take the celebration of marriage on the same day, the photograph album that the image making that obtains is become to have plot, the situation of like this making photograph album is illustrated, but incident is not limited to celebration of marriage.
Fig. 2 is the brief block diagram of the structure of expression photograph album editor PC 1.As shown in Figure 2, photograph album editor PC is provided with the CPU 11 (image display control apparatus, template for displaying control device, navigational figure display control unit) of the integral body control of carrying out photograph album editor PC 1; Carry out the network of transmitting-receiving usefulness of the various information that comprise view data with R-T unit 13 with file server 5; The display unit 15 that various information such as display image or template are used; I/O 19, and the operating personnel of operation photograph album editor PC 1 read the various information through input unit 17 (image-selecting device) input, and it is passed to CPU 11, or according to the indication from CPU 11, to display unit 15 output idsplay orders; Make the ROM of the program of CPU 11 action or various constants and as constituting the memory 21 that RAM that CPU 11 carries out the tape deck of operating area when handling constitutes by record; The tape decks such as hard disk 23 of various information such as recording image data.
Connect the CPU 11 in the photograph album editor PC 1 and comprise each peripheral circuits of R-T unit 13, I/O 19, memory 21 and tape deck 23 etc., each peripheral circuit of CPU 11 may command by bus 25.Promptly, CPU 11 can be by control R-T unit 13, display unit 15, memory 21 and tape deck 23, receive information such as view data or template data described later from file server 5, with the Imagery Data Recording that receives in tape deck 23, simultaneously, with the general chart of view data and template for displaying in display unit 15, according to the indication of operating personnel from input unit 17 inputs, the image that selection is inserted into template inserts the image in the zone, generate the edit file of image, send picture editting's information to file server 5.
Here, photograph album editor PC 1 accepts the input of the template kind of user's appointment and the photograph album edit file that user ID constitutes of the photograph album that commissions when operating personnel carry out the editing operating of photograph album, the photograph album edit file is sent to file server 5.Afterwards, file server 5 image that receives template data, the view data that sends and be inserted into template inserts the navigational figure data in the zone.Afterwards, down scaling image data, generation is by the image general chart of pictorial data representation, simultaneously, each image in the template of being represented by template data inserts in the zone respectively, insertion is by the navigational figure of the navigational figure data representation of correspondence, and the editing pictures that will insert the template of navigational figure and comprise an image general chart is shown in the display unit 15.
Fig. 3 is the figure of expression editing pictures example.As shown in Figure 3, in editing pictures 30, comprise the general chart viewing area 31 of a display image general chart, template for displaying zone 33 and the tool box 35 that the template of navigational figure has been inserted in demonstration.
In general chart viewing area 31, show scroll bars 31A can't be shown in an image in the picture by making its move left and right, can showing.
Here, in example shown in Figure 3, comprise 4 images in the template in being shown in template for displaying zone 33 and insert regional 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, 2-a, wherein show navigational figure respectively.
Navigational figure is to insert the image that inserts the image of which composition among regional 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, the 2-a at each image to operating personnel's notice of carrying out the photograph album editing operating.Here, whom no matter the commission user of photograph album of the shooting that is used to make the incident photograph album is, all is to carry out under identical place, same condition.For example, as mentioned above, in the hotel, the place determined such as church or film studio carries out the bride and bridegroom's on celebration of marriage same day shooting, and under the situation of determining, carry out the scene that cuts into a cake in the scene of exchange ring in the celebration of marriage or the wedding dinner etc.
Therefore, have same patterned for the whole users that select same template, can make the constant quality of photograph album as far as possible by establishing the image that the image that is inserted into template inserts among regional 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, the 2-a.Therefore, as navigational figure, can use by using expression should be inserted into illustration, lines or module that image inserts the composition in the zone and under the place of reality or situation, carry out and take the sampled images that obtains etc.In addition, also the selected past image that the actual image that should be inserted into the template of user's appointment inserts in the zone can be stored in the file server 5, and used as navigational figure.In the present embodiment, be made as the sampled images that module has been used in insertion.
As shown in Figure 4, in the template data, in its Head Section, the image that has write down the template T1 that will be represented by this template data inserts regional 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, 2-a and is inserted into image and inserts the navigational figure information that the filename (sample001.jpg, sample002.jpg, sample00.jpg, sample004.jpg) of the navigational figure data in 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, the 2-a in the zone is mapped.The navigational figure information of photograph album editor PC1 reference record in the head of template data, the image that the navigational figure data is inserted into template inserts in the zone.
In addition, in template for displaying zone 33, be presented under the situation that template has a plurality of pages, be used for switching arrow button 33A, the 33B of the template page that is shown in template for displaying zone 33.Operating personnel are by clicking arrow button 33A, 33B, the changeable page that is shown in the template in the editing pictures 30.
In tool box 35, show dizzyization, clear and brush etc. to view data implement the processing of change image quality button, eliminate blood-shot eye illness or eliminate button, rotation and dimension modifying etc. that flaw etc. implements to repair treatment of picture to view data to view data enforcement process the button of treatment of picture and the confirming button that is used for end process.
Operating personnel see that by the limit editor of editing pictures 30 limits execution photograph album indicates executive editor's operation.Particularly, select composition and the navigational figure uniform images that is inserted in the image insertion zone from an image general chart, the image with input unit 17 drag and drop are chosen inserts in the zone thereby the image of choosing is inserted into image.After the insertion, insert the zone by selecting this image, and the button of click tools case 35, the image that is inserted in the image insertion zone of choosing can be edited.For example, can come to the right image rotating 90 degree by clicking rotary knob.In addition, by clicking the dimension modifying button, can change the image size.By clicking dizzyization, clear and brush, the image quality of variable image.In addition, eliminate blood-shot eye illness or eliminate the flaw button, can repair image by clicking.
So, the image in all images of having selected to be inserted into template inserts the zone, and behind the editor of being through with to selected image, operating personnel finish the editing operating of the photograph album that is made of this template by the click confirming button.In addition, operating personnel are by clicking confirming button, generate picture editting's information, each image that this information comprises filename, the template of the view data that photograph album editor PC1 is selected insert the zone and insert filename information corresponding, expression dizzyization that each image inserts the view data in zone, amplify the kinds of information of dwindling and eliminating the processing of each view data enforcement of reply such as blood-shot eye illness, information that the information of representing the scope in the finishing zone under the execution finishing situation, execution amplification are dwindled the magnification ratio under the situation etc., and send it to file server 5.
In file server 5, in miniature film processor 3A, 3B and scanner 3C, preserve by the image acquired image data of reading and recording in the film that has developed.View data is kept in the file of making by the Subscriber Unit of the photograph album that commissions.In addition, in file server 5, preserve a plurality of expression photograph albums and make the template data of using template.In addition, also preserve the vectoring information that image that expression is inserted into template inserts the navigational figure in the zone.
In addition, file server 5 is with reference to the photograph album edit file that sends from photograph album editor PC 1, the template data of the template of the kind that the expression user is selected, be kept at the corresponding file of user ID in view data and the expression image that the is inserted into template navigational figure data of inserting the navigational figure in the zone send to photograph album editor PC 1.
On the other hand, when from photograph album editor PC 1 transmission picture editting information, file server 5 is carried out adjustment to the view data of choosing and is handled and editing and processing with reference to the filename that is contained in the view data of the selected image of expression in picture editting's information, generates the view data of handling.In addition, in adjusting processing, comprise at least a processing that luminance compensation is handled, color compensating is handled and grey level compensation is handled to the view data of selecting.In addition, in editing and processing, comprise by the appointment of picture editting's information, specify dizzyization, clear and brush etc. to the processing of view data change image quality, specify finishing and amplify dwindle processing to view data processing finishing and amplify treatment of picture such as dwindle and specify dizzyization or image processing such as elimination blood-shot eye illness to view data reparation treatment of picture.
In addition, file server 5 inserts zone and the filename information corresponding that is inserted into the view data in each image insertion zone according to each image that makes the template that is contained in picture editting's information, generates the layout information of photograph album.Fig. 5 is the instance graph of expression layout information.As shown in Figure 5, the image of the template T1 of layout information use inserts each image of regional 1-a, 1-b, 1-c, 2-a and insertion to insert the filename (DSCF0012.jpg, DSCF0020.jpg, DSCF0023.jpg) of the view data in zone corresponding.In addition, layout information is sent to one of miniature film processor 3A, 3B with the view data of handling.
Process management PC7 is for the production process of bookkeeping personnel to the note of a photograph album, accepts the photograph album editor by operating personnel and finishes, prints to finish with photograph album detection etc. and finish the input that each operation is handled.At last, the quality of the photograph album that operating personnel have checked under the qualified situation of check result, is accepted this input, finishes the process management to a photograph album.In addition, under the underproof situation of check result,, accept the indication input of making photograph album once more to the note that this photograph album is made.
Below, the processing of carrying out in the 1st execution mode is described.Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the processing carried out in the 1st execution mode of expression.In addition, in file server 5, preserve the view data that obtains by reading images the intact film of the development of taking document image from the user who carries out celebration of marriage same day.
Begin to handle from photograph album editor PC 1 indication photograph album editor by operating personnel, at first, the photograph album edit file that photograph album editor PC1 will be made of the template kind of information of user ID and user's appointment sends to file server 5 (step S1).
File server 5 receives the photograph album edit files, and will be kept at the navigational figure data of inserting the navigational figure in the zone corresponding to the template data of the template of the view data in the file of user ID, expression user given category and image that expression is inserted into template and send to photograph album editor PC 1 (step S2).
Photograph album editor PC 1 receives view data, template data and navigational figure data, and editing pictures 30 is shown in (step S3) in the display unit 15.The image of the template that shows in the template for displaying zone 33 in editing pictures 30 inserts in the zone, inserts the navigational figure by the navigational figure data representation.
Afterwards, photograph album editor PC1 accepts the indication (step S4) of operating personnel with reference to editing pictures 30 editor's photograph albums.Next, judge whether to click confirming button (step S5), if step S5 is for affirming, then photograph album editor PC1 generates picture editting's information, and sends it to file server 5 (step S6).If step S5 is then returned step S4 by negative, accept editor's indication of operating personnel.
File server 5 receives picture editting's information, with reference to the filename that is contained in the selected view data in picture editting's information, the editing and processing of carries out image (step S7).Afterwards, will handle the view data of handling of generation and export to one of miniature film processor 3A, 3B (step S8) by the picture editting by the layout information that picture editting's information generates, afterwards, end process.
Miniature film processor 3A, 3B are after view data and layout information that reception is handled, and the view data that printout is handled generates the type face of the view data handle.Operating personnel (or the operating personnel that carry out photograph album processing specially) are with reference to layout information, paste type face inserting in the zone corresponding to the type face in the lining paper of template simultaneously, and carry out this operation of system and wait and make photograph album.
Check the photograph album of making by the operating personnel that carry out quality management, if passed examination, then the user is given in dispensing.In addition, checking under the underproof situation, carrying out the indication of making photograph album once more by the note that process management PC7 makes this photograph album.
Like this, in the present embodiment, for the image of the template in the template for displaying zone 33 in editing pictures 30 inserts in the zone, show that expression is used to guide the navigational figure that should insert image wherein, the operating personnel of executive editor's operation are the editing pictures 30 by watching display unit 15 only, just can easily select the image that is inserted in the image insertion zone from an image general chart.Therefore, even if can not occur owing to operating personnel's different or same operation personnel but, therefore, can make the photograph album that has same quality all the time usually along with the different different phenomenons of composition that make selected image in period.
Owing to insert demonstration navigational figure in the zone by image in template, what make it possible to insert the image that inserts composition in the zone at image by only watching template just can discern, therefore, can more easily from an image general chart, select the image that should be inserted into the structure in the image insertion zone.
In above-mentioned the 1st execution mode, the image of the template in the editing pictures 30 inserts in the zone and has inserted navigational figure, but, also can be as shown in Figure 7, in inserting the zone, do not insert image navigational figure, wait the image of selecting template to insert the zone but utilize, thereby on editing pictures 30 (being tool box 35 here), show with selected image and insert regional corresponding navigational figure by click.In addition, click the state that image inserts regional 2-a shown in Fig. 7.
In above-mentioned the 1st execution mode, the bride and bridegroom's who marries the same day photography, in definite places such as hotel, church or film studio, carry out, in addition, what be that definite states such as scene of cutting into a cake in the scene, wedding dinner with exchange ring in the celebration of marriage carry out down mostly is prerequisite, as navigational figure, used by utilizing expression should be inserted into illustration, lines or module that image inserts the composition in the zone resulting sampled images etc. of under actual place or situation, photographing.But, even if using under the situation of same template, the background that also can have the setting film studio in, the bride and bridegroom when photographing without sometimes marquis's when photographing the different situation of angle.Along with the variation of season and surrounding environment, also there be the building situation different of background with vegetative state.In addition, also exist according to being used to make the budget of photograph album, the scale of celebration of marriage, set the photography number and the different situation of photographic plan in the place of photographing etc. and make.Under the situation of actual fabrication photograph album, exist sometimes because photography is omitted and do not photographed desired image, perhaps according to the difference of user preferences, change the situation of the configuration of employed insertion image in the photograph album.Therefore, can't make corresponding to photograph album by a navigational figure is only prepared in an image insertion zone sometimes.
Thus, to each template, the file name that should be inserted into the selected view data in the image insertion zone is preserved accordingly with the shooting place, under the situation of the editing operating of the photograph album that carry out to use certain template, also can be inserted into image insert obtain in the same or similar photography of the image place in the zone, the actual image that should be inserted into same template inserts image in regional, the selected past as navigational figure.Below, it is described as the 2nd execution mode of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart that is illustrated in the processing of carrying out in the present invention's the 2nd execution mode.In the 2nd execution mode, with regard to the template of using, the making of the photograph album that uses the image being shot in various shootings place has been through with, as shown in Figure 9, make information, the display image in the information (template ID) of specific template, image photography place that expression is used insert the zone and be inserted into the corresponding database D B1 of filename that image inserts the view data (navigational figure data) of the image in the zone and be kept in the file server 5.Sign in to the filename of the navigational figure data on the database D B1, using template to make under the situation of photograph album recently, inserting the filename of the view data of the selected image (hereinafter referred to as previous image) in the zone for showing the actual image that should be inserted into this template.
Make processing by operating personnel from the indication that photograph album editor PC1 carries out the photograph album editor, at first, photograph album editor PC1 sends to file server (step S11) with the ordering information of accepting that at least one information in the information (shooting plan ID) of numbering of note, user profile, the photography region name of operating personnel's input, the information (celebration of marriage ID) of taking place (hotel name, film studio name, church's name etc.), shooting time date, specific celebration of marriage and specific shooting plan constitutes.Ordering information (step S12) is accepted in file server 5 registrations.The edit file that photograph album editor PC1 will be made of the kind of information (template ID) of the template of user's appointment sends to file server 5 (step S13).
File server 5 receives the photograph album edit file, and the navigational figure data that the template data of the view data of preserving in will pressing from both sides with the user ID corresponding file, the template of explicit user given category and the image that demonstration is inserted into template insert the interior navigational figure in zone send in the photograph album editor PC1 (step S14).
Here, in the 2nd execution mode of the present invention, file server 5 sends to the navigational figure data of photograph album editor PC, be with the image of the template that is inserted into user's given category insert obtain in the same or similar shooting of the image place in the zone, show that the actual image that should be inserted into same template inserts the view data of the image in the selected past in regional.For example, when exist using template ID is the note that the photograph album of 001234 template is made, the shooting place of being imported is under the situation in A hotel, file server 5 comparable data storehouse DB1 send the view data of the filename of DSCF001.jpg, DSCF0322.jpg, DSCF0724.jpg, DSCF2324.jpg as the navigational figure data.
Photograph album editor PC1 receives view data, template data and navigational figure data, and shows editing pictures 30 (step S15) in display unit 15.The image of the template that shows in the template for displaying zone 33 ' in editing pictures 30 inserts in the zone, has inserted the navigational figure by the navigational figure data representation.
Afterwards, photograph album editor PC1 accepts because operating personnel indicate the editor with reference to the photograph album of editing pictures 30 to indicate (step S16).In the 2nd execution mode of the present invention, shown in the editing pictures 30 ' of Figure 10, will be used for being shown in the tool box 35 with the guiding login button that the image that is inserted in the image insertion zone is carried out login as navigational figure.After step S16, photograph album editor PC1 judges whether to have clicked guiding login button (step S17) by operating personnel, if step S17, then will be inserted into the filename of the view data in the image insertion zone for affirming and send to file server 5 (step S18) as the navigational figure lastest imformation.
File server 5 comparable data storehouse DB1 utilize the filename of the view data that photograph album editor PC1 sends, and upgrade the filename (step S19) of the navigational figure data that send to photograph album PC1.
Photograph album editor PC1 under the situation that step S17 quilt is negated and after step S18, judges whether to have clicked confirming button (step S20), if step S20 then generates picture editting's information for affirming, and sends it to file server 5 (step S21).If step S20 is negated then to return step S16, and accept the follow-up editor who is operating indication.
File server 5 receives picture editting's information, with reference to the filename that is contained in the selected view data in picture editting's information, the editing and processing of carries out image (step S22).Afterwards, any one in miniature film processor 3A, 3B exported the layout information (step S23) according to dispose view data and the generation of picture editting's information of being handled generation by the picture editting, afterwards, and end process.
In the 2nd execution mode, in step S17, clicked under the situation of guiding login button, photograph album editor PC1 sends to file server 5 with the navigational figure lastest imformation, but, in step S20, clicked under the situation of confirming button, also can send to file server 5 automatically with being inserted into filename that image inserts the selected view data in the zone as the navigational figure lastest imformation.In this case, in processing shown in Figure 8, the not judgement of execution in step S17 of photograph album editor PC1, behind step S20, judge whether to be set to the pattern that photograph album editor PC1 automatically performs transmission, under situation about being set up, the navigational figure lastest imformation is sent to file server 5.File server 5 upgrades the filename of navigational figure based on the navigational figure lastest imformation.
In the 2nd execution mode, as mentioned above, a preceding image is used as navigational figure, but also can be as shown in figure 11, the filename of the view data of using during repeatedly photograph album is made in the past and the image insertion zone of template are preserved accordingly, save as database D B2, insert zone etc. by the image of clicking template and select, be shown in the editing pictures thereby the image that makes and select inserts a plurality of navigational figures of the corresponding a plurality of image constructions in the past in zone.Below, the demonstration of a plurality of navigational figures is described as the 3rd execution mode.In the 3rd execution mode, the navigational figure that is sent out with reference to database D B2 is called historical navigational figure.
Figure 12 is the flow chart of the processing carried out in expression the present invention the 3rd execution mode.In the 3rd embodiment, with regard to the template of using, the making of the photograph album of the image that the use that has been through with photographs in various shootings place, as shown in figure 11, be located at information (template ID), the information that shows the image photography place of being gathered around of preserving specific template in the file server 5, make image insert zone and expression to be inserted into image and to insert the corresponding database D B2 of view data in the zone.
Begin to handle thereby carry out photograph album editor indication by operating personnel from photograph album editor PC1, at first, photograph album editor PC1 sends to file server 5 (step S31) with the ordering information of accepting of operating personnel's input.Ordering information (step S32) is accepted in file server 5 registrations.Photograph album editor PC1 sends to file server 5 (step S33) with the photograph album edit file.
File server 5 receives the photograph album edit file, and the navigational figure data that the view data that will preserve in pressing from both sides with the user ID corresponding file, the template of explicit user appointed category and the image that demonstration is inserted into template insert the navigational figure in the zone send in the photograph album editor PC1 (step S34).Here, the navigational figure data that send, identical with above-mentioned the 1st execution mode, be a kind of graph data, its expression is by use showing that should be inserted into illustration, lines or module that image inserts the composition in the zone carries out and take resulting sampled images etc. under the place of reality or situation.
Photograph album editor PC1 receives view data, template data and navigational figure data, and shows editing pictures 30 (step S35) in display unit 15.Figure 13 illustrates the initial picture of the editing pictures in the 3rd execution mode.As shown in figure 13, in editing pictures 30 " in template for displaying zone 33 in the image insertion zone of the template that shows, inserted by the shown navigational figure of navigational figure data.In tool box 35, shown guiding login button and historical with reference to button.
Photograph album editor PC1 after operating personnel specify the image of template to insert the zone, judges whether to have clicked historical with reference to button (step ST36), if step ST36 is for certainly, then the transmission request with historical navigational figure sends to file server 5 (step ST37).
File server 5 comparable data storehouse DB2 send to photograph album editor PC1 (step ST38) with the navigational figure data of representing historical navigational figure.
Here, in the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, file server 5 sends to the navigational figure data of photograph album editor PC, be with the image of the template that is inserted into user's given category insert obtain in the same or similar shooting of the image place in the zone, show that the actual image that should be inserted into same template inserts the view data of the image in the selected past in regional.For example, when exist using template ID is the note that the photograph album of 001234 template is made, the shooting place of being imported is that A hotel, specified image insert the zone under the situation of 2-a, file server 5 sends to photograph album editor PC1 with the view data of the filename of DSCF2324.jpg, DSCF2622.jpg, DSCF2777.jpg, DSCF2888.jpg as the navigational figure data.
Photograph album editor PC1 produces the sketch map image that inserts the corresponding historical navigational figure in zone with the image of user's appointment, and it is shown in editing pictures 30 " interior (step ST39).
Figure 14 illustrates the editing pictures of the sketch map that shows historical navigational figure.As shown in figure 14, in editing pictures 30 " tool box 35 in, shown to be used to show the sampling viewing area 37 of inserting the sketch map information of zone (for example 2-a) corresponding resume navigational figure with the image of user's appointment.Behind the desired historical navigational figure, photograph album editor PC1 inserts the historical navigational figure of demonstration in the zone at the image of user's appointment in 4 historical navigational figures that shown in operating personnel have clicked sampling viewing area 37.Thus, operating personnel can confirm the quality of photograph album with reference to the image that reality is used.
Operating personnel specify each image to insert the zone, afterwards by click history display button, thereby can insert the corresponding historical navigational figure in zone with reference to the image with appointment, selected historical navigational figure is inserted into image inserts in the zone.
After, can come executive editor's operation by carrying out the later processing of step S16 in the 2nd execution mode.
In the above-mentioned the 2nd and the 3rd execution mode, navigational figure has used the image of actual use., should keep secret for this reason, partly provide mosaic to the personage of navigational figure, or partly navigational figure is encrypted, or it is the literal, mark etc. of the image of actual use that the expression navigational figure also can be provided.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the view data of handling of representing the view data of the image that operating personnel choose in miniature film processor 3A, 3B printout, printing is pasted on the lining paper corresponding to template, make photograph album, but also can be at file server 5 synthetic view data and the template datas of handling, generate the composograph data that image that image that expression chooses operating personnel is inserted into template inserts the image (being the photograph album image) in the zone, the composograph data are outputed to miniature film processor 3A, 3B.
Thus, as long as in miniature film processor 3A, 3B printout composograph data, then can just can make photograph album, printing be pasted work on the lining paper and needn't carry out only by the printing of this photograph album image.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, use and to make photograph album by the image acquired image data of reading and recording in film, but but also former state use the view data that obtains by digital camera to make photograph album.At this moment, the media drive of reading view data the medium of the view data that is obtained by shooting from records such as storage cards is set in file server 5, the view data that the use media drive is read from medium is kept in the file server 5.
In addition, in the respective embodiments described above, after photograph album editor PC 1 is selected to be used for the image of photograph album, only the view data of representing the image that file server 5 is selected is implemented to adjust and handle, but also can from miniature film processor 3A, 3B or scanner 3C when file server 5 sends view data, all images data implemented to adjust be kept in the file server 5 after handling.In addition, photograph album editor PC 1 also can implement to adjust processing to all images data that send from file server 5 or the view data of selecting in order to be used for photograph album.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, photograph album editor PC 1 or file server 5 also can generate the data (picture album data) of the state in the template that user's image is inserted according to placement information, and send it to middle preservations the such as server of user-accessible.Thus, the user can confirm whether qualified finishing of photograph album before making photograph album.In addition, also can allow the user select to make photograph album with this picture album data this moment, or edit at once.
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1. image editing apparatus is characterized in that it comprises:
Display unit;
Image display control apparatus is used for a plurality of image general charts are presented in the described display unit;
The template for displaying control device is used for inserting the template zone, that become the photograph album lining paper and being presented in the described display unit with described a plurality of image general charts comprising at least one image that is used to insert image;
The navigational figure display control unit shows to be used to guide in described display unit and should insert the navigational figure that each described image inserts the image in the zone; And
Image-selecting device is used for accepting to select to be inserted into each described image from described a plurality of image general charts and inserts the interior image in zone.
2. image editing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described navigational figure is that actual each described image that is inserted into inserts the image in the past in the zone.
3. image editing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described navigational figure be with insert each described image insert obtain in the identical or place of similarly photographing of image in the zone, the actual image that should be inserted into described template inserts the image in the selected past in regional.
4. as any described image editing apparatus in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that:
Each image that described navigational figure display control unit is presented at described navigational figure the described template that shows in the described display unit inserts in the zone.
5. as any described image editing apparatus in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that:
Exist under a plurality of situations at described navigational figure, described navigational figure display control unit is to show that selectively these a plurality of navigational figures, a navigational figure also will selecting from these a plurality of navigational figures are presented at each described image and insert the interior device in zone.
6. an image edit method is characterized in that comprising the steps:
In display unit, show a plurality of image general charts;
To comprise at least one image insertion template zone, that become the photograph album lining paper of inserting image is presented in the described display unit with described a plurality of image general charts;
In described display unit, show to be used to guide and to insert the navigational figure that each described image inserts the image in the zone; And
Acceptance is selected to be inserted into each described image and is inserted the interior image in zone from described a plurality of image general charts.
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