JP2004104675A - Information recording medium, method for recording image data and image data recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording medium for making image data photographed with a camera perusable on both a computer terminal and a digital camera, and also to provide a method for recording the image data and an image data recording program. <P>SOLUTION: In this information recording medium, a first information recording medium 5 stores: image data read from an undeveloped negative film 6; musical piece audio data to be reproduced at slide display; a slide show program for displaying the image data as slides; and a data recording program for converting the image data into data for the digital camera and recording the resultant data on a second information recording medium 8. A customer 2 uses the first information recording medium 5 to peruse the image data as a slide show with a BGM on the computer terminal 2a, and uses the data recording program to produce the second information recording medium 8 and further uses the digital camera 9 to peruse the image data at a place with no computer terminal 2a installed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information recording medium for reproducing image data on a computer terminal such as a personal computer and an image display device such as a digital camera, a recording method of image data, and an image data recording program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, the number of customers who handle photographs taken with a film camera as digital image data has increased, and various services have been provided accordingly. For example, if you bring a film to a photo service store such as a lab or an order store such as a convenience store, the photo service store develops the film, reads a negative film with a scanner or the like, and reads the read image data into a CD-R or the like. Services such as writing on an information recording medium. There is also a service in which an unmanned service terminal is installed in a store, and a negative film is developed, read, and written on an information recording medium in the terminal. Such a photo service is described in JP-A-2001-66707.
[0003]
In addition, even customers who handle digital cameras have a need to back up an information recording medium on which image data captured by the digital camera is recorded on another information recording medium such as a CD-R. There is also a service that acts on behalf of an order store. Further, there is also provided a service in which an application for displaying image data (an image display program or a slide show program) is written on an information recording medium and provided to a customer together with the image data.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-66707 A (page 3-4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By using the above service, you can view the photographic image taken by the camera on a computer terminal, but the viewing location is limited because a computer terminal is indispensable to view the image data, On the other hand, there is a problem that image data cannot be easily enjoyed in a computer terminal because it takes time until the device starts up.
[0006]
On the other hand, recently, digital cameras that are small, thin, and lightweight enough to fit in a pocket have been offered at low prices, and photographs have been used as communication tools. The number of customers who carry an image display device such as a digital camera or a portable device having a digital camera function is increasing.
[0007]
If the image data obtained by the above service can be browsed using a digital camera or the like, the image data can be easily enjoyed regardless of the place and time, and the digital data can be displayed on a TV set in the living room. Although a simple playback device such as a camera can be connected and viewed by a large number of people, the information recording medium provided by the above service is created for computer terminals and can be used with digital cameras. No, and the image data recorded on this information recording medium is created on the assumption that it can be viewed on a computer terminal, so that the data format, file size, directory structure, etc. are compatible with digital cameras. No, it cannot be used with a digital camera as it is. In addition, when the image is viewed on a television or the like, image data having a high resolution number of pixels is not always necessary, and by setting the number of pixels sufficient for viewing, more image data can be recorded on the information recording medium.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide an information recording medium and an image data recording method that allow image data shot by a camera to be viewed by a computer terminal or a digital camera, and An image data recording program is provided.
[0009]
[Means to solve the problem]
In order to achieve the above object, the information recording medium of the present invention converts image data and a computer into a format that can be reproduced by another image reproducing device based on conditions displayed by the computer, An image data recording program that functions as a unit that records the converted image data on an information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus.
[0010]
Further, the information recording medium of the present invention is an image recording medium, a slide show program that causes a computer to function as a means for slidingly displaying an image based on the image data by a display means, and a computer. An image data recording program that functions as a unit that converts the image data into a format that can be reproduced by another image reproducing device based on the displayed condition and records the converted image data on an information recording medium that can be mounted on the image reproducing device. Are recorded.
[0011]
Further, the information recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable storage medium storing image data, music sound data, and a computer, wherein a display unit slides and displays an image based on the image data, and a speaker displays the music sound data simultaneously with the slide display. A slide show program that functions as a means for producing a music sound based on the computer, and the computer converts the image data into a format that can be reproduced by another image reproducing device based on conditions displayed on the computer, and the converted And an image data recording program for functioning as a means for recording the image data on an information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus.
[0012]
In the present invention, it is preferable that the format that can be reproduced by the image reproducing device includes any one of a data format, a data size, the number of pixels, and a directory structure suitable for the image reproducing device.
[0013]
Further, in the present invention, the image data may be obtained by photographing with a digital camera, or may be obtained by scanning a film or print, and the image reproducing apparatus has a digital camera or a digital camera function. It can be a portable device.
[0014]
Further, according to the image data recording method of the present invention, an image data recorded on a first information recording medium is recorded using a computer-readable image data recording program recorded on the first information recording medium. Is converted into a format reproducible by another image reproducing device based on the conditions displayed on the computer, and is recorded on a second information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing device.
[0015]
Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to read image data from a first information recording medium, to display an image based on the image data by a display means, and to display the image data on the computer. Function as means for converting the image data into a format reproducible on another image reproducing apparatus based on the conditions to be performed, and means for recording the converted image data on a second information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus. Things.
[0016]
Further, the program of the present invention causes a computer to read image data and music sound data from a first information recording medium, display an image based on the image data by a display means, and display the image by a speaker. Simultaneously, means for uttering a music sound based on the music sound data, means for converting the image data into a format that can be reproduced by an image reproducing device based on conditions displayed on the computer, It functions as means for recording image data on an information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus.
[0017]
As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the image data is read from the film or the like brought by the customer, and at least the image data and the image data recording program are recorded on the first information recording medium that can be reproduced by the computer terminal. The image data is converted into a format reproducible by the digital camera by the image data recording program provided to the customer and recorded on the first information recording medium, and is converted to a second information recording medium attachable to the digital camera. Since the image data is recorded, the image data can be browsed by a computer terminal or a digital camera.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An information recording medium (first information recording medium) for a computer terminal according to the present invention, in a preferred embodiment thereof, stores image data read from a negative film, a slide show program for slidingly displaying the image data, and image data. An application including a data recording program to be converted for a digital camera and recorded on a second information recording medium for the digital camera, and music sound data to be reproduced at the time of slide display as necessary. Yes, the customer who has received the first information recording medium can view the image data as a slide show with BGM using the first information recording medium where the computer terminal is installed. In places where the information is not recorded, the second information is stored using a data recording program. Create a recording medium, it is possible to view the image data using a digital camera. Therefore, the photographic image can be enjoyed according to the usage pattern of the customer without being restricted by the place or the time.
[0019]
【Example】
An information recording medium, a method for recording image data, and an image data recording program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to FIGS. I do. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an information recording medium producing system according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for producing an information recording medium of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a unit functioning by an application recorded on an information recording medium, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the application. FIGS. 5 to 7 are views showing examples of the screen configuration displayed by the application, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are views showing an example of the directory structure of the information recording medium.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, an information recording medium creation system 1 of the present embodiment provides image data, a customer 2 who browses image data with a computer terminal 2a or a digital camera 9, and a first computer terminal 2a. An order store 3 such as a convenience store for ordering the information recording medium 5 and selecting music to be reproduced at the same time as the image data; receiving image data and music designation information from the order store 3; A lab 4 that writes a set of programs to a first information recording medium 5 such as a CD-R in a computer-readable state.
[0021]
The application program recorded on the first information recording medium 5 includes a slide show program for executing a slide show on the computer terminal 2a, and image data recorded on the first information recording medium 5 for the digital camera 9. An image data recording program for converting and recording on the second information recording medium 8 is included. Further, the computer terminal 2a has a slot in which various types of second information recording media 8 used in digital cameras manufactured by various manufacturers can be mounted.
[0022]
The lab 4 has a developing unit 4 a for developing the undeveloped negative film 6 provided by the customer 2, a reading unit 4 b for reading a developed photograph and converting it into digital data, and a first information recording medium 5. A writing unit 4c for writing data and application programs, and a storage unit 4d for storing music sound data and application programs are provided. Each of the above-described units may be separately configured, or two or more units such as the developing unit 4a and the reading unit 4b may be integrally configured. Further, a printer that creates a normal print based on the image data read by the reading unit 4b may be provided. Regardless of the type of the printer, various printers such as an ink jet type, an electrophotographic type, and a silver salt type can be used.
[0023]
In the following, a case where an order for the first information recording medium 5 is made at a convenience store will be described as an example. However, the order store 3 is not limited to the convenience store, and the customer 2 requests film development and printing. The first information recording medium 5 may be ordered directly from the lab 4 without passing through the order store 3. In the present embodiment, the slide show program and the music sound data to be reproduced together with the image data in the slide show are also written in the first information recording medium 5, but the slide show program and the music sound data are not necessarily required. Only the image data recording program may be written on the first information recording medium 5.
[0024]
In addition, the case where the customer 2 provides the image data as the undeveloped negative film 6 will be mainly described. However, the customer 2 obtains the image data using a developed negative film or a positive film (either developed or undeveloped), a print, or a digital camera. Information recording on compact flash (registered trademark), smart media, memory stick (registered trademark), multimedia card, SD memory card, and other memory cards and CD-R, DVD + R, DVD-R, DVD / RAM, etc. A medium may be provided.
[0025]
Using the information recording medium creation system 1 having the above-described configuration, the customer 2 provides the above-mentioned information recording medium in which image data such as an undeveloped negative film 6 or a digital camera is stored. The procedure from obtaining the first information recording medium 5 in which an application program such as a slide show program and an image data recording program has been written to creating the second information recording medium 8 for the digital camera 9 will be described with reference to FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart.
[0026]
First, in step S101, the customer 2 brings an undeveloped negative film 6 photographed by a film camera or an information recording medium on which image data of a digital camera is recorded to an order store 3 such as a convenience store. The photographic image recorded on the undeveloped negative film 6 may be a photograph taken by the customer 2 himself or a photograph taken by another customer. Further, the image data is not limited to image information obtained by shooting with a camera, but may be image data obtained through a communication network such as the Internet, image data processed by the customer 2 using image processing software, or a mixture of these. There may be.
[0027]
Next, in step S102, the customer 2 requests creation of the first information recording medium 5 at the order shop 3. Here, when the customer 2 brings in the undeveloped negative film 6, usually, all of the photographs recorded on the undeveloped negative film 6 are written on the first information recording medium 5. And other information recording media on which image data is recorded, only a part of the recorded photograph can be used. Therefore, when the customer 2 selects image data in step S103, the frame number of the developed negative film, the file name of the information recording medium, and the like are designated and written in the first information recording medium 5 in step S104. Select image data.
[0028]
Next, in step S105, the customer 2 determines whether or not to select music sound data to be played as BGM of the slide show. In the present embodiment, the music sound data is stored in the storage unit 4d of the laboratory 4, and when selecting the music sound data, a list of the music corresponding to the music sound data is provided in the counter of the order shop 3, In step S106, the customer 2 specifies a desired music piece from the list. It is not always necessary to select music sound data, and predetermined music sound data may be used. Further, the music sound data is not limited to the data stored in the laboratory 4 and the customer 2 may bring and provide music sound data in a predetermined format. It is also possible to use audio data, music audio data acquired via a communication network such as the Internet as BGM.
[0029]
Then, in step S107, the ordering store 3 sends the undeveloped negative film 6 brought in by the customer 2, the designation information of the music (when the music is selected), and the order slip to the laboratory 4. In the laboratory 4, when the image data is received as the undeveloped negative film 6 (Step S108), the image data is developed using the developing unit 4a in Step S109, and the negative film is converted into digital data using the reading unit 4b such as a scanner. I do. When the image data is received as a developed negative film, the image data is converted into digital data using the reading means 4b.
[0030]
Then, in step S110, the music sound data corresponding to the music designation information or the predetermined music sound data and the application program including the slide show program and the image data recording program are read from the storage unit 4d and read by the reading unit 4b. The image data is written on a first information recording medium 5 such as a CD-R in a state that can be read by a computer together with the image data.
[0031]
The directory structure of data and applications recorded on the first information recording medium 5 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, and the computer terminal 2a recognizes the data recorded on the first information recording medium 5 and automatically Information file (Autorun.inf) and / or execution file (Autorun.exe) for automatic reproduction, a folder (DCIM) for storing image data, and an application program for storing a slide show program and an image data recording program It is composed of a folder (Photoviewer) and a folder (BGM_PC) for storing music / sound data to be reproduced as BGM in the slide show. The image data storage folder is a folder (10001ce, 10101ce) for storing image data for each lot. ) Is formed on each of the folder thumbnail data corresponding to the image data (R1000001.Jpg etc.) (T1000001.Jpg etc.) are formed.
[0032]
Then, in step S111, the laboratory 4 sends the first information recording medium 5 storing the image data, the music / sound data, and the application program and the developed negative film 7 to the order store 3, and in step S112, the order store 3 To customer 2.
[0033]
Then, in step S113, the customer 2 receiving the first information recording medium 5 starts the slide show program recorded on the first information recording medium 5 using the computer terminal 2a, and starts the undeveloped negative film 6. A slide show in which the read image data and the music sound data are simultaneously reproduced is executed, and the image data displayed in the slide show and the image data arbitrarily selected are converted for the digital camera 9 using an image data recording program. To the second information recording medium 8 dedicated to the digital camera.
[0034]
As described above, at least the image data and the image data recording program are recorded on the first information recording medium 5 and provided to the customer 2, so that the customer 2 desires to reproduce the image data with the digital camera 9. Can be converted to a digital camera using an image data recording program and recorded on the second information recording medium 8, so that the customer 2 can obtain the image data from the undeveloped negative film 6 using either the computer terminal 2a or the digital camera 9. The user can browse the image data.
[0035]
Next, specific functions and operations of the application program according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 3, the application program according to the present embodiment enables a computer to display a plurality of image data provided by the customer 2 in an album form by reducing the plurality of image data, and the digital camera 9 can reproduce the image data. Data conversion means 10b for converting the image data into a suitable format, and image data recording means 10c for recording the image data converted using a slot in which the second information recording medium 8 for the digital camera 9 can be mounted on the second information recording medium 8. A slide show display means 10d for displaying slides in association with image data and music sound data; a slide show condition setting means 10e for setting slide show conditions; music sound data analysis for analyzing music sound data and adjusting display timing of image data Means 10f, which analyzes the image data to extract features and converts the image data into image data; Musical sound data Tsu can function as the image data analyzing means 10g for selecting.
[0037]
In FIG. 3, the application programs are described as integrated programs that can execute slide show display and image data conversion, but they may be recorded on the first information recording medium 5 as separate programs. Further, the application program of the present embodiment does not need to cause the computer to function as all of these units, and may function at least as the data conversion unit 10b, the image data recording unit 10c, and the slide show display unit 10d. It may be configured to function by adding known means other than the above.
[0038]
The operation of the application program will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4, the screen configuration examples in FIGS. 5 to 7, and the directory structure examples in FIGS. Here, the application program will be described as being capable of causing a computer to function as a means for processing, printing, and e-mailing image data, in addition to a means for converting image data and a means for displaying a slide show.
[0039]
First, in step S201, when the customer 2 inserts the first information recording medium 5 of the present embodiment into the computer terminal 2a, the application program is automatically started, and the image list display screen 11 as shown in FIG. Is done. The screen includes, for example, an image data group 12 in which frame image data 13 of the undeveloped negative film 6 are collected, and switches 14a to 14f that clearly indicate processing to be performed on the selected image data group 12 and frame image data 13. Is displayed. In each image data group 12, a tag 12a including an illustration of the medium and a photographing date and a serial number is displayed so as to easily identify a medium such as a film on which the image data is based, and the tag 12a is selected. Then, the image data group 12 is displayed so as to protrude to the front.
[0040]
Next, in step S202, the customer 2 selects a process to be performed on the displayed image data group 12 and the frame image data 13, and clicks a corresponding switch 14a to 14f with a mouse to display a screen corresponding to each process. Is displayed. For example, if you select "Image processing", you can perform brightness adjustment, color adjustment, etc.If you select "E-mail", you can specify the size of the image data to be attached to the e-mail and enter the e-mail input screen. The e-mail with the selected image data attached will be displayed and the specified address will be sent.If you select "Save", the destination directory will be displayed, the image data will be saved in the specified directory, and "Print" will be selected. Then, the selected image data is printed on the designated printer.
[0041]
Here, a case will be described in which the image list display screen 11 is automatically started when the slide show program is started. However, when the first information recording medium 5 is inserted, a slide show editing screen 16 described later is displayed. The image list display screen 11 may be displayed when an arbitrary key or a designated key is pressed, or when one type of reproduction is completed.
[0042]
In the above-mentioned step S202, when the image data group 12 and the frame image data 13 are arbitrarily selected from the image list display screen 11 and the "play with digital camera" switch 14e is pressed, for example, an image as shown in FIG. A data format selection screen 15 for selecting a data format is displayed.
[0043]
Here, as a storage format of the digital camera, there is a DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) defined by the Japan Electronics Industry Development Association, which is generally adopted in general digital cameras. . The contents of this DCF include a part that can be described by the manufacturer independently as called a vendor unique function. Such a description is used to enable the digital camera to reproduce the image data according to the specifications of each manufacturer. There are cases where you need to.
[0044]
Also, for example, when the customer 2 reproduces image data using the digital camera 9, or reproduces the image data on a television currently used for terrestrial broadcasting in ordinary households, about VGA (640 pixels × 480 pixels), Even if a system-based television is used, it is sufficient if the number of pixels is XGA (1024 pixels × 768 pixels), and the number of unnecessary pixels exceeding the screen resolution set by the personal computer used in the personal computer is not stored. Thus, the number of frames that can be recorded on the recording medium can be increased, and even a recording medium with a small capacity can be sufficiently enjoyed. This can be designated as VGA equivalent, SVGA (800 pixels × 600 pixels) equivalent, XGA equivalent, television (TV), high-definition television (HD-TV), etc. according to the device to be reproduced as shown in the figure. . Here, it is said that it is equivalent to VGA because, for example, when the number of pixels of the original image is 3006 pixels × 2560 pixels, the number of pixels on the other side becomes about 545 pixels when adjusted to 640 pixels. May be recorded with 545 pixels, or extraneous pixels may be cut almost equally in the upper and lower directions to be stored as 480 pixels.
[0045]
In addition to such a method, in an image compression method such as that used in jpeg, if there is no problem in image quality degradation, the compression rate is increased and the image data is recorded on a recording medium to thereby reduce the data size per frame. Is reduced, so that a large amount of images can be recorded. For example, as shown at 15c in FIG. 6, a mode such as high image quality, standard, and high compression ratio may be indicated and the customer 2 may select the mode.
[0046]
Specifically, in step S203, when there is data to be reproduced by the digital camera 9, the customer 2 specifies a digital camera maker to be used. Here, when the image data is passed to a person and played back, the digital camera to which the image data is passed may not be known, and the DCF standard that does not use the above-described vendor unique function may be selected. Subsequently, it is possible to select a display image size and a compression ratio at which the number of pixels to be reproduced can be set.
[0047]
Although the figure shows the camera manufacturer selection field 15a, if the data format set by the camera manufacturer differs depending on the model, selecting the camera manufacturer will display the model of the digital camera handled by the manufacturer. If the customer 2 is allowed to select a model or if the digital camera 9 can read image data in a plurality of data formats, selecting a camera maker displays a screen prompting the user to select a data format. A desired format may be made selectable.
[0048]
Thereafter, when the customer 2 inserts the second information recording medium 8 compatible with the digital camera 9 owned by the customer 2 into the slot of the computer terminal 2a and presses the execution switch of the data format selection screen 15, the customer 2 Then, the image data converted into a predetermined format is written in the second information recording medium 8 inserted into the slot by the image data recording means 10c. In the case where the format of the image data can be uniquely determined according to the type of the second information recording medium 8, when the second information recording medium 8 is inserted into the slot, the computer terminal 2a automatically determines the medium, The data conversion means 10b may be configured to automatically convert image data into a format determined by the medium.
[0049]
The second information recording medium 8 on which the image data is recorded in this way has a directory structure as shown in FIG. 9 when Konica is designated by the camera maker described above, for example, under the folder for storing the image data. Then, the selected image data is converted into a format (data format, number of pixels, data size) readable by the digital camera 9 and written.
[0050]
Then, when the customer 2 inserts the second information recording medium 8 on which the image data converted into the desired data format is recorded into the digital camera 9, the image data obtained from the undeveloped negative film 6 is transferred to the digital camera 9. And can freely enjoy the image data without being restricted by the place or time.
[0051]
The above steps are performed when the image data selected using the image list display screen 11 is converted into a format for a digital camera. The application program of this embodiment includes a slide show program, It can be displayed as a slide show on the screen, and a set of image data displayed as a slide can be directly converted into a format for a digital camera. The case will be described.
[0052]
When "slide show" is selected in step S202, for example, a slide show editing screen 16 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. On the slide show editing screen 16, for example, an area in which the image data group 12 and each frame image data 13 are displayed, a slide effect setting area 16a such as a slide interval and a slide switching effect, and the image data are reproduced. A BGM setting area 16b for selecting the music sound data and a selected image display area 16c in which the frame image data 13 to be slide-displayed are arranged in the display order are displayed.
[0053]
Next, the customer 2 selects the frame image data 13 for which a slide display is desired from the image data group 12 in step S206. As a selection method, there are a method of designating the frame image data 13 one by one, and a method of clicking the “select all” switch to select all the frame image data 13 of the image data group 12. When the "Enter" switch is pressed, the selected frame image data 13 is displayed in the selected image display area 16c. Note that the selected frame image data 13 is displayed in the order of specification when specifying one by one, and is displayed in order according to the data name when selecting all at once, and slides are displayed in this order. The display order can be changed by moving the frame image data 13 in the selected image display area 16c.
[0054]
Next, in step S207, the customer 2 operates the BGM setting area 16b to select music sound data to be played as BGM. As a method of selecting music sound data, for example, when music sound data recorded on the first information recording medium 5 is used, “BGM of CD” is selected and stored in another music CD or a personal computer. To download the music sound data that is present or the music sound data via the Internet, select “other music data”. When the user checks the music before setting the music sound data, the music can be reproduced by clicking the "listen only to music" switch.
[0055]
Next, in step S208, the customer 2 operates the slide effect setting area 16a to set a slide effect such as a slide interval and a slide switching effect. For example, select or directly input the time for displaying each slide from the pull-down menu as a slide display interval, and gradually display / delete image data using the pull-down menu as a slide switching effect. A desired effect is selected from among fade-in / fade-out, an effect of gradually expanding / reducing image data, and an effect of moving image data from the top, bottom, left and right of the screen.
[0056]
Although not displayed on the slide effect setting screen 16a in FIG. 7, in addition to the slide interval and the slide switching effect as the slide effect, a background screen of a slide show is set, and decoration is applied to a frame of image data to be displayed. You can also. The order of the selection of the image data in step S206, the setting of the BGM in step S207, and the selection of the slide effect in step S208 are not limited to this order, and can be performed in any order.
[0057]
Thereafter, when the "slide show start" switch is clicked, the frame image data 13 selected in step S209 is displayed as a slide under the conditions set by the customer 2, and a slide show in which the music sound data selected by the customer 2 flows as BGM is executed. You. If the user wants to view the image data displayed in the slide show with the digital camera 9, the user returns to the slide show editing screen 16 and clicks the "play with digital camera" switch in step S210. A data format selection screen 15 as shown is displayed. Similarly, when a camera maker, a data format, and the like are selected, a set of image data displayed in the slide show is converted for the digital camera 9 and the second information inserted in the slot is converted. It is recorded on the recording medium 8. After the image data is selected in step S206, the image data may be converted and recorded by clicking the "play with digital camera" switch without executing the slide show.
[0058]
As described above, in the information recording medium generating system 1 according to the present embodiment, the first information recording medium 5 to be reproduced by the computer terminal 2a includes the image data acquired from the undeveloped film 6, the music sound data, and the slide show. A program and an application program including an image data recording program are recorded, and the customer 2 can enjoy a slide show in which the image data and the music / sound data are simultaneously reproduced by using the slide show program on the computer terminal 2a. A slide show is performed by recording image data converted into a format (data format, data size, directory structure) for the digital camera 9 on the second information recording medium 8 for the digital camera 9 using an image data recording program. Image data displayed in The selected image data can be reproduced using a digital camera 9.
[0059]
Here, in the slide show, in order to enhance the effect of the slide show, not only the display of the image data and the performance of the music sound data, but also the display timing of the image data and the performance timing of the music sound data have a predetermined relationship. Preferably. As a slide show program having such a function, a program described in a prior application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-13789) of the present applicant is preferable. The program described in this earlier application is outlined below.
[0060]
The slide show program described in the earlier application requires a computer to perform processing for calculating the playing time of music audio data, processing for extracting the tempo, phrase, audio data, and pause of music audio data, processing for setting the display timing of image data, and the like. Music data analyzing means 10f to perform a process of extracting a specific shape and color from image data, and a process of selecting music sound data suitable for image data by referring to characteristics of the image data 10g It can be made to function as.
[0061]
Then, for example, the playing time of the music sound data is extracted from the format and size of the music sound data, the header information, and the like, and the playing time is calculated by dividing the playing time by the number of image data to be displayed. The display of the image data can be ended at the same time as the performance of the music audio data, or the slide show can be set so that the display of the image data ends at the same time as the performance of a plurality of music audio data.
[0062]
Also, the tempo of the music sound data is extracted from the strength, frequency, etc. of the music sound data, the slide effect time (for example, fade-in / fade-out time) is set in accordance with the tempo of the music sound data, and the music with the fast tempo is set. In the case of, the slide effect can be made faster, and conversely, in the case of a song having a slow tempo, the time of the slide effect can be lengthened to match the tempo of the song with the slide effect.
[0063]
Also, the audio data of music audio data and pauses are extracted from the strength and frequency of the music audio data and the rests are extracted, and the music is divided into phrases, for example, a slide show is set so that one image data is displayed in one phrase. By synchronizing the phrase of the music audio data with the display of the image data, a sense of unity between the music and the image is created, and the slide show effect can be enhanced.
[0064]
In addition, image processing is performed on the image data to extract a specific shape and a specific color to estimate a scene of photographing, and music sound data that matches the scene is selected from pre-recorded music sound data. By playing the music, the customer 2 can enjoy a slide show in which appropriate music is played as BGM without selecting music sound data.
[0065]
In the above embodiment, the image data recorded on the second information recording medium 8 is reproduced by the digital camera 9. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and any image display device may be used. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which playback is performed by a portable device having a display function. For example, the image data is converted into a format suitable for a mobile phone with a digital camera and recorded on an information recording medium insertable into the mobile phone, or the image converted by connecting the computer terminal 2a and the mobile phone with a code. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which data is transmitted or converted image data is transmitted to a mobile phone via a wireless base station using a communication function provided in the computer terminal 2a.
[0066]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the information recording medium, the image data recording method, and the image data recording program of the present invention, the customer only needs to provide a film or the like photographed by a film camera, and the image data can be stored in a digital camera by a computer terminal. But you can play it.
[0067]
The reason is that in a photo service store such as a lab that develops film, image data read from the film, music audio data as necessary, and a slide show program and image data that simultaneously reproduce the image data and music audio data. And an image data recording program for converting the data into a format for a digital camera and recording the image data on a second information recording medium are provided to the customer by being recorded on the first information recording medium. If the image data can be reproduced using a digital camera, and the image data is converted into a digital camera using an image data recording program and recorded on the second information recording medium, the image data can be viewed with the digital camera. Because you can. In addition, the number of pixels that can be recorded can be increased by optimizing the image size and the data size, so that customers can enjoy more images.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an information recording medium creating system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for creating an information recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing means functioning by an application program according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure by an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example (image list display screen) displayed by an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example (data format selection screen) displayed by an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration (slide show editing screen) displayed by an application program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a directory structure of a first information recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a directory structure of a second information recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Information recording medium creation system
2 customers
2a Computer terminal
3 order store
4 labs
4a Developing means
4b reading means
4c Writing means
4d storage means
5 First information recording medium
6 Undeveloped negative film
7 Developed negative film
8 Second information recording medium
9 Digital camera
10a Album display means
10b Data conversion means
10c Image data recording means
10d slide show display means
10e Slide show condition setting means
10f music sound data analysis means
10g Image data analysis means
11 Image list display screen
12 Image data group
12a tag
13-frame image data
14a-14f switch
15 Data format selection screen
15a Camera manufacturer selection field
15b Display pixel number selection field
15c Compression ratio selection field
16 Slideshow editing screen
16a Slide effect setting area
16b BGM setting area
16c Selected image display area

Claims (11)

Image data and a computer, the image data is converted into a format that can be reproduced by another image reproducing device based on the conditions displayed on the computer, and the converted image data can be mounted on the image reproducing device. A computer-readable information recording medium on which an image data recording program functioning as means for recording on an information recording medium is recorded. Image data, a slide show program for causing a computer to function as a means for displaying an image based on the image data by a display means, and a computer for displaying another image based on conditions under which the image data is displayed on the computer. An image data recording program that functions as a unit that converts the image data into a format that can be reproduced by a reproduction device and records the converted image data on an information recording medium that can be mounted on the image reproduction device. Computer-readable information recording medium. Image data, music sound data, and means for causing a computer to slide and display an image based on the image data by a display means, and to produce a music sound based on the music sound data simultaneously with the slide display by a speaker. And a computer that converts the image data into a format that can be played by another image playback device based on the conditions displayed on the computer, and converts the converted image data to the image playback device. A computer-readable information recording medium on which an image data recording program for functioning as means for recording on an attachable information recording medium is recorded. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the format that can be reproduced by the image reproducing device includes any one of a data format, a data size, the number of pixels, and a directory structure suitable for the image reproducing device. Information recording medium as described. 5. The image data according to claim 1, wherein the image data is obtained by scanning a film, and the image reproducing device is a digital camera or a portable device having a digital camera function. 6. Information recording medium as described. Using an image data recording program recorded on a first information recording medium that can be read by a computer, image data recorded on the first information recording medium is converted based on conditions displayed on the computer. A recording method for converting image data into a format reproducible by another image reproducing apparatus and recording the converted information on a second information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus. 7. The image data recording method according to claim 6, wherein the format reproducible by the image reproducing device includes any one of a data format, a data size, the number of pixels, and a directory structure suitable for the image reproducing device. . 8. The image data according to claim 6, wherein the image data is obtained by scanning a film, and the image reproduction device is a digital camera or a portable device having a digital camera function. Recording method. Computer
Means for reading image data from the first information recording medium;
Means for slidingly displaying an image based on the image data by a display means,
Means for converting the image data into a format that can be played back by another image playback device, based on conditions displayed on the computer,
A program for functioning as means for recording the converted image data on a second information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus. Computer
Means for reading image data and music sound data from the first information recording medium;
Means for slidingly displaying an image based on the image data by a display means, and uttering a music sound based on the music sound data simultaneously with the slide display by a speaker,
Means for converting the image data into a format that can be reproduced by an image reproduction device, based on conditions displayed on the computer,
A program for functioning as means for recording the converted image data on an information recording medium mountable on the image reproducing apparatus. 11. The program according to claim 9, wherein the format reproducible by the image reproducing device includes any one of a data format, a data size, and a directory structure suitable for the image reproducing device.

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