JP2005274657A - Photographing and editing method and the device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographing and editing device which creates a background full of variety in a short time to allow more individual photographing. <P>SOLUTION: The photographing and editing device for photographing a subject within a photographic space to create a photographic image is provided with a dimming member which forms at least a part of a circumferential surface of the photographic space and has the visible color changed by power supply control and a power supply control means which executes power supply control to the dimming member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography editing method and apparatus for editing a photographed image obtained by photographing a subject to obtain an edited image and outputting the edited image as a photo sticker sheet, for example.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided a photography and editing apparatus that takes a picture with a CCD camera, edits the taken image to create an edited image, and prints the edited image on a sticker sheet or the like.

  Such a photo-editing apparatus has a curtain installed in the housing for the background of a photographed image, and a favorite color can be selected by a user's operation. Further, the user can obtain an effect such as whitening by selecting various lighting effects, and can perform high-quality shooting utilizing the performance of a high-resolution CCD camera. Furthermore, a user can create a unique edited image by writing or editing arbitrary or predetermined characters and figures using the attached pen, finger, stamp, etc. on the liquid crystal panel displaying the captured image. Can be printed on sticker paper.

  Recently, as a model that can shoot a variety of photography, there is a photo editing and editing device that has multiple roll curtains with different winding patterns as a background curtain, and the background can be selected by winding the roll curtain. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, multiple types of partition screens with openings that can expose the subject within the shooting range are provided between the subject and the camera, and the portion of the subject that is exposed from the opening of the selected partition screen is partitioned. There has also been proposed a photo editing / editing apparatus that takes pictures with a screen (see Patent Document 2).

  This photo editing / editing apparatus includes a partition screen and an opening as a foreground of a subject, and is capable of obtaining a special photo result that was impossible in the past.

  However, in the photography and editing apparatus as described above, the occupied area of the background portion in the case increases, so in game arcades where many models are installed according to the user's preference, Due to the limited installation size, it was not preferred.

  High school girls who occupy the majority of users mostly shoot and graffiti with a large number of people, and prefer a wider shooting space and editing space. However, an increase in the area occupied by the background is sufficient. There was a problem that a large space could not be secured.

  Furthermore, in order to select a roll curtain or a partition screen, a vertical movement operation such as winding or unwinding is necessary, and there is a problem that a waiting time is generated during that time.

  For this reason, the time for one play is lengthened, or the shooting time and editing time during play are shortened, which hinders the adjustment between the improvement in customer turnover and the improvement in user satisfaction due to the length of play time. There was a problem.

JP 2003-280083 A Japanese Patent No. 3479067

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention creates a background rich in variations within a limited range in which a curtain can be installed in a casing, and enables photography with more individuality. The purpose is to provide.

  The present invention allows a photographing process of photographing one or more subjects in a photographing space with a photographing unit to create a photographed image, and edits the captured image or / and an acquired image obtained by another obtaining unit. An image capturing / editing method or apparatus for allowing an image to be edited by an editing means by a user and creating an edited image, and outputting a predetermined image by an output means, wherein the image has a peripheral surface of the imaging space. It is characterized by being a photography editing method or an apparatus thereof in which energization control is performed by an energization control means on a dimming member that forms at least a part and whose visible color changes by energization control.

  The photographing space refers to a space provided to a user for photographing, and is a space that can be photographed by the photographing means or a space that is surrounded (or substantially surrounded) by a surrounding member such as a background member or an entrance / exit member. Including configuring.

The photographing means includes a digital camera or a digital video camera.
The editing means includes a pointing device (coordinate input means) such as a touch panel or a mouse that acquires coordinates touched by a user with a touch pen or a finger.

  The other acquisition means include a communication means for communicating with a portable information terminal such as a camera-equipped mobile phone or a notebook computer, a storage medium reading means for reading information stored in a storage medium such as a flexible disk or a nonvolatile memory medium, a photograph or a painting Including a scanner that scans an actual image or the like, and data capturing means that can capture image data.

  The acquired image is an image acquired by a data capturing unit such as a communication unit or a storage medium reading unit, that is, a digital image obtained by photographing with a personal digital camera or graphic production by a personal computer, or a real image such as a photograph or a picture Is composed of a scanned image scanned by a scanner.

  The editing target image includes the captured image and / or the acquired image.

  The predetermined image is an image before editing such as the photographed image, the digital image, or the scanning image, an edited image obtained by editing the image before editing by an editing unit, or the image before editing or / and / or Comprising a plurality of images selected from the edited image.

  The output means is an ink jet printer, a thermal transfer printer such as a sublimation type thermal transfer printer or a melt type thermal transfer printer, or a laser printer, or the like, and prints an image with a monotone, sepia tone or color, etc. (seal paper with an adhesive layer) Etc.), a communication means for transmitting image data, or a storage medium reader / writer for writing image data to a storage medium.

The circumferential surface includes a surface on the imaging space side that partitions the imaging space from the outside world.
The dimming member is formed of electroluminescence that emits an opaque color (for example, white) or a translucent color (for example, milky white) in a non-energized state, becomes transparent when energized, or emits a predetermined color (for example, blue or red). Including a member that can be dimmed by energization, such as a plate-like body.

  The energization control means includes a device that controls energization such as execution / stop of voltage application.

With the above configuration, the visual color of the light control member can be changed by energization.
Therefore, the background color produced by the light control member can be changed in a short time by energization.
In addition, the dimming member is made transparent while the photographic editing apparatus is not being played, and is opaque when playing, so that both safety and privacy protection can be achieved.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the installation position of the light control member is set to a background position that is photographed as a background behind the subject when the subject is photographed, and the adjustment in the photographing direction of the photographing means. The background of the subject can be produced by the background production means provided so as to overlap with the light member.

  The background effect means includes a roll curtain that can be fed / rolled up, or a loop curtain that can be rotated in the left-right direction with a loop-like curtain in a plan view to configure a background effect device. .

The roll curtain and loop curtain include a manual type that is driven manually or an automatic type that is electrically driven.
The roll curtain includes one or a plurality of roll curtains in multiple stages in the shooting direction of the shooting unit.

The arrangement of the light control member and the background effect means includes superimposing the light control member on the photographing means side, or overlapping the background effect means on the photographing means side, and includes providing them at an appropriate interval. .
With the above configuration, the background of the subject can be produced in various ways.

As an aspect of the present invention, the energization control means can execute energization control at a predetermined timing with respect to play by the user.
Thereby, electricity supply control can be performed according to progress of play. Therefore, for example, the dimming member is made opaque until the moment of shooting, and the dimming member is made transparent at the moment of shooting or immediately before shooting, so that an unexpected shot image can be obtained due to an unexpected background. Can be increased.

  In addition, before the play, the dimming member is made transparent so that it can be easily understood that the dimming member is not used, and at the start of play, the dimming member is made opaque to protect the privacy of the user who is playing. .

As an aspect of the present invention, an image can be projected onto the light control member by the image projecting means.
The image projecting means includes a device that projects an image, such as a projector or a projector that projects an image.
With the above configuration, in addition to the change in the visible color on the light control member, an image can be projected onto the light control member, and the amusement can be improved by increasing the change in the background effect or the like.

  According to the present invention, a variety of backgrounds can be created in a short time, and more individual photographing can be performed.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, an external configuration of the photo sticker creating machine 1 will be described together with a perspective view of the photo sticker creating machine 1 seen from the front side shown in FIG. 1 and a perspective view of the photo sticker creating machine 1 seen from the back side shown in FIG.

  The photo sticker making machine 1 is provided with a photographing space 4 in a box 2 formed in a box shape. The photographing sticker 1 includes a housing 10 on the front side of the photographing space 4 (the back side at the upper right in the drawing) and the back of the photographing space 4. A background effect space 5 is provided on the side (the front side in the lower left in the figure).

  The casing 10 includes a CCD camera 19 that is provided with a photographing monitor 23a in the center and that can move up and down, swing back and forth, and rotate (horizontal rotation about the front and rear direction as an axis).

  The photographing monitor 23a is provided with a touch panel 17b so as to allow touch input by touch pens 17a and 17a provided on both sides thereof.

  On both sides of the CCD camera 19 and the photographing monitor 23a, front illumination devices 22a and 22a having a height similar to that of the housing 10 and a width of about 1/4 of the housing 10 are arranged on the left and right.

  The front lighting device 22a is formed in a box shape, the front surface is formed of a white translucent diffuser plate, the other surface is formed as a white coated reflective surface, and the interior faces the reflective plate. A flashing stroboscope and a fluorescent lamp are provided to illuminate the subject with substantially uniform light from white surface light.

Below the monitor 23, a coin insertion slot 14a for inserting coins and a coin return slot 14b for returning coins are provided.
The right side surface of the housing 10 is provided with a photographic sticker sheet discharge port 27a for discharging a completed photographic sticker sheet.

On the back side (back side) of the housing 10, as shown in the perspective view seen from the back side of FIG. 2, an editing monitor 23 d is provided at the center.
The editing monitor 23d is provided with an overlapping touch panel 17e, and touch input is allowed with touch pens 17d and 17d provided on both sides thereof.

  An editing space 7 is provided on the back side of the housing 10 to secure a space where the user can edit the captured image. The editing space 7 may be an open space, but may be surrounded by an appropriate member such as a curtain.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the photographing space 4 includes a background light control glass 16a on the entire back surface side, and includes side light control glasses 16b and 16b on the side opposite to the background side (the front side in the figure). Entrance / light control glasses 16c and 16c are provided on the rear side of the figure.

  The background light control glass 16a, the side light control glass 16b, and the entrance light control glass 16c surround the periphery of the shooting space 4 other than the front surface provided with the casing 10, thereby forming a peripheral view in the captured image.

  That is, in basic frontal shooting, the background light control glass 16a forms a background with the background as a background, but the side light control glass 16b and the entrance light control glass 16c also change depending on the position change of the CCD camera 19 and the shooting angle. Make up the perimeter.

  In addition, although the doorway light control glass 16c is formed in the doorway which can be opened and closed by an accordion type, you may form so that entrance / exit is possible in a sliding door form.

An opaque ceiling plate 3 is provided on the ceiling of the imaging space 4.
The background effect space 5 provided on the back side of the background light control glass 16a includes a transparent outer wall sheet 6 on the back side and a curtain device 15 on the ceiling.

  The curtain device 15 is a roll curtain that can wind up and feed out the curtain 15a by electric drive, and is provided so that the curtain 15a in the extended state is parallel to the background light control glass 16a.

  On the back side of the background effect space 5, background lighting devices 22b and 22b serving as backlights are disposed on the side frame 2 so that the background light control glass 16a is illuminated with white light from the back side. Yes.

  With the above configuration, the user inserts a coin from the coin insertion slot 14a and starts playing, takes a picture with the CCD camera 19 in the shooting space 4, edits the shot image in the editing space 7, and prints the edited image. The photo sticker sheet can be obtained from the photo sticker sheet outlet 27a.

  At the time of shooting, a background can be produced by the background light control glass 16a and the curtain device 15. Further, when photographing, the side light control glass 16b and the entrance light control glass 16c can be made opaque to protect the privacy of the user who takes a photographing pose.

  Next, the structure of the light control glass 16 (16a, 16b, 16c) is demonstrated with explanatory drawing shown in FIG.

  As shown in the side sectional view of (A), the light control glass 16 includes a liquid crystal sheet 163 in the center, transparent electrode films 162 and 162 on both surfaces thereof, and float glass plates 161 and 161 on both outer surfaces thereof. It is formed by sandwiching and pressing.

  The liquid crystal sheet 163 uses electroluminescence in which liquid crystal molecules are irregular when non-energized to block light transmission and become opaque, and when energized, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned to transmit light and become transparent.

  With the above structure, when a voltage is applied by applying current to the liquid crystal sheet 163 from the electrode films 162 and 162, the light control glass 16 becomes transparent instantly in about 1/1000 seconds, and the application of voltage is stopped by stopping the supply of current. The light control glass 16 becomes instantly opaque in about 1/100 second.

  In addition, about the background light control glass 16a, as shown with a virtual line in the front view of (B), as an uppermost area | region a1, middle upper area | region a2, middle lower area | region a3, and lowermost area | region a4, it is four to an up-down direction. The area is divided almost evenly.

  Thereby, it is configured to switch between energization / non-energization for each area unit and to switch between transparency / opacity, so that variations in the production of the background can be increased.

Next, the configuration of the photo sticker creating machine 1 will be described with the block diagram shown in FIG.
The photo sticker making machine 1 is connected to a control device 12 composed of a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and a storage device 11, a coin processing device 14, a curtain device 15, a light control glass 16, an input device 17, a CCD camera 19, An illumination device 22, a monitor 23, and a printer unit 25 are provided.

  The coin processing device 14 determines the denomination and authenticity of the inserted coin, and transmits an activation signal to the control device 12 when it is confirmed that a predetermined amount of money has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 14a.

The curtain device 15 incorporates a motor as a drive device, and winds / feeds out the curtain 15a (FIG. 1) in accordance with a control signal from the control device 12.
Further, the number of rotations of the motor is transmitted as an input signal to the control device 12, and the control device 12 adjusts the feeding amount of the curtain 15 a.

  Further, the curtain device 15 includes an ID tag reader / writer, and reads data such as the color and type of the installed roll curtain from the ID tag provided on the roll curtain by wireless communication, and transmits this to the control device 12 as an input signal. To do.

The light control glass 16 becomes transparent when energized according to the energization signal from the control device 12, and becomes opaque when deenergized.
The input device 17 includes a photographing input device configured by the touch pen 17a and the touch panel 17b, and an editing input device configured by the touch pen 17d and the touch panel 17e. The control device uses the coordinates of the touch panel touched by the touch pen as input signals. 12 to send.

The storage device 11 stores the setting information received from the control device 12 and allows the stored setting information to be read by the control device 12.
The CCD camera 19 is composed of a CCD camera that functions as a digital camera and a digital video camera. The CCD camera 19 receives a shutter signal from the control device 12 to take a still image of a user as a subject and controls the taken image as image data. Transmit to device 12.
Note that when previewing before shooting or the like, the state of the user is shot with a moving image, and the moving image is transmitted to the control device 12 as image data.

  The illuminating device 22 includes a front illuminating device 22a and a background illuminating device 22b. The illuminating device 22 receives an illumination control signal from the control device 12 and turns on / off a flash of a strobe light emitter and a fluorescent lamp.

At the time of shooting shutter, the user who is the subject is illuminated with the surface light substantially uniformly by the flash of the strobe of the front lighting device 22a, and otherwise the lighting space 4 is brightened and illuminated by the lighting of the fluorescent lamp of the front lighting device 22a. Make the image visible.
Further, if necessary, the background lighting device 22b illuminates the background light control glass 16a from the back side to produce the background of the user who takes the image.

The monitor 23 includes display means such as a liquid crystal monitor and a CRT monitor, and displays characters and images in color according to the RGB signals received from the control device 12.
The printer unit 25 includes an ID tag reader / writer (identification means) 26 and a printer 27.

  The ID tag reader / writer 26 performs data communication without contact with an ID tag (identifier) 32 provided in the sticker paper unit 31. The setting information write signal is received from the control device 12, the setting information is written to the ID tag 32, and the setting information read from the ID tag 32 is transmitted to the control device 12 as a setting information read signal.

The printer 27 performs color printing on the sticker paper 33 provided in the sticker paper unit 31 according to the print data received from the control device 12.
The seal paper 33 is a print medium composed of a stickable medium such as a seal paper provided with an adhesive layer on the back side of the printable layer, and a release layer composed of a release paper on the adhesive layer.

  With the above-described configuration, the photo sticker creating machine 1 can drive each device under the control of the control device 12 and execute processes such as photographing, editing, and printing of a photo sticker sheet.

  At the time of shooting, the background light control glass 16a and the curtain device 15 can be driven to produce a background, and the side light control glass 16b and the entrance / exit light control glass 16c are made opaque so that the state of shooting can be seen from the outside. Can not be.

Next, the operation of the photo sticker creating machine 1 will be described together with a processing flowchart showing the operation of the control device 12 of the photo sticker making machine 1 shown in FIGS.
The control device 12 waits until a specified amount of coins is inserted into the coin insertion slot 14a (FIG. 1) by the user (step n1). Processing is executed (step n2).

  At this time, energization to all the light control glasses 16 (background light control glass 16a, side surface light control glass 16b, doorway light control glass 16c) that had been energized before play was stopped, and the light of the light control glass 16 was stopped. Change the transparency of to make it opaque.

The control device 12 executes a photographing process (step n3) and allows the user to photograph with the CCD camera 19.
In the photographing process, as shown in the processing flowchart of FIG. 6, first, the background selection screen 231 shown in the screen image diagram of FIG. 7 is displayed on the photographing monitor 23a (step p1).

The background selection screen 231 displays a plurality of background images (231b, 231c, 231g, 231h) and allows the user to select with the cursor 231a.
Examples of the displayed background image are as follows.

The background image 231b displays the background in a state in which the background light control glass 16a is transparent and the curtain 15a is fully extended and lowered.
The background image 231c displays the background in a state in which the background light control glass 16a is opaque and the curtain 15a is fully extended and lowered.

The background image 231g is a state in which the uppermost area a1 and the middle upper area a2 of the background light control glass 16a are made transparent, the lower middle area a3 and the lowermost area a4 are made opaque, and the curtain 15a is fully extended and lowered to the bottom. Display the background.
The background image 231h is a state in which the middle upper area a2 and the lowermost area a4 of the background light control glass 16a are transparent, the uppermost area a1 and the lower middle area a3 are opaque, and the curtain 15a is fully extended and lowered to the bottom. Display the background.

  Even if the background light control glass 16a is made opaque, the color of the curtain 15a on the background side appears light. Therefore, for example, when the blue curtain 15a is used, the background of the background light control glass 16a made opaque is thin and bluish white. Therefore, the background image is displayed in that color.

  The background that is not displayed on the background selection screen 231 can be displayed by sliding the slide button 231e. The background is determined when the decision button 231d is touched, and the background is selected when the cancel button 231f is touched. finish.

When the background is determined by the user in this way, the control device 12 determines whether the light control glass 16 is turned on or off (step p2), and if the light control glass is turned on, The energization flag is set to ON (step p3).
If the dimming glass is turned off in step p2, the control device 12 sets the energization flag to OFF (step p4), and proceeds to step p6.

  Whether the photographing button displayed on the photographing monitor 23a is touched by the user (step p5) or when a predetermined period (for example, 5 seconds or more) has passed (step p6), the controller 12 determines whether the energization flag is ON. It is confirmed whether or not (step p7).

  If the energization flag is ON, the control device 12 performs energization processing, and energizes the area that should be transparent corresponding to the selected background among the areas of the background light control glass 16a to make the area transparent. The region to be opaque is de-energized to make the region opaque (step p8).

  If the energization flag is OFF in step p7, it is a case where an opaque background is selected for all regions, and therefore the non-energization process is executed to make the background light control glass 16a opaque (step p9). ).

  The control device 12 images the user at the timing when the shutter is lowered by the CCD camera 19 (step p10), and executes an image storage process for storing the captured image (step p11).

When the stored number of captured images exceeds a prescribed number (for example, 8) (step p12), the photographing process is terminated, and when it is less than the prescribed number, the process returns to step p1 until a predetermined time limit (step p1). p13).
When the time limit (for example, 2 minutes) is reached in step p13, the control device 12 ends the photographing process.

  When the photographing process is completed in this manner, all the light control glasses 16 are energized as shown in FIG. 5 (step n4), the background light control glass 16a, the side light control glass 16b, and the entrance light control. The light transmittance of the glass 16c is changed to make it transparent. At this time, the user is notified that editing can be performed in the editing space 7.

The control device 12 allows the editing input device (17d, 17e) to edit the captured image using the item tool (step n5).
As the item tool, various item tools such as a pen tool for drawing a freehand line, a stamp tool for pasting a prepared image, a background drawing tool for using a prepared background as a user background by chroma key composition processing, etc. I will provide a.

The control device 12 allows this editing process until an editing time (for example, 2 minutes) which is a predetermined time limit elapses (step n6).
When the editing process is completed, the control device 12 executes the printing process (step n7), causes the user to select the division number and the sticker size, arranges the edited image according to this, and discharges the printed photo sticker sheet. .

  By the above operation, as shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 8, before the play, as shown in (E), the light control glass 16 is all transparent and the curtain device 15 is wound up so that it is not used and is empty. It can be understood immediately from a remote location, and crime prevention can be enhanced.

  When a coin is inserted into the user, all of the light control glass 16 becomes instantly opaque as shown in (F), so that the user can freely pose in the shooting space 4 that is shielded from view from the outside. You can take a picture immediately after taking it.

  At the time of shooting, for example, if the background image 231h (FIG. 7) is selected, the uppermost area a1 and the middle lower area a3 of the background light control glass 16a are opaque and white (slightly as shown in (G)). The background in which the middle upper region a2 and the lowermost region a4 are transparent and the color blue of the curtain 15a is reflected can be obtained instantaneously.

  Therefore, a background rich in variation by the combination of the background light control glass 16a and the curtain 15a can be obtained instantaneously without waiting.

  When the shooting is completed, the shooting space 4 shown in (E) returns to a state where it can be seen from the outside, and the user is guided to the editing space 7 and at the same time it is instantly understood that the next play is possible.

  In this way, the dark atmosphere space of the game center where the sealed photo sticker creating machines 1 are lined up into an open bright atmosphere space in which the photographing space 4 of the photo sticker creating machine 1 that is on standby by the demo process can be seen. It can be renewed to provide a comfortable environment for users.

  The user can select the photo sticker creating machine 1 in a bright space, and at least during the shooting process, the light control glass (16b, 16c) that cuts off the shooting space 4 from the outside becomes opaque. In addition, when shooting is started and shooting is performed, shooting can be performed without worrying about the surroundings, and after shooting, editing can be performed in the bright editing space 7 to obtain a photo sticker sheet.

In Example 1 described above, the background light control glass 16a, the side light control glass 16b, and the doorway light control glass 16c were used as the light control glass 16. However, as shown in FIG. The glass 16b and the entrance and exit light control glass 16c may be configured as ordinary curtains 9.
In this case, in the process flow of FIG. 5, the background light control glass 16a may be made opaque at step n2, and the background light control glass 16a may be made transparent at step n4.

  Even in this case, since the background light control glass 16a, the curtain 15a, and the outer wall sheet 6 are configured in multiple stages as viewed from the CCD camera 19, the background light control glass 16a has a background effect, safety, and privacy during shooting. It can also have a protective function.

  That is, by constantly winding up the curtain 15a of the curtain device 15 except during the photographing process (step n3), the photographing space 4 can be clearly seen from the outside through the transparent outer wall sheet 6 and the background light control glass 16a. You can easily understand that you are waiting on the screen, and you can secure crime prevention.

When the play is started by inserting coins, the background light control glass 16a can be instantly made opaque to protect the user's privacy.
If it is intended to protect the privacy of the user during shooting by winding and unwinding the curtain 15a, it will be visible from the outside until the unwinding is completed, but the background can be switched between transparent / opaque instantly By using the light control glass 16a, it is possible to eliminate a state visible from the outside after the start of play.
And the background with the abundant variation by the background light control glass 16a can also be utilized.

  Further, the outer wall sheet 6 may be formed of an opaque sheet. Even in this case, at the time of non-playing, the photographing space 4 can be seen from the transparent side face light control glass 16b or the entrance light control glass 16c, and safety can be ensured.

  Further, in the background selection screen display (step p1 in FIG. 6) in the photographing process, the dimming process (energization process, non-energization process) for the background dimming glass 16a every time the user selects the background image with the cursor 231a. It is good also as a structure which can be confirmed by performing.

In this case, the operation of the photographing process described in FIG. 6 may be set to an operation in which steps p7 to p9 are further deleted as a setting for executing the energization process in step p3 and executing the deenergization process in step p4. .
As a result, the background light control glass 16a is instantly switched between transparent / opaque and can be selected while checking the actual background.

In this case, it is preferable to provide an image confirmation unit that acquires the moving image of the user with the CCD camera 19 and displays the preview on the background selection screen 231.
Thereby, the user can confirm the photographed image with the selected background.

  Also, the editing input device (17d, 17e) is not provided on the rear side of the housing 10, and the shooting space 4 is also used as the editing space, and the editing process (step n5) is executed by the shooting input device (17a, 17b). It is good also as composition to do.

  In this case, the energization process (step n4) in the process flow diagram of FIG. 5 may be left as it is, but if it is configured to be executed between step n6 and step n7 instead of being executed between step n3 and step n5. good.

  As a result, the cost can be reduced and the space for use can be saved, and the user can edit without being concerned about the surrounding line of sight during editing as well as during shooting.

In the background effect space 5, a plurality of curtain devices 15 may be provided in multiple stages in the shooting direction of the CCD camera 19.
For example, when two curtain devices 15 are provided, as shown in the side view of (M) in the explanatory view of FIG. 8, the curtain devices 15 may be arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. It should be composed of patterns and colors.

  As a result, the variation of the background can be increased. For example, as shown in the drawing, the curtain device 15 on the side close to the photographing space 4 extends the curtain 15a halfway down, and the far side curtain device 15 extends to the bottom. May be taken down.

  In this case, backgrounds of different patterns and colors can be provided on the upper and lower sides, and more complex backgrounds can be provided as long as the pattern of the region of the background image 231h described above with reference to FIG.

  For example, the curtain 15a on the side close to the shooting space is set to blue, the curtain 15a on the far side is set to pink, the blue curtain 15a is lowered to half, and the pink curtain 15a is lowered to the end to form the pattern of the background image 231h. Can do.

  In this way, in order from the top, a background that is bluish white (uppermost area a1), blue (middle upper area a2), pinkish white (middle lower area a3), and pink (lowermost area a4) is provided. Can do.

  Further, the background light control glass 16a may be configured such that the transparency / opacity of the entire surface can be switched without being divided into the uppermost region a1, the middle upper region a2, the middle lower region a3, and the lowermost region a4.

  In this case, if there is only one curtain device 15, the background light control glass 16a is transparent when the curtain 15a is lowered, the background light control glass 16a is opaque when the curtain 15a is lowered, and the curtain 15a is rolled up. The user can select a background in which the background light control glass 16a is opaque.

  If there are a plurality of curtain devices 15 (for example, two of blue and pink), the background dimming glass 16a is transparent with the blue curtain 15a lowered, and the background dimming glass 16a with the blue curtain 15a lowered. A background selection screen 231 (FIG. 7) shows a plurality of types of backgrounds such as the opaque background, the background light control glass 16a being transparent with the pink curtain 15a lowered, and the background light control glass 16a being opaque with the pink curtain 15a lowered. ) Can be selected by the user and made available.

  Even in such a case, it is possible to ensure crime prevention by high-speed background variation switching, secrecy of the shooting space 4 during shooting, and openness of the shooting space 4 in other cases.

  Further, as shown in the side view of (M) in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 9, a transparent / opaque switching button 21 of light control glass may be provided at the lower position of the CCD camera 19.

  Accordingly, the user can switch between transparent and opaque at an arbitrary timing. For example, when shooting with the first number of persons who cannot enter the shooting space 4, all the light control glasses 16 are made transparent so that the outside of the shooting space 4. You can take pictures of all users who have spread to

  Moreover, as shown to the side view of (N) of FIG. 9, it is good also as a structure provided with the light control glass 16 in the background side rather than the curtain apparatus 15. FIG.

  In this case, it is impossible to provide a background image in which the light control glass 16 is rendered opaque on the curtain 15a, but it is possible to provide a sufficiently varied background, and it is possible to ensure confidentiality during shooting.

  Further, the background lighting device 22b may not be provided. Even in this case, it is possible to shoot using a sufficiently rich variety of backgrounds, and it is possible to ensure the openness of the shooting space 4 during non-play and the confidentiality during play.

Further, while the light control glass 16 is made transparent during the demonstration, a control process during the demonstration that makes the light control glass 16 opaque for a predetermined time at a predetermined timing may be set.
Thereby, even if it is the first user, it can understand before the play that the light control glass 16 becomes opaque. Therefore, since the light control glass 16 is considered as ordinary glass and the photographing space 4 can be seen from the outside, it is possible to prevent the player from being embarrassed and not playing.

  Further, the curtain device 15 may not be provided. Even in this case, a background can be produced by the background light control glass 16a, and the photographing space 4 can be prevented from being seen from the outside during photographing with the light control glass 16 (16a, 16b, 16c).

  Next, as a second embodiment, a type in which a plurality of photo sticker making machines 1 are connected to a server via a network and the photo sticker making machine 1 is provided with a projector will be described.

  In this second embodiment, as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 10, a plurality of photograph sticker creation machines 1 and a server 50 are connected to the Internet 8, which is an electric communication line, so that they can communicate with each other, and photographic editing is performed. A system 40 is configured.

The server 50 is composed of a computer that functions as a WEB server, and a storage medium that processes a storage medium such as a control device composed of a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, a storage device composed of a hard disk, a CD-ROM drive, and a flexible disk drive. A processing device, a display device configured with a CRT monitor or a liquid crystal monitor, an input device configured with a mouse and a keyboard, and a communication device configured with a LAN board are provided.
Note that the storage device of the server 50 includes an image database that stores image data such as moving image data and still image data projected by the projector.

  The photo sticker making machine 1 includes a projector 18 as indicated by the phantom lines in FIG. The projector 18 projects an image on the background light control glass 16a according to the RGB signal received from the control device 12.

  The projector 18 displays an image on the entire surface of the background light control glass 16a with the projection direction obliquely downward toward the center of the ceiling plate 3 in the imaging space 4, as indicated by phantom lines in FIGS. To be able to project.

  In addition, as indicated by a virtual line only in (M), it may be installed so that an image can be projected on the entire surface of the background light control glass 16a with the projection direction obliquely upward at the center of the floor in the editing space 7. .

  The operation of the photo sticker creating machine 1 is set so that the background in which the image is projected by the projector 18 on the background light control glass 16a made opaque in the background selection screen display (step p1) described in the first embodiment can be selected. To do.

  In addition, when image projection is selected, when executing the de-energization process (step p9), the control device 12 also executes an image projection process in which an RGB signal is transmitted to the projector 18 to project the selected image. Set.

Further, after the photographing (step p10) is finished, a setting is made to execute a projection end process for ending the image projection.
Since other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  With the above configuration and operation, as shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 11, for example, as shown in (R), a still image of a city night scene is projected onto an opaque background dimming glass 16 a by a projector 18, and the city night scene The CCD camera 19 can obtain a photographed image with the background as a background.

In addition, a moving image in which snow is falling in a night view of a city can be projected onto an opaque background light control glass 16 a by a projector 18, and a captured image with this as a background can be acquired by a CCD camera 19.
In this way, background variations can be dramatically increased, and user satisfaction can be improved.

Note that the image data projected by the projector 18 is stored in the storage device 11, but the image data may be downloaded or updated as appropriate from the server 50 for setting or operation.
Thereby, new backgrounds can be provided one after another, and a repeater can be secured.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The photo editing / editing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the photo sticker creating machine 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The energization control means corresponds to the control device 12,
The background effect means corresponds to the curtain device 15,
The light control member corresponds to the light control glass 16,
The peripheral surface corresponds to the background light control glass 16a, the side light control glass 16b, and the entrance light control glass 16c,
The editing means corresponds to the input device 17,
The image projection means corresponds to the projector 18,
The photographing means corresponds to the CCD camera 19,
The output means corresponds to the printer 27,
The predetermined timing corresponds to steps n2, n4, p8, p9,
The editing process corresponds to step n5,
The shooting process corresponds to step p10,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The perspective view which looked at the photograph sticker creation machine from the front side. The perspective view which looked at the photograph sticker creation machine from the back side. Explanatory drawing explaining the structure of light control glass. The block diagram which shows the structure of a photograph sticker creation machine. The processing flowchart which shows the whole operation | movement of a photograph sticker creation machine. The processing flowchart which shows the operation | movement in the imaging | photography process of a photograph sticker production machine. The screen image figure of a background selection screen. Explanatory drawing explaining the change of a surrounding scene, and explanatory drawing of another Example. Explanatory drawing explaining the other structural example of a photograph sticker creation machine. The system block diagram of the photography edit system of Example 2. FIG. Explanatory drawing explaining the mode of imaging | photography with the produced background.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Photo sticker creation machine 4 ... Shooting space 12 ... Control apparatus 15 ... Curtain apparatus 16 ... Light control glass 16a ... Background light control glass 16b ... Side surface light control glass 16c ... Entrance / exit light control glass 17 ... Input device 18 ... Projector 19 ... CCD camera 27 ... Printer

Claims (8)

Allows a shooting process of shooting one or more subjects in the shooting space with a shooting means to create a shot image;
An editing process in which a user edits an image to be edited, such as the captured image or / and an acquired image acquired by another acquiring unit, with the editing unit to create an edited image;
A photography editing method for outputting a predetermined image by an output means,
A dimming member that forms at least a part of the peripheral surface of the imaging space and whose visible color changes by energization control,
A photo editing method in which energization is controlled by energization control means. The installation position of the light control member,
When shooting the subject with the shooting means, set the background position to be shot as the background behind the subject,
The photography editing method according to claim 1, wherein the background of the subject is produced by the background production means provided to overlap the light control member in the photographing direction of the photographing means. The photography editing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the energization control means executes energization control at a predetermined timing regarding play by a user. 4. A photography editing method according to claim 1, wherein an image is projected onto said light control member by image projection means. Photographing means capable of performing photographing processing for photographing one or more subjects in the photographing space and creating a photographed image;
Editing means capable of executing an editing process for creating an edited image by editing an image to be edited such as the captured image or / and an acquired image acquired by other acquiring means;
A photography editing apparatus comprising output means capable of executing output processing for outputting a predetermined image,
A light-modulating member that forms at least a part of the peripheral surface of the imaging space and whose visible color changes by energization control;
An energization control means for performing energization control to the dimming member,
Photo editing device. The installation position of the light control member,
When shooting the subject with the shooting means, set the background position to be shot as the background behind the subject,
6. The photography and editing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a background production unit for producing a background of a subject, superimposed on the light control member in a shooting direction of the imaging unit. The photography editing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the energization control means is set to execute energization control at a predetermined timing regarding play by a user. The photography editing apparatus according to claim 5, 6 or 7, further comprising image projection means for projecting an image onto the light control member.

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