JP2005340999A - Image display method and image display, authoring device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a specific background image on the background of a thumbnail image list without performing troublesome work. <P>SOLUTION: A list of thumbnail images of image data stored in a holder selected by a user is displayed in a thumbnail image list display field 21B. In this regard, a background image related to the year and month of photography is displayed on the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B with reference to information of the day of photography imparted to image data corresponding to the thumbnail image. Consequently, a background image capable of knowing the content of a displayed thumbnail image list can be displayed without performing troublesome work. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and method for sorting and displaying images such as thumbnail images in chronological order, and authoring for generating a menu screen for selecting a digital video for reproducing a digital video such as a slide show. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method, and a program for causing a computer to execute an image display method and an authoring method.

  By using the image viewer, a thumbnail image list screen with reduced images is displayed in the image viewer, and the desired thumbnail image is selected from there, and the selected thumbnail image is enlarged or displayed. You can place an order to print the images you want. In such an image viewer, when a background image is set in a specific folder and a list of thumbnail images is displayed by opening the folder, a background image set by the user is displayed as the background. ing. In this way, by setting the background image, the meaning of the background image and the image saved in the folder can be related, so if you open the folder and look at the background image, what image is saved in that folder You can easily grasp what is being done.

Further, when an image is searched with a predetermined keyword, a background image associated with the search keyword is displayed on the background of the list of thumbnail images of the searched image, so that it is easy to determine what image has been searched. A system that can be grasped has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-234958

  On the other hand, shooting date information indicating the shooting date is given to the image acquired by the digital camera, so that a list of thumbnail images can be displayed in time series in the viewer application. Even in such a case, setting the background image as the background of the thumbnail image list makes it easy to see what images are included in the list at the moment the folder is opened and the thumbnail image list is displayed. Will be able to grasp.

  However, the task of setting a background image for each folder is very troublesome. In the system described in Patent Document 1, a background image can be displayed without performing a setting operation. However, since it is necessary to perform a search, a list of images is simply displayed by displaying a list of images. Background image cannot be displayed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object thereof is to enable a background image to be displayed in a list of images without performing troublesome work.

  In addition, a second object of the present invention is to make it possible to reproduce BGM when displaying a list of images without performing troublesome work.

In a first image display device according to the present invention, an image display device that displays a plurality of images to which shooting date information indicating shooting date is given in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area.
Storage means for storing a plurality of background images to be displayed on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting years;
A background image associated with a shooting date represented by shooting date information given to an image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from the plurality of background images, and the selected background image is selected from the predetermined image And a display control means for displaying on the background of the display area.

  “A plurality of background images associated with various shooting dates and times for display on the background of the predetermined display area” is an image that can characterize the season of shooting dates, A unique image can be used for each season of spring, summer, autumn and winter. For a specific year in which the Olympic or Soccer World Cup is held, an image specific to the year can be used as a background image.

  In the first image display device according to the present invention, the display control means may be configured such that the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is a plurality of years. In the case of spanning, a plurality of background images associated with each shooting date may be selected, and the selected plurality of background images may be superimposed and displayed on the background of the predetermined display area.

A second image display device according to the present invention is an image display device that displays a plurality of images to which shooting date information indicating shooting date is given in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area.
Storage means for storing a plurality of BGMs associated with various shooting years;
BGM playback means for selecting a BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area from the plurality of BGMs and playing back the selected BGM; It is characterized by comprising.

  “Multiple BGMs associated with various shooting dates” are BGMs that can characterize the seasons of shooting dates, and use specific music for each month, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. it can.

  In the second image display device according to the present invention, the BGM playback means may be configured such that the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is a plurality of years. In the case of spanning, it is also possible to select a plurality of BGMs associated with each shooting date and superimpose and reproduce the selected BGMs.

A first authoring device according to the present invention is an authoring device that edits a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video to which shooting date information representing a shooting date is given.
Storage means for storing a plurality of background images to be displayed on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting years;
The background image associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of background images, and the selected background image is displayed on the background of the menu screen. Menu screen generating means for generating a menu screen is provided.

A second authoring device according to the present invention is an authoring device that edits a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video to which shooting date information representing a shooting date is given.
Storage means for storing a plurality of BGMs associated with various shooting dates;
The BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of BGMs, and the menu screen is played back as the BGM of the menu screen. It is characterized by comprising a menu screen generating means for generating.

  "Digital video" refers to the dynamic playback of images such as slideshow images that switch between multiple still images, moving images, and slideshow images that switch between still images and moving images. It means possible video.

In a first image display method according to the present invention, a plurality of images to which shooting date information indicating shooting date and time is given are displayed in a predetermined display area in a chronological order as a list.
A background image associated with a shooting date represented by shooting date information given to an image displayed in the predetermined display area is displayed on a background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting dates. A plurality of background images to be selected, and the selected background image is displayed on the background of the predetermined display area.

A second image display method according to the present invention is a method of displaying a plurality of images to which shooting date information indicating shooting date and time is given in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area.
The BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected BGM is played back.

A first authoring method according to the present invention is an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital image to which shooting date information representing a shooting date is given.
A plurality of background images for displaying a background image associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various photographing dates The menu screen is generated so that the selected background image is displayed on the background of the menu screen.

A second authoring method according to the present invention is an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital image to which shooting date information representing a shooting date is given.
The BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected BGM is selected as the BGM on the menu screen. The menu screen is generated so as to be reproduced as follows.

  The first and second image display methods according to the present invention and the first and second authoring methods according to the present invention may be provided as programs for causing a computer to execute them.

  According to the first image display apparatus and method of the present invention, the background image associated with the shooting date and time represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is a plurality of background images. The selected background image is displayed on the background of a predetermined display area. For this reason, it is possible to display a background image with a sense of the season according to the shooting date and time as the background of the image list without performing the work of setting the background image, thereby only displaying the image list. Thus, it is possible to know when the images included in the list were taken.

  In addition, when the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area spans a plurality of years, a plurality of background images associated with each of the plurality of years When the shooting date and time represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area spans multiple years by selecting and displaying the selected multiple background images superimposed Even so, it is possible to know when the images included in the list of images displayed in the predetermined display area were taken.

  According to the second image display device and method of the present invention, the BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from the plurality of BGMs. The selected BGM is played back. For this reason, it is possible to reproduce a BGM with a sense of the seasons according to the shooting date of the images included in the image list, and only when the image list is displayed, at what time the images included in the list are displayed. You can know if it was taken.

  In addition, when the shooting dates represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area extend over a plurality of years, a plurality of BGMs associated with each of the plurality of years are displayed. Even if the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area spans a plurality of years by selecting and reproducing the selected BGM in an overlapping manner It is possible to know when the images included in the list of images displayed in the predetermined display area were taken.

  According to the first authoring apparatus and method of the present invention, the background image associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of background images, and the selected background image is selected. The menu screen is generated so that is displayed as the background of the menu screen. For this reason, it is possible to display a background image with a sense of the season according to the shooting date without the work of setting the background image on the background of the menu screen. From the menu screen, it is possible to know when the digital video to be played back was taken.

  According to the second authoring apparatus and method of the present invention, the BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of BGMs, and the selected BGM is displayed on the menu screen. A menu screen is generated to be played back as a BGM. For this reason, a BGM having a sense of the season according to the shooting date can be reproduced as the BGM of the menu screen without performing the work of setting the BGM. Thus, the menu screen can be displayed only by displaying the menu screen. It is possible to know when the digital video to be played from was taken.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an image display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the image display apparatus according to the first embodiment stores a display unit 1 such as a CRT or a liquid crystal monitor for performing various displays, an input unit 3 including a keyboard and a mouse, and stores image data and various types of information. The hard disk 5, the CPU 7 for controlling the drive of the image display apparatus according to the present embodiment, and various programs for driving the image display apparatus according to the present embodiment, including a viewer program, are stored and becomes a work area when the program is executed. A storage unit 9 and a speaker 11 for outputting sound are provided, and these are connected by a bus 13.

  Then, when the CPU 7 executes the viewer program, it functions as a display control unit and a BGM playback unit.

  The hard disk 5 stores image data acquired by the user with a digital camera or the like. Also, the hard disk 5 has a plurality of background image data representing a background image of a list of thumbnail images, which will be described later, and a plurality of BGM data representing BGM to be reproduced when a list of thumbnail images is displayed. Saved. A table describing the relationship between the shooting date and the file name of the background image data and BGM data is also stored.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a table describing the relationship between the shooting date and the file name of the background image data and BGM data. As shown in FIG. 2, in the table T0, the shooting dates of January 1998, February,... Are associated with the file names of background image data and BGM data.

  Here, the background image data is stored in the BGI folder in the C drive of the hard disk 5, and file names corresponding to the dates of 1998_01.jpg, 1998_02.jpg ... 2004_01.jpg ... are given according to the date. , Representing the image associated with the year and month. For example, the background image represents a New Year atmosphere in January and a cold atmosphere in February. Further, August 2004 is a background image representing the atmosphere of the Olympics.

  The BGM data is stored in the BGM folder in the C drive of the hard disk 5, and file names of 1998_01.wav, 1998_02.wav ... 2004_01.wav ... are given according to the year and month, and are associated with the year and month. It represents BGM. For example, January has a New Year atmosphere and February has a background BGM representing a cold atmosphere. In August 2004, BGM represents the atmosphere of the Olympic Games.

  Then, when the CPU 7 starts the viewer program and displays a list of thumbnail images of the image data as described later, the CPU 7 refers to the shooting date information given to the image data included in the list, and uses the shooting date information. The background image associated with the shooting date is displayed in the background of the list. Also, the BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information is reproduced.

  When the shooting year of the image data is not included in the table T0, a background image in which the shooting month matches from the column of Default in the table T0 shown in FIG. The matching BGM is played back. If the shooting date of the image data is unknown, the background image in the Unknown column in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the background of the list, and the BGM in the Unknown column is reproduced.

  Next, processing performed in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing performed in the first embodiment. The process starts when the user activates the viewer program stored in the storage unit 9, and the CPU 7 displays a default operation screen on the display unit 1 (step ST1).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a default operation screen. As shown in FIG. 4, the default operation screen 21 displays a folder display field 21A for displaying a folder structure in the hard disk 5 and a list of thumbnail images of image data in the folder selected in the folder display field 21A. A thumbnail list display field 21B is displayed.

  The CPU 7 starts monitoring whether or not the user has selected a folder in the folder display field 21A (step ST2). When step ST2 is affirmed, the thumbnail image of the image data stored in the folder selected by the user is displayed. Are generated, and the generated thumbnail images are sorted in ascending order of shooting date, and the list of sorted thumbnail images is displayed in the thumbnail list display field 21B (step ST3).

  Next, the CPU 7 refers to the shooting date information added to the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B, and the thumbnail image of the first frame (that is, the thumbnail image with the oldest shooting date). Referring to the table T0 from the shooting date and time, background image data (referred to as H0) to be displayed in the list of thumbnail images and BGM data (referred to as B0) to be reproduced as BGM are selected (step ST4).

  If the shooting date of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image of the first frame is not included in the table T0, background image data and BGM data with the same month in the Default column in the table T0 shown in FIG. The background image data H0 and BGM data B0 are selected. When the shooting date of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image of the first frame is unknown, the background image data and BGM data in the Unknown column in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 are used as the background image data H0 and BGM data. Select as B0.

  Further, the CPU 7 refers to the shooting date information added to the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B, and the thumbnail image (last frame image (displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B)). That is, it is determined whether or not the shooting date and time of the thumbnail image with the newest shooting date among the thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B match the first thumbnail image (step ST5). ).

  If step ST5 is affirmed, the background image represented by the background image data H0 is displayed on the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B (step ST6), and further the BGM data B0 is reproduced (step ST7), and the process returns.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation screen in which a background image is displayed in the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B. Here, it is assumed that the shooting date of image data corresponding to all thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is, for example, January 2004. As shown in FIG. 5, a snowman image representing the sense of the season in January is displayed in the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B. In addition, “Snow and Konko” representing the January season feeling is reproduced as BGM. In addition, a scroll bar 21C for displaying thumbnail images that cannot be displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is also displayed. The user can display all thumbnail images in the thumbnail image list display field 21B by operating the scroll bar 21C.

  On the other hand, if step ST5 is negative, the background image data (referred to as H1) and BGM data (referred to as B1) corresponding to the final frame are selected with reference to the table T0 from the shooting date of the thumbnail image of the final frame. (Step ST8).

  If shooting date information is not given to the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image of the last frame, the default background image data and BGM data in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 are used as the background image data H1 and BGM data B1. select. If the shooting date of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image of the last frame is unknown, the background image data and BGM data in the Unknown column in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 are used as the background image data H1 and the BGM data B1. Choose as.

  Next, referring to the shooting date information given to the image data corresponding to all the thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B, in the thumbnail image currently displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B, The number a of thumbnail images whose shooting date matches the thumbnail image of the first frame and the number b of thumbnail images whose shooting date matches the thumbnail image of the last frame are calculated (step ST9). Then, the background image data H0 and the background image data H1 are weighted and added so that the density of the background image represented by the background image data H0 and the background image represented by the background image data H1 is a: b. Data H2 is calculated (step ST10).

  Further, the BGM data B0 and the BGM data B1 are weighted and added so that the volume of the BGM represented by the BGM data B0 and the BGM data represented by the BGM data B1 is a: b, and the added BGM data B2 is calculated (step S2). ST11).

  Then, the added background image represented by the added background image data H2 is displayed on the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B (step ST12), and the added BGM data B2 is reproduced (step ST13), and the process returns.

  Here, when the shooting dates of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail images of the first frame and the last frame are January and February, respectively, the backgrounds of the thumbnail image list display field 21B are the seasons of January and February, respectively. An image representing feeling (for example, an image of a snowman and a knot) is superimposed and displayed at a ratio of a: b. Further, as BGM, music in which BGM representing the January season feeling and BGM representing the February season feeling are mixed at the ratio of a: b is reproduced.

  In this state, if the user operates the scroll bar 21C and the shooting date of the image data corresponding to all the thumbnail images displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is February 2004, the thumbnail image list display is performed. In the background of the field 21B, only the image of the node representing the feeling of the February season is displayed.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the background image associated with the shooting date of the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is displayed on the background of the thumbnail image list display field 21B. In addition, since the BGM associated with the shooting date is reproduced, the user can select a thumbnail image of the season image according to the shooting date without performing the operation of setting the background image or BGM. It can be displayed in the background of the list and can reproduce BGM with a sense of the seasons. Therefore, only by displaying a list of thumbnail images, it is possible to know when the images included in the list were taken.

  In addition, when the shooting date and time indicated by the shooting date information added to the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B spans a plurality of years, each of the plurality of years and months is displayed. An image corresponding to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is displayed by superimposing and displaying the background image associated with each other and further reproducing the BGM associated with each of a plurality of years. Even when the shooting date represented by the shooting date information added to the data extends over a plurality of years, at which time the image included in the thumbnail image list displayed in the thumbnail image list display field 21B is You can know if it was taken.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the authoring apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the authoring apparatus according to the second embodiment stores a display unit 31 such as a CRT or a liquid crystal monitor for performing various displays, an input unit 33 including a keyboard and a mouse, and image data and various types of information. A hard disk 35, a CPU 37 for controlling the driving of the authoring apparatus according to the present embodiment, and various programs for driving the authoring apparatus according to the present embodiment, including an authoring program, and a storage unit 39 serving as a work area when executing the program And a speaker 41 for outputting sound, and these are connected by a bus 43.

  Then, the CPU 37 functions as a menu screen generating unit by executing the authoring program.

  The hard disk 35 stores digital video data such as slide show format image data and moving image data. These digital video data are provided with shooting date information indicating the shooting date of image data and moving image data included in the digital video data. Similarly to the first embodiment, the hard disk 35 is reproduced when a list of a plurality of background image data and thumbnail images representing a background image of a menu screen, which will be described later, associated with the shooting date is displayed. BGM data representing the BGM to be stored is stored. A table T0 (see FIG. 2) showing the relationship between the shooting date and the file name of the background image data and BGM data is also stored.

  Then, when the CPU 37 generates a menu screen for selecting a digital video as described later by starting the authoring program, the CPU 37 refers to the shooting date information given to the digital video data included in the menu screen, The menu image is displayed so that the background image associated with the shooting date represented by the date information is displayed on the menu screen, and the BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information is reproduced when the menu screen is displayed. Generate a screen.

  Next, processing performed in the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing performed in the second embodiment. The process starts when the user starts the authoring program stored in the storage unit 39, and the CPU 37 displays a folder selection screen on the display unit 31 (step ST31).

  FIG. 8 shows a folder selection screen. As shown in FIG. 8, the folder selection screen 31 displays a plurality of folders storing digital video data.

  The CPU 37 starts monitoring whether or not the user has selected a folder to be authored on the folder selection screen 31 (step ST32). When step ST32 is affirmed, the digital video stored in the folder selected by the user is displayed. Among the plurality of images constituting the data, a thumbnail image of the image data to be reproduced first is generated (step ST33), and from the shooting date represented by the shooting date information added to the digital video data, the table T0 is displayed. , Background image data (referred to as H3) to be displayed on the background of the menu screen and BGM data (referred to as B3) to be reproduced as BGM are selected (step ST34).

  If the shooting year of the first image data is not included in the table T0, the background image data and the BGM data with the same month in the Default column in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 are used as the background image data H3 and the BGM data. Select as B3. When the shooting date of the first image data is unknown, the unknown background image data and BGM data in the table T0 shown in FIG. 2 are selected as the background image data H3 and BGM data B3.

  Then, the CPU 37 displays a menu setting screen on the display unit 31 (step ST35). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a menu setting screen. As shown in FIG. 9, the menu setting screen 33 includes thumbnail images 33A and 33B (here, two digital video data are stored) of digital video data stored in a folder selected by the user, and Menu screen 33D including a background image 33C represented by the background image data B3, a reproduction confirmation button 33E for reproducing and confirming digital video data, a title input field 33F for inputting a title, and contents of the menu screen 33D A determination button 33G for determining is displayed.

  On the menu setting screen 33, the user can confirm the contents of the digital video data by clicking the reproduction confirmation button 33E. In addition, a title desired by the user can be inserted into the title input field 33F.

  Then, the CPU 37 starts monitoring whether or not the determination button 33G is clicked by the user (step ST36). If step ST36 is affirmed, a menu screen is generated (step ST37), and the menu screen generation process is terminated. .

  When the menu screen generated in this way is displayed, the background image associated with the shooting date of the digital video data stored in the folder selected by the user is displayed in the background, and is associated with the shooting date. BGM is played back.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the background image associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video data is displayed as the background of the menu screen and is given to the digital video data. Since the menu screen is generated so that the BGM associated with the shooting date and time represented by the shooting date information is reproduced as the BGM of the menu screen, the shooting year can be obtained without setting the background image and the BGM. A background image with a sense of the season according to the moon can be displayed on the background of the menu screen, and a BGM with a sense of the season can be reproduced when the menu screen is displayed. Therefore, only by displaying the menu screen, it is possible to know when the digital video data to be reproduced from the menu screen was taken.

  In the first and second embodiments, both the background image and BGM are selected, but only one of them may be selected.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an image display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the table which described the relationship between imaging | photography date and the file name of background image data and BGM data The flowchart which shows the process performed in 1st Embodiment. Figure showing the default operation screen The figure which shows the operation screen where the background image is displayed in the background of the thumbnail image list display field The schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the authoring apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process performed in 2nd Embodiment. Figure showing the folder selection screen Figure showing the menu setting screen

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1,31 Display unit 3,33 Input unit 5,35 Hard disk 7,37 CPU
9, 39 Storage unit 11, 41 Speaker 21 Operation screen 31 Folder selection screen 33 Menu setting screen

Claims (14)

In an image display device that displays a plurality of images provided with shooting date information representing shooting date and time in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
Storage means for storing a plurality of background images to be displayed on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting years;
A background image associated with a shooting date represented by shooting date information given to an image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from the plurality of background images, and the selected background image is selected from the predetermined image An image display device comprising display control means for displaying on a background of a display area.   The display control means is associated with each shooting date when the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area spans a plurality of years. 2. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the image display device is a means for selecting a plurality of background images and superimposing the selected background images on the background of the predetermined display area. In an image display device that displays a plurality of images provided with shooting date information representing shooting date and time in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
Storage means for storing a plurality of BGMs associated with various shooting years;
BGM playback means for selecting a BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area from the plurality of BGMs and playing back the selected BGM; An image display device comprising:   The BGM playback means associates with each shooting date when the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area extends over a plurality of years. 4. The image display device according to claim 3, wherein the image display device is a means for selecting a plurality of BGMs and reproducing the selected BGMs in a superimposed manner. In an authoring device that edits a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video with shooting date information representing the shooting date,
Storage means for storing a plurality of background images to be displayed on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting years;
The background image associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of background images, and the selected background image is displayed on the background of the menu screen. An authoring apparatus comprising: a menu screen generating means for generating a menu screen. In an authoring device that edits a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video with shooting date information representing the shooting date,
Storage means for storing a plurality of BGMs associated with various shooting years;
The BGM associated with the shooting date represented by the shooting date information given to the digital video is selected from the plurality of BGMs, and the menu screen is played back as the BGM of the menu screen. An authoring apparatus comprising: a menu screen generating means for generating. In an image display method for displaying a plurality of images provided with shooting date information representing shooting date and time in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
A background image associated with a shooting date represented by shooting date information given to an image displayed in the predetermined display area is displayed on a background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting dates. An image display method comprising: selecting from a plurality of background images to be displayed, and displaying the selected background image on a background of the predetermined display area. In an image display method for displaying a plurality of images provided with shooting date information representing shooting date and time in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
The BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected An image display method for reproducing BGM. In an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video provided with shooting date information indicating the shooting date,
A plurality of background images for displaying a background image associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various photographing dates And generating the menu screen to display the selected background image on the background of the menu screen. In an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital video provided with shooting date information indicating the shooting date,
The BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected BGM is selected as the BGM on the menu screen. An authoring method, wherein the menu screen is generated to be reproduced as: In a program for causing a computer to execute an image display method for displaying a plurality of images to which shooting date information representing shooting date and time is given in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
A background image associated with a shooting date represented by shooting date information given to an image displayed in the predetermined display area is displayed on a background of the predetermined display area associated with various shooting dates. A program comprising: selecting from a plurality of background images for display, and displaying the selected background image on the background of the predetermined display area. In a program for causing a computer to execute an image display method for displaying a plurality of images to which shooting date information representing shooting date and time is given in a predetermined time series in a predetermined display area,
A BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the image displayed in the predetermined display area is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected BGM A program characterized by having a procedure for reproducing. In a program for causing a computer to execute an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital image provided with shooting date information indicating a shooting date,
A plurality of background images for displaying a background image associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video on the background of the predetermined display area associated with various photographing dates And a program for generating the menu screen to display the selected background image on the background of the menu screen. In a program for causing a computer to execute an authoring method for editing a menu screen for selecting and playing back a digital image provided with shooting date information indicating a shooting date,
The BGM associated with the photographing date represented by the photographing date information given to the digital video is selected from a plurality of BGMs associated with various photographing dates, and the selected BGM is selected as the BGM on the menu screen. A program having a procedure for generating the menu screen to be reproduced as:

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