JP2007158563A - Image editing system, apparatus, and method, electronic equipment, image transmission method, program, and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a plurality of apparatuses to share results of editing for image data owned by each of the apparatuses. <P>SOLUTION: A photographing apparatus 12-1 and a photographing apparatus 12-2 transmit image data to be edited by an editing apparatus 11, and a significant image mark used for instructing editing of the image data and an editing-related information to the editing apparatus 11. The editing apparatus 11 edits the image data to be transmitted from the photographing apparatuses 12-1 and 12-2 according to the significant image mark and the editing-related information, and transmits editing data to be acquired as a result to each of the photographing apparatuses 12-1 and 12-2. This apparatus is applicable to, e.g. a system in which a plurality of digital cameras is connected via a network. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image editing system, an electronic device, an image transmission method, an image editing device and an image editing method, a program, and a program recording medium, and in particular, edit results for image data possessed by each of a plurality of devices. The present invention relates to an image editing system, an electronic apparatus, an image transmission method, an image editing apparatus and an image editing method, a program, and a program recording medium that can be shared by apparatuses.

  In recent years, photographic devices such as digital still cameras and camcorders (registered trademark) have become widespread, and for weddings, parties, travel, etc., each of the friends (friends) gathered there own photographic devices Then, the image data of the still image or the moving image obtained as a result is recorded. Thereafter, each person takes the photographing apparatus home, and automatically edits the image data obtained as a result of photographing by a personal computer or the like. As an automatic editing method, for example, there is a method of extracting a portion satisfying a predetermined standard from image data of a moving image and combining the extracted portions to perform editing (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

  Then, each friend provides the edited image data to other friends by sending it using e-mail or publishing it using a web page.

  In this way, even though friends are gathering in the same place, after taking them home, etc., you must provide the image data obtained as a result of your photography to other friends, Each could not bring back common image data.

  Therefore, at a place where friends gather and shoot, each person uses a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth, etc. that conforms to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11a, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, etc. It is considered to exchange image data obtained as a result of shooting.

JP 2002-176613 A

  However, when the imaging device that you own receives and records image data obtained as a result of imaging from the imaging devices that each of your peers own, the amount of recorded image data becomes enormous. Management is difficult. Further, if the image data obtained as a result of photographing with a photographing device possessed by another person is recorded as it is, the recorded image is not interesting.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and enables a plurality of apparatuses to share the result of editing image data possessed by each of the plurality of apparatuses.

  An image editing system according to a first aspect of the present invention is an image editing system including a plurality of electronic devices that handle image data and an image editing device that edits the image data. Selection means for selecting the image data to be edited by the image editing apparatus from the recorded image data, and instruction data for instructing the editing of the selected image data and the selected image data And a first transmission means for transmitting the image data to the image editing apparatus, and edit data obtained as a result of editing the image data in response to an instruction of the instruction data transmitted from the image editing apparatus. A first receiving unit, wherein the image editing apparatus receives the image data and the instruction data transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic devices. The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is generated in the image data so as to generate the editing data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship. Editing means for editing in response to an instruction of instruction data; and second transmission means for transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

  The electronic device according to the second aspect of the present invention is an electronic device that handles image data, wherein the electronic device that selects image data to be edited is selected from the image data recorded on a recording medium. The electronic device and the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship; Transmitting means for transmitting the image data from another electronic device to an image editing apparatus that edits the image data in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data; and receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus Receiving means.

  When the image data is selected by the selection means, the transmission means includes the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data, and the image data instead of the selected image data. Corresponding small data amount data, which is image data having a smaller data amount than the image data, is transmitted to the image editing device, and the receiving means is transmitted from the image editing device, the small data amount Receiving designation data which is data designating image data to be edited among image data corresponding to quantity data, the transmission means transmits image data designated by the designation data, and the receiving means The editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus can be received.

  An image transmission method according to a second aspect of the present invention is an image transmission method for an electronic device that handles image data, wherein the image data to be edited is selected from the image data recorded on a recording medium and selected. The electronic data is generated so that a series of images or an image related to a predetermined relationship is displayed on the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data and the selected image data. Transmitting the image data from a device and another electronic device to an image editing device that edits the image data in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data, and receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing device including.

  The program according to the second aspect of the present invention and the program recorded on the program recording medium according to the second aspect are programs executed by a computer that controls an electronic device that handles image data. The image data to be edited is selected from data, and the selected image data and the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data are related to a series of images or a predetermined relationship. Transmitting the image data from the electronic device and the other electronic device to an image editing device that edits the image data in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data, so as to generate edit data for displaying the displayed image, Receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus.

  An image editing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data instructing editing of the image data, a series of images or Editing means for editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices in accordance with instructions of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate editing data for displaying an image related to a predetermined relationship; Transmitting means for transmitting the edit data to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

  The image editing apparatus further includes selection means for selecting image data to be edited in the editing means, and the receiving means receives the image data corresponding to the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices. Receiving a small amount of data, which is image data having a smaller amount of data, and the instruction data for instructing editing of the image data; and the selecting means includes the small data amount data received by the receiving means, Based on the instruction data, image data to be edited is selected from among the image data corresponding to the small data amount data, and the transmission means is data for designating the image data selected by the selection means. Certain designation data is transmitted to the plurality of electronic devices, and the receiving means is designated by the designation data transmitted from the plurality of electronic devices. Image data may be received that.

  An image editing method according to a third aspect of the present invention receives image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data instructing editing of the image data, and receives a series of images or a predetermined relationship. Editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying an image related to Transmitting to each of the electronic devices.

  The program according to the third aspect of the present invention and the program recorded on the program recording medium according to the third aspect include image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data. The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is indicated in the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship. The computer is caused to perform editing, and the computer is caused to execute processing including a step of transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

  In the image editing system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the image data to be edited is selected from image data recorded on a recording medium, and the selected image data and the selected image are selected. Instruction data for instructing data editing is transmitted, and the image data and the instruction data are received. Then, the image data from the plurality of electronic devices is responsive to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate the edit data for displaying a series of images or an image related to a predetermined relationship. The edited data is transmitted and received.

  An electronic device according to a second aspect of the present invention, an image transmission method for the electronic device, a program to be executed by a computer that controls the electronic device, and a program recording medium on which the program is recorded are recorded on the recording medium. The image data to be edited is selected from the selected image data, and the selected image data and the instruction data instructing editing of the selected image data are a series of images or a predetermined relationship An image editing apparatus that edits the image data from the electronic device and another electronic device according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying an image related to The editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus is received.

  In the image editing apparatus, the image editing method, the program, and the program recording medium of the third aspect of the present invention, image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data And the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices are instructions of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship. And the edited data is transmitted to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to receive image data transmitted from a plurality of electronic devices. In addition, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to share the result of editing the image data of each of the plurality of devices with the plurality of devices.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, image data can be transmitted. In addition, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to share the result of editing the image data of each of itself and another device with another device.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, image data can be received. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the result of editing image data of each of the plurality of devices can be shared by the plurality of devices.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Correspondences between the constituent elements of the present invention and the embodiments described in the specification or the drawings are exemplified as follows. This description is intended to confirm that the embodiments supporting the present invention are described in the specification or the drawings. Therefore, even if there is an embodiment which is described in the specification or the drawings but is not described here as an embodiment corresponding to the constituent elements of the present invention, that is not the case. It does not mean that the form does not correspond to the constituent requirements. Conversely, even if an embodiment is described here as corresponding to a configuration requirement, that means that the embodiment does not correspond to a configuration requirement other than the configuration requirement. It's not something to do.

  An image editing system according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of electronic devices that handle image data (for example, the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2 in FIG. 1), and an image editing device that edits the image data. In an image editing system (for example, the network system 1 in FIG. 1) configured with (for example, the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 1), the electronic device is recorded on a recording medium (for example, the recording unit 72 in FIG. 5). Selecting means for selecting the image data to be edited by the image editing apparatus (for example, the selection unit 92 in FIG. 5), and the selected image data and the selected image First transmission means (for example, transmission control unit 94 in FIG. 5) for transmitting instruction data (for example, important image mark and editing related information) for instructing data editing to the image editing apparatus, and the image editing apparatus First receiving means (for example, the reception control unit 95 in FIG. 5) for receiving edited data obtained as a result of editing the image data in response to the instruction data instructions transmitted from The image editing apparatus includes a second receiving unit (for example, the reception control unit 58 in FIG. 4) that receives the image data and the instruction data transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic devices, and a series of images or Editing means for editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate the editing data for displaying an image related to a predetermined relationship ( For example, an extraction unit 54 and a connection unit 55 in FIG. 4 and second transmission means (for example, the transmission control unit 56 in FIG. 4) for transmitting the edit data to each of the plurality of electronic devices are provided.

  The electronic apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is a recording medium (for example, the recording unit 72 in FIG. 5) in an electronic apparatus that handles image data (for example, the imaging apparatus 12-1 and the imaging apparatus 12-2 in FIG. 1). Selection means for selecting the image data to be edited from the image data recorded in the image data (for example, the selection unit 92 in FIG. 5), the selected image data, and the selected image data The image data from the electronic device and the other electronic device is used to generate the edit data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship with the instruction data for instructing editing. Transmission means (for example, the transmission control unit 94 in FIG. 5) that transmits to the image editing apparatus that edits the image data in response to the instruction data instruction, and the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus. Receiving means (for example, reception control unit 95 in FIG. 5).

In the electronic device according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the image data is selected by the selection means, the transmission means is selected with the instruction data instructing editing of the selected image data. Instead of the image data, small data amount data corresponding to the image data, which is image data having a smaller data amount than the image data, is transmitted to the image editing device (for example, step of FIG. 18). (Processing in S179), the receiving means receives designation data that is transmitted from the image editing apparatus and is data for designating image data to be edited among image data corresponding to the small data amount data ( For example, the transmission unit transmits the image data specified by the specified data (for example, in step S183 in FIG. 18). Management),
The receiving unit receives the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus (for example, the process of step S185 in FIG. 18).

  The image transmission method according to the second aspect of the present invention is an image transmission method of an electronic device (for example, the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2 in FIG. 1) that handles image data. The image data to be edited is selected from the image data recorded in the recording unit 72) (for example, step S74 in FIG. 12), and the selected image data and the selected image data are selected. The instruction data for instructing the editing of the image data from the electronic device and other electronic devices is generated so as to generate editing data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship. The image data is transmitted to an image editing device (for example, the editing device 11 in FIG. 1) that edits in accordance with the instruction of the instruction data (for example, step S78 in FIG. 12), and the image editing device. Receiving the edited data that is al transmitted (e.g., step S80 of FIG. 12) includes the step.

  The program according to the second aspect of the present invention and the program recorded on the program recording medium according to the second aspect are programs recorded on a recording medium that are executed by a computer that controls an electronic device that handles image data. The image data to be edited is selected from the image data (for example, step S74 in FIG. 12), the selected image data and the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data, The image data from the electronic device and another electronic device is generated according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate editing data for displaying a series of images or an image related to a predetermined relationship. To the image editing apparatus (for example, the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 1) to be edited (for example, step S78 of FIG. 12), Receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus (for example, step S80 in FIG. 12).

  The image editing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention includes image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices (for example, the imaging apparatus 12- and the imaging apparatus 12-2 in FIG. 1) and the editing of the image data. Receiving means (for example, reception control unit 58 in FIG. 4) for receiving instruction data (for example, important image mark and editing related information), and a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship are displayed. Editing means for editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data (for example, the extraction unit 54 and the connection unit 55 in FIG. 4) ) And transmission means (for example, transmission control unit 56 in FIG. 4) for transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices.

  The editing unit further includes a selection unit (for example, the extraction unit 54 in FIG. 4) for selecting image data to be edited, and the reception unit corresponds to the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices. The small data amount data that is image data having a smaller data amount than the image data and the instruction data instructing editing of the image data are received (for example, the process of step S109 in FIG. 15), and the selection The means selects image data to be edited from among the image data corresponding to the small data amount data based on the small data amount data and the instruction data received by the receiving means (for example, FIG. 16). In step S133), the transmission unit transmits the designation data, which is data for designating the image data selected by the selection unit, to the plurality of electronic devices. (For example, the process of step S135 of FIG. 16), and the receiving means receives the image data specified by the specified data transmitted from the plurality of electronic devices (for example, step of FIG. 16). Process of S136).

  The image editing method according to the third aspect of the present invention includes image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices (for example, the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2 in FIG. 1) and the image data. Instruction data for instructing editing (for example, important image mark and editing related information) is received (for example, step S9 in FIG. 9), and editing data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship is displayed. The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is edited in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data (for example, step S14 or step S15 in FIG. 9), and the edit data is A step of transmitting to each of the electronic devices (for example, step S16 in FIG. 9) is included.

  The program according to the third aspect of the present invention and the program recorded on the program recording medium according to the third aspect are respectively stored in a plurality of electronic devices (for example, the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 in FIG. 1). Receives image data sent from and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data (for example, important image mark and editing related information), and displays a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is edited in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data of the image data (for example, step S14 or step S15 in FIG. 9), and the editing data is generated. The computer is caused to execute a process including a step of transmitting data to each of the plurality of electronic devices (for example, step S16 in FIG. 9).

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration example of an embodiment of a network system 1 according to the present invention.

  The network system 1 in FIG. 1 includes an editing device 11, a photographing device 12-1, a photographing device 12-2, and a network 13. In the network system 1, the editing device 11, the photographing device 12-1, and the photographing device 12 are included. The result of editing the still image or moving image image data obtained as a result of the image capturing by the image capturing device 2 is recorded in the editing device 11, the image capturing device 12-1, and the image capturing device 12-2.

  The editing apparatus 11, the imaging apparatus 12-1, and the imaging apparatus 12-2 in FIG. 1 are connected to each other via a network 13 such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  The editing device 11 is a digital still camera, a camcorder, or the like, for example, and captures a subject and records image data of a moving image or a still image obtained as a result. The editing device 11 edits the image data recorded by itself and the image data transmitted from the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 via the network 13, and a series generated as a result. Or image data of an image related to a predetermined relationship (hereinafter referred to as an edited image) is recorded as edited data. Note that the edited image may be a still image or a moving image.

  In addition, the editing device 11 transmits the editing data to the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 via the network 13.

  The image capturing device 12-1 and the image capturing device 12-2 are, for example, a digital still camera, a camcorder, and the like, capture an object, and handle moving image or still image data obtained as a result. Specifically, the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 record image data obtained as a result of photographing. Further, the image capturing device 12-1 and the image capturing device 12-2 transmit image data recorded by themselves (the image capturing device 12-1 and the image capturing device 12-2) to the editing device 11 via the network 13. To do. Furthermore, the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 record editing data transmitted from the editing device 11 via the network 13.

  Next, operations in the network system 1 of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, in the network system 1, the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 transmit image data recorded by themselves to the editing device 11 via the network 13. To do. The editing device 11 edits the image data recorded by itself and the image data transmitted from the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2, and as a result, generates editing data.

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 3, in the network system 1, the editing device 11 records the editing data generated as a result of editing, and the image capturing device 12-1 and the image capturing device 12-2 via the network 13. Send. Each of the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2 receives and records the same editing data transmitted from the editing device 11.

  As a result, the editing device 11, the photographing device 12-1, and the photographing device 12-2 can share the editing data generated as a result of editing the image data recorded therein as memories at the time of photographing. . As a result, the viewing enjoyment of the user is expanded.

  Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the imaging device 12-1 and the imaging device 12-2, they are collectively referred to as the imaging device 12.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing apparatus 11 of FIG.

  4 includes a camera unit 31, a recording unit 32, a user input unit 33, a liquid crystal monitor 34, a control unit 35, and a network I / F 36.

  The camera unit 31 includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts an image such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) sensor into an electrical signal, and an optical system that forms an image of a subject on the photoelectric conversion element. The image of the subject is converted into an image signal that is an electrical signal. That is, the camera 11 captures a subject. In addition, the camera unit 31 acquires ambient sounds at the time of shooting.

  Then, the camera unit 31 supplies an image signal and an audio signal obtained as a result of shooting (including acquisition of audio) to a recording / playback processing unit 50 (described later) of the control unit 35. Note that the date and time of shooting is added to the image signal as information related to shooting based on time data representing the current time supplied from a time management unit 57 (described later) of the control unit 35, for example.

  The recording unit 32 includes a hard disk, an optical disk such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) driven by a predetermined drive, or a semiconductor memory such as a memory card. The recording unit 32 displays image data for displaying a still image (hereinafter referred to as still image data) and a moving image (moving image with sound) supplied from the recording / playback processing unit 50 of the control unit 35. Image data (hereinafter referred to as moving image data) is recorded as a file in folder units.

  Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish still image data and moving image data, they are collectively referred to as image data.

  The user input unit 33 includes, for example, various operation buttons (for example, an automatic editing start button for instructing start of editing), receives an operation from the user, and sends an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 35. It supplies to the selection part 52, the addition part 53, or the extraction part 54 (after-mentioned). The liquid crystal monitor 34 displays a moving image or a still image based on display data for displaying a moving image or a still image supplied from a monitor control unit 51 (described later) of the control unit 35.

  The control unit 35 includes a recording / playback processing unit 50, a monitor control unit 51, a selection unit 52, an addition unit 53, an extraction unit 54, a connection unit 55, a transmission control unit 56, a time management unit 57, and a reception control unit 58. The

  The recording / playback processing unit 50 compresses a still image such as JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) encoding into an image signal corresponding to one still image among the image signals supplied from the camera unit 31. Applying the encoding process, still image data is generated from the image signal and supplied to the recording unit 32.

  Note that the method of the still image data to be generated is not limited to the JPEG method, and may be another method such as the JPEG2000 method.

  The recording / playback processing unit 50 applies a process of compressing and encoding a moving image such as MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) encoding to the image signal and the audio signal supplied from the camera unit 31. Then, moving image data is generated from the image signal and the audio signal and supplied to the recording unit 32.

  Note that the format of the generated moving image data is not limited to the MPEG format such as MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, or MPEG7, but H.264 (ISO / IEC 14496-10 MPEG-4 Part10 Advanced Video Coding / ITU- Other schemes such as T Rec. H.264) and H.263 (ITU) may be used.

  Further, the recording / playback processing unit 50 supplies the editing data supplied from the connection unit 55 to the recording unit 32 for recording. In addition, the recording / playback processing unit 50 reads the image data or editing data from the recording unit 32 and decodes the image data or editing data. The recording / playback processing unit 50 supplies the image signal obtained as a result of the decoding to the monitor control unit 51.

  The monitor control unit 51 generates display data for displaying a moving image or a still image based on the image signal supplied from the recording / playback processing unit 50 and supplies the display data to the liquid crystal monitor 34.

  Based on an operation signal supplied from the user input unit 33 and corresponding to an operation for designating a candidate for editing, the selection unit 52 selects image data to be edited by the user from the image data recorded in the recording unit 32. Image data of a file designated as a candidate (to be edited) or image data of a file provided in a folder is selected, and the image data is read from the recording unit 32 via the recording / playback processing unit 50. Then, the selection unit 52 supplies the read image data to the addition unit 53.

  The adding unit 53 corresponds to an operation for designating image data of an image to be used for editing (hereinafter referred to as an important image) out of candidate image data to be edited supplied from the user input unit 33. Based on the operation signal and the image data supplied from the selection unit 52, an important image mark that is a mark representing the important image is added to the image data of the important image. That is, the important image mark is data for instructing editing so that editing is performed using the image data to which the important image mark is added. The adding unit 53 supplies the candidate image data to be edited to the extracting unit 54.

  The extraction unit 54 has a holding unit (not shown), and temporarily holds the image data supplied from the adding unit 53 and the reception control unit 58. The extraction unit 54 rearranges the image data in the order of shooting (in time series) based on the shooting date and time added to the stored image data. In addition, the extraction unit 54 corresponds to an operation for inputting shooting date / time added to the image data, image data, or information related to editing data (hereinafter referred to as editing-related information) supplied from the user input unit 33. The priority order is determined for the image data based on the operation signal to be performed.

  The editing related information includes, for example, the resolution (screen size) of the edited image, the length (playback time) of the moving image data in the edited data (for example, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.), the editing mode (for example, , Still image mode for generating edited images as still images, moving image mode for generating edited images as moving images, and still image data of one still image is preferentially edited for each predetermined time of shooting date and time Information such as a random mode to select as, a face main mode to preferentially select image data of an image with a large human face image as an editing target, a sepia mode to convert the edited image into a sepia tone color) is there. The editing related information is information referred to in editing, and can be said to be information instructing editing.

  For example, the extraction unit 54 extracts still image data of one still image at a predetermined time of the shooting date and time based on the shooting date and editing mode, and increases the priority of the still image data, An edge of image data is detected, and the priority of still image data without blur is increased based on the edge. Further, the level of the sound (signal) acquired together with the moving image is determined based on the moving image data, and the priority order of the moving image data of the moving image acquired together with the large sound is increased. Furthermore, the extraction unit 54 detects the area of the human face image in the image corresponding to the image data based on the image data and the edit mode, and increases the priority as the area increases.

  The extraction unit 54 is supplied from the priority control, the important image mark added to the image data, the operation signal corresponding to the operation for inputting the editing related information supplied from the user input unit 33, and the reception control unit 58. Based on the editing related information, image data to be edited is determined and extracted from a holding unit (not shown).

  Further, the extraction unit 54 supplies the extracted image data to the connection unit 55. The connection unit 55 connects (connects) the image data to be edited supplied from the extraction unit 54, or relates the image data to a predetermined relationship. In this way, the image data is edited by extracting the image data to be edited by the extracting unit 54 and connecting the editing target by the connecting unit 55 or associating it with a predetermined relationship. The connecting unit 55 records the editing data generated as a result of the editing in the recording unit 32 via the recording / playback processing unit 50 and supplies it to the transmission control unit 56.

  The transmission control unit 56 supplies the edit data supplied from the connection unit 55 to the network I / F 36. Further, the transmission control unit 56 supplies time data representing the current time supplied from the time management unit 57 to the network I / F 36. The time management unit 57 receives time information indicating the current time using, for example, radio waves or GPS (Global Positioning System), and measures the current time based on the time information. Then, the time management unit 57 supplies time data, which is data representing the time measured, to the camera unit 31 and the transmission control unit 56. The reception control unit 58 supplies the extraction unit 54 with image data and editing-related information supplied from the network I / F 36 and transmitted from the imaging device 12 (network I / F 76 of FIG. 5) described later.

  The network I / F 36 transmits the editing data and time data supplied from the transmission control unit 56 to the imaging device 12 of FIG. Further, the network I / F 36 receives the image data and the editing related information transmitted from the imaging device 12 of FIG. 5 and supplies them to the reception control unit 58.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the imaging device 12.

  5 includes a camera unit 71, a recording unit 72, a user input unit 73, a liquid crystal monitor 74, a control unit 75, and a network I / F 76.

  Note that the camera unit 71, the recording unit 72, and the liquid crystal monitor 74 in FIG. 5 are configured in the same manner as the camera unit 31, the recording unit 32, and the liquid crystal monitor 34 in FIG.

  The user input unit 73 includes, for example, various operation buttons (for example, an automatic editing start button for instructing start of editing), accepts an operation from the user, and sends an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 75. The data is supplied to the selection unit 92, the addition unit 93, or the transmission control unit 94 (described later).

  The control unit 75 includes a recording / playback processing unit 90, a monitor control unit 91, a selection unit 92, an addition unit 93, a transmission control unit 94, a reception control unit 95, and a time management unit 96.

  The recording / reproduction processing unit 90, the monitor control unit 91, and the selection unit 92 are configured in the same manner as the recording / reproduction processing unit 50, the monitor control unit 51, and the selection unit 52 in FIG.

  The recording / playback processing unit 90 generates still image data from an image signal corresponding to one still image among the image signals supplied from the camera unit 71, as in the recording / playback processing unit 50 of FIG. Then, moving image data is generated from the image signal and the audio signal supplied from the camera unit 71. Then, the recording / playback processing unit 90 supplies still image data and moving image data to the recording unit 72. Further, the recording / playback processing unit 90 supplies the editing data supplied from the reception control unit 95 to the recording unit 72 for recording.

  Similarly to the recording / reproduction processing unit 50, the recording / reproduction processing unit 90 reads image data or editing data from the recording unit 72 and decodes the image data or editing data. The recording / reproducing processor 90 supplies the image signal obtained as a result of decoding to the monitor controller 91.

  Similar to the adding unit 53 in FIG. 4, the adding unit 93 supplies an operation signal corresponding to an operation for specifying the image data of the important image among the candidate image data to be edited supplied from the user input unit 73. In addition, based on the image data supplied from the selection unit 92, an important image mark is added to the image data of the important image. The adding unit 93 then supplies the candidate image data to be edited to the transmission control unit 94.

  The transmission control unit 94 supplies the editing related information to the network I / F 76 based on the operation signal corresponding to the operation for inputting the editing related information supplied from the user input unit 73 and from the adding unit 93. The supplied image data is supplied to the network I / F 76. The reception control unit 58 records the editing data of the editing data and time data supplied from the network I / F 76 and transmitted from the editing device 11 of FIG. The time data is supplied to the time management unit 96.

  The time management unit 96 measures the current time. Further, the time management unit 96 determines the time measured by the time management unit 57 (FIG. 4) of the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 4 and the time measured by itself based on the time data supplied from the reception control unit 95. Adjust the time of your own time so that they match. By performing this adjustment before shooting, the time management unit 96 can accurately arrange the image data in the shooting order in the extraction unit 54 of FIG. Further, the time management unit 96 supplies time data representing the time counted by itself to the camera unit 71.

  The network I / F 76 transmits the image data supplied from the transmission control unit 94 to the network I / F 36 (FIG. 4) of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 via the network 13. Further, the network I / F 76 receives the edit data and time data transmitted from the network I / F 36 of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 and supplies them to the reception control unit 95.

  Next, an example of an edited image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, it is assumed that the image ID, which is an ID unique to the image data, is added to the image data from 1 in the photographing order (acquisition order) of the image data. The data is referred to as image #i.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 when the edited image is a moving image.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the editing data includes nine images # 1 to # 9 that can be reproduced within the reproduction time of moving image data (hereinafter referred to as a designated time) in the editing data input as editing related information. Are connected in order.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the recording / playback processing unit 50 sequentially reads nine images # 1 to # 9 constituting the editing data, decodes them, and supplies them to the monitor control unit 51. The monitor control unit 51 generates display data for sequentially displaying moving images or still images corresponding to the images # 1 to # 9 based on the image signals of the images # 1 to # 9 obtained as a result of the decoding. And supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 34. Thereby, the moving image or the still image corresponding to the image # 1 to the image # 9 is sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 as the edited image. For example, when the images # 1 to # 9 are still images, the images # 1 to # 9 are displayed in a so-called slide show.

  FIG. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 when the edited image is an editing target related to a predetermined relationship.

  In the example of FIG. 7, the editing data is configured by associating nine images # 1 to # 9 with a predetermined relationship.

  In the example of FIG. 7, the recording / playback processing unit 50 reads all nine images # 1 to # 9 constituting editing data, decodes them, and supplies them to the monitor control unit 51. The monitor control unit 51 divides the screen of the liquid crystal monitor 34 into nine parts based on the relationship in which the image signals # 1 to # 9 obtained as a result of decoding are related to the image # 1 to image # 9. Display data for displaying a moving image or a still image corresponding to each of the images # 1 to # 9 is generated in each of the regions 101-1 to 101-9 and supplied to the liquid crystal monitor 34.

  In other words, in FIG. 7, the editing data includes nine areas 101-1 to 101-9 in which the moving image or still image corresponding to each of the images # 1 to # 9 is divided into nine screens of the liquid crystal monitor 34, respectively. The images # 1 to # 9 are related to each other so as to be displayed.

  As a result, moving images or still images corresponding to the images # 1 to # 9 of the edited image are displayed in the nine areas 101-1 to 101-9 of the liquid crystal monitor 34, respectively. When the image constituting the edited image is moving image data, for example, the top image of the moving images corresponding to the moving image data is displayed as a still image in the areas 101- to 101-9. .

  Here, the user selects an area 101-1 to 101-9 where a desired moving image or still image is displayed from among the areas 101-1 to 101-9, thereby selecting the selected area 101. Images # 1 to # 9 corresponding to -1 to 101-9 can be reproduced (displayed). For example, when the user selects the area 101-3, the image # 3 corresponding to the area 101-3 is reproduced.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 when the edited image is a still image. In the example of FIG. 8, the editing data is assumed to be composed of four still images # 11 to # 14.

  In the example of FIG. 8, the recording / playback processing unit 50 reads all the four still images # 11 to # 14 constituting the editing data, decodes them, and supplies them to the monitor control unit 51. Based on the image signals of the images # 11 to # 14 obtained as a result of the decoding, the monitor control unit 51 converts the still images corresponding to the four images # 11 to # 14 to 2 (vertical) × 2 (horizontal). Display data for display as a single still image, and supplies it to the liquid crystal monitor 34. As a result, the still images corresponding to the images # 11 to # 14 are displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 in a 2 × 2 array.

  Note that the arrangement of still images corresponding to images # 11 to # 14 is not limited to this. Further, the size of each of the still images corresponding to the images # 11 to # 14 may be the same or different.

  6 to 8, the example of the edited image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 34 of the editing device 11 has been described. However, the edited image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 74 of the photographing device 12 as well.

  Next, editing processing performed by the editing device 11 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. This editing process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation for setting the operation mode of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 to an automatic editing mode that is a mode for editing.

  In step S1, the selection unit 52 automatically sets the operation mode of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 according to an operation signal supplied from the user input unit 33 and corresponding to an operation for setting the operation mode to the automatic editing mode. Set to edit mode.

  In step S <b> 2, the extraction unit 54 determines whether editing-related information has been input by the user, that is, whether an operation signal corresponding to an operation for inputting editing-related information has been supplied from the user input unit 33. If it is determined that the editing related information is not input, the process waits until the editing related information is input.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the editing related information has been input, the process proceeds to step S3, where the selection unit 52 determines whether the file or folder is designated as a candidate for editing by the user, and the editing target is determined. If it is determined that no candidate is designated, the process waits until a candidate for editing is designated.

  If it is determined in step S3 that a file or folder is designated as a candidate for editing, the process proceeds to step S4, and the selection unit 52 designates the candidate for editing from the recording unit 32 via the recording / playback processing unit 50. The image data of the file or the image data of the file provided in the folder is read and supplied to the adding unit 53.

  In step S5, the adding unit 53 determines whether at least one of the image data supplied from the selection unit 52 has been designated by the user as the image data of the important image, and the at least one image data Is determined as the image data of the important image, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S <b> 6, the adding unit 53 adds an important image mark to the image data designated as the image data of the important image by the user among the image data to be edited that are supplied from the selection unit 52, and the extracting unit 54. And is held by a holding unit (not shown), and the process proceeds to step S7.

  In step S5, when it is determined by the user that at least one image data is not designated as the image data of the important image, that is, it is determined that one image data is not designated as the image data of the important image. If it has been done, the adding unit 53 supplies the image data that is the candidate for editing supplied from the selecting unit 52 to the extracting unit 54 as it is and holds it in a holding unit (not shown), and proceeds to step S7.

  In step S7, the user input unit 33 determines whether or not the automatic editing start button for instructing the start of editing has been pressed (operated). If it is determined that the automatic editing start button has not been pressed, Wait until the edit start button is pressed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S7 that the automatic editing start button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S8, where the reception control unit 58 transmits the operation mode transmitted from the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. Based on the information indicating that the automatic edit request mode, which is a mode for requesting editing to the apparatus 11, is set, the number of the photographing apparatuses 12 in FIG. 5 whose operation mode is the automatic edit request mode is recognized.

  In step S9, the reception control unit 58 receives the image data and the editing related information transmitted from the imaging device 12 of FIG. 5 via the network 13 and the network I / F 36. In step S10, the reception control unit 58 determines whether image data and editing related information have been received from all of the imaging devices 12 in FIG. 5 whose operation mode is the automatic editing request mode, that is, the number recognized in step S8. It is determined whether image data and editing related information have been received from the imaging device 12 of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S10 that image data and editing related information have not been received from all the imaging devices 12 in FIG. 5 whose operation mode is the automatic edit request mode, the process returns to step S9 and the above-described processing is repeated. .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that the image data and the editing related information have been received from all the imaging devices 12 in FIG. 5 whose operation mode is the automatic editing request mode, the process proceeds to step S11, and the extraction unit 54 The image data is held in a holding unit (not shown), and the held image data is rearranged in time series (shooting order) based on the shooting date and time added to the image data.

  In step S12, the extraction unit 54 determines the priority order of the image data based on the stored image data, the shooting date and time added thereto, or the editing mode of the editing related information.

  For example, when the editing mode is the random mode, the extracting unit 54 selects still image data of one still image at random for every predetermined time of shooting date and time, and increases the priority. When the editing mode is the face main mode, the extraction unit 54 increases the priority of image data of an image having a large human face image area. If the editing related information input by the user is different between the editing device 11 in FIG. 4 and the photographing device 12 in FIG. 5, the editing related information is determined by, for example, majority vote.

  In step S <b> 13, the extraction unit 54 determines whether the editing mode of the editing related information is the still image mode. If it is determined that the editing mode is the still image mode, the extraction unit 54 proceeds to step S <b> 14. The connection unit 55 performs still image editing processing for generating an edited image as a still image. Details of this still image editing process will be described with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S13 that the editing mode is not the still image mode, that is, the editing mode is the moving image mode, the process proceeds to step S15, and the extracting unit 54 and the connecting unit 55 use the edited image as a moving image. The moving image editing process to be generated is performed. Details of the moving image editing process will be described with reference to FIG.

  After the processing of step S14 or step S15, the process proceeds to step S16, and the transmission control unit 56 sends the editing data supplied from the connection unit 55 to the photographing apparatus 12 of FIG. 5 via the network I / F 36 and the network 13. Send. In step S17, the recording / playback processing unit 50 causes the recording unit 32 to record the edit data supplied from the connection unit 55, and the process ends.

  Next, the still image editing process in step S14 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S31, the extraction unit 54 recognizes the number of important images corresponding to still image data to which important image marks are added. In step S32, the extracting unit 54 determines the number of still images to be edited based on the resolution information of the edited image in the editing related information.

  In step S <b> 33, the extraction unit 54 selects an image to be edited from image data held in a holding unit (not shown) based on the difference between the number of important images and the number of still images to be edited and the priority order. Extract still image data. Specifically, when the number of important images is smaller than the number of still images to be edited, the extraction unit 54 selects still image data of still images corresponding to the difference in the number of images in descending order of priority, and selects the selected images. The still image data and the still image data of the important image are extracted from the holding unit and are set as editing targets.

  On the other hand, when the number of important images is larger than the number of still images to be edited, the extracting unit 54 selects still image data of important images corresponding to the difference in the number of images in ascending order of priority, and the selected still image is selected. The still image data of the important image excluding the image data is extracted from the holding unit and is set as an editing target.

  In step S34, the extraction unit 54 performs adjustments such as color conversion and size conversion on the still image data to be edited based on the editing mode and the resolution information of the edited image.

  In step S <b> 35, the extraction unit 54 determines a still image layout corresponding to the still image data to be edited, and supplies layout information representing the layout and the editing target to the connection unit 55. In step S <b> 36, the connection unit 55 connects the editing target based on the layout information supplied from the extraction unit 54 and generates editing data. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the connection unit 55 uses one still image in which still images to be edited are arranged as an edited image based on the layout information, and uses the still image data of the edited image as the edited image. And generated as edit data. Then, the connecting unit 55 supplies the edit data to the recording / playback processing unit 50 and the transmission control unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S15 in FIG.

  At this time, the connecting unit 55 does not generate an edited image using the entire still image to be edited, but a part of the still image to be edited (for example, a right half or a face image). An edited image may be generated using

  Next, the moving image editing process in step S15 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S51, the extraction unit 54 recognizes the reproduction time of the moving image and the number of still images among the important images corresponding to the image data to which the important image mark is added. In step S <b> 52, the extraction unit 54 determines the playback time of the moving image to be edited and the number of still images based on the editing related information designation time and the resolution information of the edited image.

  In step S53, the extraction unit 54 determines the difference between the playback time of the moving image in the important image and the playback time of the moving image to be edited, the number of still images in the important image, and the number of still images to be edited. The image data to be edited is extracted from a holding unit (not shown) based on the difference and the priority order.

  Note that the image data to be edited may be either one of still image data and moving image data, or both. When the image data to be edited is only one of still image data and moving image data, the playback time of the moving image to be edited or the number of still images is zero.

  In step S54, the extraction unit 54 performs adjustment such as color conversion and size conversion on the image data to be edited based on the editing mode and the resolution information of the edited image, and connects the editing target obtained as a result. Supplied to the unit 55.

  In step S55, the connection unit 55 connects the editing objects supplied from the extraction unit 54, and generates the image data of the edited image shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 as editing data. At this time, the connection unit 55 may add transitions such as wipe, fade-in, and fade-out to the image data to be edited. When the editing target is still image data, since audio data is not added to the image data, the connection unit 55 acquires music data from a server (not shown) as background music (BGM) of the edited image, The music data may be added to the editing data.

  The connecting unit 55 does not generate an edited image using the entire moving image or still image to be edited, but a part of the moving image or still image to be edited (for example, the right half or the face image). An edited image may be generated using an image or the like.

  Thereafter, the connection unit 55 supplies the edit data to the recording / playback processing unit 50 and the transmission control unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S16 in FIG.

  In the description of FIGS. 9 to 11, the case where the edited image is generated as a moving image or a still image has been described. However, when the edited image is generated by associating the editing target with a predetermined relationship, the edited image is generated. The editing process is performed in the same manner as when generating a moving image. In this case, for example, a relationship mode, which is a mode for generating an edited image by associating an editing target with a predetermined relationship, is input as the editing mode, and the moving image editing process of FIG. 11 is performed in the editing process of FIG. The same processing is performed. In this case, in step S55 in FIG. 11, the connection unit 55 does not connect the image data to be edited but relates to a predetermined relationship.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, an editing request process in which the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. 5 requests the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 to perform editing will be described. In this edit request process, for example, when the user designates the request destination to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 and the operation mode is set to the automatic edit request mode which is a mode for requesting the edit, Be started.

  In step S71, the adding unit 93 specifies the request destination supplied from the user input unit 73 to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 and responds to an operation signal corresponding to an operation for setting the operation mode to the automatic editing mode. Thus, the operation mode of the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. 5 is set to the automatic editing mode. Further, the adding unit 93 supplies the transmission control unit 94 with information indicating the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 4 designated as the request destination and information indicating that the operation mode is set to the automatic editing mode.

  The transmission control unit 94 transmits information indicating that the operation mode is set to the automatic editing mode to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 as the request destination via the network I / F 76 and the network 13. Based on this information, the editing device 11 in FIG. 4 recognizes the number of the photographing devices 12 in FIG. 5 which is the automatic editing request mode in step S8 in FIG.

  In step S72, the adding unit 93 determines whether editing-related information has been input by the user, that is, whether an operation signal corresponding to an operation for inputting editing-related information has been supplied from the user input unit 73. If it is determined that the editing related information is not input, the process waits until the editing related information is input.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S72 that editing related information has been input, the process proceeds to step S73, where the selection unit 92 determines whether a file or folder has been designated as a candidate for editing by the user, and the editing target is determined. If it is determined that no candidate is designated, the process waits until a candidate for editing is designated.

  If it is determined in step S73 that a file or folder has been designated as a candidate for editing, the process proceeds to step S74, and the selection unit 92 designates as a candidate for editing from the recording unit 72 via the recording / playback processing unit 90. The image data of the file or the image data of the file provided in the folder is read and supplied to the adding unit 93.

  In step S75, the adding unit 93 determines whether or not at least one of the image data supplied from the selection unit 92 has been designated by the user as the image data of the important image, and the at least one image data Is determined as the image data of the important image, the process proceeds to step S76.

  In step S76, the adding unit 93 adds an important image mark to the image data designated as the image data of the important image by the user among the image data to be edited that are supplied from the selection unit 92, and the editing target. The image data and the editing related information as candidates are supplied to the transmission control unit 94, and the process proceeds to step S77.

  In step S75, when it is determined by the user that at least one image data is not designated as the image data of the important image, that is, it is determined that one image data is not designated as the image data of the important image. If it is determined, the adding unit 93 supplies the image data that is the candidate for editing supplied from the selection unit 92 to the transmission control unit 94 as it is, and also supplies editing-related information to the transmission control unit 94, step S77. Proceed to

  In step S77, the user input unit 73 determines whether or not the automatic editing start button for instructing the start of editing has been pressed (operated). If it is determined that the automatic editing start button has not been pressed, Wait until the edit start button is pressed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S77 that the automatic editing start button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S78, where the transmission control unit 94 supplies the image data and editing related information that are supplied from the adding unit 93 as candidates for editing. Then, the data is transmitted to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 via the network I / F 76 and the network 13. The image data and the editing related information are received by the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 in step S9 in FIG. Thereafter, the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4 performs the still image editing process in FIG. 10 or the moving image editing process in FIG. 11, and transmits the editing data to the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. 5 in step S16 in FIG.

  In step S79, the reception control unit 95 determines whether edit data has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 4 via the network 13 and the network I / F 76. If it is determined in step S79 that the editing data has not been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 4, the process waits until the editing data is transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S79 that the edit data has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 4, the process proceeds to step S80, and the reception control unit 95 receives the edit data via the network 13 and the network I / F 76. Then, the data is supplied to the recording / playback processing unit 90.

  In step S81, the recording / playback processing unit 90 supplies the editing data supplied from the reception control unit 95 to the recording unit 72 for recording, and the process ends.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the editing apparatus 11.

  13 includes a camera unit 31, a recording unit 32, a user input unit 33, a liquid crystal monitor 34, a control unit 115, and a network I / F 116. The editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 corresponds to image data that is a candidate for editing from the imaging apparatus 12 in FIG. 14 to be described later, and image data with a smaller data amount than the image data (hereinafter referred to as small data amount data). The image to be edited is determined, and then only the image data to be edited is received. The small data amount data is added with the shooting date and image ID added to the corresponding image data.

  In addition, what attached | subjected the code | symbol same as FIG. 4 is the same, and since it repeats description, it abbreviate | omits.

  The control unit 115 includes a recording / playback processing unit 50, a monitor control unit 51, a selection unit 52, an addition unit 53, a connection unit 55, a time management unit 57, an extraction unit 121, a list creation unit 122, a transmission control unit 123, and reception control. Part 124.

  The extraction unit 121 includes a holding unit (not shown), and temporarily holds the image data supplied from the adding unit 53 and the small data amount data supplied from the reception control unit 124. The extraction unit 121 rearranges the image data and the small data amount data in the photographing order (in time series) based on the stored image data and the photographing date / time added to the small data amount data. Further, the extraction unit 121 corresponds to an operation for inputting the shooting date and time added to the image data and the small amount of data, the image data and the small amount of data, or the editing related information supplied from the user input unit 33. Based on the operation signal, the priority order is determined for the image data and the small data amount data.

  The extraction unit 121 includes a priority, an important image mark added to the image data and the small amount of data, an operation signal corresponding to an operation for inputting editing-related information supplied from the user input unit 33, and a reception control unit Based on the editing-related information supplied from 124, image data to be edited is determined. Then, the extraction unit 121 extracts image data determined as an editing target from a holding unit (not shown) and transmits the image data determined as another editing target, that is, from the imaging device 12 of FIG. The image ID of the image data corresponding to the small amount of data is supplied to the list creation unit 122 as data specifying the image data.

  The extraction unit 121 supplies the extracted image data and the image data supplied from the reception control unit 124 to the connection unit 55. The list creation unit 122 creates a list of the image IDs based on the image ID supplied from the extraction unit 121 and supplies the list to the transmission control unit 123. When the image data to be edited is moving image data, information (for example, a frame number) of the section of moving image data to be edited is registered in the list corresponding to the image ID.

  The transmission control unit 123 supplies the list supplied from the list creation unit 122 to the network I / F 116. Also, the transmission control unit 123 supplies the editing data supplied from the connection unit 55 to the network I / F 116, as with the transmission control unit 56 of FIG. Further, like the transmission control unit 56, the transmission control unit 123 supplies the time data supplied from the time management unit 57 to the network I / F 116.

  The reception control unit 124 supplies the extraction unit 121 with the small amount of data and the editing related information transmitted from the imaging apparatus 12 in FIG. 14 and supplied from the network I / F 116. Further, the reception control unit 124 supplies the image data transmitted from the imaging device 12 of FIG. 14 supplied from the network I / F 116 to the extraction unit 121.

  The network I / F 116 transmits the editing data, the time data, and the list supplied from the transmission control unit 123 to the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. Further, the network I / F 116 receives the small amount of data, the editing related information, and the image data transmitted from the imaging device 12 in FIG. 14 and supplies them to the reception control unit 124.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the imaging device 12.

  14 includes a camera unit 71, a recording unit 72, a user input unit 73, a liquid crystal monitor 74, a control unit 135, and a network I / F 136, and a small amount of image data that is a candidate for editing. The data is transmitted to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13, and then the image data to be edited corresponding to the list transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 is transmitted to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG.

  5 that are the same as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

  The control unit 135 includes a monitor control unit 91, a time management unit 96, a recording / playback processing unit 140, a selection unit 141, a creation unit 142, an addition unit 143, a transmission control unit 144, and a reception control unit 145.

  Based on the list supplied from the reception control unit 145 and transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13, the recording / playback processing unit 140 receives image data specified by the image ID of the list, that is, the image ID of the list. The added image data is read from the recording unit 72 as an editing target and supplied to the transmission control unit 144.

  The recording / playback processing unit 140 generates still image data from an image signal corresponding to one still image among the image signals supplied from the camera unit 71 as in the recording / playback processing unit 90 of FIG. At the same time, moving image data is generated from the image signal and audio signal supplied from the camera unit 71, and the still image data and moving image data are supplied to the recording unit 72 for recording. Similar to the recording / reproduction processing unit 90, the recording / reproduction processing unit 140 supplies the editing data supplied from the reception control unit 145 to the recording unit 72 for recording.

  Further, like the recording / reproduction processing unit 90, the recording / reproduction processing unit 140 reads out image data or editing data from the recording unit 72, decodes the image data or editing data, and supplies the decoded image data or editing data to the monitor control unit 91.

  Similar to the selection unit 92, the selection unit 141 stores image data recorded in the recording unit 72 based on an operation signal supplied from the user input unit 73 and corresponding to an operation for designating a candidate for editing. Then, the image data of the file designated as a candidate for editing by the user or the image data of the file provided in the folder is selected, and the image data is read from the recording unit 72 via the recording / reproducing processing unit 140. Then, the selection unit 141 supplies the read image data to the creation unit 142.

  The creation unit 142 creates image data of thumbnail images based on still image data of the image data supplied from the selection unit 141. The creation unit 142 creates low-frame-rate moving image data based on the moving image data in the image data supplied from the selection unit 141. The creation unit 142 supplies the image data of the thumbnail image or the moving image data at the low frame rate to the adding unit 143 as small data amount data.

  The adding unit 143 is supplied from an operation signal corresponding to an operation for designating image data of an important image among image data to be edited as candidates supplied from the user input unit 73 and the creation unit 142. Based on the small data amount data, the important image mark is added to the small data amount data corresponding to the image data of the important image. Then, the adding unit 143 supplies the small data amount data to the transmission control unit 144.

  Similar to the transmission control unit 94 in FIG. 5, the transmission control unit 144 sends editing-related information to the network I based on an operation signal supplied from the user input unit 73 and corresponding to an operation for inputting editing-related information. The small amount of data supplied from the adding unit 143 is supplied to the network I / F 136. In addition, the transmission control unit 144 supplies the image data to be edited supplied from the recording / playback processing unit 140 to the network I / F 136.

  The reception control unit 145 supplies the list and editing data to the recording / playback processing unit 140 out of the list, editing data, and time data transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13 supplied from the network I / F 136. The time data is supplied to the time management unit 96.

  The network I / F 136 transmits the small data amount data and the editing related information supplied from the transmission control unit 144 and the image data to be edited to the network I / F 116 of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13). Further, the network I / F 136 receives the list, editing data, and time data transmitted from the network I / F 116 of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 and supplies the received data to the reception control unit 145.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the editing process performed by the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13 will be described. This editing process is started, for example, when the user performs an operation for setting the operation mode of the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 to the automatic editing mode.

  The processing in steps S101 to S108 is the same as the processing in steps S1 to S8 in FIG.

  In step S109, the reception control unit 124 receives the small amount of data and the editing related information transmitted from the imaging device 12 of FIG. 14 via the network 13 and the network I / F 116. In step S110, the reception control unit 124 recognizes in step S108 whether or not the small amount of data and the editing related information have been received from all the imaging devices 12 in FIG. 14 whose operation mode is the automatic editing request mode. It is determined whether or not a small amount of data and editing related information have been received from a number of the photographing devices 12 of FIG.

  If it is determined in step S110 that image data and editing related information have not been received from all the imaging devices 12 in FIG. 14 whose operation mode is the automatic edit request mode, the process returns to step S109 and the above-described processing is repeated. .

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S110 that the small amount of data and the editing related information have been received from all the imaging devices 12 in FIG. Holds the small data amount data in a holding unit (not shown), and based on the image data and the shooting date and time added to the small data amount data, the retained image data and the small data amount data are time-series ( Sort by shooting order).

  In step S112, the extraction unit 121 converts the image data and the small amount of data into the image data and the small amount of data based on the image data and the small amount of data, the shooting date and time added thereto, or the editing mode of the editing related information. Determine the priority order.

  In step S113, the extraction unit 121 determines whether or not the editing mode of the editing related information is the still image mode. If it is determined that the editing mode is the still image mode, the extraction unit 121 proceeds to step S114, and extracts the extraction unit 121. The connection unit 55 performs still image editing processing for generating an edited image as a still image. Details of the still image editing process will be described with reference to FIG.

  If it is determined in step S113 that the editing mode is not the still image mode, that is, the editing mode is the moving image mode, the process proceeds to step S115, and the extracting unit 121 and the connecting unit 55 use the edited image as a moving image. The moving image editing process to be generated is performed. Details of the moving image editing process will be described with reference to FIG.

  After the processing of step S114 or step S115, the process proceeds to step S116, and the transmission control unit 123 sends the editing data supplied from the connection unit 55 to the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. 14 via the network I / F 116 and the network 13. Send. In step S117, the recording / playback processing unit 50 causes the recording unit 32 to record the edit data supplied from the connection unit 55, and the process ends.

  Next, the still image editing process in step S114 of FIG. 15 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S131, the extraction unit 121 recognizes the number of important images corresponding to the still image data to which the important image mark is added and the small data amount data of the still image data. In step S132, the extraction unit 121 determines the number of still images to be edited based on the resolution information of the edited image in the editing related information.

  In step S133, the extraction unit 121 sets an object to be edited from image data held in a holding unit (not shown) based on the difference between the number of important images and the number of still images to be edited and the priority order. Still image data and small data amount data are determined, still image data to be edited is extracted, and an image ID added to the small data amount data is supplied to the list creation unit 122.

  In step S <b> 134, the list creation unit 122 creates a list of the image IDs based on the image ID supplied from the extraction unit 121, and supplies the list to the transmission control unit 123. In step S135, the transmission control unit 123 transmits the list supplied in step S134 to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 via the network I / F 116 and the network 13.

  In step S <b> 136, the reception control unit 124 receives still image data to be edited transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 corresponding to the list transmitted in step S <b> 135 and supplies the still image data to the extraction unit 121. . In step S137, the extraction unit 121 edits the still image data to be edited (the still image data extracted in step S133 and the still image received in step S136 based on the editing mode of the editing related information and the resolution information of the edited image). Adjustments such as color conversion and size conversion are performed on (image data).

  In step S138, the extraction unit 121 determines a still image layout corresponding to the still image data to be edited, and supplies layout information indicating the layout and the editing target to the connection unit 55. In step S <b> 139, the connecting unit 55 connects editing targets based on the layout information supplied from the extracting unit 121, and generates editing data. Then, the connection unit 55 supplies the editing data to the recording / playback processing unit 50 and the transmission control unit 123, and the process proceeds to step S116 in FIG.

  Next, the moving image editing process in step S15 in FIG. 15 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S151, the extraction unit 121 recognizes the reproduction time of the moving image and the number of still images among the important data corresponding to the image data to which the important image mark is added and the small data amount data. In step S152, the extraction unit 121 determines the playback time of the moving image to be edited and the number of still images based on the specified time of the editing related information and the resolution information of the edited image.

  In step S153, the extraction unit 121 determines the difference between the playback time of the moving image in the important image and the playback time of the moving image to be edited, the number of still images in the important image, and the number of still images to be edited. The image data to be edited is determined from the image data held in the holding unit (not shown) based on the difference and the priority order, and the still image data to be edited is extracted, and the small data amount data The image ID added to is supplied to the list creation unit 122.

  In step S <b> 154, the list creation unit 122 creates a list of image IDs based on the image ID supplied from the extraction unit 121 and supplies the list to the transmission control unit 123. In step S155, the transmission control unit 123 transmits the list supplied in step S154 to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 via the network I / F 116 and the network 13.

  In step S <b> 156, the reception control unit 124 receives the image data to be edited transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 corresponding to the list transmitted in step S <b> 155 and supplies the image data to the extraction unit 121.

  In step S157, the extraction unit 121 performs adjustment such as color conversion and size conversion on the image data to be edited based on the editing mode of the editing related information and the resolution information of the edited image, and the result is obtained. The editing target is supplied to the connection unit 55. In step S158, the connection unit 55 connects the editing target supplied from the extraction unit 54, and generates the image data of the edited image shown in FIG. 6 or 7 as editing data. Then, the connection unit 55 supplies the edited data to the recording / playback processing unit 50 and the transmission control unit 123, and the process proceeds to step S116 in FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 18, an editing request process in which the photographing device 12 in FIG. 14 requests editing to the editing device 11 in FIG. This edit request process is started, for example, when the user designates the request destination as the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 and performs an operation for setting the operation mode to the automatic edit request mode.

  Since the process of step S171 thru | or step S174 is the same as the process of FIG.12 S71 thru | or S74, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S175, the creation unit 142 creates small data amount data based on the image data that is the candidate for editing read in step S174, and supplies the data to the addition unit 143. In step S176, the adding unit 143 determines whether or not at least one of the image data to be edited is designated by the user as the image data of the important image, and the at least one image data is the important image. If it is determined that the image data is designated as image data, the process proceeds to step S177.

  In step S177, the adding unit 143 selects the small amount of data corresponding to the image data designated as the image data of the important image by the user from the small amount of data of the image data that is the candidate for editing read in step S174. An important image mark is added to the amount data, the small amount of data and the editing related information are supplied to the transmission control unit 144, and the process proceeds to step S178.

  If it is determined in step S176 that the user has not designated at least one image data as the image data of the important image, the adding unit 143 performs transmission control on the small data amount data supplied in step S175 as it is. The editing related information is supplied to the transmission control unit 144 and the process proceeds to step S178.

  In step S178, the user input unit 73 determines whether or not the automatic editing start button has been pressed. If it is determined that the automatic editing start button has not been pressed, the user input unit 73 waits until the automatic editing start button is pressed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S178 that the automatic editing start button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S179, and the transmission control unit 144 edits the small data amount data that is supplied from the adding unit 143 as a candidate for editing and the editing related data. Information is transmitted to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 via the network I / F 136 and the network 13.

  As described above, the imaging device 12 of FIG. 14 does not transmit image data as a candidate for editing, but transmits a small amount of data of the image data, so that the transfer speed of the network 13 is low. However, it is possible to cause the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 to quickly grasp the editing target candidates recorded in the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG. Further, even when the free space of the holding unit (not shown) included in the extraction unit 121 of the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13 is small, the small data amount data is stored by holding the small data amount data of the candidate to be edited. The editing target can be determined from the above.

  Thereafter, the small data amount data and editing related information of the candidate to be edited are received by the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 in step S109 in FIG. The editing device 11 in FIG. 13 performs the still image editing process in FIG. 16 or the moving image editing process in FIG. As a result, in step S135 in FIG. 16 or step S155 in FIG. 17, the list is transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 to the photographing apparatus 12 in FIG.

  In step S180, the reception control unit 145 determines whether a list has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 via the network 13 and the network I / F 136. If it is determined in step S180 that the list has not been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13, the process waits until the list is transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S180 that the list has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13, the process proceeds to step S181, and the reception control unit 145 receives the list via the network 13 and the network I / F 136, The data is supplied to the recording / playback processing unit 140.

  In step S182, based on the list supplied from the reception control unit 145, the recording / playback processing unit 140 reads image data corresponding to the image ID registered in the list from the recording unit 72, and performs transmission control as an editing target. To the unit 144. In step S183, the transmission control unit 144 transmits the image data to be edited supplied in step S182 to the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 via the network I / F 136 and the network 13.

  The image data to be edited is received by the editing apparatus 11 in FIG. 13 in step S136 in FIG. 16 or step S156 in FIG. Thereafter, in step S116 in FIG. 15, the editing device 11 in FIG. 13 transmits the editing data generated based on the image data to be edited to the photographing device 12 in FIG.

  In step S184, the reception control unit 145 determines whether edit data has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13 via the network 13 and the network I / F 136. If it is determined in step S184 that the editing data has not been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13, the process waits until the editing data is transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S184 that the edit data has been transmitted from the editing apparatus 11 of FIG. 13, the process proceeds to step S185, and the reception control unit 95 receives the edit data via the network 13 and the network I / F 136. And supplied to the recording / reproducing processor 140.

  In step S186, the recording / playback processing unit 140 supplies the editing data supplied from the reception control unit 145 to the recording unit 72 for recording, and the process ends.

  In the above description, among the image data recorded in the recording unit 32 or the recording unit 72, image data of a file designated as a candidate for editing by the user or image data of a file provided in a folder is Although the image data is recorded in the recording unit 32 or the recording unit 72, the image data may be supplied to the extraction unit 54 (121). .

  In the above description, the editing device 11 in FIGS. 4 and 13 transmits the editing data to the photographing device 12 via the network 13 and records the editing data in the recording unit 72 of the photographing device 12. The editing device 11 does not have to send editing data. In this case, for example, the user of the editing apparatus 11 distributes an optical disk or the like driven by a predetermined drive that is a recording unit 32 for recording editing data to the users of the imaging apparatus 12-1 and the imaging apparatus 12-2. Thus, users of the editing device 11, the photographing device 12-1, and the photographing device 12-2 can share editing data.

  Further, in the above description, the editing device 11 has the photographing function and the editing function, and the photographing device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2 have only the photographing function. -1 and the imaging device 12-2 may each have an imaging function and an editing function. In this case, in each of the editing device 11, the photographing device 12-1, and the photographing device 12-2, the user performs an operation for setting the automatic editing mode or the automatic editing request mode. Of the device 12-1 and the photographing device 12-2, the device that performs the editing process of FIGS. 9 and 15 or the device that performs the editing request process of FIGS. 12 and 18 can be determined.

  The editing device 11 does not need to have a shooting function, and may be a personal computer, a server, or the like, for example. Furthermore, the photographing device 12 is not limited to a digital still camera or a camcorder, and may be any device having a photographing function, for example, a personal computer or a mobile phone with a camera.

  Further, before the editing device 11 transmits the editing data, the photographing device 12 may stream the editing data. In this case, the user of the imaging device 12 can check the editing data in advance.

  Further, in the above description, the important image mark is added to the image data. However, the important image mark may be transmitted in association with the corresponding image data separately from the image data. .

  As described above, the image capturing device 12-1 and the image capturing device 12-2 each edit the image data that is a candidate for editing, the important image mark instructing editing of the image data, and the editing related information. The editing apparatus 11 performs editing according to the important image mark and the editing related information, and transmits the editing data obtained as a result to each of the imaging apparatus 12-1 and the imaging apparatus 12-2. The result of editing the image data that each of the devices has can be shared by a plurality of devices.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software may execute various functions by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware or various programs. For example, it is installed from a recording medium in a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a personal computer that executes the above-described series of processing by a program. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201 executes various processes according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202 or a recording unit 208. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 203 appropriately stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and data. The CPU 201, ROM 202, and RAM 203 are connected to each other via a bus 204. For example, the CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 are configured as a microcomputer.

  An input / output interface 205 is also connected to the CPU 201 via the bus 204. Connected to the input / output interface 205 are an input unit 206 composed of a camera, keyboard, mouse, microphone, and the like, and an output unit 207 composed of a display, a speaker, and the like. The input unit 206 corresponds to the camera unit 31 and the user input unit 33 or the camera unit 71 and the user input unit 73. The output unit 207 corresponds to the liquid crystal monitor 34 or the liquid crystal monitor 74.

  The CPU 201 executes various processes in response to commands input from the input unit 206. Then, the CPU 201 outputs the processing result to the output unit 207.

  The recording unit 208 connected to the input / output interface 205 includes, for example, a hard disk and records programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data. The recording unit 208 corresponds to the recording unit 32 or the recording unit 72. The communication unit 209 communicates with an external device via the network 13. The communication unit 209 corresponds to the network I / F 36, the network I / F 76, the network I / F 116, or the network I / F 136.

  The program may be acquired via the communication unit 209 and recorded in the recording unit 208.

  The drive 210 connected to the input / output interface 205 drives a removable medium 211 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and drives programs and data recorded there. Get etc. The acquired program and data are transferred to the recording unit 208 and recorded as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a recording medium storing a program for performing a series of processes is distributed to provide a program to a user separately from a computer. Etc.), optical discs (including compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM), DVD (digital versatile disc)), magneto-optical discs (including MD (mini-disc) (trademark)), or semiconductor memory In addition to a package medium composed of the removable medium 211, it is composed of a ROM 202 on which a program is recorded, a hard disk included in the recording unit 208, and the like provided to the user in a state of being preinstalled in a computer. .

The program for executing the series of processes described above is installed in a computer via a wired or wireless communication medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting via an interface such as a router or a modem as necessary. You may be made to do.

  Further, in the present specification, the step of describing the program stored in the recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in time series according to the described order, but is not necessarily performed in time series. It also includes processes that are executed individually.

  In the present specification, the term “system” represents the entire apparatus constituted by a plurality of apparatuses.

  The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance structure of one embodiment of the network system concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement in the network system of FIG. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement in the network system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an editing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an imaging device. It is a figure explaining the example of an edit image. It is a figure explaining the example of an edit image. It is a figure explaining the example of an edit image. It is a flowchart explaining an edit process. It is a flowchart explaining a still image editing process. It is a flowchart explaining a moving image edit process. It is a flowchart explaining an edit request process. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the editing device. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of an imaging device. 12 is another flowchart for describing editing processing. It is another flowchart explaining a still image editing process. It is another flowchart explaining a moving image edit process. 12 is another flowchart for explaining an edit request process. And FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a personal computer.

Explanation of symbols

  11 editing device, 12-1, 12-1 photographing device, 56 transmission control unit, 54 extraction unit, 55 connection unit, 58 reception control unit, 92 selection unit, 93 addition unit, 94 transmission control unit, 95 reception control unit, 121 Extraction Unit, 123 Transmission Control Unit, 124 Reception Control Unit, 144 Transmission Control Unit, 145 Reception Control Unit, 201 CPU, 202 ROM, 203 RAM, 208 Recording Unit, 211 Removable Media

Claims (10)

In an image editing system including a plurality of electronic devices that handle image data and an image editing device that edits the image data,
The electronic device is
Selecting means for selecting the image data to be edited by the image editing device from the image data recorded on a recording medium;
First transmission means for transmitting the selected image data and instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data to the image editing device;
First receiving means for receiving edit data obtained as a result of editing the image data in response to an instruction of the instruction data transmitted from the image editing device;
The image editing device includes:
Second receiving means for receiving the image data and the instruction data transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic devices;
Editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices according to instructions of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate the editing data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship Editing means to
An image editing system comprising: a second transmission unit configured to transmit the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices. In electronic devices that handle image data,
Selecting means for selecting the image data to be edited from the image data recorded on a recording medium;
The selected image data and the selected instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data are generated so as to generate a series of images or edit data related to a predetermined relationship. Transmitting means for transmitting the image data from the electronic device and another electronic device to an image editing apparatus that edits the image data according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data;
An electronic device comprising: receiving means for receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus. When the image data is selected by the selection means, the transmission means includes the instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data, and the image data instead of the selected image data. Corresponding, a small amount of data, which is image data having a smaller amount of data than the image data, is transmitted to the image editing device,
The receiving means receives designation data that is data for designating image data to be edited among image data corresponding to the small data amount data transmitted from the image editing apparatus,
The transmission means transmits image data designated by the designated data,
The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving unit receives the editing data transmitted from the image editing device. In an image transmission method of an electronic device that handles image data,
Select the image data to be edited from the image data recorded on the recording medium,
The selected image data and the selected instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data are generated so as to generate a series of images or edit data related to a predetermined relationship. Transmitting the image data from the electronic device and other electronic devices to an image editing apparatus that edits the image data in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data;
An image transmission method including a step of receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing apparatus. In a program executed by a computer that controls an electronic device that handles image data,
Select the image data to be edited from the image data recorded on the recording medium,
The selected image data and the selected instruction data for instructing editing of the selected image data are generated so as to generate a series of images or edit data related to a predetermined relationship. Transmitting the image data from the electronic device and other electronic devices to an image editing apparatus that edits the image data in accordance with an instruction of the instruction data;
A program comprising a step of receiving the editing data transmitted from the image editing device. Receiving means for receiving image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data;
Editing the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices according to instructions of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or images related to a predetermined relationship Editing means,
An image editing apparatus comprising: transmission means for transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices. A selecting means for selecting image data to be edited in the editing means;
The receiving means instructs the editing of the image data from a plurality of the electronic devices, the small data amount data corresponding to the image data, which is image data having a smaller data amount than the image data, and the image data. Receive instruction data and
The selection unit selects image data to be edited from image data corresponding to the small data amount data based on the small data amount data and the instruction data received by the receiving unit,
The transmission means transmits designation data, which is data for designating image data selected by the selection means, to the plurality of electronic devices,
The image editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the receiving unit receives image data specified by the specified data transmitted from a plurality of the electronic devices. Receiving image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data;
The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is edited according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or an image related to a predetermined relationship. ,
An image editing method including a step of transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices. Receiving image data transmitted from each of a plurality of electronic devices and instruction data for instructing editing of the image data;
The image data from a plurality of the electronic devices is edited according to an instruction of the instruction data of the image data so as to generate edit data for displaying a series of images or an image related to a predetermined relationship. ,
A program that causes a computer to execute processing including a step of transmitting the editing data to each of the plurality of electronic devices.   A program recording medium in which the program according to claim 5 or 9 is recorded.

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