JP2007306426A - Method, device, and program for reproducing image, storage medium, method, device, and program for reproducing content, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a special effect in a plurality of image files with the use of less scenarios, to easily perform the setting and addition of the scenarios, and to obtain a special effect suitable for the image file to be reproduced without boring a user. <P>SOLUTION: When the reproduction of a slide show is started; a scenario selector 26 refers to a slide management file 31, a zoom management file 32, and a multi-management file 33 which are stored in a scenario storage part 28. Then, the plurality of scenarios managed in each management file are acquired, and at least one of the scenarios is selected at random. An image reader 24 reads the image files 20, whose number is required for the scenario selected by the scenario selector 26 from an image folder 21. An image processor 25 performs image processing in the image files 20 so as to obtain the special effect which is defined by the selected scenario. A display processing circuit 15 reproduces the slide show on a monitor 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image reproduction method, an image reproduction apparatus, an image reproduction program, a storage medium storing the image reproduction program, a content reproduction method, a content reproduction apparatus, and a content reproduction program for reproducing a content file. The present invention relates to a storage medium storing a content reproduction program.

  Slideshow playback is known as a technique for playing back and displaying image files taken with a digital camera or the like. This slide show reproduction is a technique for reproducing and displaying images of a plurality of image files in order on the monitor, and the display images are automatically switched at predetermined intervals without the user switching the display images.

  In addition, an apparatus for performing a slide show reproduction while applying a special effect to an image file has been invented. This special effect includes a so-called transition effect in which special effects such as fading, wiping, sliding, and zooming are performed when the display image is switched.

For example, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a transition effect such as fade or wipe is applied at the time of switching display images. This transition effect is applied based on a scenario file provided for each image file. The scenario file describes the presence / absence and type of transition effects.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-097639

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, when the transition effect is applied to a plurality of image files, the same number of scenario files as the image files must be created, and there is a problem that setting takes time. In addition, when the number of scenario files increases, there may be a plurality of scenario files having the same described contents, resulting in a problem of wasted memory capacity.

  Furthermore, when performing slide show playback, since playback is performed according to the same scenario file, there is a problem that the user gets bored. In addition, depending on the type of image to be reproduced, for example, a difference between a still image and a moving image, or a difference in the orientation of an image such as a horizontal image and a vertical image, there is an inappropriate special effect. For example, when a moving image is reproduced and displayed while being slid, there may be a case where the CPU is loaded and smooth reproduction cannot be performed. Further, for example, when a vertical image is slid in the horizontal direction, the display area of the image in the monitor is reduced and the moving distance is also reduced, so that there is a problem that a special effect cannot be obtained sufficiently.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention makes it possible to apply special effects to a plurality of image files with a small number of scenarios, and to easily perform setting and addition of scenarios. In addition, the special effect suitable for the image file to be reproduced is applied without causing the user to get bored.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the image reproduction method according to claims 1 to 4 of the present invention includes a step of selecting at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios each defined with a different special effect. To acquire the required number of image files for the selected scenario, to apply image processing to the acquired image file to apply special effects for the selected scenario, and to reproduce and display the images of the image files with special effects And a step to perform.

  The plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect. When selecting scenario data from this scenario management file, obtain a scenario managed by referring to the plurality of scenario management files, and at least one scenario from the acquired scenarios. And a step of selecting.

  In the scenario selecting step, at least one scenario is randomly selected from a plurality of scenarios. Further, the special effect includes a transition effect added at the time of switching the image display.

  The image reproduction method according to claims 5 to 9 of the present invention includes a step of acquiring an image file, a step of determining the type of the acquired image file, and a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined. The step of selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the image file, the step of performing image processing on the acquired image file and applying the special effect of the selected scenario, and the image of the image file subjected to the special effect And a step of reproducing and displaying.

  The plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect. When selecting a scenario from this scenario management file, refer to multiple scenario management files to acquire multiple scenarios managed respectively, and the type of image file from the acquired multiple scenarios. And a step of selecting at least one scenario suitable for the above.

  The step of determining the type of the image file includes a step of determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image, and when the image file is a still image, the longitudinal direction of the still image is in the horizontal direction. And determining whether the still image is a horizontal image or a vertical image in which the longitudinal direction of the still image is arranged in the vertical direction.

  Further, the step of selecting the scenario data is such that at least one scenario is randomly selected from a plurality of scenario data suitable for the type of image file. The special effect includes a transition effect added at the time of switching the image display.

  The image reproduction method according to claims 10 to 12 of the present invention includes a step of reading a setting file in which a plurality of scenarios defining different special effects and execution / non-execution of each scenario are described; A step for identifying a scenario to be executed, a step for acquiring the number of image files necessary for the scenario to be executed, a step for performing image processing on the acquired image file to apply special effects for each scenario, and a special effect. And a step of reproducing and displaying the image of the image file.

  In the step of applying special effects, image processing is performed with reference to a plurality of scenario files in which details of each scenario are defined. Further, the special effects include a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  The image reproduction device according to claims 13 to 16 of the present invention stores scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios each defined with a different special effect, and reads out a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage means. A scenario selecting means for selecting at least one scenario from the above, an image reading means for reading the number of image files required for the scenario selected by the scenario selecting means, and image processing on the image file read by the image reading means. The image processing means that performs the special effect defined in the scenario and the display processing means that displays the image of the image file to which the special effect is applied on the display means.

  A plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect, and this scenario management file is stored in the scenario storage means. The scenario selection means randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios.

  Further, the special effects include a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  The image reproduction apparatus according to claims 17 to 21 of the present invention includes an image reading unit for reading an image file, an image file determining unit for determining the type of an image file, and a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined. A scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage means, and a scenario selection means for selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of image file determined by the image file determination means from among these, An image processing unit that performs image processing on the image file read by the image reading unit and applies a special effect defined in the selected scenario, and a display that displays an image of the image file subjected to the special effect on the display unit And processing means.

  A plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect, and this scenario management file is stored in the scenario storage means.

  Further, the image file determination means determines whether the image file is a still image or a moving image, and when the image file is a still image, whether the image is a horizontal image whose longitudinal direction is arranged horizontally. Alternatively, it is determined whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is a vertical image arranged in the vertical direction.

  The scenario selecting means randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the type of image file. Further, the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  The image reproducing apparatus according to claims 22 to 24 of the present invention includes a scenario storage means for storing a scenario defining different special effects and a setting file in which execution / non-execution of each scenario is described, and this scenario A scenario setting unit that reads a setting file from a storage unit and identifies a scenario to be executed, an image reading unit that reads a number of image files necessary for the scenario to be executed, and an image file read by the image reading unit The image processing means for applying the special effect and the display processing means for displaying the image of the image file to which the special effect is applied on the display means.

  The image processing means performs image processing with reference to a plurality of scenario files in which details of each scenario are defined. Further, the special effects include a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  The image reproduction program according to claims 25 to 28 of the present invention reads a plurality of scenarios from a scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined, and selects at least one scenario from these scenarios. Processing to select, processing to acquire the number of image files required for the special effects defined in the selected scenario, and processing the acquired image files to apply the special effects defined in the scenario data The computer is caused to execute the process and the process of reproducing and displaying the image of the image file to which the special effect has been applied on the display means.

  A plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect, and stored in the scenario storage means. The process of selecting a scenario from the scenario management file includes at least one scenario out of a plurality of acquired scenarios and a process of acquiring a scenario managed by referring to the plurality of scenario management files. The processing to be selected is executed by a computer.

  Furthermore, the process for selecting a scenario is to cause a computer to execute a process for randomly selecting at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios. The special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  The image reproduction program according to claims 29 to 33 of the present invention stores a plurality of scenarios in which a process for acquiring an image file, a process for determining the type of the acquired image file, and different special effects are respectively defined. A plurality of scenarios are read out from the scenario storage means, and at least one scenario suitable for the type of image file is selected from these, and the scenario selected by performing image processing on the acquired image file is defined. The processing for applying the special effect and the processing for reproducing and displaying the image of the image file to which the special effect has been applied are displayed on the display means.

  The plurality of scenarios are managed by a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect and stored in the scenario storage means. The process for selecting a scenario includes a process for acquiring a scenario managed by referring to a plurality of scenario management files, and at least one suitable for the type of image file from the acquired plurality of scenarios. A process for selecting a scenario is executed by a computer.

  Furthermore, the process for determining the type of image file includes a process for determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image, and when the recorded image file is a still image, the longitudinal direction of the still image is the horizontal direction. The computer is caused to execute processing for determining whether the image is a horizontal image arranged in the vertical direction or a vertical image in which the longitudinal direction of the still image is arranged in the vertical direction.

  In addition, the process for selecting a scenario causes the computer to execute a process for randomly selecting at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the type of image file. Further, the special effects include a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  According to a thirty-fourth to thirty-sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image reproduction program from a setting storage means for storing a setting file in which a plurality of different special effects and execution / non-execution of each special effect are defined , A process for identifying special effects to be implemented from the setting file, a process for obtaining the number of image files required for the special effects to be implemented, and performing a plurality of different types of image processing on the obtained image files A process for applying a special effect and a process for reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied are displayed on a display unit.

  In the process of applying special effects, image processing is performed with reference to a plurality of scenarios in which details of each special effect are defined. Further, the special effects include a transition effect to which a special effect is added when the image display is switched.

  According to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention, the image reproduction program according to the twenty-fifth to thirty-sixth aspect is stored so as to be readable by a computer.

  The content playback method according to claims 38 and 39 of the present invention includes a step of acquiring a content file, a step of determining the type of the acquired content file, and a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined. The step of selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of content file, the step of applying a special effect of the selected scenario to the acquired content file, and the step of playing back the content file with the special effect Are included.

  The step of determining the type of the content file includes determining whether the content file is an image file, and determining whether the content file is an image file, and then determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image. And a step of determining whether or not.

  The content reproduction apparatus according to claims 40 and 41 of the present invention includes a content reading unit that reads a content file, a content determination unit that determines the type of the acquired content file, and a plurality of different special effects defined respectively. Scenario storage means for storing a scenario, scenario selection means for reading a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage means, and selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of content file determined by the content determination means from among these, A special effect processing means for applying a special effect defined in the selected scenario to the content file read by the content reading means, and a playback processing means for playing back the content file with the special effect. is there.

  In addition, the content determination means determines whether or not the content file is an image file, and after determining that the content file is an image file, determines whether the image file is a still image or a moving image. Is.

  In addition, the content playback device according to claims 42 and 43 of the present invention stores a plurality of scenarios in which different processing effects are defined, processing for acquiring a content file, processing for determining the type of the acquired content file, and different special effects, respectively. Processing for selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of content file from the scenario storage means, processing for applying the special effect of the selected scenario to the acquired content file, and content file with the special effect The computer is caused to execute the process of reproducing the video.

  The process for determining the type of content file includes a process for determining whether or not the content file is an image file, and after determining that the content file is an image file, the image file is either a still image or a moving image. The computer is caused to execute a process for determining whether or not.

  According to a 44th aspect of the present invention, the content reproduction program according to the 42nd or 43rd aspect of the invention is stored so as to be readable by a computer.

  According to the image reproduction method according to claims 1 to 4 of the present invention, the image reproduction apparatus according to claims 13 to 16, and the image reproduction program according to claims 25 to 28, a scenario is provided with versatility, and at the time of image reproduction. Since special effects are applied by appropriately combining image files and scenarios, the same scenario can be handled even if the number of image files increases. Further, since the same number of scenarios as the image file is not required, there is no possibility that the same content scenario is duplicated. Furthermore, by increasing the number of scenarios, the number of playback modes can be increased by the number of combinations with image files, so that the setting work for the slide show can be reduced.

  In addition, since a plurality of scenarios are managed by scenario management files for each type of special effect, the number of files stored in the scenario storage means is reduced, and file management becomes easy. Furthermore, since the scenarios are selected at random, the special effects are used in a different order each time the slide show is played, so that the user does not get bored.

  Further, according to the image reproduction method according to claims 5 to 9, the image reproduction apparatus according to claims 17 to 21, and the image reproduction program according to claims 29 to 33 of the present invention, a scenario suitable for the type of image file can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform a good-looking slide show reproduction. Particularly, since the special effect to be used is changed by determining the moving image and the still image, the difficulty in viewing due to the application of the special effect for the still image to the moving image is eliminated. In addition, since the special effect to be used is changed depending on the orientation of the image, the reproduction quality is improved.

  In addition, similar to the above-described invention, the scenario has generality, is managed by the scenario management file classified for each type of image file, and the scenario is selected at random, so that the same effect can be obtained. Can do.

  Further, according to the image reproduction method according to claims 10 to 12, the image reproduction apparatus according to claims 22 to 24, and the image reproduction program according to claims 34 to 36 of the present invention, different types of scenarios defining different special effects are provided. Since they can be managed separately and used for reproduction, a slide show function having a variety of reproduction forms can be easily realized. Moreover, since the special effects of each scenario are implemented with reference to the scenario file, complex special effects can also be implemented.

  Further, according to the invention related to content reproduction according to claims 38 to 44 of the present invention, when various content files such as moving images and sounds other than still images are reproduced as a slide show, special effects suitable for the content files are used. Therefore, it is possible to perform the slide show reproduction with good appearance efficiently.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer (PC) 2 stores a CPU 3 that performs various arithmetic processes, an HDD 4 that stores an operating system (OS), an image reproduction program of the present invention, and the like, and a startup program for the PC 2. ROM 5 and RAM 6 into which an OS and an image reproduction program are loaded from HDD 4 are provided, and each unit is connected via a data bus. The image reproduction program of the present invention is stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM 9 and supplied, read by the CD-ROM drive 10 and installed in the PC 2. The PC 2 functions as an image playback device of the present invention when this image playback program is activated.

  The operation of the image reproducing device is performed by a keyboard 13 and a mouse 14 connected to the data bus 7. The slide show is reproduced by the monitor 16 connected to the display processing circuit 15. The display processing circuit 15 and the monitor 16 constitute display processing means and display means of the present invention. An input / output I / F 19 to which various external devices are connected is used to input an image file from the digital camera 18 or the like. An image file 20 input from the digital camera 18 to the PC 2 is stored in an image folder 21 (see FIG. 2) provided in the HDD 4.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when the PC 2 functions as an image playback device. When the image reproduction program is activated on the PC 2, the CPU 3 functions as an image reading unit 24 that reads the image file 20, a scenario selection unit 26 that selects a scenario, and an image processing unit 25 that applies a special effect of the scenario to the image file 20. The HDD 4 functions as a scenario storage unit 28 that stores a plurality of scenario management files while having functions as a program storage unit that stores an OS and an image reproduction program and a data storage that stores the image file 20.

  The scenario defines details of special effects that are added to the image file 20 during slide show reproduction. In this embodiment, as a special effect, a transition effect added to the image file 20 at the time of switching the display image for slide show reproduction is used. The scenario management file described above manages the plurality of scenarios for each type. For example, in this embodiment, a slide management file 31, a zoom management file 32, and a multi management file 33 are stored in the scenario storage unit 28 of the HDD 4 as scenario management files.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a scenario (special effect) managed by each management file. A solid line indicates the first display image, and a broken line indicates a display image after the transition effect. For example, the zoom management file 32 manages two types of scenarios such as zoom-out for reducing the entire image and zoom-in for expanding a part of the image. The slide management file 31 manages three types of scenarios, such as a tilt for sliding an image downward and a pan for sliding in an oblique horizontal direction. Further, the multi-management file 33 manages, for example, three types of scenarios that are reproduced and displayed while overlapping a part of two to three images.

  Each management file 31 to 33 is managed by defining items such as the number, operation range, operation direction, and operation amount of each scenario. FIG. 4 is a table for explaining the description content of the slide management file 31. The slide management file 31 includes “Slide Number” in which the number of scenarios is described, “Slide Area” indicating a transition range when the display range of the monitor 16 is 100%, and “Slide start coordinates and end coordinates”. Each slide scenario is defined and managed by an item such as “Slide Position”. Although not described in detail, the zoom management file 32 and the multi management file 33 manage scenarios with the same description contents.

  Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the image reproduction program is activated in the PC 2 and slide show reproduction is started, the CPU 3 functions as the image reading unit 24, scenario selection unit 26, and image processing unit 25. The scenario selection unit 26 accesses the scenario storage unit 28 of the HDD 4 and refers to the slide management file 31, the zoom management file 32, and the multi management file 33, and acquires, for example, “8” as the total number n of scenarios shown in FIG. To do.

  A serial number of 0 to (n-1) is assigned to each acquired scenario. Next, the total number n of the scenarios is divided by the random number obtained by the arithmetic processing in the CPU 3 to obtain the remainder m, and the scenario having the remainder m-th serial number is used for imparting the transition effect. In this way, since a scenario to be used is selected at random each time a new image is displayed, the user never gets tired of performing slide show reproduction.

  The scenario selection unit 26 refers to the management file corresponding to the mth scenario and acquires the number p of the image files 20 necessary for reproduction display. For example, one image file 20 is sufficient for zooming or sliding, but three image files 20 are necessary for multi. The image reading unit 24 accesses the image folder 21 of the HDD 4 and reads the image file 20 having the number p of files.

  The image processing unit 25 performs image processing according to the m-th scenario on the image file 20 read by the image reading unit 24, performs a transition effect, and outputs it to the display processing circuit 15. The display processing circuit 15 plays back the images of the image file 20 to which the transition effect is given on the monitor 16 as a slide show.

  Before and after the above-described image processing and slide show reproduction, “0” is set to the number of times of reproduction i, and “i ≧ P” and “i = i + 1” are calculated. This is carried out in order to acquire the timing to move to the next scenario after all the image files 20 have been reproduced.

  In the above embodiment, the scenario has generality, and the image file 20 and the scenario are appropriately combined at the time of image reproduction to apply a special effect. Therefore, even if the number of image files 20 increases, the same scenario can be handled. it can. Further, since the same number of scenarios as the image file 20 is not required, there is no possibility that the same content scenario is duplicated. Furthermore, by increasing the number of scenarios, the number of playback modes can be increased by the number of combinations with the image file 20, so that the setting work for the slide show can be reduced.

  Further, since a plurality of scenarios are managed by scenario management files for each type of special effect, the number of files stored in the scenario storage unit 28 is reduced, and file management is facilitated. In addition, scenarios can be easily added. Since the scenario is selected at random, the special effects are used in a different order each time the slide show is played, so that the user does not get bored.

  In the above embodiment, the scenario is selected at random, but may be selected according to a predetermined order. It is not necessary to refer to all scenario management files when selecting a scenario. For example, only one or several scenario management files specified by the image reproduction program may be referred to. It is also possible to set a playback mode based on a combination of the above and the user or playback program to select this playback mode as appropriate. Furthermore, although one scenario is selected, a plurality of scenarios may be selected and these transition effects may be applied simultaneously.

  By the way, the image file used for the slide show reproduction includes a moving image in addition to the still image, and the still image includes a horizontal image in which the longitudinal direction is oriented horizontally and a vertical image in which the longitudinal direction is oriented vertically. It is also conceivable to play a slide show of content including audio. In the conventional slide show reproduction, the transition effect is given without considering these types of content files.

  In FIG. 6, the hatched area indicates the image, the solid line indicates the display area of the monitor, and the broken line indicates the display range after the transition effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the horizontal image 50 is slid in the horizontal direction, a wide range of the horizontal image 50 is displayed in the display area 51 of the monitor, and the movement amount is large. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the vertical image 54 is slid in the horizontal direction, only a small portion of the vertical image 54 is displayed in the display area 55 of the monitor, and the amount of movement is small, so that it is less interesting. There was a problem. Similarly, in the horizontal image 57 shown in FIG. 6C, no problem occurs when zooming in on the predetermined range 58 surrounded by the dotted line, but as shown in FIG. When zooming in on the predetermined range 61 at the same position in the vertical image 60, the portion where nothing is displayed is enlarged and displayed. In addition, when a moving image is reproduced while sliding or zooming, the load on the CPU is increased and the image may be distorted.

  Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, a file determination unit 68 for determining the file type is provided between the image reading unit 66 and the image processing unit 67 of the CPU 65 of the PC 64. An appropriate scenario is selected according to the file type. Further, the scenario storage unit 70 of the HDD 69 classifies a plurality of scenarios for each file type such as a horizontal image, a vertical image, a moving image, and a sound instead of each special effect type, and stores each scenario in the management files 71 to 74. I manage.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the second embodiment, first, an image reading unit 66 reads a file from an image folder 77 of the HDD 69. The file determination unit 68 determines whether the input file is an image file. If the input file is an image file, the file determination unit 68 determines whether the input file is a moving image or a still image. If the image file is a still image, it is determined whether the image is a horizontal image or a vertical image. The scenario selection unit 79 randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the file based on the determination result in the file determination unit 68.

  For example, in the audio management file 74, when the file input to the file determination unit 68 is an audio file 78a, a method for reproducing an image displayed on the monitor 81 during the reproduction of the audio file 78a is defined as a scenario. Has been. As a result, the display on the monitor 81 changes even during reproduction of the audio file 78a, so that the user can enjoy slide show reproduction.

  In the moving image management file 73, when the file input to the file determination unit 68 is the moving image file 78b, for example, there is a scenario in which moving image reproduction is started after zooming out so that the entire image is displayed. Is defined. Thereby, since the load of the CPU 65 can be reduced, the reproduction quality can be improved. In the case of audio or moving images, playback may be performed without giving a transition effect.

  In the horizontal image management file 71, a scenario suitable for reproduction of the horizontal image file 78c is defined. This scenario is, for example, a slide in the horizontal direction or a zoom in to enlarge a predetermined range suitable for the horizontal image file 78c. The vertical image management file 72 defines a scenario suitable for reproduction of the vertical image file 78d. This scenario is, for example, a slide in the vertical direction or a zoom-in to enlarge a predetermined range suitable for the vertical image file 78d.

  The image processing unit 67 applies special effects of each scenario to the input file and inputs the file to the display processing circuit 83. The display processing circuit 83 reproduces the input file on the monitor 81 as a slide show.

  As a result, a scenario suitable for the type of file can be used, so that a good-looking slideshow can be efficiently reproduced. Particularly, since the special effect to be used is changed by determining the moving image and the still image, the difficulty in viewing due to the application of the special effect for the still image to the moving image is eliminated. In addition, since the special effect to be used is changed depending on the orientation of the image, the reproduction quality is improved. Furthermore, similar to the first embodiment, the scenario has generality, is managed by the scenario management file classified for each file type, and the scenario is selected at random, so that the same effect can be obtained. Can do.

  The scenarios suitable for the reproduction of each file are not limited to those described above, and include all scenarios that make each file easy to see or hear and that make the user interesting.

  In each of the above embodiments, one type of transition effect is applied to an image file and slide show reproduction is performed. However, a plurality of different types of transition effects may be simultaneously applied to perform slide show reproduction. As shown in FIG. 9, in the PC 90 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the scenario storage unit 92 of the HDD 91 describes a plurality of scenarios defining different special effects and execution / non-execution of this scenario. A file 93 and scenario files 94 and 95 in which the details of the scenario of the setting file 93 are defined are stored.

  FIG. 10 is a table for explaining the description contents of the setting file 93. In the item field of the setting file 93, a plurality of scenarios such as “Fade”, “Zoom”, and “Slide” are defined. “Fade” gives a transition effect in which an image gradually appears or disappears. “Zoom” gives a transition effect in which an image is enlarged or reduced. “Slide” gives a transition effect in which an image is moved in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions.

  “1” or “0” is set as the initial value of these scenarios. When “1” is set, the scenario is executed, and when “0” is set, the scenario is not executed. In the table shown in FIG. 10, it is defined that fading is performed and zooming and sliding are not performed.

  Also, in the setting file 93, “Fade Level” and “Fade Interval” in the item column define the strength of the fade and the interval (msec) at which the fade is performed. On the other hand, in zoom and slide, there are many necessary setting items such as the range to be zoomed or slid, the coordinates of movement start and movement end, magnification or reduction magnification, etc., so a scenario file in which these detailed items are defined Are stored separately, and a scenario file to be referred to by “Zoom Position” and “Slide Position” is defined. These scenario files “DispPosition Zoom.ini” 94 and “DispPosition Slide.ini” 95 are stored in the scenario storage unit 92 of the HDD 91.

  The setting file 93 is created when the image reproduction program of this embodiment is developed. The developer of the image playback program can easily check the combination of each transition effect by changing the setting contents of the setting file 93, which greatly increases the workload when creating a good-looking transition effect. Can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the slide show reproduction of the third embodiment, scenario setting is first performed by the scenario setting unit 99 of the CPU 98. As shown in FIG. 12, the scenario setting unit 99 reads the setting file 93 from the scenario storage unit 92 of the HDD 91, and transitions to be added to the slide show to be played according to the values of “Fade”, “Zoom”, and “Slide”. Determine the effect.

  Next, the image reading unit 102 of the CPU 98 reads the image file 104 from the image folder 103 of the HDD 91, and the image processing unit 105 performs image processing on the image file 103 and applies special effects for each scenario. For example, when the setting file 93 that has been read is defined as shown in FIG. 10, the scenario that is implemented after the initial value of each scenario is reversed is specified, so the fade is not performed, Zoom and slide are performed simultaneously. The images of the image file 103 to which the special effect has been applied are reproduced as a slide show on the monitor 107 by the display processing circuit 106.

  According to the present embodiment, scenarios that define different special effects can be combined and used for playback. Therefore, a slide show function having a variety of playback modes can be easily realized. In particular, by appropriately combining simple special effects such as fade, slide, and zoom, it is possible to easily obtain complicated transition effects such as zoom while sliding and slide while zooming. Furthermore, by simply adding a transition effect such as “Rotate”, it is possible to easily obtain a transition effect rich in variations more than the number of added transition effects, such as rotating while fading and rotating while zooming. it can. Moreover, since the special effects of each scenario are implemented with reference to the scenario file, complex special effects can also be implemented.

  In addition, the special effect used by this invention is not limited to what was demonstrated by said each embodiment, Special effects other than a transition effect can also be used, and can be used combining each special effect suitably. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the image reproduction program of the present invention is installed on a general-purpose PC and operated as an image reproduction apparatus. However, the image reproduction apparatus is configured by incorporating the program of the present invention into dedicated hardware. Also good. In addition, the present invention includes that the present invention is incorporated in an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera so that slide show reproduction can be performed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the personal computer in which the image reproduction program and storage medium of this invention are used. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration when a personal computer operates as the image reproduction apparatus of the first embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram explaining a scenario. It is a table | surface which shows the description content of a slide management file. It is a flowchart which shows the slide show reproduction | regeneration procedure of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the direction of an image, and a transition effect. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure at the time of a personal computer operate | moving as an image reproduction apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the slide show reproduction | regeneration procedure of 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure when a personal computer operate | moves as an image reproduction apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows the description content of a setting file. It is a flowchart which shows the slide show reproduction | regeneration procedure of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of scenario setting.

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2,64,90 Personal computer 3,65,98 CPU
4,69,91 HDD
9 CD-ROM
15, 83, 106 Display processing circuit 16, 81, 107 Monitor 20, 78, 104 Image file 24, 66, 102 Image reading unit 25, 67, 105 Image processing unit 26, 79 Scenario selection unit 28, 70, 92 Scenario storage Section 31 Slide management file 32 Zoom management file 33 Multi management file 50, 57 Horizontal image 54, 60 Vertical image 68 File determination section 71 Horizontal image management file 72 Vertical image management file 73 Movie management file 74 Audio management file 78a Audio File 78b Movie file 78c Horizontal image file 78d Vertical image file 93 Setting file 94, 95 Scenario file 99 Scenario setting section

Claims (44)

In an image reproduction method for applying a special effect to a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images,
Selecting at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios each having a different special effect defined;
Obtaining as many image files as needed for the selected scenario;
Performing image processing on the acquired image file and applying the special effects of the selected scenario;
An image reproduction method comprising the step of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied. The plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect,
Selecting the scenario includes obtaining a plurality of scenarios managed by referring to a plurality of scenario management files;
2. The image reproducing method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of selecting at least one scenario from the plurality of acquired scenarios.   The image reproducing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the step of selecting a scenario randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios.   The image reproduction method according to claim 1, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect added at the time of switching of image display. In an image reproduction method for applying a special effect to a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images,
Obtaining the image file;
Determining the type of the acquired image file;
Selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the image file from a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
Performing image processing on the acquired image file and applying the special effects of the selected scenario;
An image reproduction method comprising the step of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied. The plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect,
The step of selecting the scenario refers to a scenario management file suitable for the type of the image file, and acquires a plurality of scenarios managed by the scenario management file.
6. The image reproducing method according to claim 5, further comprising a step of selecting at least one scenario from the plurality of acquired scenarios. Determining the type of the image file includes determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image;
When the image file is a still image, a step of determining whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is a horizontal image arranged in the horizontal direction or whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is arranged in the vertical direction The image reproducing method according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising:   The image reproducing method according to claim 5, wherein the step of selecting the scenario randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the type of the image file.   The image reproduction method according to claim 5, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when image display is switched. In an image reproduction method for applying a special effect to a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images,
A step of reading a setting file in which a plurality of scenarios defining different special effects and execution / non-execution of each scenario are described;
Identifying a scenario to be implemented from the contents of the configuration file;
Acquiring as many image files as necessary for the scenario to be implemented;
Performing image processing on the acquired image file and applying special effects of each scenario;
An image reproduction method comprising the step of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied.   11. The image reproducing method according to claim 10, wherein the step of applying the special effect includes a step of performing image processing with reference to a plurality of scenario files in which details of each scenario are defined.   12. The image reproduction method according to claim 10, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when switching image display. In an image playback apparatus that applies special effects to a plurality of image files and sequentially reproduces and displays the images.
Scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
A scenario selection means for reading a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage means, and selecting at least one scenario from these;
Image reading means for reading the required number of image files for the selected scenario;
Image processing means for performing image processing on the image file read by the image reading means, and applying special effects defined in the scenario;
An image reproduction apparatus comprising: a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied.   14. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect, and stored in the scenario storage unit.   15. The image reproducing device according to claim 13, wherein the scenario selecting unit randomly selects at least one scenario from the plurality of scenarios.   16. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when switching image display. In an image reproduction device that performs special effect processing on a plurality of image files and reproduces and displays the images in order,
Image reading means for reading the image file;
Image file determination means for determining the type of the image file;
Scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
A scenario selection unit that reads a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage unit, and selects at least one scenario suitable for the type of the image file determined by the image file determination unit from among these,
Image processing means for performing image processing on the image file read by the image reading means and applying special effects defined in the selected scenario;
An image reproduction apparatus comprising: a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied.   18. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect, and stored in the scenario storage unit.   The image file determining means determines whether the image file is a still image or a moving image, and when the image file is a still image, the still image is a horizontal image in which the longitudinal direction is arranged in the horizontal direction, 19. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 17 or 18, wherein it is determined whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is a vertical image arranged in a vertical direction.   20. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the scenario selecting unit randomly selects at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the type of the image file.   21. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when image display is switched. In an image playback apparatus that applies special effects to a plurality of image files and sequentially reproduces and displays the images.
A scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios defining different special effects and a setting file in which execution / non-execution of each scenario is described;
A scenario setting unit that reads a setting file from the scenario storage unit and identifies a scenario to be executed;
Image reading means for reading the required number of image files for the scenario to be implemented;
Image processing means for performing image processing on the image file read by the image reading means, and applying special effects of each scenario;
An image reproduction apparatus comprising: a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied.   23. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the image processing means performs image processing with reference to a plurality of scenario files in which details of the scenario are defined.   The image reproduction apparatus according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when image display is switched. In an image reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of performing a special effect on a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images.
A process of reading a plurality of scenarios from a scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined, and selecting at least one scenario from these;
Processing to acquire the required number of image files for the selected scenario;
Processing the acquired image file for image processing and applying special effects defined in the scenario;
An image reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied on a display means. The plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect and stored in the scenario storage means,
The process of selecting the scenario is a process of acquiring a plurality of scenarios managed by referring to a plurality of scenario management files,
26. The image reproduction program according to claim 25, further causing a computer to execute a process of selecting at least one scenario from the plurality of acquired scenarios.   27. The image reproduction program according to claim 25, wherein the process of selecting scenario data causes a computer to execute a process of randomly selecting at least one scenario data from a plurality of scenario data.   28. The image reproduction program according to claim 25, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added at the time of switching of image display. In an image reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of performing a special effect on a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images.
Processing to obtain the image file;
A process of determining the type of the acquired image file;
A process of reading a plurality of scenarios from a scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined, and selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the image file from these;
A process of performing image processing on the acquired image file and applying a special effect defined in the selected scenario;
An image reproduction method characterized by causing a computer to execute a process of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied on a display means. The plurality of scenarios are managed in a plurality of scenario management files classified for each type of special effect and stored in the scenario storage means,
The process of selecting the scenario data includes a process of acquiring a plurality of scenarios managed by referring to a plurality of scenario management files,
30. The image reproduction program according to claim 29, further causing a computer to execute a process of selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the image file from the plurality of acquired scenarios. The process of determining the type of the image file includes a process of determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image,
When the image file is a still image, a process of determining whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is a horizontal image arranged in the horizontal direction or whether the longitudinal direction of the still image is arranged in the vertical direction The image reproduction program according to claim 29 or 30, wherein the image reproduction program is executed by a computer.   32. The process of selecting a scenario causes a computer to execute a process of randomly selecting at least one scenario from a plurality of scenarios suitable for the type of the image file. The image reproduction program described.   The image reproduction program according to any one of claims 29 to 32, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when image display is switched. In an image reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of performing a special effect on a plurality of image files and sequentially reproducing and displaying the images.
A process for reading a configuration file from a scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios defining different special effects and a configuration file in which execution / non-execution of each scenario is described;
A process for identifying a scenario to be executed from the configuration file;
Processing to acquire the required number of image files for the scenario to be implemented;
A process for applying special effects of each scenario to the acquired image file;
An image reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of reproducing and displaying an image of an image file to which the special effect has been applied on a display means.   35. The image reproduction program according to claim 34, wherein the processing for applying the special effect causes the computer to execute image processing with reference to a plurality of scenario files in which details of each scenario are defined.   36. The image reproduction program according to claim 34 or 35, wherein the special effect includes a transition effect to which a special effect is added when image display is switched.   37. A computer-readable storage medium storing the image reproduction program according to claim 25. In a content playback method that applies special effects to multiple content files and plays them in order,
Obtaining the content file;
Determining the type of the acquired content file;
Selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the content file from a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
Applying special effects of the selected scenario to the acquired content file;
A content reproduction method comprising the step of reproducing the content to which the special effect has been applied. Determining the type of the content file includes determining whether the content file is an image file;
39. The content reproduction method according to claim 38, further comprising a step of determining whether the image file is a still image or a moving image after determining that the content file is an image file. In a content playback apparatus that applies special effects to a plurality of content files and plays them in order,
Content reading means for reading the content file;
Content determination means for determining the type of the acquired content file;
Scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
A scenario selection means for reading a plurality of scenarios from the scenario storage means, and selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of content file determined by the content determination means from among these,
Special effect processing means for applying a special effect defined in the selected scenario to the content file read by the content reading means;
A content playback apparatus comprising playback processing means for playing back a content file to which the special effect has been applied.   The content determination means determines whether or not the content file is an image file, and after determining that the content file is an image file, determines whether the image file is a still image or a moving image. 41. A content reproduction apparatus according to claim 40. In a content playback program that causes a computer to execute a process of performing a special effect on a plurality of content files and sequentially playing back,
Processing for obtaining the content file;
A process of determining the type of the acquired content file;
A process of selecting at least one scenario suitable for the type of the content file from scenario storage means for storing a plurality of scenarios in which different special effects are respectively defined;
A process of applying special effects of the selected scenario to the acquired content file;
A content reproduction program for causing a computer to execute a process of reproducing a content file to which the special effect is applied.   The process for determining the type of the content file includes a process for determining whether or not the content file is an image file and whether the image file is a still image or a moving image after determining that the content file is an image file. 43. The content reproduction program according to claim 42, further comprising: causing the computer to execute a process for determining the content.   44. A computer-readable storage medium storing the content reproduction program according to claim 42 or 43.

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