JP2014093710A - Image processor, image processing method, moving image creation method, frame image-for-moving image creation system, moving image creation system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor, an image processing method, a moving image creation method, a frame image-for-moving image creation system, a moving image creation system and program capable of displaying an object photographed with desired photographic quality, and generating data for displaying the object such that it moves.SOLUTION: An image processor 12 includes: a still image acquisition part for acquiring a still image by photographing a moving subject 14 at a plurality of moving positions by a camera 4; an extraction part for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including the subject 14 acquired by the still image acquisition part as a partial image; and an image output part for outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a moving image creating method, a moving image frame image creating system, a moving image creating system, and a program.

  Movie data that can be displayed as if the subject is moving can be acquired by photographing a subject that is a subject to be photographed by a video recording device such as a video camera. Here, when the subject is small, such as jewelry, the image may be taken with a depth of field shallower than a desired depth of field. On the other hand, the depth of field can be increased by narrowing the aperture of the lens, but the amount of light received by the image sensor is reduced and the image becomes dark by narrowing the lens.

  In a still image recording apparatus such as a digital camera, it is possible to prevent a dark image from being taken by slowing down the shutter speed (increasing the exposure time). In a moving image recording apparatus, for example, 24 seconds per second. The use of 1 to 60 frames is determined by the frame rate, and it is not allowed to freely change the shutter speed. Therefore, it is necessary to cope with this by increasing the illumination around the subject.

  However, when shooting a subject with a moving image storage device with strong illumination, the subject may not be shot with a desired quality. For example, when a strong image is irradiated on jewelry and a moving image is shot by a moving image recording apparatus, overexposure occurs due to excessive brightness. Also, when the brightness is insufficient, blackout occurs. As described above, when a moving image is shot by the moving image recording apparatus, there is a problem that a cut of a jewel or a change in color cannot be expressed with a desired shooting quality.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, a trimming frame in which a range for partially cutting out a still image is moved based on a movement path set on the still image, and a plurality of cropped frames are extracted each time the trimming frame moves. In the photo movie creating apparatus for creating a photo movie using an image, there are a plurality of face position specifying means for detecting the face of a person's subject from the still image and specifying the position thereof, and the number of detected faces. And a movement path calculation means for calculating a movement path for moving a center of the trimming frame along the curve. A movie creation device is disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a computer control system for synchronizing shooting execution between a 3D turntable and a video capture device having automatic video format conversion.

JP 2006-304090 A US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0172216

  The present invention has been made from the above-described background, and displays an object photographed with a desired photographing quality while generating data that can be displayed so that the object moves. It is an object to provide a processing method, a moving image creating method, a moving image frame image creating system, a moving image creating system, and a program.

[Image processing device]
The present invention provides a still image acquisition unit that acquires a still image obtained by capturing a moving subject with a camera at a plurality of moving positions, and a partial image of each of the plurality of still images including the subject acquired by the still image acquisition unit. And an image output unit that outputs a moving image frame image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction unit.

  Preferably, the apparatus further includes moving image generation means for generating a moving image by combining a plurality of moving image frame images output by the image output means.

  Preferably, the still image acquisition means acquires a still image of a rotating subject.

  Preferably, the extraction unit extracts a plurality of partial images having different image areas.

  Preferably, the extraction unit extracts partial images from a plurality of still images so that the positions of subjects in the partial images are different.

  Preferably, the extraction means uses a function for designating an image area so that each time a partial image is extracted, the image area of each partial image is sequentially moved according to the function.

  Preferably, the extraction means extracts partial images from a plurality of still images so that the sizes of the image regions are different, and the image output means uses the partial images extracted by the extraction means for moving images. The frame image is converted into a partial image having a predetermined size and output.

[Image processing method]
Further, the present invention acquires still images obtained by capturing a moving subject with a camera at a plurality of moving positions, extracts a part of each of the plurality of still images including the acquired subject as a partial image, and extracts the extracted partial images. This is an image processing method for outputting as a frame image.

[Video creation method]
In addition, the present invention moves the subject to a plurality of movement positions, captures the subject with the camera at the plurality of movement positions, acquires the captured still image, and captures a part of each of the plurality of still images including the acquired subject. This is a moving image creation method that extracts a partial image and generates a moving image using the extracted partial image as a frame image.

[Frame image creation system for video]
The present invention also provides a camera for photographing a subject, a moving means for moving the subject, a still image obtaining means for obtaining still images taken by the camera at a plurality of movement positions moved by the moving means, and the still image Extraction means for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including the subject acquired by the image acquisition means as a partial image; and an image output means for outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction means. 1 is a moving image frame image creation system.

  Preferably, the moving means rotates the subject.

  Preferably, the apparatus further includes movement control means for controlling movement of the subject by the moving means.

  Preferably, the camera further includes camera control means for controlling photographing by the camera at a plurality of moving positions of the subject.

  Preferably, the camera control means performs control so that a subject is photographed by the camera in synchronization with the stop of the rotational movement by the moving means.

[Movie creation system]
The present invention also provides a camera for photographing a subject, a moving means for moving the subject, a still image obtaining means for obtaining still images taken by the camera at a plurality of movement positions moved by the moving means, and the still image Extraction means for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including the subject acquired by the image acquisition means as a partial image, image output means for outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction means, A moving image creating system including a moving image generating unit configured to generate a moving image from a plurality of moving image frame images output by the output unit.

[program]
The present invention also includes a step of acquiring a still image obtained by photographing a moving subject with a camera at a plurality of movement positions, a step of extracting a part of each of the plurality of still images including the acquired subject as a partial image, and extraction. A program for causing a computer to execute a step of outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image.

  According to the present invention, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a moving image creation method, and a moving image frame image that generate data that can be displayed so that the subject moves while displaying a subject photographed with a desired photographing quality. A creation system, a moving image creation system, and a program can be provided.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the moving image production system 2 concerning embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a turntable 8. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of arrangement | positioning of the apparatus in imaging | photography of the to-be-photographed object 14 by the moving image production system 2, (a) shows the front view of the moving image production system 2, (b) shows the left view. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an image processing apparatus 12. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the image processing apparatus 12 implement | achieved by running a program. It is a schematic diagram explaining extraction of a partial image from a still image, (a) shows an example of extraction when there is no change in an image area extracted from each still image, (b) shows each still image An example of extraction when the image area extracted from fluctuates is shown. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow from a still image shooting process to a moving image frame image output process in the operation of the moving image creating system 2. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the image processing of step 106 shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram shown about an example of the moving image produced | generated by the moving image production | generation part 70, (a) has shown a mode that eight partial images 92 are extracted from each of the eight still images 90, (b) is. The moving image frame images generated from the eight partial images 92 are shown in order.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the subject refers to an object to be photographed.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a moving image creation system 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The moving image creation system 2 includes a camera 4, a camera control unit 6, a turntable 8, a movement control unit 10, and an image processing device 12.

  The camera 4 is a camera that captures at least a still image, and captures a still image of the subject 14 under the control of the camera control unit 6. Here, the camera 4 may be any camera that captures at least a still image, and may have a moving image capturing function in addition to a still image capturing function. The camera 4 may be, for example, a consumer optical video recording device or an optical image recording device, or an industrial optical video recording device or an optical image recording device. The camera 4 images the moving subject 14 at a plurality of moving positions. In the present embodiment, the camera 4 captures images of the subject 14 that is rotated by the turntable 8 at a plurality of rotational positions. The camera 4 shoots the subject 14 as a still image of digital data in JPEG format, for example. Examples of the subject 14 include jewelry such as rings and jewelry, but are not limited thereto.

  Here, the camera 4 shoots under the same shooting conditions in a series of shootings under the control of the camera control unit 6. For this reason, in a series of shooting, for example, the shutter speed, the aperture, the focus position, the shooting area, and the like are the same. The shutter speed of the camera 4 is, for example, 1 / F [second], which is a time represented by the reciprocal of the frame rate F [fps] (Frames Per Second) of the moving image generated by the moving image generating unit 70 described later. It is possible to set a longer time.

  The camera control unit 6 controls the shooting timing of the camera 4 based on control by the image processing device 12 described later. The camera control unit 6 may be realized as software that operates in the image processing device 12 or may be provided as a device different from the image processing device 12. For example, the camera control unit 6 converts the control signal notified from the image processing device 12 into a signal for controlling the camera 4 and transmits the converted signal to the camera 4 to control the camera 4. Specifically, the camera control unit 6 controls the shooting timing so that the subject 14 is shot in synchronization with the stop of the rotational movement of the turntable 8. Further, when the camera control unit 6 is provided as a device different from the image processing device 12, the camera control unit 6 outputs a still image taken by the camera 4 to the image processing device 12.

  The turntable 8 constitutes a moving means for moving the subject 14 in the moving image creating system 2, and specifically, the turntable 8 is rotated. In the present embodiment, the moving means is configured by the turntable 8. However, the moving means may be configured to perform one-dimensional, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional movement as well as rotational movement.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the turntable 8.
As shown in FIG. 2, the turntable 8 includes, for example, a motor 20, a shaft 22, a belt 24, and a table 26 that is a turntable. The turntable 8 is configured such that when the motor 20 rotates, the shaft 22 connected to the motor 20 via the belt 24 rotates, and the table 26 attached to the shaft 22 rotates.

  For example, the turntable 8 may rotate the subject 14 by placing the subject 14 on the table 26 as shown in FIG. 2, or the subject 14 is hung by the hanger attached on the table 26. May be rotated. In the present embodiment, the subject 14 is provided so as to rotate at one coordinate position as the table 26 rotates, but may be provided so as to perform a circular motion as the table 26 rotates. Note that the subject 14 rotates at one coordinate position means that the orientation of the subject 14 changes at the coordinate position on the rotation axis of the table 26 as the table 26 rotates, and the coordinate position of the subject 14 does not move. .

  The movement control unit 10 controls the movement of the subject 14 based on control by the image processing apparatus 12 described later. In the present embodiment, the movement control unit 10 controls the rotational movement of the turntable 8. Specifically, the movement control unit 10 performs control to repeat the rotation and stop of the turntable 8. For example, the movement control unit 10 converts the control signal notified from the image processing device 12 into a control signal for the turntable 8, and controls the turntable 8 by transmitting the converted signal to the turntable 8. . The above-described camera control unit 6 controls the camera 4 so as to photograph the subject 14 every time the turntable 8 stops. The movement control unit 10 may be provided as a device different from the image processing device 12 or may be realized as software that operates in the image processing device 12.

  The image processing device 12 is a device that performs image processing, which will be described later, on a still image captured by the camera 4, and is configured by, for example, a general-purpose computer. Details of the image processing device 12 will be described later.

Next, the arrangement of equipment used for photographing the subject 14 by the moving image creation system 2 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the arrangement of equipment in photographing the subject 14 by the moving image creating system 2. FIG. 3 (a) shows a front view of the moving image creating system 2, and FIG. A left side view is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the turntable 8 is installed on an elevator 30 that changes the vertical position of the turntable 8. The turntable 8 is provided on the turntable 8 as the elevator 30 moves up and down. The height of the subject 14 is changed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the camera 4 is supported by an arm 38 including a primary arm 34 and a secondary arm 36 provided on the frame 32. The lens 39 is directed to a predetermined position on the rotation axis of the turntable 8. Here, the primary arm 34 supports the secondary arm 36 by changing the position of the secondary arm 36 in the vertical direction. Further, the primary arm 34 rotates around the lower end of the primary arm 34 while maintaining the lens 39 of the camera 4 facing the predetermined position (for example, 0 to 90 degrees). ).

  The user arbitrarily sets the vertical position of the secondary arm 36 and the angle of the primary arm 34, and further adjusts the vertical position of the subject 14 by changing the height of the elevator 30. 4 determines the composition of shooting of the subject 14.

Next, details of the image processing apparatus 12 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image processing apparatus 12 includes a main body 44 including a CPU 40 and a memory 42, an input device 46, an output device 48, a storage device 50, and a storage medium 52. That is, the image processing apparatus 12 has a component as a computer. Further, the image processing device 12 is connected to the camera control unit 6 or the movement control unit 10 when the camera control unit 6 or the movement control unit 10 is provided as a device different from the image processing device 12.

  The CPU 40 executes processing based on the program stored in the memory 42. The storage device 50 is an internal HDD or the like, and the storage medium 52 is a CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, external HDD, or the like. Here, the external HDD may be an HDD (network drive) on the network in addition to the HDD directly connected. Note that the CPU 40 may execute a program stored in the storage device 50 or the storage medium 52.

  The input device 46 is a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, and the like, and the output device 48 is a display device such as a display. The output device 48 performs display output of moving image frame images, display of moving images, and the like, which will be described later. In addition, for example, the user operates the GUI in the moving image creation system 2 by display by the output device 48. Further, the user confirms an image photographed by the camera 4 by display by the output device 48, for example.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the image processing apparatus 12 realized by executing the program. Note that part or all of the configuration shown in FIG. 5 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC or FPGA.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5, the image processing apparatus 12 includes a setting unit 60, a control unit 62, a still image acquisition unit 64, an extraction unit 66, an image output unit 68, and a moving image generation unit 70.

  The setting unit 60 sets processing conditions for the moving image creation system 2. For example, the setting unit 60 includes the amount of movement (rotation angle) of the turntable, the number of captured images, the coordinates and size of the image area extracted by the extraction unit 66, the output image size output by the image output unit 68, and the moving image generation unit 70. Set the frame rate etc. The setting unit 60 performs setting based on setting information input by the input device 46, for example.

  The control unit 62 outputs a control signal for controlling the camera 4 and the turntable 8 to the camera control unit 6 and the movement control unit 10 according to the processing conditions set by the setting unit 60. The control unit 62 notifies the movement control unit 10 as a control signal of the movement amount (rotation angle) of the turntable set by the setting unit 60 and the movement amount (rotation angle) per shooting calculated from the number of shot images. Each time shooting by the camera 4 is controlled to move (rotate) by the moving amount per shooting. In addition, the control unit 62 notifies the camera control unit 6 of a control signal so that the camera 4 performs shooting once every time the turntable 8 stops moving.

  Further, the control unit 62 controls the extraction unit 66 and the image output unit 68 in accordance with the processing conditions set by the setting unit 60. For example, the control unit 62 controls which image region is to be extracted with respect to the extraction unit 66, and controls which image size is to be output with respect to the image output unit 68.

  The still image acquisition unit 64 acquires a still image captured by the camera 4. In the present embodiment, the still image acquisition unit 64 acquires a still image via the camera control unit 6, but may acquire it directly from the camera 4. Here, the still image acquisition unit 64 acquires each still image captured by the camera 4 for each rotation of the turntable 8.

  The extraction unit 66 extracts a part of each of a plurality of still images including the subject 14 acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64 as a partial image. Specifically, the extraction unit 66 extracts, for each of a plurality of still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64, an image region designated by the control unit 62 among all image regions of the acquired still image as a partial image. To do.

  Here, the extraction unit 66 may extract a plurality of partial images having different image areas from the plurality of still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64. For example, the extraction unit 66 may extract partial images from a plurality of still images so that the position of the subject 14 in the partial images is different. Further, the extraction unit 66 may extract partial images from a plurality of still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64 so that the sizes of the respective image regions are different. Details of image extraction by the extraction unit 66 will be described later.

  The image output unit 68 outputs a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction unit 66. In the present embodiment, the image output unit 68 outputs the extracted partial image when the size of the partial image of the partial image extracted by the extraction unit 66 is a predetermined size (output image size). If the size of the partial image is not the output image size, the extracted partial image is converted into a partial image of the output image size and output. In the present embodiment, the predetermined size (output image size) is the image size set by the setting unit 60 and notified from the control unit 62. The image output unit 68 performs image interpolation such as a bicubic method, and enlarges or reduces the partial image to the output image size. Further, the image output unit 68 sequentially assigns serial numbers to the output images, and adds information about the order to the output image data. In addition, as the addition of information about the order, for example, the file names of the image data may be serial numbers.

  In the present embodiment, the image output unit 68 outputs a frame image for a moving image to the moving image generation unit 70. However, the image output unit 68 can communicate with the storage device 50, the storage medium 52, or the image processing device 12. You may output to the other apparatus etc. which were connected.

  The moving image generation unit 70 sets a plurality of moving image frame images, which are images output from the image output unit 68, according to information about the order of adding each frame image to a predetermined frame rate (for example, 24). Are combined at a frame rate of ˜60 [fps], and a moving image composed of the frame images for the moving image is generated. The frame rate may be set by the setting unit 60 based on the setting information input by the input device 46. Note that the generated moving image may be output to the output device 48, or may be output to the storage device 50, the storage medium 52, or another device that is communicably connected to the image processing device 12.

Next, extraction of partial images by the extraction unit 66 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining extraction of a partial image from a still image. FIG. 6A is an extraction when there is no change in an image region extracted from each still image (hereinafter referred to as region fixed extraction). .) Shows an example, and FIG. 6B shows an example of extraction when the image region extracted from each still image varies (hereinafter referred to as region variation extraction).

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the size of the still image 80 captured by the camera 4 is assumed to have a horizontal width of 5,184 pixels and a vertical width of 3,456 pixels. Here, a description will be given assuming that a partial image is extracted from a still image, and the image output unit 68 outputs a moving image frame image having a horizontal width of 1,920 pixels and a vertical width of 1,080 pixels. In this case, a full high-definition moving image frame image is output, and the moving image generation unit 70 generates a full high-definition moving image.

  In general, a still image recording apparatus uses an image sensor having a higher density, a higher resolution, or a higher number of pixels than an image sensor used in a moving image recording apparatus. The area is wider than the shooting area of the moving picture recording apparatus, and a moving picture frame image can be cut out from the still picture shot by the still picture recording apparatus.

  With reference to FIG. 6A, region fixed extraction will be described. When performing fixed area extraction, for example, the image area of the partial image 82 to be extracted is set with the coordinates (x, y) at the upper left of the image area, the width w of the image area, and the height h of the image area. The extraction unit 66 cuts out and extracts this image region from each still image acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64. Note that the upper left coordinates, width, and height of the image area are arbitrarily set by the setting unit 60.

  The region variation extraction will be described with reference to FIG. Also in the case of performing region variation extraction, by specifying the image region of the partial image to be extracted, the extraction unit 66 can specify the image region specified for each still image from each still image acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64. Are extracted and extracted. In the present embodiment, among the series of still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64, the image region of the partial image 84 extracted from the first still image and the image region of the partial image 86 extracted from the last still image, The upper left coordinates, width, and height are set by the setting unit 60.

  Of the series of still images acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64, the extraction unit 66 extracts the image area calculated by the control unit 62 for intermediate still images excluding the first still image and the last still image. Do.

  For example, the control unit 62 designates an image area as follows. Here, for the image area of the partial image 84 extracted from the first still image, the upper left coordinate is set to (x0, y0), the width of the image area is set to w0, and the height of the image area is set to h0. For the image area of the partial image 86 extracted from the still image, the upper left coordinates are set to (x1, y1), the width of the image area is set to w1, and the height of the image area is set to h1. Here, a description will be given on the assumption that partial images are extracted from n (an integer of 2 or more) still images, and n moving image frame images are generated. Note that n is the number of shots and is set by the setting unit 60.

For example, the control unit 62 determines the coordinates (x [i], y [i]) and the width w [i] of the image area of the i (where i = 1, 2,..., N) th partial image. ] And the height h [i] are calculated by the following function.
x [i] = x0 + (i-1) * (x1-x0) / (n-1)
y [i] = y0 + (i-1) * (y1-y0) / (n-1)
w [i] = w0 + (i−1) × (w1−w0) / (n−1)
h [i] = h0 + (i-1) * (h1-h0) / (n-1)

  The extraction unit 66 extracts the image area calculated by the above function expression from each still image acquired by the still image acquisition unit 64, and the image output unit 68 determines the size of the image extracted by the extraction unit 66. The image is converted into an output image size (here, the horizontal width is 1,920 pixels and the vertical width is 1,080 pixels) and output.

  According to the above function formula, the second to (n-1) th partial images are extracted so as to move linearly (linearly) from the first partial image to the nth partial image. The image area may be determined by another function regardless of the above function expression. For example, if the sine function is used when moving linearly from the first partial image to the nth partial image, the movement distance becomes smaller in the vicinity of the beginning and the end of the movement than in the middle. Can be configured. Further, the movement from the first partial image to the nth partial image may be nonlinear (circular motion, higher order function). In this way, the movement trajectory may be designated by a function, and linear or non-linear movement according to the function may be performed.

Next, the operation of the moving image creation system 2 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow from the still image shooting process to the moving image frame image output process in the operation of the moving image creating system 2. When the frame image is output as shown in FIG. 7, the moving image generating unit 70 creates a moving image based on each output frame image.

  In step 100 (S100), the setting unit 60 sets the number of still images to be captured (number of frames) n and the image area to be extracted as processing conditions. In the case of fixed area extraction, the setting unit 60 sets the coordinates and size (width and height) of an image area that is commonly applied to each still image. On the other hand, in the case of region variation extraction, the setting unit 60 coordinates, size (width and height) of an image region extracted from the first still image, and coordinates, size (width and height) extracted from the nth still image. Height) is set. In addition, the setting unit 60 sets an output image size that is the size of the image output by the image output unit 68 and a moving amount m by which the turntable 8 moves during n photographing.

  In step 102 (S102), the camera 4 captures the subject 14 under the control of the camera control unit 6.

  In step 104 (S104), the still image acquisition unit 64 acquires the still image photographed in step 102.

  In step 106 (S106), image processing by the image processing device 12 is performed. Details of step 106 will be described later.

  In step 108 (S108), the control unit 62 determines whether or not shooting for the designated number of frames n has been completed. If shooting for n frames has not been completed, the control unit 62 proceeds to step 110, and n When the photographing for the number of sheets is completed, the process proceeds to step 114.

  In step 110 (S110), the movement control unit 10 moves (rotates) the turntable 8 based on the movement amount m set in step 100. For example, the turntable 8 is rotated by an angle determined by m / n. Note that the movement control unit 10 may perform control so as to move with an equal amount of movement in each of the n shots, or may control so that the amount of movement for each shooting is different.

  In step 112 (S112), the movement control unit 10 stops the movement of the turntable 8, and returns to step 102. In step 102, the camera control unit 6 controls the camera 4 to photograph the subject 14 at the new movement position.

  On the other hand, in step 114 (S114), the movement control unit 10 controls the turntable 8 to return to the position at the time of shooting the first image. Here, when re-shooting any one of the still images shot as described above, the turntable 8 returned to the position at the time of the first shooting in step 114 is set as a position to be re-shot. Move and re-shoot.

  For example, during the repeated shooting according to the above flowchart, the user checks the captured still image or the partial image extracted from the still image, and if a still image to be re-photographed is found, The moving image creation system 2 stores the number of still images to be rephotographed according to the user's instruction. Thereafter, after the shooting of n still images is completed, the turntable 8 returned to the initial position in step 114 may be moved again to the shooting position of the still image to be re-photographed and re-photographed. Good.

Next, the image processing operation in step 106 shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the image processing operation in step 106 shown in FIG.

  In step 200 (S200), the control unit 62 acquires the output image size set by the setting unit 60 in step 100 described above.

  In step 202 (S202), the control unit 62 determines whether region fixed extraction is set or region variation extraction is set. When region fixed extraction is performed, the process proceeds to step 204, where region variation extraction is performed. When performing, the process proceeds to step 206.

  In step 204 (S204), the control unit 62 acquires the coordinates and size of the image area set in step 100, and notifies the extraction unit 66 of the image area to be extracted.

  On the other hand, in the case of region variation extraction, in step 206 (S206), the control unit 62 sets the coordinates and size of the image region extracted from the first still image and the image extracted from the last still image set in step 100. The coordinates and size of the area and the number of shots n are acquired, and the process proceeds to step 208.

  In step 208 (S208), based on the information acquired in step 206, for example, the coordinates and size of the image region to be extracted from the still image are calculated by the above-described calculation formula, and the extraction unit 66 is notified. .

  In step 210 (S210), based on the coordinates and size of the image area notified from the control unit 62 in step 204 or step 208, a partial image of the image area is extracted from the still image.

  In step 212 (S212), the image output unit 68 performs conversion for resizing the partial image extracted in step 210 to the output image size set in step 100, adds information about the order of the images, The data is stored in the storage device 50 or the storage medium 52.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a moving image generated by the moving image generation unit 70, and FIG. 9A illustrates a state in which eight partial images 92 are extracted from each of eight still images 90. FIG. FIG. 9B is a diagram in which moving image frame images generated from the eight partial images 92 are sequentially arranged.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9, eight still images are photographed at each rotational position on the turntable 8 with a ring as a subject, and partial images are extracted from each still image by region variation extraction. Specifically, extraction is performed so that the size of the image region is gradually reduced from the first still image to the last still image, and the position of the image region moves from right to left. FIG. 9B shows the extracted partial images resized to the size of the partial image extracted from the last still image and converted into a moving image frame image.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, from these frame images for a moving image, a moving image having a desired shooting quality that moves from left to right while the ring is gradually enlarged is created.

  In the embodiment described above, a system that performs processing until a moving image is generated from a partial image group output from the image output unit 68 has been described as the moving image generation system 2. It is constructed as a system that performs processing up to output by the output unit 68, and the moving image generating unit 70 may be realized by other software or hardware different from the moving image frame image creating system.

  In the embodiment described above, an example in which a moving image is generated from a partial image group output from the image output unit 68 has been described. However, the frame rate is not limited to 24 to 60 [fps], and more frames are available. The frame rate may be lower than this rate. Furthermore, the interval until switching to the next frame image may not be constant, or may not be switched automatically. Specifically, for example, the frame image output from the image output unit 68 may be configured to be sequentially displayed by a user operation. As such a configuration, for example, when the user instructs to switch to the next frame image, the next frame image is displayed, and when the user repeats the operation, You may comprise so that a frame image may be displayed. Note that the operation for instructing switching to the next frame image may be a user operation on the touch panel for displaying the frame image.

2: Moving image creation system 4: Camera 6: Camera control unit 8: Turntable 10: Movement control unit 12: Image processing device 14: Subject 30: Elevator 60: Setting unit 62: Control unit 64: Still image acquisition unit 66: Extraction Unit 68: Image output unit 70: Movie generation unit

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A still image acquisition means for acquiring a still image obtained by photographing a moving subject with a camera at a plurality of movement positions;
Extraction means for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including a subject acquired by the still image acquisition means as a partial image;
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image output unit that outputs a moving image frame image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction unit. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving image generation unit configured to combine a plurality of moving image frame images output by the image output unit to generate a moving image. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the still image acquisition unit acquires a still image of a rotating subject. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extraction unit extracts a plurality of partial images having different image areas. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the extraction unit extracts partial images from a plurality of still images so that the positions of subjects in the partial images are different. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the extraction unit uses a function that designates an image region to extract the image region of each partial image so that the partial region moves sequentially according to the function each time a partial image is extracted. . The extracting means extracts partial images from a plurality of still images so that the sizes of the image regions are different,
The said image output means converts the partial image extracted by the said extraction means into the partial image of the magnitude | size defined beforehand as the magnitude | size of the frame image for moving images, and outputs it. Image processing device. Acquire still images of moving objects taken by the camera at multiple movement positions.
Extract a part of each of the multiple still images including the acquired subject as a partial image,
An image processing method for outputting an extracted partial image as a frame image. Move the subject to multiple movement positions,
Shoot the subject with the camera at multiple moving positions,
Acquire the shot still image,
Extract a part of each of the multiple still images including the acquired subject as a partial image,
A video creation method that creates a video using the extracted partial images as frame images. A camera to shoot the subject,
Moving means for moving the subject;
Still image acquisition means for acquiring still images taken by the camera at a plurality of movement positions moved by the movement means;
Extraction means for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including a subject acquired by the still image acquisition means as a partial image;
A moving image frame image creating system comprising: an image output unit that outputs a moving image frame image based on the partial image extracted by the extracting unit. The moving image frame image creation system according to claim 10, wherein the moving means rotates the subject. The moving image frame image creation system according to claim 10, further comprising movement control means for controlling movement of a subject by the movement means. The moving image frame image creation system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, further comprising camera control means for controlling photographing by the camera at a plurality of movement positions of a subject. 14. The moving image frame image creation system according to claim 13, wherein the camera control means controls to photograph the subject with the camera in synchronization with the stop of the rotational movement by the moving means. A camera to shoot the subject,
Moving means for moving the subject;
Still image acquisition means for acquiring still images taken by the camera at a plurality of movement positions moved by the movement means;
Extraction means for extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including a subject acquired by the still image acquisition means as a partial image;
Image output means for outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction means;
A moving image generating system that generates a moving image from a plurality of moving image frame images output by the output unit. Acquiring a still image obtained by photographing a moving subject by a camera at a plurality of movement positions;
Extracting a part of each of a plurality of still images including the acquired subject as a partial image;
Outputting a frame image for a moving image based on the extracted partial image.

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