JP2019115029A - Game shooting device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an image other than a still image by a game image shooting device.SOLUTION: A game shooting device according to the present invention includes a shooting control unit 351 that controls shooting, a moving image shooting unit 322 that shoots a partial moving image in response to an instruction from the shooting control unit 351, a still image shooting unit 324 that shoots a still image in response to an instruction from the shooting control unit 351, and a moving image creation processing unit 353 that creates an entire moving image by combining a plurality of partial moving images, and the shooting control unit 351 instructs the still image shooting unit 324 to shoot a still image during twice shooting of the partial moving images by the moving image shooting unit 322, and the moving image creation processing unit 353 creates the entire moving image by combining the partial moving images corresponding to the twice shooting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a game image photographing apparatus, in particular to a photographed image thereof.

  A play image photographing apparatus called PRIKRA (registered trademark) has a strong popularity centering on high school girls. The player takes a picture of himself and makes various decorations on the taken still image on a display for editing. The still image after decoration is printed on the seal mount

  On the other hand, as described in Patent Document 1, a recent game image photographing apparatus not only provides as a seal but also provides a photographed still image to a portable terminal owned by a player. The player posts the shot still image on his or her SNS (Social Networking Service) account, and has a friend or the like watch it. The player can satisfy the self-explanatory desire by having him / her look at himself clearly displayed on the game image photographing apparatus.

JP, 2015-211275, A

  By the way, many still images are posted on recent SNS. Under such current circumstances, even a good still image captured by the game image capturing apparatus can not attract attention.

  The present invention is an invention completed based on the above problem recognition, and its main object is to provide an image other than a still image in a game image photographing apparatus.

  The game photographing apparatus according to the present invention includes a photographing control unit for controlling photographing, a moving image photographing unit for photographing a partial moving image in response to an instruction from the photographing control unit, and a still image in response to an instruction from the photographing control unit. Image capturing unit for capturing an image, and a moving image creation processing unit for creating an entire moving image by combining a plurality of partial moving images, and the shooting control unit is configured to twice perform the partial moving image by the moving image shooting unit. During the shooting of the still image shooting unit, the still image shooting unit is instructed to shoot a still image, and the moving image creation processing unit combines partial moving images corresponding to two shootings to create a whole moving image.

  According to the present invention, it becomes easy to satisfy the self-explanatory desire of the player who obtained the photographed moving image by the game image photographing apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of an image capturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole perspective view of a play image photographing device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow from the use start of a play image photographing device to the end. It is a perspective view of a photography booth. It is a functional block diagram of a play image photographing device. It is a time chart of photography of one still image, and photography of a video. It is a screen figure of a monitor.

  The game image capturing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment also captures a moving image as a set with the still image capturing. Moving images are taken before and after a still image is taken. As a result, it is possible to capture the natural movement of the player before and after capturing a still image with the game image capturing apparatus 100. Details of how to take moving images and still images will be described later.

  The game image photographing apparatus 100 has a photographing function, an editing function, a printing function, and a communication function. The player is photographed by the photographing function of the game image photographing apparatus 100, and the photographed image (hereinafter referred to as "photographed image") is edited by the editing function. As described above, the captured image is a moving image (hereinafter referred to as “captured moving image”) and a still image (hereinafter referred to as “captured still image”). The photographed image has various image corrections such as whitening and long eyelashing by the game image photographing apparatus 100, and processing of a portion other than the player (hereinafter referred to as “background”) in the image (hereinafter referred to as “background processing”). Is done. The game image capturing apparatus 100 also captures moving images before and after the still image. The game image photographing apparatus 100 indicates the motion (hereinafter referred to as “motion”) until a pose is taken with the still image to the player. When the player performs a motion, a correction (hereinafter referred to as "motion processing") corresponding to the motion is applied to the captured still image captured by capturing the pose and the captured moving image captured before and after that. Processing such as whitening on the player's face, head, and skin in the photographed image is referred to as "fill processing", and this correction operation itself is referred to as "pre-correction".

  Furthermore, the editing function of the game image photographing apparatus 100 adds various effects such as a stamp and a graffiti to the photographed image on which the correction is made in advance based on the instruction of the player (hereinafter, this work is referred to as "editing"). Hereinafter, the photographed image before the correction after the preliminary correction is referred to as a “corrected image”, the moving image of the corrected images is referred to as “corrected moving image”, and the still image is referred to as a “corrected still image”. Further, an image after editing is referred to as "edited image", a moving image of the edited image is referred to as "edited moving image", and a still image is referred to as "edited still image". The edited still image is printed on the sticker mount by the print function of the game image photographing apparatus 100 and provided to the player. Also, the edited image is transmitted to the player terminal 830 via the server 820 by the communication function of the game image photographing apparatus 100.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing an entire configuration of an image photographing system 800 according to the present embodiment.
The image capturing system 800 includes the game image capturing apparatus 100 connected via a network 810 such as the Internet, a server 820, and a player terminal 830. Although one player terminal 830 is illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of player terminals 830 may be provided. First, an outline of an image capturing system 800 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The player is identified by the player ID. The player ID may be provided to the player at the first use of the game image photographing apparatus 100 or may be provided by prior player registration on the server 820. When the player captures an image with the game image capturing apparatus 100 and edits the captured image, the game image capturing apparatus 100 associates the player ID with the edited image. As described above, the edited still image in the edited image is printed by the print function of the game image capturing apparatus 100. Also, the edited still image and the edited moving image are stored in the server 820 in association with the player ID. The player obtains the edited moving image and the edited still image by accessing the server 820 using the player ID from the player terminal 830.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the game image photographing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.
The game image photographing apparatus 100 includes a reception apparatus 200, a photographing booth 300, an editing booth 400, and a printing apparatus 500. The reception device 200 receives authentication of the player ID, reservation of use of the game image photographing device 100, payment of a play fee, and the like. The imaging booth 300 is an area for the game image capturing apparatus 100 to capture an image of a player. The editing booth 400 is an area for editing a captured image. The printing apparatus 500 is an apparatus for printing an edited still image on a seal mount.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow from the start of use of the game image photographing apparatus 100 to the end thereof.
A player inputs a player ID into the reception device 200 and inserts a coin. The game image photographing apparatus 100 associates the input player ID with various images until the end of one play. The game image photographing apparatus 100 displays on the monitor of the reception apparatus 200 the number of photographed persons, live processing, a pose to be taken when photographing a still image, and options for background processing, and allows the player to select. The pose causes the player to select four things he wants to shoot. Hereinafter, the number of photographed persons selected by the player in the reception apparatus 200, the process of exciting, the process of posing, the process of background processing, and the like are collectively referred to as a “player-selected photographing course”. The game image photographing apparatus 100 specifies processing data necessary for prior correction, editing and the like from the selected player selection photographing course. When the selection of the player-selected shooting course is completed, the game image shooting apparatus 100 displays an image of the shooting procedure and the description of the shooting content on the monitor of the reception apparatus 200 (S1).

  After another player who has previously taken a picture exits from the photographing booth 300, the game image photographing apparatus 100 displays an image to the effect that the player is guided to the photographing booth 300 on the monitor of the reception device 200. In the photographing booth 300, the game image photographing apparatus 100 photographs a player. The game image capturing apparatus 100 captures a still image four times. During the four shootings, the game image photographing apparatus 100 instructs the player to take four poses selected by the player. When giving an instruction to the player, a sample image to be described later is displayed on a monitor in the imaging device 310. In addition, the game image capturing apparatus 100 captures a situation in which the player is capturing a still image as a moving image before and after the still image capturing. When shooting of the still image four times is completed, the game image photographing apparatus 100 displays a screen to the effect that the player moves to the editing booth 400 on the monitor 330 described later (S2).

  The editing booth 400 edits the corrected image in accordance with the editing instruction of the player to create an edited image (S3). When the edited image is created, the edited still image is printed on the seal mount by the printing apparatus 500, and the printed seal mount is provided to the player (S4). The game image photographing apparatus 100 associates the edited still image and the edited moving image with the player ID input by the reception apparatus 200, stores the edited still image and the edited moving image in the server 820 (S5), and ends the play.

  In the following, the apparatus and control relating to the photographing process (S2) will be mainly described.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the imaging booth 300.
In the imaging booth 300, an imaging device 310 is provided. The photographing device 310 is a device that exerts a photographing function in the game image photographing device 100. The imaging device 310 includes a camera 320, a monitor 330, and a light 340. The camera 320 shoots the player. Images captured by one camera 320 are both captured moving images and captured still images. The monitor 330 displays a sample image (hereinafter, referred to as a “sample image”) or a captured image which instructs the player on a shooting pose. In addition, the player is photographed in real time by the camera 320, and an image after the pre-correction (hereinafter, referred to as "real-time corrected image") is also displayed. The monitor 330 has a first monitor 332 and a second monitor 334, and the first monitor 332 and the second monitor 334 are provided side by side. The first monitor 332 displays a sample image, and the second monitor 334 displays a real time corrected image. The captured image captured by the camera 320 is displayed on the first monitor 332. Three lights 340 are provided to illuminate the player from three directions. The light illuminated from the light 340 is a known stationary light, such as an LED illumination.

  The game image capturing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment captures both a still image and a moving image. Further, sample images include sample still images and sample moving images. The sample still image is a still image in which a person (hereinafter, referred to as a “model”) serving as an example of photographing is in a photographing pose. The sample moving image is a moving image in which the model shows the movement until the photographing pose is determined. Since both the sample still image and the sample moving image are displayed on the first monitor 332, the player can confirm what kind of motion it will take and what pose it will take while comparing the sample still image and the sample moving image. Since the first monitor 332 and the second monitor 334 are provided side by side, the player can imitate the operation of the model while sequentially checking what moving and still images can be taken while comparing the sample image and the real time corrected image. In addition, by imitating the movement of the model, it is possible to naturally decide the shooting pose similar to that of the model. Although the sample still image and the sample moving image are displayed on the same first monitor 332, they may be displayed at any position at which the player can compare them. For example, they may be displayed separately on the first monitor 332 and the second monitor 334. It may be done. Further, in FIG. 4, the first monitor 332 and the second monitor 334 are provided side by side in a row, but if the position where the player can compare the sample image with the real time corrected image, the arrangement manner and respective positions It does not matter how. Details of the sample image and the real time corrected image will be described later.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the game image photographing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.
Each component of the game image photographing apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and computing units such as various coprocessors, a storage device such as a memory and a storage, hardware including a wired or wireless communication line connecting them, and storage It is stored in the device and implemented by software that supplies processing instructions to the computing unit. The computer program may be configured by a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located in the upper layer of them, and a library that provides common functions to these programs. Each block described below indicates not a hardware unit configuration but a function unit block.

  The game image photographing apparatus 100 includes a reception management unit 210, a data storage unit 360, a print processing unit 510, a data processing unit 600, and a communication unit 700. The reception management unit 210 receives and manages a reception instruction from the player via the reception device 200. The data storage unit 360 stores various data. The print processing unit 510 performs a process of causing the printing apparatus 500 to print the edited still image. The data processing unit 600 performs photographing processing and editing processing. The communication unit 700 performs communication processing such as storing the edited image in the server 820 via the network 810.

  The data processing unit 600 includes a control unit 350 and an editing processing unit 410. The control unit 350 causes the camera 320 to shoot an image, causes the monitor 330 to display a corrected image, and manages various shooting time controls such as managing shooting time. The editing processing unit 410 performs processing for editing a captured image. The camera 320 provided in the game image photographing apparatus 100 includes a moving image photographing unit 322, a still image photographing unit 324, and a flash 326, and the monitor 330 includes a photographed image display unit 336 and a sample image display unit 338, respectively.

  The control unit 350 includes an imaging control unit 351, a moving image creation processing unit 353, a still image processing unit 355, a moving image processing unit 357, and a display control unit 359. The shooting control unit 351 instructs the moving image shooting unit 322 to shoot a moving image, and instructs the still image shooting unit 324 to shoot a still image. The shooting control unit 351 also performs time management at the time of shooting an image, such as the timing of shooting a still image. The moving image shooting unit 322 that has received the shooting instruction shoots a moving image, and transmits the shot moving image to the shooting control unit 351. Also, the still image capturing unit 324 that has received the instruction sends a light emission instruction to the flash 326. The still image capturing unit 324 captures a still image while emitting light to the player from the flash 326 that has received the light emission instruction, and transmits the captured still image to the capturing control unit 351. The moving image creation processing unit 353 creates an entire moving image to be described later. The still image processing unit 355 receives an instruction from the photographing control unit 351 and performs a process of correcting the photographed still image in advance. In response to an instruction from the imaging control unit 351, the moving image processing unit 357 performs a process of performing a prior correction on the captured moving image. The still image processing unit 355 and the moving image processing unit 357 transmit the corrected still image and the corrected moving image after the prior correction to the display control unit 359. The display control unit 359 sends an instruction to display the received corrected still image and the corrected moving image on the photographed image display unit 336. The photographed image display unit 336 displays the corrected still image or the corrected moving image on the monitor 330 in response to an instruction from the display control unit 359.

  The moving image photographing unit 322 and the still image photographing unit 324 are functions provided to one and the same camera 320. The camera 320 captures a still image and a moving image through the same lens. The game image photographing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus for photographing a natural motion of the player before and after photographing a still image as a moving image. In the present embodiment in which a still image and a moving image are captured through the same lens, it is possible to capture a still image and a moving image in which the line of sight matches the camera without the player being aware.

  The data storage unit 360 includes a sample image storage unit 362, a processed data storage unit 364 and a photographed image storage unit 366. The sample image storage unit 362 stores sample images. The display control unit 359 specifies a sample image from the sample image storage unit 362, and sends an instruction to display the specified sample image on the sample image display unit 338. The sample image display unit 338 displays a sample image on the monitor 330 in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 359. The processing data storage unit 364 stores processing data to be used for the upholstery processing, the motion processing, and the like necessary for the prior correction of moving images and still images. For example, data for performing the relief processing (hereinafter, referred to as “promotion processing data”) and data for performing the background processing (hereinafter, referred to as “background processing data”) are stored. Also stored is data (hereinafter referred to as “motion processed data”) for performing motion processing in accordance with the movement of the player, such as the appearance of a heart mark on a moving image when two players bring their faces close to each other. The captured image storage unit 366 stores edited moving images and edited still images after being edited by the editing processing unit 410.

  The game image photographing apparatus 100 specifies what kind of player selection photographing course is to be photographed during the reception process (S1) of FIG. The still image processing unit 355 and the moving image processing unit 357 that have received the information on the player selection shooting course from the reception management unit 210 identify the processing data corresponding to the player selection shooting course from the processing data storage unit 364. Similarly, the display control unit 359 that has received the information on the player selection shooting course identifies a sample image corresponding to the player selection shooting course from the sample image storage unit 362.

For example, it is assumed that the player selects two persons for photographing, background processing is pure white, and processing is whitening. In addition, the four poses selected in the player selection shooting course are poses used by the player one by one to form one heart mark (hereinafter referred to as “pose A”), and the player brings one arm forward and a piece sign Pose (hereinafter referred to as “pose B”), a pose in which the players line up diagonally back and forth with their hands on their cheeks (hereinafter referred to as “pose C”), a pose in which the player jumps their back and jumps ( Hereinafter, it is assumed that “pose D”). As described above, poses A to D correspond to motions A to D, respectively, motions for taking the pose, and indicate continuous motions leading to (and after) each pose. . The display control unit 359 specifies, for example, an image necessary for photographing the pose A from the sample image storage unit 362. The display control unit 359 causes the sample image storage unit 362 to perform a motion A in front of a white background by two models, and a sample moving image in which a heart mark is expressed around the model (hereinafter, “sample moving image A To identify). Similarly, the display control unit 359 specifies a sample image (hereinafter referred to as “sample still image A”) in which the pose A is determined. The still image processing unit 355 and the moving image processing unit 357 are processing data (hereinafter referred to as “white background processing data”) corresponding to processing for making the background white, and processing data (hereinafter “the processing data corresponding to whitening processing”). The processing data (hereinafter referred to as “motion processing A data”) corresponding to the “whitening processing data” and the motion processing A are specified from the processing data storage unit 364. The display control unit 359, the still image processing unit 355, and the moving image processing unit 357 specify the other poses B to D in the same manner. Four poses selected by the player in order of poses A, B, C, and D are sequentially displayed as sample images, and four captured images are acquired corresponding to the four poses.
In this state, shooting starts. Hereinafter, the flow from the start of shooting to the shooting of one still image will be described by taking the case of pose A as an example.

FIG. 6 is a time chart of shooting of one still image and shooting of a moving image performed before and after that. The numbers written on the horizontal axis of the time chart indicate, in seconds, how much time has elapsed since the shooting start time was 0.
When the imaging start button of the imaging device 310 is pressed, imaging is started. When shooting is started, the display control unit 359 instructs the sample image display unit 338 to display a pose explanation image for shooting a still image with pose A specified and the sample still image A on the monitor 330. The pose explanation image is an image indicated by text information such as "Let's make a heart with two people". The sample image display unit 338 that has received the instruction displays the pose explanation image and the sample still image A on the monitor 330. Similarly, the display control unit 359 causes the sample image display unit 338 to display on the monitor 330 a motion explanatory image and a sample moving image A for explaining what kind of motion processing is performed in response to the player's motion for taking a pose A. Give instructions. The sample image display unit 338 receives the instruction and displays the motion explanatory image and the sample moving image A on the monitor 330. The player can pose A while viewing the sample image.

  Five seconds after the start of shooting, the still image shooting countdown starts. This countdown is to notify the player of the timing of taking a still image. The counting starts from 3 seconds before, and the still image is taken at the timing when the counting becomes 0, that is, 8 seconds after the start of shooting. However, recording of a moving image, which will be described later, is started 6.5 seconds after the start of shooting which is 1.5 seconds before shooting of a still image. By starting recording of a moving image during the still image shooting countdown prior to shooting of the still image, it is possible to shoot casually the movement and the state until the player poses the still image.

Recording of a moving image is temporarily stopped 8 seconds after the start of shooting, and a still image is shot. Recording of moving images resumes 8.5 seconds after the start of shooting and continues until 9.5 seconds.
The reason for stopping the recording of moving images during still image shooting is that if the shooting is continued, a state in which a strong light is emitted by the flash 326 is taken, resulting in a blank white moving image. After 0.5 seconds from the moment of shooting a still image, the shooting control unit 351 resumes recording of a moving image. This is because it is approximately 0.5 seconds that the light amount in the imaging booth 300 is attenuated to such an extent that troubles do not occur in moving image shooting from the moment of shooting a still image, that is, when the flash 326 emits light.

When the moving image shooting ends, the process shifts to prior correction of each shot image. Once the corrected image is created, it is sequentially displayed on the monitor 330. The corrected still image is displayed on the monitor 330 11 seconds after the start of imaging when the corrected still image is completed. The corrected moving image is also displayed 14.5 seconds after the start of imaging when the corrected moving image is completed. The display of the corrected image ends after 18.5 seconds from the start of shooting, and the process shifts to shooting of the next still image.
A real-time corrected image is displayed on the monitor 330 from the start of shooting until the end of shooting of all still images (details will be described later).

FIG. 7 is a screen view of the monitor 330. As shown in FIG.
The monitor 330 is divided into the first monitor 332 and the second monitor 334 as described above. The first monitor 332 includes a sample moving image display area 920, a sample still image display area 940, and a shooting planned still image display area 980. In the sample moving image display area 920, a sample moving image is displayed. The sample still image display area 940 displays a sample still image. In the shooting scheduled still image display area 980, a sample still image of a pose scheduled to be shot during one play is displayed. The sample still image of the pose for which shooting has ended is replaced with a corrected image, which is an image obtained by performing prior correction on the photographed image, by the photographed image display unit 336 and the sample image display unit 338 instructed by the display control unit 359. . In the sample moving image display area 920 and the sample still image display area 940 of FIG. 7, two models Ma and Mb are shown.
The second monitor 334 includes a real time corrected image display area 960. In the real time corrected image display area 960, a real time corrected image is displayed. Two players Pa and Pb appear in the real time corrected image display area 960 of FIG. 7.

  In FIG. 7, the sample moving image A in the sample moving image display area 920, the sample still image A in the sample still image display area 940, and the sample still corresponding to the poses A to D in the imaging scheduled still image display areas 980a to 980d, respectively. Images A to D are displayed. The player can confirm the motion processing A by imitating the movement of the model while comparing the sample moving image displayed in the sample moving image display area 920 with the real-time correction image displayed in the real-time correction image display area 960 it can. Also, the pose to be taken next can be confirmed again before shooting.

  When imaging is started, the sample image display unit 338 displays the sample moving image A in the sample moving image display area 920 and the sample still image A in the sample still image display area 940 in response to an instruction from the display control unit 359. For example, the sample moving image A is a moving image of a series of continuous motions up to a pose that the player uses for each hand and forms one heart mark. The moving image is repeatedly displayed in the sample moving image display area 920, and the sample still image A is simultaneously displayed in the sample still image display area 940. As a result, it is possible to capture still images and moving images while displaying not only the pose A as a still image but also a series of operations leading to the pose A to the player. Thus, it is possible to capture still images and also capture moving images in a natural manner. Similarly, the sample image display unit 338 displays sample still images A to D in which the poses A to D to be shot are taken by the model Ma and the model Mb in the shooting scheduled still image display area 980.

  In response to the instruction from the display control unit 359, the photographed image display unit 336 displays the real time corrected image in the real time corrected image display area 960. The players Pa and Pb imitate the motion A and take a pose A while comparing the sample moving image A and the sample still image A with the real time corrected image. When a still image is photographed, the sample image display unit 338 displays the sample moving image A displayed in the sample moving image display area 920, the sample displayed in the sample still image display area 940 and the photographed scheduled still image display area 980a. The display of the still image A is stopped. When the photographed still image has been pre-corrected, the photographed image display unit 336 displays the corrected still image (hereinafter referred to as “corrected still image A”) on the sample still image display area 940 after the correction. When the display of the corrected still image A is completed, the sample image display unit 338 displays the sample still image B in the sample still image display area 940 and the sample moving image B corresponding to the sample still image B in the sample moving image display area 920. Do. Further, the photographed image display unit 336 displays the corrected still image A in the photographing planned still image display area 980a.

  The real time corrected image is created as follows. The shooting control unit 351 issues a shooting instruction to the moving image shooting unit 322, and the moving image shooting unit 322 shoots a moving image of the player. The photographed moving image is transmitted from the moving image photographing unit 322 to the photographing control unit 351. The imaging control unit 351 transmits the received captured moving image to the moving image processing unit 357. The moving image processing unit 357 that has received the captured moving image corrects the captured moving image in advance based on the white background processing data and the whitening processing data specified in advance from the processing data storage unit 364. In addition, when the player imitates the movement of the model and performs the motion A, the captured moving image is corrected in advance so that a heart mark appears around the player based on the motion processed A data. The captured moving image after this prior correction becomes a real time corrected image. The moving image processing unit 357 transmits the created real time corrected image to the display control unit 359. The display control unit 359 instructs the photographed image display unit 336 to display the received real-time corrected image on the second monitor 334. Thus, on the second monitor 334, a moving image that has been pre-corrected is displayed on a moving image captured by the player with the camera 320.

  The moving image shooting unit 322 always starts moving images of the player after shooting starts and after receiving a shooting instruction from the shooting control unit 351 until shooting of all still images is finished and a command to stop shooting from the shooting control unit 351 is received. The image is captured and the captured moving image is continuously transmitted to the capture control unit 351. In addition, the real time corrected image is continuously displayed on the second monitor 334 while the moving image photographing unit 322 continues photographing.

  At the moment of still image shooting, the shooting control unit 351 sends an instruction for shooting a still image to the still image shooting unit 324 and sends an instruction for emitting light to the flash 326. The instructed still image photographing unit 324 photographs a still image while the flash 326 lights the player. In addition, the shooting control unit 351 stops the recording of a moving image for 0.5 seconds from the moment of still image shooting.

  When a still image is photographed, the still image photographing unit 324 transmits the photographed still image to the photographing control unit 351. The photographing control unit 351 transmits the received photographed still image to the still image processing unit 355. The still image processing unit 355 corrects the received photographed still image in advance, based on the white background processing data, the whitening data, and the motion processing A data, which are specified in advance from the processing data storage unit 364. The still image processing unit 355 transmits the created corrected still image to the display control unit 359. The display control unit 359 causes the captured image display unit 336 to display the received corrected still image. The photographed image display unit 336 displays the corrected still image at the lower part of the screen of the first monitor 332. Thus, the player can capture a still image with the camera 320 and confirm the corrected still image on the first monitor 332.

  The imaging device 310 also provides the player with moving images as well as still images. The moving image is for leaving a natural expression before and after the still image of the player. The photographing control unit 351 starts video recording 1.5 seconds before the still image photographing starts. Recording of a moving image is temporarily stopped at the moment of taking a still image and resumed 0.5 seconds after taking a still image. One second after the resumption, the shooting control unit 351 stops the recording of the moving image. Hereinafter, a moving image of 1.5 seconds from the start of recording to the moment of shooting a still image is referred to as "first half moving image", and 1 to 0.5 seconds after shooting of a still image at which recording was resumed The moving image of the second is called "second half partial moving image".

  In the present embodiment, the natural state of the player when shooting a still image is also shot as a moving image. In order to capture a high quality still image, it is desirable to make the flash 326 emit light. However, it is not preferable that the light emission of the flash 326 at the time of shooting a still image is reflected in a moving image. Therefore, in the present embodiment, moving images and still images are divided into three stages of a first half moving image, a still image, and a second half moving image, and the first half moving image and the second half moving image are subjected to image processing described later. By combining them, a moving image without reflection of the flash 326 is generated.

  The former half moving image and the latter half moving image recorded by the imaging control unit 351 are sent to the moving image processing unit 357. The moving image processing unit 357, based on the white background processing data, the whitening processing data, and the motion processing A data specified in advance from the processing data storage unit 364 as in the case of creation of the real time correction image, Correct the second half part moving image beforehand. The partial moving images after the pre-correction are referred to as "corrected first half partial moving image" and "modified second half partial moving image", respectively. The moving image processing unit 357 sends the corrected first half partial moving image and the corrected second half partial moving image to the moving image creation processing unit 353. The moving image creation processing unit 353 connects the corrected first half partial moving image and the corrected second half partial moving image together to form a corrected moving image. The moving image creation processing unit 353 sends the corrected moving image to the display control unit 359, and the display control unit 359 instructs the photographed image display unit 336 to display the corrected moving image on the monitor 330. In the sample moving image display area 920, the display of the sample moving image A is stopped after the still image shooting. Since the corrected moving image is completed after the display of the sample moving image A is stopped, the photographed image display unit 336 displays the completed corrected moving image on the sample moving image display area 920. As a result, the player can confirm the captured corrected moving image.

  The above is the process of photographing one still image. At the same time one still image is taken, one corrected moving image is also created. The player can also capture a moving image while capturing a still image. By repeating this process, the player takes four still images and partial moving images before and after each still image.

  The moving image creation processing unit 353 stores the corrected first half partial moving image and the corrected second half partial moving image. When the player finishes shooting, the moving image creation processing unit 353 connects the accumulated first half partial moving image and the second half partial moving image, and generates a corrected moving image (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “corrected whole moving image”). create.

  After shooting at the shooting booth 300, the player moves to the editing booth 400. The control unit 350 transmits the corrected image to the editing processing unit 410. Based on the input of the player, the editing processing unit 410 edits the corrected image to create an edited image. Among the created edited images, the edited still image is transmitted to the print processing unit 510, printed on the sticker mount, and provided to the player. Further, the edited image created by the editing processing unit 410 is transmitted to the control unit 350, and is correlated with the player ID by the control unit 350. The edited image associated with the player ID is stored in the server 820 via the communication unit 700. The player can access the server 820 and acquire the photographed and edited edited still image and the edited moving image at the player terminal 830.

The game image capturing apparatus 100 has been described above based on the embodiment.
The imaging device 310 in the present embodiment can also record motions before and after imaging of a still image as moving images simultaneously with imaging of a still image. Shooting of a still image and recording of a moving image are performed separately. As a result, the player can also acquire a moving image while obtaining a still image with a high-quality appearance that is better than extracting a part of the moving image and setting it as a still image.

  As a method of simultaneously acquiring a moving image and a still image, a method of photographing a moving image and extracting a part of the moving image to obtain a still image may be considered. However, in this case, since the still image not using the flash is extracted, the quality of the still image is degraded. It is also necessary to perform the extraction work, which impairs the convenience of the player. In the photographing apparatus 310 according to the present embodiment, since a moving image can be acquired while acquiring a high-quality still image using the flash 326, the quality of the still image is not degraded, and the convenience of the player is not impaired.

  In addition, a method is also conceivable in which moving images and still images are taken at completely different timings. However, in this case, 310 of the present embodiment can not be performed in which the player's natural appearance at the time of still image shooting is left as a moving image. In addition, in addition to presenting the complexity of performing two times of photographing for still image photographing and moving image photographing, it is possible to deteriorate the customer rotation rate which is important particularly in the game image photographing apparatus. In 310 of the present embodiment, a natural expression of the player can be left as a moving image without reducing the customer rotation rate.

  The player can obtain a moving image by the play image photographing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. By posting the acquired moving image on SNS with many still images, it is easy to attract other people's attention. In addition, SNS users other than the player can see and enjoy new images called moving images in the SNS full of still images.

  In the present embodiment, shooting of a moving image is performed before and after a still image. The player is making a motion for taking a still image to the last, and the moving image leaves that motion, and the game image photographing apparatus 100 in this embodiment causes the player to force a special motion. is not. The player does not have to do complicated things and intends to take a still image, and as a result, a moving image can be obtained.

  The game image photographing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment enables the player to express not only a pose in a still image but also a motion in a moving image.

  In the present embodiment, the sample still image and the sample moving image are displayed on the first monitor 332 so that the player can compare the sample images. In this way, the player can confirm what motion it takes and what pose it takes.

  In the present embodiment, the photographing device 310 is provided at a position where the screen showing the sample moving image and the screen showing the real time correction image can be compared. In this way, the player can check what motion should be taken to determine a pose, and what still and moving images can be taken, while comparing the sample moving image with the real-time corrected image in which his or her motion appears.

  In the present embodiment, a moving image is recorded before capturing a still image. The player takes a pose while taking a sample moving image as a reference and takes a still image, but recording the motion before and after taking a still image as a moving image allows the player to take a still image in the game image shooting apparatus 100 We can record and provide the atmosphere.

  In the present embodiment, a countdown is performed to notify the player of the timing of shooting a still image. Recording of moving images starts at a point in time before countdown and still image capture, and is recorded for a while after still image capture. As a result, it is a taste-like moving image obtained by shooting a situation in which the player is concentrating on shooting a still image or a moment when tension is slightly relieved after shooting.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and modification, and the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the scope of the invention. Various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiment and modifications. Moreover, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above-mentioned embodiment and modification.
Hereinafter, other embodiments will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the recording of moving images is set to 2.5 seconds in total for shooting one still image before and after shooting a still image, but recording is continued until shooting of all still images is completed from the start of shooting. It is also good. In this case, it corresponds to a portion from the time of still image shooting to 0.5 seconds later, that is, a period from the light emission of the flash 326 to the time when the light amount in the imaging booth 300 attenuates to a level without any problem as a moving image. Perform processing to delete moving images.

  In the present embodiment, the moving image is recorded before and after the still image, but may be recorded only in front of or behind the still image. By recording a moving image in front of a still image, it is possible to leave the motion until the player poses and the accompanying motion processing. If the moving image is recorded after the still image, for example, it is possible to leave a satisfactory expression of the player after the still image has been captured.

  The moving image may not be recorded twice, but may be three times or more. In addition, there may be a moving image which serves as both the first half moving image and the second half moving image. For example, a moving image A recorded before the first photographing A and a moving image recorded between the photographing A and the second still image photographing B with respect to two photographings A and B of still images A moving image C recorded after B and shooting B may be used.

  In the present embodiment, motion processing is performed on a still image, but motion processing may be performed only on a moving image.

  In the imaging device 310 of the present embodiment, the two monitors are provided side by side as a position where the player can view and compare, but may be vertically aligned. Also, they may be provided apart. The position may be any position at which the player can confirm both without flipping the body in the photographing booth 300, and at least two monitors may be set on the same wall surface in the photographing booth 300.

  The optimal shooting settings for moving images and still images are different regardless of the use of the flash. For example, when shooting a still image, the flash speed of the flash is used, so the ISO sensitivity is lowered, the shutter speed is increased so that shooting is possible without blurring even if the player moves, and the white balance is changed to the color of light emitted from the flash. Set to match. On the other hand, at the time of shooting a moving image, the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the brightness of the steady light, and the shutter speed is reduced for bright shooting, and the white balance is set to match the color of the steady light. In the present embodiment, the use of a flash is specifically described. However, not only the flash but also a still image is shot with a shooting setting optimal for a still image, and the shooting setting is optimal for a moving image before and after the shooting. It is sufficient to take moving pictures. By switching between shooting settings and shooting still images and moving images, it is possible to obtain both an optimal still image and an optimum moving image.

  In the present embodiment, the sample still image and the sample moving image are checked in the photographing booth 300. However, a monitor may be provided in the reception apparatus 200 so that the check can also be performed there. While another player is shooting in the shooting booth 300, the next shooting player needs to wait outside the shooting booth 300. If the sample still image and the sample moving image can be confirmed by the reception device 200, it can be known in advance what kind of motion processing is to be performed and what pose should be taken. It can also mislead boredom while waiting for other players.

  A microphone may be attached in the photographing booth 300, and the moving image photographing unit 322 may record the voice of the player. At the same time as recording of a moving image, the voice of the player can be left.

  In the present embodiment, the explanation of the motion processing and the like is displayed on the monitor 330. However, a speaker may be attached in the photographing booth 300 and the explanation may be made by sound. The player can be explained not only visually but also aurally, so he can understand and play still images and moving images.

The present invention is characterized in that moving images can also be taken at the same time while focusing on taking high-quality still images. The imaging apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus capable of imaging a moving image casually without the need for the player to hold it while imaging a still image.
Photographing with the game image photographing apparatus is an extraordinary scene for the player. For example, if a player is a regular high school girl, unlike a person doing model work, there is little experience of being able to take a picture in a shooting studio. Photographing with the game image photographing apparatus is a valuable opportunity to experience the many kinds of lighting equipment and the good camera performance, and the feeling of photographing at the timing of the camera side without pressing the shutter of the camera by yourself. This shooting is not only eventual meaning that a still image is shot, but also memories of the player. If still images and moving images are photographed by the photographing apparatus according to the present invention, not only good-looking still images can be left but also movement, voice, atmosphere and the like of photographing in the game image photographing apparatus can be left as moving images. it can. Shooting in the game image shooting apparatus is not limited to shooting time for the player, but will be revived as memories when viewing a moving image later.

  Various aspects of the invention grasped from the above-mentioned embodiment and modification are illustrated below also in a form including what was stated in the claim already. The following inventions are recognized in relation to the features of the imaging device 310.

C1. An image capturing unit for capturing a player;
A display unit provided in the vicinity of the image capturing unit;
A display control unit that instructs the display unit to display an image;
The display control unit is temporally continuous with a sample still image display screen for displaying a sample still image serving as an example of a player's pose on the display unit, and a pose of a model indicated by the sample still image. A game photographing apparatus characterized by displaying a sample moving image display screen for displaying a sample moving image as an example of movement at a position where a player can view and compare.

  C2. The display control unit causes the display unit to display a captured image display screen on which a moving image of the player captured by the image capturing unit is displayed in real time at a position where the player can compare the sample still image or the sample moving image. A game photographing apparatus according to C1, characterized in that it is displayed.

  C3. The image capturing unit according to C1 or 2, wherein the image capturing unit also captures a moving image when capturing a still image of a subject.

C4. It further comprises a photographing control unit,
The shooting control unit shoots a still image and a moving image of the subject together when a shooting instruction is issued from the player, and a moving image of the subject at a timing earlier than a timing at which the still image is shot. A game photographing apparatus according to C3, wherein shooting is started.

C5. It further comprises a photographing control unit,
The photographing control unit varies the amount of light applied to the subject between the first photographing time at which the image photographing unit photographs a still image and the second photographing time at which a moving image is photographed. C1 to C4 The game photographing apparatus described in.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 game image photographing apparatus, 200 reception apparatus, 210 reception management part, 300 photographing booth, 310 photographing apparatus, 320 camera, 322 moving image photographing part, 324 still image photographing part, 326 flash, 330 monitor, 332 first monitor, 334 Second monitor, 336 photographed image display unit, 338 sample image display unit, 340 lights, 350 control unit, 351 photographing control unit, 353 moving image creation processing unit, 355 still image processing processing unit, 357 moving image processing processing unit, 359 Display control unit, 360 data storage unit, 362 sample image storage unit, 364 processed data storage unit, 366 photographed image storage unit, 400 editing booth, 410 editing processing unit, 500 printing apparatus, 510 printing processing unit, 600 data processing unit, 700 communication unit, 800 image capturing system, 8 10 network, 820 server, 830 player terminal, 920 sample moving image display area, 940 sample still image display area, 960 real time corrected image display area, 980 still image display area to be photographed

Claims (7)

A shooting control unit that controls shooting;
A moving image shooting unit for shooting a partial moving image in response to an instruction from the shooting control unit;
A still image photographing unit for photographing a still image in response to an instruction from the photographing control unit;
A moving image creation processing unit that creates an entire moving image by combining a plurality of partial moving images;
A display unit provided in the vicinity of the moving image shooting unit and the still image shooting unit;
A display control unit that instructs the display unit to display an image;
Equipped with
The display control unit causes the display unit to display, on a real time basis, a captured image display screen for displaying a moving image captured by the moving image capturing unit in real time, a sample still image serving as an example of a player's pose, and a player's pose Display a sample moving image as an example at a position where the player can view and compare,
The imaging control unit instructs the still image capturing unit to capture a still image during the second capturing of the partial moving image by the moving image capturing unit,
The above-mentioned moving image creation processing unit combines partial moving images corresponding to the two shootings to create a whole moving image.   The imaging control unit sets a time between the end of the first imaging of the partial moving image by the moving image imaging unit and the start of the second imaging of the partial moving image in the first and second partial moving images. The game photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time set to be shorter than any photographing time and the notification of photographing timing of a still image is given to the player before photographing the first partial moving image. .   The game photographing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the notification of the photographing timing by the photographing control unit is performed by a countdown.   The game photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the moving image photographing unit and the still image photographing unit share one camera.   The imaging control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first imaging environment at the time of imaging a partial moving image and a second imaging environment at the time of imaging a still image are made different. Shooting device for games.   6. The game photographing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the photographing control unit instructs the still image photographing unit to use a flash in the second photographing environment.   The imaging control unit notifies the imaging timing of a still image, and instructs the moving image imaging unit to start imaging of a partial moving image before reaching the imaging timing of the still image. The game photographing apparatus of description.

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