JP5050746B2 - Photography editing method and photography editing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographic editing method and apparatus for obtaining a photographed image by photographing, for example, a subject, allowing the photographed image to be edited, obtaining an edited image, and outputting the edited image.

  A conventional photo-seal machine is installed in an entertainment facility such as a game center, shoots a user as a subject, edits the image obtained by shooting (doodle), and edits the edited image. Or one game is complete | finished by the flow of printing a picked-up image on sticker paper. As this photographic sealing machine, a photographic sealing machine has been proposed that can shoot not only standing but also sitting (see Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, there are many female junior high school students and high school girls who use such a photo sticker, and they tend to be used in groups of several people on the way home from school on weekdays or on holidays. Such a user enjoys performing various edits with respect to a captured image in which a plurality of users are captured.

  However, many such photo stickers are installed in entertainment facilities such as game centers. For this reason, the user group to use the photo sticker machine is almost decided, and it was difficult to use it for a wide generation. For example, families with children and elderly people did not go to amusement facilities to shoot with a photo sticker, but went to a photo shop to take pictures. Here, people using photographers could not use the photographers easily, such as using them to take a commemorative photo several times a year. In addition, the photo shop has a problem that it takes time until a commemorative photo is completed and there is a problem that it is expensive.

  Moreover, in the photo sticker creating apparatus of the above-mentioned prior art document 1, a chair that can be moved within the photo space of the photo sticker is installed, so that it can be taken in a free pose. However, if a photograph is taken while moving back and forth, the chair must be moved each time, and it is difficult for a small child to use it.

  As described above, the above-mentioned photo seal machine can be used only by a limited age group, is not used by a wide range of generations, and cannot take a commemorative photo easily.

JP 2007-65171 A

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to enable a wide range of users to take a commemorative photo easily and easily.

The present invention provides a photography editing method in which one or more subjects in a photographing space are photographed by photographing means to obtain a photographed image, the photographed image is permitted to be edited by an editing means, and a predetermined image is output by an output means. A photography photographing editing device, wherein a photographing auxiliary chair formed in a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section is provided at a rear portion in the photographing space, and a subject may be placed near the center in the width direction in the photographing space. A photographing stand that can be provided, and a central portion in the width direction of the photographing stand is disposed at a position vertically below the photographing direction of the photographing means, and both front and rear ends of the photographing stand are provided with a photographing casing provided with the photographing means. A photo editing / editing method or a photo shoot that is provided in contact with or close to the photographing auxiliary chair and shoots a subject on the photographing stand and a subject not on the photographing stand together with the photographing means. With editing equipment And wherein the Rukoto.

The photographing space refers to a space provided to a user for photographing, and is a space that can be photographed by the photographing means or a space that is surrounded (or substantially surrounded) by a surrounding member such as a background member or an entrance / exit member. Can be configured.
The photographing means can be composed of a digital camera or a digital video camera.
The editing means can be configured by a pointing device (coordinate input means) such as a touch panel or a mouse that acquires coordinates touched by a user with a touch pen or a finger.

The output means is a thermal transfer printer such as an ink jet printer, a sublimation type thermal transfer printer or a melt type thermal transfer printer, or a laser printer, or the like, a printing means for printing an image in monotone, sepia tone or color, and the like, and transmits image data. The communication unit or the storage medium reader / writer that writes image data to the storage medium can be used, and the configuration is not limited to one, but can be a plurality.
The predetermined image can be composed of the captured image, the edited image, or a plurality of images selected from the captured image and / or the edited image.

According to the present invention, a wide range of users can easily and easily take a commemorative photo. In particular, an appropriate photographed image can be easily acquired even when an adult and a child with different heights photograph together.
Further, by placing the widthwise center of the photographing stand at a position vertically below the photographing direction of the photographing means, the child user stands on the photographing stand in the center and the parents stand on both sides of the photographing stand. It is possible to easily achieve a shooting pose such as that, and to obtain a good shot image that absorbs the height difference. In other words, the position and height of the face of the child standing in the center of the shooting table and the position and height of the faces of the parents standing on both sides of the face are almost the same or close to each other, and a photographed image with a face is gathered is obtained. Can do.
Further, a photographing auxiliary chair formed in a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section is provided at a rear portion in the photographing space, and a photographing case provided with the photographing means and a photographing auxiliary are provided at both front and rear ends of the photographing table. By being in contact with or in close proximity to the chair, an adult user can stand on the flat base of the shooting assistance chair and lean on the top, or a child user can sit on the top. You can ride and use. Furthermore, the user who has got on the photographing stand can keep the height even if the user moves back and forth in the photographing space.

As an aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the photographing table is colored in a color different from the upper surface of the photographing table and the floor surface of the photographing space, and is a substantially vertical vertical surface or the lower end from the upper end is the photographing table. It can comprise as an inclined surface inclined so that it may be located inside.
This makes it easier for the user to notice the presence of the imaging stand, prevents the user from tripping on the imaging stand, and prevents the colored side face from being captured and disturbing chroma key composition.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the output means includes: a sticker paper printing means for printing the predetermined image on sticker paper and outputting; and a photographic paper printing means for printing the predetermined image on photographic paper for output. Can be configured.
Thereby, both the photo sticker printed on the sticker paper and the photo sheet printed on the photo paper can be provided, or one selected can be provided.

  According to the present invention, a wide range of users can easily and easily take a commemorative photo.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 shows a perspective view of the photo sticker making machine 1 as seen from the front side, FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the photographing housing 2, and FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the photo sticker making machine 1 as seen from the back side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the editing housing 3 as seen from the back.

  The photo sticker creating machine 1 is mainly composed of a photographing case 2 installed facing the front in the photographing space Z and an editing case 3 connected to the back side of the photographing case 2. In FIG. 1, the ceiling 4 above the shooting space Z, the rear panel 6 on the rear surface of the shooting space Z, the side panels 5 on the left and right sides of the shooting space Z, and the doorway curtain 7 on the left and right sides of the shooting space Z are shown. It is shown transparent. Here, the back panel 6 is composed of a background member such as a curtain or a plate and serves as the background of the captured image.

  A ceiling central illumination unit 238 including a strobe illuminator 23a, a fluorescent lamp 23b, and a diffusion plate 23c is provided on the ceiling 4 above the photographing space Z. The ceiling central illumination unit 238 illuminates the subject in the imaging space Z from above with the diffused light obtained by diffusing the illumination light of the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b with the diffusion plate 23c. When the entire body is photographed with the subject moving backward, the subject can be illuminated obliquely from the front and the face of the subject can be mainly illuminated. Further, the diffusion plate 23c of the ceiling central illumination unit 238 is configured to be convex toward the lower side where the imaging space Z is located, and the lowermost portion is a horizontal plane. Thereby, the protrusion amount which the ceiling center illumination unit 238 protrudes toward the imaging space Z is reduced.

  A ceiling rear illumination unit 237 composed of a fluorescent lamp 23b and a diffusion plate 23c is provided on the ceiling 4 above and behind the imaging space Z. The ceiling rear illumination unit 237 illuminates the subject in the photographing space Z from above and behind with diffused light obtained by diffusing the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 23b with the diffusion plate 23c.

  On the floor surface in the center of the imaging space Z in the width direction, an imaging table 8 is installed. The photographing table 8 has a height of about 17 cm, a width of about 50 cm, and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction. This photographing stand 8 is close to the height of the face of a tall user such as an adult standing on the floor, when a short user such as a child (for example, a user who is about seven years old and about 120 cm tall) rides at the time of photographing. To be able to shoot.

  Further, the upper corner portion 8c of the photographing base 8 on the photographing case 2 side is configured to be removable. As a result, it is possible to prevent the front panel 2a of the photographing housing 2 from colliding with the photographing stand 8 when opening to the photographing space Z side, and it can be easily opened and closed. Thereby, the maintenance of the money processing part 21 (refer FIG. 5) provided in the inner side which opened the front panel 2a can be facilitated.

  An imaging auxiliary chair 9 is installed on the floor surface behind the imaging space Z. The photographing auxiliary chair 9 is formed in a substantially L-shaped vertical cross section, and when photographing, an adult user stands on the flat base portion 9b and leans lightly on the top portion 9a, or a child user stands on the top portion 9a. It is intended to be used by sitting on top. The above-described photographing stand 8 is provided with both front and rear ends in contact with or close to the photographing casing 2 and the photographing auxiliary chair 9 so as to connect the photographing auxiliary chair 9 and the photographing casing 2. Thereby, even if the user who got on the imaging | photography stand 8 moves back and forth within the imaging | photography space Z, he can keep height.

  The photographing auxiliary chair 9, the photographing stand 8, the photographing space Z, and the rear panel 6 are colored in the same color (for example, blue, green, white, etc.) suitable for chroma key composition. Thereby, chroma key composition can be easily performed.

  Note that the side surface 8a of the imaging table 8 may be colored in a different color (for example, red, pink, yellow, etc.) from the upper surface 8b of the imaging table 8 or the floor surface of the imaging space Z. This makes it easier for the user to notice the presence of the imaging table 8 and prevents the user from tripping on the imaging table 8.

  In addition, the side surface 8a may be configured as a substantially vertical vertical surface or an inclined surface that is inclined so that the lower end is located inside the imaging table 8 from the upper end. Thereby, it can prevent that the colored side surface 8a is image | photographed and becomes obstructive of chroma key composition.

  A background illumination unit 239 including a strobe lighting body 23a and a diffusion plate 23c is provided behind the photographing auxiliary chair 9. The background illumination unit 239 illuminates the background by illuminating the rear panel 6 and the back of the photographing auxiliary chair 9 from below. Thereby, when both the back panel 6 and the photographing auxiliary chair 9 are made the same color for chroma key composition, a shadow is prevented from being generated between them, and the accuracy of chroma key composition is improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the photographing housing 2 is mainly divided into an upper part 2A, a middle part 2B, and a lower part 2C.
The upper portion 2A is provided with an upper left illumination unit 231A on the left, an upper middle illumination unit 231B in the center, and an upper right illumination unit 231C on the right. Each of these illumination units 231A to 231C is provided with a planar diffusion plate 23c whose surface is directed obliquely downward on the front surface, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b are provided therein. The wall surfaces other than the diffusing plate 23c surrounding the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white and configured as reflecting surfaces. Thereby, the illumination units 231A to 231C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is reflected internally and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c, and a user who takes a whole body image in the imaging space Z is illuminated by this surface light. Can be illuminated.

  A partial illumination unit 232 that is long in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the upper central illumination unit 231B. The partial illumination unit 232 includes a strobe illuminator 23a and a diffuser plate 23c, and illuminates the face of the user who takes an image of the upper body of the upside, particularly around the nose muscles, with diffused light.

  Between the upper part 2A and the middle part 2B, a digital camera 24 for photographing a subject in the photographing space Z is provided at the center in the left-right direction. The camera 24 is installed at the height of the face of a general adult user standing on the floor surface of the imaging space Z or slightly lower than that, and is installed with the imaging angle of view inclined slightly downward from the horizontal. This camera 24 acquires a live view video (moving image) of a user who is posing before shooting, and acquires a high-resolution shot image (still image) at the time of shooting.

  On the left and right of the camera 24, spherical illumination units 233A and 233C are arranged symmetrically. The spherical illumination units 233A and 233C include a hemispherical diffuser plate 23c that is inclined inward in the left-right direction, an internal strobe illuminator 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b, and a hemispherical reflecting member that protrudes to the back side. It consists of and. The strobe illuminator 23 a and the fluorescent lamp 23 b are surrounded by a hemispherical diffusion plate 23 c that protrudes toward the front side of the photographing housing 2 and a hemispherical reflecting member that protrudes toward the back side of the photographing housing 2. For this reason, the light irradiated by the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b is reflected by the reflecting member whose inner surface is painted white and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c to become substantially uniform surface light. The spherical illumination units 233A and 233C illuminate a subject to be photographed with the upper body in the photographing space Z with soft surface light.

  The middle portion 2B is provided with a left middle middle left lighting unit 235A, a middle middle middle lighting unit 235B, and a right middle middle right lighting unit 235C. Each of these illumination units 235A to 235C is provided with a planar diffusion plate 23c (or screen plate 60) with the surface obliquely upward, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b inside. Yes. The wall surfaces other than the diffusion plate 23c (and the screen plate 60) surrounding the strobe illuminating body 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white surfaces and configured as reflecting surfaces. As a result, the illumination units 235A to 235C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is internally reflected and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c (or the screen plate 60). The user who shoots the upper body can be illuminated by this surface light.

  Further, the middle stage central illumination unit 235B is provided with a screen plate 60 instead of the diffusion plate 23c on the front. The screen plate 60 is a part of the display illumination unit, and not only functions as a diffusion plate during illumination, but also includes a projection image 25S (see FIG. 2) of the projector 25 (see FIG. 5) provided therein. It also functions as a projection screen.

  Note that the projected video 25S portion is disposed in the vicinity of the camera 24 and directly below the camera 24. In addition, the projected video 25S portion is arranged in a vertically symmetrical position with the upper partial illumination unit 232 across the camera 24.

  A touch panel monitor 26 is provided at the front center portion of the middle right illumination unit 235C. The touch panel monitor 26 displays information necessary for the subject by displaying a screen (for example, a screen for selecting the image and brightness) that allows selection of information such as a standing position at the time of shooting, shooting timing, and shooting conditions for shooting. invite.

  The lower part 2C is provided with a lower left illumination unit 236A on the left side and a lower right illumination unit 236C on the right side. In these illumination units 236A and 236C, a planar diffusion plate 23c is provided on the front surface, and a strobe illumination body 23a and a fluorescent lamp 23b are provided therein. The wall surfaces other than the diffusing plate 23c surrounding the strobe illuminator 23a and the fluorescent lamp 23b are painted as white and configured as reflecting surfaces. As a result, the illumination units 236A and 236C function as an illumination box that illuminates with substantially uniform surface light that is reflected internally and diffused by the diffusion plate 23c, and the body of the user who captures the whole body in the imaging space Z is displayed on this surface. Can be illuminated by light.

  The diffusion plate 23c used in each of the illumination units 232 to 239 as illumination means is made of a translucent acrylic plate member that is about several millimeters thick and milky white. Accordingly, light is diffused throughout the thickness of the diffusion plate 23c.

  In the central portion between the lower left illumination unit 236A and the lower right illumination unit 236C, a coin insertion slot 21a that allows the insertion of coins necessary for game play, and a return slot for returning the inserted coins, change change, etc. 21b, a bill insertion slot 21c for bill insertion, and a luggage storage portion 29 for luggage storage are provided. Among these, the coin slot 21a, the return slot 21b, and the bill slot 21c are provided on the front panel 2a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an editing housing 3 is connected to the rear side of the photographing housing 2. The editing housing 3 is provided with an editing monitor 31a, a tablet 31b disposed on the editing monitor 31a, and a touch pen 32 on an upper inclined surface. On the right side of the editing monitor 31a, a coin slot 34a (see FIG. 4) and a banknote slot 34c are provided. Opening and closing doors 37A and 37B are provided side by side on the lower side of the front of the editing housing 3, and a photo sticker discharge port 38a and a photo discharge port 38b are provided on the opening and closing doors 37A and 37B, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the open / close doors 37A and 37B are opened, printers 36A and 36B are provided inside thereof. The printer 36A prints an image on sticker paper and discharges the photographic sticker. The photo sticker discharged from the discharge port 36a of the printer 36A is guided downward by the guide guide 39A and discharged to the photo sticker discharge port 38a. The photographic sheets discharged from the discharge ports 36b of the two printers 36B are respectively guided downward by the guide guides 39B and discharged to the photographic discharge ports 38b. Here, there are two printers 36B, one for A5 size photo printing and one for L size photo printing, and these two are arranged vertically. Therefore, regardless of which of the two units the photographic sheet is discharged, the photographic sheet is guided to the photographic discharge port 38b by the guide guide 39B.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the photo sticker making machine 1.
The photo sticker making machine 1 is connected to the control device 12, and is provided with a storage unit 11, a communication unit 13, a drive 14, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, a photographing unit 20, an editing unit 30, and a printer 36 (36A, 36B). Yes.

  The storage unit 11 includes a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 11 stores various data such as editing tool data, lighting setting data, and play time setting data used for editing processing, and allows the control device 12 to read and save setting information.

  The communication unit 13 includes a communication device such as a LAN card that communicates with an appropriate device such as a server via a communication network such as the Internet. The communication unit 13 performs operations such as registering a captured image or an edited image in a database in the server or transmitting the captured image or the edited image to a user's mail address in accordance with a control signal from the control device 12.

  The drive 14 is composed of a drive device that reads and writes data from and to a removable medium 15 such as a portable nonvolatile memory or a USB memory. The drive 14 writes a photographed image or an edited image to a removable medium 15 owned by the user in accordance with a control signal from the control device 12, and data such as a photographed image, an edited image, or an editing item stored in the removable medium 15. Read.

The ROM 16 stores various programs and data such as a game program executed by the photo sticker creating machine 1 and a maintenance program.
The RAM 17 is used as a temporary storage area by the control device 12.

  The photographing unit 20 includes various devices arranged on the photographing space Z side, such as a money processing unit 21, a background control unit 22, a lighting device 23, a camera 24, a projector 25, a touch panel monitor 26, and a speaker 27. Yes.

  The money processing unit 21 determines that the amount of coins inserted from the coin slot 21a (see FIG. 2) or the amount of banknotes inserted from the banknote slot 21c is one game (from sticker to photo sticker discharge or photo sheet discharge). If the amount is more than the amount necessary for the above, the activation signal is transmitted to the control device 12.

  The illumination device 23 irradiates flash light from the strobe illumination bodies 23a of the respective illumination units 232 to 239 and the strobe illumination body 231 of the core illumination unit according to the illumination control signal received from the control device 12.

The camera 24 performs shooting according to the shutter signal received from the control device 12, and transmits the acquired captured image or moving image image data to the control device 12.
In accordance with the RGB signals received from the control device 12, the projector 25 projects a moving image captured by the camera 24 on the screen plate 60 for confirmation before shooting, displays a live view, and displays a captured image acquired by shooting. Display such as still image display.

  The touch panel monitor 26 receives RGB signals from the control device 12 and displays information necessary for shooting such as display of a shooting mode selection screen, guidance of a standing position during shooting, and countdown of shooting timing.

  The speaker 27 announces by voice the countdown for notifying the shutter timing of shooting, the movement guidance for urging the user to move to the editing space, etc. according to the audio signal of the control device 12.

The editing unit 30 includes a tablet built-in monitor 31, a touch pen 32, and a speaker 33.
The tablet built-in monitor 31 includes an editing monitor 31a that displays an image and a tablet 31b that detects touch input. The editing monitor 31a of the tablet built-in monitor 31 according to the RGB signals received from the control device 12 is a thumbnail image of the photographed image, an editing tool such as a freehand pen, a painting tool, a stamp tool, and a background tool, and an editing image being edited. Display images necessary for editing. In addition, the tablet 31b of the monitor 31 with a built-in tablet transmits the coordinates touch-input by the user with the touch pen 32 to the control device 12 as an input signal.

The speaker 33 announces the remaining time permitted for editing, the explanation of the editing operation, and the like by voice according to the voice signal from the control device 12.
The money processing unit 34 transmits an activation signal to the control device 12 if the inserted amount of the coin inserted from the coin insertion port 34a or the bill inserted from the bill insertion port 34c is equal to or greater than the amount required for additional printing.

The printer 36A prints the print data received from the control device 12 on the sticker paper 42a provided in the sticker paper unit 40A.
The printers 36B and 36C print the print data received from the control device 12 on A5 photographic paper 42b or L photographic paper 42c provided in the sticker paper unit 40B, respectively.

  6 shows a flowchart of the game process executed by the control device 12 of the photo sticker creating machine 1, FIG. 7 shows a detailed flowchart of the shooting process and post-shooting process, and FIG. 8 shows a detailed flowchart of the editing process and the printing process. 9 to 17 are explanatory diagrams of various screens.

  The control device 12 waits until the coin processing unit 21 confirms the insertion of coins for the game fee (step S1: NO). When money for the game fee is inserted (step S1: YES), the control device 12 executes a shooting process (step S2), and subsequently executes a post-shooting process (step S3).

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the shooting process, first, the character selection screen 100 shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the screen board 60 as the projected video 25S by the projector 25, and one of the character images 102 is selected. (Step S11). A remaining time display unit 101 indicating the remaining editing time is provided on the screen.

  The control device 12 displays a composition image selection screen 110 shown in FIG. 9B (step S12), and allows the user to select a composition image to be a foreground image or a background image (step S13). A plurality of compositing images 112 are displayed on the compositing image selection screen 110, and one or more of these images are selected by the user.

  The control device 12 displays the brightness adjustment screen 120 shown in FIG. 10A, and causes the user to select the brightness of the captured image using the brightness selection button 122 (step S14). At this time, selection is allowed in five stages from whitening to whitening, and the central brightness is displayed as the recommended brightness (default value brightness).

  The control device 12 displays the live view screen 130 shown in FIG. 10B (step S15). On the live view screen 130, an image captured by the camera 24 is displayed in real time on the live view display unit 131 as a moving image synthesized with the image for synthesis, and the user is allowed to confirm a pose or the like. In addition, a countdown display 132, a character image 133, and a captured image 134 are displayed on the live view screen 130. The captured image 134 displays a captured image that has already been captured in a small size, and is configured to display a plurality (for example, six).

  The control device 12 notifies the shutter timing by the countdown display 132, and captures a photographed image by photographing with the camera 24 at the shutter timing (step S16). And the control apparatus 12 displays the picked-up image acquired by imaging | photography as a still image on the live view screen 130 (step S17).

  The control device 12 repeats steps S12 to S17 until a predetermined number of times of photographing (step S18: NO). When the predetermined number of times is shot (step S18: YES), the control device 12 displays the keep image selection screen 140 of FIG. 11A, and displays a predetermined number (for example, six) from the shot image button 141 displaying all the shot images side by side. 4 of them are selected and the enter button 142 is pressed (step S19). At this time, the control device 12 stores the selected captured image in the RAM 17. Note that the keep image refers to an image to be left as an editing target in the captured image.

The control device 12 displays the transmission presence / absence selection screen 150 in FIG. 11B and allows the user to select whether or not to transmit an image to a mobile phone or the like (step S20).
When the transmission button 151 is selected (step S20: YES), the control device 12 displays the transmission image selection screen 160 of FIG. 12A (step S21). At this time, the control device 12 displays the captured images selected in step S19 side by side as the captured image buttons 161, causes the user to select one or more of them and presses the enter button 162.

  The control device 12 displays a mail address input screen 170, causes the user to input a mail address with the key input button 171, the back button 172, the button 173 from the beginning, and the input auxiliary button 174, and determines with the determination button 175. (Step S22). The key input button 171 is a button of alphabets or symbols, and the input assist button 174 is a button for assisting in inputting a domain of a mail server of a main mobile phone carrier (carrier).

  In steps S21 to S22, the captured image that is the editing target image is transmitted. However, the edited image may be transmitted. In order to transmit either a captured image or an edited image, a selection history of whether the captured image or the edited image is selected to be transmitted is stored (for example, a flag is set), and shooting is performed according to the stored selection history. A configuration may be adopted in which an image or an edited image is transmitted.

  When the non-transmission button 152 is selected on the transmission presence / absence selection screen 150 (step S20: NO), the control device 12 displays the game selection screen 180 shown in FIG. One is selected (step S23), the selected mini game is executed, and then the process proceeds to step S4.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control device 12 performs movement guidance (step S4). In this movement guidance, the user is guided to move out of the shooting space Z and move to the front of the editing housing 3.

  The control device 12 executes editing processing (step S5) and further executes printing processing (step S6). When the type of additional printing is selected (step S7: YES), additional printing processing is executed (step S8), and then the printed medium (photo sticker and photographic sheet) is discharged (step S9). If the type of additional printing is not selected (step S7: NO), only the photo sticker is discharged as a printed medium (step S9).

  In detail from the editing process to the additional printing process, as shown in FIG. 8, the control device 12 in the editing process first acquires an image to be edited (step S31). The edit target image acquired at this time is the keep image determined in step S19. At this time, the control device 12 displays an editing start button (not shown) on the editing monitor 31 a of the tablet built-in monitor 31.

  When the editing start button is touched by the user (step S32: YES), the control device 12 displays the editing screen 190 shown in FIG. 13B on the editing monitor 31a (step S34). In the editing screen 190, an editing operation to the editing target image 194 using the eraser item 192 and the drawing item 193 such as stamp, pen, frame, date & calendar is allowed. The drawing item 193 is configured so that the drawing size can be changed by a size button 191.

The control device 12 allows the editing process until a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) elapses or until the end button 195 is touched (step S35: NO).
When a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) elapses or the end button 195 is touched (step S35: YES), the control device 12 finishes accepting the edit input (step S36).

  The control device 12 displays the division number selection screen 200 shown in FIG. 14A on the editing monitor 31a, and causes the user to select a print layout (division number) using the print layout selection button 201. Then, when the determination button 202 is touched, the control device 12 stores the selected print layout (step S37).

  The control device 12 displays an additional printing guide screen (not shown) on the editing monitor 31a and guides that additional printing of a photographic sheet can be performed in addition to the photographic sticker (step S38).

  The control device 12 displays the additional print type selection screen 210 shown in FIG. 14B on the editing monitor 31a (step S39), and selects any one of the type selection buttons 211. Here, for additional printing, the type of photographic sheet (A5 size and L plate) and the number of sheets are set, and the amount corresponding to the combination is set. Specifically, the type selection button 211 is a type that prints two A5-sized photographic sheets for 1,000 yen, a type that prints one A5-sized photographic sheet and four L-size photographic sheets for 1,000 yen, There are types of printing eight L-size photographic sheets with a circle, types printing one A5 size photographic sheet for 500 yen, and types printing four L-sized photographic sheets for 500 yen.

When the non-print button 212 is selected (step S39: NO), the control device 12 advances the process to step S43.
When the type selection button 211 is selected and the determination button 213 is selected (step S39: YES), the control device 12 accepts the insertion of additional coins or banknotes into the money processing unit 34 (step S40).

  The control device 12 displays the print image selection screen 220A shown in FIG. 15A on the editing monitor 31a (step S41). Then, the control device 12 causes the user to select an image to be additionally printed, and stores this image in association with the type of additional printing (step S42).

  The print image selection screen 220A is provided with an image selection area 221, a selection image display area 225, and an enter button 229. In the image selection area 221, selectable edit images 223 are displayed. As a result, the edited image 223 touched in the image selection area 221 or the edited image 223 dragged and dropped from the image selection area 221 to the selected image display area 225 is displayed as the selected additional print image 226. .

  Note that the print image selection screen 220A is not limited to this, and may be various screens. For example, as shown in the print image selection screen 220B in FIG. 15B, in addition to the edited image 223, a captured image 222 may be displayed in a selectable manner in the image selection area 221. In this case, for example, even if the edited image 223 edited by the child is miscellaneous, the photographed image 222 that has not been edited can be printed, so that a parent can be satisfied by obtaining a good-looking photographic sheet.

  Further, as shown in the print image selection screen 220C in FIG. 16A, the selected image display area 225 may be configured to display two for the A5 size and for the L plate. In this case, an emphasis frame 228 is displayed in one additional print image 226 portion (displayed blank before the photographed image 222 or the edited image 223 is selected), and one of the photographed image 222 or the edited image 223 is touched to enhance. When the additional print image 226 in the frame 228 is determined, the highlight frame 228 may be moved to the next additional print image 226 portion (blank display). Thereby, a plurality of additional print images 226 can be determined in order. The captured image 222 or the edited image 223 may be determined by dragging and dropping it on the additional print image 226 portion. The selected image display area 225 displays a plurality of L-version additional print images 226 so that a plurality of captured images 222 or edited images 223 can be selected on the same L-plate.

  Further, as shown in the print image selection screen 220D of FIG. 16B, a plurality of reselect buttons 227 may be provided in association with the plurality of additional print images 226 one by one. In this case, when the reselection button 227 is touch-operated, an emphasis frame 228 is displayed on the corresponding additional print image 226, and the additional print image 226 disappears and a blank space is displayed. Thereby, even if the user unfamiliar with the operation selects the captured image 222 or the edited image 223 that is different from the desired one, the captured image 222 or the edited image 223 can be selected again.

  When the reselect button 227 is touched, the reselect button 227 may remain displayed, but the reselect button 227 may disappear at the same time as the blank display. In this case, the user can easily understand the operation of selecting the additional print image 226 again.

Further, as shown in the print image selection screen 220E of FIG. 17, a number selection button 224 that can select the number of sheets may be provided. Thereby, when a plurality of the same images are printed, an operation to select can be simplified.
In this case, activation of the number selection button 224 may be controlled according to the number of additional print types or sequentially according to the remaining selectable number of sheets.

  If the enter button 229 is pressed in this way or if the type of additional printing is not selected in step S39, the control device 12 creates print data (step S43) and starts printing (step S44). At this time, different printers 36 are used for photographic sticker printing in which an edited image is arranged in a print layout and printed on sticker paper, and for photographic sheet printing in which a photographed image or edited image is printed on photographic paper (A5 size or L plate). To run in parallel. If there is no additional printing, only photo sticker printing is executed.

  With the configuration and operation described above, a wide range of users can easily and easily take commemorative photos. That is, even a user with a parent and child with a large height difference can eliminate the height difference by placing a child on the imaging table 8 as shown in the perspective view of FIG. In particular, even when performing up-shooting that can capture the user's upper body and face in a full image, the parent / child's face is neat as shown in the editing target image 194 in FIG. 13B without the need for the parent to hold the child. It is possible to obtain a good captured image that falls within the angle of view. Further, by performing additional printing, it is possible to obtain a photographic sheet that becomes a commemorative photo as well as a photo sticker.

  Further, since a photographing auxiliary chair 9 is provided behind the photographing space Z, a child user sits down on the top 9a of the photographing auxiliary chair 9, and an adult user sits on the flat base portion of the photographing auxiliary chair 9. It is possible to take a picture while standing at 9b and leaning lightly against the top 9a. By photographing in this way, it is possible to shoot so that the center of the body of the parent and the child are almost at the same height during the whole body photographing that can be photographed from the user's head to the toes, and the face position can be prevented from being separated.

  In addition, even when a child with a short height shoots alone, the user stands on the flat base portion 9b of the photographic stand 8 or the auxiliary photographing chair 9, or takes a picture on the top 9a of the auxiliary photographing chair 9. Thus, it is possible to photograph with a good angle of view where the face position is located in the middle of the photographing range or above the center.

  Since the photographing stand 8 is configured to have a height of 17 cm, the face position can be set to the center of the camera angle of view if the child is about 120 mm tall (about 7 years old).

  In addition, the photographing stand 8 is configured to be 50 cm wide, with the width center positioned directly below the camera 24 and 25 cm left and right from the center of the camera 24, so that two children can stand on the photographing stand 8. . When parents stand on both sides of the photographic stand 8 and snuggle up to the center child from the left and right, even if the parents who snuggle up from the left and right do not stand diagonally, they can enter the camera angle of view and obtain a good shot image. it can.

Rather than raising the entire floor of the imaging space Z, raising only the center of the camera angle of view with the imaging table 8 allows the child to appear naturally in the center of the camera.
In addition, the photographing table 8 eliminates the need for a parent or the like to hold a child, so that both the parent and the child can take a picture in a natural manner.

  In addition, since the side surface 8a of the photographing table 8 is colored in a color different from the color of the floor surface, the other photographing table 8 is colored in a color that can be combined with a chroma key (same color as the chroma key sheet that covers the chair on the back). The photographing stand 8 can be easily confirmed and is excellent in safety. Further, even when the photographing stand enters the camera angle of view, a good-looking photographed image can be obtained.

  Further, since the shape of the ceiling central lighting unit 238 is convex downward toward the photographing table 8 and the bottom is a horizontal surface, when an adult stands on the photographing table 8, the head hits the ceiling central lighting unit 238. In addition, sufficient illumination light can be emitted from a position closer to the user.

  The photo sticker creating machine 1 is preferably installed not only at a play facility but also at a facility that is frequently used by children's parents. Thereby, a user's target layer can be increased.

  In addition, since the money processing unit 34 is made compatible with banknotes, it can be completely unmanned even if installed in a place other than a game facility such as a game center. In other words, a game machine such as a game center is usually equipped with a money changer that exchanges bills for coins because the game machine itself can be played with coins. However, when installing in facilities other than a game center, such a change machine is not installed. For this reason, by making the photo sticker making machine 1 itself compatible with banknotes, even if the photo sticker making machine 1 is installed independently in a facility without a money changer, it must be completely unmanned and operated without the need for money change. Can do.

In addition, since both sticker paper and photographic paper can be output as printed matter, there is no problem with using sticker paper alone as a souvenir photo, and it is possible for a user to easily obtain a souvenir photo at any time. .
In addition, since it is possible to take a commemorative photo at a lower cost than when taking a commemorative photo at a photo shop or the like, it is possible to improve the user's repeat rate.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The photo editing / editing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the photo sticker creating machine 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The shooting table corresponds to the shooting table 8,
The banknote handling apparatus corresponds to the money handling unit 21,
The photographing means corresponds to the camera 24,
The editing means corresponds to the tablet built-in monitor 31,
The output means corresponds to the printers 36A and 36B,
The sticker paper printing means corresponds to the printer 36A,
The photo mount printing means corresponds to the printer 36B,
The shooting space corresponds to the shooting space Z,
The predetermined image corresponds to the photographed image and the edited image,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The perspective view which looked at the photograph sticker creation machine from the front side. The perspective view of an imaging | photography housing | casing. The perspective view which looked at the photograph sticker creation machine from the back side. The perspective view which looked at the edit housing | casing from the back. Block diagram of a photo sticker creation machine. The flowchart of the game process which the control apparatus of a photograph sticker creation machine performs. The detailed flowchart of imaging | photography processing and imaging | photography post-processing. 6 is a detailed flowchart of editing processing, printing processing, and additional printing processing. Explanatory drawing of the character selection screen and the image selection screen for composition. Explanatory drawing of a brightness adjustment screen and a live view screen. Explanatory drawing of a keep image selection screen and a transmission presence / absence selection screen. Explanatory drawing of a transmission image selection screen. Explanatory drawing of a game selection screen and an edit screen. Explanatory drawing of a division number selection screen and an additional printing type selection screen. Explanatory drawing of a printing image selection screen. Explanatory drawing of a printing image selection screen. Explanatory drawing of a printing image selection screen. The perspective view which shows the use condition of a photograph sticker creation machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Photo sticker creation machine, 8 ... Shooting stand, 8a ... Side, 21 ... Money processing part, 24 ... Camera, 31 ... Monitor with built-in tablet, 36A, 36B ... Printer, Z ... Shooting space

Claims (4)

Shoot one or more subjects in the shooting space with the shooting means to obtain a shot image,
Editing the photographed image with editing means,
A photography editing method for outputting a predetermined image by an output means,
A photographing auxiliary chair formed in a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section is provided at a rear portion in the photographing space,
Near the center in the width direction in the shooting space is provided a shooting stand on which a subject can ride,
The width direction center part of the photographing stand is arranged at a vertically lower position in the photographing direction of the photographing means,
The front and rear ends of the photographing stand are provided in contact with or in close proximity to the photographing case provided with the photographing means and the photographing auxiliary chair, respectively.
A photography editing method for photographing a subject on the photographing stand and a subject not on the photographing stand together with the photographing means. Photographing means for photographing one or more subjects in the photographing space to obtain a photographed image;
Editing means for allowing editing of the captured image;
A photography editing apparatus comprising output means for outputting a predetermined image,
In the rear part in the shooting space, provided with a shooting auxiliary chair formed in a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section,
In the vicinity of the center in the width direction in the shooting space, a shooting stand on which a subject can ride is provided ,
The widthwise center of the imaging table is arranged at a vertically lower position in the imaging direction of the imaging means,
The photographic editing apparatus , wherein both front and rear ends of the photographic stand are provided in contact with or close to a photographic housing provided with the photographic means and the photographing auxiliary chair, respectively . The side of the photography stand is
Colored in a color different from the upper surface of the imaging table and the floor surface of the imaging space,
The photographic editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the photographic editing apparatus is configured as a substantially vertical vertical surface or as an inclined surface inclined so that a lower end is located inside the photographing stand from an upper end . The said output means is comprised with the sticker paper printing means which prints and outputs the said predetermined image on sticker paper, and the photographic paper printing means which prints and outputs the said predetermined image on photographic paper. The photography editing apparatus described.

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