JPH08287215A - Image editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable efficient color matching by instructing a color choice which is close to a color related to a stored color to be matched without user's trial and error according to operation that the user desires to do. CONSTITUTION: For the color matching of, for example, the skin color of a girl in an image to be edited, a skin color as a stored color selection item in a stored color window is selected and OK is selected, so that the window of a color selection tool is displayed. This window 201 of the color selection tool is constituted as a color picker where color patches are arranged and then the skin color is selected as a stored color, so a 1st color patch group 202 and a 2nd color patch group 203 which are displayed here correspond to hues close to skin colors. Then the user can selects a favorite skin color as a skin color after color correction out of the 1st color patch group 202 and 2nd color patch group 203 which are displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image editing apparatus for correcting a memory color included in a color image to a desired color.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an image editing method relating to color extraction is used to correct a memory color such as a skin color to a desired color, the desired color is selected by trial and error using a color selection tool called a color picker, and the color of the image is selected. It is configured to correct with a selected color so as to obtain a desired color.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional image editing method, in any case, when the memory color is corrected to the favorite color, the favorite color must be selected by trial and error. ,ineffective.

Therefore, an object of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is to efficiently reach a color near the color corresponding to the selected memory color quickly and efficiently for the user when performing color matching of the memory color. It is to be able to make good color matching.

An object of the invention according to claim 2 is to allow a color to be selected to have a range because a color that humans prefer is wide.

A further object of the invention according to claim 3 is to enable a color to be quickly selected from not the displayed hue but the hue not displayed.

Further, an object of the invention according to claim 4 is to enable color selection in consideration of human color perception and easiness of color selection.

A further object of the invention according to claim 5 is to enable more accurate color selection corresponding to a case where an accurate color designation cannot be made only by the color patch displayed first.

It is a further object of the invention according to claim 6 to prevent erroneous selection of a color that cannot be reproduced by an output device desired to output.

A further object of the present invention is to make it possible to select whether or not to display a color that cannot be reproduced by the output device.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 according to the present application provides an image editing apparatus for performing color matching of an image on a display screen by using a color selection tool. A memory color selecting means for selecting a memory color on the display screen; and a color selecting means for selecting a color in a hue corresponding to the memory color selected by the memory color selecting means on the display screen. To do.

The invention according to claim 2 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In the above, the color selecting means selects a color in a plurality of hues associated with the selected memory color on the display screen.

The invention according to claim 3 is the same as claim 1.
In any one of (1) and (2), the color selecting means is capable of selecting a color in a hue adjacent to the hue on the display screen.

The invention according to claim 4 is the same as claim 1.
In the above, the color selection means arranges a plurality of color patches on the display screen in the lightness axis direction and the saturation axis direction.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4.
In the above, the color selecting means can select a non-display color patch between the color patch and the color patch on the display screen.

The invention according to claim 6 further comprises output device selecting means for selecting an output device to output an image according to any one of claims 1, 4 and 5, and the output selected by the output device selecting means. It is characterized in that it has means for displaying an unreproducible color range on the display screen based on the color reproduction range of the apparatus.

Further, the invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6.
In the above, the color reproduction range warning selection switch means for controlling whether or not to display the color reproduction impossible range is provided.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the memory color selecting means operates so that the user can select a memory color to be matched, and the color selecting means selects a color in the hue corresponding to the memory color selected by the user. Work as possible.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the color selecting means operates so that colors in a plurality of hues in the vicinity of the memory color selected by the user can be selected.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 3 operates so that a hue adjacent to the hue currently being displayed and a hue between hues can be selected.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, since a plurality of color patches are arranged in the lightness axis direction and the saturation axis direction, the color patch can be selected in the color patch format.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, by selecting between the displayed color patches, the color patch of the portion which is not displayed can be selected.

Further, in the invention according to claim 6, the user operates so that the output device desired to be output can be selected, and the color reproduction impossible range can be judged based on the color reproduction range of the selected output device.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7, the out-of-color-reproduction range warning selection switch means operates so as to control whether or not the range in which color reproduction is impossible is displayed.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of an image processing apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention. Since the hardware configuration of the image processing apparatus itself can use a conventional personal computer, the description will be briefly described. In FIG. 1, the CPU 1 executes an image editing process using an image editing application program stored in, for example, a hard disk (not shown). RO
A system program related to system control is stored in M2. The RAM 3 temporarily stores various data used for system control of the CPU 1 and image editing processing by the image editing application program. A VRAM (video RAM) 4 stores color image information for one screen to be displayed on the display 5. Display 5 is VRAM
The image information of No. 4 is read out at a constant cycle and visually displayed on the display screen. The keyboard 6 has character keys and function keys, and information is input by operating these keys. Also,
The mouse cursor displayed on the display screen of the display 5 is moved on the display screen by the operation of moving the mouse 7, and the position of the mouse cursor is input by the operation of the click button of the mouse 7, and the CPU 1 moves to the position of the mouse cursor. Execute the corresponding information processing. On the display screen of the display 5, FIG. 2 and FIG.
The window shown in is displayed. Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote two printers as output devices, and interfaces 10 and 11
The data in the RAM 3 or the VRAM 4 is printed via.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the memory color selection window of the image editing application according to this embodiment.
In the figure, 101 is a main window of the image editing application, 102 is an image to be edited, 103 is a menu color, 104 is a menu recording color, 105 is a memory color window, and 106 is a skin color of memory color selection items.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the window of the color selection tool. 201 is the window of the color selection tool, 202 is the first color patch group corresponding to the first hue, and 203 is the second hue. A second color patch group, 204 is a switch for selecting a color patch group corresponding to a hue adjacent to the first color patch group 202, and 205 is a first color patch group 202 and a second color patch group 203. , A switch for selecting a color patch group corresponding to an intermediate hue of, a switch for selecting a color patch group corresponding to a hue next to the second color patch group 203, and a reference numeral 207 for a color reproducible color patch , 208 is a color patch that cannot reproduce colors, 209 is a color patch selection switch located between the color patch in the saturation direction and the color patch, 2
Reference numeral 10 is a color patch selection switch in the middle of the four color patches, 211 is a color patch selection switch in the middle of the lightness direction color patch and the color patch, 212 is a hue scale, and 213 is a selection color for displaying the selected color in a wide area. The display area 214 displays the hue of the selected color as a numerical value, and the hue display and change box for changing the numerical value 215 shows the same brightness display and change box 2
16 is a similar saturation display and change box, 217 is a color reproduction range warning selection switch, 218 is a printing printer selection box, 219 is a color patch group in the middle of four color patches, 220 is a color patch and color in the lightness direction A group of color patches in the middle of the patches, 221 is a group of color patches in the saturation direction, and a group of color patches in the middle of the color patches, 2
Reference numeral 22 denotes a color patch group and a color patch group intermediate between the color patch groups.

In the above structure, FIG. 2 shows an image 102 to be edited by operating the mouse 7 based on a known method.
Is opened, displayed on the display screen of the display 5, the memory color 104 is selected from the menu Color 103, and the memory color window 105 is displayed. Although not shown here, it is assumed that the designation of the color area to be color-corrected has already been completed. The above selection processing and subsequent selection processing can be performed by moving the mouse 7 or clicking.

Now, it is assumed that the skin color portion of the girl in the image 102 to be edited is matched. Therefore, when the skin color 106 of the memory color selection item of the memory color window 105 of FIG. 2 is selected and OK is selected, the window of the color selection tool of FIG. 3 is displayed. This color selection tool window 201
Is configured as a color picker in which color patches are arranged in this embodiment, and since the skin color is selected as the memory color as described above, the first color patch group 202 and the second color patch group displayed here are displayed. Reference numerals 203 respectively correspond to hues near the skin color. Further, the first hue of the first color patch group 202 is displayed on the hue scale 212. For example, when grass green is selected in the memory color selection item of FIG. 2, the color patch group corresponding to the hue near the grass green is displayed.

The processing procedure executed by the CPU 1 corresponding to the above operation is shown in the flowchart of FIG. This processing procedure is stored in advance in the ROM 2 in the form of a programming language, or stored in an external storage device such as a hard disk (not shown) and loaded in the RAM 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, after displaying the image to be edited and designating the color area whose color has been corrected, Step 3 is executed.
Waiting for user selection at 01. CO from the menu here
When LOR 103 is selected, the process proceeds to Step 302, a menu is further displayed, and the process waits for user selection at Step 303. When the memory color is selected here, a memory color selection window is displayed in Step 304, and the user selection is waited in Step 305. If skin color is selected here as the memory color, the process proceeds to Step 306, and if grass green is selected, St is selected.
Proceed to ep 307, otherwise proceed to Step 308 and set each to item. Now, set the skin color to item.

Next, the process proceeds to Step 309 and Step 30
6 to i according to the item set in Step 308
A color patch group relating to the hue corresponding to tem is displayed, and the process proceeds to the color selection process of Step 310. The user can select a flesh color that is considered preferable as the flesh color after color correction from the first color patch group 202 and the second color patch group 203 displayed here. At this time, when it is desired to select a color between the color patches instead of the currently displayed color patch, a color patch selection switch 209 between the color patch in the saturation direction and the color patch, When the color patch selection switch 210 in the middle of the four color patches or the selection switch 211 of the color patch in the lightness direction and the color patch in the middle of the color patch is selected, a color patch group 221 and four colors in the middle of the saturation direction are respectively selected. The intermediate color patch group 219 and the intermediate color patch group 220 in the lightness direction are displayed, and the intermediate color patch can be selected. In this example, it is possible to select from the four color patches displayed. Also, the 1st currently displayed
Not the first color patch group 202 and the second color patch group 203 corresponding to the hue and the second hue,
When it is desired to display the hues in the middle of these hues or on both sides, when the hue selection switches 204, 205 and 206 are selected, a color patch group (example: 222) corresponding to the middle or adjacent hues is displayed. The color can be selected from the color patches displayed inside.

As described above, not only the first color patch displayed, but also an intermediate color patch can be selected, which corresponds to a delicate selection interval of human beings. Further, by providing a color selection tool using a color patch having a fixed area, it is possible to judge the color to be selected on the patch. In order to confirm in a wider area, the selected color can be displayed and confirmed in the selected color display area 213. In addition, the hue, brightness, and
The saturation can be confirmed numerically in the hue display and change box 214, the lightness display and change box 215, and the saturation display and change box 216. Further, the numerical values can be changed in these boxes to check the colors not displayed as the color patch. Selection is also possible. This color is also confirmed in the selected color display area 21.
You can check it in 3. In addition, the color patch 208 and the like which are displayed in gray (indicated by diagonal lines in the figure) in the color patch group in FIG.
When 7 is turned on, a color area that cannot be represented by the output device is shown. As for the output device, the printer selected in the print printer selection box 218 can print out. When the color reproduction range warning selection switch 217 is turned off, the gray display is not performed regardless of the selected printer.

According to this embodiment, for example, since the memory color is a color related to human taste, a predetermined menu is provided,
It provides an immediate color selection tool and has the effect of responding to the subtle sense of human color selection.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, when the skin color 106 of the memory color selection item of the memory color window 105 is selected, a color selection window in which color patches are arranged is displayed as shown in FIG. However, although the operation is performed so that the colors can be selected, it is possible to display the color picker having continuous gradation instead of the color patch as the color selection tool so that the colors can be selected. In this case, if a color close to the desired color is selected by the first selection method using a pointing device (mouse), the selected color is displayed in the selected color display area 213, and the selected color can be confirmed. When a color is selected by the second selection method using the pointing device, the area of the selected color in the vicinity is enlarged and displayed. When a color is selected by the first selection method from the color picker enlarged and displayed in this manner, the selected color can be operated to be displayed in the selected color display area 213.

[0037]

As described above, claim 1 of the present application
According to the invention, the color selection in the vicinity of the color related to the memory color desired to be color-matched can be instructed in accordance with the work desired by the user without trial and error of the user, and efficient color-matching can be performed.

Further, according to the second and third aspects of the present invention, it is possible to select colors with respect to a plurality of hues, to give a wide range of color selection, and to cope with human senses such as a sense between this and the range. Enables smooth color selection without stress.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of color patches are arranged in the lightness axis and the saturation axis direction so that the color can be selected. It has the advantage of being efficient.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to select a part which is not displayed between the color patch displayed first and the color patch, and thereby it is possible to select a color of a part between the color patches. There is an effect that it is possible to deal with the sense of between this color and this color and to efficiently perform color selection.

Further, according to the inventions of claims 6 and 7, it is possible to know the color outside the color reproduction range, and the degree of freedom of color selection such as selection outside the range or selection within the range is possible. In addition, it is possible to suppress the warning if the warning is not necessary, so that it is possible to select a color suitable for the user's purpose.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a memory color selection window of an image editing application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a window of a color selection tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of an example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 Main window of image editing application 102 Image to be edited 103 Menu Color 104 Menu Memory color 105 Memory color window 106 Skin color of memory color selection item 201 Color selection tool window 202 Color patch group 1 corresponding to hue 1 203 Hue 2 Corresponding color patch group 2 204 Switch for selecting a color patch group corresponding to the hue next to the color patch group 1 of hue 1 205 Intermediate hue between the color patch group 1 of hue 1 and the color patch group 2 of hue 2 Switch for selecting the color patch group corresponding to 207 switch for selecting the color patch group corresponding to the hue next to the color patch group 2 of hue 2 207 color reproducible color patch 208 color reproducible color patch 209 With color patches in the saturation direction Color patch selection switch in the middle of the color patch 210 Color patch selection switch in the middle of the four color patches 211 Color patch selection switch in the middle between the lightness direction color patch and the color patch 212 Hue scale 213 Selection color display area 214 Hue display and change box 215 Lightness display and change box 216 Saturation display and change box 217 Color reproduction range warning selection switch 218 Printing printer selection box 219 Color patch group in the middle of four color patches 220 Color in the lightness direction and intermediate color between color patches Patch group 221 Color patch group between color patches in the saturation direction and color patch group between 222 Color patch group between color patch group and color patch group 222

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An image editing apparatus for performing color matching of an image on a display screen using a color selection tool, a memory color selecting means for selecting a memory color on the display screen, and a selection by the memory color selecting means. An image editing apparatus comprising: a color selecting unit that selects a color in a hue corresponding to the stored color on the display screen. 2. The color selection means according to claim 1,
An image editing apparatus, wherein colors in a plurality of hues associated with the selected memory color are selected on the display screen. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The image editing apparatus, wherein the color selection means is capable of selecting a color in a hue next to the hue on the display screen. 4. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color selection unit arranges a plurality of color patches on the display screen in a lightness axis direction and a saturation axis direction. 5. The color selection means according to claim 4,
An image editing apparatus, wherein a non-display color patch between color patches can be selected on the display screen. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising output device selection means for selecting an output device to output an image, and based on the color reproduction range of the output device selected by the output device selection means. And an image editing apparatus comprising means for displaying the unreproducible range on the display screen. 7. The image editing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a color reproduction range warning selection switch unit for controlling whether or not to display the color reproduction impossible range.