JPH1065902A - Thumbnail image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reflect the processed content of an image which is performed in one image display on a thumbnail image display by processing the image according to image processing information that corresponds to identification information of a recording medium in which the image is inputted. SOLUTION: A CPU 26 sends an image of one frame that is transferred from an image processing circuit 25 to an image display circuit 28 and displays the image of one frame on one screen in a display device 29. When processing such as zooming, shift and rotation of the image is performed by an image processing operation input device 30 while the image of one frame that is displayed on one screen in the display device 29 is viewed, the CPU 26 at once stores image processing information in internal memory, generates identification information that specifies a loaded film 21 and records it in the film 21 by an information recorder 31. When a display request for a thumbnail image occurs, the CPU 26 inputs an image from the film 21, also reproduces the identification information by an information reproducing device 32, reads image processing information that corresponds to the identification information from the internal memory of the CPU 26, processes an input image according to the image processing information and performs thumbnail image display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thumbnail image display device for displaying a list of a plurality of images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a thumbnail image display device which takes in images of a plurality of frames from a photographic film and displays the images on a television screen in a list. Note that the thumbnail image is also called an index image or a table of contents image. In this thumbnail image display device, a plurality of frames of images are fetched and stored for displaying thumbnail images, and thumbnail images are displayed as necessary. On the other hand, in the one-screen display in which the captured one frame image is displayed on one screen, the image is processed by enlarging the image, shifting the center of the image, rotating the image, and the like.
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[0003]

In the conventional thumbnail image display device, even if the image is processed for each frame by performing enlargement / reduction, movement, rotation, etc. of the image, the image processing information is not recorded. When a thumbnail image is displayed, the original image is displayed, and there is a problem that the processed contents of the image performed for each frame are not reflected in the thumbnail image display at all.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a thumbnail image display device in which the processed contents of an image performed in one-screen display are reflected in the thumbnail image display.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) An image input means for inputting an image from a recording medium on which an image is recorded, an information reproducing means for reproducing identification information recorded on the recording medium, processing information of the image, and a recording medium Storage means for storing the identification information of the recording medium in association with the identification information of the recording medium from which the image was input by the image input means, and read out the image processing information corresponding to the identification information of the recording medium from the storage medium, The image processing device includes image conversion means for processing an image and further converting the image into a thumbnail image, and image display means for displaying the thumbnail image. The image is input from the recording medium on which the image is recorded, and the identification information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced. Then, the image processing information corresponding to the identification information of the recording medium to which the image has been input is read out from the storage means, the image input from the recording medium is processed according to the image processing information, further converted into a thumbnail image and displayed as a thumbnail image. . (2) The thumbnail image display device according to claim 2 is provided with an image processing operation means for processing an image, and an information recording means for recording identification information on a recording medium, and is processed by the image processing operation means by the storage means. The image processing information is stored in association with the identification information of the recording medium recorded by the information recording means. When the image is processed, the identification information is recorded on a recording medium for recording the image, and the identification information is stored in association with the image processing information. (3) In the thumbnail image display device according to the third aspect, the image is enlarged or reduced by the image processing operation means. (4) The thumbnail image display device according to claim 4 is such that the image is rotated by the image processing operation means. (5) In the thumbnail image display device according to the fifth aspect, the image is moved by the image processing operation means. (6) The thumbnail image display device according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a developed film.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment for displaying an image of a developed photographic film. The loaded developed film 21 is fed by a film feed control circuit 23 and a film feed mechanism 22, and an image of each frame is picked up by a CCD image pickup circuit 24. The captured image is processed by the image processing circuit 25, converted into digital image data, and transferred to the CPU 26. C
The PU 26 sequentially stores the transferred images in the image memory 27.

The CPU 26 sends the image of one frame transferred from the image processing circuit 25 to the image display circuit 28, and performs one-screen display on the display device 29 in which one frame of image is displayed on one screen. The CPU 26 also reads a plurality of images stored in the image memory 27, converts them into thumbnail images, transfers them to the image display circuit 28, and displays a list of images of a plurality of frames on the display device 29, that is, performs thumbnail image display. .
Here, in the thumbnail image display, an image of a plurality of frames is displayed in one screen, so that the image of each frame is smaller and coarser than the image displayed in the single screen.

When the image processing operation input device 30 performs processing such as zoom (enlargement / reduction), shift (movement), and rotation while viewing the image of a certain frame displayed on one screen on the display device 29, the CPU 26 The image processing information is stored in the built-in memory, and identification information for specifying the film 21 being loaded is generated and recorded on the film 21 by the information recording device 31. Note that the recording form of the identification information can take various forms such as magnetic recording and optical recording that can be recorded and reproduced. When a thumbnail image display request is received, an image is input from the film 21, the identification information is reproduced by the information reproducing device 32, image processing information corresponding to the identification information is read from the CPU built-in memory, and the input image is processed. Process according to information and display thumbnail images

Next, the operation of one embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a thumbnail image display process. Step 301
In step (2), film feeding is started by the film feeding control circuit 23 and the film feeding mechanism 22, and the first frame is set at a predetermined image pickup position of the CCD image pickup circuit 24 in the subsequent step 302. In step 303, the CCD imaging circuit 24
, And is processed by the image processing circuit 25 to be converted into digital image data. In step 304, the image transferred from the image processing circuit 25 is stored in the image memory 27.

In step 305, the information reproducing device 32 reproduces the identification information recorded on the film 21.
In step 306, it is checked whether or not the image has been captured up to the last frame. If the image has not been captured, the process returns to step 303 to input the image of the next frame. If image input has been completed up to the last frame, the process proceeds to step 307, where image processing information corresponding to the identification information stored in the built-in memory of the CPU 26 is read, and a plurality of image processing information stored in the image memory 27 is read in accordance with the image processing information. Process the image. Furthermore, those processed images are converted into thumbnail images, and the image display circuit 2
8 to display a thumbnail image on the display device 29.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a one-screen display process of an image of each frame. In step 401, a frame feed switch (not shown) is operated to check whether or not a frame feed instruction has been issued.
Proceed to 2. In step 402, one frame of film is fed by the film feeding control circuit 23 and the film feeding mechanism 22, and the next frame is set at a predetermined imaging position. In the following step 403, the image of the frame set at the image capturing position is captured by the CCD image capturing circuit 24, processed by the image processing circuit 25, and converted into digital image data. In step 404, the image transferred from the image processing circuit 25 is sent to the image display circuit 28 and displayed on the display device 29 on one screen.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing for processing an image displayed on one screen. In step 501,
It is determined whether or not the zoom switch of the image processing operation input device 30 has been operated.
Proceeding to step 02, the image is zoomed according to the operation input. In step 503, the image of the frame stored in the image memory 27 is updated to an image enlarged or reduced by the zoom processing.

In step 504, it is confirmed whether or not the screen rotation switch of the image processing operation input device 30 has been operated, and if it has been operated, the process proceeds to step 505.
The image is rotated according to the operation input. Step 5
In step 06, the image of the frame stored in the image memory 27 is updated to the image rotated by the rotation process.

In step 507, it is confirmed whether or not the screen shift switch of the image processing operation input device 30 has been operated. If the switch has been operated, the process proceeds to step 508, and the image is shifted according to the operation input. The shift processing is to shift the center of the image in the screen.
In step 509, the image of the frame stored in the image memory 27 is updated to the image moved by the shift processing.

In step 510, identification information for specifying the film being loaded is generated, and processing information such as zoom (enlargement / reduction), shift (movement), and rotation of the image performed by the image processing operation input device 30 is generated. Is stored in the built-in memory of the CPU 26 together with the identification information. Further, the identification information is recorded on the film 21 by the information recording device 31.

In the configuration of the above embodiment of the present invention,
The CCD imaging circuit 24 and the image processing circuit 25 serve as image input means, the information reproducing device 32 serves as information reproducing means, and the CPU 2
6 (built-in memory) as storage means, CPU 26 as image conversion means, image display circuit 26 and display device 27 as image display means, image processing operation input device 30 as image processing operation means, and information recording device 31 as information processing device. Each of the recording means is constituted.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, an image is input from a recording medium on which the image is recorded, and
The identification information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced. Then, the image processing information corresponding to the identification information of the recording medium to which the image has been input is read out from the storage means, the image input from the recording medium is processed according to the image processing information, further converted into a thumbnail image and displayed as a thumbnail image. . When the image is processed, the identification information is recorded on the recording medium for recording the image, and the identification information is stored in association with the image processing information. As a result, the processed contents of the image can be reflected on the thumbnail image display, and the thumbnail image can be displayed in an image form desired by the user for each frame.
Further, the image processing information is positioned as an association with the original image, and since the original image itself is not processed, it is possible to consider a function of confirming the image before processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a thumbnail image display process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing one-screen display processing of an image of each frame.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing for processing an image displayed on one screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Developed film 22 Film feeding mechanism 23 Film feeding control circuit 24 CCD imaging circuit 25 Image processing circuit 26 CPU 27 Image memory 28 Image display circuit 29 Display device 30 Image processing operation input device 31 Information recording device 32 Information reproducing device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Okutsu Nikon Corporation, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An image input means for inputting an image from a recording medium on which an image is recorded, an information reproducing means for reproducing identification information recorded on the recording medium, processing information of the image and identification information of the recording medium. A storage unit that stores the image processing information corresponding to the identification information of the recording medium to which the image is input by the image input unit, and reads out the image processing information from the storage medium according to the image processing information. A thumbnail image display device, comprising: image conversion means for processing an image and further converting the image into a thumbnail image; and image display means for displaying the thumbnail image. 2. The thumbnail image display device according to claim 1, further comprising: an image processing operation unit configured to process an image; and an information recording unit configured to record identification information on the recording medium. A thumbnail image display device, wherein processing information of an image processed by processing operation means is stored in association with identification information of the recording medium recorded by the information recording means. 3. The thumbnail image display device according to claim 2, wherein said image processing operation means enlarges or reduces an image. 4. The thumbnail image display device according to claim 2, wherein the image processing operation means rotates the image. 5. The thumbnail image display device according to claim 2, wherein said image processing operation means moves an image. 6. The thumbnail image display device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a developed film.