Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus for capturing an image by using a solid-state image-capturing device may include a face detector configured to detect a face of a human being on the basis of an image signal in a period until an image signal obtained by image capturing is recorded on a recording medium; an expression evaluation section configured to evaluate the expression of the detected face and to compute an expression evaluation value indicating the degree to which the detected face is close to a specific expression in relation to expressions other than the specific expression; and a notification section configured to notify notification information corresponding to the computed expression evaluation value to an image-captured person.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus may control display of a GUI image including indexes that allow a user to select the entirety or part of an image content piece. The information processing apparatus may include a controller configured to control display of a first GUI image including an index of each of at least one image content piece, and to control a display of a second GUI image including face thumbnail images, which serve as indexes that allow the user to select the entirety or part of an image content piece corresponding to an index selected from the first GUI image by the user, the face thumbnail images corresponding to faces detected from the entirety or part of the image content piece.

Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for processing picture signals, a recording medium, a program, and a video camera that each allow the prediction residual of a coding-target picture to be predicted accurately before actual coding of the coding-target picture. The pseudo prediction residual BD(n) corresponding to the n-th picture from a pseudo prediction residual producer is input to a prediction residual calculator 21 and a delayer 22. The prediction residual calculator 21 calculates the anticipated prediction residual PRED(n) corresponding to the coding-target picture signal of the n-th picture by adding a value G(SAD(n?1)?BD(n?1)) to the pseudo prediction residual BD(n) that is input from the pseudo prediction residual producer 2 and corresponds to the n-th picture.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a moving image file storage unit operable to store a moving image file; an area selection receiving unit operable to receive a selection of a predetermined area corresponding to one of a plurality of frames forming the moving image file; a template image generating unit operable to generate as a template image an image of the selected area; an image matching unit operable to obtain the frames from the moving image file storage unit, and to match each of the frames against the template image to search for a matching frame containing an image similar to the template image; and a scene change detecting unit operable to detect a start and an end of a scene containing the matching frame.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a target image storage unit operable to store a plurality of target images as objects to be searched; an area selection receiving unit operable to receive a selection of a predetermined area corresponding to one of the plurality of target images; a template image generating unit operable to generate as a template image the image of the predetermined area; an image reducing unit operable to reduce the template image and the one target image at a reduction ratio corresponding to a vertical height and a horizontal width of the template image; and a similar image searching unit operable to search the reduced target image containing an image similar to the reduced template image in accordance with a genetic algorithm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a picture encoding apparatus in which, in the encoding rich in predictive modes, the volume of codes generated may be estimated highly accurately prior to encoding, and in which the encoding processing in the encoding means and step may be carried out under optimum control of, for example, the picture quality, compression ration or the rate. An encoder 12 applies encoding processing, rich in predictive modes, such as MPEG4 AVC, having orthogonal cosine transform, as a main function, to an input picture signal VIN (picture being encoded) from an input terminal 11. A predictor for the volume of codes generated 18 predicts the volume of codes generated BIT(N) in the encoder 12, based on the prediction residues obtained on applying the intra-frame and inter-frame predictive processing to the input picture signal VIN. The encoding controller 19 uses the volume of codes generated BIT(N), predicted by the predictor for the volume of codes generated 18, for controlling the encoding in the encoder 12.

Abstract: A recording apparatus and a recording method that can record both moving picture data and still picture data in a form reproducible by various reproducing apparatus. The moving picture data is compressed by an MPEG system by an MPEG encoder (2), formed into data for recording corresponding to a predetermined recording format by a format forming unit (3), and then recorded on a DVD (100). The still picture data is compressed by a JPEG system by a JPEG encoder (6), and recorded on the DVD (100) separately from the moving picture data. In predetermined timing, the still picture data compressed by the JPEG system and recorded on the DVD (100) is read, the still picture data is converted into I-pictures of the MPEG system by a format converting unit (7), and then the I-pictures of the MPEG system are recorded onto the DVD (100) in the predetermined format via the format forming unit (3).