Abstract: The color and tone of an image of an object are changed to a color and tone desired by a user. Image data including an image of an object is input to image processing means and displayed on a monitor. The user observes the image displayed on the monitor and selects an area including an image of an object having the desired color and tone, and an area including the image of an object whose color and tone are to be changed to the desired color and tone. The image processing means extracts color pixels from each respective specified area and generates cumulative histograms of the color pixels as characteristic quantitative data representing the color and tone. Based on the cumulative histograms, the color-tone of the area including the image of the latter object is changed, and processed image data whose color and tone have been changed is obtained.

Abstract: When a processed image obtained by performing image processing on an original image is presented, an option desired by a user is presented. A plurality of object regions is detected from an original image to detect the imaged state of each of the object regions when the original image was obtained. Then, an attention level for each object region is calculated based on the imaged state of the object region, and an output condition and an image processing condition are set based on the calculated attention level. Thereafter, a processed image is generated by performing image processing according to the image processing condition, and the processed image is outputted according to the output condition.

Abstract: The color and tone of an image of an object are changed to a color and tone desired by a user. Image data including an image of an object is input to image processing means and displayed on a monitor. The user observes the image displayed on the monitor and selects an area including an image of an object having the desired color and tone, and an area including the image of an object whose color and tone are to be changed to the desired color and tone. The image processing means extracts color pixels from each respective specified area and generates cumulative histograms of the color pixels as characteristic quantitative data representing the color and tone. Based on the cumulative histograms, the color-tone of the area including the image of the latter object is changed, and processed image data whose color and tone have been changed is obtained.

Abstract: When a photograph album is generated by laying out images, a background image is set in accordance with the images. Image data sets representing the images are input to background setting means and area ratio calculation means calculates a ratio of an area where a chroma value is not smaller than a predetermined threshold value for an entire area of each image. Setting means finds a ratio of the image data sets whose area ratio is not smaller than a predetermined threshold value to all the image data sets, and sets the background color to white or beige if the ratio is small. If the ratio is large, a hue histogram is generated and the background color is set in accordance with a hue appearing with the largest frequency. Layout means arranges the images on the background to obtain album data. A printer prints the album data.

Abstract: A human face is extracted easily from an image including the face. An image including a human face and a face template comprising data of outlines representing a face shape are displayed on a monitor. A user carries out position matching between the face template and a face area which is an image of the face to be extracted from the image, by moving, transforming and/or rotating the face template through an operation of input means, for example. Extraction means calculates a degree of matching between the face area and the template according to the position matching operation. When the degree of matching exceeds a predetermined threshold value, notice of extraction of the face area is displayed on the monitor. The extracted face area is subjected to processing for converting a color tone thereof.

Abstract: A color and a tone of an image object included in an image are changed to a color and a tone desired by a user. A storage means stores reference image data representing reference images of different colors and tones, and the user selects a target image having a desired color and tone from among the reference images displayed on a monitor. Image data of an image including an image of an object is input to the image processing means and displayed on the monitor. The user views the image displayed on the monitor and specifies an area including an image of an object whose color-tone is to be changed to the color-tone of the target image. The image processing means extracts a color area from the specified area and generates cumulative histograms of the target image and the color area as characteristic quantitative data representing the color and the tone thereof.

Abstract: An image display apparatus capable of displaying images in similar image groups to allow the user to determine the difference between the images in each of the similar image groups, and to select an image to be deleted or saved in easier and more efficient way. An evaluation value obtaining means calculates an evaluation value representing the desirability of an image for each of the images in each of the similar image groups using a predetermined evaluation criterion. A sorting means rearranges each of the images in each of the similar image groups in the order of the evaluation value to generate a display order. A display control means causes each of the images in each of the similar image groups to be displayed on a display section according to the display order.

Abstract: A color conversion apparatus has a profile storage section storing a first sort of input profile and a second sort of input profile, which are classified in an input profile, a first color conversion section for applying a color conversion to image data in accordance with the input profiles, and an image processing section for applying a data processing of altering a tone of an image to image data after color conversion only in the event that the first color conversion section executes the a color conversion according to the second sort of input profile.

Abstract: A high-quality processed image can be obtained by eliminating an effect of a tone characteristic and a color characteristic caused by a model of a digital camera from image data obtained by the digital camera, while colors in processed image data are prevented from being ruined. A model tone characteristic absorption processing unit absorbs the model tone characteristic of the digital camera by using a tone correction curve corresponding to the model, and image data not depending on the model are obtained. An AE/AWB processing unit carries out exposure correction on the image data, and a tone correction unit carries out tone correction thereon for printing. Miscellaneous processing units carry out color correction by using a model color characteristic profile generated to correct colors approximately.

Abstract: An album creating apparatus according to the present invention includes an object extracting section that extracts an object from a moving image, an object acceleration computing section that computes acceleration of the object extracted from the object extracting section to a background based on a change of position in a plurality of continuous moving-image constituting images, a timing specifying section that specifies a timing in which the acceleration computed from the object acceleration computing section is larger than a predetermined reference acceleration, and a representative image extracting section that extracts a moving-image constituting image included in a predetermined time range centered on the timing specified by the timing specifying section as a representative image.

Abstract: The image extracting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a candidate image extracting section for extracting a moving image component including the facial image of a predetermined person from a moving image; and a representative image extracting section for extracting the moving image component including the facial image of the predetermined person which is more different from the facial image of the predetermined person with the usual facial expression among the plurality of moving image components extracted by the candidate image extracting section.

Abstract: An image output apparatus according to the present invention includes: a moving image constituting image extracting section that extracts a moving-image constituting image from a moving image having a plurality of moving-image constituting images; a moving direction specifying section that specifies a moving direction, in the moving image, of an object included in the moving-image constituting image extracted from the moving image constituting image extracting section based on the change of position of the object in the plurality of continued moving-image constituting images; an image layout section that lays out the moving-image constituting image extracted from the moving image constituting image extracting section in an output area based on the moving direction of object specified by the moving direction specifying section; and an image outputting section that outputs the moving-image constituting image laid-out by the image layout section on the output area.

Abstract: A high-quality processed image can be obtained by eliminating an effect of a tone characteristic and a color characteristic caused by a model of a digital camera from image data obtained by the digital camera, while colors in processed image data are prevented from being ruined. A model tone characteristic absorption processing unit absorbs the model tone characteristic of the digital camera by using a tone correction curve corresponding to the model, and image data not depending on the model are obtained. An AE/AWB processing unit carries out exposure correction on the image data, and a tone correction unit carries out tone correction thereon for printing. Miscellaneous processing units carry out color correction by using a model color characteristic profile generated to correct colors approximately.

Abstract: Tag information that accompanies image data obtained by a digital camera is used efficiently and a high-quality image is reproduced. An image processing apparatus comprises a first color conversion unit for correcting a characteristic caused by the model of the digital camera by using an input device profile selected from memory according to digital camera model information and flash ON/OFF information included in the tag information, an image processing unit for judging a scene represented by the image data based on subject brightness information, subject distance information, and the flash ON/OFF information included in the tag information and for carrying out image processing by using an image processing condition set according to the scene, and a second color conversion unit for inferring an image type based on photographer information included in the tag information and for carrying out color reproduction processing according to the image type.

Abstract: Upon conversion of density and/or tone of an image, an impression of a specific color in the image is also corrected. Tone conversion is carried out in a CMY color space on image data having been subjected to logarithmic conversion, and density conversion processing is also carried out thereon in density conversion means. The image data are then subjected to inverse logarithmic conversion. In LCH conversion means, the image data are converted into lightness, saturation and hue, and the saturation and/or the hue are corrected by color impression correction means. By converting the data into RGB data by using RGB conversion means, processed image data are obtained.

Abstract: Appropriate color correction is carried out when image data obtained by a digital camera are printed. Correction degrees for lightness, chroma, and hue are set for specific colors R, G, B, C, M, Y, YG, BS, SK(HL), SK(MD), SK(SD) in an image represented by the image data. In an L*a*b* color space, a distance between a center color of each of the specific colors and a color comprising the image represented by the image data is found. Based on the distance, the correction degrees for lightness, chroma and hue of the specific colors are subjected to weighted addition, and correction values for lightness, chroma and hue are obtained. Based on the correction values, lightness, chroma and hue of the image represented by the image data are corrected, and processed image data are obtained.

Abstract: An image output device judges whether an image processing mode of a first image data set and an image processing mode of a second image data set obtained immediately before the first image data set are the same. If the judgment is YES, the image output device obtains a frequency of photography during obtainment of the first image data set and a time interval between photography of the first image data set and the second image data set. Then, the image output device judges whether a relationship between the frequency and the time interval of photography satisfies a predetermined relationship. If the judgment is NO, the image output device judges that the image processing mode has not been intentionally set. Then, the image output device undoes the image processing, which has already been performed on the first image data set at a digital camera, and performs regular image processing.

Abstract: Image processes that reflect the intentions of a photographer are administered on image data obtained by a portable terminal apparatus such as a cellular telephone with built in camera. Image processes are administered on image data obtained by the cellular telephone with built in camera by an image processing means to obtain processed image data. The processed image data is displayed on an LCD monitor, and corrections that further reflect the user's intentions are performed by an image correcting means according to user commands from an input means to obtain corrected processed image data. The corrected processed image data and the image data are displayed on the LCD monitor in a divided display manner.

Abstract: To obtain images including people who are not present at a photography scene with a portable terminal apparatus such as a cellular telephone with built in camera. A first processed image obtained by a first cellular telephone with built in camera is displayed on an LCD monitor, and a region thereof that includes a person is trimmed. A second processed image transmitted from a second cellular telephone with built in camera is displayed on the LCD monitor, and a region thereof that includes a person is trimmed. The trimmed first and second processed images are combined to obtain a synthesized image, which is displayed on the LCD monitor.

Abstract: R, G, B signals outputted from a digital camera or a color scanner are converted into calorimetric signals by a colorimetric converter having a colorimetric conversion matrix and a calorimetric conversion table. Colorimetric signals are processed for setup by a calorimetric setup unit. Colorimetric signals processed for setup are converted by a cmyk converter into c, m, y, k signals that are half tone dot % signals for being supplied to an image output unit such as a film producing device, a color printer, or the like.