Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus determines from which position in a plurality of photographed frames a pixel of each of lines of an image to be output is read out, on the basis of a motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines of a photographed predetermined frame, and if the determined read-out position is located on the outside of a photographing range of the predetermined frame, then determines to read out a pixel in a frame photographed before and/or after a photographing of the predetermine frame as the pixel of the output image and calculates a read-out position of the pixel on the basis of the motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines in the frame.

Abstract: An identification device capable of improving identification accuracy. The identification device performs identification according to a face area contained in image data. Feature data is extracted from a face area in each of frames of image data. The extracted feature data is registered in a person database section. Identification is performed through comparison between the feature data registered in the person database section and the extracted feature data. A tracking section identifies an identical face area in consecutive frames. If a face area is identified in a first frame, but a face area in a second frame following the first frame, which is identified by the tracking section as identical to the identified face area in the first frame, is not identified, the extracted feature data associated with the face area in the second frame is registered as additional feature data in the person database section.

Abstract: When correcting rotary shake, an area to be referenced when distortion aberration correction is performed is rotated by a detected rotation amount in a direction correcting the rotary shake, such that the reference area fits into the area of an image that has been captured. A rectangular image of the same size as the captured image is obtained by applying distortion aberration correction to an image included in the reference area. If the reference area will not fit into the area of the captured image when rotated by the detected rotation amount, the reference area is rotated by a maximum angle at which the reference area will fit into the area of the captured image, and distortion aberration correction is applied to the image included in the reference area. Information on the captured angle of view can thereby be effectively used when performing distortion aberration correction and rotary shake correction.

Abstract: An apparatus which reproduces a movie from a recording medium, when receiving an instruction, reproduces the movie from a point associated with an appearance point of a feature portion.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus converts a frame number of stream data of a moving image signal recorded at a high speed frame rate and generates stream data of a low speed frame rate. The image recording apparatus records in a recording medium, already recorded stream data of a low speed frame rate and the generated stream data of a low speed frame rate so that both stream data can be continuously reproduced.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a generation unit for generating one page of a print image which is larger than one sheet of paper, and a printing unit for performing printing on one sheet of paper based on one page of the print image, which is larger than the paper and generated by the generation unit. The generation unit, based on an allocation number representing the number of pages to be allocated to one sheet of paper, performs clipping to remove a portion of the print data which can be printed by the printing unit to prevent the print image of each page which is not printed from deviating the image of each page, when a plurality of pages of print data printed on one sheet of paper are generated.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus reproduces still image data recorded on a recording medium and designates an aspect ratio of moving image data to be generated using the still image data. The image processing apparatus converts an aspect ratio of the reproduced still image data according to the designated aspect ratio and generates moving image data using the converted still image data to output the generated moving image data as still image movie data. The image processing apparatus records the still image movie data on the recording medium.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to enable no-margin printing to be achieved without the need to cut off margins, while avoiding a discontinuous output result in which the areas between adjacent print images are missing even if poster printing is carried out. Print data outputted by an input section is stored in an input buffer. One page of print data from the input buffer is inputted to the dividing section. The dividing section divides the one page of print data in accordance with division numbers J and K indicated by an instructing section. The dividing section then outputs the divided print data to a printing section as a plurality of print images. The plurality of print images outputted to the printing section are printed on the respective sheets.

Abstract: The present invention allows a type of printing medium, which is applicable to a type of printing material used for printing an image and yields favorable printing results, to be selected as the type of printing medium, on which the image is to be printed, when the image is to be printed by selectively using a plurality of types of printing materials. To accomplish this function, in one preferred mode, the result of discriminating the type of printing material used for printing is collated with information on an applicability relation between the type of printing material and the type of printing medium.

Abstract: A plurality of pages of input print data are transferred from a marginless printing input unit into an input buffer. The number of input print data to be allocated to one sheet of paper, represented by J and K, is entered from a specifying unit. Here, J and K are positive integers representing the number of print data to be allocated in x and y directions of a print image on one sheet of paper. An allocation unit reads the input print data one page at a time from the input buffer and, based on the entered J and K, enlarges/reduces the print data. Then, the allocation unit clips a portion of the print data according to its position on the paper where it is allocated, and then outputs the clipped print data to the print image in the output buffer.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to enable no-margin printing to be achieved without the need to cut off margins, while avoiding a discontinuous output result in which the areas between adjacent print images are missing even if poster printing is carried out. Print data outputted by an input section is stored in an input buffer. One page of print data from the input buffer is inputted to the dividing section. The dividing section divides the one page of print data in accordance with division numbers J and K indicated by an instructing section. The dividing section then outputs the divided print data to a printing section as a plurality of print images. The plurality of print images outputted to the printing section are printed on the respective sheets.