Abstract: This invention provides a moving picture data processing method for extracting a portion of moving picture data from moving picture data. The method comprises: a frame picture evaluation step of evaluating each of a plurality of frame picture data included in the moving picture data on a basis of a specific condition, for generating first picture evaluation values depending on the evaluations; and a moving picture data extraction step of extracting moving picture data including a plurality of frame picture data that meet a specific condition, in response to the first picture evaluation values.

Abstract: In order to detect an orientation of a human face included in an image consisted of a plurality of pixels, a face region is determined within the image so as to include the human face. A plurality of detecting regions are set so as to be adjacent to the face region. A plurality of first amounts are acquired. Each of the first amount is characteristic to one of the detecting regions. The first amounts are compared to each other to judge the orientation.

Abstract: Scores are calculated for each of a plurality of preselected evaluation items for each image, and the plurality of scores are weighted and combined to produce combined scores. Then a plurality of candidate images are selected and displayed from a group of images based on these combined scores. A user selects one or more images to be processed from these candidate images, and the degrees of correlation between user selected images and evaluation items are found based on the scores for a plurality of evaluation items in the images selected for processing. Then the weightings of evaluation items having high degrees of correlation are increased.

Abstract: The video processing device calculates evaluation levels of frame images in video data. Scene evaluation levels are then calculated from the frame evaluation levels in each scene. The playback times for the digest video of each scene are determined from the scene evaluation levels. Collections of frame image data with the playback time are extracted from each scene and are combined to produce digest video of the desired playback time.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of extracting at least a portion of moving image data from supplied moving image data. The method comprises: (a) a moving image evaluation step of generating moving image evaluation data by evaluating the supplied moving image data, the evaluation being chronologically performed based on a prescribed condition; (b) a moving image data extraction step of extracting the at least a portion of moving image data from the supplied moving image data based on the moving image evaluation data; and (c) a moving image data classification step of classifying the extracted moving image data into a plurality of classes based on the moving image evaluation data.

Abstract: The video processing device plays the video on an interface screen 250, and receives from a Digest button 203 designation of frame image data chosen by the user for use in digest video. The video processing device, on the basis of frame evaluation levels, displays Best-frame indicators 209 and Division indicators 210 serving as reference indicators when the user designates frame image.

Abstract: A direction of an intended edge is determined, and a position of the intended edge is corrected to a position that brings a direction that connects a position of the intended edge and a position of an adjacent edge closer to the determined direction of the intended edge, and edge information representative of an area of the edge of an enlarged image is generated by using the corrected position of the edge. Gradation data before and after filtering are synthesized at a rate corresponding to a feature quantity representative of the amount of pixels within a predetermined color area. The gradation data of the plural pixels within a predetermined region including the position of the intended edge to be sharpened among the interpolated gradation data of the respective pixels on the interpolated image is sharpened at a degree corresponding to the number of pixels of the uninterpolated image.