Image Processing Apparatus Digest Movie Chapter Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capture devices do not effectively generate a favorable digest movie that combines related chapters into a single file, leading to fragmented and inconvenient playback experiences for users.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and digital camera that includes an image processor to generate movie data based on shooting instructions and a controller to manage and combine chapters into a single digest movie file, using predetermined conditions such as shooting mode, location, and user preferences to determine file splitting and merging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the image capture device generates a single still picture and movie stream as a digest movie when the shutter release key is pressed, then the digest movie is created quickly, but the playback experience is fragmented and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple related movie chapters into a single digest movie file based on predetermined conditions such as shooting mode, location, and time. This merging process integrates separate movie segments that are related to each other, creating a unified playback experience while maintaining the efficiency of individual chapter generation.
2Device complexity
If multiple movie chapters are stored separately, then the file management is simple, but the playback experience is fragmented and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically merges related movie chapters into a single digest movie file based on predetermined conditions including shooting mode, location, and time period. This reduces the number of separate files users need to manage while providing a cohesive playback experience that connects related moments automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The image capture device automatically determines which movie chapters should be combined based on embedded metadata and predetermined conditions, without requiring user intervention. The system self-manages the grouping and merging process, making playback convenient while keeping file management simple.
3Ease of operation
If the controller combines related chapters into a single digest movie file, then the playback convenience is enhanced, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by embedding necessary metadata (shooting mode, location, time) into each movie chapter during the initial recording process. This pre-prepared information enables automatic grouping and merging of related chapters later, reducing the need for complex real-time processing while enhancing playback convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller uses predetermined conditions and embedded metadata to automatically determine which chapters should be combined, making the processing decision-making self-service rather than requiring complex user input or manual configuration. This approach enhances playback convenience while keeping processing complexity manageable through rule-based automation.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image processor configured to generate movie data based on image capturing data obtained in response to a shooting instruction that has been given by a user; and a controller configured to write the movie data on a storage medium. When any movie file has already been written on the storage medium, and when the movie data is related to the existent movie file or when the user decides to add the movie data, the controller adds the movie data to the existent movie file.