Image Layout Based on Object Motion Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
When creating an album using frame images extracted from a moving image, it is difficult to achieve a visually appealing layout, and automatic layout methods can result in discomfort for the viewer due to improper arrangement of images.
Innovation Solution
An image output apparatus that extracts moving-image constituting images from a moving image, specifies the moving direction of objects within these images, and lays them out in an output area based on this direction, optionally trimming images with high speeds or large areas to optimize the layout, ensuring the moving direction of objects faces the center or is aligned with the layout's central direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If frame images are extracted from a moving image to be automatically laid out, then productivity is improved, but the layout quality deteriorates causing viewer discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of image orientation by detecting the moving direction of objects and rotating images so that objects move toward the center of the output area. This parameter transformation resolves the contradiction by automatically adjusting image parameters (orientation/rotation angle) based on detected motion vectors, ensuring high-quality layouts are produced automatically without manual intervention.
2Manufacturing precision
If all extracted frame images are manually confirmed and laid out, then layout quality is improved, but productivity deteriorates requiring significant time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting object moving directions from extracted frame images and autonomously determining optimal layout orientations. The layout processing unit automatically rotates and positions images based on detected motion parameters, enabling the system to service itself without human intervention while maintaining high layout quality that would otherwise require manual confirmation.
3Device complexity
If images are laid out without considering object moving direction, then device complexity is reduced, but layout quality deteriorates causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by detecting and analyzing object moving directions in extracted frame images before the actual layout process. The moving direction detecting unit pre-processes images to extract motion information, which is then used by the layout processing unit to determine optimal orientations. This preliminary analysis enables high-quality layouts without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
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.