Live View Image Layout Framing for Precise Subject Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems struggle to ensure that subjects in captured images are positioned appropriately within a selected layout, often resulting in suboptimal display and alignment.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device that displays a live view image with a recommended region, adjusts captured images to fit within a layout frame by resizing and trimming, and associates position information for precise alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If captured images are directly used without adjustment, then the original image data is preserved, but the subject may not be properly positioned within the layout frame
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary positioning by displaying a recommended region overlay on the live view image before capture, guiding the user to compose the shot with the subject in the optimal position. This preliminary action ensures that captured images are pre-positioned correctly, reducing the need for complex post-capture adjustment operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically determines the layout frame size and shape based on the selected output format, and autonomously adjusts captured images to fit the layout frame by scaling and positioning operations. This self-service automation eliminates manual intervention for image adjustment, resolving the contradiction between positioning precision and processing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple image adjustments are performed to fit layout frames, then layout compatibility is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines multiple layout frame templates with different sizes and shapes corresponding to various output formats. By having these layouts prepared in advance, the system can quickly match and adjust images to the appropriate pre-defined layout without performing complex real-time calculations, thus improving layout adaptability while minimizing processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes image parameters (size, scale, position) based on the selected layout frame characteristics. By automatically adjusting these parameters according to the target layout requirements, the system achieves versatile layout adaptation through systematic parameter transformation rather than manual intervention, reducing processing time while maintaining adaptability.
3Manufacturing precision
If image size is adjusted to fit layout frame, then layout fit is improved, but image quality may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different processing quality levels to different regions of the image. The subject region within the recommended area is preserved with high quality and minimal adjustment, while only the necessary portions are scaled or trimmed to fit the layout frame. This local quality approach ensures that the most important visual elements maintain their quality while achieving layout compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial adjustment by only modifying the portions of the image that need to fit the layout frame, rather than uniformly processing the entire image. By applying adjustments only where necessary (partial action), the system achieves layout fit precision while minimizing quality deterioration in the overall image.
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AI summary
Provided are an image processing device, a terminal device, an editing method, an image processing method, and a program capable of obtaining a plurality of images in which a subject in a recommended region is shown at an appropriate position in a selected layout. An image processing device (40, 100) includes a processor (48). The processor (48) is configured to display a live view image (36) on a screen (34). The processor (48) is configured to display, in the live view image (36), a recommended region (68) indicating a recommended position in the live view image (36). The processor (48) is configured to acquire a plurality of captured images (78) each having an outer edge larger than an outer edge of the recommended region (68) in a state where the recommended region (68) is displayed in the live view image (36). The processor (48) is configured to output a plurality of adjusted images (78A) based on the plurality of captured images (78) in a selected layout.