Moving Image Optical Correction With Frame-Level Lens Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing technologies fail to adequately perform optical correction on moving images that have already undergone optical correction, leading to excessive or insufficient correction due to timing discrepancies between image capture and correction data acquisition.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that acquires optical characteristic information and correction data for each frame of a moving image, allowing for appropriate optical correction processing by associating image data with optical characteristic and correction information, and enabling reprocessing to adjust for previous corrections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If optical correction processing is performed on a moving image that has already undergone optical correction, then image quality degradation can be reduced, but excessive or insufficient correction occurs due to timing discrepancies between image capture and correction data acquisition
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus performs optical correction processing at the time of image capture and records both the corrected image and the correction data used. This preliminary action ensures that the correction is applied with the correct timing synchronization, avoiding the need for subsequent reprocessing that would cause excessive or insufficient correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system records the correction data used for optical correction processing along with the image. This feedback mechanism allows verification of the correction applied and enables appropriate handling when the image is processed by other apparatus, preventing duplicate or excessive correction while maintaining correction precision.
2Adaptability or versatility
If optical correction processing is performed using optical characteristic data acquired at a different time, then processing can be performed on already corrected images, but the correction becomes excessive or insufficient due to changes in optical characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The system acquires optical characteristic data at the time of image capture and uses it for immediate optical correction processing. This preliminary acquisition ensures that the optical characteristics match the actual imaging conditions, maintaining correction accuracy while enabling flexible processing of the corrected image data.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging apparatus creates a copy of the correction data used for optical correction and stores it with the image. This copy allows other apparatus to recognize that the image has already been corrected and can retrieve the original correction parameters, preventing excessive or insufficient correction while maintaining adaptability in the processing workflow.
3Manufacturing precision
If optical correction processing is not performed at the time of capture, then processing flexibility is maintained, but image quality degradation cannot be effectively reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus performs optical correction processing at the time of image capture, effectively reducing image quality degradation from optical characteristics. By completing the correction in advance and recording the correction data, the system simplifies the overall processing workflow while maintaining high image quality, eliminating the need for complex subsequent correction procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback by recording the correction data with the image, enabling other apparatus to recognize the correction status and handle the image appropriately. This feedback mechanism reduces processing workflow complexity by preventing duplicate correction attempts while maintaining effective image quality improvement.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a processor, and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the image processing apparatus to execute first acquisition processing of acquiring optical characteristic information regarding an optical characteristic of a lens, execute second acquisition processing of acquiring a moving image including images of a plurality of frames acquired via the lens, execute first processing of performing image processing on an image of each frame of the moving image on a basis of the optical characteristic information, and execute output processing of outputting an image after the image processing, the optical characteristic information corresponding to the image, and image processing information regarding the image processing corresponding to the image in association with each other.