Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graph generating
Patent
1996-09-30
1999-04-06
Nguyen, Phu K.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graph generating
G06T 1160
Patent
active
058925341
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a picture editing apparatus suitable in equipment for handling picture data, and more particularly to a picture editing apparatus for synthesizing a designated picture in a designated area within the insertion pattern.
BACKGROUND ART
Hitherto, in the case of inserting a picture recorded on a film, etc. into, e.g., an insertion pattern, there is carried out a so called multiple exposure to allow the insertion pattern to be exposed to light in the state where the picture insertion area into which picture of printing (photographic) paper is inserted is light-shielded thereafter to carry out exposure by picture recorded on film, etc. in the state where the area except for the picture insertion area is light-shielded.
In addition to the above, in order to prepare a synthetic picture, a method using a general purpose computer, for example, is known. In accordance with such a method, a film is first read by, e.g., a film scanner, etc. to convert picture (pictorial image) recorded on the film into picture data to input it to the general purpose computer, etc. Then, picture editor which carries out editing of picture data, is used to insert picture data into the area designated by a user on an insertion pattern prepared in advance.
However, in the case of preparing a synthetic picture by the multiple exposure as described above, it is necessary to carry out a plural number of exposure operations and development operations of the printing paper. As a result, complicated operation is required. In addition, it takes a lot of time to prepare a synthetic picture. For this reason, it is difficult to change the position where the picture is synthesized and/or trimmed, for example, while confirming the prepared synthetic picture to carry out the picture synthesis, and the operability is thus poor. As a result, the working efficiency is low.
Moreover, as described above, in the preparation of synthetic picture using the general purpose computer, the cost of the entirety of the apparatus is increased, but a wide variety of processing can be made. To the contrary, in order to prepare a synthetic picture, complicated operations such as selection of the synthetic picture, designation of trimming and setting of picture synthesis position, and so on are required. In addition, with such general purpose computer, there are problems such as low picture processing speed of synthesis of picture data, and poor operability.
This invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a picture editing apparatus which can improve working efficiency, and which can improve operability.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In a picture editing apparatus according to this invention, an approach is employed to control, on the basis of the operation of an operator by control means, a write-in operation into a first memory for storing picture data, a second memory for storing insertion pattern for inserting the picture data, and a key memory for storing key information corresponding to the insertion pattern, having area designation information for designating the area of picture data stored in the first memory, and to control read-out operation from the first memory of the picture data and read-out operation from the second memory of the insertion pattern on the basis of the key information so that the picture data is inserted with respect to the area indicated by the key information within the insertion pattern.
In the picture editing apparatus according to this invention, the control means conducts a control by read-out control means to read out, from a first recording medium, the picture data stored into the first memory, and to read out, from a second recording medium, the insertion pattern and the key information stored into the second memory.
Moreover, in the picture editing apparatus according to this invention, the read-out control means reads out the insertion pattern from a pattern recording area of the second recording medium having the pattern area where t
Maruyama Masahide
Shindo Mitsuyoshi
Suzuki Kiyosuke
Wanami Hideki
Nguyen Phu K.
Oh Seong-Kun
Sony Corporation
Vo Cliff N.
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