JP5757361B1 - Photo sticker creation apparatus and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to emphasize and display a difference in aspect ratio between a whole body image showing a user's whole body and an enlarged image enlarged around a face portion. A photo sticker creating apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology performs shooting multiple times by a shooting unit with a user as a subject, changing a shooting range, and based on a still image shot by the shooting unit. Includes a plurality of editing areas in which a whole body image in which the ratio is different and a magnified image obtained by enlarging the face part of the user as a captured image are generated as captured images and the images to be edited are displayed. The editing screen is displayed on the display unit, the horizontal length is the same length, the whole body image to be edited is displayed in one editing area, and the enlarged image is displayed in the other editing area. The present technology can be applied to an apparatus that performs editing on a captured image acquired by shooting a user as a subject and prints the edited captured image on sticker paper. [Selection] Figure 38

Description

  The present technology relates to a photo sticker creating apparatus and a display control method, and in particular, to be able to emphasize and display a difference in aspect ratio between a whole-body image showing a user's whole body and an enlarged image enlarged around a face portion. The present invention relates to a photograph sticker creating apparatus and a display control method.

  Conventionally, a photo sticker creating apparatus is known. The photo sticker creating apparatus takes a picture of a user, causes the user to edit the shot image, and provides the edited image on a sticker sheet. Photo sticker creation devices are installed in amusement facilities.

  The flow of one game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus usually involves shooting a user in the shooting space as a subject, moving the user to the editing space, and then displaying the image according to the operation performed in the editing space. The edited image is printed on the sticker sheet. When editing, the editing screen displayed on the monitor provided in the editing space includes a selection button for a tool used for editing, for example, so that two users can perform editing in parallel, The captured images to be edited are displayed side by side.

  In Patent Document 1, depending on whether the photographic image to be edited is a vertically long rectangle or a square, the arrangement of the selection buttons of the tools displayed on the editing screen is changed, and the photographic image to be edited is displayed in a large size. The technology to be described is described.

  Patent Document 2 captures an image of a large user's face and an image of the user's upper body, and displays the former horizontal rectangular image and the latter vertical rectangular image as images to be edited on the editing screen. The technology to do is described.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 has a technique for capturing an image of a range from the approximate chest of the user and an image of the entire body of the user, and displaying the images on the editing screen with the same length in the vertical direction. Have been described.

JP 2010-177987 A JP 2002-314909 A JP 2008-158389 A

  In the case where an image of a part of the user such as the upper part of the chest and the upper part and an image of the whole body of the user are taken with different aspect ratios, these images are temporarily disclosed in Patent Document 3. When displayed, it is difficult for the user to understand the difference in aspect ratio.

  The present technology has been made in view of such a situation so that a difference in aspect ratio between a whole body image showing a user's whole body and an enlarged image enlarged around a face portion can be emphasized and displayed. To do.

The photograph sticker creating apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology is configured to edit a photographed image obtained by photographing a user as a subject according to an input by the user, and the edited photographed image. In the photo sticker creating apparatus that prints on the sticker paper, the user is a subject, the shooting unit that takes a plurality of shots while changing the shooting range, and a portrait based on the still image shot by the shooting unit . A generation unit that generates, as the captured image, a whole body image in which the aspect ratio is different and a whole body image of the user's substantially whole body and an enlarged image centered on the user's face, and an image to be edited is displayed. A first display unit that displays an editing screen including a plurality of editing areas, the horizontal length is the same length, and the whole body image to be edited is displayed in one of the editing areas, Enlarged image Causes display to the other of the editing area which is disposed with a margin up or down, the selection area buttons are displayed side by side a plurality for use in selection of the type of editing, of each of the editing area, edited And a first display control unit that displays the image next to the image .

In one aspect of the present technology, shooting is performed a plurality of times by a shooting unit with a user as a subject and a shooting range is changed, and the image is vertically long and has an aspect ratio based on a still image shot by the shooting unit. A different whole-body image in which the substantially whole body of the user is photographed and an enlarged image that is enlarged around the user's face are generated as photographed images. In addition, an editing screen including a plurality of editing areas on which images to be edited are displayed is displayed on the display unit, and the whole body image to be edited is set as one of the above-mentioned images with the same horizontal length. A display area that is displayed in an edit area, the enlarged image is displayed in the other edit area that is arranged with a margin above or below, and a selection area in which a plurality of buttons used for selecting the type of editing are displayed side by side. The display on the display screen is controlled so as to be displayed beside the image to be edited in the editing area .

  According to the present technology, it is possible to emphasize and display the difference in the aspect ratio between the whole body image in which the whole body of the user is captured and the enlarged image enlarged around the face portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this technique. It is the perspective view which looked at the external appearance of the photograph sticker production apparatus from another angle. It is a figure explaining a user's movement. It is a front view which shows the structural example of a prior selection part. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of an imaging | photography part. It is a front view which shows an imaging | photography part. It is sectional drawing of a state which has an imaging | photography / display unit below. It is another front view which shows an imaging | photography part. It is sectional drawing of a state which has an imaging | photography / display unit on top. It is a figure which shows the structural example by the side of the background in imaging | photography space. It is a figure which shows the structural example by the side of one side in imaging | photography space. It is a figure which shows the structural example by the side of the other side in imaging | photography space. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an editing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the sticker paper on which the edit image was printed. It is a figure which shows the example of the layer structure of an edit image. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of a photograph sticker production apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a control part. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the imaging | photography process part of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the edit process part of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining a photograph sticker creation process. It is a flowchart explaining the pre-selection process performed in step S1 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a whole body imaging | photography number selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a whole body imaging | photography type selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a whole body imaging | photography type selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a whole body imaging | photography type selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a whole body imaging | photography type selection screen. It is a flowchart explaining the imaging | photography process performed in step S2 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the trimming at the time of up imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of up imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the trimming at the time of whole body imaging | photography from the top. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of whole body imaging | photography from the top. It is a figure which shows the example of the trimming at the time of front whole body imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of front whole body imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of up imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the example of the live view display screen at the time of imaging | photography of a portable transmission exclusive image. It is a figure which shows the difference in the aspect ratio of an image. FIG. 21 is a flowchart for describing editing processing performed in step S3 of FIG. 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. FIG. 39 is an enlarged view of a part of the region in FIG. 38. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a division number selection screen. It is a figure which shows the combination of the kind of picked-up image. It is a figure which shows the example of the sticker paper on which the edit image was printed. It is a figure which shows the example of the sticker paper on which the edit image was printed. It is a figure which shows the state of printing. It is an enlarged view of a support | pillar. It is a figure which shows the structural example inside a support | pillar. It is a figure which shows the structural example inside a support | pillar. It is a figure which shows the structural example inside a support | pillar from the back. It is sectional drawing which shows a structure inside an imaging | photography / display unit and a support | pillar. It is a figure which shows the structure inside an imaging | photography / display unit. It is a figure which shows the state of rotation of a cam. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an edit process part. It is a figure which shows the example of the captured edit screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a transition image. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a transition image. It is a figure which shows the other example of a transition image. It is a flowchart explaining an edit screen display process. It is a flowchart explaining the switch process of an edit object image. It is a figure which shows the example of the area | region used as the object of cutting. It is a figure which shows the example of a transition image. It is a figure which shows the other example of the area | region used as the object of cutting. It is a figure which shows the example of an edit screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cut image.

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<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are perspective views showing a configuration example of the appearance of the photographic sticker creating apparatus 1.

The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is a game machine that allows a user to perform operations such as shooting and editing as a game and provides images. The provision of an image is not only performed in a form printed on a sticker sheet, but may also be performed in a form that allows an image transmitted to a server to be viewed on a user's portable terminal.
The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is installed in a store such as a game center.

  A user who plays with the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 takes a picture of himself / herself as a subject, and synthesizes a photographed image by combining a photographed image obtained by photographing with a composition image such as a handwritten character or a stamp image. Edit to a colorful image. The user receives a sticker sheet on which an edited image that is an edited photographed image is printed, and ends a series of games. The users of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are mainly a group of users composed of a plurality of people such as two people and three people.

  The photo sticker creating apparatus 1 is basically configured by being installed in a state where a box-shaped photographing apparatus 11 having a size that allows a person to enter inside and an editing apparatus 12 are in contact with each other. The photographing device 11 and the editing device 12 are electrically connected.

  The imaging device 11 includes an imaging unit 21 and a background unit 22. The photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 are installed separately from each other, and a space provided between the photographing unit 21 and the background unit 22 is a photographing space where the user performs photographing.

  The photographing unit 21 is a device that performs photographing processing with a user as a subject. A camera or the like is provided in front of the photographing unit 21 facing the photographing space. A front panel 21A is provided on the surface of the photographing unit 21 that contacts the editing device 12 (FIG. 2). When the left side as viewed from the user in the imaging space is the left side and the right side is the right side, the left side of the imaging unit 21 is constituted by the side panel 21B, and the right side is constituted by the side panel 21C (FIG. 3). Composed.

  The background portion 22 is a rear panel 22A that is a plate-like member located on the back side of the user who is taking a picture facing the front, a side panel 22B that is a plate-like member attached to the left end of the rear panel 22A, And it is comprised from the side panel 22C (FIG. 3) which is a plate-shaped member attached to the right end of 22 A of back panels.

  The side panel 21B constituting the left side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 22B of the background unit 22 are provided on substantially the same plane with a predetermined interval. The side panel 21B and the side panel 22B are connected at the upper part by a connecting part 23B, which is a horizontally long plate-like member that forms the left side surface of the ceiling part 23, and at the lower part, for example, a metal plate provided on the floor surface. It is connected by a connecting portion 24A which is a member. Similarly, the side panel 21C constituting the right side surface of the photographing unit 21 and the side panel 22C of the background unit 22 are provided in substantially the same plane, and in the upper part, a connecting portion 23C that forms the right side surface of the ceiling portion 23 (FIG. 10). The lower part is connected by a connecting part which is a metal member provided on the floor surface.

  An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 21B of the imaging unit 21, the side panel 22B of the background unit 22, and the connecting unit 23B of the ceiling 23 serves as an entrance to the imaging space. An opening formed by being surrounded by the side panel 21C of the photographing unit 21, the side panel 22C of the background 22 and the connecting part 23C of the ceiling 23 is also an entrance of the photographing space. A flooring 25 is provided inside the imaging space. The user enters the shooting space and stands on the flooring 25 to perform shooting.

  A ceiling portion 23 that forms the ceiling of the shooting space is provided above the shooting space. The ceiling portion 23 includes a flat ceiling member 23A, connecting portions 23B and 23C, and a back member 23D. A ceiling strobe unit 31 is fitted into the ceiling member 23A. The ceiling strobe unit 31 has a built-in strobe that emits light toward the photographing space in accordance with photographing. In addition to the strobe, a fluorescent lamp is provided inside the ceiling strobe unit 31 and functions as illumination for the photographing space.

  The side panel 21 </ b> B is provided with a pre-selection unit 32 having a substantially flat, vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. The pre-selection unit 32 introduces a game provided by the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and makes a user make various selections before photographing.

  The editing device 12 is provided so as to be connected to the photographing device 11 so that one side surface is in contact with the front panel 21 </ b> A of the photographing unit 21. The editing device 12 is a device that performs processing for editing a captured image. The editing device 12 is provided with a configuration such as a tablet built-in monitor used by the user during editing.

  If the configuration of the editing device 12 shown in FIG. 2 is the configuration on the front side, the configuration used for editing is provided on the front side and the back side of the editing device 12 so that two sets of users can edit simultaneously. Each is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the editing device 12 is a surface perpendicular to the floor surface, a surface 12A that is a vertical surface substantially parallel to the side panel 21B, and a slope formed above the surface 12A. 12B. The slope 12B is provided with a configuration used for editing work.

  Below the side surface 12 </ b> C of the editing device 12, a sticker paper discharge port 51 through which printed sticker paper is discharged is provided. The space in front of the side surface 12C of the editing device 12 is a print waiting space where the user waits for the printing to end.

  A columnar support portion 41 that supports one end of the illumination device 43 is provided at the left upper end of the editing device 12, and a columnar support portion 42 that supports the other end of the illumination device 43 is provided at the right end. A support portion 44 that supports the curtain rail 61 is provided on the upper surface of the support portion 41.

  A curtain rail 61 is attached above the editing device 12. The curtain rail 61 is configured by combining three rails 61A to 61C so that the shape when viewed from above becomes a U-shape. One end of the rail 61A and the rail 61B provided in parallel is fixed to the ceiling portion 23, and both ends of the rail 61C are joined to the other end.

  A curtain is attached to the curtain rail 61 so that the inside of the space in front of the editing device 12 and the space in front of the back cannot be seen from the outside. The space in front of the editing device 12 and the space in front of the back of the editing device 12 surrounded by the curtain attached to the curtain rail 61 are editing spaces in which the user edits the captured image.

  Here, the flow of the photo sticker creation game and the accompanying movement of the user will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 as viewed from above.

  The user who has paid in the pre-selection space A0, which is the space in front of the pre-selection unit 32, performs various selections according to the screen displayed on the touch panel monitor. For example, the selection of the shooting course and the selection of the background of the shot image are performed.

  The user who has finished the selection work using the pre-selection unit 32 enters the shooting space A1 from the entrance G1 as indicated by the white arrow # 1, and takes a picture using a camera or a monitor provided in the shooting unit 21. Do.

  The user who has finished shooting uses the doorway G1 to move out of the shooting space A1 as indicated by the white arrow # 2 and moves to the editing space A2-1 or opens the doorway G2 as indicated by the white arrow # 3. Use to move out of the shooting space A1 and move to the editing space A2-2.

  The editing space A2-1 is an editing space on the front side of the editing device 12, and the editing space A2-2 is an editing space on the back side of the editing device 12. Which of the editing space A2-1 and the editing space A2-2 is to be moved is guided by the screen display on the monitor of the photographing unit 21. For example, the empty space of the two editing spaces is guided as the destination.

  The user who has moved to the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2-2 starts editing the captured image. The user of the editing space A2-1 and the user of the editing space A2-2 can edit simultaneously.

  After editing is completed, printing of the edited image is started. During printing of the image, the user who has finished editing in the editing space A2-1 moves from the editing space A2-1 to the print waiting space A3 as indicated by the white arrow # 4 and waits for the printing to end. Similarly, the user who has finished editing in the editing space A2-2 moves from the editing space A2-2 to the print waiting space A3 as shown by the white arrow # 5 and waits for the printing to end.

  When the printing of the image is finished, the user receives the sticker paper from the sticker paper outlet 51 and finishes a series of photo sticker creation games.

<Configuration of preselection unit>
FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a configuration example of the pre-selection unit 32.

  A steep slope 32A close to vertical is formed above the pre-selection unit 32, and a touch panel monitor 71 is provided on the slope 32A. The touch panel monitor 71 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel laminated thereon. The touch panel monitor 71 displays a screen used for prior selection such as course selection and background selection.

  Above the vertical surface 32B below the slope 32A, a speaker 72 that outputs pre-selected guidance voice, BGM (Back Ground Music), and the like, and a coin slot 73 into which a user inserts coins are provided.

<Configuration of the shooting unit>
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration example of the front of the photographing unit 21.

  The outer frame of the photographing unit 21 is configured by standing a front panel 21A, a side panel 21B, and a side panel 21C on a base unit 21D to which a plurality of casters are attached. FIG. 5 also shows a part of the ceiling portion 23.

  A vertically long support 82 projects from the approximate center of the front panel 21A. The support column 82 includes a vertical surface of a front surface 82A, a side surface 82B, and a side surface 82C (FIG. 6). The side surface 82B and the side surface 82C are formed so as to extend rearward so that the cross-section when viewed from above is substantially trapezoidal.

  The front face 82A is provided with a substantially box-shaped photographing / display unit 81 having a width substantially the same as the width of the front face 82A. A strobe may be provided on the front surface 82A. In front of the photographing / display unit 81, a slope 81A that is forwardly lowered, a slope 81B that is slightly forward tilted with respect to the vertical, and a slope 81C that is steeper than the slope 81A are formed in order from the top.

  A circular opening is formed at substantially the center of the inclined surface 81B, and a lens cover 91 made of a resin material or the like is provided so as to project the opening. In the back of the lens cover 91, a lens of the camera 101 that photographs a user in the photographing space A1 is provided. A camera 101 which is a single-lens reflex camera, for example, is attached to the inside of the photographing / display unit 81 so as to be tiltable. The lens cover 91 is fitted with a transparent member such as glass.

  A vertically long rectangular monitor 92 is provided on the inclined surface 81C so that a part of the upper surface protrudes from the inclined surface 81B. A moving image captured by the camera 101 is displayed on the monitor 92 in real time.

  An imaging / display unit 81 having a camera 101 inside and a monitor 92 provided on the front surface is attached to the support column 82 so as to be slidable up and down. By providing the camera 101 and the monitor 92 integrally with the photographing / display unit 81, it is possible to improve the visibility of a live view or the like even when sliding up and down.

  The user can shoot a whole body image that is an image of the entire body of the user and an up image that is an image in which the upper range from the approximate chest of the person is captured centering on the face portion.

  In addition, a whole body image and a front whole body image are prepared as types of whole body images. The whole-body image from above is a whole-body image generated based on a still image obtained by photographing the user as a subject as if looking down from above. The front whole body image is a whole body image generated based on a still image obtained by photographing the user from the front. That is, the user can shoot whole-body images with different angles (imaging directions).

  The user can select the number of times each of the up image, the whole body image from the top, and the front whole body image is captured. Hereinafter, shooting of a still image used for generating an up image is referred to as up shooting as appropriate. Further, the still image used for generating the whole body image from above is referred to as whole body imaging from the top, and the still image used for generating the front whole body image is referred to as front whole body imaging.

  The up-shooting and the whole body shooting from above are performed with the shooting / display unit 81 on the upper side, and the front whole body shooting is performed with the shooting / display unit 81 on the lower side. The up shooting, the whole body shooting from the top, and the front whole body shooting are shootings with different angles and shooting ranges (view angles).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the photographing / display unit 81 is below.

  When the photographing / display unit 81 is below, a space is formed above the photographing / display unit 81 on the front surface 82 </ b> A of the support 82. The height of the camera 101 at this time is approximately 1250 mm.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in a state where the photographing / display unit 81 is below.

  Front whole body imaging is performed with the tilt angle of the camera 101 set to 0 degree with respect to the horizontal direction in a state where the imaging / display unit 81 is at the bottom as shown in FIG. A broken line L0 represents the optical axis of the camera 101 at the time of front whole body photography.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the photographing / display unit 81 is on the upper side.

  When the photographing / display unit 81 is on the upper side, a space is formed on the lower surface 82A of the support 82 below the photographing / display unit 81. The height of the camera 101 at this time is approximately 1500 mm.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in a state where the photographing / display unit 81 is on the upper side.

  The up-shooting is performed with the downward tilt angle of the camera 101 set to 15 degrees with the horizontal direction as a reference in a state where the shooting / display unit 81 is on as shown in FIG. An alternate long and short dash line L1 represents the optical axis of the camera 101 during up-shooting.

  The whole body photographing from above is performed with the downward tilt angle of the camera 101 set to 26 degrees with the horizontal direction as a reference with the photographing / display unit 81 on the top. A two-dot chain line L2 represents the optical axis of the camera 101 when photographing the whole body from above.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 5, a lower strobe 83 having a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view is provided under the support 82. On the front side of the lower strobe 83, a slope 83A with a large forward drop is formed, and a vertical surface 83B is formed therebelow.

  The slope 83A and the vertical surface 83B are formed of, for example, a milky white acrylic plate having translucency, and irradiate the user by diffusing light from the internal light emitting portion over the entire surface. The support 82 is not attached on the slope 83A, but penetrates the slope 83A and is attached to the support member provided on the base portion 21D inside the lower strobe 83A. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the side surface 82 </ b> B of the column 82 penetrates the slope 83 </ b> A and is fixed inside the lower strobe 83.

  Above the photographing / display unit 81, an upper strobe 84 with a light emitting surface facing the user is provided. Further, a left strobe 85 is provided on the left side of the photographing / display unit 81, and a right strobe 86 is provided on the right side. The upper strobe 84, the left strobe 85, and the right strobe 86 emit light with the lower strobe 83 in accordance with the shooting by the camera 101, thereby irradiating the user from each direction.

<Configuration of background part>
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example on the background portion 22 side in the imaging space A1.

  When the background unit 22 is viewed from the camera 101 side, there is a back panel 22 </ b> A in the optical axis direction of the camera 101. A side panel 22B is provided at the right end of the back panel 22A, and a side panel 22C is provided at the left end.

  A rear member 23D of the ceiling portion 23 is provided on the rear panel 22A, and the user who is photographing in the photographing space A1 is located at the center of the rear side at the position of the ceiling member 23A in front of it (the photographing portion 21 side). A rear center strobe 111 for irradiating from is attached. A ceiling strobe unit 31 (not shown) is provided at a position in front of the rear center strobe 111.

  At the position of the connecting portion 23B above the side panel 22B, a back strobe 112 that irradiates a user who is standing in front of the back panel 22A and shoots from obliquely above is attached. The connecting portion above the side panel 22C A rear strobe 113 is attached to the position 23C.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration in the vicinity of the entrance G1 formed on the right side of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, for example, a vinyl material curtain 121 is attached to the connecting portion 23 </ b> B so as to cover a portion excluding a part below the entrance / exit G <b> 1. The user turns the curtain 121 and enters the shooting space A1.

  The side panel 22B is divided into a region 22B-1 and a region 22B-2 with a predetermined height as a boundary. The color of the region 22B-1 that is an approximately upper third region of the entire side panel 22B is black, and the color of the region 22B-2 that is a lower approximately two third region is, for example, bright green. Bright green is a color used for chroma key processing for extracting a user area from an image photographed by the camera 101. Instead of bright green, it may be colored with other colors.

  Not only the region 22B-1 of the side panel 22B but also the side panel 21B, the connecting portion 23B of the ceiling 23, the back member 23D, and the curtain 121 are black. On the other hand, not only the region 22B-2 of the side panel 22B, but also the back panel 22A and the flooring 25 are bright green.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration in the vicinity of the entrance G2 formed on the left side of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, similarly to the entrance G1, a vinyl material curtain 122 is attached to the connecting portion 23 </ b> C so as to cover a portion excluding a part below the entrance G <b> 2.

  The side panel 22C is divided into a region 22C-1 and a region 22C-2 with a predetermined height as a boundary. The color of the region 22C-1 that is approximately the upper third region of the side panel 22C is black, and the color of the region 22C-2 that is the lower approximately two third region is, for example, bright green.

  Not only the area 22C-1 of the side panel 22C, but also the side panel 21C, the connecting part 23B of the ceiling part 23, and the curtain 122 are black inside. In addition, although it is this black, what is necessary is just the color according to black. In other words, for example, when the gradation is expressed by 0 to 255, the range from 125 to 255 is set to a color similar to black.

  When extracting a user's area by chroma key processing, a special color area such as vivid green needs to be reflected in the image to be chroma key processed. In the chroma key process, an area other than a special color area is extracted as a user area.

  On the other hand, when the entire inside of the shooting space A1 is colored with such a special color, the flash light reflected from the inside of the shooting space A1 is emitted from various directions during shooting. By irradiating the user, a special color may be mixed with the color of the user's area in the photographed image.

  Therefore, from the viewpoint of preventing such color mixture, it is preferable that the black region that absorbs light is as wide as possible.

  In the image to be subjected to the chroma key process, among the side panel 22B and the side panel 22C, the areas 22B-1 and 22C-1 that are areas not included in the shooting range are set as black areas. It is possible to prevent color mixing in the face part of the person. The boundary between the region 22B-1 and the region 22B-2, and the boundary between the region 22C-1 and the region 22C-2 are set at a height near the neck of a woman of general height.

  As described above, in the photo sticker creating apparatus 1, there are three types of shooting: up shooting, whole body shooting from the top, and front whole body shooting, but the regions 22B-1 and 22C-1 are shot by any shooting. This is an area that does not appear in the image.

  In addition, by setting the position close to the face as a black area and preventing reflection of flash light, it is possible to capture an image in which the three-dimensional effect of the face is emphasized.

  The boundary between the region 22B-1 and the region 22B-2 and the boundary between the region 22C-1 and the region 22C-2 may be variable according to the height of the user. In this case, the black region is formed by adjusting the height of the black curtain that can be wound. A storage box for storing a windable curtain is attached on the side panels 22B and 22C. In this case, the control unit 201 controls the length of the curtain that can be wound up electrically, for example.

  The height is measured, for example, by analyzing an image photographed by the camera 101 and extracting a skin color region, or by detecting with a sensor. When there are a plurality of users, a black region and a bright green boundary are set at the height near the neck of the user according to the height of the user who is the shortest. This makes it possible to prevent color mixing in the images of all users.

The boundary between the region 22B-1 and the region 22B-2 and the boundary between the region 22C-1 and the region 22C-2 may be changed according to the number of users and background courses (KURO course and IRO course) described later.
The inner side of the ceiling member 23A may be colored black.

<Configuration of editing unit>
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the front side (editing space A2-1 side) of the editing device 12.

  A tablet built-in monitor 131 is provided substantially at the center of the slope 12B. A touch pen 132A is provided on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131, and a touch pen 132B is provided on the right side.

The tablet built-in monitor 131 is configured by superimposing a tablet capable of operation input using the touch pen 132A or 132B on a monitor such as an LCD.
For example, an editing screen is displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The edit screen is a screen used for editing a captured image. When two people edit simultaneously, the touch pen 132A is used by a user on the left side facing the tablet built-in monitor 131, and the touch pen 132B is used by a user on the right side facing the tablet built-in monitor 131.

<Example of sticker paper>
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sticker sheet on which an edited image is printed.

  The sticker sheet 151 is a sticker sheet on which five edited images 161-1 to 161-5 are printed side by side.

  Of the edited images 161-1 to 161-5, the edited image 161-1 is an image generated by editing the front whole body image, and the edited images 161-2 to 161-4 are: This is an image generated by editing the up image. The edited image 161-5 is an image generated by editing the whole body image from above. In practice, a background image that is an image of a predetermined color or pattern is appropriately combined with the background of the user, and a combining image such as a handwritten character or a stamp image is combined with the foreground.

The up image, the whole body image from the top, and the front whole body image are images having different aspect ratios.
For example, the horizontal and vertical ratios of the up image, the whole body image from the top, and the front whole body image are 1: 1.2, 1: 1.5, and 1: 1.775, respectively. The numbers are examples, and when the horizontal ratio is fixed, the numbers may be changed.

  As will be described in detail later, even images having different horizontal and vertical ratios are printed so that the horizontal length is the same. Images with different horizontal and vertical ratios are printed with the same length in the horizontal direction and the bottom side aligned at the same height, so the position (height) of the top side of each image is horizontal and vertical. Different positions depending on the ratio. Note that the lengths in the horizontal direction are not necessarily exactly the same length as long as the user can determine that they are the same by looking at the image.

  By printing with variations in the position of the upper side, it becomes possible to emphasize the difference between the horizontal and vertical ratios of the respective images.

  In the margin area at the edge of the sticker paper, the e-mail address and ID are printed in addition to the model name and shooting date. The mail address and ID printed in the blank area are used when viewing the edited image transmitted to the server on a portable terminal such as a cellular phone.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layer structure of an edited image.

  The edited image P1 is composed of layers of a background image P11, a captured image P12, and a foreground image P13. The aspect ratio of the image shown in FIG. 15 is different from the aspect ratio of the up image, the whole body image from the top, and the front whole body image.

  The background image P11 in FIG. 15 is an image in which a pattern such as a heart or a star is represented on a ground of a predetermined color, and the foreground image P13 is an image including a handwritten character “Love my friend” input by graffiti. is there. The edited image P1 is generated by superimposing the subject area of the captured image P12 extracted by the chroma key process on the background image P11, and overlaying the foreground image P13 thereon.

<< Internal structure of photo sticker making device >>
<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as the structure mentioned above. The overlapping description will be omitted as appropriate.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, executes a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 206 and a storage unit 202, and controls the overall operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1. A storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a drive 204, a ROM 206, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 207 are connected to the control unit 201. The control unit 201 is also connected with each configuration of a pre-selection unit 208, an imaging unit 209, editing units 210 </ b> A and 210 </ b> B, and a printing unit 211.

  The storage unit 202 includes a nonvolatile storage medium such as a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores various setting information supplied from the control unit 201. Information stored in the storage unit 202 is appropriately read out by the control unit 201.

  A communication unit 203 is an interface of a network such as the Internet, and communicates with an external device according to control by the control unit 201. For example, the communication unit 203 transmits the edited image to the server. The image transmitted from the communication unit 203 is allocated and stored in a predetermined storage area in the server, and is displayed or downloaded on a mobile terminal that has accessed the server.

  A removable medium 205 made of an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 204. Computer programs and data read from the removable medium 205 by the drive 204 are supplied to the control unit 201 and stored in the storage unit 202 or installed.

  The ROM 206 stores programs and data executed by the control unit 201. The RAM 207 temporarily stores data and programs processed by the control unit 201.

  The pre-selection unit 208 performs pre-selection processing for users in the pre-selection space A0. The preselection unit 208 includes a touch panel monitor 71, a speaker 72, and a coin processing unit 221.

  The touch panel monitor 71 displays various selection screens according to control by the control unit 201 and accepts user operations on the selection screens. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and various selection processes are performed.

  The coin processing unit 221 detects the insertion of coins into the coin insertion slot 73. When the coin processing unit 221 detects that a predetermined amount of coins such as 400 yen has been inserted, the coin processing unit 221 outputs an activation signal indicating that to the control unit 201.

  The photographing unit 209 performs photographing processing for a user in the photographing space A1. The imaging unit 209 includes a drive unit 231, an illumination device 232, a camera 101, a monitor 92, and a speaker 233.

The drive unit 231 slides the photographing / display unit 81 up and down in accordance with a signal supplied from the control unit 201. Further, the drive unit 231 adjusts the tilt angle of the camera 101 provided in the photographing / display unit 81 in accordance with a signal supplied from the control unit 201.
The drive unit 231 is provided inside the photographing / display unit 81 and inside the column 82.

  The illumination device 232 controls the light emission of each strobe provided in the imaging space A1 according to the illumination control signal supplied from the control unit 201.

  The camera 101 shoots according to the control by the control unit 201 and outputs an image (image data) obtained by the shooting to the control unit 201.

  The editing unit 210A performs an editing process for a user in the editing space A2-1. The editing unit 210A includes a tablet built-in monitor 131, touch pens 132A and 132B, and a speaker 241. The editing unit 210B has the same configuration as the editing unit 210A, and performs editing processing for the user in the editing space A2-2.

  The tablet built-in monitor 131 displays an editing screen according to control by the control unit 201 and accepts a user operation on the editing screen. An input signal representing the content of the user's operation is supplied to the control unit 201, and the captured image to be edited is edited.

  The printing unit 211 prints the edited image. The printing unit 211 includes a printer 251. A sticker unit 252 including a roll sticker 261 is attached to the printer 251.

  The printer 251 prints the edited image on the sticker paper 261 based on the print data supplied from the control unit 201. Image data in which each image is arranged is supplied as print data from the control unit 201 to the printer 251. The printer 251 cuts out the portion of the sticker sheet 261 on which the edited image is printed and discharges it to the sticker sheet discharge port 51.

<Configuration of control unit>
FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the control unit 201 in FIG. 16. At least a part of the functional units shown in FIG. 17 is realized by a predetermined program being executed by the CPU in the control unit 201.

  In the control unit 201, a pre-selection processing unit 301, an imaging processing unit 302, an editing processing unit 303, and a print processing unit 304 are realized.

  The preselection processing unit 301 controls each unit of the preselection unit 208 and performs preselection processing. The imaging processing unit 302 controls each unit of the imaging unit 209 and performs imaging processing. The editing processing unit 303 controls each unit of the editing units 210A and 210B to perform editing processing. The print processing unit 304 controls the printer 251 of the printing unit 211 to perform print processing.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the imaging processing unit 302.

  The imaging processing unit 302 includes an imaging control unit 311, a drive control unit 312, a generation unit 313, a display control unit 314, and an image storage unit 315. Selection information representing the content selected by the user through the pre-selection process is supplied to the imaging control unit 311 and the drive control unit 312. The selection information includes information indicating the number of times of up-shooting, whole body shooting from the top, and front whole body shooting.

  The shooting control unit 311 controls the camera 101 to shoot moving images and still images. The moving image shot by the camera 101 is used for live view display, and the still image is used for generating a shot image. The shooting control unit 311 controls the zoom of the camera 101 according to the type of shot image before shooting a moving image or a still image, and adjusts the shooting range. The shooting control unit 311 outputs a still image obtained by shooting to the generation unit 313.

  The drive control unit 312 controls the drive unit 231 based on the selection information, and controls the vertical position of the photographing / display unit 81 and the tilt angle of the camera 101.

  For example, the drive control unit 312 moves the photographing / display unit 81 upward and adjusts the tilt angle of the camera 101 to 15 degrees before the up photographing. Further, the drive control unit 312 moves the photographing / display unit 81 upward before the whole body photographing from above, and adjusts the tilt angle of the camera 101 to 26 degrees. The drive control unit 312 moves the photographing / display unit 81 downward and adjusts the tilt angle of the camera 101 to 0 degrees before front whole body photographing.

The generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area from each frame of the moving image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs a moving image including the cut-out image to the display control unit 314.
The moving image supplied to the display control unit 314 is used for live view display.

  Also, the generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area from the still image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs the cut out image as a shot image to the display control unit 314 and the image storage unit 315.

  The display control unit 314 controls screen display on the monitor 92. For example, the display control unit 314 displays a live view based on the moving image supplied from the generation unit 313, and displays the captured image supplied from the display control unit 314 as a shooting result.

  The image storage unit 315 stores the captured image supplied from the generation unit 313. The captured image stored in the image storage unit 315 is read by the editing processing unit 303 after the editing process is started.

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the edit processing unit 303.

  The edit processing unit 303 includes an editing unit 321, a display control unit 322, and an image storage unit 323. The captured image read from the image storage unit 315 is supplied to the editing unit 321 and the display control unit 322.

  The editing unit 321 detects a user operation on the editing screen and generates an edited image by editing the captured image. The editing unit 321 outputs the generated edited image to the display control unit 322 and reflects it on the display of the editing screen. When the editing process ends, the editing unit 321 outputs the generated edited image to the image storage unit 323.

  The display control unit 322 controls screen display on the tablet built-in monitor 131. For example, the display control unit 322 displays the edited image supplied from the editing unit 321 on the editing screen. The display control unit 322 also displays a division number selection screen, which is a screen for selecting the layout of the edited image on the sticker paper 261, on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  The image storage unit 323 stores the edited image generated by the editing unit 321. The edited image stored in the image storage unit 323 is read by the print processing unit 304 when printing on the sticker sheet 261.

<< Operation of Photo Sticker Making Device >>
<Photo sticker creation process>
Next, the operation of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  First, a series of processes of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 that provides a sticker creating game will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process in FIG. 20 is started when a predetermined amount of coins is inserted into the coin insertion slot 73 of the pre-selection unit 32.

  In step S1, the preselection processing unit 301 performs a preselection process that is a process of performing various selections before photographing. The pre-selection process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 2, the photographing processing unit 302 performs photographing processing according to the selection content in the pre-selection processing. In the photographing process, up photographing, whole body photographing from the top, and front whole body photographing are appropriately combined, and photographing is performed five times, and then a portable transmission dedicated image is photographed once.

  For example, the mobile-only image is not provided by printing on sticker paper, but is provided to the user by the function of mobile transmission, and is used as an image for introducing an SNS (Social Networking Service) profile. . The imaging process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S3, the editing processing unit 303 performs editing processing. In the editing process, the captured image is edited. The editing process will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S4, the print processing unit 304 generates print data by arranging the edited image according to the layout selected by the user. The print processing unit 304 outputs the print data to the printer 251 and prints the edited image on a sticker sheet.

  When printing is completed, the sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed is discharged to the sticker paper discharge port 51 in step S5. The user removes the sticker paper from the sticker paper outlet 51 and finishes the series of games.

<Pre-selection process>
Next, the pre-selection process performed in step S1 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 11, the pre-selection processing unit 301 displays the number of people course selection screen on the touch panel monitor 71 of the pre-selection unit 32.

The number of people course selection screen is a screen used for selecting a course according to the number of users.
For example, it is possible to select one course from a course for two people shooting with two people, a course with a large number of people shooting with two or more people, and a course for one person shooting with one person. . Here, it is assumed that the number of users is two and the two-person course is selected.

  When the number of people course is selected, the pre-selection processing unit 301 displays a background course selection screen on the touch panel monitor 71 in step S12.

  The background course selection screen is a screen used for selecting a course of a background image to be combined as a background of a captured image. For example, it is possible to select either “KURO course” or “IRO course”. The “KURO Course” is a course that allows you to select colors based on black or white with low saturation as the background color. The “IRO Course” is a color based on primary colors with high saturation. It is a course that makes it possible to select.

  When the background image course is selected, in step S13, the pre-selection processing unit 301 causes the touch panel monitor 71 to display a whole-body photographing number selection screen. The whole body photographing number selection screen is a screen used for selecting the number of whole body images.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of the whole-body photographed number selection screen.

  A message “Please select the number of whole body shots” is displayed at the top of the whole body shot number selection screen, and vertically rectangular buttons 401-1 to 401-6 are arranged in two rows and three columns below. .

  The button 401-1 is a button selected when one whole body image is captured. As described above, the number of photographed images is determined in advance as 5 except for the mobile transmission dedicated image. Taking one whole body image means taking the whole body once and performing the up photographing four times.

  Similarly, buttons 401-2 to 401-4 are buttons that are selected when two to four whole body images are taken. The button 401-5 is a button that is selected when five whole body images are captured. Taking five whole body images means that whole body photographing is performed five times and no up photographing is performed.

  A button 401-6 is a button selected when two front whole-body images are photographed and three up images are photographed.

  As described above, the user can select a combination of the number of times of whole body photography and up photography according to his / her preference. In this example, whole body imaging is performed at least once.

  When the number of whole body images is selected, the pre-selection processing unit 301 displays a whole body imaging type selection screen on the touch panel monitor 71 in step S14. The type selection screen is a screen used for selecting the number of images to be captured from the whole body image and the front whole body image from above.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a whole body imaging type selection screen.

  At the top of the whole body shooting type selection screen, a message is displayed to guide that shooting can be performed by combining whole body shooting and front whole body shooting from above, and below this, buttons 411-1 and 411-2 are displayed. Is done.

  The button 411-1 is a button operated when selecting front whole body imaging. The button 411-1 is a vertically long rectangular image having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.775, and is configured by an image obtained by photographing the whole body of two models from the front. The button 411-1 also functions as a sample image of the front whole body image.

  The button 411-2 is a button operated when selecting whole body imaging from above. The button 411-2 is a vertically long rectangular image having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.5, and is configured by an image obtained by photographing the whole body of two models from diagonally above. The button 411-2 also functions as a sample image of the whole body image from above.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a whole body imaging type selection screen displayed subsequent to the screen of FIG.

  After the screen in FIG. 23 is displayed for a predetermined time, the display on the touch panel monitor 71 is switched to a state in which the whole body imaging type selection screen in FIG. 24 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 24, the display of the button 411-1 and the button 411-2 is left as it is, and the sample image 421-1, the sample image 421-2, Frame images 421-3 to 421-5 are displayed side by side. On the right side of the frame image 421-5, an OK button 422 that is operated when the selection of the whole body image type is completed is displayed.

  The sample image 421-1 and the sample image 421-2 are vertically long rectangular images having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.2. In the sample image 421-1 and the sample image 421-2, a large range centering on the face portions of the two models is shown. The sample image 421-1 and the sample image 421-2 are sample images of an up image.

  FIG. 24 shows an example when the user selects the number of whole body images to be taken as three. The user selects how many whole body images and front whole body images are to be taken from the top as a combination of three whole body images.

  In the example of FIG. 24, the cursor C is displayed over the frame image 421-3. The situation shown in FIG. 24 is a situation in which the user selects which of the whole body image and the front whole body image is taken from the top as the third photographing.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a whole body imaging type selection screen displayed subsequent to the screen of FIG.

  When the button 411-2 is pressed in the state of FIG. 24, the button 411-2 is left at the position where the frame image 421-3 is displayed as shown in FIG. A slightly smaller sample image 423-1 is displayed.

  At this time, the cursor C moves over the frame image 421-4. In the situation shown in FIG. 25, the user selects whether to perform whole body photographing or front whole body photographing from the top as the fourth whole body photographing type following the selection of the third whole body photographing type. Is the situation.

  Thus, the user selects the combination of the whole body image and the front whole body image from the top within the range of the number of whole body images selected by operating the button 411-1 or the button 411-2. Become. For example, when two images are selected as the number of whole body images, a combination of 0 whole body images and two front whole images, a combination one whole body image and one front whole image from above, There are combinations of two whole body images and zero front whole body images. In any case, there are three up images.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating another example of the whole body imaging type selection screen.

  When the type of the fourth and fifth whole body imaging is selected by repeating the selection of the button 411-1 or the button 411-2 from the state of FIG. 25, a frame image 421-4 is displayed as shown in FIG. A sample image 423-2 is displayed at the position where the frame image was displayed, and a sample image 423-3 is displayed at the position where the frame image 421-5 was displayed.

  The sample image 422-2 is an image obtained by slightly reducing the horizontal / vertical ratio of the button 411-2, and the sample image 423-3 is obtained by slightly reducing the horizontal / vertical ratio of the button 411-1. It is an image. That is, FIG. 26 shows an example in which whole body imaging is selected from the top as the type of the fourth whole body imaging, and front whole body imaging is selected as the type of the fifth whole body imaging.

  In this case, in the photographing process after the pre-selection process is completed, up photographing is performed as the first and second photographing, whole body photographing is performed from the top as the third and fourth photographing, and front whole body photographing is performed as the fifth photographing. Will be done.

  The sample images 421-1 and 421-2 representing the up image and the sample images 423-1 to 423-3 representing the whole body image are displayed with the same length in the horizontal direction and the same bottom side. ing. By showing the difference in the position of the upper side of each image, it becomes possible to emphasize the difference in the horizontal and vertical ratios of each image. It is also possible to represent the difference in the position of the lower side by aligning the upper side to the same height.

  Thus, the user can select not only the number of whole body images, but also the combination of whole body images and front whole body images from above. In addition, when not a two-person course but a large number of courses are selected, the processes in steps S13 and S14 are skipped.

  After the combination of the whole body image and the front whole body image is selected from above, the pre-selection processing unit 301 displays a background selection screen on the touch panel monitor 71 in step S15 of FIG.

  The background selection screen is a screen used for selecting a background image that is a background of a captured image. A plurality of background images corresponding to the background course selected in step S12 are displayed on the background selection screen, and the user can select a favorite background image from the background images.

  In step S <b> 16, the pre-selection processing unit 301 displays a BGM selection screen on the touch panel monitor 71. The BGM selection screen is a screen used to select BGM that flows during shooting.

  In step S17, the pre-selection processing unit 301 guides the user in the pre-selection space A0 to move to the shooting space A1, and ends the process. The guidance for movement to the imaging space A1 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the touch panel monitor 71 or by outputting sound from the speaker 72.

  The number of courses selected by the user, the background course, the number of whole body images, the combination of whole body images and front whole body images from the top, the shooting order of each image, the background image, and the selection information representing BGM are shooting processing. Supplied to the unit 302.

<Shooting process>
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27, the imaging process performed in step S2 of FIG. 20 will be described.

  In step S31, the drive control unit 312 of the shooting processing unit 302 determines whether or not the next shooting is up shooting. The type of captured image is determined based on the selection information supplied from the pre-selection processing unit 301.

  If it is determined in step S31 that the next shooting is an up-shooting, in step S32, the drive control unit 312 controls the drive unit 231, moves the shooting / display unit 81 upward, and tilts the camera 101. Is adjusted to 15 degrees.

  In step S33, the display control unit 314 displays the live view on the monitor 92. That is, the shooting control unit 311 controls the camera 101 and starts shooting a moving image. The generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area image from each frame of the moving image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs the image to the display control unit 314 as a moving image for live view.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of trimming during up-shooting.

  An image P21 in FIG. 28 is an image of the entire frame of the moving image taken by the camera 101. The image P21 is a vertically long image, and the area from the top of the heads of the two users in the shooting space A1 to the waist is greatly reflected. The back panel 22A is shown in the background of the two users. In the image P21, the user H1 standing on the right side facing the camera 101 appears on the left side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the right side.

  A rectangular area indicated by a frame F1 is an area cut out by trimming. The horizontal to vertical ratio of the rectangular area indicated by the frame F1 is 1: 1.2. The rectangular area indicated by the frame F1 is fixed in each frame.

  In this way, a moving image composed of an image of the rectangular area indicated by the frame F1 cut out from each frame of the moving image is output to the display control unit 314 and used for live view display.

  FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of a live view display screen during up-shooting.

  The message “I will shoot” is displayed at the upper center of the live view display screen, and the video supplied from the generation unit 313 is displayed in a live view display area 451 that is a rectangular area provided below the message. The In the moving image displayed in the live view display area 451, the user H1 standing on the right side toward the camera 101 appears on the right side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the left side. The image captured by the camera 101 is inverted and displayed on the monitor 92.

  Under the live view display area 451, photographing result display areas 452-1 to 452-5, which are rectangular areas smaller than the live view display area 451, are arranged side by side.

  In the photographing result display areas 452-1 to 452-5, the photographed images obtained by photographing are displayed in the photographing order every time photographing is performed. In the example of FIG. 29, since no shooting is performed yet, no shot image is displayed in the shooting result display areas 452-1 to 452-5. The user can adjust the position of his / her face by looking at such a live view display screen.

  When it is time to shoot with the live view displayed, in step S34, the shooting control unit 311 performs up shooting.

  In the generation unit 313, the rectangular area indicated by the frame F <b> 1 described with reference to FIG. 28 is cut out from the still image obtained by the up shooting, and the up image is generated. The up image generated by the generation unit 313 is stored in the image storage unit 315 and also supplied to the display control unit 314, and is reduced to one of the shooting result display areas 452-1 to 452-5 of the live view display screen. Is displayed. The user can prepare for the next shooting while checking the shooting result.

  If it is determined in step S31 that the next shooting is not an up shooting, the processes in steps S32 to S34 are skipped.

  In step S35, the drive control unit 312 determines whether or not the next shooting is the whole body shooting from the top.

  When it is determined in step S35 that the next shooting is the whole body shooting from the top, in step S36, the drive control unit 312 controls the drive unit 231 to move the shooting / display unit 81 upward and Adjust the tilt angle to 26 degrees. Further, the drive control unit 312 adjusts the focal length of the lens of the camera 101 so as to be shorter than that during up-shooting.

  In step S37, the display control unit 314 displays the live view on the monitor 92. That is, the shooting control unit 311 controls the camera 101 and starts shooting a moving image. The generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area image from each frame of the moving image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs the image to the display control unit 314 as a moving image for live view.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an example of trimming when photographing the whole body from above.

  An image P22 in FIG. 30 is an image of the entire frame of the moving image taken by the camera 101. The image P22 is a vertically long image that shows the whole body of two users in the shooting space A1, taken as if looking down from above. The back panel 22A is shown behind the two users, and the flooring 25 is shown large at the feet. In addition, the side panel 22B and the side panel 22C are shown next to the two users so as to include the areas 22B-1 and 22C-1 which are black areas. In the image P22, the user H1 standing on the right side facing the camera 101 appears on the left side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the right side.

  A rectangular area indicated by a frame F2 is an area cut out by trimming. The horizontal to vertical ratio of the rectangular area indicated by the frame F2 is 1: 1.5. The rectangular area indicated by the frame F2 is fixed in each frame.

  The rectangular region indicated by the frame F2 does not include the region 22B-1 and the region 22C-1 that are black regions of the side panel 22B and the side panel 22C. In this manner, the black areas 22B-1 and 22C-1 are set at positions that are not included in the trimmed image, although they appear in the captured image.

  A moving image composed of an image of the rectangular area indicated by the frame F2 cut out from each frame of the moving image in this manner is output to the display control unit 314 and used for live view display.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of a live view display screen at the time of whole body photography from above. The description overlapping with the display in FIG. 29 will be omitted as appropriate.

  The moving image supplied from the generation unit 313 is displayed in the live view display area 451. From the top, the horizontal length of the live view display area 451 during whole body imaging is the same as the horizontal length of the live view display area 451 during up imaging. Note that the lengths in the horizontal direction are not necessarily exactly the same length as long as the user can determine that they are the same by looking at the image.

  In the moving image displayed in the live view display area 451, the user H1 standing on the right side toward the camera 101 appears on the right side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the left side. The image captured by the camera 101 is inverted and displayed on the monitor 92.

  When it is time to shoot with the live view displayed, in step S38, the shoot controller 311 shoots the whole body from above.

  In the generation unit 313, a rectangular region indicated by the frame F2 described with reference to FIG. 30 is cut out from the still image obtained by whole-body imaging from above by trimming, and a whole-body image is generated from above. The whole body image generated from the generation unit 313 is stored in the image storage unit 315 and is also supplied to the display control unit 314, and any one of the imaging result display areas 452-1 to 452-5 on the live view display screen. Is displayed in a reduced size.

  When it is determined in step S35 that the next shooting is not the whole body shooting from the top, the processing of steps S36 to S38 is skipped.

  In step S39, the drive control unit 312 determines whether or not the next shooting is front whole body shooting.

  If it is determined in step S39 that the next shooting is front whole body shooting, in step S40, the drive control unit 312 controls the drive unit 231, moves the shooting / display unit 81 downward, and tilts the camera 101. Adjust the angle to 0 degrees. Further, the drive control unit 312 adjusts the focal length of the lens of the camera 101 so as to be shorter than that during up-shooting.

  In step S <b> 41, the display control unit 314 displays the live view on the monitor 92. That is, the shooting control unit 311 controls the camera 101 and starts shooting a moving image. The generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area image from each frame of the moving image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs the image to the display control unit 314 as a moving image for live view.

  FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating an example of trimming at the time of front whole body imaging.

  An image P23 in FIG. 32 is an image of the entire frame of the moving image taken by the camera 101. The image P23 is a vertically long image that shows the whole bodies of two users in the shooting space A1 taken from the front.

  The back panel 22A is shown behind the two users, and the flooring 25 is shown at the feet. In addition, the side panel 22B and the side panel 22C are shown next to the two users so as to include the areas 22B-1 and 22C-1 which are black areas. In the image P22, the user H1 standing on the right side facing the camera 101 appears on the left side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the right side. The ceiling member 23A is also shown large on the two users. In FIG. 32, illustration of the back center strobe 111 and the like is omitted.

  A rectangular area indicated by a frame F3 is an area cut out by trimming. The horizontal to vertical ratio of the rectangular area indicated by the frame F3 is 1: 1.775. A rectangular area indicated by a frame F3 is fixed in each frame. The rectangular region indicated by the frame F3 does not include the region 22B-1 and the region 22C-1 that are black regions of the side panel 22B and the side panel 22C.

  A moving image composed of an image of a rectangular area indicated by a frame F3 cut out from each frame of the moving image in this manner is output to the display control unit 314 and used for live view display.

  FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a live view display screen at the time of front whole body imaging. The description overlapping with the display in FIGS. 29 and 31 will be omitted as appropriate.

  The moving image supplied from the generation unit 313 is displayed in the live view display area 451. The horizontal length of the live view display area 451 at the time of front whole body photography is the horizontal length of the live view display area 451 at the time of up photography and the horizontal direction of the live view display area 451 at the time of whole body photography from above. Is the same length as

  Also, the height of the lower side of the live view display area 451 at the time of front whole body photography is the height of the lower side of the live view display area 451 at the time of up photography and the lower side of the live view display area 451 at the time of whole body photography from above. It is the same height as the height. Instead of aligning the height of the lower side, the respective live views may be displayed with the height of the upper side aligned. This makes it possible to feel a large live view display area during whole body photography.

  In the moving image displayed in the live view display area 451, the user H1 standing on the right side toward the camera 101 appears on the right side, and the user H2 standing on the left side appears on the left side. The image captured by the camera 101 is inverted and displayed on the monitor 92.

  When it is time to shoot with the live view displayed, in step S42, the shooting control unit 311 performs front whole body shooting.

  In the generation unit 313, a rectangular region indicated by the frame F3 described with reference to FIG. 32 is cut out from the still image obtained by the front whole body imaging, and a front whole body image is generated. The front whole body image generated by the generation unit 313 is stored in the image storage unit 315 and also supplied to the display control unit 314, and is displayed in any of the imaging result display areas 452-1 to 452-5 on the live view display screen. It is displayed in a reduced size.

  When it is determined in step S39 that the next shooting is not front whole body shooting, the processing in steps S40 to S42 is skipped.

  In step S43, the drive control unit 312 determines whether or not shooting has been performed five times. If it is determined that shooting has not been performed, the drive control unit 312 returns to step S31 and repeats the above processing. Shooting is repeated according to the order selected by the user in the pre-selection process.

  FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an example of a live view display screen when up-shooting is performed as the fourth shooting.

  In the example of FIG. 34, the imaging result of the first up shooting is displayed in the imaging result display area 452-1, and the imaging result of the whole body imaging is displayed in the imaging result display area 452-2 from the second time on. . Further, the imaging result of the third front whole body imaging is displayed in the imaging result display area 452-3. In the live view display area 451, a live view at the time of up-shooting is displayed. The result of the first up-shooting, the result of the whole-body shooting from the second time, and the result of the third front-side whole-body shooting are the same in length in the horizontal direction and are displayed with the bottom side aligned. ing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S43 that shooting has been performed five times, in step S44, the drive control unit 312 controls the drive unit 231, and the position of the shooting / display unit 81 and the tilt angle of the camera 101 are dedicated to portable transmission images. Adjust according to your settings.

  In step S <b> 45, the display control unit 314 causes the monitor 92 to display a live view before photographing the mobile transmission dedicated image. The shooting control unit 311 controls the camera 101 to start shooting a moving image. The generation unit 313 cuts out a rectangular area image from each frame of the moving image supplied from the shooting control unit 311 by trimming, and outputs the image to the display control unit 314 as a moving image for live view. For example, a square area (a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1) is cut out by trimming.

  FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of a live view display screen at the time of mobile-only transmission image capturing.

  The moving image supplied from the generation unit 313 is displayed in the live view display area 451. The horizontal length of the live view display area 451 at the time of shooting the mobile transmission-dedicated image is the same as the horizontal length of the live view display area 451 at the time of up shooting.

  When it is time to shoot with the live view displayed, in step S46, the shooting control unit 311 shoots a portable transmission-only image.

  In the generation unit 313, a square area as shown in FIG. 35 is cut out from the still image obtained by shooting, and is processed to generate a portable transmission-dedicated image. The processing is a process of changing the color of the entire image without changing the composition, for example, by changing the RGB values of all the pixels constituting the image by a filter process. Processing is image processing different from editing that combines other images. The portable transmission-dedicated image generated by the generation unit 313 is stored in the image storage unit 315.

  In step S47, after the shooting of the portable transmission-only image is completed, the display control unit 314 displays a guidance screen on the monitor 92, and the editing space A2-1 or the editing space A2 is displayed to the user who has finished the shooting process. Guide the move to -2.

  The user goes out of the shooting space A1 and moves to the guided editing space for editing. Then, it returns to step S2 of FIG. 20, and the process after it is performed.

  As described above, each of the up shooting, the whole body shooting from the top, the front whole body shooting, and the portable transmission dedicated shooting is performed. Before each shooting, a live view having the same horizontal length is displayed on the live view display screen.

  FIG. 36 is a diagram comparing the shape of the live view display area 451 at the time of each photographing.

  A frame F11 has a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1, and indicates the shape of the live view display area 451 displayed when the mobile transmission-dedicated image is captured. The frame F12 has a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.2, and shows the shape of the live view display area 451 displayed during up-shooting. The frame F13 has a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.5, and shows the shape of the live view display area 451 displayed from the top during whole body photography. The frame F14 has a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.775, and shows the shape of the live view display area 451 displayed during frontal whole body imaging.

  Since the length in the horizontal direction is the same length, as shown in FIG. 36, a difference occurs in the length in the vertical direction of the live view and the overall size according to the type of the captured image. The results of the up-shooting, the whole body shooting from the top, and the front whole-body shooting are also displayed in a manner that there is a difference between the length in the vertical direction and the overall size.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to emphasize the difference in the aspect ratio of the image obtained according to each kind of imaging | photography with respect to a user.

<Edit processing>
Next, the editing process performed in step S3 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 61, the display control unit 322 of the editing processing unit 303 displays an eye / brightness selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The eye / brightness selection screen is a screen that is used to select the size of the eyes of a person (user) and the brightness of the skin that appear in the captured image. The editing unit 321 reads five photographed images and one portable transmission dedicated image from the image storage unit 315 of the photographing processing unit 302, and performs image processing according to the selection content for the eye / brightness selection screen. Adjust eye size and skin brightness.

  In step S <b> 62, the display control unit 322 displays a name input screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131. Depending on the name of the user entered on the name input screen, the editing tools that can be used during editing change. For example, a stamp image representing the user's name with handwritten characters is prepared as an editing tool.

  The editing unit 321 extracts the user's area by performing chroma key processing on the captured image. Further, the editing unit 321 adjusts the background of the captured image by combining the background images selected during the pre-selection process, and generates a captured image to be edited. The photographed image to be edited is an image in which the size of the user's eyes and face, the brightness of the skin, and the background appearing in the photographed image are adjusted.

  In step S <b> 63, the display control unit 322 displays the editing screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating an example of an editing screen.

  The editing screen is configured by providing each component symmetrically with a region 501-1, a region 501-2, a region 501-3, and a region 501-4 formed in a strip shape in the vertical direction in the center of the screen. The Note that the broken lines surrounding each area in FIG. 38 are not actually displayed on the screen.

  In the area 501-1, the remaining time of the editing process and an end button operated when the editing process is ended are displayed.

  In the area 501-2, buttons used for selecting an eraser tool, which is a tool used when canceling input editing, and buttons operated when returning to the previous or next work are arranged vertically. Is displayed. A button group 522L displayed vertically in the left side of the area 501-2 includes buttons operated by the user who is editing in the area 502L, and a button group 522R displayed side by side in the right side is in the area 502R. It consists of buttons operated by the user who is editing.

  In the area 501-3, buttons used for setting BGM at the time of editing are displayed.

  In the area 501-4, buttons used for selecting the category of the editing tool are displayed.

  FIG. 39 is an enlarged view of the buttons displayed in the area 501-4.

  In the area 501-4, horizontally long rectangular buttons 531-1 to 531-6 are displayed side by side vertically. The button 531-1 is a button operated when an “fashion” category editing tool is selected, and the button 531-2 is a button operated when a “stamp” category editing tool is selected. The button 531-3 is a button operated when selecting an editing tool of the “Name and Date” category, and the button 531-4 is a button operated when selecting an editing tool of the “Message” category. is there. The button 531-5 is a button operated when selecting an editing tool in the “make” category, and the button 531-6 is a button operated when selecting an editing tool in the “pen” category.

  The left half of each button is a part operated by the user who is editing in the area 502L, and the right half is a part operated by the user who is editing in the area 502R. In the example of FIG. 39, the button 531-1 is selected by the left and right users, and an arrow image is displayed to indicate the button 531-1. In response to the operation of the buttons 531-1 to 531-6, the display of the editing palette display areas 515L and 515R is switched.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 38, the area 502L on the left side of the editing screen is an area used by the user on the left side of the tablet built-in monitor 131.

  A thumbnail image display area 511L in the upper left of the area 502L is a display area for thumbnail images representing a captured image and a portable transmission dedicated image. The user selects a captured image to be edited by selecting a thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image display area 511L. It should be noted that editing cannot be performed on the mobile transmission-dedicated image. When the thumbnail image of the portable transmission dedicated image is selected, the portable transmission dedicated image is enlarged and displayed in the area 502L.

  In the example of FIG. 38, thumbnail images P51 to P55 representing five photographed images and a thumbnail image P56 representing one portable transmission dedicated image are displayed side by side in the order of photographing. The thumbnail image P51 is a thumbnail image of the up image, and the thumbnail images P52 to P54 are thumbnail images of the front whole body image. The thumbnail image P55 is a thumbnail image of the whole body image from above. The thumbnail images P51 to P55 are displayed with the same length in the horizontal direction and with the positions of the lower sides aligned.

  An editing area 512L formed below the thumbnail image display area 511L is a display area for an image selected as an editing target. The horizontal length of the editing area 512L is fixed, and the vertical length is switched according to the horizontal / vertical ratio of the image selected as the editing target. The position of the upper side of the editing area 512L is fixed. The image to be edited may be displayed with the position of the lower side fixed. In the example of FIG. 38, by selecting the first thumbnail image P51, the up image to be edited is displayed in the editing area 512L having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.2.

  An editing palette display area 515L is formed on the right side of the editing area 512L. The editing palette display area 515L is an editing palette display area used for selecting various editing tools such as stamp images. The editing tools displayed on the editing palette are divided into categories, and the editing tools displayed on the editing palette can be switched by selecting the tabs 541-1 to 541-5. In the tabs 541-1 to 541-5, characters representing the category of the editing tool are vertically displayed in katakana. Easier to read than when displaying in English.

Each time the button displayed in the area 501-4 is pressed, the display of the entire tabs 541-1 to 541-5 is switched. Further, the display of the editing tool displayed on the editing palette is switched in accordance with the switching of the tabs 541-1 to 541-5.
The buttons displayed in the area 501-4 are buttons used for selecting a higher category of the editing tool, and the tabs 541-1 to 541-5 are buttons used for selecting a middle category of the editing tool. Become.

  The user selects a favorite editing tool from those displayed on the editing palette using the touch pen 132A, and then specifies the position on the image displayed in the editing area 512L. An image for synthesis such as a handwritten character or a stamp image can be synthesized at the position.

  On the editing palette display area 515L, a one-time graffiti button 513L and a portable transmission image creation button 514L are displayed.

  The one-shot graffiti button 513L is a button that is operated when editing using the one-shot graffiti function. The one-shot graffiti function is a function that combines a plurality of preset edits into an image to be edited by combining a plurality of types of editing tools.

  The portable transmission image creation button 514L is a button operated when creating an image to be transmitted by the portable transmission function. The mobile transmission image is an image obtained by cutting out an arbitrary range on the captured image by trimming and performing processing or the like. The user can create an image to be transmitted by the function of portable transmission separately from the portable transmission dedicated image.

  An area 502 </ b> R that is an area on the right half of the editing screen is an area used by a user on the right side of the tablet built-in monitor 131. In the region 502R, the same configuration as that of the region 502L is arranged with the position symmetrical. In the example of FIG. 38, the front whole body image is set as the editing target by selecting the third thumbnail image P53 from the thumbnail image display area 511R.

  By selecting the thumbnail image P53, an editing area 512R having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.775 is formed below the thumbnail image display area 511R. In the editing area 512R, the front whole body image to be edited is displayed.

  The vertical length of the front whole body image displayed in the editing area 512R is substantially the same as the vertical length of the editing palette display area 515R. A blank space is formed under the edit area 512L for displaying the up-image, whereas almost no blank space remains under the edit area 512R.

  FIG. 40 is a diagram showing another example of the edit screen.

  In the example of FIG. 40, the whole body image is selected for editing from the top of the fifth image by selecting the thumbnail image P55 from the thumbnail image display region 511L of the thumbnail image display region 511L.

  By selecting the thumbnail image P55, an edit area 512L having a horizontal to vertical ratio of 1: 1.5 is formed below the thumbnail image display area 511L. In the editing area 512L, the whole body image is displayed from the point selected as the editing target.

  The vertical length of the whole body image from the top displayed in the editing area 512L is longer than the length when the up image is selected. A small margin will remain below the editing area 512L.

  In this way, on the editing screen, the editing palette used for selecting the editing tool is not displayed below the image to be edited but is displayed in a vertically long manner next to the image to be edited.

  As a result, an area that is long in the vertical direction can be secured as the display area of the image to be edited, and the front whole body image is displayed in a large size even when a front whole body image having a large aspect ratio to the horizontal is displayed. Is possible. Effective use of the space on the editing screen can be achieved.

  Even when the image to be edited is switched to another image having a different horizontal to vertical ratio, the arrangement of the editing palette and the like does not change, so that editing can be continued without confusion.

  The editing tool (content) displayed on the editing palette may be switched according to the aspect ratio of the captured image to be edited. This makes it possible to perform a good-looking edit using an editing tool corresponding to the aspect ratio.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 37, in step S64, the editing unit 321 edits the captured image in accordance with a user operation on the editing screen.

  When the portable transmission image creation buttons 514L and 514R are pressed, in step S65, the display control unit 322 displays a portable transmission image creation screen.

  FIG. 41 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mobile transmission image creation screen.

  For example, when the portable transmission image creation button 514L is operated, an area 551, an area 552, and an area 553 are displayed side by side in the area 502L instead of the thumbnail image display area 511L and the editing area 512L.

  An area 551 is an area used for selecting the shape of the mobile transmission image. In the example of FIG. 41, a horizontally long rectangle, a square, and two vertically long images are displayed, and the shape of the mobile transmission image can be selected from four types. Images representing the respective shapes may be displayed with the same length in the horizontal direction.

An area 552 is an area used for selecting a captured image used for creating a mobile transmission image.
In the area 552, thumbnail images P51 to P55 are displayed.

  An area 553 is an area used for selecting a range to be cut out from the captured image selected from the area 552. In the example of FIG. 41, a whole body image is displayed in the region 553 from above. The user can create a portable transmission image by designating a range of the shape selected in the region 551 among the whole body images from above.

  Editing continues until a preset time elapses or until the end button of the editing screen is operated.

  For example, when editing is completed because the end button is operated, the display control unit 322 displays a division number selection screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 in step S66. The division number selection screen is a screen used for selecting a layout when the edited image generated by editing is printed on the sticker sheet 261.

  FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating an example of the division number selection screen.

  A horizontally long rectangular region 571 is formed at the center of the division number selection screen, and a region 572L and a region 572R are formed inside the region 571. The area 572L is used for the user standing on the left side toward the tablet built-in monitor 131 to select the layout of the sticker sheet received by the user, and the area 572R is used for the user standing on the right side toward the tablet built-in monitor 131. , Used to select the layout of the sticker sheet that it receives.

  A tab 581-1 is displayed at the upper left of the area 571, and tabs 581-2 and 581-3 are displayed next to it. The display of the region 572L and the region 572R is switched in response to selection of the tabs 581-1 to 581-3. In the example of FIG. 42, a tab 581-1 for displaying a recommended layout is selected.

  In the area 572L, a message for guiding the selection of the edge color of the sticker paper is displayed, and a sample image representing an image of a horizontally long sticker paper in which five edited images are arranged in a recommended layout below the message. 591L is displayed. The sample image 591L is displayed, for example, at the actual size of sticker paper that is actually provided to the user.

  In the sample image 591L, three whole body images and two front whole body images are arranged in order from the left. The recommended layout is determined according to the combination of the types of the five edited images.

  In a region 592L below the sample image 591L, 16 circular buttons operated when selecting the color or pattern (decoration image) of the edge of the sticker paper are displayed side by side in 2 rows and 8 columns. Each button is given a predetermined color and a predetermined pattern, and the button itself represents a sample of the color or pattern of the edge of the sticker paper.

  The types of buttons displayed in area 592L are also switched according to the combination of the five types of edited images. The type of button displayed in the region 592L may be switched according to the combination of the image sizes of the five edited images. The default margin color of the sample image 591L is determined according to the combination of the types of the five edited images. A color corresponding to the course may be used such that black or white is determined in the case of the KURO course, and a predetermined pattern or pink is determined in the case of the IRO course.

  FIG. 43 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the combination of the types of five photographed images and the color or pattern of the edge of the sticker paper.

  As described above, the user can use a combination of up photographing, whole body photographing from above, and front whole body photographing. Since the whole body is photographed at least once, there are 20 combinations of the types of the five photographed images as shown in FIG.

  For example, when shooting is performed with a combination of 0 up shooting, 0 whole body shooting from the top, and 5 front whole body shooting, the layout L1 is selected as the recommended layout. In this case, the content C1 is presented as a set of selectable seal paper edge colors or patterns.

  Similarly, when shooting is performed with a combination of zero up shooting, three whole body shootings from the top, and two front whole body shootings, the layout L4 is selected as a recommended layout. In this case, the combination of the color and the pattern of the content C4 is presented as a set of selectable edge color or pattern of the seal paper.

  Similarly, for the other combinations, recommended layouts and combinations of colors and patterns are managed in advance in association with each other. A combination of shooting types and a layout or the like are not associated one-on-one, but a plurality of layouts or the like may be associated with a combination of one shooting type or a plurality of shootings. One layout or the like may be associated with the combination of types.

  When the size of one sticker sheet is fixed, an area other than the area where the edited image is printed becomes a margin of the sticker sheet, and the area of the margin changes according to the combination of shooting types. For example, if there are many up-images and the margin area is large, a simple color set will be displayed as a selectable set.If there are many front whole-body images and the margin area is small, an impact pattern will be displayed. The set is displayed as a selectable set. That is, the displayed color is changed depending on the shooting angle of view.

  A background image selected at the time of pre-selection, an editing tool (image for synthesis) used at the time of editing, and the like may be included in the content and managed in association with a combination of shooting types. For example, by using an image that adds a shadow with a sense of depth as the background image of the front whole body image, the front whole body image can be impressed as a larger image.

  The user can select the edge color or pattern by looking at the sample image 591L in which the edge color or pattern is switched when the button displayed in the region 592L is pressed. On the right side of the region 592L, an OK button 593L that is operated to determine the layout and the color or pattern of the edge of the sticker paper is displayed.

  A sample image 591R is also displayed in the region 592R, and a button operated when selecting the color or pattern of the edge of the sticker paper is displayed in the region 592R below it. The user on the right side sees the sample image 591R and selects the color and pattern of the edge.

  When the tabs 581-2 and 581-3 are operated, a plurality of images representing layout samples are displayed in the regions 572L and 572R. When a large number course is selected, the tab 581-2 for displaying a layout for two people is not displayed.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 37, when a predetermined layout is selected from the division number selection screen, in step S67, the editing processing unit 303 controls the communication unit 203 to control the mobile transmission dedicated image and the mobile phone created during editing. The transmission image is transmitted to the server. The user operates the mobile terminal of his / herself to access the server, and inputs the ID printed on the edge of the sticker paper, whereby the mobile transmission-dedicated image or the mobile transmission image can be taken into the mobile terminal.

  In step S68, the edit processing unit 303 guides the user who has finished editing the captured image to move to the print waiting space A3. The movement guidance to the print waiting space A3 is performed by displaying a guidance screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 or by outputting sound from the speaker 241.

  Thereafter, the process returns to step S3 in FIG. 20, and the subsequent processing is performed. When printing is finished, the user receives the sticker sheet on which the edited image is printed, and finishes using the photo sticker creating apparatus 1.

<Example of sticker paper>
FIG. 44 is a diagram illustrating another example of a sticker sheet on which an edited image is printed.

  On the sticker sheet 621, the edited images 631-1 to 631-5 are printed side by side with their bottom sides aligned. The edited image 631-1 is an image generated by editing the up image, and the edited images 631-2 to 631-4 are edited by editing the front whole body image. This is a generated image. The edited image 631-5 is an image generated by editing the whole body image from above. The edit images 631-1 to 631-5 have the same length in the horizontal direction. Note that the lengths in the horizontal direction are not necessarily exactly the same length as long as the user can determine that they are the same by looking at the image.

  The model name and shooting date and time of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 are printed on the upper left of the sticker sheet 621, and the ID is printed on the upper right.

  FIG. 45 is a diagram showing still another example of sticker paper on which an edited image is printed.

  Edited images 651-1 to 651-5 are printed side by side on the sticker sheet 641. The edited images 651-1 and 651-2 are images generated by editing the up image, and the edited images 651-3 and 651-4 can be edited on the whole body image from above. It is the image produced | generated by giving. The edited image 651-5 is an image generated by editing the front whole body image. The edit images 651-1 to 651-5 have the same length in the horizontal direction. Note that the lengths in the horizontal direction are not necessarily exactly the same length as long as the user can determine that they are the same by looking at the image.

  The model name of the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 and the shooting date and time are printed on the upper left of the sticker sheet 621, and the ID is printed on the upper left.

  As described above, the arrangement of characters such as the model name and the shooting date / time printed in the margin is switched according to the combination of the types of shot images. The color of the character is automatically selected as a color with good visibility when superimposed on the color of the margin selected by the user. It is also possible to add shadows and borders to the characters, and change the font and character size.

  As shown in FIG. 45, a layout for arranging the edited images without aligning the lower sides may be prepared. Further, the edited image may be arranged with the upper side aligned instead of the lower side aligned.

  The arrangement direction of the edited images on the sticker paper 151 in FIG. 14, the sticker paper 621 in FIG. 44, and the sticker paper 641 in FIG. 45 corresponds to the width direction of the roll-like sticker paper 261 as shown in FIG. Edited images are printed side by side in the width direction of the sticker sheet 261, cut out by a predetermined length, and the sticker sheet 151 shown in FIG. 14 is generated.

  When there are many edited images generated by editing the front whole body image, the height of the sticker paper (for example, the vertical length of the sticker paper 151 in FIG. 14) is increased. The cutting position of the sticker sheet 261 may be adjusted according to the type of edited image to be printed.

  In the above, on the division number selection screen, the margin color or pattern that can be selected is displayed according to the combination of shooting types, but not only the combination of shooting types but also the color of the background image A color or pattern according to (RGB or hue) may be displayed. Moreover, you may make it display the color and pattern according to the installation place (area) of the photograph sticker production apparatus 1, a season, a date, the number of people, and the user's sex.

  Further, the user may be able to freely create a margin color by designating the color space. When creating a plurality of colors, the photo sticker creating apparatus 1 may automatically select other colors in response to selecting only one color. Similarly, a favorite pattern may be created for the pattern.

  During the printing of the edited image, a sample image representing the image of the sticker paper may be displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The user can confirm which layout has been selected. A sample image in which an edited image is arranged in a layout not selected by the user may be displayed during printing. The edited image displayed on the sample image may be an image taken at an angle of view not selected by the user. By showing a sample image with a different impression from the one created by the user, the repeat rate may be improved.

  When collaborating with an entertainer, a moving image in which the entertainer gives a sticker paper may be displayed on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The sign of the entertainer may be printed on sticker paper and output.

<Camera unit lifting mechanism and tilt mechanism>

  FIG. 47 is an enlarged view of the column 82.

  In FIG. 47, the photographing / display unit 81 is not shown. The front surface 82 </ b> A of the support 82 is a vertical surface that faces the back surface of the photographing / display unit 81.

  Grooves 701L and 701R, which are vertical openings, are formed at both ends of the front surface 82A slightly above the center of the overall height of the column 82. From the groove portions 701L and 701R, arm portions 711L and 711R on the thin plate are respectively provided so as to protrude.

  The arm portions 711L and 711R fix the photographing / display unit 81 and slide up and down along the groove portions 701L and 701R. The groove portions 701L and 701R are slide rails of the arm portions 711L and 711R.

  The upper ends of the groove portions 701L and 701R are lower than the top surface of the photographing / display unit 81 when it is at the lowest position, and the lower ends of the groove portions 701L and 701R are the bottom surfaces of the photographing / display unit 81 when they are at the highest position. In a higher position. That is, the slide amount of the photographing / display unit 81 is equal to or less than the length of the groove portions 701L and 701R. In the process in which the photographing / display unit 81 slides up and down, the groove portions 701L and 701R are always located on the back side of the photographing / display unit 81, and the groove portions 701L and 701R are not visible to the user.

  Since the grooves 701L and 701R are not exposed, it is possible to prevent the user from pinching a finger or the like when the photographing / display unit 81 slides. It also looks good.

  A small vertically long rectangular opening 702L is formed in the vicinity of the lower end of the groove 701L, and a roller is provided in the opening 702L so that the outer periphery slightly protrudes from the front surface 82A. Further, a small vertically long rectangular opening 702R is formed near the lower end of the groove 701R, and a roller is provided in the opening 702R so that the outer periphery slightly protrudes from the front surface 82A.

  The outer circumferences of the two rollers are in contact with the back surface of the photographing / display unit 81 and rotate as the photographing / display unit 81 slides. By providing the roller, the photographing / display unit 81 can be smoothly slid.

  A narrow attachment member 703-1 is horizontally provided below the front surface 82A. Further, narrow attachment members 703-2 and 703-3 are attached to the side surface 82B and the side surface 82C in an oblique manner. An acrylic plate that forms the slope 83A of the lower strobe 83 is attached to the attachment members 703-1 to 703-3. The lower end of the support post 82 is located on the inner side of the surface of the lower strobe 83.

  An opening 704 is formed at the lower end of the column 82 so as to straddle the front surface 82A and the side surface 82C. A motor 712 is provided behind the opening 704. The motor 712 constitutes the drive unit 231 in FIG.

  48 and 49 are diagrams showing an example of the internal structure of the support column 82. FIG.

  The driving force generated by the motor 712 is transmitted to the small pulley 721 on the driving side, and the driven pulley 723 provided above the pulley 721 is rotated via a rubber belt 722 wound around the outer periphery of the pulley 721. . A small pulley (not shown) is attached to the shaft of the pulley 723, and a fixing member 725 made of a thin plate having a substantially L shape in side view is moved up and down by a rubber belt 724 wound around the small pulley. The rubber belt 724 is attached such that a groove formed in the rubber belt 724 is urged toward the back surface of the fixing member 725. A fixing member 726 is provided above the fixing member 725 to fix the pulley around which the other end of the rubber belt 724 is wound.

  A plate-like connecting member 727L is attached to the left end of the fixing member 725, and a T-shaped arm portion 711L is attached to the connecting member 727L. Similarly, a plate-like connecting member 727R is attached to the right end of the fixing member 725, and a T-shaped arm portion 711R is attached to the connecting member 727R. As the fixing member 725 moves up and down, the arm portions 711L and 711L move up and down.

  The arm portion 711L is provided with small cylindrical protrusions 728-1L and 728-2L which are separated from each other. A spring 730-1L having one end hung on a protrusion 729-1L on the inner side of the column 82 is hung on the protrusion 728-1L, and a protrusion 729- on the inner side of the column 82 is mounted on the protrusion 728-2L. A spring 730-2L having one end hung on 2L is hung.

  Similarly, small columnar projections 728-1R and 728-2R are also provided on the arm portion 711R apart from each other (FIG. 50). A spring 730-1R having one end hung on a protrusion 729-1R on the inner side of the column 82 is hung on the protrusion 728-1R, and a protrusion 729- on the inner side of the column 82 is mounted on the protrusion 728-2R. A spring 730-2R having one end hung on 2R is hung.

  The four springs 730-1 L, 730-2 L, 730-1 R, and 730-2 R expand and contract in accordance with the raising and lowering of the photographing / display unit 81, and reduce the force necessary for raising and lowering the photographing / display unit 81.

  FIG. 50 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the inside of the support 82 from the back.

  In FIG. 50, a photographing / display unit 81 is attached to a support 82. When the photographing / display unit 81 is on the upper surface, the upper surface of the photographing / display unit 81 and the upper surface 82D of the column 82 are substantially at the same height. Further, the width of the back surface of the photographing / display unit 81 is substantially the same as the width of the front surface 82 </ b> A of the support 82.

  51 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA (FIG. 6) showing the internal configuration of the photographing / display unit 81 and the column 82. FIG.

  51A shows an internal configuration in a state where the photographing / display unit 81 is below, and FIG. 51B shows an internal configuration in a state where the photographing / display unit 81 is above.

  Inside the photographing / display unit 81, a cam 731 is provided that is rotatable about a shaft 731A. The cam 731 is attached by being sandwiched between two connecting members 741 (FIG. 52) that are connected to the base portion 101 </ b> A that fixes the camera 101. The motor that controls the rotation of the cam 731 constitutes the drive unit 231 in FIG.

  The cam 731 is a thin plate member having a substantially “S” shape on the outer periphery, and a groove 731B is formed slightly inside the outer periphery. The connecting member 741 and the cam 731 are connected via a bearing that slides in the groove 731B. As the cam 731 rotates and the bearing slides along the groove 731B, the tilt angle of the base portion of the camera 101 changes.

  FIG. 53 is a view showing a rotating state of the cam 731.

  The state shown on the left side of FIG. 53 shows a state of the cam 731 in which the photographing / display unit 81 is on and the camera 101 is tilted forward so that the tilt angle is 26 degrees. In this state, whole body photography is performed from above.

  The state shown in the center of FIG. 53 shows a state of the cam 731 in which the photographing / display unit 81 is on and the camera 101 is tilted forward so that the tilt angle is 15 degrees. In this state, up-shooting is performed.

  The state shown on the right side of FIG. 53 shows the state of the cam 731 in which the photographing / display unit 81 is at the bottom and the camera 101 is driven so that the tilt angle is 0 degree. In this state, front whole body photography is performed.

<Switching the image to be edited>
When editing a captured image, the user can switch the captured image to be edited by selecting a thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image display areas 511L and 511R (FIG. 38).

  At the time of switching, it is possible to display a transition image, which is an image indicating that switching of a captured image to be edited has occurred, in the editing areas 512L and 512R.

  For example, in the state of FIG. 38 in which the thumbnail image P52 is selected from the thumbnail images P51 to P56 and the front whole body image corresponding to the thumbnail image P52 is displayed in the editing area 512R, the thumbnail image P53 is the thumbnail image display area 511R. When a new image is selected, a transition image is displayed in the editing area 512R before the captured image corresponding to the thumbnail image P53 can be edited.

  As will be described later, the transition image is configured by superimposing a cut image generated by extracting a part of the image to be edited within the captured editing screen on the image to be edited selected by the user. For example, the transparency is set for the cut image, but the transparency gradually increases so that the photographed image before switching fades out.

  When the image to be edited is switched at the time of switching the editing target, the editing target can be switched compared to the case of switching instantaneously by fading out the captured image before switching and displaying the newly selected captured image gradually. It is possible to give a stronger impression to the user of what has occurred.

  As described above, for example, editing of a captured image is performed by two users side by side, but it becomes easier for the other user to notice that one user has switched the captured image to be edited. . In addition, it is possible to realize a beautiful switching.

Configuration Example of Editing Processing Unit 303 FIG. 54 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing processing unit 303 that performs display at the time of switching as described above.

  54, the same components as those described with reference to FIG. 19 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The configuration of the editing processing unit 303 shown in FIG. 54 is the same as the configuration of FIG. 19 except that a reading unit 811 and an editing memory 812 are additionally provided. To the editing unit 321 and the display control unit 322, data of a captured image to be edited is supplied via the reading unit 811 and the editing memory 812.

  The editing unit 321 uses the editing memory 812 to edit the captured image or the mobile transmission dedicated image selected as the editing target. The editing memory 812 stores an editing target image that is an editing target image. Further, when the editing target image is switched, the editing unit 321 reads out the edited image from the editing memory 812, outputs the image to the image storage unit 315, and stores it.

  The display control unit 322 includes an edit screen template generation unit 821, a synthesis unit 822, an edit screen video memory 823, an output unit 824, and a cutout unit 825. Operation information representing the content of the user's operation on the tablet built-in monitor 131 is supplied to the editing unit 321, the reading unit 811, the editing screen template generation unit 821, and the cutout unit 825.

  The reading unit 811 reads an image to be edited among the five shot images and one portable transmission dedicated image stored in the image storage unit 315 of the shooting processing unit 302. When two users are simultaneously editing, two images are read from the image storage unit 315. For example, the reading unit 811 reads the first photographed image at the start of editing processing, and reads the corresponding photographed image or portable transmission-dedicated image every time a thumbnail image is selected. The reading unit 811 sequentially outputs and stores the editing target image data to the editing memory 812.

  In addition, when the editing process ends, the reading unit 811 reads an edited photographed image that has been appropriately edited by the editing unit 321 from the image storage unit 315 and stores it in the image storage unit 323 as an edited image. The mobile transmission-dedicated image is also appropriately edited and stored in the image storage unit 323.

  A buffer memory may be prepared in the editing processing unit 303, and data reading by the reading unit 811 may be performed from the buffer memory. In this case, the image stored in the image storage unit 315 of the photographing processing unit 302 is transferred to the buffer memory at the start of the editing process.

  The editing memory 812 is a memory used by the editing unit 321 for editing the image to be edited. The editing target image being edited is supplied to the composition unit 822 and used for displaying the editing screen.

  The editing screen template generation unit 821 of the display control unit 322 displays the captured image and the mobile transmission dedicated image at a predetermined time such as the start of the editing process, the end of the shooting process, or the selection of the image to be edited. To generate thumbnail images of the respective images. Further, the edit screen template generation unit 821 generates data of an edit screen in an area excluding the edit areas 512L and 512R, including thumbnail images and various buttons. Further, the edit screen template generation unit 821 changes the display of buttons on the edit screen in accordance with the user's operation. The edit screen template generation unit 821 outputs the generated edit screen data to the synthesis unit 822.

  The composition unit 822 synthesizes the editing target image stored in the editing memory 812 with the edit areas 512L and 512R of the edit screen supplied from the edit screen template generation unit 821, and edits the data of the entire edit screen. Video memory 823.

  Further, when the cut image is supplied from the cut unit 825, the composition unit 822 sets a predetermined transparency for the cut image. The composition unit 822 generates a transition image by superimposing the cut image set with transparency on the image to be edited that has been newly selected by the user and stored in the editing memory 812. The cut image is supplied from the cut unit 825 when switching of the editing target image is instructed.

  The edit screen video memory 823 is a video memory for displaying the edit screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131. The edit screen video memory 823 stores data of the entire edit screen.

  The output unit 824 displays the editing screen on the tablet built-in monitor 131 based on the data stored in the editing screen video memory 823.

  When the switching unit 825 is instructed to switch the editing target image, the cutting unit 825 captures the editing screen at that timing. The cutout unit 825 reads the data stored in the edit screen video memory 823 and acquires the edit screen as a still image.

  Further, the cutout unit 825 cuts out an area including the area (the edit area 512L or the edit area 512R) where the image to be edited before switching is displayed from the entire captured edit screen. When editing has been performed, a still image representing the state of the editing target image being edited is cut out.

  FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of a captured editing screen.

  For example, when the thumbnail image P53 is newly selected from the thumbnail image display area 511R in a state where the front whole body image corresponding to the thumbnail image P52 is displayed in the editing area 512R, the cutout unit 825 displays the figure at that timing. A still image of the editing screen in the state shown in 55 is acquired by capture.

  In the example of FIG. 55, the position of the cursor in the thumbnail image display area 511R is switched to the thumbnail image P53. Further, since the thumbnail image P53 has not yet been read from the image storage unit 315, the front whole body image corresponding to the thumbnail image P52, which is the image to be edited before switching, is displayed in the editing area 512R.

  In this case, the cutout unit 825 cuts out a region of the front whole body image (editing region 512R) corresponding to the thumbnail image P52 indicated by hatching in FIG. 55 from the entire editing screen, and outputs the cut image to the combining unit 822. .

  In the combining unit 822, a predetermined transparency is set for the cut image. Further, the transition image is generated by superimposing the cut image set with transparency on the front whole body image corresponding to the thumbnail image P53 stored in the editing memory 812.

  In the combining unit 822, the transparency of the cut image is controlled so that the transition image is displayed in the editing area 512R and then faded out. When the transparency of the cut image is maximized, only the front whole body image corresponding to the thumbnail image P53, that is, the image to be edited after switching, is displayed in the editing area 512R, and the editing state is enabled.

  FIG. 56 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transition image.

  Here, as appropriate, the editing target image before switching is referred to as image A, and the editing target image after switching is referred to as image B. In the case of the above-described example, the captured image (front whole body image) corresponding to the thumbnail image P52 is the image A, and the captured image (front whole body image) corresponding to the thumbnail image P53 is the image B.

  An image P101 shown on the left side of FIG. 56 is a cut image cut out from the captured editing screen. The image P101 is the same image as the image A. When editing is performed on the image A, the contents of the editing are also included in the image P101.

  When the reading of the image B is completed and stored in the editing memory 812, the transparency is set for the image P101 as shown by the tip of the arrow # 11, and the transition is performed by superimposing it on the image P102 as the image B An image is generated. In FIG. 56, coloring the image P101 indicates that a predetermined transparency is set for the image P101.

  The transition image is displayed in the editing area 512R as shown in FIG. Since transparency is set for the image P101, as shown in FIG. 57, the image P102 arranged in the lower layer is displayed so as to show through with a density corresponding to the transparency of the image P101.

  For example, the transparency of the image P101 is controlled to gradually increase. In this case, the image P102 is displayed so as to gradually darken as the image P101 fades out.

  When the transparency of the image P101 is maximized, the image P101 disappears and the display of the transition image ends. Only the image P102 is displayed in the editing area 512R as indicated by the tip of arrow # 12 in FIG. Thereafter, the image P102 can be edited.

  A transition image representing switching of the image to be edited is generated and displayed in this way. The transition image is displayed for a relatively short time, such as a time shorter than 1 second. Conventionally, the screen is switched instantaneously. However, according to the present invention, the screen can be switched smoothly even in a short time.

  FIG. 58 is a diagram showing another example of the transition image.

  In FIG. 58, when the thumbnail image P51 is selected from the thumbnail image display area 511L and the first photographed image (up image) corresponding to the thumbnail image P51 is displayed in the editing area 512L, the thumbnail image P55 is selected. In addition, an example of the transition image when the fifth photographed image (whole body image from the top) corresponding to the thumbnail image P55 is newly selected as an editing target is shown.

  The first up image corresponding to the thumbnail image P51 is the image A, and the whole body image is the image B from the fifth image corresponding to the thumbnail image P55.

  An image P111 shown on the left side of FIG. 58 is a cut image obtained by cutting from the captured editing screen. The image P111 is the same image as the image A.

  When the reading of the image B is completed and stored in the editing memory 812, the transparency is set for the image P111 as shown by the tip of the arrow # 21, and the transition is performed by superimposing the image B on the image P112 as the image B An image is generated. Giving a color to the image P111 indicates that a predetermined transparency is set for the image P111.

  The transition image is displayed in the editing area 512L. Since transparency is set for the image P111, the image P112 arranged below is displayed so as to show through with a density corresponding to the transparency of the image P111. The image P112 is displayed so as to gradually darken as the image P111 fades out. The image P111 and the image P112 have different sizes. For example, for the image P111 which is the smaller image, a black image may be complemented in a region which is a difference from the image P112, and the black image may be faded out together with the image P111.

  When the transparency of the image P111 is maximized, the image P111 disappears, and the display of the transition image ends. In the editing area 512L, only the image P112 is displayed as indicated by the tip of arrow # 22 in FIG. Thereafter, the image P112 can be edited.

  Thus, the transition image may be generated from images having different sizes. When there are a plurality of types of edit target images, the cut-out image is acquired, for example, by cutting out an area having the same size as the largest edit target image from the captured edit screen. In the example described above, a region having the same size as the front whole body image is cut out.

-Operation of Edit Processing Unit 303 Here, the processing of the edit processing unit 303 that displays the edit screen will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process of FIG. 59 is performed as the process of step S63 of FIG.

  In step S81, the editing screen template generation unit 821 of the display control unit 322 reads the captured image and the mobile transmission dedicated image from the image storage unit 315, and generates a thumbnail image of each image.

  In step S82, the edit screen template generation unit 821 generates data of an edit screen in an area excluding the edit areas 512L and 512R, including thumbnail images and various buttons.

  In step S83, the reading unit 811 reads the first captured image from the image storage unit 315 as an editing target image.

  In step S <b> 84, the reading unit 811 stores the read editing target image in the editing memory 812.

  In step S85, the composition unit 822 synthesizes the editing target image stored in the editing memory 812 with the edit areas 512L and 512R of the edit screen generated by the edit screen template generation unit 821.

  In step S <b> 86, the composition unit 822 stores the data of the entire editing screen obtained by compositing the editing target image in the editing screen video memory 823.

  In step S <b> 87, the output unit 824 displays the editing screen based on the data stored in the editing screen video memory 823. Thereafter, the user edits the editing target image.

  Next, processing of the editing processing unit 303 that switches the display of the editing target image will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The process in FIG. 60 is started when, for example, a thumbnail image different from the currently selected thumbnail image is newly selected.

  In step S101, the cutout unit 825 captures the editing screen at the timing when the editing target image is instructed to cut out an area including the area where the editing target image before the switching is displayed. The cutout unit 825 outputs the cutout image to the combining unit 822.

  In step S102, the reading unit 811 starts reading the captured image or the portable transmission dedicated image corresponding to the newly selected thumbnail image. The reading unit 811 outputs the data of the editing target image read from the image storage unit 315 to the editing memory 812 and stores it.

  In step S103, the composition unit 822 determines whether or not reading of the image to be edited after switching has been completed, and waits until it is determined that it has been completed.

  When it is determined in step S <b> 103 that the reading of the editing target image has been completed, in step S <b> 104, the composition unit 822 converts the cut image set with a predetermined transparency into the edited editing target image stored in the editing memory 812. A transition image is generated by superimposing.

  In step S <b> 105, the composition unit 822 synthesizes the transition image in the editing area of the editing screen and causes the tablet built-in monitor 131 to display it.

  In step S106, the composition unit 822 fades out the cut-out image representing the image to be edited before switching by gradually increasing the transparency. After that, it becomes possible to edit the image to be edited after switching.

  Through the series of processes described above, the user can be impressed that the editing target image has been switched.

-Modifications In the above, the cut image is generated by cutting the part of the edit area where the image to be edited before switching is displayed in the captured edit screen, but the area to be cut is Is optional.

  FIG. 61 is a diagram illustrating an example of a region to be cut out.

  As indicated by the alternate long and short dash line L11, it is possible to generate a cut image by cutting an edit area 812L in which an image to be edited before switching is displayed and an area including an edit palette display area 515L. It is.

  Further, as shown by being surrounded by a one-dot chain line L12, it is also possible to generate a cut image by cutting the entire region 502R.

  FIG. 62 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transition image.

  An image P121 shown on the left side of FIG. 62 is a cut-out image obtained by cutting out the entire region 502R shown by the dashed-dotted line L12 in FIG. 61 from the captured editing screen.

  When reading of the image to be edited after switching is completed and stored in the editing memory 812, as indicated by the tip of arrow # 31, the transparency is set for the image P121 and includes the image to be edited after switching. A transition image is generated by superimposing on the image P122 in the region 502R. Giving a color to the image P121 indicates that a predetermined transparency is set for the image P121.

  Since transparency is set for the image P121, the image P122 arranged below is displayed so as to show through with a density corresponding to the transparency of the image P121.

  When the transparency of the image P121 is maximized, the image P121 disappears, and the display of the transition image ends. In area 502R, as shown at the tip of arrow # 32 in FIG. 62, image P122 including the image to be edited after switching is displayed.

  As described above, the region to be cut out may be any region as long as it includes the editing target image before switching. Since the area to be clipped can be set regardless of the size of the image to be edited, the display described above when switching the image to be edited can be applied to other devices. In addition, it is not necessary to include a human image (photographed image) in a cut-out image to be faded in / fade out, and it may be used for a specific image other than a human image (an image such as a button whose shape changes softly). Is possible.

  FIG. 63 is a diagram illustrating an example of a region to be cut out.

  An image P131 shown in FIG. 63A and an image P132 shown in FIG. 63B are images used as editing target images. The image P131 and the image P132 are square images, and a captured image in which two persons are photographed is synthesized in a part of the area.

  If the image P131 is an editing target image before switching, and the editing target image after switching also includes a photographed image in the same region surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line L21, the region surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line L21 is cut out, and the transition image It can be used to generate

  Similarly, if the image P132 is an image to be edited before switching, and the image to be edited is also included in the same circular area surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line L22, the area surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line L22 Can be cut out and used to generate a transition image.

  As described above, the area to be cut out can be a partial area of the image to be edited. Further, the shape of the region to be cut out is also arbitrary. By using only a part of the area for displaying the transition image, the processing load can be reduced.

  The display using the transition image can be applied not only when switching the image to be edited but also when switching other images.

  FIG. 64 is a diagram showing an example of the editing screen.

  In the example of FIG. 64, the portable transmission image creation screen is displayed in the area 502L by operating the portable transmission image creation button 514L. The configuration of the mobile transmission image creation screen will be described with reference to FIG. 41 except that an image 831 representing the appearance of a so-called smartphone is displayed on the right side of the region 553 and a determination button 832 is displayed below the image 831. The configuration is the same.

  The user selects the shape of the trimming frame F21 using the display of the region 551, and selects the captured image used for trimming using the display of the region 552.

  A captured image is displayed in area 553. The user can set the range to be cut out by trimming by moving the trimming frame F21 on the region 553. Of the entire captured image displayed in the region 553, the range of the trimming frame F21 is displayed in the region 831L of the image 831.

  On the portable transmission image creation screen having such a configuration, each time a switching of a captured image to be displayed in the region 553 is instructed, a transition image as described above can be generated and displayed in the region 553. The transition image is generated by, for example, superimposing a pre-switching photographic image with transparency set on the photographic image after switching, and is displayed in the region 553.

  Since the range of the trimming frame F21 is displayed in the region 831L of the image 831, a part of the transition image is displayed in the region 831L while the transition image is displayed in the region 553.

  In this way, it is possible to display a transition image when switching a captured image used for creating a mobile transmission image. When it is instructed to close the mobile transmission image creation screen in FIG. 64, the display of the area 502L disappears from the pop-up mobile transmission image creation screen, and the original editing screen (the same screen as the area 502L in FIG. 61) When the pop-up disappears, the transition image may be used to fade out.

  It is also possible to display transition images at other timings when image switching occurs. For example, on the division number selection screen described with reference to FIG. 42, a transition image may be displayed at the time of switching the image indicating the selected layout or background.

  Further, the transition image may be displayed at the time of shooting when switching from the guidance moving image for explaining the shooting method to the actual live view. The guidance moving image is, for example, a moving image in which a model person is photographed, and is displayed in the live view display area 451 before the live view in which the user is photographed.

  When editing, for example, when a frame image can be combined with a shot image as the foreground of the subject, transition is made when switching between the display of the shot image with the frame image superimposed and the shot image without the frame image superimposed It is also possible to display an image. When switching from a captured image with no frame image superimposed to a captured image with a frame image superimposed, the captured image with the frame image superimposed may be faded in and displayed so as to appear darker in stages. Thereby, the user can confirm how the captured image on which the frame image selected by himself / herself is superimposed is compared with the captured image on which the frame image is not superimposed.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the display of the cut-out image with the transparency set is performed after the read-out of the editing target image after the switching is completed, but may be performed during the reading of the editing target image after the switching. .

  FIG. 65 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a cut image.

  An image P101 shown on the left side of FIG. 65 is a cut image cut out from the captured editing screen. As indicated by the tip of arrow # 11, the image P101 is displayed in the editing area while being superimposed on the image P102 during reading of the image P102 that is the image to be edited after switching.

  The image P102 is an image that can be displayed based on a part of data read by the reading unit 811 and stored in the editing memory 812, for example, a low resolution.

  When all the data of the image P102 is stored in the editing memory 812, as indicated by the tip of the arrow # 12, the image P101 disappears by fading out. In the editing area, the high-resolution image P102 is displayed based on all the data of the image P102 stored in the editing memory 812.

  As described above, it is possible to display the cut image in which the transparency is set in the cut-out source area while reading the edit target image after switching.

  Also, in the above, the editing target image before switching superimposed on the upper layer fades out, but the switching target editing image arranged in the lower layer fades in and appears darker gradually. May be displayed.

  The editing target image before switching may be faded out, and the editing target image after switching may be faded in. Visual effects other than fade-out / fade-in can be given to at least one of the image to be edited before switching and the image to be edited after switching.

  Embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photo sticker production apparatus, 301 Pre-selection process part, 302 Shooting process part, 303 Edit process part, 304 Print process part, 311 Shooting control part, 312 Drive control part, 313 Generation part, 314 Display control part, 315 Image storage part , 321 editing unit, 322 display control unit, 323 image storage unit

Claims (8)

In a photo sticker creating apparatus that performs editing in accordance with an input by the user on a captured image acquired by photographing a user as a subject, and prints the edited captured image on a sticker sheet.
An imaging unit that performs imaging a plurality of times while changing the imaging range with the user as a subject,
Based on the still image photographed by the photographing unit, the photographing is a full- length image that is vertically long and has a different aspect ratio, and an enlarged image that is enlarged around the user's face part. A generation unit that generates an image;
A first display unit that displays an editing screen including a plurality of editing areas in which images to be edited are displayed;
The whole body image to be edited is displayed in one of the editing areas with the same length in the horizontal direction, and the enlarged image is displayed in the other editing area arranged with a margin above or below And a first display control unit for displaying a selection area in which a plurality of buttons used for selecting the type of editing are displayed side by side in each editing area, next to the image to be edited. Photo sticker creation device. The photographing unit shoots a still image used for generating the whole body image while changing a photographing direction,
The generating unit generates the whole body image having a different aspect ratio in which the whole body of the user is captured in different shooting directions;
When the first display control unit displays the whole body image in which the whole body of the user is captured in different shooting directions in one editing area and the other editing area, the length of each whole body image in the horizontal direction is displayed. The photo sticker creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lengths are displayed to be the same length. The first display control unit, depending on the aspect ratio of the image to be edited, photo sticker creation device according to claim 1 or 2 switches the buttons to be displayed on the selection area. The photograph according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: a printing unit that prints the edited whole body image and the enlarged image on the sticker sheet so that the length in the horizontal direction is the same. Seal making device. The photographic sticker according to claim 4 , wherein the printing unit prints the whole body image and the enlarged image having the same length in the horizontal direction on the sticker paper, with the lower side or the upper side aligned in a horizontal direction. Creation device. The photographic sticker creating apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the printing unit prints the whole body image and the enlarged image side by side in a width direction of the roll-shaped sticker paper. A second display unit that is provided in a shooting space in which the user performs shooting and displays a live view display screen including a moving image shot by the shooting unit;
Before taking a still image used for generating the whole-body image with the same length in the horizontal direction, a moving image showing the whole body of the user is displayed on the live view display screen and used for generating the enlarged image. before shooting still pictures to be, according to any one of claims 1 to 6 further comprising a second display control unit for displaying the video range around the face portion of the user caught on the live view display screen Photo sticker creation device. Display of a photo sticker creating apparatus that edits a photographed image acquired by photographing a user as a subject according to an input by the user and prints the edited photographed image on sticker paper In the control method,
Taking the user as a subject, changing the shooting range, and taking multiple shots by the shooting unit,
Based on the still image photographed by the photographing unit, the photographing is a full- length image that is vertically long and has a different aspect ratio, and an enlarged image that is enlarged around the user's face part. As an image,
An editing screen including a plurality of editing areas in which images to be edited are displayed is displayed on the display unit.
The whole body image to be edited is displayed in one of the editing areas with the same length in the horizontal direction, and the enlarged image is displayed in the other editing area arranged with a margin above or below And a display control method including a step of displaying a selection area in which a plurality of buttons used for selecting an editing type are displayed side by side in an image to be edited in each of the editing areas .

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