Image playback method, music processing method, image playback apparatus, and computer program product

Abstract

An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data including a moving image stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, includes converting a format of moving image data for the sequential display into a predetermined format for the sequential display prior to the sequential display.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary menu display for setting the slide show;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart representing a music selection routine;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart representing the music processing/transfer program executed by the PC;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart representing the image selection routine;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart representing the moving image file processing routine;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart representing the routine for producing the slide show; and

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing wired or wireless connection between the PC and the camera.

Claims

1. An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data including a moving image stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: converting a format of moving image data for the sequential display into a predetermined format for the sequential display prior to the sequential display.

2. An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: inputting a number n of images of the image data for the sequential display and a selection condition; andextracting the n image data as a maximum value that satisfy the input selection condition as the image data used for the sequential display.

3. An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: playing back music during the sequential display; andselecting the music, wherein:upon selection of the music, the music is made audible for audition and is played back with lower sound quality than the music to be played back in an actual sequential display.

4. An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: selecting a display effect for the sequential o display, wherein:upon selection of the display effect, the display effect is allowed to be previewed on the display more simpler than an actually performed sequential display.

5. An image playback method that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: using a reduced image for the sequential display with its size smaller than that of an original image file stored in the memory unit, as the image file for the sequential display.

6. An image playback method according to claim 5, wherein: a read only property is added to the original image file corresponding to the reduced image file for the sequential display.

7. A music processing method for an image playback apparatus which performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: processing a music file into a format suitable for a playback performed by the image playback apparatus; andtransferring the processed music file to the image playback apparatus.

8. A music processing method for an image playback apparatus that performs a sequential display of a plurality of image data stored in a memory unit while each being switched at predetermined time intervals, comprising: producing an analysis file that defines a display mode for the sequential display of the music file; andtransferring the music file and the analysis file to the image playback apparatus.

9. An image playback apparatus, comprising: a control unit that execute an image playback method according to claim 1.

10. An image playback apparatus, comprising: a control unit that execute an image playback method according to claim 2.

11. An image playback apparatus, comprising: a control unit that execute an image playback method according to claim 3.

12. An image playback apparatus, comprising: a control unit that execute an image playback method according to claim 4.

13. An image playback apparatus, comprising: a control unit that execute an image playback method according to claim 5.

14. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: an image playback program that allows a computer to execute an image playback method according to claim 1.

15. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: an image playback program that allows a computer to execute an image playback method according to claim 2.

16. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: an image playback program that allows a computer to execute an image playback method according to claim 3.

17. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: an image playback program that allows a computer to execute an image playback method according to claim 4.

18. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: an image playback program that allows a computer to execute an image playback method according to claim 5.

19. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: a music processing program that allows a computer to execute a music processing method according to claim 7.

20. A computer-readable computer program product comprising: a music processing program that allows a computer to execute a music processing method according to claim 8.