JP5536003B2 - Movie editing apparatus, movie editing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a moving image editing apparatus, a moving image editing method, and a program for realizing these, which create a digest moving image by combining a plurality of moving images.

  In recent years, the performance of solid-state imaging devices and memories has been improved, and these have come to be provided at a low price. In addition to conventional camcorders, there are various types of devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, smartphones, tablet-type information terminals It is possible to shoot videos with electronic devices. For this reason, the user can easily take a video at any place and enjoy it.

  However, even if a large number of moving pictures are taken everywhere, in order to view them, it takes as much time as it took. For this reason, in order to allow a user to enjoy a moving image without taking time, a technique for easily creating a digest moving image from a captured moving image has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose an apparatus that generates a digest video. Specifically, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 classifies a plurality of moving image files for each event, further classifies the moving image files classified for each event for each scene, and then classifies for each scene. A part of each moving image file is extracted to generate a digest moving image.

  The apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 detects a frame position that matches the still image data from the moving image data, reads out the moving image data for a predetermined time with reference to this position, and uses this for the digest moving image. In addition, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses date and time data and position data of a photographed position for determining whether the moving image data and the still image data match.

JP 2008-236729 A JP 2010-093687 A

  By the way, when there are a plurality of moving images shot at the same place, it is convenient for the user to have a digest moving image in which these are collected. However, the devices disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 do not execute the process of collecting a plurality of moving image data based on the captured positions. It is difficult to create a digest movie using.

  An example of an object of the present invention is to provide a moving image editing apparatus, a moving image editing method, and a program capable of solving the above-described problem and creating a digest moving image by collecting moving images in which the captured positions are in the same area. is there.

In order to achieve the above object, a moving image editing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention acquires moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached,
An editing condition setting unit that sets reference video data from the video data and sets an area based on the shooting location of the reference video data;
Based on the position information, from the acquired moving image data, moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area is specified, and the specified moving image data and the reference moving image data are combined to produce a digest moving image. To create a video data editor,
It is characterized by having.

In order to achieve the above object, a moving image editing method according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
(A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
It is characterized by having.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to one aspect of the present invention is stored in a computer.
(A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
Is executed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a digest moving image by collecting moving images whose shot positions are in the same area.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a moving image editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation during the editing condition setting process of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an input reception screen displayed when the editing condition is set in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a directory structure of moving image data to be edited in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the editing condition table used in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of moving image data acquisition of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an index file created in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of moving image data editing of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart specifically showing step C4 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer that implements the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a moving image editing apparatus, a moving image editing method, and a program according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Device configuration]
First, the configuration of the moving image editing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a moving image editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the moving image editing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a moving image data acquisition unit 105, an editing condition setting unit 103, and a moving image data editing unit 108. Among these, the moving image data acquisition unit 105 acquires moving image data to which position information specifying the shooting location is given. The editing condition setting unit 103 sets the reference moving image data (hereinafter referred to as “reference moving image data”) from the moving image data, and sets an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data.

  In addition, the moving image data editing unit 108 specifies moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area from the acquired moving image data based on the position information. Then, the moving image data editing unit 108 combines the identified moving image data and the reference moving image data to create a digest moving image.

  Thus, the moving image editing apparatus 100 can specify a moving image whose shooting location is in the same area from a plurality of captured moving image data. Then, the moving image editing apparatus 100 creates a digest moving image by collecting moving images whose shooting locations are in the same area. For this reason, the user can easily enjoy the moving images shot in the same area.

  Here, the configuration of the moving image editing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically. As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the moving image editing apparatus 100 is built inside a computer 120 by a program in the present embodiment to be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the moving image editing apparatus 100 is connected to an input device 101 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a mobile terminal 102, and a display device 116 such as a liquid crystal display device. In practice, these are connected to the computer 120.

  The mobile terminal 102 is, for example, a mobile phone or a smartphone. The mobile terminal 102 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning function and a moving image shooting function, and can output moving image data to which position information (latitude and longitude) of the shooting location is given. The moving image data is acquired from the mobile terminal 102.

  In the present embodiment, the editing condition setting unit 103 receives input of various editing conditions from the user via the input device 101, and sets the received editing conditions. Specifically, the editing condition setting unit 103 accepts designation of the area size, and sets the area based on the accepted designation of the size. Also, the editing condition setting unit 103 can accept the specification of the digest video playback time and set the digest video playback time.

  In the present embodiment, the editing condition setting unit 103 registers the set editing conditions in the editing condition table 104. In the editing condition table 104, the file name of the reference moving image data, the area size, the reproduction time of the digest moving image, and the like are registered. Specific registration contents will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Further, the editing condition setting unit 103 creates a thumbnail image from an image included in the moving image data and displays the created thumbnail image on the screen of the display device 116 in order to assist the user in inputting the editing condition. be able to. In this case, the editing condition setting unit 103 can cause the user to specify the reference moving image data, and sets the specified moving image data as the reference moving image data.

  In addition, the editing condition setting unit 103 can accept designation of a shooting date when displaying thumbnail images. In this case, the editing condition setting unit 103 creates only thumbnail images of moving image data that matches the designated shooting date.

  In the present embodiment, the moving image data acquisition unit 105 acquires moving image data from the mobile terminal 102. The moving image data acquisition unit 105 includes an index data generation unit 106 and a data transfer unit 107.

  The index data generation unit 106 creates an index file including position information for each acquired moving image data. The index file includes attribute information such as position information given to the moving image data. A specific example of the index file will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Further, the index data generation unit 106 outputs the created index file to the file system 112. The file system 112 stores this as an index file 113. The file system 112 is constructed in a storage area of a storage device (not shown in FIG. 1) of the computer 120.

  The data transfer unit 107 transfers the unedited moving image data acquired from the mobile terminal 102 to the file system 112. The file system 112 stores this as a pre-edit moving image data file 114. In addition, the data transfer unit 107 sets the path name of the pre-edit moving image data file 114 in the index file 113.

  The moving image data editing unit 108 includes a moving image data search processing unit 109, a moving image data combination processing unit 110, and a moving image data output unit 111. The moving image data search processing unit 109 accesses the editing condition table 104 to identify reference moving image data, and further accesses the file system 112 to acquire position information of the identified moving image data from the index file 113. In addition, the moving image data search processing unit 109 identifies moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area based on the index file 113.

  Then, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 reads the moving image data specified by the moving image data search processing unit 109 from the unedited moving image data file 114, and combines the read moving image data and the reference moving image data. In addition, when the playback time is specified for the digest video, the video data combination processing unit 108 creates the digest video so that it is within the specified playback time.

  The moving image data output unit 111 outputs the generated digest moving image to the file system 112. The file system 112 stores this as an edited moving image data file 115. Further, the moving image data output unit 111 sets the path name of the edited moving image data file 115 in the index file 113.

[Device operation]
Next, the operation of the moving image editing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, FIG. 1 is taken into consideration as appropriate. In the present embodiment, the moving image editing method is performed by operating the moving image editing apparatus 100. Therefore, the description of the moving image editing method in the present embodiment is replaced with the following description of the operation of the moving image editing apparatus 100.

[Edit condition setting processing]
First, editing condition setting processing will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation during the editing condition setting process of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an input reception screen displayed when the editing condition is set in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a directory structure of moving image data to be edited in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the editing condition table used in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, the editing condition setting unit 103 displays the input acceptance screen shown in FIG. 3 on the screen of the display device 116 (step A1). Then, when the user specifies a date range via the input device 101, the editing condition setting unit 103 accepts the date range.

  Next, the shooting condition setting unit 103 reads moving image data whose shooting date and time matches the date range input in step A1 (step A2). Specifically, the shooting condition setting unit 103 acquires moving image data from the moving image data acquisition unit 105. Further, in the present embodiment, the moving image data acquisition unit 105 acquires all or part of the data for all moving image data by a process different from the process shown in FIG. 6 to be described later, as shown in FIG. Each video data is managed based on the shooting date and time.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 creates thumbnail images (reduced screen images) using the images included in each moving image data for each moving image data read in step A2, and these are displayed on the screen of the display device 116. Display (step A3). In the example of FIG. 3, the editing condition setting unit 103 displays the thumbnail images in the order of shooting date and time on the input reception screen displayed in step A1.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the user designates the date range from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 as the date range. Therefore, by executing Step A1 and Step A2, thumbnail images of moving image data shot from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 are displayed as a list.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 allows the user to specify a range of shooting date and time of moving image data used for creating a digest moving image, and sets moving image data to be edited (step A4). In the example of FIG. 2, since the range from January 1, 2011 to January 31, 2011 is designated by the user, the editing condition setting unit 103 sets the moving image data captured during this period as the editing target. Set.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 causes the user to select reference moving image data in the moving image data editing process described later, and sets the selected moving image data as reference moving image data (step A5). Specifically, on the input reception screen shown in FIG. 3, the user selects a thumbnail image of moving image data to be used as reference moving image data.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 causes the user to select an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data, and sets the selected area as an area used for specifying the editing target (step A6).

  Specifically, on the input reception screen shown in FIG. 3, the user designates a distance around the position where the reference moving image data is captured in units of meters. As a result, a circle with the specified distance as the radius centered at the position where the reference moving image data was photographed is set, and the inside of this circle is selected as the area.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 causes the user to specify the playback time of the digest video, and sets the specified time as the playback time of the digest video (step A7). Specifically, on the input reception screen shown in FIG. 3, the user designates the playback time of the digest video.

  Next, the editing condition setting unit 103 determines whether or not the user has instructed termination of input (step A8). As a result of the determination in step A8, if the end of input is not instructed, the editing condition setting unit 103 executes step A5 again. Steps A5 to A7 are repeatedly executed as many times as the user desires.

  On the other hand, if the end of the input is instructed as a result of the determination in step A8, the editing condition setting unit 103 registers the information set in steps A4 to A7 in the editing condition table 104 (step A9). Thus, the editing condition setting process ends.

  In the example of FIG. 3, step A5 is executed three times, and moving image data A (data taken at home), moving image data J (data taken at a park), and moving image data M (data taken at an elementary school). Is selected as the reference moving image data.

  In Step A6, the radius of the area is specified as 100 m, 1 Km, and 500 m for each of the moving image data A, the moving image data J, and the moving image data M. Further, in step A7, for each reference moving image data, the reproduction time of the digest moving image is specified as 30 minutes, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes, respectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the editing condition table registers the start date 401 to be edited, the end date 402, and the reference moving image data number 403 as header information. In the editing condition table, the file name 404 of the reference moving image data, the area range 405, and the time 406 are registered after the header information.

[Movie data acquisition processing]
Subsequently, the moving image data acquisition process will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of moving image data acquisition of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an index file created in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, in the moving image data acquisition unit 105, the data transfer unit 107 accesses the editing condition table 104 to acquire an editing target start date 401 and an editing target end date 402. The moving image data shot within the range is read out from the portable terminal 102 as an editing target (step B1).

  Next, the index data generation unit 106 generates an index file for each moving image data acquired in step B1 based on the attribute information (step B2).

  In step B <b> 2, the index data generation unit 106 outputs the created index file to the file system 112. The file system 112 stores this as an index file 113.

  Next, the data transfer unit 107 transfers the moving image data read in step B1 to the file system 112 (step B3). As a result, the file system 112 stores the transferred video data as the pre-edit video data file 114. In step B 3, the data transfer unit 107 sets the file path name of the pre-edit moving image data file 114 stored in the file system 112 in the index file 113.

  Thereafter, the data transfer unit 107 determines whether or not the processing in steps B1 to B3 has been completed for all moving image data to be edited (step B4). If the result of determination in step B4 is that processing has been completed for all moving image data to be edited, the data transfer unit 107 ends processing. On the other hand, if the result of determination in step B4 indicates that the processing has not been completed for all moving image data to be edited, the data transfer unit 107 executes step B1 again.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, the index file 112 includes, as information, an imaging device name 501, an imaging date / time 501, position information 503, a data storage path name 504, and a file name 505.

[Movie data editing process]
Next, the moving image data editing process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of moving image data editing of the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 8, first, in the moving image data editing unit 108, the moving image data search processing unit 109 first accesses the editing condition table 104 to identify reference moving image data. Then, the moving image data search processing unit 109 accesses the file system 112 and acquires the position information of the specified reference moving image data from the index file 113 (step C1).

  Next, the moving image data search processing unit 109 calculates the distance between the position information of other moving image data to be edited (hereinafter referred to as “editing data”) and the position information of the reference moving image data. Calculate (step C2).

  Next, the moving image data search processing unit 109 determines whether or not the distance calculated in step C2 is equal to or smaller than the radius of the set area (step C3). If the result of determination in step C3 is not less than the radius of the set area, the moving image data search processing unit 109 executes step C5.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step C3, if the radius is equal to or smaller than the set area, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 combines the editing target data and the reference moving image data (step C4). The specific process in step C4 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, when step C4 is executed or when it is determined NO in step C3, the moving image data search processing unit 109 determines whether or not steps C2 and C3 are executed for all editing target data. (Step C5). As a result of the determination in step C5, when steps C2 and C3 have not been executed for all the edit target data, the moving image data search processing unit 109 executes step C2 again.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step C5, when steps C2 and C3 are executed for all the editing target data, the moving image data output unit 111 outputs the digest moving image generated in step C4 to the file system 112. (Step C6).

  When step C6 is executed, the file system 112 stores the digest video as an edited video data file 115. In addition, the moving image data output unit 111 sets the path name of the edited moving image data file 115 in the index file 113.

  Next, the moving image data search processing unit 109 counts down using the value (n) stored in the column of the reference moving image data number 403 of the editing condition table 104 (see FIG. 4) as an initial value, The remaining number m is calculated (step C7).

  Next, the moving image data search processing unit 109 determines whether or not the remaining number m of the reference moving image data calculated in step C7 is 0 (step C8). If the result of determination in step C8 is not 0, the moving image data search processing unit 109 executes step C1 again. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step C8, when the remaining number m of the reference moving image data is 0 (zero) 0, the processing for all the moving image data is completed. The process ends.

  Here, step C4 shown in FIG. 8 will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart specifically showing step C4 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 calculates a reproduction time when the edit target data that is the determination target in step C3 and the reference moving image data are combined (step C41).

  Next, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 determines whether or not the reproduction time at the time of combination exceeds the reproduction time set in step A7 shown in FIG. 2 (step C42). If the result of determination in step C42 is that the combined playback time exceeds the set playback time, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 does not execute the next step C43 and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination in step C42 shows that the playback time at the time of combination does not exceed the set playback time, the moving image data combination processing unit 110 edits the editing target data and the reference moving image data that are determined in step C3. Are combined (step C43).

  In addition, when another editing target data is already combined with the reference moving image data in the previously executed step C4, steps C41 to C43 are executed on the reference data combined with the other editing target data. Is done.

  Then, by executing steps C41 to C43, the moving image data photographed in the same area is automatically generated as one digest file based on the position information of the reference moving image data.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, among a large number of moving image data, the moving image data shot in the setting area are edited together without going through a complicated sorting process. Further, since the range of the setting area can be enlarged or reduced by the user's specification, the user can freely narrow down or enlarge the moving image data to be edited.

  In the above-described example, the mobile terminal 102 is exemplified as a video data acquisition source. However, in the present embodiment, a device other than the mobile terminal, for example, a digital camera having a positioning function by GPS, The same camcorder may be used.

  The acquisition destination of the moving image data may be a security camera for crime prevention installed in a store or the like. If the video editing device 100 is used in a monitoring center that centrally manages video data of a plurality of stores, the video editing device 100 combines video data shot at a specific store based on the location information of the store and digests it. You can create a video. In this case, the digest video is effective for subsequent analysis processing and the like.

[program]
The program in the present embodiment may be any program that causes the computer 100 to execute steps A1 to A9 shown in FIG. 2, steps B1 to B4 shown in FIG. 6, and steps C1 to C8 shown in FIG. By installing and executing this program on a computer, the moving image editing apparatus 100 and the moving image editing method in the present embodiment can be realized. In this case, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the computer functions as the editing condition setting unit 103, the moving image data acquisition 105, and the moving image data editing unit 108 to perform processing.

  Here, a computer capable of constructing the moving image editing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer that implements the moving image editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the computer 120 includes a CPU 121, a main memory 122, a storage device 123, an input interface 124, a display controller 125, a data reader / writer 126, and a communication interface 127. These units are connected to each other via a bus 131 so that data communication is possible.

  The CPU 131 performs various calculations by developing the program (code) in the present embodiment stored in the storage device 133 in the main memory 122 and executing them in a predetermined order. The main memory 122 is typically a volatile storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). Further, the program in the present embodiment is provided in a state of being stored in a computer-readable recording medium 130. Note that the program in the present embodiment may be distributed on the Internet connected via the communication interface 127.

  Specific examples of the storage device 123 include a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory in addition to a hard disk. The input interface 124 mediates data transmission between the CPU 121 and the input device 128 such as a keyboard and a mouse. The display controller 125 is connected to the display device 129 and controls display on the display device 129. The data reader / writer 126 mediates data transmission between the CPU 121 and the recording medium 130, and reads a program from the recording medium 130 and writes a processing result in the computer 120 to the recording medium 130. The communication interface 127 mediates data transmission between the CPU 121 and another computer.

  Specific examples of the recording medium 130 include general-purpose semiconductor storage devices such as CF (Compact Flash) and SD (Secure Digital), magnetic storage media such as a flexible disk, or CD-ROM (Compact Disk). Optical storage media such as Read Only Memory).

  Part or all of the above-described embodiment can be expressed by (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 15) described below, but is not limited to the following description.

(Appendix 1)
A video data acquisition unit for acquiring video data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
An editing condition setting unit that sets reference video data from the video data and sets an area based on the shooting location of the reference video data;
Based on the position information, from the acquired moving image data, moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area is specified, and the specified moving image data and the reference moving image data are combined to produce a digest moving image. To create a video data editor,
A video editing apparatus comprising:

(Appendix 2)
The editing condition setting unit accepts designation of the size of the area, and sets the area based on the designation of the accepted size;
The moving image editing apparatus according to attachment 1.

(Appendix 3)
The editing condition setting unit creates a thumbnail image from an image included in the moving image data, displays the created thumbnail image on the screen, accepts designation of the moving image data, and receives the designation of the moving image data, Set to the reference video data,
The moving image editing apparatus according to Appendix 1 or 2.

(Appendix 4)
The editing condition setting unit accepts designation of a playback time of the digest video,
The video data editing unit creates the digest video so that the playback time is within the specified playback time;
The moving image editing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.

(Appendix 5)
The moving image data acquisition unit creates an index file including the position information for each acquired moving image data,
The moving image data editing unit specifies moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area from the acquired moving image data based on the index file.
The moving image editing apparatus according to any one of appendices 1 to 4.

(Appendix 6)
(A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
A video editing method characterized by comprising:

(Appendix 7)
In the step (b), designation of the size of the area is accepted, and the area is set based on the designation of the accepted size.
The moving image editing method according to attachment 6.

(Appendix 8)
In the step (b), a thumbnail image is created from an image included in the moving image data, the created thumbnail image is displayed on the screen, the designation of the moving image data is accepted, and the moving image data that has been designated is , Set to the standard video data,
The moving image editing method according to appendix 6 or 7.

(Appendix 9)
In the previous step (b), designation of the playback time of the digest video is accepted,
In the step (c), the digest video is created so that the playback time is within the specified playback time.
The moving image editing method according to any one of appendices 6 to 8.

(Appendix 10)
In the step (a), an index file including the position information is created for each of the acquired moving image data,
In the step (c), based on the index file, the video data in which the shooting location is located in the area is specified from the acquired video data.
The moving image editing method according to any one of appendices 6 to 9.

(Appendix 11)
On the computer,
(A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
A program that executes

(Appendix 12)
In the step (b), designation of the size of the area is accepted, and the area is set based on the designation of the accepted size.
The program according to appendix 11.

(Appendix 13)
In the step (b), a thumbnail image is created from an image included in the moving image data, the created thumbnail image is displayed on the screen, the designation of the moving image data is accepted, and the moving image data that has been designated is , Set to the standard video data,
The program according to appendix 11 or 12.

(Appendix 14)
In the previous step (b), designation of the playback time of the digest video is accepted,
In the step (c), the digest video is created so that the playback time is within the specified playback time.
The program according to any one of appendices 11 to 13.

(Appendix 15)
In the step (a), an index file including the position information is created for each of the acquired moving image data,
In the step (c), based on the index file, the video data in which the shooting location is located in the area is specified from the acquired video data.
The program according to any one of appendices 11 to 14.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a digest moving image by collecting moving images whose shot positions are in the same area. The present invention is useful for an application program for editing a moving image.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Movie editing apparatus 101 Input apparatus 102 Portable terminal 103 Editing condition setting part 104 Editing condition table 104
105 video data acquisition unit 106 index data generation unit 107 data transfer unit 108 video data editing unit 109 video data search processing unit 110 video data combination processing unit 111 video data output unit 112 file system 113 index file 114 video data file 115 before editing Rear video data file 116 Display device 120 Computer 121 CPU
122 main memory 123 storage device 124 input interface 125 display controller 126 data reader / writer 127 communication interface 128 input device 129 display device 130 recording medium 131 bus

Claims (6)

A video data acquisition unit for acquiring video data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
An editing condition setting unit that sets reference video data from the video data and sets an area based on the shooting location of the reference video data;
Based on the position information, from the acquired moving image data, moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area is specified, and the specified moving image data and the reference moving image data are combined to produce a digest moving image. To create a video data editor,
Equipped with a,
The editing condition setting unit accepts specification of a date range, reads video data that matches the received date range, creates a thumbnail image from the image included in the read video data, and displays the created thumbnail image on the screen After receiving the designation of the video data, the video data that has received the designation is set as the reference video data,
A video editing apparatus characterized by that. The editing condition setting unit accepts designation of the size of the area, and sets the area based on the designation of the accepted size;
The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 1. The editing condition setting unit accepts designation of a playback time of the digest video,
The video data editing unit creates the digest video so that the playback time is within the specified playback time;
The moving image editing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 . The moving image data acquisition unit creates an index file including the position information for each acquired moving image data,
The moving image data editing unit specifies moving image data whose shooting location is located in the area from the acquired moving image data based on the index file.
Video editing apparatus according to any one of claims 1-3. (A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
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In the step (b), designation of a date range is accepted, moving image data matching the accepted date range is read, a thumbnail image is created from the images included in the read moving image data, and the created thumbnail image is displayed on the screen. After the display, the specification of the video data is received, and the video data that has received the specification is set as the reference video data.
A video editing method characterized by: On the computer,
(A) acquiring moving image data to which position information for specifying a shooting location is attached;
(B) setting reference moving image data from the moving image data, and setting an area based on the shooting location of the reference moving image data;
(C) Based on the position information, the moving image data in which the shooting location is located in the area is identified from the moving image data acquired in the step (a), and the identified moving image data and the reference Combining the video data to create a digest video, steps,
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In the step (b), designation of a date range is accepted, moving image data matching the accepted date range is read, a thumbnail image is created from the images included in the read moving image data, and the created thumbnail image is displayed on the screen. After the display, the specification of the video data is received, and the video data that has received the specification is set as the reference video data.
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