IMAGE OUTPUT DEVICE, IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD, IMAGE OUTPUT PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVER, AND IMAGE DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING PROGRAM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To synthesize not a simply fixed image with a photographed image but an image corresponding to an object (e.g. a person) image in the photographed image with the object image and to output the synthesized image in an image output device for synthesizing an animation image or the like corresponding to a photographed image with the photographed image and outputting the synthesized image. PSOLUTION: When imitation character layout images D(1)-n to J(4)-n indicating the arrangement of an object hn, its imitation target part (Tx/Ta), the sorts D to J of imitation characters, and their synthetic forms (1) to (4) in a plurality of inputted photographed images 12gn are selected, a photographed image 12gn approximated to the object arrangement of the selected layout images is retrieved and displayed so as to be superposed as a synthetic target. A character image corresponding to a pose of an object image Hn extracted correspondingly to the imitation target part (Tx/Ta) is acquired from pose image memories 12d, e, f, i, and j of each selected character sort and synthesized with the photographed image 12gn by substitution or addition for/to the object image Hn and the synthesized image is outputted. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI