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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hisataka Hirose, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 ; H04N 9/74 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 ; H04N 9/74 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises a first input part for inputting a video signal, a second input part for inputting a control signal indicative of a special effect mode to be applied to the video signal, a compressing part for compressing the video signal inputted by the first input part, a memory part for storing the video signal, and a memory control part for, according to the control signal, causing the memory part to selectively store the video signal compressed by the compressing part and a video signal not compressed by the compressing part.