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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Teruyasu Hanagami, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Yoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruyasu Hanagami, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Yoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a video processing apparatus which makes it possible to print a picture having an arbitrary size without forging an original picture. A video processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a print size selecting meansfor selecting a print size of a printerby selecting a size of a picture frame, a CPUfor determining the number of pixels of a video data corresponding to the selected print size, and a memory controllerfor processing the video data in accordance with the number of pixels so that pixels of a video data output from a camerashould be in one-to-one correspondence with pixels of a video data to be printed by the printerIt is not necessary to subject the original picture to video processings such as a decimating processing, an interpolation processing or the like. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a printed picture having an arbitrary size without forging an original data as required when an attesting photograph is taken.