Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory recording medium for selectively creating one of an animation file and a moving image file from a plurality of continuously shot images

Abstract

When an instruction of shooting a moving image is given in a mail writing mode, a mobile communication terminal detects the instruction, controlling an image pick-up unitand image pick-up controlling unitto continuously shoot images for a certain period of time. Plural images are obtained and displayed live for a certain period of time. When non image-moving region is found in all the plural obtained images and is included in the image displayed live, the non image-moving regions of MPEG format are subjected to a transparent process, and an animation file of GIF format is created. Mail data is read from a memoryand a description is given to display in line an animation GIF icon of the animation file at a current cursor position in the mail in the process of writing.