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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2010
Naoki Koshikawa, Saitama, JP;
Teppei Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Koichi Ishibashi, Tokyo, JP;
PENTAX Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imager is provided having an imaging sensor, an image processor, and a recorder. The imaging sensor creates an image signal by photographing a subject. The image processor processes the image signal with visual effects processing so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file. The metadata contains post-processing information includes information based on the visual effects process. The recorder stores the image file. The visual effects process is used in processing the image data. The image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created, and the new image file is stored in the recorder. The post-processing information has a post-processing counter and pre-processing information. The post-processing counter indicates the number of times the post process is carried out. The pre-processing information represents the state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing.