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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2010
Shuya Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuya Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reproducing apparatus for reproducing a stereoscopic image shot by a stereoscopic image capturing apparatus, the image reproducing apparatus comprises: an input unit which inputs image data of the stereoscopic image and additional data recorded in association with the image data; an acquisition unit which acquires depth information indicating a depth of a point of interest in the stereoscopic image set, during shooting, on the basis of the additional data; a generation unit which generates images to be superimposed on right and left images of the stereoscopic image, the images to be superimposed having parallax corresponding to the depth indicated by the depth information, on the basis of the depth information; and a display output unit which combines the right and left images of the stereoscopic image with the images to be superimposed, and outputs the combined right and left images of the stereoscopic image to a display apparatus.