JP2005301785A - Provision method for photography simulation service, program for photography simulation, photography simulation device and server device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide service allowing a user to confirm photographic effect by an arbitrarily set lighting method without actually taking a photograph. <P>SOLUTION: When the service user clicks one of strobes 34-37 in an arrangement plan 30, a light emission state of the clicked strobe device is changed from ON to OFF, or from OFF to ON. Thus, the light emission state of each the strobe device is changed, so that a lighting condition of a photographic object 31 is determined. A sample of a photographic image when photographing the photographic object 31 by a camera 32 is displayed on a photographic image 40 according to the determined lighting condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photography simulation service for photography provided by Web contents on the Internet.

  In order to confirm the shooting effect of lighting when taking a picture without actually taking a picture, we will explain the lighting method based on the layout of the lighting source and the amount of light set, and examples of changes in the photograph taken before and after lighting. Those disclosed on Web contents on the Internet are known (Non-Patent Document 1).

Comet, “Pleasure! School Practice! Strobe Lighting”, [online], [Search April 1, 2004], Internet <URL: http://www.comet-net.com/school7/index. html>

  With what is disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, it is possible to confirm only the shooting effect by the writing method preset by the creator of the Web content. Therefore, there is a problem that the user does not know what kind of shooting effect is produced when the user uses any lighting method.

The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to the first aspect of the invention is a method for providing a shooting simulation service for allowing a user to check shooting effects by various lighting methods, and for providing an image according to a set lighting condition. The selected or generated image is displayed, and the selected or generated image is displayed.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the first aspect, any one of the plurality of photographed images stored in advance is selected and the photographed image is displayed.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the first or second aspect, a figure representing a subject (subject mark), a figure representing a photographing means (photographing means mark), and light emission for lighting the subject Using one or more figures (light emitting means marks) representing the means, a layout diagram showing the positional relationship between the subject, the photographing means and each light emitting means is displayed, and based on the positional relationship and the input operation from the user To set lighting conditions.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the shooting simulation service providing method according to the third aspect, the lighting condition is set by determining the light emitting state of each light emitting means in the arrangement relation based on an input operation from the user. .
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the third aspect, the position of each light emitting means mark in the layout drawing is configured to be movable, and each light emitting means mark is set based on an input operation from a user. The position is determined and lighting conditions are set.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing an imaging simulation service according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, 1 is provided for controlling a set state including at least a plurality of light emitting units and light emission amounts of the plurality of light emitting units. The arrangement relationship with one light emission control means is shown in the arrangement drawing, the setting state of the plurality of light emission means is displayed in the first display form, and when one of the light emission means is selected by the arrangement drawing, the light emission means That the set state is controlled is displayed in a second display form. The first display form is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means included in the light emission control means. The display form is a display form that simulates the display content of the second display means that each of the plurality of light emitting means has.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographing simulation service providing method for providing a photographing simulation service for allowing a user to confirm photographing effects by various writing methods using a terminal device connected to a server device. The information on the lighting conditions set in the terminal device is transmitted from the terminal device to the server device, and the server device selects or generates an image corresponding to the information on the lighting conditions transmitted from the terminal device. The transmitted image is transmitted from the server device to the terminal device, and the transmitted image is displayed on the terminal device.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the seventh aspect, the server device selects any one of the plurality of photographed images stored in advance and sends the photographed image to the terminal device. To be sent.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the method of providing a photographing simulation service according to the seventh or eighth aspect, the terminal device writes a figure representing the subject (subject mark), a figure representing the photographing means (photographing means mark), and the subject. Using a single figure or a plurality of figures (light emitting means marks) representing the light emitting means for performing the display, an arrangement diagram illustrating the arrangement relationship between the subject, the photographing means and each light emitting means is displayed, and the arrangement relation and input from the user The lighting conditions are set based on the operation.
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the ninth aspect, the terminal device determines the light emission state of each light emitting means in the arrangement relation based on the input operation from the user, and sets the lighting condition To do.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to the ninth aspect, the terminal device is configured to be able to move the position of each light emitting means mark in the layout drawing, and based on an input operation from the user, The position of the light emitting means mark is determined and the lighting conditions are set.
According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the method for providing a photographing simulation service according to any one of the tenth to twelfth aspects, the terminal device controls a setting state including at least a plurality of light emitting units and the light emission amounts of the plurality of light emitting units. The arrangement relationship with one light emission control means for performing is shown in the arrangement drawing, the setting state of the plurality of light emission means is displayed in the first display form, and one of the light emission means is selected by the arrangement drawing The setting state of the light emitting means is displayed in the second display form, and the first display form is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means included in the light emission controlling means. In addition, the second display form is a display form that simulates the display content of the second display means that each of the plurality of light emitting means has.
A shooting simulation program according to a thirteenth aspect of the invention is a shooting simulation program for allowing a user to check shooting effects by various lighting methods, and processing for selecting or generating an image according to a set lighting condition. The computer executes the steps and the processing steps for displaying the selected or generated image.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the photographing simulation program according to the thirteenth aspect, the processing step of selecting or generating the image by selecting any one of the plurality of photographed images stored in advance. It is something to execute.
According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the shooting simulation program of the fourteenth aspect, a figure representing a subject (subject mark), a figure representing a photographing means (photographing means mark), and a light emitting means for lighting the subject, respectively. A processing step for displaying an arrangement diagram illustrating the arrangement relationship between the subject, the imaging unit, and each light emitting unit using one or a plurality of figures (light emitting unit marks), and based on the arrangement relationship and an input operation from the user And a processing step for setting the lighting conditions.
According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the shooting simulation program according to the fifteenth aspect, a processing step of determining the light emission state of each light emitting means in the arrangement relation based on an input operation from a user and setting the above lighting condition It is something to execute.
According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the shooting simulation program according to the fifteenth aspect, the position of each light emitting means mark in the layout drawing is configured to be movable, and each light emitting means mark is set based on an input operation from a user. The processing step for determining the position and setting the above lighting condition is executed.
According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in the imaging simulation program according to any one of the fifteenth to seventeenth aspects, at least the plurality of light emitting units and the light emission amounts of the plurality of light emitting units are included by the processing step of displaying the layout drawing. The arrangement relationship with one light emission control means for controlling the set state is shown in the arrangement diagram, the processing steps for displaying the setting states of the plurality of light emission means in the first display form, and the arrangement diagram of the light emission means When any one is selected, the processing step of displaying in a second display form that the setting state of the light emitting means is controlled is further executed by the computer, and the first display form is a light emission control. This is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means possessed by the means, and the second display form is the display content of the second display means possessed by each of the plurality of light emitting means. In which it is assumed that a display form Gishi.
A nineteenth aspect of the present invention is a photographing simulation apparatus for executing the photographing simulation service providing method according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.
A server device according to a twentieth aspect of the invention is used in the photographing simulation service providing method according to any one of the seventh to twelfth aspects, and is connected to a terminal device.

  According to the present invention, an image corresponding to the set lighting condition is selected or generated, and the selected or generated image is displayed. Since it did in this way, the service user can confirm the photography effect by the lighting method set arbitrarily, without actually taking a picture.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a Web site in which Web site content is registered according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a service provider places a server in a data center, and a service user connects to the Internet from a terminal and searches a Web site. When a service user specifies a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a website server from a terminal such as a personal computer that can access the Internet, the content data stored on the server is read and the service user's terminal Sent to.

  In the data center, an image server for storing image data, a mail server for storing mail data, a Web server for storing Web data, a content management server for managing content, and the like are provided. In addition, servers A to C for storing other content information to be provided, a database server, and the like are also provided.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a Web top page screen displayed on the display of the service user's terminal. This screen is displayed on the display of the terminal by the browsing program provided in the service user's terminal based on the data stored in the URL specified from the terminal of the person using the Web service. In FIG. 2, for example, link destination buttons 21 to 26 to six category pages are displayed. Further, a link destination button 28 to the “article 1” page, a link destination button 29 to the “article 2” page, and a link destination button to the “member registration” page for using the service provided by this Web site 27 is displayed.

  The “member registration” page is a page for registering service users via the Web. The “New Information” page is a page for introducing information such as content newly registered on the Web site to the service user. The “shooting simulation” page is a page for providing a service that allows a service user to check shooting effects by various writing methods. The “mail” page is a page that provides a service user with a mail transmission / reception service. The “service A” page, “service B” page, and “service C” page are pages that provide a predetermined service to the service user. Further, the “article 1” page and the “article 2” page are pages that provide a service article to the service user.

  When a person using a Web service operates a pointing device (not shown) provided on the terminal and clicks a link destination button, link destination information pasted corresponding to each link destination button, that is, a URL Is specified. Thereby, data stored in the URL is transmitted to the terminal, and a screen based on the data is displayed on the display of the terminal.

  In this embodiment, since the content to be “photographed simulation” has a feature, the content will be mainly described. The “shooting simulation” provides a service that allows the service user to check the shooting effect of the lighting method arbitrarily set by the service user without actually taking a picture. For example, when a Web service user clicks the “shooting simulation” link destination button 22, a program necessary to receive the “shooting simulation” service is transmitted from the data center of FIG. 1 to the terminal. By executing this program, a screen as shown in FIG. 3 (referred to as an imaging simulation screen) is displayed on the display of the terminal. Note that this program may be installed in the terminal from the recording medium of the program supplied by the service provider.

  In the shooting simulation screen of FIG. 3, a reference numeral 30 is an arrangement diagram of a subject mark 31 representing a subject, a camera mark 32 representing a camera, and strobe marks 33 to 37 each representing a strobe device for lighting the subject. Is displayed. In this arrangement diagram 30, the above-described marks are used to illustrate the arrangement relationship among the subject, the camera, and each strobe device when taking a picture. In the following description, the subject represented by the subject mark 31 is simply referred to as the subject 31 in order to simplify the description. Similarly, a camera represented by the camera mark 32 is simply referred to as a camera 32, and each strobe device represented by the strobe marks 33 to 37 is simply referred to as a strobe 33 to 37.

  The service user can switch the light emission state of each of the flashes 33 to 37 to either on or off by performing an input operation on the terminal using the pointing device. When the service user clicks an arbitrary strobe mark in the layout drawing 30, when the light emission state of the strobe device corresponding to the strobe mark is on, it is turned off, and conversely, when it is off, it is turned on. Here, the light emission state being on means that when the subject 31 is photographed by the camera 32, the strobe device emits light in accordance with the photographing timing. On the other hand, the light emission state being off means that the flash device does not emit light when the subject 31 is photographed by the camera 32.

  The service user can change the lighting condition of the subject by clicking the strobe mark and switching the light emission state of each strobe device as described above. In other words, based on the input operation of the service user, it is possible to determine the light emission state in the arrangement relationship illustrated in the arrangement diagram 30 and set the lighting conditions at the time of taking a picture.

  Further, when the light emission state of the strobe device is switched as described above, the display of the strobe mark changes. FIG. 30 shows a state when all the strobe devices are turned off. From this state, for example, when the light emission state of the strobe 34 is switched on, the display of the strobe mark 34 changes, and the layout diagram 30 becomes the state of FIG. Similarly, when the light emission state of all the strobe devices other than the strobe 33 is switched from off to on, the layout diagram 30 changes to the state of FIG. The strobe 35 is set with a blue color filter, and emits blue light when the light emission state is on. In this way, it can be understood from the display form of each strobe mark in the layout diagram 30 whether the light emission state of each strobe device is on or off.

  In the shooting simulation screens of FIGS. 3 to 5, a sample of a shot image when the subject 31 is shot by the camera 32 is displayed in a portion indicated by reference numeral 40. The captured image 40 is selected according to the light emission state of each strobe device determined as described above. Specifically, one of the pre-stored photographed images is selected according to the combination of the on / off state of the flash state of each strobe device, and the selected photographed image is displayed. Therefore, as described above, when a program necessary for the “imaging simulation” service is transmitted from the data center to the terminal, captured images corresponding to all combinations of light emission states of the strobe devices that can be set are also transmitted. The specific contents of the captured image 40 will be described later.

  In the portion indicated by the reference numeral 50, the setting state of one of the strobe devices is displayed in a display form that simulates the display contents of the liquid crystal monitors that the strobes 33 to 37 have. As an example, the strobe 33 is displayed in FIG. 3, the strobe 34 in FIG. 4, and the setting state of the strobe 36 in FIG. The strobe 33 set in the camera 32 is called a master strobe. The master strobe 33 is wirelessly connected to other strobes 34 to 37, and the strobes 34 to 37 are grouped into three groups A, B, and C, and a setting state such as a light emission amount is set for each group. Can be controlled. In this embodiment, the strobes 34 and 35 are grouped into group A, the strobe 36 is grouped into group B, and the strobe 37 is grouped into group C, respectively.

  On the liquid crystal monitor of the master strobe 33, the setting state of the light emission amount for each of the groups A, B, and C described above is displayed as indicated by reference numerals 51 to 53 in FIG. Also, the setting state of the light emission amount of the master strobe 33 itself is displayed as indicated by reference numeral 54, and here, the display is shown when there is no light emission amount, that is, a setting state in which no light emission is performed.

  The liquid crystal monitors of the strobe 34 and the strobe 36 controlled by the master strobe 33 have “REMOTE” indicating that they are controlled by the master strobe as shown by reference numeral 55 in FIG. 4 and reference numeral 56 in FIG. Characters are displayed. Further, as indicated by reference numeral 57 in FIG. 4 and reference numeral 58 in FIG. 5, it is also displayed which group of the groups A to C the strobe device belongs to. Note that the same contents are also displayed on the liquid crystal monitors of the strobes 35 and 37.

  The service user can switch which strobe device setting state is displayed in the strobe setting state 50 described above by an input operation using the above-described pointing device. When the cursor is placed on any of the strobe marks 34 to 37 in the layout drawing 30, the setting state of the strobe device corresponding to the strobe mark selected by the cursor is displayed in a display form as shown in FIGS. Is done. When the cursor is moved to the strobe mark 33 or when no cursor is moved to any strobe mark, the setting state of the master strobe 33 is displayed in a display form as shown in FIG.

  6 to 17 show examples of captured images displayed on the captured image 40. One of these captured images is selected and displayed according to the light emission state of each strobe device. FIG. 6 is a photographed image when only the flash 37 is turned on and the other flash devices are turned off. Similarly, FIG. 7 shows only the strobe 36, FIG. 8 shows only the strobe 35, and FIG. 9 shows a photographed image when only the strobe 34 is turned on.

  10, 11 and 12 are all taken images when the light emission states of the two strobe devices are turned on. The captured images in FIG. 10 are displayed when the strobes 36 and 37 are turned on, the captured images in FIG. 11 are displayed with the strobes 35 and 37, and the captured images in FIG.

  13, 14, 15 and 16 are photographed images when the light emission states of the three strobe devices are turned on. The captured images in FIG. 13 are the strobes 35, 36, and 37, the captured images in FIG. 14 are the strobes 34, 36, and 37, the captured images in FIG. 15 are the strobes 34, 35, and 37, and the captured images in FIG. It is displayed when each of the 36 light emitting states is turned on. FIG. 17 is a captured image displayed when all the light emission states of the strobes 34 to 37 are turned on.

  Any one of the captured images in FIGS. 6 to 17 described above is displayed according to the light emission state of each strobe device. As a result, the service user simply sets the lighting conditions without actually taking a picture by simply switching the lighting state of each of the strobes 34 to 37 to either on or off and setting arbitrary lighting conditions. It is possible to confirm the shooting effect by.

  FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of processing executed in the terminal when the above-described shooting simulation screen is displayed to provide the “shooting simulation” service. This flowchart is executed when the “destination simulation” link destination button 22 in FIG. 2 is clicked. In step S1, a program and a captured image transmitted from the data center in response to a click on the link destination button 22 are received. This captured image is stored in advance in the terminal prior to the processing in step S7 described later. In step S2, the shooting simulation screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed based on the data received in step S1.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not any of the strobe marks 33 to 37 is selected on the shooting simulation screen displayed in step S2. As described above, any one of the strobe marks 33 to 37 is selected when the service user moves the cursor to an arbitrary strobe mark by an input operation of the pointing device. If any of the strobe marks 33 to 37 is selected, the process proceeds to the next step S4, and if no strobe mark is selected, the process proceeds to step S10. Hereinafter, the case where the process proceeds to step S4 will be described first.

  In step S4, the display content of the liquid crystal monitor of the strobe device corresponding to the strobe mark selected in step S3 is displayed in the strobe setting state 50. In step S5, it is determined whether or not the selected strobe mark has been clicked. If it is clicked, the process proceeds to step S6, and if not, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S6, the light emission state of the strobe device corresponding to the strobe mark clicked in step S5 is switched from off to on, or from on to off. At this time, the display of the clicked strobe mark is changed according to the light emission state as described above. In this way, lighting conditions are set in step S6.

  In step S7, an image corresponding to the lighting condition set in step S6 is selected from photographed images received in step S1 and stored in advance. In the next step S8, the captured image selected in step S7 is displayed. In this manner, a captured image corresponding to the lighting condition set in step S7 is selected, and the captured image is displayed in step S8.

  In step S <b> 9, it is determined whether or not the “photographing simulation” service has been terminated by an input operation from the service user. When the end is selected, the processing flow of FIG. 18 is ended. When the end is not selected, the process returns to step S3 and the above processing is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds from step S3 to step S10, the display content of the liquid crystal monitor of the master strobe 33 is displayed in the strobe setting state 50 in step S10. After executing Step S10, the process proceeds to Step S9.

  By executing the processing described above in the terminal, a “photographing simulation” service is provided. As a result, the service user can check the shooting effect by the arbitrarily set lighting method without actually taking a photo.

According to the embodiment described above, the following operational effects are obtained.
(1) A photographed image corresponding to the lighting condition set by the service user is selected (step S7), and the selected photographed image is displayed (step S8). Since it did in this way, the service user can confirm the photography effect by the lighting method set arbitrarily, without actually taking a picture.

(2) From the captured image data stored in advance, one corresponding to the set lighting condition is selected (step S7), and the captured image is displayed (step S8). Since it did in this way, the picked-up image according to the set lighting conditions can be selected, without using a complicated process.

(3) Using the subject mark 31, the camera mark 32, and the strobe marks 33 to 37, an arrangement diagram 30 showing the arrangement relationship between the subject 31, the camera 32, and the strobes 33 to 37 is displayed as a shooting simulation screen (step S2). ). The lighting conditions are set based on the arrangement relationship shown by the arrangement diagram 30 and the pointing device input operation from the service user (steps S5 and S6). Since it did in this way, the service user can set lighting conditions easily.

(4) By the click operation of the service user, the lighting state of the strobes 33 to 37 in the arrangement relationship shown in the arrangement diagram 30 is determined to be either on or off, and the lighting condition is set (steps S5 and S6). It was decided. Since it did in this way, the service user can set lighting conditions easily only by clicking operation.

(5) In the strobe setting state 50, the setting state of the light emission amount of each strobe device is displayed in a display form simulating the display contents of the liquid crystal monitor of the master strobe 33 (step S10). When any one of the strobes 34 to 37 is selected, in the strobe setting state 50, “REMOTE” indicating that the master strobe 33 is controlled in a display form simulating the display content of the liquid crystal monitor of the strobe device. "Is displayed (step S4). Since it did in this way, the service user can confirm the display content of the liquid crystal monitor of each strobe device at the time of actual photography on the screen of the terminal.

  In the above embodiment, the lighting conditions are set by switching the light emission states of the strobes 34 to 37 to either on or off, respectively. However, the lighting conditions may be set by other methods. For example, the lighting conditions may be determined by making the positions of the strobe marks 34 to 37 movable in the layout drawing 30 and determining the position of each strobe device. Further, at this time, the positions of the subject mark 31 and the camera mark 32 may be movable. Or you may make it change the emitted light quantity, emitted light color, etc. of each strobe device.

  In the above-described embodiment, an image simulating a captured image may be generated and displayed based on the positional relationship among the subject, the camera, and each strobe device, the light emission amount, the light emission color, and the like. In this case, a computer graphics image calculated using a known light distribution simulation method can be used.

  In the above embodiment, a method has been described in which the program and the captured images necessary for providing the “imaging simulation” service to the terminal are downloaded from the data center and each process is executed in the terminal. However, instead of doing this, only necessary data may be downloaded from the data center to the terminal each time an input operation is performed at the terminal.

  For example, the flowchart shown in FIG. 19 is executed in the data center and the terminal. The flowchart of FIG. 19 will be described below. In this flowchart, the same processing steps as those in FIG. 18 described above have the same step numbers. A description of the processing step having the same step number may be omitted below.

  When the service user clicks the “shooting simulation” link destination button 22 shown in FIG. 2, step S21 is executed in the data center, and data for displaying the shooting simulation screen of FIG. 3 is transmitted to the terminal. The terminal receives this data in step S1A and displays it in the next step S2.

  Thereafter, when any of the strobe marks 34 to 37 is clicked by the service user at the terminal, the terminal executes the processing from step S5 to step S6, and then indicates the light emission state of each strobe device at the next step S6A. Send information to the data center. By executing this processing, information on the set lighting conditions is transmitted from the terminal to the data center.

  The data center receives the above-mentioned information transmitted from the terminal in step S22, and in the next step S23, in the same manner as step S7 in FIG. 18, depending on the received light emission state of each strobe device, that is, lighting conditions. To select a captured image. In the next step S24, the selected photographed image is transmitted to the terminal.

  In step S6B, the terminal receives the captured image transmitted from the data center as described above, and displays the captured image in the next step S8. After that, if it is determined in step S9 that the end of the “shooting simulation” service is selected, information indicating that the end is selected by executing step S9A is transmitted to the data center, and then the processing of FIG. End the flow.

  On the other hand, the data center executes step S25 to determine whether or not the end information is received from the terminal. If it has been received, the processing flow of FIG. 19 is terminated, and if it has not been received, the process returns to step S22, and information on the light emission state of each strobe device transmitted from the terminal is received again.

  As described above, a captured image corresponding to the set lighting condition is selected in the data center, and the captured image is transmitted from the data center to the terminal and displayed on the terminal. Even in this case, as described above, an image simulating the captured image is generated in the data center, and the image is transmitted from the server device to the terminal device and displayed on the terminal device. Good.

  The content described in the above embodiment is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this content. Other embodiments conceivable within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the example of whole structure of the website in which the content for websites by one embodiment of this invention is registered. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the top page of Web displayed on the display of a service user's terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the imaging | photography simulation screen displayed on the display of a terminal when providing a "imaging simulation" service. It is a figure which shows the example of an imaging | photography simulation screen when the light emission state of one strobe device is switched from OFF to ON. It is a figure which shows the example of an imaging | photography simulation screen when the light emission state of all the electronic flash apparatuses is switched from OFF to ON. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the set lighting conditions. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a figure which shows an example of the picked-up image displayed according to the lighting conditions similarly set. It is a flowchart of the process performed in a terminal when providing a "photographing simulation" service. It is a flowchart of the process performed in a data center and a terminal, when downloading required data from a data center to a terminal according to input operation in a terminal.

Explanation of symbols

30: Layout drawing 31: Subject mark 32: Camera mark 33 to 37: Strobe mark 40: Captured image 50: Strobe setting state

Claims (20)

A method of providing a shooting simulation service for allowing a user to check shooting effects by various writing methods,
Select or generate an image according to the set lighting conditions,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the selected or generated image is displayed. The method of providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 1,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, comprising: selecting one of a plurality of captured images stored in advance and displaying the captured image. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 1 or 2,
Using a figure representing a subject (subject mark), a figure representing a photographing means (photographing means mark), and a single figure or a plurality of figures (light emitting means marks) each representing a light emitting means for lighting the subject, An arrangement diagram illustrating the arrangement relationship between the subject, the photographing means and the light emitting means is displayed.
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the lighting condition is set based on the arrangement relationship and an input operation from a user. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 3,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the lighting condition is set by determining a light emitting state of each light emitting means in the arrangement relationship based on an input operation from a user. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 3,
The position of each light emitting means mark in the layout is configured to be movable,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the lighting condition is set by determining the position of each light emitting means mark based on an input operation from a user. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 3,
An arrangement relationship between at least a plurality of light emission means and one light emission control means for controlling a setting state including the light emission amounts of the plurality of light emission means is illustrated in the arrangement drawing,
Displaying a setting state of the plurality of light emitting means in a first display form;
When any one of the light emitting means is selected according to the layout diagram, it is displayed in a second display form that the setting state of the light emitting means is controlled,
The first display form is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means included in the light emission control means,
The second display form is a display form simulating the display content of the second display means that each of the plurality of light emitting means has, and a method for providing an imaging simulation service. A method for providing a shooting simulation service for allowing a user to check shooting effects by various writing methods using a terminal device connected to a server device,
Information on lighting conditions set in the terminal device is transmitted from the terminal device to the server device,
In the server device, select or generate an image according to the information on the lighting conditions transmitted from the terminal device,
Transmitting the selected or generated image from the server device to the terminal device;
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the transmitted image is displayed on the terminal device. The method of providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 7,
The server apparatus selects a photographed image from a plurality of photographed images stored in advance, and transmits the photographed image to the terminal device. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 7 or 8,
The terminal device
Using the figure representing the subject (subject mark), the figure representing the photographing means (photographing means mark), and one or more figures (light emitting means marks) representing the light emitting means for lighting the subject, the subject , Display a layout diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the photographing means and each light emitting means,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the lighting condition is set based on the arrangement relationship and an input operation from a user. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 9,
The terminal device determines a light emission state of each light emitting unit in the arrangement relationship based on an input operation from a user, and sets the lighting condition. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 9,
The terminal device
The position of each light emitting means mark in the layout is configured to be movable,
A method for providing an imaging simulation service, wherein the lighting condition is set by determining the position of each light emitting means mark based on an input operation from a user. The method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 10,
The terminal device
An arrangement relationship between at least a plurality of light emission means and one light emission control means for controlling a setting state including the light emission amounts of the plurality of light emission means is illustrated in the arrangement drawing,
Displaying a setting state of the plurality of light emitting means in a first display form;
When any one of the light emitting means is selected according to the layout diagram, it is displayed in a second display form that the setting state of the light emitting means is controlled,
The first display form is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means included in the light emission control means,
The second display form is a display form simulating the display content of the second display means that each of the plurality of light emitting means has, and a method for providing an imaging simulation service. A shooting simulation program that allows the user to check the shooting effects of various lighting methods.
Processing steps for selecting or generating an image according to the set lighting conditions;
A shooting simulation program for causing a computer to execute the processing step of displaying the selected or generated image. In the imaging simulation program according to claim 13,
A shooting simulation program characterized by executing a processing step of selecting or generating an image by selecting one of a plurality of shot images stored in advance. In the imaging simulation program according to claim 14,
Using a figure representing a subject (subject mark), a figure representing a photographing means (photographing means mark), and a single figure or a plurality of figures (light emitting means marks) each representing a light emitting means for lighting the subject, A processing step for displaying an arrangement diagram illustrating the arrangement relationship between the subject, the photographing means, and each light emitting means;
A shooting simulation program for causing a computer to further execute a processing step of setting the lighting condition based on the arrangement relationship and an input operation from a user. The shooting simulation program according to claim 15,
An imaging simulation program, comprising: determining a light emission state of each light emitting unit in the arrangement relationship based on an input operation from a user, and executing a processing step for setting the lighting condition. The shooting simulation program according to claim 15,
The position of each light emission means mark in the layout is configured to be movable, and the processing step for determining the position of each light emission means mark based on an input operation from the user and setting the lighting condition is executed. A shooting simulation program characterized by: The shooting simulation program according to any one of claims 15 to 17,
The arrangement diagram shows the arrangement relationship between at least a plurality of light emitting means and one light emission control means for controlling the setting state including the light emission amounts of the plurality of light emitting means by the processing step of displaying the arrangement drawing. Show
A processing step of displaying a set state of the plurality of light emitting means in a first display form;
When any one of the light emitting means is selected according to the layout diagram, the computer further executes a processing step of displaying in a second display form that the setting state of the light emitting means is controlled,
The first display form is a display form simulating the display content of the first display means included in the light emission control means,
The second display form is a display simulation program that simulates the display content of the second display means that each of the plurality of light emitting means has.   An imaging simulation apparatus for executing the imaging simulation service providing method according to claim 1.   A server device used in the method for providing a shooting simulation service according to claim 7 and connected to the terminal device.

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