Video editing apparatus selecting representative video images

摘要

A video information processing apparatus for selecting a representative video image from a group of video images in dependence upon a frequency of occurrence of a plurality of possible values of at least one image property. The processing apparatus comprises: an image data accumulator for calculating the frequency of occurrence of said plurality of values of the image property for each frame of said group; a representative frequency calculation module for calculating a representative frequency of occurrence for each of said plurality of possible values of the image property wherein said representative frequency is calculated with respect to said group of video images; a representative video image extractor for selecting said representative video image by selecting an image of said group which has a frequency of occurrence of said plurality of possible values close to said average frequency of occurrence. <IMAGE>