VIDEO EDITING DEVICE, ITS METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically create an edited video with still images partially inserted therein from a video and the still images. SOLUTION: A video is divided into one or more zones, and stored in a zone storage means; a video zone feature quantity is calculated for each zone of the zone storage means, and stored in a feature quantity storage means; an image feature quantity is calculated for each still image, and stored in the feature quantity storage means; the video is divided into a plurality of partial zones by using the video zone feature quantity and the image feature quantity of the feature quantity storage means; and parts and image insertion parts used for the edited video are determined in the respective divided partial zones. Then, the average value of colors of the zone video, still images having colors similar to them are inserted before and after the zone, and a video like a slide show is automatically created. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT