Apparatus and method for generating slide show and program therefor

Abstract

When slide show image data sets are generated from a plurality of image data sets, the image data sets, DVD-Video files representing the slide shows generated from the image data sets, and information representing reproduction order are stored in a manner that allows a user to access them S 0 that pleasure of the slide shows for the user is not ruined. The user changes the images to be included in the DVD-Video files and the reproduction order, while referring to the image data sets, the DVD-Video files, and the information. A digitalization center newly generates DVD-Video files according to the changed images and the changed reproduction order.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 analyzing, by a computing system, metadata associated with a set of content items relating to a user;   selecting, by the computing system, at least one content item from the set of content items based on the metadata associated with the set of content items; and   generating, by the computing system, multimedia content based on the at least one content item and a subset of contents items from the set of content items.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia content is based on at least one image file and at least one audio file. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes time of capture of an image. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes location of capture of an image. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein the location of capture of an image is based on a GPS function of a camera. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes at least one comment associated with an image. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of content items includes at least one image file and at least one audio file having a predetermined relationship based on time. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the selecting at least one content item is based on a selection by the user. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia content is associated with at least one significant life event of the user. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia content is a slide show. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:   analyzing metadata associated with a set of content items relating to a user;   selecting at least one content item from the set of content items based on the metadata associated with the set of content items; and   generating multimedia content based on the at least one content item and a subset of contents items from the set of content items.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the multimedia content is based on at least one image file and at least one audio file. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes time of capture of an image. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes location of capture of an image. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the multimedia content is a slide show. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform:
 analyzing metadata associated with a set of content items relating to a user;   selecting at least one content item from the set of content items based on the metadata associated with the set of content items; and   generating multimedia content based on the at least one content item and a subset of contents items from the set of content items.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the multimedia content is based on at least one image file and at least one audio file. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes time of capture of an image. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the metadata associated with the set of content items includes location of capture of an image. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the multimedia content is a slide show.