Imager that adds visual effects to an image and records visual effects information in an image file

1. An imager comprising:

an imaging sensor that creates an image signal by photographing a subject;

an image processor that processes the image signal with visual effects process so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file, the metadata containing post-processing information that includes information based on the visual effects process, including parameters of the visual effects process; and

a recorder that stores the image file;

the visual effects process being used in processing the image data;

said image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created based on the visual effects process, and the new image file is stored in said recorder;

the post-processing information having, a post-processing counter and pre-processing information, the post-processing, counter indicating the number of times the post process is carried out, the post processing information being added to the image file after the post process, comprising more than one visual effects process, is carried out in a same order as the more than one visual effects process is carried out and the pre-processing, information representing a state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing;

wherein the state of the preprocessed image file prior to post processing, is a location of the preprocessed image file.

2. The imager according to claim 1 , wherein the post-processing information includes information based on the post process.

3. The imager according to claim 1 , wherein said image processor conducts a search for the preprocessed image file before the post process based on metadata that is included in the image file.

4. The imager according to claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes information concerning the model, serial number, and total photographing number of said imager.

5. The imager according to claim 1 , wherein the visual effects process has at least one of either a digital, resizing or trimming filter.

6. The imager according to claim 1 , wherein the image processor, prior to post processing, searches for the preprocessed image file among the image files stored in the recorder based on the post-processing information.

7. An image producer comprising:

an image processor that processes an image signal with visual effects process so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file, the metadata containing post-processing information that includes information based on the visual effects process, including parameters of the visual effects process;

the visual effects process being used in processing the image data;

said image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created based on the visual effects process;

the post-processing information having a post-processing counter and pre-processing information, the post-processing counter indicating the number of times the post process is carried out, the post processing information being added to the image file after the post process, comprising more than one visual effects process, is carried out in a same order as the more than one visual effects process is carried out and the pre-processing information representing a state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing;

wherein the state of the preprocessed image file prior to post processing, is a location of the preprocessed image file.

8. The image producer according to claim 7 , wherein the state of the preprocessed image file prior to post processing, contains at least one of a folder number, a file number, and a file type, of the preprocessed image file.

9. The image producer according to claim 7 , wherein the image processor, prior to post processing, searches for the preprocessed image file among the image files stored in the recorder based on the post-processing information.

10. An imager comprising:

an imaging sensor that creates an image signal by photographing a subject;

an image processor that processes the image signal with visual effects process so as to create image data, and adds metadata to the image data so as to create an image file, the metadata containing post-processing information that includes information based on the visual effects process, including parameters of the visual effects process; and

a recorder that stores the image file, the visual effects process being used in processing the image data;

said image processor conducting a post process in which more than one visual effects process is carried out, a new image file is created based on the visual effects process, and the new image file is stored in said recorder;

the post-processing information having a post-processing counter and pre-processing information, the post-processing counter indicating the number of times the post process is carried out, the post processing information being added to the image file after the post process, comprising more than one visual effects process is carried out in a same order as the more than one visual effects process is carried out and the pre-processing information representing a state of a preprocessed image file prior to post processing;

wherein the state of the preprocessed image file prior to post processing, contains at least one of a folder number, a file number, and a file type, of the preprocessed image file.

11. The imager according to claim 10 , wherein the image processor, prior to post processing, searches for the preprocessed image file among the image files stored in the recorder based on the post-processing information.