Semi-automatic music piece creation by extracting impression words from object and background in color image

Abstract

The paper shows Semi-automatic music piece creation by extracting impression words from object and background in color image. The picture and the music have a strong influence on emotion of the person. When people watch an image such as a picture or a photograph, it is considered that they can feel deeper the impression of the image if a music which matches the image impression is played. In this study, a system user separates the image into object and background, and each color information is converted into “impression word”. The system creates music pieces semi-automatically.