1. An image processing apparatus for performing a correction process on frame images which construct a moving image, comprising: a corrector, arranged to correct a frame image, which is a portion of a movie, using a correction condition for brightness which is set based on the frame image; a determiner, arranged to determine whether or not the frame image is included in a period of a fade-in or fade-out effect; and a controller, arranged to control the correction of the frame image by said corrector in accordance with a determination result of said determiner.