An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A playback-position feature value extracting unit extracts, as a playback-position feature value, a feature value at a playback position from an image being played back. A synchronizing unit synchronizes the playback-position feature value with a feature value on a data recording medium on which setting information for processing the image is recorded in association with a feature value of the image. A control unit controls a time width used for synchronization between the feature value on the data recording medium with the playback-position feature value. A reading unit reads, when the playback-position feature value is synchronized with the feature value on the data recording medium, the setting information recorded on the data recording medium in association with the playback-position feature value. A reflecting unit reflects, based on the read setting information, the process in the image being played back.