JP2000180977A - Photographic processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic processing device capable of printing a picture where information such as a character or a graphic printed in an image can be clearly recognized without being influenced by the hue or the density of the image. SOLUTION: This photographic processing device where image data is printed on photographic paper is equipped with a data synthesizing function 51 for synthesizing various information data expressed through the character, background data such as the character expressed by the information data and image data read by an image reading mechanism, a background color setting function 52 for setting the background of the information such as the character synthesized in the image in a different color from the color of the character, and a digital exposure mechanism 4a by which the data synthesized by the synthesizing function is printed on the photographic paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic processing apparatus for printing image data on photographic paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a photographic processing apparatus of this type, for example, a scanner as an image reading mechanism for reading an image of a developed film and a photographic paper based on the image data read by the scanner are provided on a main body of the apparatus. And a front print processing mechanism for printing information such as characters and figures in an image printed by the image print processing mechanism, and an image of a developed film read by a scanner. Is printed by the image print processing mechanism, and characters and graphics are printed by the front print processing mechanism so as to overlap a part of the image printed by the image print processing mechanism (hereinafter, referred to as front print). I try to finish my photos.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-described photographic processing apparatus, characters and the like are superimposed and printed in an image by a front print processing mechanism using an LED. If the density of the image around the characters to be printed by the mechanism is high, the front print portion of the printed photograph cannot be recognized. For example, when the front print is performed by a blue LED, If the color of the image at the position is also blue, there is a problem that the front print melts into the image and cannot be recognized.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object is to clearly recognize information such as characters and figures to be printed in an image without being affected by the image. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photo processing apparatus capable of printing a photo that can be printed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a photographic processing apparatus which prints image data read by an image reading mechanism on photographic paper. A data combining function of combining various information data represented by the above with background data such as characters represented by the information data and image data read by the image reading mechanism; and a background of information such as characters combined in the image. Is provided with a background color setting function for setting a color different from the color of the characters and the like, and a digital exposure mechanism for printing data synthesized by the synthesis function on photographic paper.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a photographic processor according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows an embodiment of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention. This photographic processing apparatus basically reads an image of each frame of a developed film F. A scanner 1 as an image reading mechanism, a recording information reading device 2 for reading information recorded on the developed film F, and an image and various information read by the scanner 1 and the recording information reading device are displayed on a color monitor screen 30. A display device 3; a printing device 4 for printing images and various kinds of information read by the scanner 1 and the recorded information reading device 2 on a photographic paper P;
And a keyboard 6 as an input means for inputting various information and the like to the control device 5.

The printing apparatus 4 mainly includes the scanner 1
A digital exposure mechanism 4a for printing the image of each frame of the film F read on the photographic paper P, and a development processing mechanism 4b for developing the photographic paper P exposed by the digital exposure mechanism 4a. After each image read by the scanner 1 is printed on the photographic paper P by the digital exposure mechanism 4a, the photographic paper P is
To develop the print.

The digital exposure mechanism 4a has a linear P
An LZT head is provided so that line exposure can be performed on the photographic paper P.

The control device 5 is equipped with a microcomputer, and various information data represented by characters, figures, symbols, etc., and background data as backgrounds of the characters, figures, symbols, etc. are stored in a program of the microcomputer. A data synthesizing function 51 for synthesizing the image data read by the scanner 1, a background color setting function 52 for setting the background color of the information such as the characters to a color different from the color of the characters and the like, A monitor display function 53 for displaying on the color monitor screen 30 of the display device 3 the image read in 1 and various information read by the recorded information reading device 2 and various information input from the keyboard 6 is constructed.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, various information data represented by characters, figures, symbols, etc.
Read from the developed film F, information directly input by the operator from the keyboard 6, and information stored in advance in the storage function of the microcomputer constituting the control device. When printing, characters, figures, symbols, and the like are printed in a desired font, size, and color by a key operation of the keyboard 6 by the operator.

The background data is also stored in advance in the storage unit of the microcomputer. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the horizontally long band-like backgrounds B2 and B3 and the like are stored in the storage unit in advance, and the background printed on the photographic paper P by the key operation of the keyboard 6 by the operator and the background. The position and size can be set.

On the other hand, the background color setting function 52 automatically sets a color different from the color of characters and the like at the time of printing as the color of information such as characters at the time of printing is set. Make up.

In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes a negative mask unit.

In the above-described photographic processing apparatus, first, the type of the backgrounds B1 to B3 is
In addition to setting the arrangement position and its size and the color at the time of printing information such as characters, the developed film F is set in the negative mask unit 7 and the printing process is started. The image of each frame of the developed film F set in the unit 7 is read by the scanner 1, and various information written on the developed film F is read by the recording information reading device 2.

The image S read by the scanner 1
And characters T and the like as information to be printed on the image S, and backgrounds B1 to B3 of the characters and the like are sequentially displayed on the color monitor screen 30 of the display device 3 and the image displayed on the monitor screen 30 is displayed. After the information such as S and the letter T and the backgrounds B1 to B3 are exposed on the photographic paper P by the digital exposure mechanism 4a, the development processing mechanism 4b develops the printing paper P, and the desired print as shown in FIGS. P1 to P3 are completed.

Thus, information such as the printed characters T can be clearly recognized by the backgrounds B1 to B3 printed in colors different from the colors of the characters T and the like. It is not affected by density or hue.

In the above embodiment, the scanner 1 for reading the image of the developed film is used as the image reading mechanism. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be used.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a photographic processing apparatus in which image data read by an image reading mechanism is printed on photographic paper, various types of information data represented by characters and the like are used. A data synthesizing function for synthesizing background data and image data read by the image reading mechanism, and a background of information such as characters to be synthesized in the image,
A background color setting function for setting a color different from the color in which the information is expressed, and a digital exposure mechanism for printing data synthesized by the synthesizing function on photographic paper are provided so that the information is located in the printed image. Information such as characters can be accurately and clearly recognized by a background printed in a color different from the color of the characters without depending on the density or color of the image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of a photograph printed by the photo processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing another example of a photo printed by the photo processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a photo printed by the photo processing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 scanner (image reading mechanism) 4a digital exposure mechanism 51 data synthesizing function 52 background color setting function P photographic paper

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A photograph processing apparatus in which image data read by an image reading mechanism is printed on photographic paper. Various kinds of information data represented by characters and the like and background data such as characters represented by the information data are provided. A data combining function of combining the image data read by the image reading mechanism, a background color setting function of setting the background of information such as characters to be combined in the image to a color different from the color of the characters,
A photographic processing apparatus comprising: a digital exposure mechanism for printing data synthesized by a synthesis function onto photographic paper.