JP2000267198A - Photographic printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To exactly set the number of prints being the number of human figures in a picture with an easy means by providing a processing means for setting the number of times of the pressing operation of a switch as the number of prints of a picture displayed on a monitor. SOLUTION: A mouse M is equipped with a pressing operation type left switch 26 and a right switch 27, and a cord 28 for transmitting signals from the switches 26 and 27 to a controller 4. Prescanning is executed after the long-length negative film 1 which has been developed is set in a film carrying unit B. After executing the prescanning, the frame picture whose number is set from a control panel 5 is displayed on a monitor 6. When the human figures exist in the frame picture, a cursor displayed on the monitor 6 is moved to the position of the human figure by the operation of the mouse M, and the switch 26 is operated to be pressed. The number of prints is set to be equal to the number of times of operating the switch 26.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic printing apparatus having an exposure unit for printing an image recorded on a recording medium on silver halide photographic paper, and more particularly, to setting the number of prints based on the content of the image. For technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a photographic printing apparatus constructed as described above as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-281605. In this conventional example, an image recorded on a negative film as a recording medium is processed. Is used to determine the person in the image area and count the number of persons to set the number of prints.

[0003]

When a person is photographed (recorded) on a negative film as in the prior art, D
When the simultaneous printing is ordered at the P store, an order for the number of prints equal to the number of photographed persons is often received. Therefore, a technique that cites a public number has been proposed, but in this conventional technique, a person is extracted by performing image processing and the number of persons is counted. Shooting where it is difficult to extract the person from the image, such as when the person is only photographed, when the person's face is not colored skin tone in indoor photography, or when it is photographed in a background that mistakenly identifies as a person There is room for improvement in that the count of people will not be accurate in the situation. In particular, in order to extract a person by such image processing, a high-performance processing device is required, and there is room for improvement in cost.

An object of the present invention is to rationally configure a photographic printing apparatus capable of setting the number of prints for the number of persons in an image without error by simple means.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printing apparatus provided with an exposure section for printing an image recorded on a recording medium on silver halide photographic paper. A monitor for displaying an image recorded on the medium, and a push-type switch, and a processing means for setting the number of times the switch is pressed to the number of prints of the image displayed on the monitor. Yes,
The operation and effect are as follows.

According to a second feature of the present invention (claim 2), according to claim 1, there is provided pointing means for arbitrarily setting a display position of an index on the monitor by manual operation,
When the switch is depressed, a mark display means for displaying a mark at the position of the index is provided. The operation and effect are as follows.

A third feature of the present invention (claim 3) is that, in claim 2, a plurality of images recorded on the recording medium can be simultaneously displayed on the monitor, and the images are displayed on the monitor. One of the multiple images
When the switch is pressed while the index is located at the first position, the control mode of the processing means is set so that the number of times the switch is pressed is set to the number of prints of the image where the index is located. The operation and effect are as follows.

A fourth feature (claim 4) of the present invention is the mouse according to claims 1 to 3, wherein the pointing means is manually moved on a surface to move an index displayed on a monitor to an arbitrary position. And the mouse is provided with the switch. The operation and effect are as follows.

[Operation] According to the first feature, an image recorded on a recording medium is displayed on a monitor, and from this display, a switch is depressed every time a worker visually recognizes a person. The means sets the number of prints by the number of times the switch is pressed.

According to the second feature, by setting an index at the position of the person in the image displayed on the monitor by the pointing means and pressing the switch, the mark display means places the mark on the image of the person. Because, for example, even if there are many people in the image, the mark is displayed on the image of the counted person at the same time as counting, and the visually counted person and the uncounted person are determined based on the mark. Thus, the number of prints can be set accurately.

According to the third feature, a plurality of images recorded on the recording medium are displayed on the monitor, and the position of the index is set by the pointing means on the image for setting the number of images. By pressing the switch the number of times equal to the number of people, the number of prints of the image where the index is located is set, so that it is possible to select the image only by moving the index with the pointing means, When setting, a mark can be displayed on a person to set the exact number of prints.

According to the fourth feature, since the pointing means is constituted by a mouse, when setting the number of prints based on the image displayed on the monitor, the mouse is held by the hand and the finger of the hand is used. Since you can operate the switch,
For example, compared to the case where the index is moved by operating the cursor key of the keyboard, the index can be moved easily and the switch operation can be performed quickly.

[Effects of the Invention] Accordingly, a photographic printing apparatus which can set the number of prints without error even when printing the number of persons in an image by a simple and reasonable operation based on the display on the monitor is relatively easy. It was composed. In addition, the mark is displayed on the image of the person on the monitor to make the count accurate, and by selecting one of the plurality of images displayed on the monitor by the pointing means, highly efficient work can be performed. The number of prints can be easily set with an easy operation using.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of a photographic printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes an exposure unit for projecting and exposing an image of an image frame of a developed negative film 1 (an example of a recording medium) onto a silver halide photographic paper 2. A developing unit 3 for developing the exposed photographic paper 2 and a controller 4 having a microprocessor (not shown) for controlling the operation of each unit are provided. The controller 4 is connected to a console 5 for inputting various control instructions, a monitor 6 for displaying an image based on the scan data, and a mouse M (an example of a pointing device / mark display device).

The exposure section includes a film transport unit B for 135 film (so-called 35 mm size) for transporting and positioning the negative film 1, a light source 7 for exposure, and an optical path from the light source 7 for cyan and magenta. , A light control filter 8 that adjusts the color balance of the light emitted from the light source 7 by each of the yellow filters going out, a mirror tunnel 9 that uniformly mixes the light whose color balance has been adjusted by the light control filter 8, and a negative. A printing lens 10 for forming an image of a film 1 on a photographic paper 2, and a shutter 1 for determining an exposure time of a light beam from an exposure light source 7 to the photographic paper 2.
1. A paper roller 13 for feeding the photographic paper 2 from the photographic paper magazine 12 and a paper motor 14 for driving the paper roller 13 are provided. The light control filter 8 and the shutter 11 are controlled by the controller 4, and according to the exposure conditions determined by the controller 4,
The position of each filter of the light control filter 8 and the opening time of the shutter 11, that is, the exposure time, are controlled.

The film transport unit B comprises a plurality of film rollers 17 for transporting the negative film 1 by sandwiching the negative film 1 from above and below, a film motor 18 for driving these film rollers 17,
A negative mask 19 disposed above and below the light-emitting source 20
And a CCD type line sensor 21 that separates and captures light transmitted through the negative film 1 into three primary colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B). At the same time as capturing the frame image data of the negative film 1, it has the capability of capturing the frame number and barcode data formed outside the perforations of the negative film 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the mouse M
Is provided with a ball 23 for measuring the moving direction and the moving amount of the mouse M, an X direction sensor 24 and a Y direction sensor 25 for measuring the rotating direction and the rotating amount of the ball, and a push-operation type left switch 26. A right switch 27 and a code 28 for sending signals from these to the controller 4 are provided.

The procedure for performing simultaneous printing with this photographic printing apparatus will be described. It is necessary to set a long negative film 1 after development processing in the film transport unit B and execute prescan. Yes,
At the time of this prescan, the controller 4 drives the film motor 18 to convey the negative film 1, and at the same time, inputs information from the line sensor 21 to take in the frame image data of the negative film 1 for each frame. At the same time, frame numbers and barcode data are taken in.

When the pre-scan is completed, the controller 4 performs control to determine the exposure condition for each frame image based on the captured data, and then determines the exposure condition based on the input from the console 5. An image that would be obtained when the photographic paper 2 is projected and exposed is simulated and displayed on the monitor 6 according to the exposure conditions. When the prescan is completed, an area with the order number of the negative film 1 is secured in the RAM memory of the controller 4, and a print management file is generated in this area. A frame management number (1 to the last frame management number) corresponding to the order of the frame images of the negative film 1 is added to this print management file, and print data areas equal in number to the shot frame images are set. In this print data area, print availability data, exposure time data, filter setting data, print number data, and the like are written.

The printability data is automatically written as "OK" when the exposure of the frame image is proper, and "impossible" when the exposure is extremely excessive or extremely insufficient. Is automatically written, and if the focus is not appropriate from the frame image displayed on the monitor 6, “impossible” data can be written by manual operation from the console 5. The exposure time data determines the opening time of the shutter 11, and is automatically set based on the density of the frame image. The filter setting data sets the dimming value by the dimming filter 8, and
It is automatically set based on the color balance of the frame image.
The number-of-prints data is data of the number of prints. In the case of simultaneous printing, a value of "1" is automatically set as an initial value, and in the case of additional printing, a value of "0" is set as an initial value. Is done.

If the result of the pre-scan is displayed on the monitor 6, the state of the displayed frame image is visually judged, and if there is no problem, an instruction to execute printing is issued from the console 5. Alone, each frame image is sent one frame at a time to the position of the negative mask 19, exposure is performed for a set exposure time in a color correction state based on print data corresponding to the frame image, and each frame image is converted to one frame image. It is intended to be printed one by one.

Although the above description is basically the same as the functions provided in the conventional photographic printing apparatus, in the photographic printing apparatus of the present invention, a person is shown in a frame image, In the case where an order to print the number of prints is received, the print processing can be performed by the number of prints by performing a simple operation. Specifically, after the pre-scan, the number of frame images set by the operation console 5 can be displayed on the monitor 6 as described above. For example, as shown in FIG.
In the situation where the frame images of the frames are displayed, if a person exists in the four frame images, the cursor C (an example of an index) displayed on the monitor 6 is moved to the position of the person by operating the mouse M. Then, pressing the left switch 26, or, as shown in FIG. 2B, with the cursor C set on the number of prints indicated by Arabic numerals below each frame image. , Left switch 2
6, the number of prints can be increased one by one. Similarly, by setting the cursor C and pressing the right switch 27, the number of prints can be reduced one by one.

An outline of a configuration for performing such processing can be represented as shown in FIG. That is, the controller 4
Includes an image data area composed of a RAM memory in which pre-scan data from the line sensor 21 is stored, an image management system set in a ROM memory so as to manage this image data for each frame image, and An exposure condition setting system set in a ROM memory so as to obtain a state of a light control filter and an exposure time; a print management file formed of a RAM memory; a VRAM storing data displayed on a monitor 6; A locate data system set in the ROM so as to determine the position of the cursor based on signals from the X direction sensor 24 and the Y direction sensor 25 of M, and an R for displaying the cursor C based on data from the locate data system.
A cursor display system set in the OM memory, a mark display / addition system set in the ROM memory for displaying a mark or adding the number of prints based on a pressing operation (ON operation) of the left switch 26 of the mouse M; Pushing the right switch 27 of the mouse M (ON operation)
And a mark display / subtraction system set in a ROM memory for erasing a mark or subtracting the number of prints based on the mark.

Next, an outline of a process for setting the number of prints based on the frame images displayed on the monitor 6 will be described. This processing is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. 4. First, a cursor C is displayed on the screen of the monitor 6 based on the display of the mouse M, and when the left switch 26 is pressed (ON operation). Determines whether the cursor C is positioned on the frame image (# 101 to # 101)
103 steps). From this, when it is determined that the cursor C is positioned on the frame image at the time of the ON operation, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed and the value of the number of prints in the print data is rewritten so that the number of prints is incremented (addition of 1 is performed) (increment is not performed only at the time of the first ON in simultaneous printing), and FIG. When the cursor C is positioned over the number of prints as shown in (2), a process of rewriting the number of prints in the print data is performed so that the number of prints is incremented (addition of 1). Processing for displaying the value of the number of prints of data as the number of prints is performed (step # 108).

Next, the right switch is pressed (ON operation).
When the cursor C is positioned on the frame image at the time of the ON operation, the mark m at the closest position is erased.
A process of rewriting the number of prints of the print data is performed so that the number of prints is decremented (subtracted by 1) (steps # 109 to # 112). If the cursor is positioned over the number, the number of prints is reduced. A process of rewriting the value of the number of prints of the print data so as to decrement (subtract by 1) (Step # 113), and after these processes, a process of displaying the value of the number of prints of the print data in the number display area (#
114 steps).

When this process is completed, the value of the number of prints is set in the print data corresponding to each frame image in the print management file, and printing is executed in this state. The number of prints set on the basis of the dimming state and the exposure time set for the frame image are printed.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when a photograph is included in a frame image and a person is included in the photograph, the worker can visually recognize the person in the frame image displayed on the monitor 6 even when the prints for the number of persons are ordered. When there are a plurality of human images, the cursor C is moved over each person by operating the mouse M and the left switch 26 is operated, whereby the number of times this left switch 26 is operated is determined. Only the number of prints is set, and at the same time, a mark m is displayed on the person. Therefore, even when a large number of people are photographed, it is determined whether or not the person image has already been counted. This makes it easy to judge from the display, so that the setting of the number of prints is not only simple and easy, but also the setting of the wrong number of prints can be avoided. When the number of prints is set in this manner, the number of prints is displayed in Arabic numerals below the frame image, so that the number of prints can be easily grasped from this numerical value, and the number of prints is displayed. When the left switch 26 is operated with the cursor C set in the area to be printed, the number of prints can be increased by the number of operations, so that the number of prints can be set by a simple operation. Conversely, if the number of prints is set by mistake, the number of prints can be reduced by operating the right switch 27, and the number of prints can be easily corrected.

[Another Embodiment] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, an image of data captured by a digital camera and recorded on a medium such as a magnetic disk, a memory card, or a magneto-optical disk may be used. Can be applied to a photographic printing device that prints on silver halide photographic paper,
Further, the present invention can be applied to a photographic printing apparatus for printing from a positive film on silver halide photographic paper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a photo printing device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing display contents of a monitor.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 storage medium 2 silver halide photographic paper 4 processing means / mark display means 6 monitor 26 switch C index M mouse m mark

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A photographic printing apparatus having an exposure unit for printing an image recorded on a recording medium (1) on silver halide photographic paper (2), wherein the image recorded on the recording medium (1) is Processing means (6) for providing a monitor (6) for displaying and a push-operation type switch (26), and for setting the number of times the switch (26) is pressed to the number of prints of the image displayed on the monitor (6); A photographic printing device comprising 4). 2. An index (C) for said monitor (6).
Mark display means (4) for providing a pointing means which can arbitrarily set the display position of the mark (m) at the position of the index (C) when the switch (26) is pressed. The photographic printing device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A plurality of images recorded on the recording medium (1) can be simultaneously displayed on the monitor (6), and among the plurality of images displayed on the monitor (6), When the switch (26) is pressed with the index (C) positioned at one of
The number of times this switch (26) is pressed is indicated by an index (C).
3. The photographic printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control mode of said processing means (4) is set so as to set the number of prints of the image in which (1) is located. 4. A mouse (M) for moving the index (C) displayed on the monitor (6) to an arbitrary position by manually moving the pointing means on the surface, and the mouse (M) M) the switch (26)
The photographic printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: