JP2003162012A - Photographic processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic processor superior in operability of output of image data to recording media. <P>SOLUTION: The photographic processor equipped with an image read function of reading images, an image processing setting function of setting various processes by displaying on a monitor an image processing setting picture for setting print specifications of the images and an output destination of the images to recording media, and a print processing setting function of setting print processing by displaying on the monitor a print processing setting picture for processing the images to be printed is provided with a media output laying-down function of selecting output images to be outputted to the recording media by displaying on the monitor a media output selection picture for selecting the output images to the recording media at the output destination of the images set by the image processing function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

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 producing a print based on an image recorded on a film or image data recorded on various recording media such as smart media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a photographic processing apparatus of this type is composed of an image processing apparatus for processing an image recorded on a film or an image recorded on a recording medium and digital image data processed by the image processing apparatus. , A printing processing device for printing the image on the printing paper, a developing processing device for developing the printing paper printed by the printing processing device, and drying the printing paper developed by the developing processing device And a drying treatment device of.

Further, the image processing apparatus is provided with a monitor for displaying various information and a control device composed of a computer for controlling various constituent devices, and the image of the image is displayed on the program of the computer constituting the control device. Image reading function for reading images, and image processing for displaying various settings by displaying the image processing setting screen on the monitor to set the image print specifications and the output destination of the image to the recording medium. A setting function and a print processing selection function for displaying a print processing selection screen for selecting an image for print processing on a monitor and selecting an image for print processing are built.

When the frame processing of a film, for example, is performed by the above photographic processing apparatus, the developed film is first set in the film mask unit of the image processing apparatus and the image is read by the image reading function. , According to the image processing setting screen displayed on the monitor, use the image processing setting function to set the print specifications and the output destination of the image to the recording medium, and then use the print processing selection function according to the print processing selection screen displayed on the monitor. After selecting an image to be printed, printing is started.

[0005]

However, in the above photographic processing apparatus, as the image to be printed is selected by the print processing selection function, the image to be printed is automatically output to the predetermined recording medium. Therefore, even if you want to output an image for which printing is unnecessary to the recording medium, for example, you cannot output the image to the recording medium, and conversely, output to the recording medium. However, there is a problem that the image to be printed is automatically output to the recording medium even if it is unnecessary to print only.

In summary, in the conventional photo processing apparatus,
It was not possible to freely select the image to be output to the recording medium.

To solve the above problems, for example, there is a method of selecting a function for outputting an image not to be printed on a medium on an image processing setting screen. However, when the above function selecting function is turned on, However, all the images that are not printed are output to the recording medium, and it is not possible to individually select the output images to the recording medium.

Therefore, for example, there are two images that do not need to be printed.
Therefore, if one wants to output to the recording medium but does not want to output the other image to the recording medium, the work for setting the output to the recording medium must be performed in two steps. The workability is poor.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographic processing apparatus excellent in workability of outputting image data to a recording medium.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a monitor, an image reading function for reading an image, and an image read by the image reading function. The image processing setting screen for setting the print specifications and the output destination to the recording medium is displayed on the monitor, and the image processing setting function for setting the print specifications and the output destination and the image to be printed are selected. A print processing selection screen for displaying a print processing selection screen for selecting a print processing selection function for selecting an image to be printed, and selecting the image output destination set by the image processing setting function. Display the media output selection screen for selecting the output image for the recording medium on the monitor and select the image to output to the recording medium. And it is characterized in that is provided with a media output selection function for.

The invention according to a second aspect is characterized in that the media output selection function according to the first aspect can change the output destination recording medium selected by the image processing setting function.

[0012]

1 schematically shows a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention. This photographic processing apparatus comprises an image processing apparatus 1 for processing an image and an image processing apparatus. A printing processing device 2 for printing the image on the photographic printing paper P by the digital image data processed by the device 1.
a, a developing processing device 2b for developing the printing paper P printed by the printing processing device 2a, and a drying processing device 2c for drying the printing paper P developed by the developing processing device 2b. A print discharge device 2d for discharging the photographic printing paper P dried by the drying processing device 2c to the discharge tray 26.

The printing apparatus 2a includes an exposure unit 21 and
Two magazine cases 2 containing roll-shaped photographic paper P
2 and a transport device 23 for transporting the photographic printing paper P pulled out from the magazine case 22 from the exposure section 21 toward the development processing device 2b.

The exposure unit 21 is provided with a line-shaped exposure head, and the image data processed by the image processing apparatus 1 by the exposure head is transferred to the photographic printing paper P being conveyed by the conveyance device 23 by one line at a constant cycle. I make digital exposures one by one.

The development processing apparatus 2b includes a processing tank 24, and various processing solutions such as a developing solution, a bleach-fixing solution, and a stabilizing solution are individually stored in the processing tank 24.

The drying processing device 2c is provided with a heater 25 for drying the printing paper P, and the printing paper P dried by the drying processing device 2c is sent to the print discharging device 2d and discharged from its discharge port. The sheet is discharged to the tray 26.

On the other hand, the image processing apparatus 1 reads a film mask unit 3a for setting a developed film and a frame image of the developed film set in the film mask unit 3a as shown in FIG. Scanner 3b for loading, a loading unit 4 for loading a recording medium, a control device 5 in which image processing software and the like are installed, a keyboard 6a and a mouse 6b for inputting various information to the control device 5, A monitor 6c for displaying various information is mounted.

The loading section 4 is a smart media loading section 4
1, a compact flash (registered trademark) loading section 42, and a card reader unit 44 equipped with a PC card loading section 43, and a drive unit 47 equipped with a CD-R / RW loading section 45 and an MO loading section 46. It is configured.

The control device 5 is composed of a computer, and on the program of this computer, as shown in FIG. 2, an image reading function 51 for reading an image, a print specification of the image, and an image recording medium. The image processing setting screen 52 for setting the output destination to the monitor 6c is displayed on the monitor 6c, and the image processing setting function 52 for setting various processing and the print processing selection mainly for selecting an image to be printed. The screen 8 is displayed on the monitor 6c, and a print processing selection function 53 for selecting an image to be printed and an output image for a recording medium that is an output destination of the image mainly set by the image processing setting function 52 are selected. Output selection screen 9 for
Is displayed on the monitor 6c to select an output image to be output to the recording medium.

Further, in the embodiment shown in the figure, the image processing setting screen 7 displayed on the monitor 6 under the control of the image processing setting function 52 is mainly used for setting the number of prints as shown in FIG. Number setting display section 7
1. Index number setting display section 72 for setting the number of index prints, input media setting display section 73 for selecting a recording medium for reading an image, output media setting display for selecting a recording medium for outputting an image A part 74, a driving condition display part 75 for graphically displaying the driving condition, a start button display part 76, etc. are displayed.

A print processing selection screen 8 displayed on the monitor 6c under the control of the print processing selection function 53.
As shown in FIG. 4, the image display unit 8 that displays, for example, six frames of the image read by the image reading function 51.
1. Corresponding to each of these image display portions 81, a correction value setting display portion 82 for setting a yellow correction value, a magenta correction value, a cyan correction value, a density correction value of the image, a start button display portion 83, etc. are displayed. I am trying to do it.

On the media output selection screen 9 displayed on the monitor 6 under the control of the media output selection function 54 in the control device 5, as shown in FIG. Output image selection display portion 91 for displaying and selecting an image to be output to the recording medium, recording medium change display portion 92 for changing the output recording medium, image displayed on the output image selection display portion 91 Various command display parts such as a delete display part 93 for deleting an arbitrary image therein, a function stop display part 94 for stopping various selection functions, a yes button display part 95, and the like are displayed. .

Next, the operation of the photographic processing apparatus having the above construction will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

Start print processing (step 10)
0), the image processing setting screen 7 shown in FIG. 3 is first called on the screen of the monitor 6c by operating the keyboard 6a or the mouse 6b.

Then, on the image processing setting screen 7 displayed on the monitor 6c, the type of recording medium or film for reading an image, the type of index print, and the recording medium for outputting image data are displayed. Is selected (step 101), the input media setting display section 73 in the image processing setting screen 7 is clicked, and color negative film, for example, is selected as the type of recording medium for reading an image. On the other hand, the output medium setting display section 74 is clicked to select, for example, CD-R / RW as the recording medium of the image output destination.

Next, the film is transferred to the film mask unit 3
When the start button display portion 76 is clicked after the frame image of the film is read after setting to a (step 102), the print processing selection screen 8 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the monitor 6c. Then, on the print processing selection screen 8 displayed on the monitor 6c, after selecting an image to be printed from the displayed images, the yellow correction value, the magenta correction value, the cyan correction value, Image processing is performed on an image to be printed by setting density correction values and the like (step 103).

Then, when the start button display portion 83 in the print processing selection screen 8 is clicked, as shown in FIG. 5, the characters "Data is written. Please set the media." And the image processing CD- which is the type of recording medium for outputting the image set on the setting screen 7
The media output setting screen 9 displaying the characters R / RW and the order number is displayed on the monitor 6c (step 104).

Next, when an output image is selected from a plurality of images displayed on the media output setting screen 9 (step 105), whether or not to change the image to be output next is asked on the screen (step 106). .

To change the output image, in step 107, for example, the image whose output is to be stopped is selected with the cursor key and the deletion display portion 93 is clicked to delete the image.

Next, on the screen, it is displayed whether or not the type of the recording medium of the output destination is changed, and it is asked whether or not the type of the recording medium to be output is changed (step 108).

If the type of the recording medium to be output in step 108 is not changed, the characters "write data" and the type name of the recording medium of the output destination "CD" are displayed in the medium output setting screen 9. -R / R
The letter "W" and the order number are displayed (Step 1
09).

When the YES button display portion 95 is clicked or the YES key on the keyboard 6a is pressed, in step 110, the media output setting screen 9 is displayed.
The data of the output image selected therein is output to the CD-R loaded in the CD-R loading unit 45, and the data of the print image selected in the print processing selection screen 8 is output to the printing processing device 2a. The image is exposed on the photographic paper P by the exposure unit 21, and the photographic paper P having the image printed thereon is developed by the development processing device 2b and then dried by the drying processing device 2c to be a print discharge device. 2d
The sheet is discharged from the discharge tray 26 to complete the print.

On the other hand, when the type of the recording medium to be output in step 108 is changed from, for example, CD-R to MO, the recording medium change display section 92 of the medium output setting screen 9 displays the medium description column of the output destination to be changed. When (MO) is selected (step 111) and the entry field is clicked, in the media output setting screen 9,
The characters "Please replace the media.", The character MO that is the type name of the output destination recording medium after the change, and the order number are displayed (step 112).

At this time, if there are a plurality of types of output destination recording media, a plurality of recording media names are displayed.

Then, after changing the recording medium, if the YES button display portion 95 is clicked or the YES key on the keyboard 6a is pressed, the data of the output image selected on the medium output setting screen 9 is MO in step 113. The data of the print image selected on the print processing selection screen 8 while being output to the MO loaded in the loading section 46 is output to the printing processing apparatus 2a, and the image is exposed on the printing paper P by the exposure section 21. Then, the photographic printing paper P having the image printed thereon is subjected to development processing by the development processing apparatus 2b, is then subjected to drying processing by the drying processing apparatus 2c, and is discharged from the print discharging apparatus 2d onto the discharge tray 26 to complete a print.

Thus, according to the above photographic processing apparatus, apart from the image selected by the print processing function according to the print processing selection screen 8, the media output selection function 54 according to the media output selection screen 9 outputs the image to a predetermined recording medium. It is possible to independently select the image to be printed. Therefore, for example, it is possible to freely write an image that does not need to be printed to the recording medium, and to select the image to be output to the recording medium individually. In addition, the work of outputting an image to the recording medium can be easily performed while watching the screen of the monitor 6c.

Further, according to the above photographic processing apparatus, the output destination recording medium selected by the image processing setting function 51 can be freely changed by the media output selecting function 9, and a desired image can be obtained as a whole as desired. The workability when outputting to a recording medium is improved.

[0038]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, the monitor, the image reading function for reading the image, the print specifications of the image read by the image reading function, and the recording medium are recorded. The image processing setting screen for setting the output destination is displayed on the monitor, and the image processing setting function for setting the print specifications and the output destination and the print processing selection screen for selecting the image to be printed are displayed. In a photo processing device having a print processing selection function for displaying on a monitor and selecting an image for print processing, select an output image to a recording medium of an output destination of the image set by the image processing setting function. To display the media output selection screen on the monitor and select the image to output to the recording media. By providing the function, apart from the selection of the printing process the image by the print processing selection function,
The image output to the recording medium can be independently selected by the media output selection function. Therefore, for example, when you want to write an image that you do not need to print to the recording medium, you can output the image to the recording medium using the monitor You can do it smoothly while watching.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the media output selection function according to the first aspect can change the output destination recording medium selected by the image processing setting function. In addition to the effect of the invention described in (1), the output destination recording medium selected by the image processing setting function can be freely changed by the medium changing unit of the medium output selection function, and therefore, the desired image as a whole can be recorded as desired. Good workability when outputting to media.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an image processing setting screen.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a print processing selection screen.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a media output selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Image processing device 5 control device 51 Image data reading function 52 Image processing setting function 53 Print processing selection function 54 Media output selection function 6a keyboard 6c monitor 7 Image processing setting screen 8 Print processing selection screen 9 Media output selection screen

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A monitor for displaying various information, an image reading function for reading an image, a print specification of an image read by the image reading function, and an output destination to a recording medium. The image processing setting screen is displayed on the monitor, and the image processing setting function for setting the print specifications and the output destination and the print processing selection screen for selecting the image to be printed are displayed on the monitor for printing. In a photo processing apparatus having a print processing selection function for selecting an image to be processed, a media output selection screen for selecting an output image for a recording medium of an output destination of the image set by the image processing setting function Is displayed on the monitor and a media output selection function is provided to select the image to be output to the recording medium. Photographic processing apparatus according to claim. 2. The photographic processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the media output selection function can change the output destination recording medium selected by the image processing setting function.