JP2004133116A - Photographic processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic processor which forms a print so that the image part of the print is prevented from being carelessly hidden even in the case of putting the print in a frame equipped with a mat having an image display window. <P>SOLUTION: The photographic processor is provided with a control means for controlling the drive of the photographic processor, and an inputting means for inputting various kinds of information to the control means, the control means is provided with: a paper size setting function of setting the size of a printing paper; an image size setting function of setting the size of an image to be printed based on the longitudinal and lateral opening dimensions of the image display window; and a printing position setting function of setting the printing position of the image set by the image size setting function on the printing paper set by the paper size setting function. By actuating these setting functions, the print for the frame equipped with a mat having an image display window is formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic processing apparatus that mainly prints an image on print paper, and more particularly to a print for a picture frame provided with a mat having an image display window.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, this type of photographic processing apparatus includes an image processor for processing a frame image or the like of a developed film read by a scanner into image data, and a printing apparatus for printing the image data processed by the image processor on print paper. The printer is provided with a processor and a developing processor for developing a print sheet on which an image is printed by the printer.
[0003]
In the photographic processing apparatus described above, after the image data processed by the image processing machine is printed on the printing paper by the printing processing machine, the printing paper is developed by the developing processing machine to finish the print. The printing method includes a frameless print in which an image is displayed on the entire surface of the print sheet, and a framed print having a white margin portion having a preset width around the print sheet.
[0004]
Further, in producing the above-described print with a frame, a photo processing device capable of changing the width of a white portion has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-146721 (paragraph number 107)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, a print made by the above-described photo processing device may be accommodated in, for example, a commercially available picture frame and decorated. Usually, a commercially available picture frame includes a mat having a rectangular image display window. The created print is arranged on the back side of the camera, and the image of the print is viewed from the image display window of the mat.
[0007]
However, for example, even in the case of a picture frame for printing a six-cut size (203 mm × 254 mm) print, the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the image display window formed on the mat differ depending on the manufacturer. Not only frameless prints, but also framed prints, when the prints are put in a picture frame, the peripheral part of the printed image is hidden by the mat and displayed against the intention of the photographer There is a problem that a part of the desired image cannot be seen from the image display window.
[0008]
On the other hand, the photographic processing apparatus disclosed in the above-mentioned publication (JP-A-9-146721) merely changes the width of the white portion with the same size over the entire circumference. Even if there is, the same problem as described above, that is, a problem that a part of an image to be displayed cannot be seen from an image display window when a print is put in a frame cannot be solved.
[0009]
The invention of the present application has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose is to provide a print in which an image portion is not inadvertently hidden even when placed in a frame with a mat having an image display window. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographic processing device that can be created.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a photo processing apparatus capable of producing a print for a picture frame provided with a mat having an image display window, and controls driving of the photo processing apparatus. Control means for inputting various information to the control means, the control means has a paper size setting function for setting the size of the print paper, and a vertical and Image size setting function for setting the size of the image to be printed based on the horizontal opening size, and printing of the image set with the image size setting function on the print paper set with the paper size setting function A print position setting function for setting a position is provided.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the image dimension setting function according to the first aspect sets the image display window to a size obtained by adding a preset length to the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions of the image display window. It is characterized by doing so.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.
[0013]
This photo processing apparatus denoted by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is basically for printing an image M on a printing paper P made of photographic paper.
A film mask unit 21 for setting a developed film, a scanner 22 for reading a frame image of the developed film set on the film mask unit 21, a reading for reading image data recorded on a recording medium such as an MO. An image processing machine 2 equipped with an image processing unit 24 for mainly performing various image processing on image data read by the device 23, the scanner 22, or the reading device 23;
A printer 3 for printing an image M on print paper P based on the image data processed by the image processor 2;
And a processor 4 for developing the print paper P on which the image M is printed by the printer 3.
[0014]
The scanner 22 mounted on the image processor 2 sets the developed film in the film mask unit 21 and irradiates the light from the light source unit 20 to the developed film set in the film mask unit 21. The image M of each frame is sequentially read and output to the image processing unit 24, and the image processing unit 24 performs various image processes on the image data read by the scanner 22 or the reading device 23.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the image processing unit 24 includes a main controller 25 including a computer on which image processing software and the like are installed, a keyboard 26a and a mouse 26b as input means for inputting various information to the main controller 25. And a monitor 27 as display means for displaying various information.
[0016]
The image data read by the scanner 22 or the reading device 23 is appropriately processed by the main controller 25 based on a predetermined processing program and various information such as a print size input by the keyboard 26a or the mouse 26b. The print data is output to the sub-controller 30 mounted on the printer 3.
[0017]
The printer 3 is for printing print data created by the image processing unit 24 of the image processing machine 2 on print paper P, and is a sub-controller 30 for inputting print data and the like output from the image processing unit 24. And two paper magazines 31a and 31b filled with a roll of print paper P, a transport mechanism 32 for transporting the print paper P sent from the paper magazines 31a and 31b, and a transport mechanism 32. An exposure mechanism 33 for exposing the image M to the transported print paper P via the sub-controller 30 is mounted.
[0018]
In the printer 3, as the print data output from the main controller 25 is input to the sub-controller 30, the sub-controller 30 generates exposure data based on the input print data. Output to
[0019]
In the embodiment, a laser beam type is used as the exposure mechanism 33, but a PLZT shutter type, a liquid crystal shutter type, a fluorescent beam type, or the like can be adopted according to the specifications.
[0020]
The processor 4 includes a development processing mechanism 41 for developing the printing paper P on which the image M has been printed, a drying processing mechanism 42 for drying the printing paper P developed by the development processing mechanism 41, and a drying mechanism. A print discharge mechanism 43 for discharging the processed print paper P, and a transport conveyor 44 for transporting the print paper P discharged from the print discharge mechanism 43 toward the sorting unit 45 are provided.
[0021]
The development processing mechanism 41 includes a plurality of processing tanks, and various processing liquids such as a developer, a bleaching / fixing liquid, and a stabilizing liquid are individually stored in these processing tanks.
[0022]
The drying processing mechanism 42 includes a heater for drying the print paper P, and the print paper P is appropriately dried by the heater while the print paper P is transported by a transport mechanism (not shown). The print paper P dried by the processing mechanism 42 is sent to the print discharge mechanism 43.
[0023]
In the photographic processing apparatus having the above configuration, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the control means is configured so that a print for the frame 9 provided with the mat 90 having the rectangular image display window 91 can be created. On the program of the main controller 25
A paper size setting function 5 for setting the size of the print paper P;
An image size setting function 6 for setting the size of the image M to be printed based on the horizontal opening size L1 and the vertical opening size L2 of the image display window 91;
A print position setting function 7 for setting the print position of the image M set by the image size setting function 6 on the print paper P set by the paper size setting function 5 is constructed.
[0024]
The paper size setting function 5 sets the size of the print paper P on the print channel setting screen displayed on the monitor 27 based on the input information of the input operation of the keyboard 26a by the operator.
[0025]
The image size setting function 6 prints the print paper P of the size set by the paper size setting function 5 on the print channel setting screen also displayed on the monitor 27 based on the input information of the input operation of the keyboard 26a by the operator. The size of the image M to be printed is set.
[0026]
Specifically, as the horizontal opening dimension L1 and the vertical opening dimension L2 of the image display window 91 of the mat 90 are input by the operation of the keyboard 26a by the operator, the input image display window 91 is displayed. The size is set to a value obtained by adding a spillover of a preset length (1 mm in the embodiment) to the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions L1 and L2.
[0027]
Therefore, for example, when the horizontal opening dimension L1 in the image display window 91 is 224 mm and the vertical opening dimension L2 is 183 mm, the horizontal opening dimension L1 and the vertical opening dimension L2 in the image display window 91 are set. Is input, the image size setting function 6 sets the image M to be printed on the print paper P to a size of 225 mm in width and 184 mm in length.
[0028]
In addition, the print position setting function 7 is to start the exposure of the printing paper P by the exposure mechanism 33, specifically, the main scanning direction of the scanning exposure by the exposure mechanism 33 from the side edge of the printing paper P (the printing paper by the transport mechanism 32). The dimension S1 up to the print start position in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction of P (the same direction as the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of P), and the sub-scanning direction of the scanning exposure by the exposure mechanism from the front end of the transport direction of the print paper P (In the same direction as the above), the dimension S2 up to the print start position is input by the keyboard 26a, the print start position on the print paper is set based on the input information, and the exposure mechanism 33 is set based on this setting. , The exposure position of the image M on the print paper P is controlled.
[0029]
Next, a description will be given of an example in which a photo processing apparatus having the above-described configuration is used to create a print to be put in a picture frame 9 for cutting into six pieces having a width of 254 mm and a length of 203 mm from an image photographed by 135 type film. .
[0030]
First, a print channel setting screen is displayed on the monitor 27. On this setting screen, the size of the print paper P is set to a six-cut type (203 mm × 254 mm) by operating the keyboard 26a or the mouse 26b. Select
[0031]
Along with this, the size of the print paper P is set to the six-cut type by the paper size setting function 5, and the printing process using the print paper P wound into a roll having a width of 203 mm that matches the six-cut type is determined.
[0032]
Next, the vertical opening dimension L2 (183 mm) and the horizontal opening dimension L1 (224 mm) of the image display window 91 provided in the mat 90 are input to the main controller 25 by operating the keyboard 26a.
[0033]
Accordingly, the image M to be printed by the image size setting function 6 has a vertical size of 184 mm and a horizontal size of 225 mm obtained by adding 1 mm to each of the vertical opening L2 and the horizontal opening L1 of the image display window 91. Set to size.
[0034]
Subsequently, the position of the image M with respect to the print paper P, that is, the position of the corner that becomes the exposure start position of the image M with respect to the print paper P is input using the keyboard 26a.
[0035]
Specifically, the dimension S1 (from the side edge of the print paper P to the print start position in the main scanning direction of the scanning exposure by the exposure mechanism 33 (the same direction as the direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the print paper P by the transport mechanism 32)) (In the embodiment, 10 mm) and a dimension S2 (implementation) from the front end of the print paper P in the transport direction to the print start position in the sub-scanning direction of the scanning exposure by the exposure mechanism 33 (the same direction as the transport direction of the print paper P by the transport mechanism 32). (15 mm in the embodiment) is input to the main controller 25 by the keyboard 26a.
[0036]
Thereby, the exposure start position of the image on the print paper P is set by the print position setting function 7, and the exposure start point on the print paper P by the exposure mechanism 33 is determined based on this setting. After the exposure mechanism 33 exposes the image M to the printing paper P, the processor 4 performs development processing and drying processing to complete a desired print.
[0037]
Thus, when the print created by the photo processing device 1 described above is put in the frame 9, the image M printed on the print paper P matches the image display window 91 of the mat 90, and the image M is inadvertent. Since the image M is formed slightly larger than the image display window 91, the frame-shaped white edge portion T, which is a white outline around the image M on the print paper P, There is no problem that is exposed from the image display window 91.
[0038]
In the photographic processing apparatus described above, when the size of the frame image of the film does not match the aspect ratio of the image display window 91 provided on the mat 90, the image display window 91 and the frame of the image M are displayed on the monitor 27. The operator operates the keyboard 26a or the mouse 26b to change the setting of the shape or size of the image M on the image display window 91.
[0039]
In the above embodiment, as the exposure start point on the print paper P by the exposure mechanism 33 is input by the keyboard 26a, the print position setting function 7 prints the print position of the image M on the print paper P based on the input information. Is set, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an image M having the size set by the image size setting function 6 may be set at the center of the print paper P having the size set by the paper size setting function 5. May be automatically set by the print position setting function 7 so as to be arranged at the same position.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided control means for controlling the drive of the photographic processing apparatus, and input means for inputting various information to the control means. A paper size setting function for setting the size of the print paper, and an image size setting function for setting the size of the image to be printed based on the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions of the image display window. The print position setting function for setting the print position of the image set by the image size setting function for the print paper set by the paper size setting function is provided. An image of a size that fits the image display window of the frame set with the image size setting function is printed on the printed paper at the position set with the print position setting function. Theft is possible, even if you put this print in a frame with a mat, image is consistent with the image display window of the mat, which is printed on the printing paper, there is no such thing as hide inadvertently image.
[0041]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the image size setting function according to the first aspect has a size obtained by adding a preset length to the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions of the image display window. With the setting, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, it is possible to suppress the white border portion around the image from being carelessly exposed from the image display window, and the created print is It does not detract from the appearance when placed in a picture frame.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a photographic processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a control system of the photographic processing apparatus.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a print created by the photo processing device according to the present invention and a frame.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 photo processing device 2 image processor 25 main controller (control means)
26a Keyboard (input means)
3 Printer 4 Processor 5 Paper Size Setting Function 6 Image Size Setting Function 7 Print Position Setting Function 9 Picture Frame 90 Mat 91 Image Display Window P Print Paper M Image

Claims (2)

A photo processing device capable of producing a print for a picture frame provided with a mat having an image display window,
Control means for controlling the drive of the photo processing device, and input means for inputting various information to the control means are provided,
The control means include:
A paper size setting function for setting the print paper size,
An image size setting function for setting the size of an image to be printed based on the vertical and horizontal opening sizes of the image display window,
A photo processing apparatus comprising: a print position setting function for setting a print position of an image set by an image size setting function on a print sheet set by a sheet size setting function. 2. The photograph according to claim 1, wherein the image size setting function sets the size by adding a preset length to the vertical and horizontal opening dimensions of the image display window. Processing equipment.

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