JP2648645B2 - Photobook production method and order form - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for preparing a photo book in which a plurality of printed photographs are spelled, and an order slip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a book-type album having a booklet-like structure has been known to facilitate storage of a large number of printed photographs (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-295796). This book-type album is formed by stacking a plurality of print photos in a group and stacking these print photos with one cover sheet forming a front cover, a spine, and a back cover. At a DPE dealer, the photographed film submitted by the user is developed and printed, and a book-type album is prepared using the obtained print photographs, and returned to the user. The types of these print photographs have dimensions of a known service size.

[0003] By the way, the book-type album mentioned above,
Since the print range of the print photograph spelled on each page is all the same, there is a possibility that a third party will not be interesting if viewed as it is. Therefore, it has been desired that a photo book with a professional layout can be easily produced.

[0004]

However, in laying out a professional-looking layout, it is necessary for the user to specify the original picture (original frame) used in the photo book and the order of the pages. Further, if the user specifies the print range for each page of the photo album, the work efficiency at the DPE dealer decreases, and the layout of the photo album deteriorates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a method for producing a photo album which can efficiently produce a photo album laid out like a professional.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an order slip which can produce a photo book laid out like a professional simply by designating the order of original pictures.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a method for producing a photo album according to the present invention is provided by designating a page in the photo album with respect to an original image recorded on a film.
The original image is printed in a print range predetermined according to the page, and a plurality of print photographs having a fixed size are spelled in page order. Also, in another invention's order form,
A page display sticker for designating a page in the photo book is provided so as to be peelable, and is directly attached to a negative or original image when ordering the photo book. Further, each of the page display stickers was provided with a display indicating up and down in the page.
Further, each page display sticker is provided with a display indicating the size of the print range.

[0008]

2 and 3, a photo book 10 comprises a play sheet 12 and a return sheet 13 before and after a plurality of photographic sheets 11. FIG.
And each of them is covered with a hard and firm cover 1
5 bound.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Shows two print photos 16 joined back to back
a and 16b, and are laminated with a transparent laminate sheet 18 to protect these printed surfaces. The double-sided tape 20 is cut in advance to the size of the print photograph 16, and release papers 28a to 28c are attached to both sides of the double-sided tape 20 as shown in FIG. I have. The release paper 28
c is used as a knob when the double-sided tape 20 is applied. Alternatively, the two print photographs 16a and 16b may be bonded together using an adhesive or hot melt instead of the double-sided tape 20.

As shown in FIG. 6, the laminate sheet 18 is formed by coating an adhesive 23 on the entire back surface of a plastic film 22.
The three sides are attached to the print surfaces of the print photographs 16a and 16b. As the plastic film 22, for example, a polypropylene film (PP) or a polyester film (PET) is used, and as the adhesive, for example, a hot melt or the like is used.

The play paper 12 has a folded portion 12a whose back portion is shortly folded toward the facing paper 13 side.
The folded portion 12a is bonded to the portion of the back of the paper 13 with glue or the like. A wrapping paper 13 is placed on both sides of a plurality of photographic sheets 11, and a bonding tape 25 is attached to the back of the laminate.
Are joined. The bonding tape 25 is obtained by applying an adhesive 25b to one side of a support 25a, has a length substantially the same as the back surface of the laminate, and has a width that is equal to the front and back ends of the laminate. It is large enough to be folded back and joined.

The return paper 13 is formed by folding the paper in two so as to have a return portion 13a joined to the cover 15 and a return play 13b. The facing portion 13a and the cover 15 are joined by a double-sided tape 26 attached to the back surface of the facing portion 13a. Note that the facing portion 13a and the cover 15 may be joined using glue or an adhesive.

The cover 15 is a woven cloth (cloth) 15a.
Is cut to a predetermined size, a glue is applied to the back surface, and a cardboard 15 serving as a core of the front cover, spine and back cover is formed thereon.
b, 15c and 15d are overlapped, and the end line 15a of the woven fabric 15 is folded back and attached. In addition, the woven cloth 1
As an alternative to 5, a binding material such as a leather may be used. The facing portion 13 is provided on the back side of the front and back covers of the cover 15.
a is pasted respectively.

In such a photo book 10, the number of pages that a third party can view with interest is at most 20 pages, and preferably about 12 pages. The print range of each page may be the same, but a rhythm can be given by appropriately changing the size of the print range.
When the print range was changed variously and the rhythm feeling, visibility, impression degree, and the like were examined, it was confirmed that the arrangement shown in FIG. 8 was the best. In this arrangement, the print area is divided into a plurality of types according to the print range and the orientation. “A” has a print area of 118 mm × 165 mm, “B” has a print area of 148 mm × 204 mm, and “C” has a print area. It is 89 mm x 125 mm. The size of one page of photographic paper is 204 mm × 204 mm. The vertical and horizontal positions are adjusted to the direction specified by the user. further,
A sentence intended by the user, such as a place, a shooting date, and a comment, is printed on each print photograph so that a third party can enjoy viewing the photo book. This printing position is, as shown in FIG.
Position. It should be noted that the title specified by the user may be printed on the play paper and set as a title page.

FIG. 9 shows an order form used when ordering such a photo book. The order sheet 30 is the entry sheet 3
1 and a seal portion 32. Entry sheet 3
As 1, a paper on which characters can be written with a writing utensil or the like is used, a text entry field 33, “an example of applying a negative” 34,
The user's address, name entry field 35 and the like are printed.
As shown in FIG. 10, the seal portion 32 is formed by coating the entire surface of a back surface of a paper 37 with an adhesive 38, and is adhered on a film sheet 39 having good releasability.

The seal portion 32 has twelve circular cuts 40, and a portion inside the cuts 40 has a page display sticker 32a used to designate a page in the photo album 10. ~ 32l. These page display stickers 32a to 32l are "1" to "1" representing pages.
The number "2" and arrows indicating the up and down directions in the page are printed. The page display stickers 32a to 32l are attached by a user on a negative sheath corresponding to each frame of the developed film. It is preferable that a description indicating the relationship between the page number and the print range be printed on the entry sheet 31. Further, the display indicating the up and down directions in the page may have a shape as shown in FIG.

Next, a method of ordering the above photo book is shown in FIG.
This will be briefly described with reference to FIG. When ordering a photo book, a user selects an original image desired to be printed from among the developed films stored in one or a plurality of negative sheaths. After this selection, from the entry sheet 31 of the order slip 30 received from the DPE dealer, the page display stickers 32a to 32a.
321 are stripped off and pasted on a negative sheath so that they are located on the selected original image. In this attachment, the numbers printed on the page display stickers 32a to 32l correspond to the pages of the photobook, and the arrow direction of the page display stickers 32a to 32l indicates the upward direction in the page. Considering these, the page label 32 of the bookstore
It is necessary to select a to 32l.

After pasting the page display stickers 32a to 32l, an appropriate sentence is entered in the document entry field 33 of the entry sheet 31. For this entry, enter the title to be entered on the first page of the photo album and the text to be displayed on each page of the photo album within 25 characters. Lastly, after filling in the name / address entry field 35 and the like, the negative with the page display stickers 32a to 32l and the order slip 30 are submitted to the DPE dealer.

At a DPE dealer, a baking process is carefully performed one by one using a stretching machine. First, the negative piece of the original picture designated by the page display sticker 32a of the number "1" is taken out of the negative sheath. At this time, the direction of the original image is determined according to the direction of the arrow on the page display seal 32a, and then the negative piece is set on the film carrier. The original picture for this first page is
As shown in FIG. 8B, since the type of the print photograph is “A”, the print range is 118 mm × 1 with respect to the photographic paper.
Set the print magnification to 65 mm.

When the setting of the print magnification is completed, photometry is performed by a built-in analyzer, and test printing is performed on a photographic paper piece based on the obtained exposure amount. Then, referring to the developed photographic paper piece, and inputting an exposure correction amount when correction is necessary. Next, the opening of the photographic paper mask is adjusted according to the number of the page display sticker 32a. After the setting of the photographic paper mask is completed, a printing process is performed. The printed photographic paper is sent to a processor, where it is subjected to processing such as development, drying, and cutting, and becomes a printed photograph.

Hereinafter, similarly, the page display stickers 32b to 32l
Based on, each original image is printed at a predetermined print magnification,
Make 12 prints. Thereafter, the entry sheet 31 is placed on these print photographs at a position designated in advance.
Print the characters as written in the character entry field with a word processor or the like. When the printing operation is completed, these print photographs 16 are arranged side by side after keeping the order and the orientation thereof, keeping the return margin.

Next, two adjacent print photographs 16
The laminate sheet 18 is joined to the print surfaces a and 16b. This lamination is performed using a known laminator including a rotatable heat roller and a receiving roller. The size of the laminate sheet 18 is substantially the same as the size of the printed photographs 16a and 16b placed sideways while maintaining the folding allowance. May be cut. In this case, 2
Print photos 16a, 16b and laminate sheet 1
8 can be easily aligned. Also, the return margin of the two print photographs 16a and 16b is 0.5 to 3
mm is appropriate, and preferably 1-2 mm.

After lamination, one of the print photographs 16a
A double-sided tape 20 is attached to the back surface of. Then, fold the laminated print photos 16a and 16b into two,
The photographic sheet 11 is completed by attaching the back surfaces together with a double-sided tape 20. Remaining 10 print photos 16
Is carried out in the same manner, and six photographic sheets 11 are produced.

Next, two sheets of the play paper 12 and the return paper 13 are prepared, and the folded portion 12a of the play paper 12 and the back of the return paper 13 are attached with glue or the like. The return paper 13 on which the play paper 12 is stuck is placed before and after the photographic sheet 11, respectively, and the bonding tape 25 is bonded to the back surface of these laminates. After both ends of the joining tape 25 in the width direction are bent toward the front side of the laminate and attached, a double-sided tape 26 is attached to the back surface of the return portion 13a of the return paper 13, and the double-sided tape 26 is attached.
Are bonded to the cover 15 respectively. Thus, the photo book 10 as shown in FIG. 2 is completed.

Although the method for producing the photo album 10 has been described above, the photographic sheets described in this embodiment include:
Twelve print photographs may be arranged side by side, and a belt-shaped laminate sheet may be continuously attached to these print surfaces, and this may be folded, and the back surfaces of two adjacent print photographs may be joined together. In this case, since only one lamination is required, the photographic sheet manufacturing operation can be performed efficiently.

The above-mentioned page display seals 32a to 32
l designates the top and bottom of the page or the top and bottom at the time of printing, and the page of the photo book. In addition, the size of the print range may be displayed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, page display stickers color-coded in three colors of green, yellow, and blue are used according to the print range. Further, a symbol obtained by combining “A”, “B”, “C” representing the print range and a number, for example, “A1”, “A2”, “B3”, “A”
4, "A5", "B6", "B7", "A8", "A
“9”, “A10”, “B11”, and “C12” may be recorded in the arrow. Further, each page may be a rectangle, a parallelogram or the like in addition to a square.

[0027]

As described above, according to the method for producing a photo album according to the present invention, if a page of the photo album is designated, printing is performed within a predetermined print range for each page of the photo album. You can easily create a photo book laid out like a professional. Further, according to the order form of the present invention, since the page display sticker on which the number corresponding to the page of the photo book is printed is provided, the user can specify the arrangement order of the printed photographs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a procedure from ordering a photo album to production.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a photo book.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a photo book.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a photographic sheet.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a photographic sheet.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a photographic sheet.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a double-sided tape.

FIG. 8A is a plan view showing types of print photos, and FIG. 8B is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between pages of a photo book and types of print photos.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an order slip of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a seal portion of an order slip.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the page display seal.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing still another example of the page display seal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Photobook 11 Photosheet 15 Cover 16 Print photo 18 Laminate sheet 20 Double-sided tape 30 Order slip 31 Entry sheet 32 Sealing part 32a to 32l Page display sticker

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. Designating a page in a photo book with respect to an original image recorded on a film, the original image is printed in a print range predetermined according to the page, and a plurality of images having a fixed size are obtained. A method for producing a photo book, comprising spelling out the printed photographs in the order of pages. 2. A page display sticker for designating a page in a photo album is provided so as to be peelable, and is directly attached to a negative sheath or an original image when ordering a photo album. Order book for photo book. 3. The photo album order form according to claim 2, wherein each of the page display stickers is provided with a display indicating up and down in the page. 4. The photo album order form according to claim 2, wherein each of the page display stickers is provided with a display indicating a size of a print range.