JP3104940B2 - How to create index photos - 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 producing an index photograph from a developed film on which photographing information and the like are magnetically recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to easily know what kind of picture is contained in one developed film, an index picture in which each frame is arranged in a matrix and reduced and printed is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H11-163,873. For example, it is known from JP-A-196634. The index photograph described in this publication is created by sequentially taking images of each frame of the developed film, taking out a combined image in which N frames are fitted and combining them, and performing a hard copy. Each frame of the created index photograph is arranged in a matrix in the order in which each frame of the developed film is imaged.

Incidentally, a system has been proposed in which photographing information, print information, and the like are magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording medium at the time of photographing or after development, and printing is performed using such information (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 62). No. 103625, JP-A-6
2-208028, JP-A-1-279231, JP-A-289928, etc.). As described above, in the case of a film for recording shooting information and the like, if the return mode of the film after simultaneous printing is a film piece cut every 4 to 6 frames as in the present case, the above information may be divided, The photographing information cannot be effectively used at the time of additional printing or the like. For this reason, there has been proposed a film storage cartridge in which a film after development is wound up and stored as it is without being cut into pieces (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Heisei 1-1990).
279250, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-9519, etc.).

[0004] In this film storage cartridge, a developed film in which photographing information is magnetically recorded is stored in a state wound around a spool shaft, and the developed film is rotated by rotating the spool in the film feeding direction. Can be sent from the leader side. Considering the creation of an index photograph described in the above-mentioned publication from such a developed film, the film feeding system of the camera that has photographed the film, as shown in FIG. In the case of a general feeding method in which images are taken in order from the reader side, a composite image in which the images of each frame are fitted is taken out in the order in which the images were taken, and a hard copy is performed. This is the same as the order in which the images of each frame of the finished film were taken, and it becomes extremely easy for the photographer to distinguish the desired frame of the developed film from the index photograph.

[0005]

However, some cameras have different film feeding systems. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, in the case of the pre-winding method in which the photographing is performed sequentially from the end side of the film 7b, the arrangement of each frame of the index photograph is in the order of photographing the image of each frame of the developed film. In other words, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to find a frame desired by the photographer from the index photograph.

[0006] Some cameras have different cartridge loading directions. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a method of loading a cartridge 6 on the left side of the aperture 5 when the camera is viewed from the rear, and a method of loading a cartridge 6 on the right side of the aperture 5 as shown in FIG. Comparing the direction of the image exposed on the film with the method of loading the film 6, the image exposed on the film 7c is upside down with respect to the image exposed on the films 7a and 7b. In this case, the image of each frame of the index photo is also turned upside down.
By rotating by 80 degrees, the image of each frame can be viewed in the correct direction. However, even in this case, 180
The arrangement of each frame of the index photograph rotated in the opposite direction is opposite to the order in which the images of each frame of the developed film are photographed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and has been developed to create an index photograph in which images of respective frames are arranged in a matrix in the same arrangement as the order in which the images were photographed on a developed film. The aim is to provide a method.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for converting an image of a photographic film into a photographic film.
The images are captured in the order of transport of the frames , stored in the first memory, and the video signals read from the first memory are stored in the order in which the images of each frame are captured on the photographic film based on the capturing information read from the magnetic recording layer. This is written in the second memory in the same arrangement as described above, and a combined image obtained by inserting and combining N (integer) frames of images corresponding to the number of shots is taken out from the second memory and printed. The photographing information of the film feeding method and the cartridge loading method is based on the fact that the cartridge is arranged on the left side of the aperture of the camera when viewed from the back of the camera, and the photographic film is sequentially set in the aperture from the leading end side of the photographic film and photographed. And a type 2 showing a photo film in which a cartridge is arranged on the right side of the aperture of the camera when viewed from the back of the camera, and is sequentially set in the aperture from the front end side of the photo film and photographed. The cartridge is located on the left side of the camera aperture when viewed from the back, and the photo film is wound up and stored in advance on the camera side, and the photo film is sequentially set in the aperture from the rear end side of the photo film and photographed And a type 3 indicating the shooting information of the type 1. In this case, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film and written in the second memory. In the case of the type 2 shooting information, each frame is arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film. And the image of each frame is 18
In the case of the type 3 shooting information, it is preferable that the images of each frame are arranged in order from the frame on the rear end side of the photographic film and written in the second memory.

In the case of creating an index photograph from the type 1 photo film, images of each frame of the photo film are taken in the order of transport of the frames of the photo film, and the first photo is taken.
After the video signal of each frame read from the first memory is subjected to image processing, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film, and the direction of the index photo and the normal The image is written in the second memory so as to match the direction of the normal photographing frame photographed in the camera posture, and a combined image obtained by fitting and combining N (integer) frames of images from the second memory is taken out and printed. The direction of each frame of the photographic film is the same as that of the type 1, and the recording order of each frame is reversed.
In the case of the photo film of No. 1, an index photo is created in the same manner as the type 1 photo film, except that the images of each frame are arranged in order from the rear end side of the photo film.
Further, in the case of a type 2 photographic film in which the recording order of each frame is the same as that of the type 1 but the direction of each frame is opposite to that of the type 1, the photographic film is rotated after rotating the direction of each frame by 180 degrees. An index photograph is created by arranging the images of each frame in order from the top frame.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. This device includes a film storage cartridge 11.
A loading chamber 12 for loading is provided. The photo film 7 stored in the cartridge 11 is a color negative film (hereinafter, referred to as "negative film").
As shown in FIG. 2, a perforation 14 is provided on one edge in the width direction, and a magnetic recording layer 15 is applied on the opposite edge in a strip shape along the film feeding direction. The perforations 14 are provided one at a position corresponding to each frame, and are used to position each frame at an aperture of a camera, an exposure position of a printer, or the like. Photographing information is recorded on the magnetic recording layer 15 by a recording magnetic head 17 provided in the camera. The photographing information includes information on the film feeding method and the loading method of the photographed camera in addition to the number of photographed images and the type of the film.

For example, as described in the prior art, FIG.
The data shown in (A) is recorded as "Type 1", the data shown in (B) is recorded as "Type 3", and the data shown in (C) is recorded as "Type 2".

A drive shaft 20 for rotating the spool 11a is provided in the loading chamber 12, and the drive of the drive shaft 20 causes the film to be fed and wound. The fed negative film 7 has a pair of draw-out rollers 21.
Is sent out further. This feeding is controlled so that each frame of the negative film 7 is sequentially set from the leader side to an imaging position formed behind the negative mask 22. The setting to the imaging position can be accurately performed by optically reading the perforation 14 of each frame.

A reproducing magnetic head 23 is provided in the film feeding path between the loading chamber 12 and the image pickup position. The reproducing magnetic head 23 reads the photographing information recorded on the negative film 7 and sends the information to the magnetic information processing unit 24.

At the image pickup position, a white light source 25 for illuminating the frame at this position from the back is arranged. At a position facing the white light source 25 via the imaging position, a color T
The V camera 26 is arranged. This TV camera 26
The image frame of the negative film 7 at the imaging position (hereinafter, referred to as "Negazo".) Capturing the red, green, and <br/> blue color video signal after A / D conversion respectively Output to the frame memory 27. Frame memory 27, respectively storing red, green, and blue video signals 3
It is composed of two memory units, and performs writing and reading operations in accordance with instructions from the image editing unit 29. The three-color video signal written in the frame memory 27 is subjected to image processing such as color correction and gradation correction by the image editing unit 29 after the writing is completed, and is then read out at the designated address. When reducing the size, the frame memory 27
And read out the video signal.

The image editing unit 29 determines the number of frames to be inserted in the photographing information read from the magnetic information processing unit 24 in accordance with the number of photographed images, and secures a storage area in the memory 30 accordingly. The memory 30 is composed of three memory sections for storing red, green and blue image signals, respectively, like the frame memory 27, and separates one frame of image signal for each color into a predetermined area where the area is divided. Then, the signal of the combined image obtained by fitting and combining by writing is stored.
Writing to the area is performed in ascending order of address when the photographing information of the camera film feeding method and loading method is "type 1", and when the photographing information is "type 2", the video signal of each frame is 180. After the rotation, write the address in ascending order. Further, in the case of “type 3”, writing is performed in the order of the address.

The signal of the composite image read from the memory 30 is sent to the printer system 33. The printer system 33 includes a control unit 34, a color CRT 35, and the like. The control unit 34 performs D / A conversion of the image signal and sends the image signal to the CRT 35.
A photosensitive material, for example, a color paper 37 is disposed at a position facing the CRT 35. The color paper 37 is wound in a roll shape in a paper loading chamber 38, is intermittently pulled out by a pair of draw-out rollers 39, and is set at an exposure position formed behind a paper mask 40. A printing lens 41 is disposed in a printing optical path between the CRT 35 and the exposure position.
A shutter 42a controlled by the shutter control unit 42 is provided between the shutter position and the exposure position. Instead of the color CRT 35, as shown in FIG.
RT43 may be used. In this case, the control unit 44 provided with a selector for selectively extracting video signals of three colors.
Further, the color additive surface successive exposure may be performed by using a filter driving unit 45 for selectively setting three color filters 45a , 45b, 45c of red, green, and blue in a printing optical path.

The color paper 37 on which the composite image has been exposed at the exposure position is developed by a pair of feed rollers 48 into a developing unit 50.
Sent to In the development processing section 50, the color paper 37
Is passed through each processing tank and subjected to photographic processing, and a cut mark is formed at a predetermined position. Finally, the position where the cut mark is read by the cutter 51 is cut, and an index photograph 53 is created as shown in FIG. The number of frames contained in the index photograph 53 is set, for example, in a 5 × 5 matrix.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. When the film storage cartridge 11 is loaded into the loading chamber 12, the negative film 7 is sent out from the reader side by the rotation of the drive shaft 20 in the film sending direction. During this feeding, the reproducing magnetic head 2
3 reads the photographing information from the magnetic recording layer 15 and sends this information to the magnetic information processing unit 24. Thereafter, when the perforation 14 corresponding to each frame is detected, the rotation of the drive shaft 20 is stopped. As a result, the top frame on the leader side is set at the imaging position. afterwards,
When the frame set at the exposure position is illuminated with the white light emitted from the white light source 25, the negative image of the frame is read by the TV camera.

This negative image is input to the TV camera 26,
Here, it is converted into a video signal. The three color video signals output from the TV camera 26 are sent to a frame memory 27. The frame memory 27 writes one frame of three color video signals in accordance with an instruction from the image editing unit 29. The image editing unit 29 reads the photographing information from the magnetic information processing unit 24, and when the film feeding method or the loading method of the camera is “type 1”, the video signal of each frame is stored in the memory 30. Writing is performed sequentially from the area having the smallest address.

Each frame is sequentially set at the image pickup position by intermittently rotating the drive shaft 20, the negative images of each frame are sequentially read by the TV camera 26, and the video edited by the image editing unit 29 from the frame memory 27. The signals are written to the memory 30 in the same order as described above.

When the video editing unit 29 writes a video signal corresponding to the last frame into the memory 30, the video editing unit 29 converts the video signal of the combined image from the memory 30 into a print system 3.
Send to 3. The control unit 34 performs D / A conversion on the video signal and performs C / A conversion.
The image is sent to the RT 35, and the composite image is displayed on the CRT 35 for a certain period of time. While the CRT 35 emits light, the shutter drive unit 42 opens the shutter 42a for an exposure time determined according to the sensitivity of the color paper 37, and the index photographic image is printed on the color paper 37 at the exposure position.
As a result, the frames of the index photograph 53 are arranged in a matrix in the same arrangement as the order in which the images of the frames were photographed on the negative film 7. After the imaging is completed, the negative film 7 is entirely wound into the film storage cartridge 11 by the rotation of the drive shaft 20 in the film winding direction.

Next, when the image editing unit 29 determines that the film feeding system and the loading system of the camera are "type 2" from the photographing information, the video signal of each frame read from the frame memory 27 is read out by 180. After rotating it
The addresses are sequentially written into the memory 30 from the area having the smaller address. As a result, the frames are arranged in a matrix in the same arrangement as the order in which the images of each frame are photographed on the negative film 7.

When the image editing unit 29 determines that the film feeding system and the loading system of the camera are “type 3” from the photographing information, the video signal of each frame read from the frame memory 27 is stored in the memory 30. Are written sequentially from the area having the larger address. As a result, the frames of the created index photograph 53 are arranged in a matrix in the same arrangement as the order in which the images of the frames were photographed on the negative film 7.

In the above embodiment, the index photograph 53 is made from the negative film 7. However, in the present invention, the index photograph 53 may be made from a positive film. In the case of a positive film,
In the image processing section 29, the type of the film can be determined from the photographing information. Therefore, after performing the positive / negative inversion processing, an index photograph may be created in the same manner as described above.

In the case of a positive film, as a form of the developed film, there is a slide mount for mounting a developed film cut for each frame. This slide mount cannot be viewed well unless its image is illuminated from behind by a backlight or the like. For this reason, if each frame of the index photograph is cut out and pasted on the slide mount, the image of the frame can be distinguished at a glance. In this case, instead of the color paper 37, as shown in FIG. 6, a seal print material 63 in which release paper 61 is bonded to the lower surface of a photosensitive material 60 with an adhesive 62 is used. This seal print material 6
3, the index photo image is printed in the same manner as described above. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, a cut line 66 is formed on the seal print material 63 at a position indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 8 by a lattice-like blade 65 arranged so as to surround each frame of the index photograph image. After that, the paper is cut by the cutter 51 and discharged one by one.

The seal printing material 63, as shown in FIG. 9, it peeled off portion of each frame of the printed index photograph from the release paper 61 as sticker 63a, affixed to the slide mount 67. As shown in FIG. 8, a shooting number 70 is assigned to each frame of the printed index photograph, and a number 71 indicating the shooting order is also assigned to the slide mount 67 as shown in FIG. If you remove the sticker print 63a
And the slide mount 67 can be easily determined, and the attaching operation can be simplified. In this case, the image processing unit 29 previously stores the number of N frames indicating the shooting order in the memory 3.
The composite image may be combined with the composite image recorded in 0, and the composite image may be taken out of the memory 30.

In addition to displaying one screen on the CRT 35, by scanning red, blue, and green laser beams in the main operation direction, line-sequential recording can be performed while sending the color paper 37 in the sub-scanning direction. Good. Furthermore, recording may be performed in a line-sequential manner using a flat CRT. Further, in place of the silver halide photographic recording system, the present invention can also utilize a thermal recording system, an electrophotographic recording system, an ink jet recording, and the like.
In the thermal recording method, a sublimation type thermal transfer recording material, a fusion type thermal transfer recording material, and a thermal recording material are used. In the electrophotographic recording method and the ink jet recording method, high quality paper is used.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, an image of a photographic film is transferred to a frame of the photographic film.
Images are taken in order and stored in a first memory, and a video signal read from the first memory is read from a magnetic recording layer.
Based on the photographing information obtained, the images of the respective frames are written in the second memory in the same order as the photographed images on the photographic film.
Of N (integer) frames according to the number of shots is taken out from the memory, and a composite image obtained by combining is taken out and printed. Therefore, a photographic film taken by a camera having a different film feeding system and a different cartridge mounting system can be used. An index photo in which each frame is arranged in the same order as the order in which each frame was photographed on the photo film can be reliably created, making it extremely easy for a photographer to distinguish a desired frame of the developed film from the index photo. Become. Only
Of the photo film regardless of the order
Since the images are taken in the order in which the frames are transported and stored in the first memory,
Consider the loading direction of the photo film in the camera
Easily captures each image of a photo film without the need
be able to. In addition, the cartridge is disposed on the left side of the camera aperture when viewed from the back of the camera, and the cartridge is viewed from the back of the camera, and the type 1 indicates a photo film which is sequentially set in the aperture from the front end of the photo film and is photographed. A type 2, which is located on the right side of the aperture of the camera and shows a photo film that is sequentially set on the aperture from the front side of the photo film and is taken, and a cartridge is located on the left side of the aperture of the camera as viewed from the back of the camera. The photo film is wound up and stored in the camera in advance, and at least three types of photographing information of type 3 indicating a photo film which is sequentially set in an aperture from the rear end side of the photo film and is taken. When the shooting information is of type 1, the leading end of the photo film is The images of each frame are arranged in order from the frame and written in the second memory. In the case of type 2 shooting information, the frames are arranged in order from the frame on the leading end side of the photo film and the image of each frame is rotated by 180 °. In the case of type 3 shooting information, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the frame at the rear end of the photo film and written in the second memory. The type is automatically determined, and the arrangement and direction of each frame of the index photo can be changed according to these types, so that the orientation of each frame is not reversed and the index photos are arranged in the shooting order for easy viewing. Can be created by the same index photograph creation device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for creating an index photograph according to the present invention.

FIG. 2A is an explanatory view of a general feeding type camera as viewed from the back, FIG. 2B is an explanatory view of a pre-widing type camera as viewed from the back, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a camera of a type in which a cartridge is loaded on the right side of the aperture as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing an apparatus for creating an index photograph.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the printer system.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an index photograph.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a seal print material.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a step of making a cut line on a seal print material.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which an index photograph is printed on a seal print material.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a seal print is peeled off from a seal print material and is attached to a slide mount.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Negative Film 11 Film Storage Cartridge 15 Magnetic Recording Layer 26 TV Camera 23 Reproduction Magnetic Head 24 Magnetic Information Processing Unit 27 Frame Memory 29 Image Editing Unit 30 Memory 33 Printing System

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for producing an index photograph from a photographic film having a magnetic recording layer for recording photographic information such as a film feeding method and a cartridge loading method with a recording magnetic head provided in a camera, comprising: The image of the photo film
First stored in the memory by capturing the Okujun, a video signal read from the first memory, based on the photographing information read from the magnetic <br/> air recording layer, the image of each frame on the photographic film Are written in a second memory in the same arrangement as the order in which the images were taken, and a combined image obtained by inserting and combining N (integer) frames of images according to the number of shots is taken out from the second memory and printed. How to create index photos. 2. A recording magnetic head provided in a camera.
Shooting information such as the lum feeding method and the cartridge loading method
Index from a photographic film with a magnetic recording layer to record.
In the method of creating a photo film, the image of the photo film is transferred to a frame of the photo film.
Images are taken in the order of transmission and stored in a first memory, and a video signal read out from the first memory is transmitted to the magnetic memory.
Based on the photographing information read from the gas recording layer,
In the same sequence as the order in which the images of each frame were taken
Write to the memory, and from this second memory, N (integer) frames corresponding to the number of shots
Take out the composite image that is
So as to DOO, photographing information such as the loading method of the film feeding system and cartridge back viewed from the cartridge of the camera is sequentially set from the front end side of the photographic film is disposed on the left side of the camera aperture to aperture The type 1 shows the photo film to be photographed, and the cartridge is placed on the right side of the camera aperture when viewed from the back side of the camera, and the photo film which is sequentially set in the aperture from the front end of the photo film is taken. The type 2 shown in the figure, the cartridge is arranged on the left side of the camera aperture when viewed from the back of the camera. The photo film is wound up and stored in the camera side in advance, and is sequentially set in the aperture from the rear end side of the photo film. Type 3 indicating a photo film to be taken In the case of type 1 shooting information, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film and written in the second memory. In the case of the type 2 shooting information, the frames are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film. Each frame is arranged and the image of each frame is rotated by 180 ° and written into the second memory. In the case of the type 3 shooting information, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the rear end side of the photo film. A method for creating an index picture, wherein the index picture is written in a second memory. 3. A photographic film photographed by a camera, wherein the cartridge is disposed on the left side of the aperture of the camera when viewed from the back of the camera, and is sequentially set on the aperture from the leading end side of the photographic film and photographed. A method for creating an index picture from a photographic film on which photographic information is recorded, wherein, when the photographic information is recorded, an image of each frame of the photographic film is imaged in the order in which the frames of the photographic film are transported . After the video signal of each frame read from the first memory is subjected to image processing, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film, and the direction of the index photo and the normal The second memory is written so as to match the direction of the normal shooting frame shot in the camera posture. From Mori N (integer)
A method for creating an index photograph, wherein a composite image obtained by inserting and composing a frame image is taken out and printed. 4. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the cartridge is disposed on the right side of the aperture of the camera when viewed from the back of the camera, and is a photographic film photographed by a camera which is sequentially set in the aperture from the leading end side of the photographic film and photographed. A method for creating an index picture from a photographic film on which photographic information is recorded, wherein, when the photographic information is recorded, an image of each frame of the photographic film is imaged in the order in which the frames of the photographic film are transported . After the video signal of each frame read from the first memory is subjected to image processing, the images of each frame are arranged in order from the top frame of the photo film, and the direction of the index photo and the normal The second memory is written so as to match the direction of the normal shooting frame shot in the camera posture. From Mori N (integer)
A method for creating an index photograph, wherein a composite image obtained by inserting and composing a frame image is taken out and printed. 5. A cartridge is disposed on the left side of the aperture of the camera as viewed from the back of the camera. The photo film is wound up and stored in the camera in advance, and is sequentially set in the aperture from the rear end side of the photo film. A method for creating an index picture from a photo film in which photographing information indicating that the photographed film is photographed by a camera which is photographed by a camera, wherein each frame of the photo film is recorded when the photographing information is recorded. Are stored in the first memory, and the video signal of each frame read from the first memory is subjected to image processing, and then the image is read from the frame on the rear end side of the photo film. While arranging each frame in order, the direction of the index photo and the direction of the normal shooting frame shot with the normal camera posture are Second write to the memory, the index photograph how to create, characterized in that so as to print removed synthesized synthesized image fitting the image of N (integer) frame from the second memory so that I.