JPH01279250A - Cartridge for preserving film - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve handling including operability by providing an area where information can be recorded in a part of a cartridge. CONSTITUTION:Negative film 3 is processed in a printer 4 and prints 5, the cartridge 6 for housing the used negative and information 7 which effectively works are obtained as outputs from the printer. Namely, the information 7 used by the printer 4 or other information 7 is added to an information recording part 6b provided in the cartridge 6. If the information 7 recorded in the cartridge 6 is utilized, for example, in case of extra printing, faithful reproduction can be performed because various conditions are recorded as information. Thus, the preservation including arrangement of the negative film, which is difficult to be handled hitherto, becomes convenient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method and form for preserving so-called negative film that has been developed after being photographed.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the developed negative film was generally returned from the DPE store in the form of a cut of every six frames and placed in a negative carrier.

[Problems that inventions try to solve]

The conventional configuration as described above is extremely inconvenient to use, and has the disadvantage that, even when reprinting, for example, it requires a considerable amount of effort to compare with the print. Also, because it is inconvenient and difficult to handle, active use of negative film, such as cropping a part of the screen, is only done by a small number of experts. In other words, it was not possible to increase added value.

[Means for solving problems]

In response to the above-mentioned problems, the present invention proposes a state in which handling including operability is improved; We responded by increasing the added value by adding a recording function.

[Effect]

As mentioned above, the present invention is easier to handle than conventional negative film carriers, and the newly proposed cartridge has additional information.
This allows the user to easily provide functions that were previously not available at all, or even if they were available, were in a very special field.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows a basic embodiment of the present invention.

This shows the process by which the film is developed and finished as a print after being photographed.

The photographed film 1 is developed by a developing machine 2, and is output as a negative film 3 separated from the cartridge.

The negative film 3 is processed in a printer (including enlarger) 4, the output of which is a print 5, a cartridge 6 containing the used negative, and useful information 7. What should be noted here is that the negative film is stored in a cartridge 6 that is convenient for storage and handling, and that it is used by a printer or
Other information 7 is added to the cartridge 6.

A specific flowchart for this information is shown in FIG. When negative film is loaded into the printer 4, the position of the screen to be printed is first determined in step 201.Next, in step 202, the printing conditions for that screen, that is, the conditions for brightness correction and color correction, are determined. Scanning processing for extraction (more specifically, processing for detecting brightness information and color information from the developed negative film) is performed, and in step 203, those conditions and information are extracted. In step 204, these conditions and information are recorded. When printing is performed based on the above conditions in step 205, it is determined in step 206 whether or not the necessary frames have been printed. If not, the process returns to step 201 and the same operations and processes are repeated, and if the printing has been completed, The process proceeds to step 207. Step 207
is a process of outputting the various conditions of each printed frame as explained above in some form. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, these conditions can be considered, for example, when a sheet with printed information such as a bar code is output and pasted on the negative storage cartridge 6, or when a sheet is attached to a magnetic recording medium. Sometimes it is recorded on a medium and pasted.

Furthermore, instead of pasting the information, it is also possible that the negative storage cartridge 6 is originally provided with a magnetic tape or the like, and that the printer 4 directly records there.

The information 7 recorded on the negative storage cartridge 6 is used, for example, as shown in FIG. In other words, when reprinting, various conditions at the time of the first print are recorded as information, and by using this information, faithful reproduction is possible.For example, when printing the negative storage cartridge 6, 4, an information reading section 8 inside the printer 4 reads the recorded information, transmits it to a condition setting section such as exposure, color, etc., and based on it, a reprint 5' can be obtained. It is something.

So far, we have shown the printing conditions as information, but the information handled here is not limited to that, for example, unique information used in the laboratory, such as the laboratory store number, date and time, etc. It is also possible to record information, and we can expect development from a distribution perspective.

Further, an example of application as shown in FIG. 4 is also conceivable.

The printer 4 is configured to allow character input, etc., and the character information is also recorded in the negative storage cartridge 6. There is a keyboard in the 4a section of the printer 4. From there, characters, symbols, etc. are constructed in a way that can be done manually. The text information entered here is recorded and saved in the negative storage cartridge 6 as before, and the print output is as shown in 5#, that is, from the text comment section 5b on screen 5. You can imagine something like that.

FIG. 5 shows the concept of the negative storage cartridge 6 described above. The negative storage cartridge stores the developed negative 3 wound around a winding shaft 6c, and is also provided with an observation window 6a and an information recording section 6b. Of course, this is just one example, and there is no problem with any configuration as long as the basic requirements for a negative storage cartridge, such as easy storage and handling of negatives and provision of an information recording section, are met.

Figure 6 shows one of the further developments. This assumes that some information is recorded as a latent image on the film. For example, a camera optically records the shooting conditions of each frame and attempts to produce various characteristics based on that information. This corresponds to a trimming camera, etc.

Here, information 3b recorded as a latent image on the negative film 3' in the printer 4 is transferred to a built-in latent image recording/reading section 1.
0 is read and converted by the information conversion/recording section 11 into information corresponding to the information recording section of the negative storage cartridge 6.

In other words, it shows the process by which information is transferred. This is inconvenient when it is desired to change the trimming area, for example, because latent image recording cannot modify or add information once recorded.

In such cases, using a separate medium that allows easy access to information has the advantage of being very easy to deal with even in such cases. Another advantage is that once all information has passed through the printer, it can be handled using a common medium and reading device. In this sense, the printer 4 is designed to interface with the recording medium of the negative storage cartridge 6, and is capable of recording latent images (a device having independent information reading and converting means may also be provided).

FIG. 7 shows an example in which a semiconductor recording element is used as an information recording medium during photographing. By attaching a semiconductor recording element to a film as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-15814, it is possible to achieve an effect equal to or greater than the latent image recording described above.

In such a device, it is conceivable to make effective use of this semiconductor recording element. The photographed film that has entered the cartridge 13 is separated from the cartridge 13 before the development process. That is, at this point, the negative film and the cartridge 13 are separated, and the tit information is also separated from the film together with the semiconductor recording element 14 attached to the cartridge 13. Therefore, one possible solution to this problem is to store semiconductor recording elements 1 and 4 in a negative storage car).
It is to be relocated as is. In this case, the information shown in FIG. 6 is transferred by simply moving the position.

Of course, it is also possible to prepare a larger semiconductor recording element for the negative storage cartridge and transfer it there, or it is also possible to transfer it to a magnetic recording medium.

FIG. 8 shows the contents described above, particularly the flow of information on the premise that the cameras shown in FIGS. 6 and onward record photographic information on film.

First, reference numerals 81 and 82 indicate recording media when the camera records photographic information, 83 indicates processing in the laboratory, and 84 to 86 indicate information recording media in the final negative storage cartridge.

Considering the specific requirements of the negative storage cartridge 6, such as convenience in handling and the addition of information, further development of the system can be expected. It is as shown in FIG. The overall configuration consists of a controller 91 into which the negative storage cartridge 6 is loaded and a pure 93 having a screen such as a television.

This device has the function of reversing a negative image into a positive image, making it easier to view. Further, the controller 91 is provided with operation switches such as a keyboard 92, thereby achieving various functions.

For example, it is possible to easily search the screen by inputting a search keyword into the information recording section of the negative storage cartridge 6, but this is not possible with film 1.
We can handle both books and individual pieces. In other words, by inputting an event, a person's name, a date, or a comment, it is possible to search and view the event using those keywords. In addition, it is possible to expand the application to include not only search and viewing but also editing.

For example, if you want to trim a part of the image projected on the TV screen, forcefully change the color, or add special effects such as a soft filter, you can do this by operating the controller 91 while looking at the screen. It is possible to record the results in the information recording portion of the cartridge 6 and create prints based on that information.

In addition, sound information is also fully applicable to the above-mentioned ornamental equipment. For example, keywords for voice input are set on each screen, and based on that, the controller 9
It becomes possible to perform live commentary in synchronization with the audio input and output sections set to 1.

Furthermore, regarding the area of editing, a separate medium such as a floppy disk is provided in the controller 91, and several cartridges 6 are loaded sequentially or simultaneously, and the necessary screen (
It is also possible to manipulate information to create a kind of album that collects only pieces (pieces).

Figure 10 shows the flow of information centered on negative storage cartridges, including a summary of the developments to date. Information at the time of shooting is recorded from the camera on film or a film cartridge containing the film. Thereafter, the film is processed and stored in a negative storage cartridge, making it easy to handle and store. Also, information at the time of exposure is transferred to the negative storage cartridge.

The relationship between the negative storage cartridge and the information added thereto and equipment such as a printer is bidirectional from the perspective of information. In other words, for example, printing conditions such as color correction and exposure correction are recorded in the negative storage cartridge, and the information is used when reprinting. Furthermore, comments such as text are bidirectional, that is, the information recorded in the information recording section of the negative storage cartridge by equipment such as a printer is reused. It is confirmed that the exchange of information with the negative storage cartridge is bidirectional even in settings such as viewing, searching, and editing.

The present invention may be further modified as follows. That is, FIG. 11 shows a case where the negative film is already replaced in the negative storage cartridge after development. For example, in this case, information can be stored in the cartridge in a pre-processing process before the printer 4 prints each frame one by one.

This is very convenient in cameras that record photographic information, such as those shown in the embodiments described above (FIGS. 6, 7, etc.), because special conditions can be determined in advance. In other words, the process involves transferring the negative film to a cartridge, transferring the information, and then printing.

Furthermore, before printing the negative cartridge 6 on the printer 4,
It is also possible to insert a negative into the camera and transfer the ROM or its contents stored in the camera itself to the negative cartridge.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, negative film, which has been difficult to handle up until now, can be conveniently stored and organized, and furthermore, the added value of information allows for the development of various systems. It has a very big effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a flowchart of post-photography processing, Figure 2 is an information recording flowchart, Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of how recorded information is used, Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of how recorded information is used, and Figure 5 is a negative Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of transfer of latent image information, Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram of semiconductor recording, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between information and medium, and Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an overview of the storage cartridge. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the use of information, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a modified example. 10 mouthfuls

Claims (1)

[Claims] A cartridge capable of storing developed film,
A film storage cartridge characterized by having an area in which information can be recorded in a part thereof.