JPH02271338A - Method for inputting frame number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To always record a precise frame number on a print with the aid of a printer or the like by inputting the head frame number with the aid of a notcher puncher, analogizing and automatically inputting the negative feeding quantity thereof for subsequent frame numbers, and inputting the frame number at a fixed value or more again. CONSTITUTION:A negative film 1 is set to the notcher puncher 40, conveyed until the last frame of the film 1 is detected and stopped by operating a keyboard 43. At this time, when it is the head frame, the frame number is inputted by the keyboard. When it is not the head frame, the negative feeding quantity is detected on the basis of a pulse quantity supplied to a pulse motor 16. When the detected quantity is not the fixed quantity, an estimated frame number is inputted. When it arrives at the fixed quantity, the frame number is inputted again by the keyboard. When the frame number is inputted and set in such a way, exposure data which should be properly printed is inputted by the keyboard 43 and a notch 3 is given to the corresponding frame by the instruction of notching. Simultaneously, the exposure data or the like is recorded on a paper tape 46 or a memory card. Besides, the number of the recorded frame is recorded on the paper tape 46 or the memory card.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Purpose of the Invention: (Industrial Application Field) This invention is applicable to prints or prints in which frame images of a negative film processed with a notch puncher are printed on photographic paper and then developed. The present invention relates to a method for inputting a piece number of a notcha puncher in which the piece number is recorded on a recording medium.

(Prior Art) Generally, when a photograph is taken, the film is developed, the film is simultaneously printed, and then additional prints are made, the frame number of the film of the desired photograph is searched for by looking at the film, and the additional prints are ordered using that number. This also applies to reprinting in a laboratory or the like. The frame number is attached to the edge of the negative film 1 as shown in Figure 7, but when searching for a desired frame and there are many similar photographs, it is difficult to search for the desired photograph on the film. It is difficult, and people often make mistakes in ordering pieces or reheating pieces. Furthermore, because it is troublesome to search for the desired photograph on negative film, people often neglect to order extra prints.

Therefore, if the frame number of the film is printed somewhere on the printed photograph, it would be extremely convenient to reprint or order additional prints.

To print film frame numbers on a print, it is sufficient to record the numbers sequentially on the front or back side of the photographic paper in some way during the printing process or a pre-process. Even in the same way, the frame number of the first frame at the start of photography differs depending on the person taking the picture, the camera used, and the method of loading the film. Also, frame number 1 of the film
,2. There are cases where the position of the number such as ... is exactly between the pieces, and in such cases, even if it is full size,
It must be printed with an auxiliary number such as ^, IB, etc.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) A method for displaying frame numbers on prints that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 128933/1983. This detects the amount of film feed from a reference point that indicates a certain position on the film to each frame, and based on this detected amount of feed, calculates the distance from the reference point given in advance to each frame. The frame number of each frame is determined from the relationship with the frame number of each frame, and the frame number is recorded and displayed at an arbitrary position on the print where the frame is printed. but,
In the above method, it is necessary to provide a reference point (mark) that can be reliably detected during the printing process, and it is not possible to correct the deviation of the frame number due to mismeasurement of feed flea or the like.

In addition, the frame number code attached to the negative film can be OC
There is a method of automatically inputting the piece number by reading it with R etc., but the device is complicated and expensive. Furthermore, if positioning is performed only from the perforations of the negative film, the perforations are spaced widely, so positioning accuracy cannot be achieved, especially when two frame numbers correspond to approximately the same amount when the frames are engraved. Manual effort for recording frame numbers is required not only for printers but also for notch punchers, which are processed as pre-processing for printing.

This invention was made due to the circumstances mentioned above,
The purpose of this invention is to efficiently manually enter the frame numbers using a notch puncher without depending on the frame number code on the negative film.
To provide a method for inputting a piece number of a notch puncher, which allows the piece number to be easily recorded on a print or a recording medium compatible with printing.

Structure of the Invention: (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a manual method for numbering frames of a notch puncher. When recording frame numbers on a developed print or a recording medium compatible with prints after printing on photographic paper, enter the frame number of the Lth frame of the negative film using the notch puncher using the keyboard, and then continue. (This is achieved by inputting the frame number of the frame by analogy with the feed amount of the negative film, and re-entering the frame number from the keyboard when the feed amount exceeds a certain value.

(Function) In this invention, the frame number of the first frame of a negative roll film is manually entered from the keyboard using a notch puncher, and the subsequent frame numbers are automatically determined by analogy with the amount of negative feed. In addition to manually re-entering the piece number when the feed amount exceeds a certain value. Therefore, the cumulative error in the negative feed amount can be canceled for each predetermined number of frames, and by transferring the frame number data from the notch puncher to the printer or printing machine using a memory card, etc., the correct frame number can always be It can be recorded on a printout using a printing machine.

(Example) FIG. 1 shows an example of a system to which the present invention can be applied, in which a roll-shaped negative film 1 as shown in FIG. Notches are provided corresponding to the frames to be printed, and together with the notches, frame numbers, exposure data, etc. are manually recorded on the tape or memory card 20. Then, the tape obtained by the notcha puncher 40 or the recorded memory card 2
0 is loaded into a printer 20 as shown in FIG.
Color paper 21 is loaded in a predetermined position of
Then, the notch puncher 40 performs exposure according to the input exposure data. The exposed color paper 21 is sent to the processor 22 and subjected to processing such as development, and the processed color paper is inspected by the Insvector 23 and sent to the printing machine 30. NG prints are marked with an NG mark etc. on the back side. is attached and sent to the printing machine 30. In the printer IO, the exposure data of the relevant frame is read out from the tape or memory card 20 and exposed to the exposure section of the negative film 1, and the tape or memory card 2G is loaded into a predetermined position of the printing machine 30 and the corresponding frame is placed on the color bell bar 21. Print the piece number at the piece position. In this case, the printing machine 30 detects the NG mark on the color paper 21 and sends the NG print to the reprinting process. The color paper 21 on which the frame number has been printed by the printing machine 30 is sent to the cutter/sorter 31 and cut into a predetermined length.
A print 32 is obtained for each negative film IA that is cut into pieces and focused. The print 32 is then delivered to the customer along with the negative film IA.

FIG. 2 shows the external configuration of a notch puncher 40 used in the present invention, in which a roll of negative film 1 connected by splices is loaded into a predetermined position via dancer rollers 41A and 41B, and the negative film 1 is placed in a predetermined position. I by operation
The frames to be transported and printed are all transferred to the notch 3 at the notch portion 42 on the panel surface as shown in FIG.
is attached. A keyboard 43 for inputting necessary information (for example, exposure data) and a keyboard 44 for inputting frame numbers are provided on the desk, and the exposure data is stored in a memory card 20 inserted on the side of the desk. A card recording device 45 is provided for recording information such as numbers and piece numbers. A tape punching device 47 for punching exposure data, frame numbers, etc. on the paper tape 4B is provided on the opposite side of the desk. As shown in FIG. 4, the negative film 1 is conveyed by a pulse motor 16 via rollers, etc., and the amount of feed is detected by counting the number of supplied pulses with a counter (not shown). The perforations 2 arranged at regular intervals are photoelectrically detected by a detector 17. The operator aligns the frame of the negative film 1 with the alignment scale of the notch section 42, judges whether the frame is a normal frame that should be printed, or is not an NG frame that cannot be printed, and presses the keyboard for the frame to be printed. The notch 3 is attached by giving an instruction from the keyboard 43, and the paper tape 4B is perforated by inputting exposure data manually from the keyboard 43. At the same time, the frame number at that time is input from the keyboard 44 and the paper tape 46 is perforated. The exposure data, frame number, etc. punched in the paper tape 46 may be recorded on the memory card 20 attached to the card recording device 45.

The operator selects and instructs recording to the memory card 20 or paper tape 4B. The above operations are performed for all frames of the roll film.

FIG. 3 shows the external configuration of an automatic printer 10 to which the present invention can be applied. The paper tape 46 prepared in the above is loaded into the tape reader 11 to read the punching data, or the memory card 20 is inserted into the card reading device 12 to read the recorded data.

Note that the printer 10 corresponds to the configuration of the notch puncher 40, and if the printer 1O prints using a paper tape 46, the notch puncher 40 is equipped with a tape punching device 47 for the paper tape 46. It is sufficient that the card recording device 45 is unnecessary, and the card reading device 12 of the printer IO is also unnecessary. Furthermore, if the printer IO prints using the memory card 20,
, it is sufficient that the notch puncher 40 is equipped with a card recording device 45 for the memory card 20, and a tape punching device 47 is sufficient.
is unnecessary, and the tape reader 11 of the printer IO is also unnecessary. Both the notch puncher 40 shown in FIG. 2 and the printer 10 shown in FIG. 3 are constructed to be able to handle paper tapes and memory cards.

Then, the frame image, which has been negatively fed and positioned in the exposure section 13, is illuminated by a light source (not shown) below, and the rolled color paper 21 stored in the print section 14 is illuminated.
exposed to light. Similarly to the notch puncher 40, in the printer IO, the negative film 1 is transported and positioned as shown in FIG. The notch 3 is photoelectrically detected by the detector 18. That is, the printer 10 automatically feeds the frame to which the notch 3 is attached, and the notch 3 is punched in the paper tape 46 or stored in the memory. According to the exposure data recorded on the card 20, the color paper 21 is automatically exposed frame by frame.
Writing device 15 for writing data to memory card 20
is provided.

In the configuration as described above, the method of the invention shown in FIG. 5 will be explained.

First, set the negative film 1 in the notch puncher 40 (Step S1), then operate the start key on the keyboard 43 to transport the negative film 1 (Step S1).
2). Then, it is determined whether or not the frame of the negative film 1 is the last frame (step 53), and if it is not the last frame, it is transported until the frame is detected and then stopped (step 54). The operator determines whether or not the stopped piece is the first piece (step S5), and if it is the first piece, inputs the piece number manually from the keyboard 44 (step S8). Further, if it is not the first frame, the negative feed amount is detected from the amount of pulses supplied to the pulse motor 16, and if it is not a constant amount, the frame number is estimated and manually input (steps S6 and S7). If the negative feed amount exceeds a certain amount, the frame number is input again from the keyboard 44 (steps 56 and 58). When the frame number is manually set in this way, exposure data to be printed properly is entered manually from the keyboard 43 (step S9), and notch 3 is added to the frame by a notch command (step 510). , exposure data, etc. are recorded on the paper tape 46 on the memory card 20, and furthermore, the recorded frame numbers are recorded on the paper tape 46 or the reference≠memory card 20.
(step 511), and the process returns to step S2. The same operation is repeated until the final piece is reached.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, set the negative film 1 in the notch puncher 4o (step 520), then operate the start key on the keyboard 43 to transport the negative film 1 (step 521).
), then it is determined whether the frame of negative film 1 is the last frame (step 522), and further it is determined whether the detector 17 has detected perforation 2 (step 5).
23), if perforation 2 is detected, it is determined whether it is the first perforation 2 (step 5).
24). If the number of negative feed pulses cleared each time the detector 17 detects perforation 2 is P, the negative feed amount per 1 pulse is dF, and the interval between perforations 2 is dP, then the first perforation 2 is detected. The negative feed amount when the perforation is -PXdF (1) (step 525), and the negative feed amount when the perforation is not the first perforation 2 is L −L +
dP (2) is obtained as follows (step 526).

Next, it is determined whether or not a piece is detected in step S27.
), if no piece is detected, the process returns to step S22 and the above operation is repeated. In addition, the above step 523
If perforation 2 is not detected in step 527, the process skips to step 527. Then, the above step S27
If gA3 is detected, the negative feed is stopped and the piece is positioned, and the negative feed ML is set to L-t, +px dF.
--- (3) is calculated (step 530). Next, the operator determines whether or not this stopped piece is the first piece (step 531), and if it is the first piece, manually enters the piece number from the keyboard 44 (step 5).
33) If it is not the first frame, the frame number is estimated from the negative feed amount determined in step 30 and input (step 532). When the frame number is input and set in this way, exposure data is input from the keyboard 43 (step 534), notch 3 is added to the frame by the notch command (step 535), and the exposure data etc. The number of the recorded frame is recorded on the paper tape 46 or the memory card 20.
It is recorded as 0 (step 536), and the process returns to step S21. The same operation is repeated until the final piece is reached.

As described above, the frame numbers manually entered by the notch puncher 40 as shown in FIG. Since a single paper tape 46 to be printed is bulky and inconvenient to carry, the system may be configured such that all recording and reading is performed using the memory card 20.

In each of the embodiments described above, the re-entered or estimated frame number is once recorded in the memory card 20, and then the memory card 20 is loaded into the printing machine 30 to print the frame number on the printout. However, the printer 10 may directly print at a predetermined position on the color paper 21. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the negative film is transported while detecting the perf I noise, but it is also possible to detect the DX code on the negative film.

Effects of the invention: As described above, according to the frame number input method of the present invention, there is no particular need for a device to read the frame number code on the film, so the frame number can be manually input at a low cost, and the frame number code can be read easily. There is no problem of misreading caused by the device. Furthermore, even for films without frame number codes, frame numbers can be determined and printed on color paper or prints.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the entire system of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external view showing an example of a notcher puncher, Fig. 3 is an external view showing an example of a printer, and Fig. 4 is a negative drawing. FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing examples of the present invention, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between frame numbers of negative film and full size and half size. . 1... Negative film, 2... Perforation,
3...notsuchi, 10...printer,! ! ... tape reader, 12 ... card recording device, 13 ... exposure section, 20 ... memory card, 22 ... processor, 30 ... printing machine, 40 ..., notch puncher,
43.44...Keyboard, 46...Paper tape, 4
7...Tape punching device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When printing a frame image of a negative film processed with a notch puncher onto photographic paper using a printer, and then recording a frame number on a developed print or a recording medium compatible with the print, the notch puncher prints the frame image of the negative film. Enter the frame number of the first frame from the keyboard, enter the frame number of the following frame by analogy with the feed amount of the negative film,
A method for inputting a piece number for a notcha puncher, characterized in that the piece number is re-entered from the keyboard when the feed amount exceeds a certain value.