JPH06311340A - Picture processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a high picture quality print at a low cost in which trimming, synthesis and density adjustment are executed intended by a photographer. CONSTITUTION:A photographer uses a scanner 9 to read an image of a negative film 8 to convert the image into digital picture data and a picture processor 11 applies picture processing to the digital picture data. Then picture data subject to picture processing by the picture processor 11 are sent to a laboratory side via terminal equipment repeaters 16,17. Then the sent data are printed by a printer 6. Moreover, the sent data include at least picture data, data used for identifying a sender, data representing a print size or data representing number of prints.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing system for printing an image on a film by scanning it with a scanner, performing trimming, combining, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed in which an image of a negative film that has been photographed in a laboratory is read by a scanner, converted into digital image data, and further subjected to desired image processing such as trimming and combining and then printing. Has been done.

For example, in the technology relating to the "trimming photo printer" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-153228, the trimming information recorded on a recording medium such as a photographic film is read, and the print system is trimmed according to the trimming information. Set to print status. At this time, the trimming state is displayed on the monitor and it is determined whether the trimming is proper or not.

On the other hand, in the technique relating to the "photographing method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-153229, the light of the object illumination light is determined from the information indicating the photographing date and time, the photographing light quantity value, and the use / non-use of a strobe at the time of photographing. The quality is estimated, the exposure amount for printing is determined according to the estimated light quality, and the film image is printed on the printing paper.

[0005]

However, in the technique relating to the "trimming photo printer" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-153228, it is very troublesome to write the trimming information at the time of photographing, and the device is also large in size. Therefore, the size and weight of the camera cannot be reduced.

On the other hand, in the technique relating to the "photoprinting method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-153229, the recording apparatus becomes large in size, and the parameters for determining the light quality become complicated, so that high estimation accuracy cannot always be obtained. . In addition, even if it is accurately estimated, it is not possible to deal with individual preferences that are slightly different depending on the photographer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to perform image processing capable of inexpensively obtaining a high-quality print in which trimming, composition, density adjustment and the like are intended by the photographer. To provide a system.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the image processing system of the present invention comprises a scanner means for reading an image on a film and converting it into digital image data, and an image for the digital image data from the scanner means. The transmission data includes: image processing means for performing processing; transmission means for transmitting the image data image-processed by the image processing means; and printing means for printing based on the image data transmitted by the transmission means. Includes image data, data for identifying a sender, at least one of the data indicating the size of the print and the data indicating the number of prints.

[0009]

That is, in the image processing system of the present invention, when the scanner means reads the image of the film and converts it into digital image data, the image processing means performs the image processing on the digital image data from the scanner means, and the transmitting means operates as described above. The image data processed by the image processing means is transmitted, and the printing means prints based on the image data transmitted by the transmitting means. The transmission data includes image data, data for identifying the sender, at least one of the data indicating the size of the print and the data indicating the number of prints.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing system of this embodiment is composed of a laboratory system and a photographer system, and both systems are connected via terminal relay devices 16 and 17 and a transmission line 18.

The laboratory system develops the photographed film 1, the developing machine 2, the printing apparatus 3 for printing the print 4 with the film 1 developed by the developing machine 2, and the transmission line 18 from the photographer system. And an image memory 5 for storing image data that has been subjected to image processing transmitted via the terminal relay device 17, and a printer 6 for printing based on the image data in the image memory 5.
And a controller 7 for controlling the exchange of image data between the image memory 5 and the printer 6.

On the other hand, the photographer side system reads the image of the negative film 8 delivered to the photographer from the lab side system by mail, for example, and a scanner 9 for converting it into digital image data, and the digital image data. An image memory 10 for storing the image data, an image processing device 11 for performing image processing such as composite trimming based on the image data, an operation member 12 of the image processing device 11, a monitor device 14 for displaying an image, and an image processing device. The image memory 13 stores the generated image data.

In such a structure, in the laboratory system, the film 1 which has been photographed is developed by the developing machine 2,
Further, printing is performed by the printing device 3. Then, the print 4 is delivered to the photographer together with the negative film 8 by mail, for example.

When the photographer side system receives the negative film 8, the image on the negative film 8 is read by the scanner 9, converted into digital image data, and the digital image data is passed through the image processing device 11. It is stored in the image memory 10. Then, while observing the image related to the image data stored in the image memory 10 with the monitor device 14, the operation member 12 is operated to operate the image processing device 11.
Thus, desired image processing such as composition with other image data, trimming, and density adjustment is performed. Then, this image-processed image data is transferred to the terminal relay device 16 and the transmission line 1.
8. It is transmitted to the laboratory system via the terminal relay device 17 and stored in the image memory 5.

Further, in the laboratory system, the image data in the image memory 5 is sent to the printer 6 under the control of the controller 7, and the printer 6 produces the prints 19 of the size and number designated by the photographer. . Then, the print 19 thus generated is delivered to the photographer by mail or by hand.

Here, the structure of the transmission data is as shown in FIG. That is, the transmission destination code 20 for printing the image-processed image data is placed at the beginning of the data. This is registered in advance between the lab and the client. Then, the next data 21 is data representing the size of the printing paper, and data 22 is data representing the number of prints. Further, the data 23 is image data that has undergone image processing. These data 20 to 23 are sent as a set from the photographer side system to the laboratory side system.
In addition, in FIG. 1 described above, the set of data shown in FIG. 2 is referred to as “image data”.

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a general transmission system. In FIG. 3, a plurality of input signals input from various input terminal devices 30a are multiplexed devices 3
After being converted into a multiplexed signal by 1a, it is input to the terminal relay device 32a of the transmission system. And this terminal relay device 3
The electric signal is converted into an optical signal by the electric / optical (E / O) converter 35 of 2a, and is input to the relay device 34a via the optical fiber cable 33a. Further, the optical fiber 33b
And the terminal relay device 32 of the receiving system via the relay device 34b.
When input to b, the optical signal is converted into an electric signal by the optical / electrical (O / E) converter 36 of the terminal relay device 32b and input to the multiplexing device 31b. Then, the single signal transmitted through the optical fiber cable is distributed to the plurality of terminal devices 30b.

FIG. 4 shows the terminal repeater 3 of the transmission system.
It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of 2a, 32b, (a) is a figure which shows the terminal relay device 32a, (b) is a terminal relay device 32b.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the bipolar digital signal from the multiplexer 31a is transferred to the terminal repeater 3a.
When it is input to 2a, it is converted into a unipolar signal by the bipolar / unipolar converter 40. Then, the transmission code processing unit 4
After being coded at 1, it is input to the E / O converter 35. Then, it is converted into a transmission code suitable for optical communication by the drive circuit 42 and the output level control unit 44, and the laser diode (LD) 43 is driven by this. Furthermore, this L
The optical signal of D output propagates on the optical fiber 33a via the photosynthesis demultiplexer 45a.

Then, as shown in FIG.
When the D output optical signal propagates on the optical fiber 33c and is input to the terminal repeater 32b via the optical combining / branching device 45c, the optical signal is avalanche photodiode (ADP; ADP; Avalanche Photodiode 46 converts the electric signal. Then, the digital signal converted into the electric signal is converted into a bipolar digital signal via the reception code processing unit 51 and the unipolar / bipolar conversion unit 52, and then sent to the multiplex converter 31b.

As described in detail above, in the image processing system of the present invention, the image processing system is configured by combining a relatively inexpensive scanner and a multipurpose personal computer, so that the photographer can use it at each home or in each workplace. Not only the image editing process such as trimming composition, but also the image quality improving process such as color balance adjustment can be performed, so that a photograph according to the photographer's preference can be created. Further, in the printing process, the printing system in the laboratory can be shared by transmitting the image data through the transmission line, so that high-quality printing can be obtained at low cost.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image processing system which can inexpensively obtain a high-quality print intended by a photographer for trimming, composition, density adjustment, and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of image data to be transmitted.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a general transmission system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of terminal relay devices 32a and 32b in FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Filmed film, 2 ... Developing device, 3 ... Printing device, 4 ...
Photographs, 5, 10, 13 ... Image memory, 6 ... Printer, 7
... controller, 8 ... negative film, 9 ... scanner, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image processing apparatus, 12 ... Operation member, 14 ... Monitor, 1
5 ... Print, 16, 17 ... Terminal relay device, 18 ... Transmission line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scanner means for reading an image on a film and converting it into digital image data, an image processing means for performing image processing on the digital image data from the scanner means, and image data image-processed by the image processing means. A transmission means for transmitting and a printing means for printing based on the image data transmitted by the transmission means, wherein the transmission data indicates image data, data for identifying a sender, and at least the size of the print. An image processing system comprising one of data and data indicating the number of prints.