JPH07261285A - Printing device for index print - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a printing device for an index print capable of selecting a format in accordance with the number of film frames or the width of paper. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a paper width detecting mechanism detecting the width of paper 2 on which the index print is printed, an image pickup mechanism 3 reading the image of the film 1, a storing mechanism storing the format of the index print in accordance with the number of frames and the width of the paper, and a selecting mechanism selecting the format of the index print from the storing mechanism based on the number of frames read by the mechanism 3 and the width of the paper detected by the paper width detecting mechanism.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index print printing apparatus. More specifically, an index print printing apparatus that can select a format and can display a layout (hereinafter, simply referred to as printing apparatus)
Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for convenience of printing, index printing is carried out along with normal printing so that it is possible to tell at a glance which film and which frame of the film the image to be printed is. , A photo processing method for printing has been proposed.

However, in the conventional printing apparatus, as shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 6, for example, if the format is determined to be 5 frames in the vertical direction and 6 frames in the horizontal direction, and in the case of a photographic film of 30 frames or more (for example, taking 36 sheets), it is set to 2 sheets as shown in Fig. 6. There is a problem that it is not economical because it is printed all over, it is inconvenient as an index, not only does it look bad, but it also has a lot of white space.

Further, if the paper width of the normal print and the paper width of the index print are different, there is a problem that it is necessary to replace the paper for the index with paper after the normal printing, which is troublesome.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an index print printing apparatus in which the format can be selected according to the number of frames of the film or the width of the paper.

[0006]

The printing apparatus of the present invention comprises:
(A) A paper width detection mechanism that detects the width of the paper on which the index print is printed, (b) an image pickup mechanism that reads the image of the film, (c) the number of frames, and the index print format corresponding to the paper width is stored. A storage mechanism; and (d) a selection mechanism for selecting an index print format from the storage mechanism based on the number of frames read by the image pickup mechanism and the paper width detected by the paper width detection mechanism. is there.

Further, it is preferable that a display means for displaying the layout of the index print is provided.

Further, it is preferable that an external input mechanism for inputting characters and a layout changing mechanism for changing the layout are provided.

[0009]

In the printing apparatus of the present invention, the width of the paper on which the index print is printed is detected by the paper width detection mechanism, the film image is read by the image pickup mechanism, and the format corresponding to the number of read frames and the paper width is set. It is automatically selected from the storage mechanism by the selection mechanism.

When there is a display mechanism, it is possible to confirm before printing the frame image laid out in the selected format.

Further, it is possible to input characters by an external input mechanism and change the layout by the layout changing mechanism to print.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The printing apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a printing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of an index print by the printing apparatus of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are index prints of the printing apparatus of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the relationship between paper width and a format.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a film, 2 is a roll-shaped paper on which an image of the film 1 is printed, 3 is an image pickup mechanism for picking up the image of the film 1, 4 is a light source 10, a light control filter 11, and a diffusion box 12. A normal print printing unit including the lens 13 and the lens 13 is an index print printing unit including the CRT 20 and the lens 21.

The width of the paper 2 is detected by a paper width detecting mechanism (not shown) such as an optical sensor. Further, the format corresponding to the number of frames and the paper width is stored in the storage mechanism in advance.

An image pickup mechanism 3 such as a TV camera picks up one frame image of the film 1. At this time, the exposure control may be performed based on the information captured by the imaging mechanism 3 to control the light control filter 11 in the normal print printing unit 4. When all the frame images for one film 1 have been read, the selection mechanism automatically selects a format corresponding to the number of frames read and the detected paper width from the storage mechanism and synthesizes the images. The combined image is printed on the same paper 2 as the paper 2 used for normal printing by the index print printing unit 5 according to an instruction from the CRT control mechanism. It is possible to check the composite image before printing by a display mechanism such as a monitor.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a format when the frame image of the film is 40 frames. By selecting such a format, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the index print shown in FIG. 6 is divided into two sheets and the margin is increased. In the case of a film of 24 shots, as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 5, a format of 5 frames in the vertical direction and 6 frames in the horizontal direction and 30 frames in total may be selected.

Next, an example of a format that can be selected according to the paper width will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4, but the present invention is not limited to such a format. In Figure 3, the paper width W1 is large (about 10
2 mm) and FIG. 4 shows a paper with a small paper width W2 (about 89 mm).

FIG. 3A shows the format when there are 30 or less frame images on the film, and FIG. 3B shows the format when there are more than 30 frame images. FIG. 3A shows a total of 30 frames, which are vertical 6 frames and horizontal 5 frames, and FIG. 3B shows a total of 42 frames, which are vertical 7 frames and horizontal 6 frames. By doing so, the length L1 is a postcard size (102 × 152 m).
m) can be equalized (about 152 mm).

FIG. 4A shows the format when the number of frame images on the film is 30 or less, and there are a total of 30 frames of 5 frames vertically and 6 frames horizontally. Further, FIG. 4B shows a total of 42 frames, which are 6 frames vertically and 7 frames horizontally. The length L2 is approximately 158 mm, which is equal to the HD size (89 × 158 mm) of normal print.

In addition, the L size of a normal print (89 × 1
27 mm), an index print of the same size as W1 = 89 is used in the format shown in FIG.
mm and L1 = 127 mm.

The display mechanism displays the index print synthesized in the formats of FIGS. This allows the layout of the index print to be confirmed. It is also possible to input a title, date, etc. by an external input mechanism such as a keyboard and imprint it on the index print. When the number of frames is extremely small, the layout changing mechanism can move the frame images in parallel or change the magnification to appropriately change the layout.

[0023]

As described above, in the printing apparatus of the present invention, the format can be selected according to the paper width and the number of frames, so that all the frames can be printed efficiently in one print.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an index print printed by the printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a format of an index print printed by the printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an index print printed by the printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an index print.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional index print.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Film 2 Paper 3 Imaging mechanism

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A paper width detection mechanism for detecting the width of a paper on which an index print is printed,
(B) an image pickup mechanism for reading an image of a film, (c) a number of frames, a storage mechanism for storing a format of an index print according to a paper width, (d) a number of frames read by the image pickup mechanism, and An index print printing apparatus comprising a selection mechanism for selecting an index print format from the storage mechanism according to the paper width detected by the paper width detection mechanism. 2. The index print printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display mechanism for displaying a layout of the index print. 3. The index print printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an external input mechanism for inputting characters. 4. An index print printing apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising a layout changing mechanism for changing the layout of the index print.