JPH0832908A - Automatic print method for film image - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic print method which can successively print in a fully automatic way plural images included in a single film and also can easily produce the additional prints. CONSTITUTION:An index image showing plural frames of a film contained in a film cartridge 110 and/or the film image of a single frame is displayed on a monitor TV 109 by a film player 100. Then a user successively input the automatic print information for plural images of a film while looking at the display screen of the TV 109. This input print information is recorded on a recording medium corresponding to a film cartridge 110. The player 100 reads the automatic print information out of the recording medium in an automatic print mode and reads the film image based on this print information. Then the player 100 outputs the video signals showing the film image to a printer 108 together with the control signal which controls the printer 108. Thus the images equivalent to a single film can be printed in a fully automatic way after the automatic print information is once recorded on the recording medium.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film image automatic printing method, and more particularly to a film image automatic printing method for sequentially and automatically printing a plurality of film images in one film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a developed still photographic film has a C
A film player which takes an image with an image sensor such as a CD, converts an image of a photographic film into an image signal and outputs the image signal to a monitor TV to display the film image is a WO90 / 0.
4301, JP-A 5-75922, etc. Also, printers that print images based on video signals are known.

Therefore, a film image can be printed by outputting the video signal output from the film player to the printer.

[0004]

However, in order to print a film image by the above printer,
Since it is necessary to reproduce desired film images to be printed by the film player one by one and to instruct the number of prints, it takes a lot of time and effort to print the film image for one film. There's a problem. In addition, there is a problem that the same labor is required when performing additional printing, and it is difficult to obtain a completely identical print to that at the time of the first print.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to print a plurality of film images in one film one by one in a fully automatic manner, and to easily perform additional printing. An object is to provide an image automatic printing method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses a film cartridge containing a developed photographic film and feeds the film from the film cartridge to an image reading section. In a film image automatic printing method using a film player for reading an image and displaying the film image on a monitor TV, and a printer for printing the film image based on an input video signal, in the film cartridge in advance by the film player. The index image indicating a plurality of frames of the film and / or the film image of one frame is displayed on the monitor TV, and the monitor T
While inputting automatic print information for automatically printing a plurality of film images in the film while watching the screen of V, the input automatic print information is recorded in a recording medium corresponding to the film cartridge, At the time of printing, the film player reads the automatic print information from the storage medium, reads a film image for which printing is instructed according to the read automatic print information, and outputs a control signal for controlling the printer together with a video signal indicating the film image. It is characterized by outputting to a printer.

[0007]

According to the present invention, an index image showing a plurality of frames of a film in a film cartridge and / or a film image of one frame are displayed on a monitor TV by a film player, and a plurality of films in the film are displayed while watching the display screen. Automatic print information for sequentially and automatically printing film images is input, and the input automatic print information is recorded on a recording medium corresponding to the film cartridge. And the film player
At the time of automatic printing, automatic print information is read from the storage medium, a film image for which a print command is issued is read in accordance with the read automatic print information, and a control signal for controlling the printer is output to the printer together with a video signal indicating the film image. I am trying. Therefore, once the automatic print information is recorded on the recording medium,
After that, a film image for one film can be printed fully automatically, and a print with the same image quality can be easily created at the time of reprinting. The film player that records the automatic print information and the film player that outputs the control signal for controlling the printer and the reproduction of the film image based on the automatic print information can be executed by different devices.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the automatic film image reproducing method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a film player to which the film image automatic printing method according to the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, the film player 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a film cartridge tray 102 and a power switch 104 are provided on the front surface thereof. The film cartridge tray 102 is a film cartridge 110.
When loading / unloading the film cartridge 110, the film cartridge 110 is driven forward and backward, and the film cartridge 110 is stored or taken out.

The mouse 12 is attached to the film player 100.
0, monitor TV 106, and video tape recorder 108
The mouse 120 outputs various operation signals for controlling the film player 100 to the film player 100. The film player 100 outputs a video signal to the monitor TV 106 and a control signal to a video tape. The video signal is output to the recorder 108, and then the video signal is output from the monitor TV 106 to the video tape recorder 108. The details of the control of the film player 100 by the mouse 120 will be described later.

The film cartridge 110 has a single spool 112 as shown in FIG.
A photo film 114 is wound around the film 12. A perforation 114A indicating the position of each frame is formed in the photographic film 114, and a magnetic recording layer 114B is formed on the entire surface of the film or on the edge of the film. This magnetic recording layer 114B has a magnetic head. The camera can record magnetic data indicating shooting data for each frame. The developed photographic film 114 is the film cartridge 1
It is wound up in 10 so that it can be stored.

A camera using the film cartridge 110 can record various kinds of magnetic data on the magnetic recording layer 114B of the film 114 for each frame by a magnetic head built in the camera. As the magnetic data to be recorded, for example, a frame number, a print format indicating one of a high-definition image, a panoramic image, and a normal image, a shooting date / time, and the like are conceivable. In addition, many kinds of data are recorded by a camera. be able to. In addition to the frame area exposed by the subject light, a bar code indicating the film type, frame number, and the like, and data indicating the print format and the like by the light source built in the camera are optically recorded on the photo film 114. be able to.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the internal structure of the film player 100. This film player 100 is a CCD mainly including a light source 130 for illumination, a photographing lens 136, and a CCD line sensor 142.
Circuit unit 140, first signal processing circuit 151, second signal processing circuit 152, third signal processing circuit 153, memory control circuit 154, CCD buffer M1, display buffer M
2, a central processing unit (CPU) 160, a film driving mechanism 170, an optical data reading device 180, a magnetic recording / reproducing device 182, and the like.

The light source 130 is, for example, a fluorescent lamp that is long in the direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the film 114, and illuminates the film 114 via the infrared cut filter 132.
The image light transmitted through the film 114 is imaged on the light receiving surface of the CCD line sensor 142 via the single-focus photographing lens 136. During the film image capturing by the CCD line sensor 142, the film 114 is moved by the film driving mechanism 170 at a constant speed in the arrow A direction (hereinafter, referred to as forward direction) or the arrow B direction (hereinafter, referred to as reverse direction). The details of this film drive will be described later.

The CCD line sensor 142 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. And CCD
The image light formed on the light receiving surface of the line sensor 142 is
Charges are accumulated in each sensor having R, G, B filters for a predetermined time, and converted into R, G, B signal charges of a certain amount according to the intensity of light. The signal charge thus accumulated is C
It is read to the shift register by a read gate pulse of a predetermined cycle applied from the CD drive circuit 144, and sequentially read by a register transfer pulse.

The CCD line sensor 142 has, for example, a sensor for 1024 pixels in a direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. Further, the number of pixels in the same direction as the film feeding direction of one frame changes according to the film feeding speed when the cycle of the read gate pulse of the CCD driving circuit 144 is not changed, and in the present embodiment, it is a standard value. 1/2 times, 1 time, 8 times, 1 times the feeding speed when capturing film images
The number of pixels at each speed of 6 times is 1792 pixels and 896 pixels.
The pixels are 112 pixels and 56 pixels.

In this way, the CCD line sensor 142
The signal charges read out from are clamped by the CDS clamp and added to the analog processing circuit 146 as R, G, B signals, where the gains of the R, G, B signals are controlled. The R, G, and B signals output from the analog processing circuit 146 are dot-sequentialized by the multiplexer 148 and converted into digital signals by the A / D converter 150, and then the first signal processing circuit 151 and the CPU.
Added to 160.

The first signal processing circuit 151 includes a white balance adjustment circuit, a negative / positive conversion circuit, a γ correction circuit, an RGB synchronization circuit, and the like, and the point-sequential R, G, and B signals that are sequentially input are appropriately signaled by each circuit. After processing, synchronized R, G,
The B signal is output to the second signal processing circuit 152. The first
The white balance adjustment circuit in the signal processing circuit 151 is C
This is performed based on the control signal added from the PU 160, and the details will be described later.

The second signal processing circuit 152 has a matrix circuit, and the luminance signal Y is based on the R, G, B signals inputted.
And a chroma signal C _{r / b} are generated and output to the memory control circuit 154. The memory control circuit 154 controls the writing / reading of the CCD buffer M1 of the luminance signal Y and the chroma signal C _{r / b,} a display of the luminance signal Y and the chroma signal C _{r / b} stored in the CCD buffer M1 Controls writing / reading to / from the buffer M2. Incidentally, C
Details of the writing / reading control for the CD buffer M1 and the display buffer M2 will be described later.

The luminance signal Y and the chroma signal C read from the display buffer M2 by the memory control circuit 154.
_{r / b} is added to the third signal processing circuit 153. The third signal processing circuit 153 generates, for example, an NTSC color composite video signal based on the input luminance signal Y and chroma signal C _{r / b} , and outputs this to the video output terminal 158 via the D / A converter 156. Output. It should be noted that the memory control circuit 154, the third signal processing circuit 156, and the D / A converter 156 are each provided with a synchronization signal of a predetermined cycle from the synchronization signal generation circuit 159, whereby each circuit is synchronized and required. The video signal including the sync signal of is obtained. In addition, the CCD circuit unit 140, the A / D converter 150, the first signal processing circuit 1
51, second signal processing circuit 152 and memory control circuit 15
4, timing signals are added from the timing signal generation circuit 162 controlled by the CPU 160, whereby each circuit is synchronized.

The film drive mechanism 170 engages with the spool 112 of the film cartridge 110 and drives the spool 112 in the forward / reverse direction, and the film winding mechanism for winding the film 114 delivered from the film supply section. It is composed of a take-up unit and a unit which is arranged in the film transport path and which holds the film 114 between a capstan and a pinch roller and sends the film 114 at a constant speed. The film supply unit drives the spool 112 of the film cartridge 110 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3, and moves the film cartridge 110 to the film 11 until the leading end of the film is wound by the film winding unit.
I am trying to send out 4.

The optical data reader 180 comprises a film 1
A first optical sensor 180A for optically detecting 14 perforations 114A and a second optical sensor 180B for optically detecting optical data such as a bar code written on the edge of the film are included. Optical sensor 18
The optical data detected via 0A and 180B is processed and output to the CPU 160.

The magnetic recording / reproducing device 182 includes a magnetic head 18
2A, and the film 11 via the magnetic head 182A.
The magnetic data recorded in the magnetic recording layer 114B of No. 4 is read, the magnetic data is processed and output to the CPU 160 to be recorded in the RAM 160A, and the data recorded in the RAM 160A of the CPU 160 is read and magnetically recorded. Magnetic head 182 after converting into a signal suitable for
It is output to A and recorded on the magnetic recording layer 114B of the film 114.

Next, the film player 100 having the above structure.
The action of will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the film cartridge 110 is set on the film cartridge tray 102, the CP
U160 controls the film drive mechanism 170 to execute film loading (step 200). That is, the film 114 is sent out from the film cartridge 110, and the leading end of the film is wound around the winding shaft of the film winding section.

When the film loading is completed, the first prescan of the film 114 is executed. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the film 114 is fed in the forward direction at a high speed of 148.0 mm / sec, and then rewound in the reverse direction at a high speed of 148.0 mm / sec. During the first prescan in the forward direction, the image data is captured via the CCD line sensor 142, and the optical data reader 180 is used.
The optical data and the magnetic data are read via the magnetic recording / reproducing device 182.

Next, the processing based on the image data captured during the first prescan will be described. CPU
160 receives the dot-sequential R, G, B signals from the A / D converter 150 shown in FIG. The CPU 160 fetches the R, G, and B signals of all the frames separately, calculates the offset amount for each color signal and the gain adjustment amount for each color signal for adjusting the white balance, and calculates the offset for each color signal. The offset data indicating the amount and the AWB data indicating the gain adjustment amount are stored in the random access memory (RAM) 160A incorporated in the CPU for each frame. Also,
The AE data indicating the brightness of each frame is stored in the RAM 160A from the R, G, B signals of each frame. In addition, CP
The U160 can detect each frame of the film 114 based on the optical data and / or the magnetic data applied via the optical data reading device 180 and the magnetic recording / reproducing device 182, and by counting each frame. The frame number can also be detected.

Next, the second prescan of the film 114 is executed. That is, as shown in FIG.
Is re-fed in the forward direction at a high speed of 74.0 mm / sec, and then rewound in the reverse direction at a high speed of 148.0 mm / sec. At the time of the second prescan in the forward direction, the image data is captured again via the CCD line sensor 142. When capturing this image data, the CPU 160 causes the RAM 1
Aperture control device 1 based on AE data stored in 60A
The aperture 134 is controlled for each frame via 64.
When the CCD line sensor 142 having an electronic shutter mechanism is used, the CCD drive circuit 1
By controlling the charge accumulation time in the CCD line sensor 142 via 44, the exposure amount can be adjusted. In this case, the diaphragm 134 and the diaphragm control device 164 are not necessary.

Further, the CPU 160 causes the first signal processing circuit 151 to adjust the offset amount and white balance of the R, G, B signals for each frame. That is, CP
U160 outputs the offset data for each color signal of each frame stored in the RAM 160A to the first signal processing circuit 151, and the first signal processing circuit 151 outputs the dot sequential R, G, B signals based on this offset data. Adjust the offset amount. Similarly, the CPU 160 outputs the AWB data for each color signal of each frame stored in the RAM 160A to the first signal processing circuit 151, and the first signal processing circuit 151 performs dot-sequential R, G, based on the AWB data. Adjust the B signal gain.

Since the image data of each frame is adjusted based on the AE data, AWB data, etc., good image data can be taken in regardless of the shooting conditions of each frame. The image data of each frame thus adjusted, that is, the luminance signal Y and the chroma signal C _{r / b} output from the second signal processing circuit 152 are sequentially stored in the CCD buffer M1 via the memory control circuit 154. To be done. As described above, since the film 114 is fed at a speed 8 times as fast as the feeding speed when the standard film image is captured, as shown in FIG. 6A, the film feeding direction is the same as that of one frame. The number of pixels in the direction is 112 pixels. Further, the CCD line sensor 142 has a sensor for 1024 pixels in the direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction as described above, but by thinning out to 1/16, it is orthogonal to the film feeding direction of one frame. The number of pixels in the direction is 64
It is a pixel. The CCD buffer M1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), it has a storage capacity for storing data of 512 × 1024 pixels, and thereby has a storage capacity of 5 × 4 × 2.
Image data for (= 40) frames can be stored. That is, the CCD buffer M1 stores image data indicating index images for 40 frames (hereinafter referred to as index image data).

The display buffer M2 has a storage capacity for storing data of 512 × 1024 pixels as shown in FIG. 6B, but when storing the index image data, one frame of pixels is stored. Is set to 73 × 128 pixels and image data for 4 × 5 (= 20) frames is stored. Then, when displaying the index image on the monitor TV 106, the upper left 480 × of the display buffer M2 is displayed.
An area of 640 pixels is read (FIG. 6 (B),
(See (C)).

Since only 20 frames of image data can be stored in the display buffer M2 at a time, 40 frames of index images are displayed by scrolling the index images or switching the screens. By the way, the CPU 160 sets the frame number to 1, 2, ... For each frame in the reading order of the image data of each frame at the time of scanning, and outputs a character signal indicating the frame number of each frame, so that the frame number is changed. The superimposed index image is displayed (step 202).

The index image is created as described above, and when the index image is displayed on the monitor TV 106, the mouse 1 is continuously watching the index image.
20 is used to display various information necessary for reproducing the desired film image on the monitor TV 106 (hereinafter referred to as automatic reproduction information) and information necessary to automatically print the frame image (hereinafter referred to as automatic print information). Input is made (step 204).

The automatic reproduction information and the automatic print information include the following information, for example. Some information is common to the automatic reproduction information and the automatic print information. <Automatic playback information> -Vertical / horizontal information of the frame: information for vertically orienting the playback screen on the monitor. Designated information for up / down / left / right-Automatic zooming information: Information including zoom start magnification, zoom end magnification and zooming time-Screen switching Information: Information that specifies the screen switching method between frames. Immediate switching, scroll in / out,
Fade in / out, overlap, wipe in /
Information indicating out and switching time information thereof (second unit) -Movement information within screen: Movement information (pan / tilt information) for scanning within one frame screen, and movement time information thereof (second unit)- Screen display time information: Total display time of each frame (in seconds) -Sound information during playback: Designation of music type during automatic playback (designated for each frame or for the entire film) -Playback start frame number information: Automatic display Start frame number information during playback-End frame number information during playback-End frame number information during automatic display-Frame number information to move to next: Frame number information displayed next during automatic display-Unplayed frame specification information: Automatic display Sometimes the frame number that is not played back, or information that specifies whether or not to set each frame-Dubbing instruction information: Dubbing instruction information to the VTR Print information / automatic reproduction information> ・ Character information: Character information for each frame,
And character information about the entire film-Shooting date and time: Shooting date and time information for each frame-Trimming information: Information that specifies the range to be played on the monitor from the entire frame. Trimming type and trimming position information-Color correction information: Manual setting Information
Luminance, hue, color saturation, contrast, sharpness setting information for each frame-Automatic color correction information: Color correction information that is automatically set during prescan, and the AE and AWB data described above-Special monitor effect information: Automatic color correction information according to the contents of each frame screen (sunset effect, night view effect, etc.)-Close-up information: magnification information and enlargement center position information-Character display designation information: Whether to display only the title during automatic playback or automatic printing, Designated information such as displaying only the date and time, displaying both, or not displaying both,
And information on display color and display position <Automatic print information> -Number of prints information: Number of prints on each film screen To enter the above information, the [Execute] key 12 of the mouse 120
0A and the [cancel] key 120B (see FIG. 3) and the arrow position designation by the roll.

That is, the CPU 160 displays, as shown in FIG. 7, characters or icons indicating various setting menus together with the index images for 20 frames on the lower side of the monitor screen. The frame to be edited on the index screen is selected by moving the arrow to the frame to be edited using the mouse 120 and clicking the [Execute] key 120A. The selected frame is displayed as a darker black frame than the other frames, as shown in the seventh frame in FIG. 7.

After that, the arrow is moved to the position of the character or icon indicating an arbitrary setting menu, and the [Execute] key 120A is operated to select the setting menu. Normally, either frame is selected, but when setting information unrelated to each frame or common information (automatic playback start frame, frame title, etc.), the frame selected at that time is ignored. Be done.

For example, when the print number information of each frame is input, the print number setting menu is selected with the mouse 120. On the monitor screen of the print number setting menu, numbers indicating the number of prints are displayed in the lower column, for example. When setting the number of prints of each frame, move the arrow to the frame to be printed with the mouse 120 and click the [Execute] key 120A, and move the arrow to the number indicating the number of prints and click [Execute]. ] Click the key 120A. As a result, the frame to be printed is selected and the number of prints of the selected frame is set. By repeating this, it is possible to input the print number information of a plurality of frames. If a number indicating the number of prints is displayed in each frame of the index image every time the number of prints is set, there is no possibility of duplicate setting. To cancel, click [Cancel].
Click the key 120B. In this case, the initial values of the device or the parameters set previously are returned to and the setting screen disappears.

When inputting information regarding the reproduction order of each frame, the reproduction order setting menu is selected with the mouse 120. After that, use the mouse 120 to move the arrow to the frame corresponding to the playback order, and click [Execute].
Click the key 120A. By repeating this, the reproduction order of a plurality of frames can be input. still,
If a number indicating the reproduction order is displayed in each frame of the index image every time the reproduction order is specified, there is no possibility of duplicate specification. The frame number information of the first designated frame and the frame number of the last designated frame respectively correspond to the reproduction start frame number information and the reproduction end frame number information described above, and the frame number information of the unspecified frame is not Corresponds to playback frame designation information.

In the same manner, various information described above can be input by using the mouse 120 in an on-screen interactive system. When the input of the above information is completed, it is selected whether or not one frame is displayed on the monitor (step 206). When the display of one frame is selected, the same information as above can be input while viewing the frame image.

That is, first, a frame number is set (step 208), and subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5, the film 114 is fed at a rate of 9.25 mm / sec for one frame in the forward direction, and the frame of the set frame number is set. Is scanned (main scan) (step 210). CC during this main scan
Image data is taken into the CCD buffer M1 via the D line sensor 142.

When the image data is taken in, the CPU 1
60 is AE data and AWB stored in the RAM 160A
Since the image data of each frame is adjusted based on the data or the like, good image data can be captured regardless of the shooting conditions of each frame. Further, the number of pixels for one frame captured in the CCD buffer M1 in this manner is 512 × 896 pixels as shown in FIG. 6D. That is, a CCD having a sensor for 1024 pixels
The CCD output of the line sensor 142 is decimated to ½ during the main scan, thereby setting the number of pixels in the direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction of one frame to 512, and the film feeding speed to the index image image data. The number of pixels in the same direction as the film feeding direction of one frame of the index image (1
(12 pixels), which is eight times as many as 896 pixels.

The image data for one frame captured in the CCD buffer M1 as described above is transferred to the display buffer M2, and the contents stored in the display buffer M2 are repeatedly read out to display one frame on the monitor TV 106. The image is displayed. In this monitor screen, the frame number (7 in the figure) is displayed in the upper left of the monitor screen as shown in FIG. 8A, and characters or icons indicating various setting menus are displayed on the lower side of the monitor screen. Is displayed in.

The selection of the above menu is performed using the mouse 120 as in the case of inputting information using the index image described above. Now, when the arrow is put on the character or icon indicating "screen switching" and the [Execute] key 120A is clicked, the screen switching setting menu is displayed, and the parameters of each item of the screen switching setting menu are displayed in the lower left of the screen (Fig. 8 (B)). Incidentally, the previously set parameter is designed to blink.

Here, when the mouse 120 is moved to move the arrow to an arbitrary parameter and the [Execute] key 120A is clicked, the blinking position is moved to the parameter selected by this. Then, when the [execute] key 120A is clicked again (by the second click), the parameter is set and the setting screen of the item disappears. next,
A case of inputting character information using a keyboard (not shown) will be described.

In this case, first, the arrow on the monitor screen is moved with the mouse 120 to select the character or icon of "Title" on the setting screen, and the [Execute] key 120A is clicked. As a result, the title setting menu is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 8 (C), a horizontally long white field (the left corner blinks) is displayed on the lower side of the monitor screen, and the letters "confirm" and "cancel" are displayed on the upper right side. To be done.

Then, when a keyboard (not shown) connected to the film player 100 is operated, titles are sequentially input from the left corner to the right side. The blinking position also moves to the right in order. If a correction is made during the character input, the [Cancel] key 120B is clicked. As a result, the title of the blinking portion on the right side is erased one character at a time and canceled. When all the input is completed, move the arrow with the mouse 120 to the "confirm" display area and press the [Execute] key 120A.
Click. As a result, the title setting is completed, and the white columns, "confirm", and "stop" disappear.
To stop the title input, use the mouse 120 to move the arrow to the "stop" display portion and click the [Execute] key 120A. As a result, the title information that has been set so far disappears, and the title before the setting remains as that information.

As described above, various kinds of information can be input while using the mouse 120 in the on-screen interactive system. When the above information is input (step 21)
4) or when the frame display is not selected in step 206, the film 114 is set to 148.0 as shown in FIG.
The film is fed at a high speed of mm / sec in the forward direction, and C is read in advance from the magnetic recording layer 114B of the film 114 during the feeding.
Magnetic data stored in RAM 160A of PU 160,
The information entered in steps 204 and 212 is the film 1
14 magnetic recording layers 114B are recorded (step 21).
6). Subsequently, the film cartridge 110 is rewound in the reverse direction at a high speed of 148.0 mm / sec, and the film cartridge 110 is taken out (step 218).

Next, the case of printing a plurality of film images fully automatically will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 in FIG. In the figure, when the film cartridge 110 in which the automatic reproduction information / automatic print information is stored in the magnetic storage layer as described above is inserted into the film player 100, the prescan is executed and the magnetic recording layer 114B of the film 114 is executed. The automatic reproduction information / automatic print information is read from and stored in the RAM 160A (step 220). Here, when an automatic print key (not shown) is turned on, automatic printing of each frame screen is started (step 222).

That is, first, the start frame position in the automatic print information is detected (step 224). As the start frame position, for example, the one having the smallest frame number is selected from the plurality of frames in which the number of prints is set. Then, the frame screen is reproduced based on the automatic print information corresponding to the frame (step 226). Then, for the reproduced frame,
A control signal for controlling the printer 108 is output to the printer 108 together with the video signal in order to execute printing for the preset number of prints (step 228).

The CPU 16 of the film player 100
0 and the CPU (not shown) of the printer 108 are connected via, for example, a serial input / output terminal 160B (see FIG. 3), and a printer control signal is output from the film player 100 side to the printer 108. A signal indicating the end of printing is output from the printer 108 side to the film player 100.

The film player 100 includes the printer 10
When a signal indicating the end of printing is input from 8, it is determined whether or not the printing of the final frame is completed (step 230). As the final frame position, the one having the largest frame number is selected from the plurality of frames in which the number of prints is set. If the printing of the final frame is not completed, the position of the frame to be printed next is detected (step 232), and then the process returns to step 226 to display the frame screen based on the automatic print information corresponding to the frame. Play and print.

In this manner, the processing from step 226 to step 232 is repeated to automatically reproduce a plurality of frames for which printing is designated in advance. On the other hand, step 23
When it is determined that the frame is the last frame at 0, the automatic printing is ended (step 234). In the above embodiment, the automatic reproduction information is recorded in the magnetic recording layer 114 of the film 114.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, but the automatic reproduction information is recorded on an IC memory attached to the film cartridge 110, a memory card separate from the film cartridge 110, a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc. The automatic reproduction information may be read from the recording medium during automatic reproduction.

[0051]

As described above, according to the film image automatic printing method of the present invention, the index image showing a plurality of frames of the film in the film cartridge and / or the film image of one frame is displayed on the monitor TV, While inputting the automatic print information for automatically printing multiple film images in the film while watching the display screen, the input automatic print information is recorded on the recording medium corresponding to the film cartridge. At the time of automatic printing, the automatic print information can be read from the storage medium, and a plurality of film images in one film can be sequentially and automatically printed according to the read automatic print information. Therefore, once the automatic print information is recorded on the recording medium, a film image for one film can be printed automatically thereafter, and a print with the same image quality can be created at the time of additional printing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a film player to which a film image automatic printing method according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a film cartridge applied to the film player shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the internal structure of the film player shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart used to explain the operation of the film player shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a transport sequence of a film transported in the film player shown in FIG.

6A to 6D are diagrams showing a CCD buffer in the film player shown in FIG. 1, a storage area in a display buffer, and a display screen of a monitor TV.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor screen when inputting automatic print information using an index image.

FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams showing an example of a monitor screen when inputting automatic print information by using one frame image.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of automatic printing by the film image automatic printing method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 ... Film player 106 ... Monitor TV 108 ... Printer 110 ... Film cartridge 114 ... Photo film 114B ... Magnetic recording layer 120 ... Mouse 130 ... Light source 135 ... Photographing lens 142 ... CCD line sensor 151 ... First signal processing circuit 152 ... Second Signal processing circuit 153 ... Third signal processing circuit 154 ... Memory control circuit 160 ... Central processing unit (CPU) 170 ... Film drive mechanism 180 ... Optical data reading device 182 ... Magnetic recording / reproducing device M1 ... CCD buffer M2 ... Display buffer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A film player that uses a film cartridge containing a developed photographic film, feeds the film from the film cartridge to an image reading unit to read the film image, and displays the film image on a monitor TV. And a film image automatic printing method using a printer for printing a film image on the basis of an input video signal, wherein an index image and / or one frame of a plurality of frames of the film in the film cartridge are previously recorded by the film player. A film image is displayed on the monitor TV, and while inputting automatic print information for automatically printing a plurality of film images in the film while watching the screen of the monitor TV, the input automatic print information is input. Film cart The film player reads the automatic print information from the storage medium at the time of automatic printing, reads the film image instructed to be printed according to the read automatic print information, and reads the film image. A method for automatically printing a film image, characterized in that a control signal for controlling the printer is output to the printer together with the video signal shown. 2. The storage medium is a magnetic recording layer formed on the photographic film, a semiconductor memory provided on the film cartridge or a memory card corresponding to the film cartridge, or an accompanying recording medium such as a magnetic disk. The automatic film image printing method according to claim 1, which is one of the above. 3. The automatic film image printing method according to claim 1, wherein the automatic print information includes information indicating the number of prints of each frame. 4. The automatic print information includes character information,
Shooting date / time information, trimming information, manually set color correction information, special monitor effect information, automatically set automatic color correction information, and close-up information including shooting magnification information and shooting center position information. 4. The automatic film image printing method according to claim 3, including at least one of them.