JPH0882862A - Method for recording magnetic information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the recording method of magnetic information by which the extra printing of a print is automatized by recording the print order information when an extra printing on a photographic film provided with a magnetic recording layer. CONSTITUTION: The picture of a developed one-roll photographic film is read and the pictures of one frame or the plural frames are displayed on a monitor TV 109. While viewing the display screen of the TV 109, at least one of the magnetic information showing the content of a roll title, the printing method of the roll title, the order content of the special print, the content of a surface type, print size, the number of sheets of various kinds of order prints, the designation of the order frame, the number of reprinting sheets, the content of a frame title, the printing method of the frame title, the close-up information, the information of a photographing date, a print format, the top and bottom and left and right information and the information of color correction is inputted. Then, the inputted magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic track of the film. Thus, the magnetic information related to the print is easily and surely recorded on the magnetic track.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic information recording method, and more particularly to a magnetic information recording method for ordering an additional copy of a film having a magnetic recording layer and automating printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been proposed a camera which uses a photographic film having a magnetic recording layer and can write the date and time of photographing, photographing information, etc. at the time of photographing with a magnetic head or read out information therefrom. 4-89934, JP-A-4-11237, WO90 / 430.
1).

After the photographic film is developed, the information recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the photographic film is used as information when a film image is taken by an image sensor and reproduced on a monitor TV (WO98 / 4301). ,
Alternatively, it is used as information for simultaneous printing. Also,
Before reproducing each frame image on the monitor TV, the automatic reproduction information such as the image switching method, the switching time, and the color correction information for each frame is recorded on the magnetic recording layer of the film,
An automatic reproduction method of each frame image of the film is proposed based on the information.

[0004]

By the way, when reprinting a film at present, by specifying the number of prints of each frame, the type of printing paper, the print size, etc. at the DPE agency, etc. Print services are provided according to taste. However, considering that the print service covers close-up printing of a certain part of the frame image and printing with a reddish screen color, this information can be printed on the order form. There is a problem that it is complicated to fill out and order a print.

Further, if the kind and the content of the information regarding the print are specifically determined, the DP can be used even if it is not a laboratory.
E It is possible to print with a minilab machine at an agency or home. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a magnetic information recording method for automating print reprinting by recording print order information at the time of reprinting on a film having a magnetic recording layer. To aim.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a magnetic information recording method for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a developed roll of photographic film, wherein an image of the film is recorded. Read and display an image of one frame or multiple frames on the monitor TV, and while watching the display screen of the monitor TV, roll title contents, roll title printing method, special print order contents, face type contents, print size, various order prints Number of sheets, order frame designation, number of reprints, frame title content, frame title printing method, shooting date and time printing method,
At least one of magnetic information indicating close-up information, shooting date / time information, print format, top / bottom left / right information, and color correction information is input, and the input magnetic information is recorded on a magnetic track of the film. There is. Further, in the magnetic information recording method, the magnetic track is divided into a leader track in a leader portion at the leading end of a film and a frame track corresponding to each frame behind the leader portion, and the leader track has a roll title content, At least one of the roll title printing method, special print order content, face type content, print size, various order print number, and magnetic information indicating order frame designation is recorded, and the reprint number and frame are recorded in the frame track. Title contents, frame title printing method, shooting date and time printing method,
At least one of the close-up information, the shooting date / time information, the print format, the top / bottom left / right information, and the magnetic information indicating the color correction information is recorded.

Further, in the above magnetic information recording method,
Information indicating the designation of the postcard print and its frame number is recorded on the leader track, and magnetic information indicating the print of 1/10 of the actually designated number of postcard prints is recorded on the frame track corresponding to the frame number. It is characterized by doing so. Further, in the magnetic information recording method, information indicating the designation of post card print, its frame number and the magnification N of the number of prints is recorded on the leader track, and the actually designated post is recorded on the frame track corresponding to the frame number. It is characterized in that magnetic information indicating the number of printed sheets, which is 1 / N of the number of printed cards, is recorded.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned magnetic information recording method, information indicating the upper digit of the designated postcard print number designated by the designation of the postcard print, its frame number and the n-ary number is assigned to the leader track. It is characterized in that magnetic information indicating the lower digit of the actually designated number of postcard prints is recorded on the frame track corresponding to the frame number.

[0009]

According to the present invention, magnetic information relating to printing is input while watching an image to be printed on a monitor TV,
The magnetic information is recorded on a magnetic track. As a result, magnetic information related to printing can be easily and definitely recorded on the magnetic track.
Further, the magnetic track is divided into a leader track and a frame track, magnetic information related to one roll of film is recorded in the leader track, and magnetic information related to each frame is recorded in each frame track. . Further, in the case of postcard printing, the number of prints is larger than that of normal print printing, but by performing conversion processing to increase the number of prints recorded in each frame track, each frame track The magnetic track for recording the information on the number of reprints can be used both in the case of normal print reprint and in the case of postcard print. Then, print reprinting is performed based on these pieces of information. As a result, all the processes for print reprint can be automatically performed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a magnetic information recording method according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a film player to which the magnetic information recording 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.
Is provided. Film cartridge tray 102
Is driven back and forth in the forward / backward direction when the film cartridge 110 is loaded / unloaded, and the film cartridge 110 is stored or taken out therefrom.

The mouse 12 is attached to the film player 100.
0, monitor TV109 is connected, mouse 120
From the film player 1 via the signal cable 106.
Various operation signals for controlling 00 are output to the film player 100, and a video signal is output from the film player 100 via the signal cable 108 to the monitor TV 109.
Is output to

The film cartridge 110 has a single spool 112 as shown in FIG.
A photo film 114 is wound around the film 12. The photo film 114 is provided with perforations 114A that indicate the positions of the frames. Further, the photographic film 114 is provided with a transparent magnetic recording layer, and the magnetic tracks 114B and 114C are formed at the edges thereof. The magnetic track 114B is used in the lab and D
The magnetic track 114C is a track used by a PE agency, and the magnetic track 114C is a track used by a user.

Here, the first of the one-roll films
The leading end side of the film relative to the perforation 114A indicating the position of the frame is called a leader portion, and the magnetic track 1
The magnetic tracks of the leader portion of 14C are referred to as leader tracks L1 and L2, the rear end side of the perforation 114A indicating the position of the first frame is referred to as a frame portion, and the magnetic track of the frame portion is referred to as a frame track. Then, the magnetic information of the entire roll is recorded on the leader track, and the magnetic information of each frame is recorded on the frame track.

Magnetic information is recorded on these tracks by a camera having a magnetic head, a film player 100, or the like. The magnetic information recorded by the camera may be, for example, shooting conditions, pseudo zoom information, frame numbers, print formats indicating any of high-definition images, panoramic images and normal images, shooting date / time, etc. Many kinds of information can be recorded by the camera. Also, the photo film 114
Includes a bar code indicating the film type, frame number, etc. in addition to the frame area exposed by the subject light,
Data indicating a print format and the like can be optically recorded by a light source built in the camera at the time of shooting. Further, the developed photographic film 114 is wound around the film cartridge 110 so that it can be stored.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the internal structure of the film player 100. The film player 100 mainly includes a light source 130 for illumination, a taking lens 132, a CCD line sensor 134, a signal processing circuit 136, an image memory 138, and a central processing unit (CPU).
140, an optical data reading device 142, a magnetic recording / reproducing device 144, and the like.

In the figure, a film cartridge 110 is loaded in a film supply section, and a film 114 sent from the film cartridge 110 is wound around a winding shaft 125 of the film winding section. When the frame image of the film is read and the magnetic information is read from or written to the magnetic track 114C of the film 114, the film 11 is moved by the capstan 126.
4, the index image is displayed (all frame images of the film 114 are thinned out and read, and a plurality of frame images are simultaneously monitored on the TV monitor.
(Displayed at 109), the pre-scan of the magnetic information and the writing of the magnetic information are controlled so that the conveyance speed becomes a constant speed.

The perforation sensor 142A included in the optical data reader 142 detects the position of the perforations formed on the film 114 to identify the position of each frame image and each magnetic track. This makes it possible to read a frame image and read and write magnetic information at a predetermined position on the film 114.

The reading of the frame image is performed by illuminating the frame image of the film 114 being conveyed in the sending direction by the light source 130 and reading the image light transmitted through the film 114 by the CCD line sensor 134. The light source 130 is, for example, a fluorescent lamp long in the direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the film 114, and illuminates the film 114 via an infrared cut filter (not shown). The image light transmitted through the film 114 is imaged on the light receiving surface of the CCD line sensor 134 via the single-focus photographing lens 132.

The CCD line sensor 134 is arranged in the direction orthogonal to the film feeding direction. And CCD
The image light formed on the light receiving surface of the line sensor 134 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 charges thus accumulated are sequentially read by the signal processing circuit 136.

The signal charges read from the CCD line sensor 134 are subjected to various kinds of signal processing such as white balance adjustment and γ correction by the signal processing circuit 136, and converted into video signals. This video signal is output to the monitor TV 109, and the frame image is displayed on the screen. When displaying the index image, the video signal output from the signal processing circuit 136 is stored in the image memory 138, and all the frame images recorded in the film 114 are recorded in the image memory 138. There are 40 frames in total in the film 114. For example, 20 frame images are read from the frame images recorded in the image memory 138, and these frame images are displayed on the monitor TV 1.
09 screen is divided and displayed simultaneously. The remaining 20 frames are displayed on the screen if a scroll instruction is given by an input means such as a mouse and the screen is appropriately moved up and down.

It should be noted that print order information and the like can be set on the index screen. Information is set by an input device such as the mouse 120 in an on-screen interactive method, and the set information is stored in the RA of the CPU 140.
Recorded in M140A. The information recorded in the RAM 140A is recorded as magnetic information at a predetermined position on the magnetic track of the film 114 when the film cartridge 110 is taken out.

The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is used for reading and writing magnetic information to and from the magnetic tracks of the film 114.
44. The magnetic recording / reproducing device 144 includes a magnetic head 144A, reads the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic track 114C of the film 114 via the magnetic head 144A, processes the magnetic data, and processes the CP.
Output to U140 and record to RAM140A, and C
The data recorded in the RAM 140A of the PU 140 is read out, converted into a signal suitable for magnetic recording, output to the magnetic head 144A, and recorded on the magnetic track 114C of the film 114.

The optical data such as a bar code indicating the ID number of the film cartridge 110 is read by an optical sensor 142B included in the optical data reading device 142, and the optical data reading device 142 is read by the optical sensor 142.
CPU 160 processes the optical data detected via B
Output to. Next, a method of recording magnetic information will be described. The film player can set print order information on the index screen. To set print order information, use an input device such as the mouse 120,
It can be performed interactively according to the instruction information displayed on the screen.

There are the following types of print order information to be set, and the set print order information is recorded separately on the leader track and the frame track. <Contents recorded on the leader track> -Roll title content: Title information for the entire film-Roll title printing method: Presence / absence of printing, printing color, printing position (front and back ...), font (white, half, no background processing ...) -Specific information for special prints: Index print, presence / absence of postcard prints, number of sheets, etc.-Side type information: Designation information for silk, gloss, etc.-Print size: EC, L, KG, 4-cut, half-cut Information for specifying the number of prints for each order: Total number of prints, number of prints for each size, number of prints for close-up, print for title / date and time specification, order frame: Each frame (for example, 1 Information to specify whether or not to reprint (up to 40 frames) <Contents recorded in frame track> -Number of reprints : Information about the number of reprints for each frame-Frame title content: Title information for each frame-Frame title printing method: Printout status, print color, print position, font designating information-Printing date and time of shooting: Printout status , Designation of print color, print position, and font-Close-up information: Magnification, center position-Shooting date / time information: Year / month / day-Print format: L / H, P format designation information-Top / bottom left / right information: Top / bottom left / right information (title, date / time printing direction) ・ Color correction information: Color correction specification information from the user when reprinting (red, dark ...) The roll title content and frame title content of the print order information above , The number of reprints, top / bottom left / right information, and print size are not specified in the print order information settings above. The, if there is a thing which was recorded as the simultaneous printing information when the camera is shooting to record it as a print order information.

When the print order information set as described above is set and recorded at a predetermined position of the film 114, a print order is made at a DPE agent or the like, the print is performed based on the print order information recorded in the film 114. . Reprinting is usually done by the laboratory after the ordered film is handed over to the laboratory from the DPE agency, but if the print format is decided as described above, the automatic printing machine installed in the store, such as the DPE agency, etc. (Minilab machine) can be used for additional printing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the automatic print service by the automatic printer. Further, FIG. 5 shows an external view of the automatic printing machine. The print orderer loads the film cartridge 110 for reprinting into the cartridge housing 160C of the automatic printing machine main body 160 (step S10), and determines whether or not the print order information has already been recorded in this film. (Step S12). The automatic printer body 160 may automatically determine whether or not the print order information is set based on the magnetic information.

When the automatic printing machine body 160 is instructed or determines that the print order information is set, it reads the print order information recorded on the magnetic track of the film (step S14), and prints the order. When it is instructed or determined that the information is not set, the print order information set by the order panel 160A is input (step S16).

When setting the order information on the order panel, various settings can be made while confirming the frame image displayed on the monitor TV 160B as in the case of setting the order information on the film player 100. There is. Printing is executed by the printer 170 connected to the automatic printer body 160 based on the print order information obtained by the above procedure (S18),
The printed photograph is discharged from the discharge port 170A of the printer and delivered to the orderer.

Next, a case of ordering a post card will be described. When ordering a postcard, specify the postcard print and its frame number (hereinafter referred to as postcard information). Then, the magnetic information indicating the post card information is recorded on the leader track. Further, the postcard print number is recorded as the reprint number information in the frame track of the frame designated by the frame number.

That is, the reprint number information recorded in the frame track is used as the postcard print number in the frame for which the postcard print is designated in the leader track, and is used as the normal extra print number. Not done. By the way, in general, reprinting is usually ordered in units of several sheets per frame, whereas postcards are usually ordered in units of at least several tens to several hundreds. For this reason, if the recording format is such that the reprint number information is recorded on the frame track so as to correspond to the number of prints on the postcard, a large recording area must be secured.

That is, for ordinary reprinting, the number of ordered sheets (0 to 99 sheets) of up to 2 digits is sufficient and can be recorded at 7 bits.
In the case of postcards, the number of orders is required to be at least 3 digits (0 to 999), and a capacity of at least 10 bits is required. Therefore, the reprint number information of the frame for which the postcard is specified records the number (however, an integer) that is 1/10 of the actually specified number of prints, and reads this reprint number and prints the postcard. In this case, the number of reprint information is multiplied by 10. As a result, the number of postcards can be recorded in the same number of digits as the number of ordinary reprints, and there is no need to increase the recording capacity of reprint number information for postcards.

In the above, the number of prints in which the reprint number information of the frame track is recorded is set to 10 times, but it is not particularly necessary to set 10 times, and the print orderer can set this magnification. May be. For example, when it is desired to print a postcard by increasing the number of prints recorded in the reprint number information N times (where N is an integer), this magnification N is recorded in the leader track together with the postcard information.

When a postcard is printed and the magnification N of the number of sheets is designated by the orderer as described above, the number of sheets recorded in the reprint number information is multiplied by this magnification N. Print as many postcards as you want. That is, the number of postcard prints is (postcard print number) = (number of prints of designated frame) * (magnification N designated by leader track).

Further, instead of the magnification N, a value of one hundredth of the number of printed postcards may be recorded in the leader track and added to the number of prints of the designated frame track. That is, the number of postcard prints is (the number of postcard prints) = (the number of prints of the designated frame) + (a thousand values specified by the leader track) * 10
Set to 0.

In the above description, the upper digit (hundreds of thousands) of the number of printed postcards represented by the decimal system is recorded on the leader track. However, it is not limited to the decimal system and other binary systems are also available. The number of printed postcards may be represented by a number system using the radix of, and the upper digit at this time may be recorded in the leader track.

[0036]

As described above, according to the magnetic information recording method of the present invention, the magnetic information related to the print is input while watching the image to be printed displayed on the monitor TV, and the magnetic information is recorded. Since the information is recorded on the magnetic track, the magnetic information related to printing can be easily and definitely recorded on the magnetic track. Also,
Various print information is divided into a leader track and a frame track of the film and recorded at a predetermined position, and print reprinting is performed based on the print order information, whereby the print order and the print reprint can be automated. Furthermore, when printing a postcard, the number of prints recorded in each frame track is converted to increase the number of prints, and the magnetic track for recording the reprint number information of each frame track is recorded. It can be used both in the case of ordinary print printing and in the case of printing of postcards.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a film player to which a magnetic information recording 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 showing an operating procedure of automatic printing.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing an automatic printing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 ... Film player 109 ... Monitor TV 110 ... Film cartridge 114 ... Photo film 114B, 114C ... Magnetic track 130 ... Light source 132 ... Photographing lens 134 ... CCD line sensor 136 ... Signal processing circuit 140 ... Central processing unit (CPU) 142 ... Optical Data reading device 144 ... Magnetic recording / reproducing device L1, L2 ... Leader track

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method of recording magnetic information for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a developed roll of photographic film, comprising: reading an image of the film and displaying an image of one frame or a plurality of frames on a monitor TV. While watching the display screen of the monitor TV, roll title contents, roll title printing method, special print order contents, face type contents, print size, various order print numbers, and order frame designation, reprint number, frame title contents, Input at least one of frame title printing method, shooting date / time printing method, close-up information, shooting date / time information, print format, top / bottom left / right information, and magnetic information indicating color correction information. Recording of magnetic information characterized by recording on the magnetic track of the film Method. 2. A magnetic information recording method for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a roll of photographic film, wherein the magnetic track corresponds to a leader track in a leader section at the leading end of the film and each frame behind the leader section. In the magnetic information indicating the roll title content, roll title printing method, special print order content, face type content, print size, various order print quantity, and order frame designation. At least one is recorded, and the number of reprints, frame title contents, frame title printing method, shooting date / time printing method, close-up information, shooting date / time information, print format, top / bottom left / right information, and color correction information is recorded on the frame track. At least 1 of the magnetic information indicating A method for recording magnetic information, which comprises recording two pieces of information. 3. A magnetic information recording method for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a roll of photographic film, wherein the magnetic track corresponds to a leader track in a leader section at the leading end of the film and each frame behind the leader section. Information indicating the designation of the postcard print and its frame number is recorded in the leader track, and the frame number corresponding to the frame number is 1/10 of the number of postcard prints actually designated. The magnetic information recording method is characterized in that the magnetic information indicating the print of is recorded. 4. A magnetic information recording method for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a one-roll photographic film, wherein the magnetic track corresponds to a leader track in a leader section at the leading end of the film and each frame behind the leader section. It is divided into a frame track to specify, a postcard print designation on the leader track,
Information indicating the frame number and the magnification N of the number of printed sheets is recorded, and magnetic information indicating the number of printed sheets of 1 / N of the actually designated number of postcard printed sheets is recorded on the frame track corresponding to the frame number. A method of recording magnetic information, characterized in that 5. A magnetic information recording method for recording magnetic information on a magnetic track on a roll of photographic film, wherein the magnetic track corresponds to a leader track in a leader section at the leading end of the film and each frame behind the leader section. It is divided into a frame track to specify, a postcard print designation on the leader track,
Information indicating the upper digit of the actually designated number of postcard prints represented by the frame number and the n-ary number is recorded, and the information of the lower digit of the actually designated number of postcard prints is recorded in the frame track corresponding to the frame number. A method for recording magnetic information, characterized in that magnetic information indicating a digit is recorded.