JPH09179250A - Film and film with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently print both of a photograph and a design image on a postal card, etc., at a low cost. SOLUTION: Information T on the kind of design is previously recorded on a film. At the time of obtaining an image signal S from a frame image, the information T on the kind of design is read as well and inputted to a second image processor. In this second image processor, a design image signal T' corresponding to the information T is read from a memory 11 storing the design image signal T', based on the information T, by a setting means 10. In an image processing means 12, the image signal S and the design image signal T' have image processing and are synthesized by a synthesizing means 13, to obtain a synthetic image signal S'. This synthetic image signal S' is printed on the postal card, etc., in a printer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film having a recording section capable of recording information such as photographing conditions and a lens-equipped film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film having a recording unit capable of recording information on the camera side such as photographing conditions by magnetically recording information has been proposed. This film records information such as shooting conditions in the recording section, and this information can be read at the crisis of the lab, so from shooting to lab processing,
Furthermore, various photographic information can be used for various uses of the developed film.

On the other hand, photographs are printed on postcards such as New Year's cards and marriage reports. When printing a photo on such a postcard, first select the frame image of the photo to be printed from the negative film, and design type to be printed with the photo (for example, design information such as greeting, address, name, etc., placement position of these). (The layout information that represents) is selected from a plurality of design types. When printing is performed, the photosensitive material is cut to a postcard size after exposure of a photograph to be printed and exposure of a design type.

[0004]

However, when printing on such a postcard, the customer needs to select the photograph to be printed from the negative film and also the design type to be printed. The choice is very cumbersome.

On the other hand, the person who performs the printing operation selects a design type desired by the customer from a plurality of design types, and confirms the correspondence between the selected frame image and the design type and exposes twice. Therefore, it is necessary to perform printing, so the efficiency for printing is poor, and as a result, the printing cost is high.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a film and a lens-equipped film which facilitates selection of a design type and can efficiently print a photograph and a design type at low cost. Is.

[0007]

A film according to the present invention is a film having a recording section capable of recording predetermined information on each frame, and is designed to be printed together with an image recorded on each frame in advance in the recording section. It is characterized by recording information on the species.

Further, the lens-fitted film according to the present invention is a lens-fitted film having a recording portion capable of recording predetermined information on each frame, and is designed to be printed together with an image recorded on each frame in advance in the recording portion. It is characterized by recording information on the species.

Here, the predetermined information means information on the camera side such as photographing conditions.

[0010]

Since the film and the lens-fitted film according to the present invention have previously recorded the information on the design type in the recording section, the customer takes a picture using the film or the lens-fitted film according to the present invention, and then the predetermined frame number. By simply selecting and sending to development, it is possible to obtain a print such as a postcard in which the frame image and the image corresponding to the design recorded in the recording unit are recorded. That is, a print including a design image according to a specific design type can be obtained only by shooting and then printing.

Further, the film and the lens-fitted film according to the present invention read the information on the design type recorded on the film, and based on the read information,
It can be applied to a system for selecting and printing a design image corresponding to the design type. Therefore, the person who prints can obtain the print in which the design image is recorded only by inputting only the information regarding the number of the frame to be finally printed to this system, so that the print can be efficiently and inexpensively created. be able to.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a film according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a film 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is housed in a cartridge 1, and a first perforation 20a located closer to the tip of the film 20 with respect to each frame image, and a film 20. The second perforations 20b located at the rear end are formed by repeating a wide and narrow pitch. On the rear end side of the perforation of the final frame, the pitch of wide radiation is made narrower than that of the previous part and the perforation 20
d and end perforations 20e are formed.
Further, a magnetic recording portion 2 is formed on the surface of the film 20, and the magnetic recording portion 2 is recorded with information about a design type to be printed together with an image recorded on each frame. Here, the design type is, for example,
Design information such as greetings, addresses, names, etc., and layout information indicating the arrangement position of these. Further, the same design type may be recorded in all the frame images in the magnetic recording unit 2, but different design types may be recorded in units of several frame images.

The film 20 on which the information relating to the design type is recorded in this manner is photographed and developed, and then set in a predetermined position of the photographic printer 100 shown in FIG.

The digital photo printer 100 shown in FIG.
A reader 42 that reads the information recorded on the film 20, a screen detection sensor 41 that detects the area of each frame 21 from the film 20 by a density change, a sprocket 44 that meshes with the perforations of the film 20 and conveys the film 20, and a sprocket 44. A motor 43 for driving the motor 43, a frame number based on the film number read by the reader 42, and an area of each frame 21 read by the screen detection sensor 41 are transmitted to the data bus and a signal for controlling the drive of the motor 43 is sent to the motor 43. A film scanner control interface (I / F) 40 for transmitting to a photo source, a light source 31 for irradiating the photographing frame 21 of the film 20 with light, a light control unit 32, a color separation unit 33, and a diffusion box 34, and a light source unit. The transmitted image of the image recorded on the photographing frame 21 irradiated with the light from 30 is photoelectrically converted through the imaging optical system 51. CCD5 to read
2, an AF motor 50 for adjusting the focal length of the imaging optical system 51,
A / D converter for converting the image signal corresponding to the transmission image photoelectrically converted by the CCD 52 into a digital image signal S
53, the digital image signal S output from the A / D converter 53
On the other hand, the first image processing device 54 that corrects the influence of shading and the effect of dark current and outputs a high-quality image signal to the frame memory 55, the image-processed digital image once stored in the frame memory 55. A second image processing device 5 for performing a process described later on the signal S
6. A modulator driver 57 and a modulator driver 57 that output a modulation signal based on the digital image signal S that has been subjected to image processing whose parameters have been changed by the second image processing device 56.
60, printer control I / F 58, frame memory for reproducing a visible image based on a signal modulated by
A hard disk 75 for storing the digital image signal S stored in 55 via a data bus, a CRT monitor 71 for displaying a visual image based on the digital image signal S as necessary, or displaying an image processing condition and the like. I / F7
0, an image processing condition, a correction value of the image processing condition, a keyboard 73 for inputting image search information, and a keyboard I / F
72, image search information consisting of frame numbers read by the reader 42 via the data bus and the first image processing device 54
The image processing conditions input from the second image processing device 56 and the digital image signal S input from the frame memory 55 are stored in the hard disk 75 in association with each other, and the image search information input from the keyboard 73 is also stored. One digital image signal S associated with the hard disk 75
From the CPU 74 that controls the search from the other devices and the devices connected to the data bus, the communication port 76 that connects to another digital photo printer system via the communication line, and the inspection that inspects the photographic prints reproduced by the printer 60. This is a configuration provided with a keyboard 78 and a keyboard I / F 77, which are arranged at a place and input a reheating instruction when necessary.

The hard disk 75 has a storage capacity of 25 GB (gigabytes) or more. Normally, the image signal required to obtain the resolution corresponding to L size (about 9 cm x 13 cm) photographic prints is calculated to be about 5 MB / 1 image, and when this image signal is data compressed to the extent that the image quality does not deteriorate. , The image signal becomes about 1MB / 1 image. An average minilab store can set the number of working days to 25 days / month, the number of films to be brought in to 50 / day, and the number of shooting frames per film to 20 frames. Assuming that the old image signals that have passed over one month since they were brought in are sequentially erased, the storage capacity required for the hard disk 75 is about 25 GB as described above.

In detail, the printer 60 is composed of a printing section, a developing section, and a drying section. The printing section has a roll-shaped long photographic printing paper 100 provided in a magazine 62 with a reference hole for positioning. A hole punch unit 63 for punching, a sub-scanning drive system 64 for transporting the photographic printing paper 100 in the longitudinal direction (sub-scanning direction) with reference to a positioning reference hole, and a signal modulated by a modulator driver 57 are modulated. An exposure scanner 61 that irradiates the photographic printing paper 100 while scanning light in the main scanning direction, and a back printing unit 65 that prints the image search information input through the printer control I / F 58 on the back surface of the photographic printing paper 100. ing.

In the drying section, a cutter 66 for cutting the dried photographic printing paper (photographic print), which has been dried, into a predetermined size (for example, a postcard size), and a photograph cut into each of the sheets. Sorter to arrange prints
67 and.

Next, the operation of the image reproducing apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

First, the motor 43 is driven by the film scanner control I / F 40, the transport sprocket 44 connected to the motor 43 is rotated, and the left end of the film piece 20 which is a negative film having an image recorded on each frame 21 is moved. The film piece 20 is transferred by the transfer sprocket 44 by being inserted into the transfer sprocket 44.

The transport sprocket 44 is a film piece.
While the sheet 20 is being conveyed, the screen detection sensor 41 reads the density of the film piece 20 in order to search for the area where the image frame 21 exists, and the film scanner control I / F 40 changes the direction of the conveyance based on the read density information. The operation of the motor 43 is controlled by the control of the CPU 74 so that the first top 21 stops at a predetermined reading position.

When the screen detection sensor 41 detects the first frame 21 and the first frame 21 is stopped at a predetermined reading position under the control of the CPU 74, light is emitted from the light source unit 30 toward the frame 21. The transmission image of the top 21 illuminated with light enters the imaging optical system 51.

The transmitted image incident on the imaging optical system 51 is a CCD
A predetermined image is formed on the image receiving surface of 52. The CCD 52 photoelectrically converts the image into a predetermined image signal. The converted image signal is converted into a digital image signal S by the A / D converter 53 and input to the first image processing device 54, and the influence of shading and dark current is removed. The digital image signal S processed in the first image processing device 54
Are temporarily stored in the frame memory 55.

The image signal S once stored in the frame memory 55 is input to the second image processing device 56. Also, at this time, information T regarding the design type corresponding to each frame image 21
Is read by the reader 42 and input to the second image processing device 56. The following processing is performed in the second image processing device 56.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the details of the second image processing device 56. First, the information T about the design type is the setting means 10
Is input to The setting means 10 reads the design image signal T'corresponding to the information T from the memory 11,
Information such as a name is added to the design image signal T ′ and input to the image processing means 12. On the other hand, the digital image signal S is also input to the image processing means 12. Then, the digital image signal S and the design image signal T ′ are subjected to image processing such as gradation processing. The digital image signal S and the design image signal T'which have been subjected to the image processing are then combined by the synthesizing means.
Entered into 13. The synthesizing means 13 synthesizes the digital image signal S and the design image signal T '. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the combining process is performed so that a combined image 23 in which the frame image 21 and the design image 22 are combined is obtained. Then, the combined image signal S ′ obtained by such a combining process is output to the printer 60. In the printer 60, the composite image signal S'is a visible image, that is, the composite image 23 shown in FIG.
Prints at 0. The photographic printing paper 100 is cut into a postcard size and stored in the sorter 67.

In the film according to the present invention, since the information regarding the design type is recorded in the recording section in advance, the customer only needs to take a photograph using the film according to the present invention, and then select a predetermined frame number and send it for development. It is possible to obtain a print such as a postcard in which the frame image and the image corresponding to the design recorded in the recording unit are recorded. That is, it is possible to obtain a print including a design image according to a specific design type simply by taking an image and then performing the simultaneous development printing.

Further, it goes without saying that the film in the above embodiment can be applied to a film with a lens (so-called disposable camera).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an image reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of an image processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining image composition.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cartridge 2 magnetic recording unit 10 setting means 11 memory 12 image processing means 13 composition means 20 film 21 shooting frame 30 light source unit 41 screen detection sensor 43 motor 44 sprocket 50 AF motor 51 imaging optical system 52 CCD 54 first image processing Device 56 Second image processing device

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A film having a recording unit capable of recording predetermined information about each frame, wherein the recording unit stores information about a design type to be printed together with an image recorded on each frame in advance. And the film. 2. A lens-equipped film having a recording unit capable of recording predetermined information about each frame, wherein the recording unit stores information about a design type to be printed together with an image recorded on each frame in advance. A film with a lens characterized by.