JPH09326918A - Image reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the utilizing efficiency without the need for data retrieval by reading a new image, appending it to an unrecorded area of a mini-disk, detecting the number of added images and printing it out so as to allow the user to easily confirm the appended image. SOLUTION: A disk control section 10 reproduces a mini-disk mounted on a disk drive 12 and detects number of recorded images. Then a system control section 14 reads a new image from a film scanner 2 and detects an unrecorded area of the mini-disk and appends the image thereto. Succeedingly an append image detection means 15 detects number of images after append and a print number calculation means 16 calculates the number of prints of index cards and a print start frame number. Furthermore, the image data are reduced to produce index use medium and low resolution image data. Then the data are printed out via a printer control section 7. Thus, the images recorded on a draw type recording disk medium are easily confirmed so as to eliminate the need for data retrieval thereby improving the utilizing efficiency.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus for reading an image from a negative film, a photograph or the like to form still image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an image reading apparatus called a film scanner which reads image data from an optical film (film) that has been photographed in frame units and records the read image data on a recording medium. Such an image reading device includes an image data reading unit that reads an image recorded on a film as image data by a fixed image pickup device, an image data processing unit that stores the image data in a memory and performs data processing, and a memory that stores the image data in the memory. The image data recording unit records the recorded image data on a recording medium, and the image data printing unit prints the image data recorded on the recording medium.

Such an image reading device operates as follows. First, when the operator mounts a film having been photographed on the image data reading unit, the image data reading unit sequentially reads each frame of each image as image data and converts it into image data. When the reading of the image data is completed, the image data reading unit supplies the image data to the image data processing unit. The image data processing unit stores the image data in the memory. The image data processing unit performs image processing such as color correction of the image data stored in the memory based on the input operation of the operator. When the image processing is completed, the image data processing unit supplies the image data to the image data recording unit. The image data recording unit records the image data on the recording medium. Further, the image data recorded on the recording medium is supplied to the image data printing unit. The image data printing unit prints the image data. In this way, the image data that has been subjected to color correction or the like can be printed.

[0004]

However, in the conventional image reading apparatus, it is possible to confirm what kind of image data is recorded on the recording medium unless all the image data recorded on the recording medium is printed. There was an inconvenience that it could not be done.

Further, when the image data is additionally recorded on the recording medium, if all the image data recorded on the recording medium including the additionally recorded image data is not printed, what kind of image data is recorded on the recording medium. There was the inconvenience that it could not be confirmed.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image reading apparatus capable of performing only index printing including an additional write image on a write once type disc recording medium.

[0007]

The image reading apparatus of the present invention includes an image reading unit that sequentially reads a plurality of images recorded on an optical film frame by frame, and photoelectrically converts the image data into image data. Disk recording means for recording each image data on a write-once disk recording medium, index printing means for printing an index image obtained by reducing each image data recorded on the write-once disk recording medium on print paper, and write-once disk recording A write-once image detecting means for detecting a write-once image when another image data is added to the medium by the disk recording means,
A print page calculating means for calculating only a print paper containing the write-once image when the write-once image detecting means detects the write-once image, and the print page calculating means calculates only the print paper containing the write-once image, The index printing means records the index image including the additional recording image on the print paper.

The image reading apparatus of the present invention operates as follows. First, when the write-once disc recording medium is mounted on the disc recording means, the system control section causes the disc recording means to reproduce the write-once disc recording medium and detect the number of images recorded on the write-once disc recording medium. Control the disc recording means. The system controller
The number of images, that is, the number of image files is detected by referring to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file stored in the internal storage unit by the disc recording unit reproducing the write-once disc recording medium. At this time, the number of images recorded on the write-once disc recording medium when the write-once disc recording medium is mounted on the disc recording means is referred to as “record number 1”.

Next, the system control unit controls the disc recording unit to additionally record the image newly read by the image reading unit on the write-once disc recording medium. When the additional recording operation of the image by the disk recording unit is completed, the directory number and the image number recorded in the image data management file provided on the inner peripheral side of the additional recording disk recording medium are updated.

The system control unit controls the disk recording means so that the disk recording means reproduces the write-once disk recording medium and detects the number of images recorded after the additional recording on the write-once disk recording medium. The system control unit refers to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file updated by the image additional recording stored in the internal storage unit when the disc recording unit reproduces the write-once type disc recording medium, thereby the image The number of images updated by additional recording, that is, the number of image files is detected. The number of images recorded on the write-once disc recording medium when updated by the additional recording of images at this time is referred to as "the number of recorded sheets 2".

Next, the number of prints of the index card is calculated based on the number of frames of one screen of the index, the number of recorded sheets 1 and the number of recorded sheets 2. First, the additional write image detecting means calculates a print start frame. The print start frame is the number obtained by dividing the number of recorded sheets 1 by the number of frames of the index 1 screen by the number of frames of the index 1 screen and adding 1 to this value. Next, the print number calculation means calculates the print start page. The print start page is a number obtained by adding 1 to the maximum integer obtained by dividing the number of recorded sheets 1 by the number of frames of the screen of the index 1. Finally, the print number calculating means calculates the print end page. The print end page is a number obtained by adding 1 to the maximum integer obtained by dividing the number of recorded sheets 2 by the number of frames of one screen of the index. The print start page is subtracted from the print end page thus obtained to calculate the number of prints.

When the number of prints is calculated in this manner, one index image is created. In the high resolution mode, the system control unit performs image processing on the intermediate resolution image data read by the image reading means.
This image processing is processing for reducing the data amount by thinning and reducing the intermediate resolution image data to generate the index low / medium resolution image data. Further, in the low resolution mode, the system control unit controls the disc reproducing means so as to search and read the index image file on the write-once disc recording medium. A plurality of low resolution image data (index image data) included in the index image file is read from the disc reproducing means.

When the creation of one index image is completed, the system controller controls the index printing means to print one index card. As a result, the index printing means prints one index card. The system control unit 14 determines whether the index printing means has printed out all the index cards. One index card printing process is repeated until all index cards are printed out, and when the printing of all index cards is completed, the disk recording unit ejects the write-once disk recording medium and ends.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Before describing the index print processing of image data of the image reading apparatus according to the present embodiment, a series of image reading apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9 to 28. The image reading processing operation will be described.

First, the configuration of the image reading apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The image reading apparatus includes a scanner control unit 1, a film scanner 2 controlled by the scanner control unit 1, a memory control unit 3, a video memory 4 and a main memory 5 controlled by the memory control unit 3, and a monitor 6. A printer controller 7, a printer interface circuit 8 and a printer 9 controlled by the printer controller 7, a disk controller 10,
It has a disk interface circuit 11 controlled by the disk controller 10, a disk drive 12 for driving a mini disk, a keyboard 13, and a system controller 14. Here, the disc drive 12 constitutes a disc recording unit, the mini disc constitutes a write-once disc recording medium, and the printer 9 constitutes an index printing unit.

Here, the film scanner 2 has an image reading means for sequentially reading a plurality of images recorded on an optical film frame by frame and photoelectrically converting the image data into image data, and the system controller 14 drives the mini disk into a disk drive. An additional write image detecting unit that detects an additional write image when another image data is added by 12, and a print page that calculates the number of index prints including the additional write image when the additional write image is detected by the additional write image detecting unit. And calculation means.

The output of the film scanner 2 is configured to be supplied to the main memory 5, the output of the main memory 5 is configured to be supplied to the video memory 4, and the output of the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Is configured to. The output of the main memory 5 is supplied to the printer 9 via the printer interface circuit 8, and the output of the main memory 5 is supplied to the disk drive 12 via the disk interface circuit 11. Further, the key operation information output from the keyboard 13 is configured to be supplied to the system control unit 14. The system control unit 14 is configured to supply control information to the scanner control unit 1, the memory control unit 3, the printer control unit 7, and the disk control unit 10 so that the operation based on the operation of the keyboard 13 is performed. .

The film scanner 2 includes a film feeding means for moving an optical film, which will be described later, and an image reading means for sequentially reading the images of each frame recorded on the optical film frame by frame and converting the images into electrical image data. Have. The film feeding means is composed of a film feeding motor and is driven and controlled under the control of the scanner controller 1 to feed the optical film in the forward direction or in the reverse direction. The image reading means is composed of a CCD (charge coupled device) line sensor, and sequentially reads the image of each frame recorded on the optical film and converts it into electrical image data.

The resolution of the image read by the film scanner 2 is 1024 × 1536 pixel standard mode HD.
(High Definition) Resolution and 2048x30
It has a UD (Ultra Definition) resolution in a high definition mode of 72 pixels. Images in these two modes are called high resolution images. Also, the film scanner 2 has 3
Long 5 mm negative / reversal film or 6 frame cutting film, 35 mm slide mount, and new standard film centered on Kodak (New Photo System: Advanced Photo System, A below)
It is called PS. ) Can be handled.

The main memory 5 has a capacity for storing high resolution image data read by the film scanner 2. Further, the video memory 4 stores in advance image data such as an initial screen, a mode setting screen, various message screens, a six-frame display screen having a message for confirming the position of the image, which will be described later. The monitor 6 is composed of, for example, a CRT (cathode ray tube) of 384 × 576 pixels as shown in FIG. 14 described later, and can display characters in 12 rows × 24 characters of 32 × 24 pixels per character. Is configured. The image for display on the monitor 6 is referred to as a medium resolution image.

The disk drive 12 is an MD (mini disk) mounted in the disk drive 12 with image data of each frame supplied from the main memory 5 via the disk interface circuit 11 under the control of the disk controller 10. To record. The mini disk is a rewritable digital disk using a magneto-optical disk.

As shown in FIG. 9, the mini disk has 2 clusters of SD (Standard Definition) images 60 for displaying the monitor 6 and 8 clusters of HD images 61 when the standard mode HD resolution is set, and the total is 8 clusters. It is recorded in the recording area of 10 clusters. In the high definition mode UD resolution, the SD image 62 for display on the monitor 6 is 2 clusters,
The UD image 63 has 18 clusters and is recorded in a recording area of 20 clusters in total. The amount of data in one cluster is
64 kilobytes (64 kilobytes / cluster),
The SD images 60 and 62 have 640 × 480 pixels.

At this time, the memory control unit 3 causes the HD image 61 of the standard mode HD resolution stored in the main memory 5 to be displayed.
SD for displaying monitor 6 and performing thinning processing
The image 60 is generated, and the UD image 63 of the high-definition mode UD resolution stored in the main memory 5 is read out and subjected to the thinning process to generate the SD image 62 for display on the monitor 6, and the disk control unit 10 It is supplied to the disk drive 12 via the disk interface circuit 11.

Therefore, the mini disc described above is constructed so that 200 images can be recorded in the standard mode HD resolution and 100 images in the high definition mode UD resolution. Further, the mini disc is configured so that an image of standard mode HD resolution and an image of high definition mode UD resolution can be mixed and recorded. Further, the mini disc is recorded in a new format originally developed by the applicant of the present invention. According to this format, a maximum of 25 albums can be recorded in one mini disc. .

As shown in FIG. 10, in the lower layer of the MD (mini disc) 70, albums each showing a unit of film are album (PIC00000) 71 and album (PIC0000).
IC00001) 75, ..., Further, in the lower layer of the album (PIC00000) 71, an image file indicating each frame unit is an index image file (PIDX000.PMX) 72, an image file (PSN00000.PMP). ) 73, image file (P
SN00001. PMP) 74, ..., Similarly, in the lower layer of the album (PIC00001) 75, image files indicating each frame unit are index image files (PIDX000.PMX) 76, image files (PIDX001. PMX) 77, ..., Each of which has a hierarchical structure.

Further, the printer 9 prints various image information supplied from the main memory 5 through the printer interface circuit 8 under the control of the printer control unit 7, for example, index image information of a mini disk described later. Is configured. At this time, the memory control unit 3 uses the standard mode HD stored in the main memory 5.
The HD image 61 of the resolution is read out and subjected to thinning processing to generate an index image for index printing,
Further, the UD image 63 of the high definition mode UD resolution stored in the main memory 5 is read out and subjected to thinning processing to generate an index image for index printing,
The data is supplied to the printer 9 via the printer interface circuit 8 of the printer control unit 7. Here, the index image has 80 × 60 pixels. The image for index printing is called a low resolution image.

Next, the flow charts of FIGS.
The image reading processing operation of the image reading apparatus of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the screens of FIGS. First, in FIG. 11, in step S100 after starting, the operator uses a sleeve corresponding to the film, if necessary.
Or, replace with a film carrier for mounting or APS. In this embodiment, for example, a long film is handled, and the film carrier for the sleeve is replaced. Next, in step S101, the operator turns on the power of the image reading apparatus.

In step S102, the scanner controller 1 controls the film scanner 2 to move to a predetermined initial position. At this time, the system control unit 14 selects, from among the plurality of screen data set in advance in the video memory 4,
For example, the memory control unit 3 is controlled so that the initial screen data is supplied to the monitor 6. As a result, the initial screen data is supplied from the video memory 4 to the monitor 6, and the monitor 6
, An initial screen as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. FIG.
4, a message 80 "Please insert MD", a date 81, a time 82, an error display line 83, and a key operation instruction line 84 are displayed on the initial screen.

Next, in step S103, the operator checks the lamp of the halogen lamp of the light source by the CCD line sensor of the film scanner 2, and if the lamp is out, replaces the lamp. In step S104, the operator operates the keyboard 13 in the key operation instruction line 84 of the initial screen shown in FIG. 14 to issue a mode change instruction for setting the film type and the recording resolution to the system control unit 14. . When the mode setting change instruction is issued, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the mode setting screen data preset in the video memory 4 is displayed on the monitor 6.

As a result, a mode setting screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the monitor 6. 15, the mode setting screen includes a setting item 90 indicating the number of recordable frames of the MD, a setting item 91 indicating the number of recordable albums of the MD, and a carrier (for sleeve, mount,
Setting item 92 for displaying APS), setting item 93 for displaying film type (long, 6-frame cut, default setting is long) and setting item for displaying recording resolution (default setting is standard mode) 94 and key operation instruction 95
And are displayed. On the mode setting screen, the keyboard 13
By using the up / down / left / right keys of, the recording resolution can be set in the film type of the setting item 93 and the setting item 94, the number of remaining frames in the setting item 90, the number of remaining albums in the setting item 91, and the carrier currently used in setting item 92 Can be displayed. Here, "EXE" of the key operation instruction line 95 is displayed.
The next screen is displayed by pressing the "C / NEXT" key.

On the mode setting screen as shown in FIG. 15, the film type is 35 mm negative /
You can set either reversal film long film or 6-frame cutting film, or 35mm slide mount, or APS film,
The recording resolution is configured so that either standard mode HD resolution or high definition mode UD resolution can be set. As for the default setting value at power-on, the film type is set to long film and the film resolution is set to standard mode HD resolution.

Therefore, in this embodiment, step S104
Then, the operator operates the keyboard 13 to set the film type to long film and the recording resolution to the standard mode HD resolution. As a result, the system control unit 14 performs various controls so that the operation based on the set various modes is performed.

After the mode setting as described above is completed, the operator displays "E" on the keyboard 13 on the mode setting screen.
By pressing the "XEC / NEXT" key, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the initial screen data of the next screen, that is, the previous screen for performing the next process is supplied to the monitor 6. As a result, the initial screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the monitor 6. In Fig. 14, the initial screen is the message 80 "Please insert MD".
Is displayed, the operator mounts the mini disk in the disk drive 12 and completes the setting in step S105.

When the mini disk is set in the disk drive 12, the disk controller 10 operates in step S106.
Under the control of the system control unit 14, it determines whether or not the set mini-disc is formatted according to the format of the above-mentioned predetermined method, and the number of remaining frames and remaining number of discs in the mini-disc which will be described later. Calculate the number of albums. Then, the disk control unit 10 supplies the determination result and the calculation result to the system control unit 14.

In step S107, the system controller 14 formats the mini disk set in the disk drive 12 in accordance with a predetermined format based on the determination result and the calculation result supplied from the disk controller 10. If there is not, or if the number of remaining frames and the number of remaining albums in the mini disc are insufficient with respect to the predetermined number, the disc control unit 10 is controlled so that the set mini disc is in the ejected state. Then, step S is performed until a normal mini disk is set.
The determination and processing from 105 to step S107 are repeated.

When a normal mini disk is set in the disk drive 12, that is, when the mini disk set in the disk drive 12 is formatted according to a predetermined format, or in the mini disk. If the number of remaining frames and the number of remaining albums exceed the predetermined number, the system control unit 14
Controls the memory control unit 3 so that the film set screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. As a result, a film set screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the monitor 6. In FIG. 16, a message 100 “Please insert film” is displayed on the film set screen.

Therefore, in step S108, the operator mounts the film on the film scanner 2 to complete the film setting. At this time, the scanner control unit 1 determines the insertion direction of the film set in the film scanner 2,
The determination result is supplied to the system control unit 14. Based on the determination result from the system control unit 14, when the film is not set on the film scanner 2 with the emulsion surface of the film in front, the system control unit 14 determines that
As shown in FIG. 6, the monitor 6 is controlled so that the error display 101 “The film insertion direction is wrong” is displayed on the film set screen. As a result, the operator recognizes that the film insertion direction is different and resets the film. Then, the scanner controller 1 determines the inserting direction of the film set again.

When the film is set in the film scanner 2 in the normal direction, the system controller 14 causes the memory 6 to supply the prescan start screen data preset in the video memory 4 to the monitor 6. To control. As a result, a prescan start screen is displayed on the monitor 6 as shown in FIG. 17, in the prescan start screen, press the message 110 "Please press" SCAN "", the message 111 "Begin prescan", and press "V" + "SCAN" to cancel. Key operation instruction 112 is displayed. In FIG. 17, when the operator presses “SCAN” on the keyboard 13, the film scanner 2 is configured to start the prescan operation. Also, "V" on the keyboard 13 +
By pressing "SCAN", the film scanner 2 is configured to stop the prescan operation.

Then, the operator uses the "S" key on the keyboard 13.
Press "CAN". As a result, the system control unit 14
Controls the memory control unit 3 so that the pre-scanning screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. As a result, the pre-scanning screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the monitor 6. In FIG. 18, on the screen during pre-scan, "Pre-scan ...
"," Message 120, "please wait for a while" message 121, and "V in case of cancellation"
Key operation instruction 1 + "Please press" SCAN ""
And 22 are displayed. The system control unit 14 also performs various controls so that the prescan operation is performed.

That is, the scanner controller 1 controls the film scanner 2 under the control of the system controller 14 so that the film set in the film scanner 2 is fed in the forward direction. As a result, the film scanner 2 sequentially reads the images of the frames recorded on the film in the forward direction. Here, in step S109, the scanner control unit 1 performs a light source correction operation such as an autofocus and a lamp check based on the read information when the film scanner 2 scans the portion of the film where the first image is not recorded. Pre-prescan operation is performed.

Then, in step S110, the film scanner 2 sequentially reads the images of the respective frames recorded on the film in the forward direction after the pre-prescan operation such as the autofocus and the lamp check, and digitally reads the read image data. Main memory 5 as image data
Perform the pre-scan operation to be supplied to. Memory control unit 3
Controls so that the supplied digital image data is stored in the main memory 5. When the images of all the frames recorded on the film are read and stored in the main memory 5, and the prescan operation is completed up to the end of the film, the scanner control unit 1 moves the film in the forward direction of the film set in the film scanner 2. The film scanner 2 is controlled so that the feeding is stopped.

When the prescan operation is completed, the system control unit 14 displays the image data of 6 frames out of the image data of each frame stored in the main memory 5 on the monitor 6 via the video memory 4 in step S111. The memory control unit 3 is controlled as described above. As a result, images 133 to 138 based on the image data of 6 frames are displayed on the monitor 6, as shown in FIG. Further, the monitor 6 displays a correction state display 130 showing the correction state of the image selected from the six frames 133 to 138. The images 133 to 138 are selected, for example, by operating the up, down, left, and right keys of the keyboard 13 to enclose the image numbers 1 to 6 or the images 133 to 138 in white frames.
In the correction state display 130, F indicates a full correction for performing color correction using the density of the negative image as it is, and L indicates a low correction for appropriately correcting a negative color in which a specific color occupies most of the image. In the drawing, Y, M, and C indicate the color balance of each color of yellow, magenta, and cyan, and D indicates the density (density). Also, monitor 6
Shows an exposure state display 132 for images 133 to 138 of 6 frames. U of the exposure state display 132
O indicates urotra overexposure, O indicates overexposure, N indicates proper exposure, and U indicates underexposure.
Also, a key operation instruction 139 is displayed on the monitor 6.

Here, in step S112, the operator
When the images of the six frames displayed on the monitor 6 are displayed upside down, the “V” + “Y” keys of the keyboard 13 are pressed. As a result, the system control unit 14 sets the image data of all the frames stored in the main memory 5 to 1
Control is performed so that the image data is rotated by 80 degrees. Then, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the image data rotated by 180 degrees is supplied to the monitor 6 via the video memory 4. As a result, six frames of images are displayed upside down on the monitor 6.

Next, in step S113, if the images of the six frames displayed on the monitor 6 are misaligned, the operator presses the "V" + "album" keys on the keyboard 13. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the frame position adjustment image data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. As a result, the position confirmation display 131 is displayed on the image 134 that requires the position confirmation of the monitor 6. The operator adjusts the position of the frame by operating the up, down, left and right keys of the keyboard 13 in this image 134 for adjusting the position of the frame. In accordance with this key operation, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the frame position of the image 134 is adjusted. After the frame position adjustment processing as described above is completed, the operator presses the “V” + “album” key of the keyboard 13 in the image in which the position confirmation display 131 shown in FIG. 19 for performing the frame position adjustment is displayed, for example. To do. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the 6-frame display screen data is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore, the 6-frame display screen shown in FIG. 19, which is the previous screen, is displayed on the monitor 6.

Next, in step S114, in order to cancel the PASS (frame deletion) / panorama / wide modes, the operator presses the "V" + "+" keys on the keyboard 13. As a result, the system control unit 14 causes the PA
The memory control unit 3 is controlled so that the SS (frame deletion) / panorama / wide modes are released.

Next, in step S115, when it is desired to display only one arbitrary frame, the operator operates the keyboard 13
Press the "V" + "F" keys. Thereby, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that only one arbitrary frame of the six frame images currently displayed on the screen is displayed on the screen. Therefore, the monitor 6 is shown in FIG.
The one-frame display screen shown in is displayed. Next, when returning from the one-frame display screen to the previous screen, the operator presses the “V” + “F” keys of the key operation instruction 147. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the 6-frame screen data of the previous screen is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore, the 6-frame display screen shown in FIG. 19, which is the previous screen, is displayed on the monitor 6.

Next, in step S116, the system control unit 14 generates a histogram of each color component from the image data of each frame stored in the main memory 4, and calculates a proper color correction amount based on this histogram. This proper color correction amount is, for the enlarged image 140 on the one-frame display screen shown in FIG. C,
Density (density) D of correction item 144, correction item 1
45 standard lowward collection L (NORMA
L) and the full correction F of the correction item 146 are performed for each correction item.

Next, in step S117, the system control unit 14 determines that the currently displayed 6-frame image is
From the frame position correction process of step S113 to step S1
It is determined whether or not the processing of each step up to the density and color correction processing of 16 has been performed. If the processing of each step from the frame position correction processing of step S113 to the density and color correction processing of step S116 is not completed for the image of 6 frames, the processing of steps S113 to S116 is completed until the processing is completed. The process of each step is repeated. In step S117, for the six frame images, the frame position correction processing in step S113 to step S11 is performed.
When it is determined that the processing of each step up to the density and color correction processing of No. 6 has been completed, the operator presses the “EXEC / NEXT” key of the keyboard 13.

Next, with respect to all the frame images recorded on the film in step S118, step S111 is performed.
It is determined whether or not the processing and determination of each step from the 6-frame display processing of 1 to the 6-frame end determination of step S117 have been performed. When the processing and determination of each step from the 6-frame display processing in step S111 to the 6-frame end determination in step S117 are completed for the images of all the frames recorded on the film, the operator uses the “EXEC Press the / NEXT key. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the main scan start screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore, the main scan start screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the monitor 6.

As shown in FIG. 21, in the main scan start screen, a message 150 "please press" SCAN "", a message 151 "start scanning", and "V in case of cancellation" + A key operation instruction 152 “Please press“ SCAN ”” is displayed. In FIG. 21, the operator selects “SC
By pressing the "AN" key, the system control unit 14
Controls the scanner control unit 1 so that the main scanning operation of the film scanner 2 is started. Further, when the operator presses the “V” + “SCAN” keys on the keyboard 13, the system control unit 14 controls the scanner control unit 1 so that the main scanning operation of the film scanner 2 is stopped.

Therefore, the operator uses the "S" key on the keyboard 13.
Press the "CAN" key. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the screen data during the main scan preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore, the screen during the main scan shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the monitor 6. In FIG. 22,
On the main scan screen, an image 160 of the main scan,
"Please press" V "+" SCAN "to cancel."
A key operation instruction 163 is displayed, and a message 161 “scanning ...” is displayed on the image 160 during the main scan and, for example, “first frame out of all 25 frames”.
Message 162 is displayed.

Then, the system controller 14 performs various controls so that the main scan operation is performed. That is, in step S119, the system control unit 14 performs the main scan, that is, the film set in the film scanner 2 is fed in the reverse direction during the main scan, as opposed to the forward feed of the film during the prescan. The scanner controller 1 is controlled so as to be controlled. As a result, the film scanner 2 sequentially reads the images of the respective frames recorded on the film in the reverse direction, and supplies the read image data to the main memory 5 as digital image data.
The memory control unit 3 controls so that the supplied digital image data is stored in the main memory 5.

At the time of this main scan, the system control unit 14
Corrects the image of each frame stored in the main memory 5 by using the proper color correction amount obtained in the pre-scan and stored in the memory control unit 3. Further, during the main scan, the system control unit 14 changes the film feed amount of the main scan operation using the correction data for the frame position correction, or offsets the reading range of the CCD line sensor to obtain an appropriate frame. Control is performed so that the image of each frame can be read at the position.

Further, the system control section 14 supplies the image data after such correction processing and the frame number information on the film corresponding to this image data to the video memory 4. The memory control unit 3 controls so that the supplied image data and frame number information are stored in the video memory 4. As a result, in step S120, the monitor 6 displays the image based on the corrected image data and the frame number information corresponding to the image.

Further, the system control section 14 supplies the corrected image data to the disk interface circuit 11. As a result, step S121
Then, the disc drive 12 records the corrected image data on the set mini disc under the control of the disc control unit 10.

In step S122, the system controller 14
From the main scan processing of step S119 to the step S
It is determined whether or not each step up to the recording process 121 is performed. In step S122, if the processing of each step from the main scan processing of step S119 to the recording processing of step S121 has not been completed for all the frame images recorded on the film, step S1
The processing from 19 to step S121 is repeated. Also,
In step S122, when the process of each step from the main scan process of step S119 to the recording process of step S121 is completed for all the frame images recorded on the film, that is, the main scan is performed until the end of the film. Upon completion, the scanner control unit 1 controls the film scanner 2 so that the backward feeding of the film set on the film scanner 2 is stopped.

Next, in step S123, the number of remaining frames and the number of remaining albums in the above-mentioned mini disc are calculated. Here, the acquisition processing operation of the number of remaining frames and the number of remaining albums of the mini disk will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S200, the system control unit 14 issues a "remaining frame number, remaining album number information" request to the disc control unit 10. Next, in step S201, the disk controller 1
In the case of 0, the number of remaining frames is calculated based on the recording resolution mode set in step S104 described above in response to the "number of remaining frames / remaining album number information" request from the system control unit 14.

That is, when the standard mode HD resolution is set, as described above, only 200 images of the standard mode HD resolution can be recorded on one mini disk, and the data amount of one image can be increased. Since there are 10 clusters, the number of remaining frames in this case can be calculated by the following formula 1.

[0059]

[Equation 1] Number of remaining frames = (200 × 10− (recorded HD
Number of images x 10 + number of recorded UD images x 20)) /
10

Further, when the UD resolution is set in the high definition mode, as described above, only 100 images of the UD resolution can be recorded on one mini disk, and the data amount of one image is 20. Since it is a cluster, the number of remaining frames in this case can be calculated by the following equation (2).

[0061]

[Equation 2] Number of remaining frames = (100 × 20− (recorded HD
Number of images x 10 + number of recorded UD images x 20)) /
20

After calculating the number of remaining frames as described above,
In step S202, the disc control unit 10 calculates the number of remaining albums. That is, as described above, since the number of albums of one mini disc is 25 at maximum, the number of remaining albums can be calculated by the following formula 3.

[0063]

[Equation 3] Number of remaining albums = 25-number of recorded albums

Information on the number of recorded albums is obtained from the management information file of the mini disc. In the management information file of the mini-disc, the number of recorded albums, the number of unrecorded albums, the position information thereof, etc. are recorded for the total number of albums 25.

Next, in step S203, the disc controller 10 issues "remaining frame number / remaining album number reply information" to the system controller 14. Then, finally, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the main scan end and the remaining amount display screen data for the long film, which are preset in the video memory 4, are supplied to the monitor 6. . Therefore, the monitor 6 displays the main scan end screen and the remaining amount display screen for a long film shown in FIG. In FIG. 24, a message 170 indicating “scan end”, an item 171 indicating the number of remaining frames and an item 172 indicating the number of remaining albums in step S204 are displayed on the main scan end and remaining amount display screen for the long film.
And a message 173, "Do you want to continue typing?"
Item 174, "Enter new album",
An item 175, “End input,” and a key operation instruction 176 are displayed.

Here, in this embodiment, as described above,
Since one film is treated as one album, in the main scan end screen and the remaining amount display screen for long film shown in FIG. 24, based on the message 173 of "Do you want to continue inputting?" An item 174 of "input to" and an item 175 of "end input" can be selected. Then, the operator operates the up and down keys of the keyboard 13 displayed in the key operation instruction 176 to operate the item 174 or the item 1
Select 75.

Based on this key operation, the system control unit 14 determines whether or not to continue the input as shown in step S124 of FIG. In the case of continuing the input in step S124, that is, when the item 174 of “input to new album” is selected on the main scan end and remaining amount display screen for long film shown in FIG. 24, the operator: "EXEC / NEX" on the keyboard 13
Press the "T" key. As a result, the process returns to the film setting process in step S108, and steps S108 to S108 are performed.
The processing and determination of each step up to 124 are repeated.
Further, when the input is ended in step S124, that is, when the item 175 of “end input” is selected on the main scan end and remaining amount display screen for the long film shown in FIG. 24, the operator , Keyboard 13
Press the "EXEC / NEXT" key. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the index print setting screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore,
An unillustrated index print setting screen is displayed on the monitor 6. In step S125, the operator specifies the number of index screens and the print paper size according to the operation instruction displayed on the index print setting screen, and sets the print settings.

When the index print setting process is completed, the system controller 14 controls the memory controller 3 so that the index print start screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore, the index print start screen shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the monitor 6. In FIG. 25, on the index print start screen, "" INDEX PRIN
Message 180: "Please press T" and message 18: "Start index print"
1 is displayed.

Therefore, the operator uses the “I
Press the "NDEX PRINT" key. This allows
The system control unit 14 controls the memory control unit 3 so that the index print screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. Therefore,
On the monitor 6, the index printing screen shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. In FIG. 26, on the index printing screen, a message 190 “index printing is in progress ...”, a message 191 “Printing the first one of all three sheets”, and a “In case of canceling” are displayed. A key operation instruction 192 "Please press V + SCAN" is displayed.

In step S126, the system control unit 14 controls the printer control unit 7 so that the printer 9 performs the index print operation. next,
In step S127, the printer control unit 7 determines in step S127.
It is determined whether all the index information for the number of sheets set in 125 has been printed. In step S127,
If all the prints have not been completed by printing a plurality of sheets, the process returns to step S126, and the index print processing of step S126 and the print end determination of step S127 are repeated until all the prints are completed.

When all the prints are completed in step S127, the system controller 14 controls the memory controller 3 so that the index print end screen data preset in the video memory 4 is supplied to the monitor 6. . Accordingly, the index print end screen shown in FIG. 27 is displayed on the monitor 6. In FIG. 27, on the index print end screen, a message 200 “index print end” and ““ EXEC /
A key operation instruction 201, "Press NEXT to eject MD" is displayed.

Finally, the operator presses "EXEC / NEXT" on the keyboard 13 on the index print end screen shown in FIG. As a result, the system control unit 14 controls the disc control unit 10 so that the mini disc set in the disc drive 12 is in the ejected state. Therefore, step S12
At 8, the mini disk is ejected from the disk drive 12 and ends, and the initial screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the monitor 6.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the recordable frames of the mini disk obtained according to the set recording resolution are recorded before and after the image of each frame is recorded on the mini disk by performing the main scan. The number of remaining frames is calculated from the number of recorded frames and the number of recorded frames, and the remaining number of frames is displayed on the monitor 6. Therefore, the operator does not have to check the free space of the mini disk each time, and the number of frames remaining can be recorded. You can check whether you can do it intuitively and concretely. Therefore,
The operator can efficiently perform recording work on the mini disc. This can be particularly effective when recording a large amount of film on a mini disc.

Further, since one film is treated as one album, it is possible to easily confirm the film switching point in the mini disk on which a plurality of films are recorded. Therefore, the reusability and searchability of the mini disk can be improved. Further, since the film is fed in the forward direction during the prescan and the film is fed in the backward direction during the main scan, the image of each frame recorded on the film can be read quickly and reliably. Therefore, the processing time can be shortened and the work efficiency can be improved.

In the flow charts shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the case of handling a long film has been described.
For example, when a 6-frame cutting film is handled, in step S122, at the end of the remaining length screen for long film shown in FIG. The remaining amount display screen of is displayed. In FIG. 28, scan end and 6
On the remaining amount display screen of the frame-cutting film, a message 210 "scan completed", similar to the main scan end and remaining amount display screen for long film shown in FIG. 24,
Item 211 showing the number of remaining frames and item 212 showing the number of remaining albums, and the message 2 "Do you want to continue inputting?"
13 and item 21 "Enter in new album"
4, the item 216 "End input" and the key operation instruction 217 are displayed, and the item 215 "Enter in the same album" is displayed.

That is, in this case, the selection to continue input is
Based on the message 213 “Do you want to continue inputting”, the item 214 “Enter new album” is displayed.
And an item 215 of "input to the same album",
The item 216 “End input” is selected. In this way, since different operation menus are used for the long film and the 6-frame cutting film, the work efficiency can be further improved. Further, in the index print processing of step S126, it is possible to select whether to print or not by selecting the index print mode setting.

The series of image reading processing operations of the image reading apparatus of this embodiment have been described above.
With reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, a configuration and an operation peculiar to the index print processing of the reading processing operation of the image reading apparatus of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

The index print will be described below. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the index print operation means that a mini disk is recorded on a print paper which becomes an index card 43 housed in a cassette case 40 housing a disk cassette (mini disk) 41. An operation of printing an index image that is a reduction of each existing image will be described.

In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the index card 31 on which the index image 32 is printed is a reduced index on a print paper 30 of 6.3 cm in length × 9 cm in width. 25 images 32 are printed. Each index card 31 has a pair of image printing unit 33 and related information printing unit 3
25 index images 32 of 4 are printed. Index image data is printed in the area indicated by the image printing unit 33. Further, in the area shown by the related information printing unit 34, for example, the number “1” indicating the image directory, “U” indicating the recording mode of the high-resolution image data, and the character character “5” indicating the image number. Is printed. Detailed description regarding each related information recorded in the related information printing unit 34 will be described later.

Next, the index cards 31 printed out on the print paper 30 are eight index cards each measuring 6.3 cm in length and 9.0 cm in width. The size of the index card 31 is preset so that it can be stored in the cassette case 40 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the cassette case 40 for accommodating the disc cassette 41 has a cassette accommodating portion 44 for accommodating the disc cassette (mini disc) 41 and a lid portion 45. The lid portion 45 is provided with locking portions 42, 42 which are bent inward so as to face each other so as to lock the index card 43. The eight index cards 43 are stacked and housed inside the lid 45 so as to be locked by the locking portions 42, 42.

By taking out the eight index cards 43 stored in the cassette case 40 as described above, the mini disk is mounted on the disk drive 12 and the image data recorded on the mini disk is reproduced and confirmed. Without it, the index images printed on the eight index cards 43 can be viewed visually as a list. Therefore, the operator can easily identify the image recorded on the mini disc.

In the above example, the print paper 30 has a length of 6.3.
Index image 3 using eight index cards 31 with a size of centimeter x width 9.0 cm
Although the example of printing 2 is shown, A4 is used as the print paper.
A4 size print paper using size print paper 1
The eight index images 32 of the previous example may be printed on each sheet.

Next, the operation of index printing will be described. In this embodiment, index printing can be performed after recording all the image data on the mini disk. That is, step S performed after the MD recording of step S121 shown in FIG.
The index print printing process of 126 corresponds to this index print operation.

The operation of index printing will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. First, the operation of the first index print will be described. This first index print operation is an operation performed when the index card 31 shown in FIG. 5 is printed for the first time. First, the operation of the first index print is performed by the keyboard 13 in the print setting of step S125 shown in FIG.
When the "INDEX PRINT" key is pressed, the flowchart in FIG. 7 corresponding to the index print printing in step S126 starts, and step S2
Go to 0.

In step S20, it is determined whether or not index printing is performed. For example, when a message "Do you want to print index?" move on.

In step S21, it is determined whether the print mode is selected. There are two print modes. The first mode is a high resolution print mode and the second mode is a low resolution print mode. The first high resolution print mode is a mode in which a plurality of image data to be printed on the index card is first generated by the intermediate resolution image data for monitor display. The second low resolution print mode is a mode in which the image data to be printed on the index card is generated by the low resolution image data (index image data) recorded in the index image file already created on the mini disk. is there. This step S2
In No. 1, when the operator specifies the first high resolution print mode, the process proceeds to step S22, and when the operator specifies the second low resolution print mode, the process proceeds to step S31.

First, the first high resolution print mode will be described. In step S22, an intermediate resolution image file is searched. First, the system control unit 14 specifies the image directory and the image file by referring to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file stored in the internal RAM. As the designated image directory, the first directory, that is, the directory with the smallest directory number "mmmmm" is designated. In the example of the MD file structure shown in FIG. 10, first, “Album 71 (PI
C00000) "is designated. As the intermediate resolution image file designated here, the intermediate resolution image file with the smallest image number "nnnnn" is designated in the designated directory. In the example of the MD file structure shown in FIG. 10, first, the “image file 73
(PSN00000.PMP) ”file is designated. When the file name is designated by the system control unit 14 in step S22, the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the system control unit 14
Controls the disk control unit 10 to search for and read the file specified in step S22 on the mini disk. The disk controller 10 uses the disk drive 12
The intermediate resolution image data of the intermediate resolution file read from the
It is controlled so that it is expanded by G and supplied to the memory control unit 3. The memory control unit 3 stores the intermediate resolution image data of the intermediate resolution file in the main memory 5. Step S
After reading the intermediate resolution image data in step 23,
Proceed to step S24.

In step S24, the system controller 14
Performs image processing on the intermediate resolution image data stored in the main memory 5. As shown in FIG. 8A, this image processing is performed by thinning and reducing the intermediate resolution image data of 640 pixels × 480 pixels for monitor display, thereby reducing the data amount, and the 256 pixels × 192 pixels index medium This is a process of generating low resolution image data.
The reduction amount of image data by this image processing is determined by the printer 9
It is automatically set by the system control unit 14 according to the resolution on the side. In this embodiment, the system control unit 14 understands that the resolution of the printer 9 is 300 DPI. Therefore, the system control unit 14 has 256 pixels × 192 pixels most suitable for the printer 9 having the resolution of 300 DPI. It is determined that The medium / low resolution image data whose data amount has been reduced to 256 pixels × 192 pixels is stored in a predetermined address of the main memory 5, and the process proceeds to step S25.

In step S25, the related information data is combined with the medium and low resolution image data of 256 pixels × 192 pixels stored in the main memory 5. The related information data is information about the high resolution image file associated with the intermediate resolution image file designated in step S22. This related information data is printed in the area shown by the related information printing unit 34 shown in FIG. In addition, the medium-low resolution image data for indexing is printed in the area indicated by the image printing unit 33.

Next, the related information data will be specifically described. This related information data includes data such as an image directory number, a high resolution image data recording mode, and an image number. First, how the data relating to the image directory number and the image number to be printed as the related information data are obtained will be described.
In the previous step S22, the directory name of the intermediate resolution file is specified based on the directory number of the image data management file stored in RAM. The number data is determined. Similarly, in step S22, the image number data of the image data management file stored in the RAM determines the image number data to be printed.

Next, how the recording mode of the high resolution image data printed as the related information data is obtained will be described. First, in this recording mode, the high resolution image data is the HD recording mode (1024 pixels ×
1536 pixels) or UD recording mode (2048 pixels x
It is data indicating in which recording mode (3072 pixels) recording was performed. As described above, the HD recording mode or the UD recording mode is always selected by the operator in the setting item 94 of the mode setting screen shown in FIG. 15 in the mode setting process of step S104 shown in FIG. The recording mode selected in step S104 is recorded as the image type information in the image information unit provided for each image file in the image data management file. For example, in the HD recording mode, the data indicated by "b2h" is stored in the RAM as the image type information, and in the UD recording mode, the data indicated by "b5h" is stored in the RAM as the image type information. .

Therefore, in this step S24, first,
A high resolution image file related to the intermediate resolution image file designated in step S22 is designated. That is, a high resolution image file having the same image number is designated. Next, by searching the image information unit corresponding to the designated high resolution image file from the RAM and referring to the image type information in the searched image information unit, the record to be printed as the related information data. The mode is decided. If the high resolution image data is recorded in the HD recording mode, the character “H” is printed in the area indicated by the related information printing unit 34 in FIG.
If recorded in the D recording mode, the character "U" is printed.

In the above-mentioned example, the example in which the data relating to the image directory number, the image number and the recording mode is printed as the related information data is shown, but the data is not limited to these data, and the image recorded in the image information unit can be used. It is easy to print data such as individual information, the number of links, and a keyword search data number. When all the related information data are combined in step S25, step S26
Proceed to.

In step S26, the system controller 14
Determines whether or not the medium / low resolution image data is created from all the intermediate resolution image data. Specifically, RA
The directory number recorded in the comprehensive information management file in M and the image number recorded in the image data management file are referred to. At this time, if the directory number is the last number and the image number is the last number, it is determined that the medium to low resolution image data has been created from all the intermediate resolution image data, and step S2
Proceed to 8. If either the directory number is not the last number or the image number is not the last number in step S26, it is determined that there is still intermediate-resolution image data that has not been searched, and step S26 is performed.
Proceed to 27.

In step S27, the system control unit 14
Specifies the intermediate resolution image file next to the intermediate resolution image file designated in step S22. Specifically, the intermediate resolution image file having the image number obtained by incrementing the image number designated in step S22 is designated. If the incremented image number does not exist, it is determined that the intermediate resolution image file no longer exists in that image directory, and the intermediate resolution image file with the smallest image number in the next image directory is designated. In the example of the MD file structure shown in FIG. 10, as the next file to the file of “image file 73 (PSN00000.PMP)” specified in step S22, “image file 74 (PSN00
001. PMP) "is designated. System control unit 14
When the next file name is designated by, step S2
Return to 3.

The processing and judgments of steps S23 to S27 to S23 are repeated until the medium / low resolution image data is created from all the intermediate resolution image data, and the medium / low resolution is obtained from all the intermediate resolution image data. When the image data is created, the process proceeds to step S28.

In step S28, all the medium and low resolution image data stored in the main memory 5 and the template image previously stored in the RAM in the system control unit 14 are combined. This template image data is displayed at the upper end of the index card 31 shown in FIG.
The image data is composed of image data indicating characters such as "EX". In step S29, the system control unit 14
Controls to transfer the image data stored in the main memory 5 to the printer 9 via the printer control unit 7.

In step S30, the system control unit 14
Converts the image data transferred to the printer 9 into Y (yellow), M (magenta), and C (cyan) color data, and controls the printer control unit 7 to print out the data. Print the index image on the index card and finish.

Next, the second low resolution print mode will be described. When the second low resolution mode is selected in step S21, the process proceeds to step S31. In step S31, the system control unit 14 searches for an index image file. Specifically, the system control unit 14
By referring to the directory number of the image directory information unit provided for the number of image directories in the comprehensive information management file stored in the RAM,
Specify the image directory and index image file. The specified image directory is the first directory, that is, the directory number "mmmmm".
The smallest directory in is specified. In the example of the MD file structure shown in FIG. 10, “Album 71
(PIC00000) "is designated. As the designated index image file, the index image file with the smallest index number "nnn" in the designated directory is designated. Therefore, in the example of the MD file structure shown in FIG. 10, the “index image file 72 (PIDX000.PMX)” is designated. When the index image file is designated by the system control unit 14, step S3
Proceed to 2.

In step S32, the system control unit 14
Controls the disc drive 12 via the disc control unit 10 so that the index image file designated in step S31 is searched and read on the mini disc. The file search is the same as that described in step S22, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The plurality of low-resolution image data for index printing (index image data) included in the index image file read from the disk drive 12 is composed of N headers and N index image data. Further, as described above, this index image data has a resolution of 60 pixels × 80 pixels.
The N index image data are JPEG-decompressed by referring to the header and stored in the main memory 5 in order. When the reading of N index image data is completed in step S32, the process proceeds to step S33.

In step S33, the system control unit 14
Thereby, the related information data is combined with the N index image data stored in the main memory 5. Since this related information data is the same as the related information data described in step S25, its description is omitted. However, in the description of step S25, as for the related information data, one related information data is obtained every time one intermediate resolution image file is designated.
In No. 3, each time one index image file is designated, N pieces of related information data are obtained so as to correspond to the N index images included in the index image file.

Hereinafter, how to specifically obtain N pieces of related information data will be described. The image data management file stored in the RAM stores N image information units. In these N image information units,
Data regarding the directory number, the image number, and the image type information is stored therein. Therefore, by referring to the N image information units of the image data management file existing in the image directory including the index image file designated in step S31, N
It is possible to obtain N directory numbers, N image numbers, and N image type information. The obtained N pieces of related information data are stored in the main memory 5 in association with the N pieces of index image data stored in the main memory 5.

As described above, the storage order of the N image information units stored in this image data management file is the same as the storage order of the N index image data stored in the index image file. Therefore,
It is easy to associate N pieces of related information with N pieces of index image data. When N pieces of related information data are stored in the main memory 5 in step S33, the process proceeds to step S34.

In step S34, it is determined whether or not all index image files have been read from the mini disk. Specifically, the directory number of the comprehensive information management file stored in the RAM and the next image index number in the image data management file are referenced. At this time, if the directory number is the last number and the next image index file number is the last number, it is determined that all index image files have been read from the mini disk, and step S36 is performed. Proceed to. If the directory number is not the last number in step S34, or if the image number is not the last number, it is determined that there is an index image file that has not been specified, and the process proceeds to step S35.

In step S35, the system control unit 14
Specifies the second index image file, which is the file next to the first index image file specified in step S31. Specifically, step S3
The index image file having the file number obtained by incrementing the file number designated by 1 is designated. If the incremented file number does not exist, it is determined that no further index image file exists in that image directory, and the index image file with the smallest file number in the next image directory is specified. The example of the file structure of the MD shown in FIG. 10 will be described. The “index image file 72 (PIDX
000. The file next to the file “PMX)” does not exist in the image directory “Album 71 (PIC00000)”. Therefore, the first index image file “index image file 76 (PIDX) in the next image directory“ album 75 (PIC00001) ”
000. PMX) ”will be designated. In this way, when the system control unit 14 specifies the second index image file name, the process returns to step S32.

A description will be given of the case where the second index image file is read from the mini disk and the M index image data included in the second index image file are stored in the main memory 5 in step S32. 2 in step S35
When the th index image file is specified,
The main memory 5 has already stored N index image data read from the first index image file. Therefore, the M pieces of index image data newly read from the mini disk are (N +
(1, N + 2, N + 3, N + 4, ..., N + M) th index image data is stored in the main memory 5 so as to be arranged after the previously stored N index image data. Also, the index image data stored in the second and subsequent index image files is similarly stored in the main memory 5 so as to be arranged after the index image data previously stored in the main memory 5.

Until all the index image files have been read out, the processes and judgments of steps S32 to S35 to step S32 are repeated. It is stored continuously. In step S36, all the index image data stored in the main memory 5 and the template image previously stored in the RAM in the system control unit 14 are combined. Since the template image data has been described above, description thereof will be omitted. In step S37, the system control unit 14 controls the printer control unit 7 to transfer the image data stored in the main memory 5 to the printer 9 via the printer control unit 7. Step S3
In 8, the system control unit 14 converts the image data transferred to the printer 9 into YMC color data, and controls the printer control unit 7 to print out, so that the printer 9 displays the index image on the index card. Print and finish.

In this low resolution mode, the system control unit 14 does not directly print the low resolution image data 52 (index image data) for index printing of 80 pixels × 60 pixels obtained from the index image file, and When transferring to 9, the printer interface circuit 8 performs interpolation processing as shown in FIG. 8B to increase the data amount of the index print middle low resolution image data 53 of 256 pixels × 192 pixels. May be controlled.

By performing the index print as described above, it is possible to list what kind of image data is recorded in each image directory, so that the operator can confirm the desired image data. Also,
By making it possible to perform index printing by selecting two modes, a high resolution mode and a low resolution mode, it is possible to generate index image data for index printing from intermediate resolution image data for display on the monitor 6. It is possible to print by specifying the index image data that has already been created.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, by printing the image data recorded in the disc cassette 41 of the mini disc on the index card 43 mounted in the cassette case 40 for storing the mini disc, the mini disc can be easily carried out. The image data recorded in can be grasped. Further, since the directory number and the image number are printed as the related information data together with the index image data printed on the index card, the directory where the image desired by the operator is displayed only by looking at the index card. It is possible to easily understand what number is recorded in. Therefore,
Just attach the mini disk to the disk drive 12 and look at the index card without searching in which directory the desired image data is recorded.
Since the desired image can be reproduced on the monitor 6 by designating the directory number and the image number, the search operation can be simplified.

Further, when the high resolution mode is selected, the medium and low resolution image data having a higher resolution than that of the index image data is printed, so that a high quality index card can be obtained. Further, when the low resolution mode is selected, the index image data is displayed on the monitor 6, so that the index image data stored in the index image file already created for index printing is printed on the index card. The index print can be performed without newly combining the index image data during the index print. Therefore, index printing can be performed at extremely high speed.

Further, depending on the operator's selection, the above-mentioned 2
Since the desired mode can be selected from the two modes, the index card desired by the operator can be created.

Index image data (or medium / low resolution image data) printed on an index card
Since the related information data related to the high resolution image data associated with the index image data is printed, the operator can obtain the information related to the high resolution image data only by looking at the index card. . Further, since this related information data is recorded in the image data management file stored in the RAM in the system control unit 14, it is possible to search the high resolution image file having the associated high resolution image data without searching. , High resolution image data can be obtained. That is, since the related information data related to all the high resolution image data can be obtained from the RAM without accessing the mini disk, the image data to be printed on the index card can be formed at high speed.

When performing index printing in the high resolution mode, depending on the print resolution of the printer 9,
Since the resolution of the medium / low resolution image data generated from the intermediate resolution image data is selected, high resolution index printing according to the printer 9 can be performed.
For processing multiple index image data (or medium / low resolution image data) printed on the index card, when processing the index card corresponding to each mini disk in order to insert the index card into the cassette case. Since related information is printed, it is easy to create an index card.

As described above, it is difficult to discriminate the mini disc unless it is known what kind of image is recorded on the mini disc. Therefore, in order to facilitate discrimination of the mini disc, the recorded image is reduced. I made an index image, printed it on an index card, and stored it together with the mini disc.

Here, since a maximum of eight index cards are stored in the cassette case, when an image is additionally recorded on a mini disc on which some images have already been recorded,
Starting from the beginning of the images recorded on the mini disc,
The index image is printed in the next print area. However, in consideration of the writing work efficiency, it is a waste of time and print to always perform index printing from the first sheet. Therefore, when an image is additionally recorded on the mini disc, the index that includes the image additionally recorded is added. It is more efficient to start printing from the card.
Therefore, the index print process for additional recording of images is performed as follows.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the index print processing when the image data of the image reading apparatus of this embodiment is additionally recorded will be described. The flow chart showing the operation of the index print processing of the additional write image shown in FIG. 2 is a detailed explanation by extracting the operation portion of the index print processing of the flow chart showing the image reading processing operation shown in FIGS. 11 to 13. The details of the specific index print operation are shown in FIG.
This is performed based on the flowchart of the normal index print operation shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, first, in step S1, the operator mounts a mini disk in the disk drive 12 at the start. In step S2, the system control unit 14 controls the disc control unit 10 so that the disc drive 12 reproduces the mini disc and detects the number of images recorded on the mini disc. Specifically, the system control unit 14
The number of images, that is, the number of image files is detected by referring to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file stored in the internal RAM when the disc drive 12 reproduces the mini disc. At this time, the number of images recorded on the mini disc when the mini disc is mounted on the disc drive 12 is defined as “the number of recorded sheets 1”.

Next, in step S3, the system control unit 14
Controls so that the disk drive 12 additionally writes an image newly read by the film scanner 2 on the mini disk. In the additional recording operation, the system control unit 14 detects the unrecorded area of the mini disk by referring to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file, and the disk drive 12 writes the additional image data in the unrecorded area of the mini disk. This is performed by controlling the disc control unit 10 to record. When the image additional recording operation is completed, the directory number and the image number recorded in the image data management file provided on the inner circumference side of the mini disc are updated.

In step S4, the system control unit 14 controls the disc control unit 10 so that the disc drive 12 reproduces the mini disc and detects the number of images recorded after additional recording on the mini disc. Specifically, the system control unit 14 refers to the directory number and the image number of the image data management file updated by the additional image stored in the internal RAM when the disc drive 12 plays the mini disc. , The number of images updated by the additional image, that is, the number of image files is detected.
The number of images recorded on the mini disk when updated by additional recording of images at this time is referred to as “the number of recorded images 2”.

Next, in step S5, the system control unit 14
Calculates the number of prints of the index card from the number of prints 1 and the number of prints 2. Specifically, the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is performed. That is, step S
At 10, the additional write image detecting means 15 calculates the print start frame. The print start frame is calculated as follows. First, the print start frame is N that satisfies the following equation (4).
Ask for ₁ .

[0123]

## EQU00004 ## Number of recordings 1-number of frames of one index screen × N ₁ > 0 where the number of frames of one index screen = 25. The maximum value N _1MAX of N ₁ that satisfies the equation 4 is obtained, and the print start frame is obtained by the equation 5.

[0124]

[Equation 5] Print start frame = number of frames of one screen of index × N _1MAX +1 [frame] In step S11, the print number calculation unit 16 calculates the print start page. The calculation of the print start page is performed by the following equation (6).

[0125]

[ _Formula 6] Print start page = N _1MAX +1 [Page] Next, in step S12, the print number calculation unit 16 calculates the print end page. The calculation of the print end page is performed as follows. First, N ₂ that satisfies the following expression 7 is obtained.

[0126]

Equation 7] the maximum value N _2MAX of N ₂ satisfying the recording sheets 2 index 1 the number of screens of the frames × N _2> 0 equation (7), obtains the print end page by the following Equation 8 expression.

[0127]

[ _Equation 8] Print end page = N _2MAX +1 [Page] In this way, the print start page is subtracted from the print end page to calculate the number of prints.

Here, with reference to FIG. 4, an example of calculating the number of prints of the index card when 36 frames are recorded when the mini disk is mounted on the disk drive 12 and 50 frames are additionally recorded on this mini disk explain.

In FIG. 4, when index printing is performed when the mini disk is attached to the disk drive 12, the first page index card 20 and the second page index card 22 are printed. Index images of image numbers 1 to 25 are recorded in the recorded image area 21 on the first page index card 20. In the second page index card 22, index images of image numbers 26 to 36 are recorded in the recorded image area 23. Here, showing an image of the index print when 50 frames are additionally recorded, the index images of image numbers 37 to 50 are additionally recorded in the additional image area 24 in the second page index card 22.
Recorded on the third page index card 25,
Index images of image numbers 51 to 74 are recorded in the additional recording image area 26, and the fourth page index card 2
7, the index images of image numbers 75 to 86 are recorded in the additional recording image area 28, and the rest are unrecorded areas 29. Therefore, when 50 frames are additionally recorded, three index cards from the second page index card 22 to the fourth page index card 27 are printed.

An example of calculating the number of prints at this time will be described. First, the parameters are the number of recorded sheets 1 = 36, the number of recorded sheets 2 = 86, and the number of frames of one screen of the index = 25.
First, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, the additional recording image detection unit 15 calculates the print start frame in step S10. From Expression 4, 36-25 × N ₁ > 0, and N _1MAX = 1 that satisfies Expression 4, and from Expression 5, print start frame = 25 × 1 + 1 = 26 [frame].

Next, in step S11, the print number calculating means 16 calculates the print start page. From equation 6, the print start page = 1 + 1 = 2 [page]. Next, in step S12, the print number calculation unit 16
Calculates the print end page. From formula 7, 86-
25 × N ₂ > 0, N _2MAX = 3 that satisfies the equation (4), and from the equation (8), the print end page = 3 + 1 = 4 [page]. Therefore, it is calculated that it is sufficient to print three sheets from the second page to the fourth page. In this way, it can be seen that the first page does not need to be printed out because it does not include the postscript image. Also,
Here, if it is desired to print out the first page again, the operation may be performed according to the normal flowchart shown in FIG.

After the number of prints is calculated in this way, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.
Create a number of index images. In the high resolution mode, as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
At 24, the system control unit 14 performs image processing on the intermediate resolution image data stored in the main memory 5. This image processing means, as shown in FIG. 8A, 640 pixels × 4.
The amount of data is reduced by thinning and reducing the intermediate resolution image data 50 for monitor display of 80 pixels,
This is a process of generating index low-medium resolution image data 51 of 256 pixels × 192 pixels. Further, in the low resolution mode, in step S32, the system control unit 14
The disc drive 12 is controlled via the disc control unit 10 so that the index image file designated in step S31 is searched and read on the mini disc. The plurality of low resolution image data (index image data) included in the index image file read from the disk drive 12 is composed of N headers and N index image data. As shown in FIG. 8B, the low resolution image data for index printing 52 (index image data) has a resolution of 80 pixels × 60 pixels. The N index image data are JPEG-decompressed by referring to the header and stored in the main memory 5 in order.

When the creation of one index image is completed in step S6, the system control unit 1 is executed in step S7.
4 controls the printer control unit 7 so that the printer 9 prints one index card. Therefore, the printer 9 prints one index card under the control of the printer controller 7. In step S8, the system control unit 14 determines whether the printer 9 has printed out all the index cards, based on the information from the printer control unit 7. In step S8, the process of printing one index card in step S7 is repeated until the printer 9 prints out all the index cards, and when the printing out of all the index cards is completed, the mini disk is loaded in step S9. Discharge and finish.

According to the above example, it is possible to easily confirm at a glance what kind of image is recorded on the mini disc by printing the index image that shows the patterns of all the images written on the mini disc. Therefore, it is not necessary to search the image recorded on the mini disk by data search, and the utilization efficiency of the image reading device can be improved.

Further, according to the above example, even when an image is additionally recorded on the mini disk, the additionally recorded image is detected by the additionally recorded image detecting means when performing the index print,
Since the number of prints is calculated by the number-of-prints calculating unit, only the index card including the additionally written image can be automatically printed.

Further, according to the above example, even when an image is additionally recorded on the mini disk, the maximum number of index cards in the index print does not change by creating the index image from the beginning of the first image. Up to eight index cards can be stored together with the mini disk in the cassette case without affecting the settings of other processes due to additional recording of images.

Further, according to the above example, even when an image is additionally recorded on the mini-disc, it is not necessary to print only the index image including the additionally recorded image and to reprint the previously printed index image. It is possible to shorten the printing time and save the printing paper.

[0138]

According to the image reading apparatus of the present invention,
Image reading means for sequentially reading a plurality of images recorded on an optical film frame by frame and photoelectrically converting into image data, and disk recording means for recording each image data photoelectrically converted by the image reading means on a write-once type disk recording medium. And index print means for printing on the print paper an index image obtained by reducing each image data recorded on the write-once disc recording medium, and other image data added to the write-once disc recording medium by the disc recording means. An additional write image detecting means for detecting an additional write image, and a print page calculating means for calculating only a print paper containing the additional write image when the additional write image is detected by the additional write image detecting means, and Only the print paper containing the above-mentioned postscript image is calculated by the print page calculation means. Since the index image including the additional recording image is recorded on the print paper by the index printing unit, the additional recording is performed by printing the index image that allows all the images written on the additional recording disc recording medium to be seen. Since it is possible to easily check at a glance what kind of image is recorded on the recordable disc recording medium, it is not necessary to search for the image recorded on the write-once disc recording medium by data retrieval, and the utilization efficiency of the image reading device is improved. Even when an image is additionally recorded on the write-once disc recording medium, the additional image is detected by the additional image detecting means and the number of prints is calculated by the number-of-prints calculating means when the index print is performed. So an index card that contains the added image There is an effect that it is possible to automatically print only.

Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, in the above description, the print page calculating means starts printing of the index image based on the additional write image detected by the additional write image detecting means. Since the page calculating means and the print end page calculating means for terminating the printing of the index image are provided, even when the image is additionally written on the write-once disc recording medium, only the index image including the additionally written image is printed, Since it is not necessary to reprint the index image printed on the printer, it is possible to reduce the printing time and save the printing paper.

Further, according to the image reading apparatus of the present invention, in the above, the data of the write-once image is printed from the image data already recorded on the write-once disc recording medium by the index printing means. The maximum number of index cards for index printing does not change even if an image is added to the write-once disc recording medium by printing the index image after the first image. It is possible to store a maximum of eight index cards together with the write-once disc recording medium in the cassette case without affecting the setting of other processing by the write-once recording.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an image reading apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of an index print process of a write-once image of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of calculating the number of prints of an index print of a write-once image of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an index print when an image is additionally recorded in the image reading apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an index image of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an index card and a disc cassette of an embodiment of the image reading device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of index printing in one embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing generation of an index image in an embodiment of the image reading apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 8A is a diagram for generating medium-low resolution image data for index printing from intermediate resolution image data for monitor display. FIG. 8B is a diagram for generating medium-low resolution image data for index printing from low-resolution image data for index printing.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an image data structure of an MD of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a file structure of an MD of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an initial screen of an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a mode setting screen of an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a film set screen of an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a prescan start screen of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a pre-scanning screen of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a 6-frame display screen of an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a one-frame display screen of an image reading processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a scan start screen of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen during scanning in the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a remaining frame number / remaining album number acquisition processing operation of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a scan end and a remaining amount display screen for a long film of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an index print start screen of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen during index printing of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an index print end screen of the image reading processing operation of the embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a screen showing the end of scanning in the image reading processing operation of the image reading apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and a remaining amount display screen of a six-frame cutting film.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Scanner Control Unit, 2 Film Scanner, 3 Memory Control Unit, 4 Video Memory, 5 Main Memory, 6
Monitor, 7 printer control section, 8 printer interface circuit, 9 printer, 10 disk control section, 1
1 disk interface circuit, 12 disk drive, 13 keyboard, 14 system controller, 1
5 additional write image detecting means, 16 print number calculating means,
20 first page index card, 21 recorded image area, 22 second page index card, 23
Recorded image area, 24 additional image area, 25 third page index card, 26 additional image area, 27
4th page index card, 28 additional image area, 29 unrecorded image area, 30 print paper, 31 index card, 32 index image, 33 image print section, 34 related information print section, 40 cassette case, 41 disk cassette (mini disk ), 42
Locking part, 43 Index card, 50 Monitor display intermediate resolution image data, 51 Index print medium / low resolution image data, 52 Index print low resolution image data, 53 Index print medium low resolution image data

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image reading unit for sequentially reading a plurality of images recorded on an optical film frame by frame and photoelectrically converting the image data into image data, and each image data photoelectrically converted by the image reading unit on a write-once disc recording medium. A disc recording unit for recording, an index printing unit for printing an index image obtained by reducing each image data recorded on the write-once type disc recording medium on a print paper, and another disc recording unit for writing on the write-once type disc recording medium by the disc recording unit. An additional write image detecting means for detecting an additional write image when image data is added, and a print page calculating means for calculating only a print paper containing the additional write image when the additional write image is detected by the additional write image detecting means , And the additional page image is included by the print page calculation means. Calculating a lint paper only, the image reading apparatus being characterized in that so as to record the print sheet the index image including the additional image by the index printing means. 2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print page calculation unit starts print of an index image based on the additional image detected by the additional image detection unit. An image reading apparatus comprising: a print end page calculating unit that finishes printing the index image. 3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data of the write-once image is printed together with the image data already recorded on the write-once disc recording medium by the index printing means. An image reading device characterized in that