JPH0943738A - Image processing device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a proper print by eliminating the need of using an LSI card, etc., without causing damage to quick processing and properly transmitting information on a photographic film and a print. SOLUTION: Roll ID having a combination of the film ID of a negative film 12 being the head of a negative roll 12B and the film ID of the negative film being the end is further added to image information recorded on each negative film 12 of the negative roll 12B loaded in a scanner 11, to be stored in a host computer 92 as negative roll data. In a printer processor 80, a data file provided with the roll ID corresponding to the film ID of the first print- processed film 12 on a part, is retrieved from the host computer 92, to extract the corresponding image information and print an image with this information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for printing an image recorded on a roll photographic film on a roll photosensitive material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to quickly process a large amount of photographic film, in a so-called large laboratory, several negative films are joined by a splicer (joiner) into a roll. Several rolls of negative film images are rolled, then photometrically read by an image reading device (scanner), and exposure correction data is obtained by a video color analyzer. It is recorded in FD etc. After that, the negative film is provided to the printer processor together with the LSI card or the like on which the exposure correction data is recorded in a roll state, and after the proper print is created based on the information obtained by the scanner, finally the cutter film is used. It is cut and returned to one negative film.

As described above, an LSI card or the like is used for effectively exchanging information between devices in the processing steps in the laboratory.
It has been proposed that the information recorded on a card or the like be made online and sent from the scanner to the printer processor.

However, in order to utilize these information in the laboratory, it is indispensable to match the information packs with this information and the negative or with this information and the paper. Although a method of inputting numbers to realize the matching of the information packs has been considered, a mistake may occur. Yet another method is to attach a bar code to the leader tape of the negative film or the beginning of the negative film and match the information with the negative based on this. In addition to the need for a machine, the bar code needs to be removed after processing, which does not allow for rapid processing.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and does not impair rapid processing,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that can eliminate the use of an LSI card or the like and can appropriately transmit information about a photographic film and a print to obtain an appropriate print.

[0006]

An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of photographic films, each having a film ID, are joined and rolled, and an image recorded on the photographic film is processed. In the image processing device, filing means for filing information necessary for exposure processing for each image frame of the photographic film in a searchable manner based on the film ID, and a top and a bottom photographic film of the roll-shaped photographic film. Roll ID setting means for setting the roll ID by combining the film IDs respectively given, storage means for storing the roll ID and a group of files filed for each film in association with each other, and the loaded roll Roll photographic film from roll I
It is characterized by having a file search means for reading D and searching the storage means for a file corresponding to the roll ID.

According to this, since the roll ID of the photographic film rolled by the roll ID setting means is set from the two film IDs at the beginning and the end of the roll, it is not necessary to provide a new roll ID. In addition, even if the winding direction of the roll is changed, they can partially match.
Further, since the information necessary for the exposure process is retrievably filed based on the film ID by the filing means, when the photographic film is specified, the corresponding image information can be easily retrieved by the file retrieving means. .

Therefore, by effectively using the film ID, the use of the LSI card or the like can be eliminated without impairing the rapid processing, and the photographic film and the print and the exposure information relating to them can be used in the same manner to obtain an image. Can be processed.

An image processing apparatus according to a second aspect is the image processing apparatus according to the first aspect.
In the above, the storage means is provided in a host computer of a network in which a plurality of image processing devices are online.

According to this, since the storage means is provided in the host computer of the network, an online image processing apparatus that uses a group of files filed for each photographic film uses such information. Can be read from the host computer when requesting. Further, since the host computer can collectively store the information necessary for the exposure processing of the entire network, it is possible to grasp the entire network.

The image processing method according to claim 3 is an image processing method in which a plurality of photographic films, each having a film ID, are joined and rolled, and an image recorded on the photographic film is processed. Information necessary for exposure processing is filed based on the ID given to each photographic film, and a roll ID is set and given from the IDs of the leading and trailing photographic films of the roll-shaped photographic film. A roll ID and a file group filed for each film are stored in association with each other, a corresponding file is searched based on the roll ID of the roll-shaped photographic film to be loaded, and the searched file is searched. Is used to process the image recorded on the photographic film.

According to this, the information necessary for the exposure processing is filed based on the film ID and stored in association with the roll ID (consisting of the film IDs of the first and last films). Information corresponding to the loaded roll of photographic film can be identified. Further, in processing the image, the information is searched based on the roll ID of the loaded photographic film, so that the desired information can be quickly obtained.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a scanner 1 to which the present invention can be applied.
1. Printer processor 80 and host computer 9
A photo processing system 10 composed of two is shown. Negative rolls 12B, which are formed by joining several negative films 12 into a roll shape, are provided to the scanner 11 and subjected to photometry, and then provided to the printer processor 80 and baked onto a paper roll 88, and one negative film is provided for each negative roll. The film 12 and one print 98 that matches the film 12 are matched and returned to the customer.

A negative film 12 applicable to the photographic processing system 10 is a cartridge 13 as shown in FIG.
The one negative film 12 accommodated in (1) is joined at the splicer 78 and provided as the negative roll 12B in the subsequent processing step. The negative film 12 has a large number of image frames 1 on which images are recorded at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction.
2A is provided. The negative film 12 has a perforation 14 formed at a predetermined one end in the width direction in accordance with the position of each image frame 12A, whereby the front and back of the negative film 12 and the position of the image frame 12A can be discriminated. It is like this.

A magnetic track 16 for recording magnetic information is provided at a position adjacent to the image frame 12A between the perforations 14.

The magnetic track 16 is formed on the back surface of the negative film 12 which is the outer side in a wound state. The magnetic track 16 is used for taking information of the image recorded in each image frame 12A and for printing processing. Various information such as print size and exposure conditions is recorded. Further, roll IDs, which will be described later, are recorded on the magnetic tracks 16 provided at the front and rear ends of the negative roll 12B.

Information is recorded on a magnetic track 16 provided at the end opposite to the perforation 14 mainly by a photographing device such as a camera. The negative film 12 also has a perforation 1
A bar code 18 in which information such as a DX code is recorded is attached to the end opposite to the side where 4 is formed, and the negative film 12 can be specified based on these information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the scanner 11 includes a light source section 20 dedicated to photometry, and a negative carrier 48 that conveys the negative film 12 from the supply reel 44 to the take-up reel 46 and positions it at a predetermined position. Negative film 1
The sensor unit 30 that reads and analyzes the image information of the image recorded on the image recording device 2 is provided.

The light source section 20 dedicated to photometry provided in the scanner 11 is provided with a light source 22 composed of a halogen lamp and a reflector. Below the optical axis L of the light beam emitted from the light source 22, a filter unit 24 including a cut filter for each color of C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) and an ND filter used for adjusting the light amount. And the light diffusing cylinder 28 are arranged in this order.
Each filter of the filter unit 24 is inserted into or removed from the optical axis L according to a signal from the driver 26.

A negative carrier 48 is disposed below the light source section 20 in FIG. The negative carrier 48 is configured to position the long negative film 12 at the photometric position, sandwich it by the carrying roller 52 and the holding roller 54 facing it, and carry it from left to right in FIG. In addition, after the image frame 12A is detected, the transport roller 52 performs intermittent transport during the forward transport from the supply reel 44 to the take-up reel 46, and the take-up reel 46 to the supply reel 44.
At the time of the return transportation to the head, the transportation is performed at a constant speed.

An opening 50 is provided at a position approximately at the center of the negative carrier 48 and through which the optical axis L of the light source unit 20 passes.
When the optical axis L passes through the negative carrier 48, the image frame 12A of the negative film 12 positioned in the opening 50 can be transmitted to reach the sensor unit 30.

A pair of reading heads 58 are provided on the upstream side of the opening 50 of the negative carrier 48 in the transport direction of the negative film 12, and the negative film 1 is provided on a transport path (not shown).
When the two are arranged and conveyed, the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic tracks 16 is read by making sliding contact with the magnetic tracks 16 (see FIG. 2) provided at both ends of the negative film 12 in the width direction. Has become.

The reading head 58 is arranged between two adjacent image frames 12A when the image frame 12A is positioned in the photometric opening 50. As a result, when the negative film 12 is intermittently conveyed from the supply reel 44 to the take-up reel 46 for the photometry of the image frame 12A during the outward conveyance, the negative film 12 is conveyed by one image frame after the photometry is completed. The magnetic information for the image frames can be read.

A recording head 60 is arranged between the opening 50 of the negative carrier 48 and the reading head 58. The recording head 60 is adapted to record the exposure correction data obtained by photometry by slidingly contacting the magnetic track 16 of the negative film 12 when the negative film 12 is conveyed at a constant speed during the backward conveyance.

An optical sensor section 64 connected to the scanner control section 70 is provided further upstream of the reading head 58 of the negative carrier 48 in the negative film transport direction.

The optical sensor portion 64 is provided with a plurality of sensors (not shown), and detects one splice portion which is a joint portion of the negative film 12 to detect one negative film 1.
It is designed to specify 2. Negative film 12
The image frames 12A are identified by detecting the perforations 14 formed on the image frame 12A, and each image frame 12A is accurately arranged in the opening 50. Further, the bar code 18 on the negative film 12 is detected, the negative film 12 is specified, the image density of the recorded image frame 12A is measured, and the size of the image frame 12A and the top image frame 1 are measured.
2A and the final image frame 12A can be detected.

A conveying roller 52 is arranged on the downstream side of the opening 50 of the negative carrier 48 in the conveying direction of the negative film 12, and the negative film 12 is nipped together with the opposing pressing roller 54 at a predetermined conveying amount. It is designed to be transported. The transport roller 52 is connected to a drive control unit (not shown) connected to the scanner control unit 70, and based on information from the optical sensor unit 64, the image frame 12A can be positioned in the opening 50 during forward transport. The negative film 12 is intermittently conveyed, and at the time of backward conveyance, the negative film 12 for one roll is conveyed at a constant speed so that magnetic recording can be performed. Further, a pair of rollers 66 is provided on the upstream side of the negative carrier 48 in the conveying direction of the negative film 12, so that the negative film 12 can be stably held.
It is supposed to be sent to.

A negative carrier 48 is located below the optical axis L in FIG.
The sensor unit 30 is disposed so as to sandwich the. An exposure calculation sensor 32 connected to an exposure calculation unit 33 is arranged in the sensor unit 30. The data of the image taken by the exposure calculation sensor 32 is calculated, and the exposure calculation unit 33 is calculated.
An input is made to the scanner control unit 70 connected to the.

Negative carrier 48 and exposure calculation sensor 32
A lens 34 that can move along the optical axis L to change the enlargement magnification and a half mirror 36 that allows the transmitted image of the negative film 12 to pass and reflect are disposed between and.

Optical axis L reflected by the half mirror 36
Above the video sensor 38 connected to the image processing unit 39.
Is arranged so that an image on the negative film 12 is picked up. The image processing unit 39 is connected to a monitor 40 to which a keyboard 41 is connected.
The image information can be corrected by the correction value input from. Further, the image processing unit 39 is connected to the scanner control unit 70, and the corrected image information is input to the scanner control unit 70.

As a result, when the negative film 12 is supplied to the negative carrier 48, the negative film 1
2 is intermittently conveyed by the conveying roller 52 and the image frame 12A
Is positioned in the opening 50, and the positioned image frame 1
The light measurement from the light source unit 20 is performed on the 2A image. Further, during intermittent conveyance, various optical information is read by the optical sensor section 64 and magnetic information is read by the read head 58 for the other image frame 12A. On the other hand, on the return path, one roll of the negative film 12 collected on the take-up reel 46 is transported at a constant speed on a transport path (not shown), and is brought into sliding contact with the recording head 60 at a constant speed to obtain information obtained by photometry on the magnetic track 16. Is to be recorded.

The scanner controller 70 is connected to the reading and recording heads 58 and 60 as shown in FIG.
The magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 16 of the negative film 12 is input. The magnetic information includes the film ID and roll ID of the negative film 12 provided by the negative film 12 for each case and the negative roll 12B for each roll, the number of prints information, and the exposure correction information for each image frame 12A. included.

As shown in FIG. 4, the scanner controller 70
Is provided with a roll ID input section 72 and a frame information input section 74. The roll ID is configured by combining the ID of the negative film 12 at the beginning of the roll and the ID of the negative film 12 at the end of the negative films 12 constituting the negative roll 12B. . The roll ID is recorded on the magnetic track 16 at the beginning of the first negative film 12 of the negative roll 12B. The frame information is the image frame 12 of each negative film 12.
Each A is composed of magnetic information on the magnetic track 16 for the recorded image and exposure correction data obtained by photometry.

As a result, the negative roll 1 is added to the scanner 11.
2B is loaded, and when various image information for the image of the negative film 12 is obtained by the negative carrier 48, the roll I of the negative roll 12A is set by the scanner control unit 70.
D and the image information of each image frame 12A for each film ID of the corresponding negative film 12 are associated and filed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the photo processing system 10 includes a printer processor 80 next to the scanner 11.

The printer processor 80 includes a printing unit 8
2 and a processor section 84, and the print section 82 is provided with a magazine 86. The magazine 86 accommodates a paper roll 88 for printing an image on the negative film 12.

The printing unit 82 is provided with a light source (not shown), and the image on the negative film 12 is printed on a predetermined printing position of the paper roll 88 by the exposure light from the light source. Further, the printing unit 82 is provided with a printer control unit 90 (see FIG. 3), which is connected to a host computer 92 described later, so that printing is performed based on the information obtained by the scanner 11.

The processor section 84 is provided with processing tanks (not shown) filled with a coloring solution, a bleaching solution, and a rinsing solution, respectively, and the paper rolls 88 which have undergone the baking processing are successively passed through these processing tanks for development. It is supposed to process.

The negative roll 12B which has been processed by the printer processor 80 is designed to release the joining of the negative film 12 for each case. On the other hand, the paper roll 88 that has been similarly processed is cut into prints 98, sorted into cases, and returned to the customer in correspondence with the negative film 12 formed in each case. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the photo processing system 10 is provided with a host computer 92.

As shown in FIG. 4, the host computer 92 is provided with a negative roll data storage section 94, which is connected to the scanner control section 70 in the scanner 11. The negative roll data storage unit 94 associates the roll ID input from the roll ID input unit 72 included in the scanner control unit 70 with the frame information input from the frame information input unit 74 to generate negative roll data. It is designed to be remembered.

This will be described with reference to FIG.
Each image data file of the negative film 12 having a film ID of "0456" (for example, each image frame 12 displayed in cyan: +1, magenta: +3, yellow: -2)
Correction information) to each image data file of the negative film 12 having the film ID “113364”,
The information is stored as information (negative roll data) of the negative roll 12B having a roll ID of "200456-113364".

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the host computer 92 is provided with a negative roll data transmission unit 96, and the negative roll data stored in the negative roll data storage unit 94 is transmitted for each negative roll 12B. You can do it.

The host computer 92 uses the scanner 11
Are connected to the scanner control unit 70 of the printer processor 80 and the printer control unit 90 of the printer processor 80, respectively, and necessary information is extracted in the printer processor 80 from each file including the information obtained by the scanner 11, and the printer is transmitted from the host computer 92. It is adapted to be transmitted to the processor 80. As a result, various kinds of information obtained by the scanner 11 can be accurately and promptly transferred to the printer processor 8
0 so that a proper print 98 can be obtained.

Next, processing of image information will be described. In the processing of the image information in the photographic processing system 10, the scanner 11 files the image information necessary for the exposure of each image frame 12A based on the file ID, and the host computer 92 stores the file information together with the roll ID and then the printer processor 80. Based on the roll ID and the film ID, the image to be exposed is searched and extracted.

In the scanner control section 70, the image information of each image frame 12A of the plurality of negative films 12 constituting the negative roll 12B is sent to the host computer 92 and stored as negative roll data.

The negative roll data is a specific negative roll 1.
The roll ID indicating 2B, the negative ID of the negative film 12 forming the negative roll 12B, and the image information on the image recorded on the negative film 12 are packed.

Roll ID for identifying the negative roll 12B
Is a plurality of negative films 1 forming the negative roll 12B.
Of the two, the film IDs assigned to the leading negative film 12 and the trailing negative film 12, respectively.
Are combined (see FIG. 5). Therefore, even if the negative roll 12B is rewound, it can be matched with either one.

As a result, when the printer processor 80 performs an exposure process on a predetermined image, the target data file is obtained from the negative roll data recording section 94 of the host computer 92 based on the corresponding file ID by partially matching the IDs. You can search and extract.

Therefore, the image information recorded on each negative film 12 of the negative roll 12B loaded in the scanner 11 includes the film ID of the negative film 12 at the beginning of the negative roll 12B and the film ID of the negative film 12 at the end. Further, a roll ID obtained by combining is added and stored in the host computer 92 as negative roll data. In the printer processor 80, a data file having a roll ID that partially matches the film ID of the negative film 12 to be printed first is stored in the host computer 9
2 is searched, the corresponding image information is extracted, and the image is printed based on this.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Figure 6
3 is a flowchart showing a process of image information in the scanner 11.

At step 100, the supply reel 44 provided at one end of the scanner 11 is joined with several negative films 12 and the developed negative roll 12B having the roll ID is loaded. , The loading of the negative film 12 is started, the negative film 12 is guided to the negative carrier 48, it is judged whether or not the standby is completed, and the judgment is denied until the standby state is established.

When the system enters the standby state, step 104
In the above, the negative film 12 is conveyed, and the first image frame 12A is intermittently conveyed (forward) by the conveying roller 52 on the negative carrier 48.

When the negative film is intermittently conveyed, in step 106, the image frame 1 is read by the reading head 58.
The magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 16 corresponding to 2A is read, and the roll ID recorded on the magnetic track 16 is input to the scanner control unit 70.

When the role ID is entered, step 10
In 8, the film ID specifying the negative film 12 for each case is read by the reading head 58 and input to the scanner control unit 70, like the roll ID.

When the film ID is entered, step 11
At 0, the image frame 12A on the negative film 12 is positioned in the opening 50, and photometric processing is performed at step 112. Photometry is performed by the image frame 12A from the light source 22.
The transmission image of the above image is input to the exposure calculation section 33 and the image processing section 39 via the exposure calculation sensor 32 and the video sensor 38, respectively. This allows
The exposure correction value is calculated so that proper exposure is performed.

When photometry is performed, in step 114, various magnetic information read by the reading head 58 and image information obtained by the photometric processing are input to the scanner control unit 70 as frame information.

When the frame information is input, it is determined in step 116 whether or not the photometry is completed for all the image frames 12A of the negative film 12 for one case. The fact that it is the final image machine frame 12A of the negative film 12 for one case can be confirmed by magnetically recording it on the magnetic track 16 and also by detecting the splice which is the joining portion.

If the photometry has not been completed for all the image frames 12A of the negative film 12 for one case, the determination is denied, and the process returns to step 110 to return to the image frames 12
The photometric processing of A is repeated.

When the photometric processing has been completed for all the image frames 12A of the negative film 12 for one case, in step 118, the exposure correction value is determined based on the read magnetic information and the photometric result. Then, this is input to the scanner control unit 70.

When the exposure correction value is input, step 12
At 0, it is judged whether or not the photometric processing and the determination of the exposure correction value have been completed for all the negative films 12 constituting one roll of the negative roll 12B. The final negative film 12 of the negative roll 12B for one roll can be specified by the film ID of the final negative film 12 constituting the roll ID.

If there is a negative film 12 that has not been subjected to photometric processing, the determination is denied and step 10
Returning to step 8, the photometric processing and the exposure correction value determination processing for the remaining image frames 12A of the negative film 12 are repeated.

When the processing of all the negative films 12 constituting the negative roll 12B has been completed, the determination is affirmative, and in step 122, all the negative films 1 are processed.
The two pieces of frame information are transmitted to the host computer 92 and stored as a data file.

When the frame information is transmitted, step 124
At, the negative film 12 is conveyed in the reverse direction, and the negative film 12 is conveyed at a constant speed from the take-up reel 46 toward the supply reel 44 as the backward conveyance.

When the negative film 12 is conveyed at a constant speed, the exposure correction value corresponding to each image frame 12A is read by the recording head 60 in step 126.
To record. Various image information obtained by photometry is recorded on the magnetic track 16 of the corresponding image frame 12A by the recording head 60, and all are wound up on the supply reel 44, and all the processes are completed.

Processing of image information in the printer processor 80 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the negative roll 12B which has been developed and has been subjected to photometry in step 200 is loaded into the printer processor 80, it is determined in step 202 whether or not a predetermined loading has been performed and the standby state has been reached.
The judgment is denied until the standby state is entered.

When the system enters the standby state, step 204
At, the negative film 12 starts to be conveyed at a predetermined conveying speed for the printing process.

When the negative film is conveyed, step 20
At 6, the film ID is read.

When the film ID is read, step 20
8, the scanner 11 to the host computer 92
And is collated to extract the corresponding film ID from the negative roll data to which the roll ID has been added.

When collated with the negative roll data in the host computer 92, in step 210, the roll I
It is determined whether or not there is negative roll data in which D and the film ID partially match. Roll ID is negative roll 1
Film I of negative film 12 at the beginning and end of 2B
Negative film 1 which is the case where the first processing is performed in the printer processor 80 because D is combined.
Film ID 2 corresponds to either. Therefore, the negative roll data having the roll ID partially matching the film ID is searched.

If there is no corresponding negative roll data, the determination is negative and the process proceeds to step 212, an alarm (not shown) is turned on to inform the operator, and the process is ended.

If there is the corresponding negative roll data, the determination is affirmative and the routine proceeds to step 214, where the corresponding negative roll data is extracted.

When the negative roll data is extracted, in step 216, it is instructed to print based on the frame information included in the negative roll data based on the frame information corresponding to the image frame 12A to be printed, A series of processing ends.

As a result, the frame information obtained by the scanner 11 can be surely extracted when the corresponding image frame 12A is printed to obtain the proper print 98.

Further, by using the roll ID, the corresponding frame information can be extracted quickly and accurately.

Therefore, the information about the negative film 12 and the paper roll 88 can be properly transmitted and the proper print 98 can be obtained without impairing the rapid processing.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the photo processing system 300 includes a printer processor 380 and a collator 30.
2 is provided.

In the photographic processing system 300, the negative roll 12B that has been processed by the scanner 11 in the first embodiment is provided to the print processor 380, and then the paper roll 88 on which the image has been printed and the negative roll 12B that has been processed. Is provided to the collation device 302 so that the corresponding print 98 and the negative film 12 are matched and classified.

The printer processor 380 has the same structure as the printer processor 80 in the first embodiment, and when the negative roll 12B having undergone the development processing is provided, the printer unit 382 prints a predetermined amount of the paper roll 88. The image is printed on the position, a predetermined process is performed in the processor unit 384, and the paper roll 88 on which the image is printed is discharged.

As in the first embodiment, the film ID and trailing end of the negative film 12 which is the head of the negative roll 12B are provided at the leading end and the trailing end of the negative roll 12B provided to the printer processor 380. The film ID of the negative film 12 is combined and baked as a roll ID.

The printer processor 380 is provided with a printer control unit 386, which is connected to a negative carrier (not shown) provided in the printer unit 382. In the negative carrier, when the roll IDs given to the leading end and the trailing end of the negative roll 12B are read, the printer control unit 3
86 and the roll ID to paper roll 88
It is designed to be baked at the beginning and the end. When printing each image frame 12, a negative carrier (not shown) combines the film ID for each image frame 12A and print information such as the number of prints and sends it as online information to the printer control unit 386.

In the collator 302, an ID reading section 304 for reading various IDs respectively given to the negative roll 12B and the paper roll 88, and the print 98 and the negative film 12 are associated and classified based on these IDs. And a sorter unit 306.

In the ID reading unit 304, the negative roll 12B
The roll ID and film ID given to the paper roll 88 and the roll ID and film ID given to the paper roll 88 are read.

In the sorter unit 306, the negative film 12 and the paper roll 88 are classified based on various IDs read by the ID reading unit 304. The sorter unit 306 is provided with a cutter (not shown) for separating the long negative roll 12B into one negative film 12 and separating the long paper roll 88 into one printing image (print 98). It is supposed to do. Therefore, the negative film 12 whose film ID has been read by the ID reader 304 is collated with the print 98 group to which the film ID has been added, and the negative film 12 and the print 98 that match each other form one set. .

The collator 302 is provided with a control unit 308 and the film ID read by the ID reading unit 304.
And one negative film 12 based on the roll ID
The sorter unit 306 is controlled so that the print 98 and the print 98 correspond to each other.

As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 308 includes a transmission unit 310 and an information processing unit 312, which are connected to the host computer 390. As a result, the control unit 308 transmits the film ID read by the ID reading unit 304 (see FIG. 8) to the host computer 390 via the transmitting unit 310, while the host computer 390 sends necessary information to the information processing unit. It is adapted to receive and process at 312.

The host computer 390 is provided with an ID retrieval unit 392 and a transmission unit 394, and the collator 3
The ID search unit 392 searches for various information having the film ID transmitted from the transmission unit 310 of No. 02, and transmits the information to the collator 302 via the transmission unit 394.

Next, the information collation system will be described.
The host computer 390 manages various kinds of information, and a film ID is added to all of this information. Therefore, the necessary information is searched for based on the film ID read by the printer processor 380 and the collator 302.

The necessary information includes print size information, print number information, billing (billing amount) information and the like, and is information that can be obtained by the host computer 390 being able to grasp the overall configuration of the photo processing system. is there.

A film ID is added to all of these pieces of information, and the host computer 390 determines that the collator 3
It is possible to perform a search based on a match with the film ID transmitted from 02.

In the collator 302, the negative roll 12 is used when confirming the match between the print 98 and the negative film 12.
B and the roll ID given to the paper roll 88,
It is performed based on the film ID of the negative film 12.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Negative roll 12 with roll IDs attached to the tip and the light end
B is printed with a roll ID and an image on a predetermined position of the paper roll 88 in the printer processor 380. The roll ID is printed on the front end portion and the rear end portion of the paper roll 88 similarly to the negative roll 12B.

When the image printing process is completed, various print information is combined with the film ID to form online information, which is sent to the host computer 390, and the processed paper roll 88 and negative roll 88 are provided to the collator 302. To do.

In the collator 302, the collation between the negative roll 88 and the paper roll 88 is performed based on the roll ID given to the head (rear end) of each, and if they are different, a predetermined alarm is issued to warn.

In the case of the same, the film ID is transmitted to the host computer 390, the online information matching the film ID is searched, and the negative film 12 and the print 98 are collated based on the matching online information. At the same time, the online information such as confirmation of the number of prints by the print number information, simultaneous issuance of a bill by billing information, etc. is used.

As a result, collation between the negative film 12 and the print 98 can be easily performed, and collation with various information corresponding thereto can be surely performed, and quick and efficient processing can be performed. You can

In the present embodiment, the roll ID given to the paper roll 88 may be represented by a number so that it can be confirmed by the operator, or it can be represented by a bar code or the like and can be read by a predetermined device. .

In the first embodiment, the information is transmitted between the scanner 11 and the print processor 80, and in the second embodiment, the information is transmitted between the print processor 380 and the collator 302, but the invention is not limited to these. . The same can be applied to the transmission of image information between other independent devices. Further, by combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment, image information may be transmitted between all the devices involved in a series of steps from photometric processing to collection for each case, Information can be transmitted between two or more devices that process the negative film 12. Thereby, the processing in each device can be summarized and grasped as a whole.

[0102]

As described above, according to the present invention, the use of an LSI card or the like can be eliminated without impairing the speedy processing, and the information regarding the photographic film and the print can be properly transmitted to obtain a proper print. Can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall view of a photographic processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of a negative film applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a scanner according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a control configuration of the photo processing system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data in the host computer according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing of image information in the scanner according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing of image information in the printer processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic overall view of a photographic processing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a control configuration of a photo processing system according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Scanner 12 Negative Film (Photographic Film) 12B Negative Roll 48 Negative Carrier 70 Scanner Control Unit (Filing Means) 80 Printer Processor 88 Paper Roll 90 Printer Control Unit (File Search Means, Filing Means) 92 Host Computer 94 Negative Roll Data Storage ( Storage means) 96 negative roll data transmission section 302 collator 308 control section (file search section) 312 information processing section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image processing apparatus for joining a plurality of photographic films, each of which is provided with a film ID, into a roll, and processing an image recorded on the photographic film, wherein each image frame of the photographic film is processed. A roll ID is set by combining a filing means for retrievably filing information necessary for exposure processing based on the film ID and the film IDs given to the leading and trailing photographic films of the rolled photographic film. A roll ID setting means, a storage means for storing the roll ID and a file group filed for each film in association with each other, a roll ID read from the loaded roll-shaped photographic film, and stored from the storage means. An image processing device having a file search means for searching a file corresponding to the roll ID. . 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is provided in a host computer of a network in which a plurality of image processing apparatuses are online. 3. An image processing method in which a plurality of photographic films, each having a film ID, are joined and rolled, and an image recorded on the photographic film is processed. The information necessary for the exposure processing is filed based on the ID, and a roll ID is created and given from the IDs of the top and bottom photographic films of the roll-shaped photographic film, and the roll ID and each film are provided. The filing file group is stored in association with each other, the corresponding file is searched based on the roll ID of the roll-shaped photographic film to be loaded, and recorded on the photographic film using the searched file. An image processing method, comprising: processing the captured image.