JPH0996875A - Index print, index print forming method and index print forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently form an index print to which information is imparted. SOLUTION: After a picture recorded on negative film is stored in a picture memory, an index picture IX is constituted in the index print picture constitution part of a sub-control part. The index picture IX is divided to every line of divided displayed pictures I1 to I5 which can be displayed on the display surface of a liquid crystal panel and are constituted of picture frames continuous in the width direction of photographic paper 54, and printed in the specified printing area of the photographic paper in this order. An information picture M constituted in an information picture constitution part is singly displayed on the liquid crystal panel and printed in a specified information picture printing area behind the photographic print having ordinary size and before the index picture IX with respect to the carrying direction of the photographic paper shown by an arrow R by performing exposure processing once.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an index print, an index print creating method and an index print creating apparatus, and more particularly to creating an index print composed of an image recorded on photographic film and information data. The present invention relates to an index print creating method, an index print creating apparatus, and the obtained index print.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it has become possible to easily search what kind of photograph has been taken on one developed film.
An index print has been proposed in which each frame is arranged in a matrix and printed. A liquid crystal panel is applied as an image display means to an index printer capable of producing such an index print, and a plurality of image frames recorded on photographic film are displayed at once on the display surface of the liquid crystal panel. It is known that an image smaller than a normal print is printed on photographic paper at the same time.

As the index print, there is also an index print in which information such as a title is added in addition to the image group to further improve the usability. Such an index print makes it possible to identify when the photographic film was taken, and it is possible to provide clear information even for the same image.

However, as shown in FIG. 8, in such a conventional index print, the area M where the information such as the title is printed is below the area IX of the index image, that is, the conveying direction of the photosensitive material PR. It was provided in the horizontal direction with respect to (left-right direction with respect to FIG. 8). In this case, since the entire area of the photosensitive material PR in the width direction (vertical direction with respect to FIG. 8) cannot be assigned to the index image area IX, the index image frame becomes small.

Further, since the image display surface of the liquid crystal panel used for printing such an index print is provided over the width direction of the photosensitive material PR, for example, the index image is displayed and printed in each column. Is supposed to do. This gives 1 on print
Printing area M of the information image provided as one area
Is divided into the number of times of printing the index image and printed. For this reason, when the images of the information to be burned are spread over two or more times of burning, it becomes difficult to perform the alignment due to the balance between the image breaks and the information image breaks, and these images cannot be continuous. Requires delicate alignment.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and an index print creating method and an index print creating apparatus capable of efficiently creating an index print to which information is added. , And also to provide an index print that is efficiently created.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an index print in which a strip-shaped information display area is formed which extends in the width direction of a photosensitive material and at least the entire area extending in the width direction can be exposed by one exposure process. It is characterized by having.

According to this, since the strip-shaped information display area extending in the width direction of the photosensitive material is provided, it is possible to print the displayed information by one exposure process while conveying the photosensitive material. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an index print in which there is no deviation of the image or the like without requiring delicate alignment between the image and the information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an index print producing method, wherein when an index print is produced by arranging a plurality of images recorded on a photographic film in a matrix, the index print is formed in a width direction of a photosensitive material. In a method for creating an index print in which a plurality of image frame rows along the photosensitive material are intermittently conveyed and displayed one by one on a liquid crystal panel one by one, at least one of before and after the plurality of image frame rows printed on the photosensitive material. In addition, a strip-shaped information area relating to the index print extending at least in the entire width direction of the photosensitive material arranged in a predetermined format is printed once in accordance with the intermittent transfer when the image frame row is printed. There is.

According to this method, one exposure is performed once on the belt-shaped information area extending in the width direction of the photosensitive material in accordance with the intermittent transfer when the image frame row is printed, so that the image frame row is continuously printed. The information is printed. The information printing area is arranged as a strip-shaped area extending in the width direction of the photosensitive material. Therefore, the exposure processing of the information to be printed may be performed at least once for the region extending in the width direction,
Divide the information to be printed along the conveying direction of the photosensitive material,
The printing process may be performed a plurality of times along with the transportation of the photosensitive material. The predetermined format of the information printing area is set based on at least the number of image frames corresponding to the width direction of the photosensitive material, the size of the display surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the size of the information to be displayed.

As a result, the sequence of image frames of the image recorded on the photographic film and the information to be printed are not simultaneously displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and these images are continuously conveyed while the photosensitive material is intermittently conveyed. Printed on a light-sensitive material.

Therefore, since the printing area of the index image can be the entire area in the width direction of the light-sensitive material, the width dimension of the light-sensitive material can be utilized to the maximum, and the light-sensitive material has a specified width dimension. However, it is possible to print a large size of one image frame on the photosensitive material efficiently. Further, since the information image based on the information data can be printed independently, there is no need for precise alignment, and the index print can be efficiently obtained without any deviation of the image or the like.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an index print producing apparatus in which a plurality of images recorded on a photographic film are arranged in a matrix form, and a plurality of image frame rows forming the index print are intermittently conveyed while a photosensitive material is conveyed. In an index print creating apparatus that creates an index print by printing each row, it is composed of a plurality of liquid crystal elements arranged vertically and horizontally, and an image is displayed by electrically controlling the transmission state of each liquid crystal element. A liquid crystal panel capable of printing an image by a single exposure process on the entire band-shaped region extending in the width direction of the photosensitive material, and forming an information image based on the information data of the photographic film, Information image control means for displaying on the liquid crystal panel, and display on the liquid crystal panel from the index image and the information image An image is selected to determine the order of printing on the light-sensitive material, the image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel based on the determined order, and the information image is displayed on the light-sensitive material in the printing area of the image frame row. Image printing control means for continuously printing in a region on the front side or the rear side in the transport direction of,
When printing the image frame rows, the photosensitive material is intermittently transported by a predetermined transport amount for each row, and when the information image is printed, it is based on the intermittent transportation when the image frame rows are printed. And a photosensitive material transporting unit that transports the photosensitive material in a transporting amount.

According to this, the information image control means forms an information image based on the information data, and the image sticking control means determines the order of displaying the index image and the information image on the liquid crystal panel, and the photosensitive material. Printing is continuously performed in a determined order on the photosensitive material which is intermittently conveyed by a predetermined amount by the conveying means. As a result, the index image and the information image are separately and continuously printed on the photosensitive material in the determined order. Further, since the liquid crystal panel can print an image by one exposure on the entire band-shaped region extending in the width direction of the photosensitive material, when printing the image frame row, the entire area in the width direction of the photosensitive material should be printed. You can

Therefore, the image frame row can be printed on the entire area of the photosensitive material in the width direction, and the image frame can be printed efficiently without reducing the size of the image frame. Further, since the information image is printed separately, the alignment is easy and the information image can be printed easily.

[0016]

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the printer processor 10 has an exterior covered with a casing 12.
The printer unit 58 is configured to expose the printing paper of the main print and the sub-print, and the processor unit 72 to perform the developing, fixing, washing, and drying processes on the exposed printing paper.

A work table 14 which projects from the casing 12 (to the left in FIG. 1) is installed in the printer section 58, and a negative carrier 18 for setting a negative film 16 on the upper surface of the work table 14. , And a keyboard for the operator to enter commands, data, etc.
5 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 3, the negative carrier 18
The negative film 16 set at is provided with a large number of image frames 16A on which images are recorded at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. Magnetic tracks 16B are provided at both ends in the width direction of the negative film 16 and adjacent to the image frame 16A, and the information of the corresponding image frame 16A is magnetically recorded. The magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 16B includes various information such as information at the time of photographing the image recorded on each image frame 16A, print size at the time of performing print processing, and exposure conditions. The negative film 16 is pulled out from the cartridge 17 in the direction of arrow A, and the image frame 16A is positioned on the optical axis of the light source 38 described later.

A reading head 19 (see FIG. 2) is provided at both ends of the conveying path of the negative film 16 (not shown) provided on the negative carrier 18. As a result, the negative film 16 is conveyed on the negative carrier 18, so that the magnetic track 16B of the negative film 16 is brought into sliding contact with the read head 19. Read head 19
Is adapted to read the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic track 16B by slidingly contacting the magnetic track 16B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the work table 14
A light source unit 36 for main exposure is installed below. A light source 38 is installed in the main exposure light source section 36, and the light source 3
The color correction filter (hereinafter referred to as “Color-Correcti”) so that the light emitted from the No. 8 irradiates the negative film 16 set on the negative carrier 18 located on the work table 14.
on Filter: CC filter) 40 and diffusion tube 42
Are arranged in order. The CC filter 40 includes C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) filters, each of which operates under the control of the CC filter control unit 39 (FIG. 2) and is emitted from the light source 38. It is possible to appear on the optical axis of light.

An arm 44 is provided above the negative carrier 18 (upper side in FIG. 1), and inside the arm 44,
A main exposure optical system 46 and a sub print unit 22 for exposing a sub print such as an index print are provided.

In the main exposure optical system 46, a half mirror 43, an exposure lens 48 for changing the exposure magnification, a black shutter 50 and a mirror 51 are arranged in this order from the light emitting side of the negative film. An image is formed on the photographic printing paper 54 set in the exposure chamber 52.

A mounting portion 60 is provided at a corner between the upper right side surface of the arm 44 and the upper surface of the casing 12, and the mounting portion 60 is a paper for accommodating the photographic printing paper 54 wound around the reel 62 in layers. The magazine 64 is mounted. A roller pair 66 is arranged near the mounting portion 60, and nips the photographic printing paper 54 and conveys it in the horizontal state to the exposure chamber 52.

A plurality of rollers 68 are further arranged in the exposure chamber 52. The roller 68 conveys the printing paper 54 sent out by the roller pair 66 in the exposure chamber 52, and at the same time, the printing paper 5 on which the image of the negative film 16 is printed.
4 is guided to the processor unit 72 described later. The roller 68 is connected to a roller drive control unit 126 (see FIG. 4), which will be described later, via a roller drive unit (not shown) so that the photographic printing paper 54 can be conveyed by a conveyance amount based on an instruction from the roller drive control unit 126. It has become.

In the processor section 72, a color development processing tank 74 in which a color development processing solution is stored, a bleach-fix processing tank 76 in which a bleach-fix processing solution is stored, and a plurality of rinse processing tanks in which a washing processing solution is stored. 78 is provided and the photographic paper 5 is provided.
By passing 4 through the respective tanks in order, development, fixing and washing treatment are carried out. The photographic printing paper 54 that has been washed with water is transported,
Drying processing is performed in the drying unit 80 adjacent to the rinse processing tank 78.

The photographic printing paper 54 is sandwiched by a pair of rollers (not shown), and is discharged from the drying section 80 at a constant speed after the completion of the drying process. A cutter unit 84 is provided on the downstream side of the drying unit 80. Here, the photographic printing paper 54 is cut into image frames by a cutter (not shown) and discharged to the sorter unit 92. In the sorter unit 92, sorting and predetermined verification work are performed. By this verification work, after defective prints such as so-called out-of-focus images are extracted, normal photographic prints are returned to the customer together with the negative film.

As shown in FIG. 2, the half mirror 43.
A photometric lens 45 and a half mirror 47 for changing the magnification of the photometric image are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the optical path reflected by. The photometric lens 45 is fixed at a predetermined magnification in the present embodiment.

In the direction in which light is reflected by the half mirror 47, the scanner 108 composed of an image sensor or the like is provided.
Are arranged, and the scanner 108 is
An image signal processing unit 102 for performing a predetermined image processing on the image data of each frame of the negative film 16 read by the above is connected.

The image signal processing unit 102 includes a simulator 1
04 is connected, and the simulator 104 displays a simulation image of a print when the image of each frame of the negative film 16 is produced based on the set conditions. An image memory 106 for storing image data is connected to the image signal processing unit 102, and the image signal processing unit 102 includes the scanner 108.
The image data of each frame of the negative film 16 read in step 3 is stored in the image memory 106.

On the other hand, on the downstream side of the optical path passing through the half mirror 47, a negative density measuring section 56 for measuring the image density of each frame of the negative film 16 is provided, and the negative density measuring section 56 is The scanner 56B includes an image sensor and the like, and a negative density measuring device 56A that measures the image density of each frame of the negative film 16 read by the scanner 56B. This negative density measuring machine 5
4A is connected to the main control unit 20.

In the sub-printing section 22, a light emitting diode (hereinafter, referred to as BL) that emits blue light is used as an index image exposure light source 26 whose operation is controlled by the light source control section 24.
ED) 26A, a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as R-LED) 26B that emits red light, and a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as G-LED) 26C that emits green light.
Is provided. Each diode is R-LED26B
And the light emitted from the G-LED 26C are arranged by the dichroic mirror 28 so as to coincide with the exposure optical axis X of the light emitted from the B-LED 26A.

The light source control section 24 is connected to a sub control section 23, which will be described later, and the light source 2 is responsive to a signal from the sub control section 23.
The amount of light corresponding to each color component 6 can be adjusted to correct the exposure amount of the image printed on the photographic printing paper 54.

On the downstream side of the exposure optical axis X by the light source 26,
A liquid crystal panel 31 is provided. The liquid crystal panel 31 is
A large number of liquid crystal elements are regularly arranged so that light can be transmitted (corresponding to gradation) in 256 steps. The liquid crystal panel 31 is connected to the sub-control unit 23 via the liquid crystal panel driver 32, and the liquid crystal panel driver 32 controls the transmission state of the liquid crystal elements in accordance with an instruction from the sub-control unit 23. The corresponding image is displayed. The display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31 is
A side corresponding to the width direction of the printing paper 54 is a long side, and has a rectangular shape capable of displaying one row of image frames extending over the entire width direction of the printing paper 54 as described later. Therefore, as will be described later, an image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 several times in order to create one index print. It is also possible to display on the liquid crystal panel 31 an image corresponding to the image data of only the R, G, and B color components of the image data displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31.

An exposure lens 35 whose magnification can be changed is arranged on the exit side of the liquid crystal panel 31, and the transmission image of the liquid crystal panel 31 is printed by the exposure lens 35 on the photographic paper 54.
An image is formed thereon at a predetermined magnification.

The sub control unit 23 includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM.
And a microcomputer including an input / output controller and the like, and is connected to the image memory 106.

Like the sub control unit 23, the main control unit 20 for controlling and monitoring the entire printer processor 10 is provided.
Is installed below the exposure chamber 52 (see FIG. 1).
The main control unit 20 includes a CPU, RAM, RO (not shown).
M, an input / output controller and the like. The main control unit 20 is connected to the CC filter control unit 39, the negative density measuring device 56A, the image signal processing unit 102, and the sub control unit 23, which monitor and control the operation of each of these constituent devices. There is.

Next, the main control unit 20 and the sub control unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 20 includes an information data analysis unit 110. A read head 19 disposed on the negative carrier 18 is connected to the information data analysis unit 110, and information read by the read head 19 slidingly contacting the magnetic track 16B of the negative film 16 causes main control to be performed. It is adapted to be input to the section 20. Here, the input information data is divided into a data use component such as an exposure condition and an information image component used as an information image such as a title.

An information data utilization component extraction unit 112 and an information image component extraction unit 114 are connected to the information data analysis unit 110, and the information data analyzed by the information data analysis unit 110 is extracted. There is. Here, the data utilization component is the information data utilization component extraction unit 11
2, the information image component is separated by the information image component extraction unit 114.

The information data utilization component extraction unit 112 is connected to the image memory 106 via the image signal processing unit 102, and when the image recorded on the negative film 16 is stored in the image memory 106 as described above, The image memory 106 is used as image data including data utilization components such as exposure conditions.
It will be remembered in. Information image component extraction unit 1
Reference numeral 14 denotes an information image input unit 12 provided in the sub control unit 23.
It is connected to the sub control unit 23 via 0.

In the sub-control unit 23, the information image input unit 1
20 is connected to the information image forming unit 122. As a result, the information image component is input from the information image component extraction unit 114 of the main image unit 20 to the sub-control unit 23, and the information image forming unit 122 forms an information image from the information image component. There is. That is, an information image as a display image is formed so that a message such as a title is printed on the photographic printing paper 54.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 23 is provided with an index image construction unit 116 and is connected to the image memory 106. As a result, the image data of each frame of the negative film 16 stored in the image memory 106 is read and one index image data in which the frame images are arranged according to a predetermined rule is formed. Here, the exposure area of the index image with respect to the printing paper 54 can be the maximum area with respect to the width dimension of the printing paper 54.

A divided display image forming unit 118 is connected to the index image forming unit 116. The index image data for one case formed in the index image forming unit 116 is divided into a predetermined number of frames which is the number of frames that can be displayed on the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31. Images of five frames can be printed on the basis of the width dimension of the printing paper 54, and one column of image frames can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31. It is designed to be divided into image groups corresponding to the data. Therefore, the index print is configured by continuously printing the plurality of divided display images formed here along the transport direction of the printing paper 54.

The information image forming section 122 and the divided display image forming section 118 are each connected to the display image instructing section 124. The display image instructing section 124 selects an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 for the divided display image and the information image formed by each image forming section, and also selects the selected display image via the liquid crystal driver 32. LCD panel 3
It is designed to be displayed above 1. Selection based on the display order of the index image and the information image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 can be set in advance, and in the present embodiment, the information image is continuously displayed first in the printing area of the main image by the main printing unit. It is set to burn.

A roller drive control unit 126 is connected to the display image instructing unit 124. Roller drive controller 1
Reference numeral 26 denotes a photographic printing paper 54 with a predetermined transport amount set in advance for the display image selected by the display image instruction unit 124.
The drive of the roller 68 (see FIG. 1) is controlled so as to convey the sheet. As a result, the photographic printing paper 54 is rotated by the roller 68 (see FIG. 1) according to the instruction from the roller drive control unit 126.
The driving is performed intermittently so that a predetermined printing area is positioned below the exposure optical axis X of the light source 26 (see FIG. 2). Here, the carry amount for the divided display image of the index image and the carry amount for the information image can be separately set, but in the present embodiment, they are set to substantially the same carry amount.

Therefore, the image frame 16 of the negative film 16
The image recorded in A is read by the scanner 108 or the like, converted into image data in the image signal processing unit 102, and stored in the image memory 106. Image memory 106
The image data stored in (3) forms an index image in the index image forming unit 116 of the sub-control unit 23, and is divided into divided display images that can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 in one display step.

On the other hand, the magnetic track 1 of the negative film 16
The information data stored in 6B is read by the read head 19, analyzed by the information data analysis unit 110, and extracted as an information image component. In the information image forming unit 122 of the sub control unit 23, an information image is composed of the extracted information image components. The display image instruction unit 124 of the sub-control unit 23 selects a display image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 from the divided display image and the information image, and causes the liquid crystal panel 31 to display the display image.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the printer section 58 of the printer processor 10, the negative film 16 on which the image to be printed is recorded is set on the negative carrier 18, and the negative film 16 is transmitted by the light source 38. The density of the image on the negative film 16 formed by the light transmitted through the negative film 16 is measured by the negative density measuring unit 56. Measured negative film 1
Based on the density of the image of No. 6, the main control unit 20 sets appropriate exposure conditions (for example, the insertion amount of each filter of the filter unit 40). Based on the set exposure conditions,
The image on the negative film 16 is printed on a predetermined printing area of the printing paper 54.

On the other hand, in the image exposure process in the sub print unit 22, the image of the negative film 16 transmitted by the light source 38 is read by the scanner 108, and the read image data is passed through the image signal processing unit 102 to the image memory 1.
06. By the sub-control unit 23, the image memory 10
6, the image data is read out, and the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 is printed on the photographic paper 54 based on the set exposure condition.
Exposure.

The photographic printing paper 54 having the image printed thereon by each exposure process is conveyed to the processor section 72 for development / fixing / processing.
It is washed with water. The photographic printing paper 54 that has been washed with water has a drying unit 8
0, and dried by hot air. The photographic printing paper 54 that has been subjected to the drying processing is conveyed to the cutter unit 84 and cut into image frames, and becomes a photographic print. And
The photo print is discharged to the sorter unit 92, and the sorter unit 9
Sorted in 2.

Next, the index print creating process will be described with reference to FIG. The image recorded on each image frame 16A of the negative film 16 is stored in the image memory 106, and then, the index print image forming unit 116 of the sub-control unit 23 forms an index image IX.

The display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31 has a width dimension capable of printing an image over the entire width direction of the printing paper 54 and a length dimension capable of printing an image of one row of the index image IX. . Therefore, the index image IX is composed of image frames that are continuous in the width direction of the photographic printing paper 54.
Split display image I consisting of split display images I _{1 to} I _{5 for} each column
Is divided into Printing is performed on a predetermined printing area of the printing paper 54 in this order.

On the other hand, the information image M formed in the information image forming unit 122 is printed after the normal size photo print (conveyance of the main image area) in the conveyance direction of the printing paper indicated by the arrow R in FIG. (A downstream side in the direction) and is printed in a predetermined information image printing area before the index image IX. Here, since the information image M is displayed and printed on the entire display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31, it has a size of one column of the index image IX.

Therefore, the image frame of the index image IX and the information image M are not displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 at the same time, but are displayed individually and printed on a predetermined printing area of the printing paper 54. It is like this. Also,
The information image M is printed without being divided by a single display and exposure process.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the index print creating process will be described. When the negative film 16 is set on the negative carrier 18 and the recorded image is read and the information recorded on the magnetic track 16B is read, it is determined in step 200 whether an index print is to be formed. To be judged. The decision is denied until the instruction to create the index print is given,
If the creation instruction is given, the determination is affirmative and Step 2
Move to 02.

In step 202, an instruction is given to form the information image M based on the information data read by the reading head 19. The data utilization component from the information data is sent to the image signal processing unit 102 and stored in the image memory 106 together with the image data, and the sub-control unit 23 forms the information image M by only the information image component.

When the formation of the information image M is instructed, the structure of the index image IX is instructed in step 204. The index image IX is formed by reading the image data stored in the image memory 106 and using a predetermined number of image frames. Here, the index image IX is
The number of frames is set so that the width dimension of the printing paper 54 can be used to the maximum.

When the construction of the index image IX is instructed, in step 206, the division into the divided display images I is instructed based on the constructed index image IX. The divided display image I is composed of the number of columns that can be simultaneously displayed on the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31.

When the division into the divided display image I is instructed,
In step 208, it is judged whether or not the preparation for printing the information image M is completed, and the judgment is denied until the preparation is completed. Here, the reason why the preparation for printing the information image M is completed is because the printing of the information image M is set in the display image instruction unit 124 before the printing of the index image IX. The preparation for printing the information image M includes positioning of the photographic printing paper 54 based on a predetermined transport amount, completion of formation of the information image M, and the like.

The affirmative determination is made that the preparation for printing the information image M is completed, and in step 210, the printing process for the information image M is performed. The printing process of the information image M is performed on the liquid crystal panel 31 with the information image M displayed and the light source 26 based on a predetermined exposure amount.

When the printing process of the information image M is completed, it is judged in step 212 whether or not the preparation for printing the divided display image I is completed, and the judgment is denied until the preparation is completed. The preparation for printing the divided display image I includes positioning of the printing area of the first divided display image I _{1 in} the printing area of the index image IX which is continuous with the printing area where the information image M is printed. Positioning of the printing area of the divided display image I is based on the conveyance of a predetermined amount of photographic paper 54.

When the preparation for printing the divided display image I is completed, the determination is affirmative, and the routine proceeds to step 214, where the first divided display image I ₁ is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31, and at step 216, the divided display image I ₁ is displayed. Printing is performed, and the printing process of the index image IX is started.

When the printing process of the first divided display image I _{1 with} the predetermined exposure amount is completed, in step 218,
It is determined whether or not there is the next divided display image I. Since the index image IX is composed of a plurality of divided display images I, if there is another divided display image I, the determination is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 220, and the next divided display image I is displayed.
Is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31, and the process returns to step 216 to print the divided display image I.

On the other hand, when all the divided display images I are displayed and the printing process of the index image IX is completed, the determination at step 218 is denied and the series of processes is completed.

As a result, the information image M is printed in a predetermined printing area across the width of the printing paper 54 following the printing of the normal size image, and the index image IX is printed in succession to the information image M. You can get a good index print.

Therefore, the width dimension of the photographic printing paper 54 is efficiently used to print an image frame of an appropriate size, and it is possible to easily obtain an index print with information data added as an information image.

In this embodiment, the information image M is printed as a message after the normal size image is printed, and then the index image IX is printed to obtain the index print, but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 7 shows another example, in which the index image IX is printed after the image of the normal size in the carrying direction of the printing paper 54 indicated by the arrow R.
Subsequently, the information image M is printed. Further, the information images M may be printed on both sides of the index image IX in the transport direction. The designation of the printing area for the index image IX of the information image M is performed by the display image instruction unit 12 of the sub-control unit 23.
4 can be set. Display image instruction unit 12
The setting in 4 may be set by a predetermined key operation from the keyboard 15, or may be recorded on the magnetic track 16B of the negative film 16 and set based on the reading by the reading head 19.

Further, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal panel 31 is used.
Although the divided display image shown above is configured for each image frame of one column in the index image, the present invention is not limited to this. The size of the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 31 can be set based on the internal configuration of the apparatus and the like in the transport direction of the printing paper 54, and based on this, the number of frames of the divided display image can be changed. Along with this, the size of the information image can also be changed in the transport direction of the printing paper 54. This makes it possible to increase the size of the information image that can be printed at one time, so that a larger amount of information can be printed without breaks.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of image frames displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 at one time is five, but the number is not limited to this. That is, the number of frames corresponding to the image frame row can be changed according to the width dimension of the printing paper 54. As a result, the number of frames can be changed according to the width dimension of the printing paper 54, and image frames of an appropriate size can be printed in the width direction of the printing paper 54.

In the embodiment, the information image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 3.
Although it is displayed once on one display surface, it may be displayed twice or more and the printing paper 54 may be printed. Since the information image is often composed of characters and the like, and the alignment is easier than in the case where the information image is printed a plurality of times together with the index image, the information image can be divided and displayed. The size of the information image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 31 in one display can be determined mainly based on the well-separated portion as the information image. As a result, more information can be printed as an image, and an information-free image can be printed as an information image.

In the present embodiment, the printer processor 10 of a so-called minilab provided with the printer section 58 and the processor section 72 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to such a minilab, and an index print may be created. Any device capable of performing the same can be applied in the same manner. For example, the same can be applied to a large laboratory in which the printer unit and the processor unit are separated.

[0073]

According to the present invention, an index print to which information is added can be efficiently created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printer processor according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printer unit in the printer processor.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a negative film applicable to a printer processor.

FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram related to index print creation processing.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an index print obtained based on an index print creating process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an index print creating process.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of another index print obtained based on the index print creating process.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an index print obtained based on a conventional index print creation process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Printer Processor 20 Main Control Section 22 Sub Printing Section 23 Sub Control Section 26 Light Source (Exposure Light Source) 31 Liquid Crystal Panel (Liquid Crystal Panel) 32 Liquid Crystal Panel Driver 54 Printing Paper (Photosensitive Material) 68 Roller (Photosensitive Material Conveying Means) 102 Image Signal Processing unit 106 Image memory 110 Information data analysis unit 116 Index image configuration unit 122 Information image configuration unit (information image control unit) 124 Display image instruction unit (image printing control unit) 126 Roller drive control unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An index print provided with a band-shaped information display area which extends in the width direction of a light-sensitive material and is capable of exposing at least the entire area extending in the width direction by one exposure process. 2. When a plurality of images recorded on a photographic film are arranged in a matrix to form an index print, a plurality of image frame rows along the width direction of a photosensitive material forming the index print are formed. In an index print creating method in which a photosensitive material is intermittently conveyed and displayed one by one on a liquid crystal panel one by one, a plurality of image frames printed on the photosensitive material are arranged in at least one of a front and a back in a predetermined format. A method for producing an index print, characterized in that a strip-shaped information area relating to the index print extending at least in the entire widthwise direction of the photosensitive material is printed at one time in accordance with intermittent conveyance at the time of printing the image frame row. 3. An index print in which a plurality of images recorded on a photographic film are arranged in a matrix form, and a plurality of image frame rows forming the index print are printed for each row while the photosensitive material is intermittently conveyed. In the index print creating apparatus for creating the image, it is composed of a plurality of liquid crystal elements arranged vertically and horizontally, and an image is displayed by electrically controlling the transmission state of each liquid crystal element, and the displayed image is displayed on the photosensitive material. A liquid crystal panel capable of printing an image by a single exposure process on the entire strip-shaped region extending in the width direction, and an information image control for forming an information image based on the information data of the photographic film and displaying it on the liquid crystal panel Means, and an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel is selected from the index image and the information image and printed on the photosensitive material. The order is determined, and an image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel based on the determined order, and the information image is continuously displayed in the printing area of the image frame row in the front or rear area of the photosensitive material in the transport direction of the photosensitive material. Image printing control means for printing, and a photosensitive material is intermittently transported by a predetermined transport amount for each row when the image frame row is printed, and when the information image is printed, the image frame row is printed. An index print creating apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive material transporting unit that transports a photosensitive material in a transporting amount according to intermittent transporting when performing.