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6909491 Electronic and film theatrical quality  
A method is described for processing motion picture scene data through a process in which the scene data is initially acquired from a film or an electronic camera and ultimately projected onto a...
6850272 Image processing method and system  
An image processing method for image-processing digital image data acquired by a digital camera to enable reproduction of high-quality images includes the steps of computing first characteristic...
6801296 Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image recording apparatus  
An image processing method to conduct an image processing on image signals indicating an image obtained through photographing by a photographing apparatus for generating image signals for output....
6734948 Optical printer  
An optical printer capable of controlling the amount of exposure light, and so forth, accurately is disclosed, and the optical printer comprises a light source irradiating light and an optical...
6714736 System and method for communication of digital images generated from photographic film  
A photographic system includes a photographic film having a film ID number thereon; a receipt provided with the photographic film, the receipt being imprinted with a uniform resource locator for...
6480261 Photolithographic system for exposing a wafer using a programmable mask  
The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior lithographic microfabrication processes while providing further improvements that can significantly enhance the ability to make...
6480258 Photo printing apparatus  
A photo printing apparatus ( 100 ) with a data converter ( 22 ) for converting inputted image data of a photo film ( 1 ) into print data with a print density set for each pixel in images, and a...
6458492 Mask changing the brightness profile of a photographic copy  
Process for determining a mask for changing a brightness profile of a photographic copy with the following steps: photographic image data are derived from photographically recorded image...
6439784 Method and system for using calibration patches in electronic film processing  
A method and system ( 100 ) for using reference patches ( 108 ) to enhance electronic film processing of a scene image ( 104 ) contained on a first area of a film ( 112 ) include creating a...
6417913 Method and apparatus for ordering photographic prints and printing apparatus for producing the same  
A digital camera loaded with a removable memory card storing image files and a print order file, in a wireless mode, sends the files to a computer via a handy phone set, and prepares a directory...
6392739 Method for optimizing a copying light profile  
The present invention relates to a system for the optimization of a copying light profile during copying of photographic originals in a photographic copier. The photographic copier comprises a...
6353469 Photographic image acquisition device  
The photoelectric scanning device for original images contained on a photographic film has a film platform for the film, for temporarily holding the original images contained on the film in a...
6292253 Apparatus for creating in-line index prints  
An in-line index printing system includes a sensor that determines the average density value of a photographic frame, a programmable light source and a video camera. The average density value...
6266127 Image reading method and image reading device  
An image reading method and an image reading device enable an elongated photographic photosensitive material to always be read well even if the elongated photographic photosensitive material has...
6262790 Printing method, printer and lens-fitted photo film unit  
A test frame is photographed on a filmstrip of a lens-fitted photo film unit through a taking lens of the film unit in factory. After the filmstrip is developed, image data is picked up from the...
6233037 Image frame selector system for a photographic printing apparatus  
An image frame selector system for a photographic printing apparatus includes an image processing unit (5d) for reading image frames from a photographic film (2) and displaying a plurality of...
6222612 Process and device for the output of electronic image signals, and a photographic copier  
A process and device for the output of electronic image signals on light-sensitive recording material is disclosed. A two-dimensional, transmissive display element, in particular a liquid crystal...
6169599 Method for determining the amount of light in each primary color when copying a colored original  
There is disclosed a method for determining the amounts of individual copying light when copying color originals, particularly color negatives which are combined into films. The color originals are...
6141080 Control negative for use in setting up exposure condition of photo-printer  
A control negative has at least a frame which has a center eye portion reproducing a neutral gray on a reference print formed under optimum exposure conditions, and a background area consisting of...
6097471 Digital photofinishing system including film under-exposure gamma, scene balance, and image sharpening digital image processing  
A method of digital photofinishing comprising the steps of: producing a digital color image in optical printing densities of a color image captured on photographic media; increasing the...
6097470 Digital photofinishing system including scene balance, contrast normalization, and image sharpening digital image processing  
A method of digital photofinishing comprising the steps of: producing a digital color image in optical printing densities of a color image captured on photographic media; processing the digital...
6072560 Photoelectric scanning device for a transparent object  
A device for point-form photoelectric scanning of a transparent object to be measured is disclosed and is provided with a transport arrangement for transporting an object to be measured. An...
6069685 Method and apparatus for printing high quality prints from photographic negatives  
A method and apparatus for printing high quality prints from photographic negatives employ a printer with a system that scans the negatives optical densities region by region. Corresponding...
5987222 Color copying apparatus  
A color copying apparatus for constantly obtaining a high-quality print irrespective of a change in film characteristics due to deterioration is disclosed. A reference image recorded on the film is...
5986741 Imaging apparatus  
An imaging apparatus for reading an image recorded on a photographic film includes: a solid-state imaging device on which an image derived from light transmitted through the photographic film is...
5969796 Method for determining a state of processing solution in a printer processor and a printer processor  
A method for determining a state of a processing solution in a printer processor which exposes a photosensitive material to a light emitted from a light source and processes the material with...
5959720 Method for color balance determination  
A method of color balance determination for use by a color copying apparatus utilizing a gray estimate established as a functional relationship among at least three basic color density values...
5936708 Light-pattern illuminating apparatus and light-pattern illuminating method  
A light-pattern illuminating apparatus comprises: a light-pattern holding device in which, when a light pattern is applied to one surface thereof, the light pattern is written, and from which, when...
5912724 Illuminance setting method  
According to the improve method for use with image inputting apparatus to set the illuminance of reading light, the measurement with the image sensor is performed with the light source stop being...
5889578 Method and apparatus for using film scanning information to determine the type and category of an image  
Classifying and detecting original images on a roll of film so that a photographer can describe and identify to the photofinisher the type of images of interest to the photographer and to identify...
5883698 Photographic printer  
A magnetic head and line sensor are mounted along the transport passage of a color negative film. The magnetic head reads trimming information recorded on a magnetic recording layer of the negative...
5870175 Index printer having density correction using a standard image  
An index printer in which density correction can be reliably effected and in which an appropriate image can be printed is obtained. When a standard image data such as a so-called Bull's eye is...
5870173 Processing apparatus for film  
An apparatus for processing film has two processing units and transport rollers for conveying film past the units. One of the units may include a scanning device and the other unit may include a...
5867252 Image printer  
An image printer includes a projection exposure unit for projecting and exposing a film image on to a photosensitive material, an image exposure unit for exposing the photosensitive material based...
5864387 Method and apparatus for creating in-line index prints  
An in-line index printing system includes a sensor that determines the average density value of a photographic frame, a programmable light source and a video camera. The average density value...
5841518 Image identification apparatus and image identification method  
An image size identification apparatus and an image size identification method capable of identifying the size of an image recorded on a photographic film at a high accuracy are disclosed....
5822040 Image testing method  
An image testing method which improves an image testing ability and enables rapid testing processing. When an operator effects testing for an image displayed at a set test position and instructs...
5812243 Photographic printing apparatus with video camera  
A photographic color printer includes a color video camera for making specialty prints. A memory is provided to store different color compositions for printing light including an initial color...
5805274 Photographic printer utilizing a photoactivated liquid-crystal light valve in order to enhance image processing  
A photographic printer has a lamp which projects light through a cut-off filter, a filter unit, and a diffusion plate. The light travels further through a film negative, an objective lens, and to a...
5798821 Copying of film under different conditions  
A copier for making prints from photographic negatives has two copying stations arranged in series. A filmstrip is conveyed through the stations in succession, and each negative of the filmstrip is...
5796466 Photographic printer  
A photographic printer includes a light source for radiating light rays for photographic printing to a film; a unit for fixing the film; a unit for providing a film information signal by detecting...
5790238 Photographic image exposing apparatus  
A photographic image exposing apparatus includes a white light source and a filtering device provided between the white light source and a photographic paper. The filtering device has color filters...
5767983 Color copying apparatus for determining exposure amount from image data of an original image and a reference image  
A color copying apparatus for constantly obtaining a high-quality print irrespective of a change in film characteristics due to deterioration over time and the like is disclosed. A reference image...
5767950 Method and apparatus for calibrating iris of photographic printer  
An adjustable iris diaphragm assembly (26) in a zoom lens system (16) of a photographic printer (10) is calibrated for each magnification setting by progressively adjusting the aperture opening...
5751401 Method of determining amount of exposure  
The improved method of determining the amount of exposure for use with an image forming apparatus reads the red, green and blue densities of an original image on a pixel basis and determines the...
5748287 Photographic film reproducing apparatus using object brightness and exposure correction amount to develop photographed images  
In an apparatus for reproducing a photographed image on each frame of a developed photographic roll film, wherein each frame includes an image region on which the photographed image is provided and...
5745252 Method and apparatus for producing photographic index prints  
A method of printing regular photographic prints on a strip of paper along with index prints--that is, prints with images that are smaller than those in the regular prints--from series of negatives...
5745215 Monitor system for image printer  
A monitor adjusting system facilitates image adjusting procedures such as color or density correction. Prior to printing an image onto photosensitive paper, the exposure settings are selected so...
5731865 Photometric system for a photographic printing apparatus  
A photometric system for a photographic printing apparatus having an exposure device for projecting light traveling from a light source (21) through a mirror tunnel (24), along a projection path...
5722001 Color balance filter adjusting mechanism  
The improved apparatus for forming a color image by slit scan exposure has means for changing the position of a line sensor assembly relative to the shorter side of the slit light that has passed...