Abstract: An image reading device includes a light source for illuminating an image in a developed photo film by applying illuminating light thereto. An area CCD reads the image by photoelectrically detecting the illuminating light reflected by, or transmitted through, the developed photo film, to obtain image data respectively of pixels. An input unit inputs information of a photo film type, printing size or printing magnification. A determiner determines whether the photo film type, printing size or printing magnification satisfies a predetermined data correcting condition related to image data correction. An image processor extracts a group of inappropriate pixels from the pixels by checking the image data if the photo film type, printing size or printing magnification satisfies the data correcting condition, and corrects the image data of the inappropriate pixel group.

Abstract: The printing apparatus includes an image forming section for preparing prints and a packer which gathers the prints and packages them in a print pack or print packs. The image forming section prepares for each print pack an order print that shows information relevant to one order and supplies the prints and the order print into the packer in such a way that an information side of the order print will be on top in the print pack and distribution information showing that the prints for one order are distributed among the print packs is indicated on the order print. The packer feeds the prints into a long packaging sheet and thereafter seals and cuts the packaging sheet and performs only sealing of each print pack according to the distribution information and outputs the print packs for one order in a continuous form.

Abstract: A packing apparatus for packing prints for each order includes an accumulating unit for accumulating the prints having been output while regulating positions of the prints in a direction orthogonal to a transport direction to form a print stack of the prints to be packed for each order and horizontally transporting the print stack, an input unit for transporting the print stack in a downwardly inclined direction and inputting the print stack in a packing material and a sealing device for sealing the packing material accommodating the print stack. A print producing apparatus includes an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium to produce prints and the packing apparatus.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus in which, in a case in which one of a recorded position of a leading image frame of a film or recorded positions of images successive from the leading image frame of the film, among a plurality of image frames recorded on the film, cannot be specified, the film is conveyed to detect images until the image frame whose recorded position can be specified is arrived, the recorded position of the image frame whose recorded position cannot be specified, is specified on the basis of a recorded position of the image frame whose recorded position can be specified, and the film is conveyed in a predetermined direction such that the leading image frame is positioned at an optical axis of an image reading section, and image reading is carried out from the leading image frame, is provided.

Abstract: There is disclosed a film scanner for scanning picture frames on photographic film. A plurality of filmstrips are spliced into a long photographic film web (17) and wound around a reel when placed in a film supply device (42) of the film scanner. The photographic film web is advanced from the supply reel through a film passageway to a film wind-up device (44). The film supply device and the film wind-up device are provided with loop formers (83, 91) for forming loops (17c, 17d) of the photographic film web before and behind a movable film table (52). After a picture frame of the photographic film web is positioned and fixed in a light permeable window (56) of the film table, the film table is moved back and forth along the film passageway. In synchronism with the reciprocating movement of the film table, the film scanner sequentially makes pre-scanning, focusing and fine scanning.

Abstract: A system for managing information on a carrier, and an image reading apparatus, which enable easy resetting of correction data. When a film carrier is mounted in an image reading apparatus main body, a control section reads the identification number of the film carrier from an EEPROM, and determines whether the identification number corresponds to any of the identification numbers stored in a RAM. When correspondence is not found, it determines that the film carrier is mounted in the main body for the first time, and correction data is read from the EEPROM and stored in the RAM with the identification number. Instead of losing the correction data if the substrate is replaced, the correction data stored in the RAM is read from the control section and written into a new EEPROM, thereby enabling easy resetting of the correction data.

Abstract: A system for managing information on a carrier, and an image reading apparatus, which enable easy resetting of correction data. When a film carrier is mounted in an image reading apparatus main body, a control section reads the identification number of the film carrier from an EEPROM, and determines whether the identification number corresponds to any of the identification numbers stored in a RAM. When correspondence is not found, it determines that the film carrier is mounted in the main body for the first time, and correction data is read from the EEPROM and stored in the RAM with the identification number. Instead of losing the correction data if the substrate is replaced, the correction data stored in the RAM is read from the control section and written into a new EEPROM, thereby enabling easy resetting of the correction data.

Abstract: An image reading device is provided in which processing of magnetic information and image reading can be carried out efficiently, and parts can be arranged highly efficiently in terms of space. By conveying an APS film in a pull-out direction, magnetic information is read by a magnetic head, and an image frame is prescanned by a line CCD. Next, the APS film is conveyed in a take-up direction, and fine scanning is carried out by the line CCD and magnetic information is written by a magnetic head. In this way, because writing of magnetic information can be carried out during conveying for fine scanning, processing time can be shortened. Moreover, because a distance between the magnetic head and the line CCD is not restricted, the magnetic head and the line CCD can be disposed at positions which are efficient in terms of space.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus in which, in a case in which one of a recorded position of a leading image frame of a film or recorded positions of images successive from the leading image frame of the film, among a plurality of image frames recorded on the film, cannot be specified, the film is conveyed to detect images until the image frame whose recorded position can be specified is arrived, the recorded position of the image frame whose recorded position cannot be specified, is specified on the basis of a recorded position of the image frame whose recorded position can be specified, and the film is conveyed in a predetermined direction such that the leading image frame is positioned at an optical axis of an image reading section, and image reading is carried out from the leading image frame, is provided.

Abstract: In order to able to shorten the transporting time of the image information carrier as much as possible when the processing of magnetic information and the reading of an image are performed during the same transporting movement, an image reading device which transports an elongated image information carrier on which a plurality of image frames are recorded and which is provided with a magnetic recording layer on which is recorded magnetic information, and which reads image information of each image frame, comprising a linear scanner which performs a prescan for preliminarily reading image information of each image frame and which performs a fine scan for reading image information of each image frame under reading condition set on the basis of image information obtained in the prescan, a magnetic information reading and writing section which reads magnetic information on the magnetic recording layer during the prescan and writes magnetic information during the fine scan, and transporting section which transport

Abstract: An image reading device includes a light source for illuminating an image in a developed photo film by applying illuminating light thereto. An area CCD reads the image by photoelectrically detecting the illuminating light reflected by, or transmitted through, the developed photo film, to obtain image data respectively of pixels. An input unit inputs information of a photo film type, printing size or printing magnification. A determiner determines whether the photo film type, printing size or printing magnification satisfies a predetermined data correcting condition related to image data correction. An image processor extracts a group of inappropriate pixels from the pixels by checking the image data if the photo film type, printing size or printing magnification satisfies the data correcting condition, and corrects the image data of the inappropriate pixel group.

Abstract: A system for managing information on a carrier, and an image reading apparatus, which enable easy resetting of correction data. When a film carrier is mounted in an image reading apparatus main body, a control section reads the identification number of the film carrier from an EEPROM, and determines whether the identification number corresponds to any of the identification numbers stored in a RAM. When correspondence is not found, it determines that the film carrier is mounted in the main body for the first time, and correction data is read from the EEPROM and stored in the RAM with the identification number. Instead of losing the correction data if the substrate is replaced, the correction data stored in the RAM is read from the control section and written into a new EEPROM, thereby enabling easy resetting of the correction data.

Abstract: A film carrier which convenes photographic photosensitive material on which an image is recorded, over a scanning section through which light from a light source passes. The film carrier includes a base placed above the scanning section, a platen movable over the base, a mask which is set on the platen, a pressure plate which together with the mask sandwiches the photographic photosensitive material, a moving device which moves the platen reciprocally over the base, and a conveying device provided at the mask for conveying the photographic photosensitive material.

Abstract: There is disclosed a film scanner for scanning picture frames on photographic film. A plurality of filmstrips are spliced into a long photographic film web (17) and wound around a reel when placed in a film supply device (42) of the film scanner. The photographic film web is advanced from the supply reel through a film passageway to a film wind-up device (44). The film supply device and the film wind-up device are provided with loop formers (83, 91) for forming loops (17c, 17d) of the photographic film web before and behind a movable film table (52). After a picture frame of the photographic film web is positioned and fixed in a light permeable window (56) of the film table, the film table is moved back and forth along the film passageway. In synchronism with the reciprocating movement of the film table, the film scanner sequentially makes pre-scanning, focusing and fine scanning.

Abstract: A carrier mounting structure which can smoothly mount a film carrier to a carrier stand and alleviate the effects on vibration isolating rubber.

Abstract: A digital printer prints an image to photographic paper according to image data. A speech data input unit inputs speech data associated with the image data for representing speech. The speech data is subjected to tone conversion. An image forming unit prints the tone-converted speech data to the photographic paper in association with the image.

Abstract: During preliminary reading, a presser plate is positioned at a position separated from a photographic film. While the photographic film is conveyed by a film carrier, the photographic film is read by an exclusive-use line sensor, within an area sensor, which exclusive-use line sensor is positioned a predetermined distance away from a leading end detecting sensor. During main reading, image frames are read by the entire area sensor while the photographic film is conveyed intermittently in an opposite direction and is stopped.

Abstract: An image reading device is provided in which processing of magnetic information and image reading can be carried out efficiently, and parts can be arranged highly efficiently in terms of space. By conveying an APS film in a pull-out direction, magnetic information is read by a magnetic head, and an image frame is prescanned by a line CCD. Next, the APS film is conveyed in a take-up direction, and fine scanning is carried out by the line CCD and magnetic information is written by a magnetic head. In this way, because writing of magnetic information can be carried out during conveying for fine scanning, processing time can be shortened. Moreover, because a distance between the magnetic head and the line CCD is not restricted, the magnetic head and the line CCD can be disposed at positions which are efficient in terms of space.

Abstract: A method of accommodating a roll of photographic film in a main body of a photographic-film cartridge in which the cartridge is in a state in which one end of an elongated leader member is brought into engagement with a spool in the cartridge and a predetermined length of the other end thereof extends out of the cartridge, includes a first step of inserting the leading end of a roll of photographic film into the main body of the cartridge, a second step of rotating the spool and feeding the roll of photographic film into the main body of the cartridge so as to wind the leader member and the leading end of the photographic film onto the spool, and a third step of rotating the spool so as to wind the rest of the roll of photographic film onto the spool, thereby accommodating the photographic film thus wound in the main body of the cartridge.

Abstract: A method of accommodating a roll of photographic film in a main body of a photographic-film cartridge in which the cartridge is in a state in which one end of an elongated leader member is brought into engagement with a spool in the cartridge and a predetermined length of the other end thereof extends out of the cartridge includes a first step of inserting the leading end of a roll of photographic film into the main body of the cartridge, a second step of rotating the spool and feeding the roll of photographic film into the main body of the cartridge so as to wind the leader member and the leading end of the photographic film onto the spool, and a third step of rotating the spool so as to wind the rest of the roll of photographic film onto the spool, thereby accommodating the photographic film thus wound in the main body of the cartridge.