Abstract: A simulator simulates a hard copy to be made and displays an image thereof on a color monitor. In such a simulation, a lighting condition correction unit corrects a video signal in accordance with the lighting conditions where the color monitor is installed. The color balance and density of the simulated image under an illumination thus are the same as the hard copy to be made.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus displays, together with information, an image represented by video signals read out from a video signal recording medium on a video display so as to project the displayed image and information onto an image recording medium. For the displayed image and the information displayed in the proximity of the image, light is interrupted in the vicinity of edges of areas of the image recording medium where the image and the information are projected. From the image projected onto the image recording medium, a printed picture thereof is attained in which the contour of the image is not distorted and the position thereof is fixed.

Abstract: A photographic printer having a video image printing system for making a print of a video image displayed on a CRT and a photographic image printing system using the CRT as an illumination light source for a film from which a photographic image is printed. A control circuit varies the deflection angle of the CRT yoke to define a narrowed raster area on the CRT screen in accordance with various sizes of films.

Abstract: A video signal from an input unit is supplied to first and second low-pass filters. A selector picks up a video signal which has passed through the first low-pass filter if a single frame image is to be printed, and picks up a video signal which has passed through the second low-pass filter if a multifreeze image is to be printed. The picked-up video signal is sampled and quantized by an A/D converter and stored in a first memory. The video signal in the first memory is read out to print a signal frame image. To print a multifreeze image, the video signal stored in the first memory is thinned to reduce the size of an image and thereafter is stored in a second memory having a larger capacity than that of the first memory. A plurality of frames are inlaid within one frame at the second memory. Thereafter, the video signal in the second memory is read out to print a multifreeze image.

Abstract: A photographic printer having a CRT for illuminating an original with a flying spot to print an image of the original on a photographic material is provided with a digital filter for filtering video signals of the original in digital form to cancel the persistency effect of the CRT. An image signal processing device processes the video signals for color and gradation corrections, and a controlling device controls the CRT to cause the flying spot to have its luminance varied according to the image-processed video signals. The video signals after image processing are displayed on a monitor for visual inspection.

Abstract: Video images of each frame of a roll of film are stored in a first memory when printing the frames on a photographic material. Thereafter, the images are read out from the first memory for image processing and written in a designated area of a second memory. Video signals for a number N of frames are written in memory area of the second memory designated for the respective frames to provide composite video signals and then are read out to be printed as a composite image on a photographic material as an index print. When printing each frame of the roll of film, a first mirror is removably inserted into a printing path to project an image of the frame to a TV camera in order to provide three color video signals. Video signals for several frames are electrically composed to provide composite video signals which are printed as a single composed image having reduced images inlaid in a matrix on a photographic paper.

Abstract: A color slide printing method produces image signals representing a positive image of a color slide using a color TV camera, converts the positive image signals into negative image signals for each of three colors using a contrast transfer circuit, sequentially displays the negative image signals for the three colors as black-and-white negative images in a brightness pattern on a black-and-white CRT while respectively inserting red, green and blue filters, each independently of the other two, in the printing optical path. The filtered black-and-white negative images expose color photographic paper. The positive image signals are sent to a color monitor to display thereon a positive color image of the color slide for visual inspection.

Abstract: A booklet, such as a passport, for providing the identity of the holder thereof, with a picture of the face and personal data of the bookholder, includes transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other. Furthermore, an image receiving layer is formed on one surface of one of the separate transparent and supporting sheets and an optically readable data printing section is provided on either one of the transparent and supporting sheets where optically readable personal data of said booklet holder is printed. Also, an adhesive layer is provided for adhering the transparent and supporting sheets together to sandwich the image receiving layer therebetween after having formed a composite image of the picture and personal data in the image receiving layer.

Abstract: Tone correction for input video signals is performed on the basis of look-up table data. The state of color tone is decided by using chroma signals each corresponding to one of input video signals, and a luminance signal produced from the input video signals. In response to the particular state decided, signals are produced by applying color correction level adjustment to the input video signals. A highlight point and a shadow point are set up based on one of such adjusted signals so as to produce look-up table data for each of the input video signals. This allows input video data to be subjected to tone correction which corresponds to particular photographing conditions, thereby eliminating overcorrection or undercorrection. Hence, the operator's decision as to the state of color tone is needless so that the ease of operation is promoted.

Abstract: An apparatus for making a color print has a black-and-white CRT for frame-sequentially displaying black-and-white images of three monochromatic images of an image in the form of a brightness pattern thereon, color filters for sequentially changing the black-and-white images to corresponding monochromatic images, a printing lens for projecting each monochromatic image onto a photographic material, and means for changing image size by color through which each monochromatic image is projected on the photographic material by the printing lens, so as to make the three monochromatic images projected onto the photographic material the same size.

Abstract: A video printer for making a print of main frames of different scenes of a video motion picture or animation recorded on a video tape, video floppy or the like can detect automatically one frame for each scene. For detecting a scene transition, the video printer is provided with a frame comparing device for comparing video signals of every pair of two adjacent frames reproduced time serially to provide a signal representative of the degree of correlation thereof. A judging device determines that there is a scene transition when the frame comparing device provides a signal larger than a preset signal. The video printer makes a print of a first frame reproduced after a lapse of a predetermined time period after the detection of the transition of scene. The main frames of the different scenes are printed as a composite image to provide an index print for demonstrating the contents of a video tape.

Abstract: A personal booklet with a picture and personal data of the bookholder, such as a passport for providing the bookholder's identity, comprises transparent and supporting sheets bound in the booklet separately from and adjacent to each other, and an identification data bearing sheet with an image receiving layer formed on a surface thereon. The image receiving layer includes a composite image of the picture and the personal data, and optically readable personal data of the bookholder described by optically readable characters such as font type numbers and/or alphabets. The transparent sheet and the supporting sheet are adhered with adhesive layers to sandwich the identification data bearing sheet therebetween.

Abstract: A photographic printer has a black-and-white CRT which is used as a light source for illuminating an original film with a flying light spot when making a print of a frame of the original film in a three color frame sequential exposure. While making prints of the respective frames of the original film, image signals are stored in a memory by color on a frame by frame basis. The image signals are read out from the memory after every predetermined number of frames, and are electrically processed to provide composite video image signals which are displayed on a CRT as an inlaid composite video image of the predetermined number of frames to which a photographic paper is exposed. A mirror, which may be either a half or a full mirror, is provided to reflect the flying spot light passed through the original film to a light detecting device from which output signals are transmitted to the memory.

Abstract: The gradation correction of input video signals is conducted in the gradation correctors based on lookup table data. The cumulative histograms of the input video signals are generated in cumulative histogram generators to set highlight points and shadow points. Based on the highlight and shadow points, the standard lookup table data stored in the standard lookup table storage is converted in lookup table data associated with the input video signals and outputted to gradation correctors. According to this method, an appropriate gradation correction can be achieved depending on the input video signals. The standard lookup table storage need only be loaded with the standard lookup table data, namely, a great volume of lookup table data need not be stored.

Abstract: A shading correcting apparatus for a photographic printer having a plurality of interchangeable printing lenses and a CRT for illuminating a photographic film to print an image of the photographic film on a photographic material is provided with a first memory in which memorized are data on illumination patterns prepared one individual to each of the interchangeable printing lenses and a second memory for memorizing data which eliminate shading of taking lens and flash light. The shading correcting apparatus is further provided with first and second selecting means for selecting the data of one of the illumination patterns according to a selected printing lens and a taking lens or a flash light. The CRT is controlled by the selected data to make an illumination pattern suitable for correcting shading occurred due to the printing lens used.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes an image processor for achieving an image processing on an input video signal, a recorder for recording on a photosensitive material an image represented by the video signal processed by the image processor, a display for displaying an image represented by the video signal processed by the image processor, a storage for storing a first image processing parameter determined according to a sensitivity characteristic of the photosensitive material and a second image processing parameter determined according to a display characteristic of the display, an input device for entering an instruction, and a controller responsive to the input device for controlling the image processor, the recorder, the display, and the storage.

Abstract: A hard copy of a picture is produced from a single field of video signals representing the picture. A single field of luminance and line-sequential color difference video signals representing a picture is entered to a signal converter to be converted into a frame of video signals, which is in turn stored in a storage. The signal converter produces interpolated luminance signals and interpolated color difference signals. The video signals are then read out of the storage in an interlace raster scanning fashion. A picture display visibly displays the picture represented by the read out video signals. The video signals are also read out of the storage in a sequential scanning fashion. A picture printer receives the sequentially read out video signals and records on a recording medium the picture represented by the video signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a hard copy of a picture picked up by a color image pickup device processes a video signal representing the picture according to data representing picture processing conditions entered by a data input unit. The data relates to the kind of a color separating filter associated with the image pickup device. A storage has groups of color conversion coefficients stored therein, each of which group specifies color conversion associated with the kind of a color separating filter, in accordance with the data relating to the kinds of color separating filters which are usable with image pickup devices. The picture represented by the processed video signal is recorded on a recording medium and displayed on a picture display.

Abstract: The conventional color film inspection system does not consider calibration of an image input unit at all. It therefore cannot maintain precision at a sufficiently high level against shifts caused by gains or offset fluctuation. This invention system can prevent deterioration in inspection precision against gain drift or offset drift as it is adapted to calibrate the input unit. Further, as this invention system can obtain in advance the correspondence between images displayed in the color film inspection system with images actually printed, the original images on a negative film, if once inspected optimally, can always be printed optimally.

Abstract: The conventional color film inspection system requires an FSS or photo-multipliers, which tends to make the system complicated and costly. Unless the displayed imaged on a monitor display and the actually printed picture are accurately matched, even if the displayed images are correct, the printed images are not always satisfactory. This invention can offer a color film inspection system which is low in price, excellent in S/N ratio, simple in construction and yet excellent in precision.