Abstract: An image capture and display device includes an electronic motion image camera for capturing the image of a subject located in front of the image display device and a digital projector for projecting the captured image. An optical element provides a common optical axis electronic camera and the digital electronic camera, and a light valve projection screen electronically switchable between a transparent state and a frosted state, is located with respect to the common optical axis for allowing the electronic camera to capture the image of the subject through the projection screen when in the transparent state and for displaying the captured image on the projection screen when in the frosted state.

Abstract: An image capture and display device includes an electronic motion image camera for capturing the image of a subject located in front of the image display device and a digital projector for projecting the captured image. An optical element provides a common optical axis electronic camera and the digital electronic camera, and a light valve projection screen electronically switchable between a transparent state and a frosted state, is located with respect to the common optical axis for allowing the electronic camera to capture the image of the subject through the projection screen when in the transparent state and for displaying the captured image on the projection screen when in the frosted state.

Abstract: A photofinishing system for automatically processing image and associated image data pursuant to customer output requests. The system includes an order manager operative to receive and control processing of the output requests and at least one source of image related data corresponding to the output request. An input interface receives the image related data from the source and converts the data to a digital data stream. A memory is included for storing the digital data stream. The system further includes a data parser disposed in communication with the memory to extract selected data streams according to the order manager and to reduce the data into respective image files having respective groups of data fields. An output module is responsive to the order manager and is operative to produce a photofinished output organized with respect to the data fields.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for aligning a lenticular image printed on a substrate with a lenticular lens sheet. The method comprises; fixing at least one set of differently colored alignment lines onto the substrate for projection through the lenticular lens sheet, positioning the lens sheet over the substrate, viewing at least one set of differently colored alignment lines as projected through the lens sheet, and adjusting the position of the lens sheet relative to the substrate according to a characteristic of the projected image.

Abstract: A method of making a mask representing a photographic subject includes the steps of: simultaneously capturing a front and two side face views of the subject using a single camera and a pair of mirrors, one mirror on each side of the subject's head; forming a digital image of the captured front and side views; digitally processing the digital image by mirroring the two side views and blending the two side views with the front view to form a blended image; and transferring the blended image to a head sock.

Abstract: A color thermal printer in which the positioning of the paper in the vicinity of the transfer section is precisely controlled while the paper is being transported and printed. Thus good registration of the various colors used is ensured and the printable area of the paper is enabled to be extended. At the same time, the strain on the thermal print head is minimized by using only the amount of contact pressure required to perform the printing.

Abstract: A color printer according to the present invention includes a clutch means, an urging member and a positional alignment mechanism. The clutch means is used for engaging and disengaging a driving force used to move a paper holder means. The urging member (e.g., a spring) is used to urge the paper holder means in a direction opposite to the printing direction. The positional alignment mechanism is used for mechanically determining the position at which printing is to start on the paper when the paper holder means is disengaged from the driving force by the clutch means and is urged by the urging member in the direction opposite to the printing direction.

Abstract: A color thermal printer which offers good color registration when plural colors are to be printed on a print receiver. The position of the printing area can be adjusted easily and precisely by controlling the rotation of a drum which carries the print receiver. Also, the diameter of the platen roller is not restricted by the length of the print receiver being used.

Abstract: Thermal printing apparatus for forming a continuous tone dye image composed of dye image pixels each image pixel having a different possible dye density level. The thermal printing apparatus comprises a thermal print head including N heating elements, each heating element being addressed during a consecutive heating cycle. No more than L consecutive heating elements are addressed during a given heating cycle and at least one different heating element is addressed during the next heating cycle wherein N is at least equal to 2 times L and L and N are integers.

Abstract: A thermal printer for printing an output dye image in a receiver including a memory circuit for storing a matrix printing pattern of pixels. The thermal printer comprises a detector for detecting the level of pixels data read out sequentially from the memory circuit to determine if a pixel of a line in the output image is to be printed has adjacent pixels that are not to be printed. Circuitry is provided to receive a printing pattern from the memory and to be responsive to the detector and to cause the heating elements corresponding to such image pixel to be printed to be energized above a predetermined dye transfer threshold level and the heating elements corresponding to pixels not be printed to be energized below the threshold level.