Film digitizer
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1. A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film, comprising the steps of:
- illuminating said film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame;
providing an electronic image sensor;
providing a lens array for projecting said illuminated frame on said electronic image sensor, and providing an aperture in conjunction with said lens array for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image; and
reading out image representative electronic signals from said electronic image sensor.
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Abstract
A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film includes the following steps: illuminating the film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame; providing an electronic image sensor; providing a lens array for projecting the illuminated frame on the electronic image sensor, and providing an aperture in conjunction with the lens array for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image; and reading out image representative electronic signals from the electronic image sensor.
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1. A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film, comprising the steps of:
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illuminating said film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame;
providing an electronic image sensor;
providing a lens array for projecting said illuminated frame on said electronic image sensor, and providing an aperture in conjunction with said lens array for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image; and
reading out image representative electronic signals from said electronic image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for recording, on an object film, images represented by electronic signals, comprising the steps of:
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providing a light source;
providing an electro-optical medium that receives image-representative electronic signals and also receives input light from the light source, and produces output light containing the image represented by said electronic signals;
providing a lens array for projecting said output light onto said object film, and providing an aperture in conjunction with said lens array for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. Apparatus for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film, comprising the steps of:
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means for illuminating said film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame;
an electronic image sensor;
a lens array for projecting said illuminated frame on said electronic image sensor, and an aperture in conjunction with said lens array for implementing high spatial frequency cutoff in the image; and
means for reading out image representative electronic signals from said electronic image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. Apparatus for recording, on an object film, images represented by electronic signals, comprising:
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a light source;
an electro-optical medium that receives image-representative electronic signals and also receives input light from the light source, and produces output light containing the image represented by said electronic signals; and
a lens array for projecting said output light onto said object film, and an aperture in conjunction with said lens array for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film, comprising the steps of:
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illuminating said film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame;
providing an electronic image sensor;
providing a lens array for projecting said illuminated frame on said electronic image sensor;
providing an optical filter having a high spatial frequency cutoff in the image; and
reading out image representative electronic signals from said electronic image sensor.
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75. A method for recording, on an object film, images represented by electronic signals, comprising the steps of:
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providing a light source;
providing an electro-optical medium that receives image-representative electronic signals and also receives input light from the light source, and produces output light containing the image represented by said electronic signals;
providing a lens array for projecting said output light onto said object film; and
providing an optical filter for high spatial frequency cutoff in the image.
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