Pre-processing image editing

• US 5,619,738 A
• Filed: 05/02/1995
• Issued: 04/08/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Petruchik, Dwight J., Manico, Joseph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gray, David M.
• Application Number:
  US08/434,152
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 354/75, 354/76, 354/105, 354/106, 348/64
• US Class Current: 396/311
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2206/004 using markings on the photographic material, e.g. to indicate pseudo-panoramic exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/244 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2116 Picture signal recording combined with imagewise recording, e.g. photographic recording photographic cameras G03B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras

Abstract

A film camera including an electronic display is provided with a driver for presenting moveable markers to frame and edit the electronically displayed image. Electronic manipulation of the markers provides for zooming and cropping the image, as well as changing the image format and horizontal or vertical orientation. The control then records editing data on the film in a predetermined position relative to the exposed scene image. The camera includes an input for selecting a print format from a predetermined set of print formats, each having a predetermined size and aspect ratio, and the control limits the frame formats to those that are consistent with the selected print format.

Claims

1. A camera for exposing photographic film to a scene image, the camera including an electronic display for rapidly presenting a visible representation of the image exposed on the film;

characterized in that;

said camera includes a driver for presenting electronically moveable markers on the display framing said image representation, and a driver control for cropping said image representation with said markers to select a print frame; and

,

said control records data on the film defining said selected print frame by said marker positions.

2. The invention of claim 1, wherein said control includes means for limiting the selected print frame to aspect ratios consistent with standard print formats.

3. The invention of claim 1, wherein said camera includes an input for selecting a print format from a predetermined set of print formats, each respective format in said set having a predetermined aspect ratio corresponding to a standard photographic print format.

4. The invention of claim 1, wherein the film includes a transparent magnetic layer, the camera includes a magnetic head, and said control records said data magnetically through said head on said layer.

5. A camera for exposing photosensitive film to a scene, the camera including an electronic image capturing mechanism for rapidly displaying a visible representation of the film-exposed image;

characterized in that;

said electronic image capturing mechanism includes moveable framing marks and means for selectively moving said framing marks relative to the image representation to zoom and crop said image representation with said framing marks; and

,

means for recording data on the film indicating the position of said framing marks, thereby identifying a desired print from said film-exposed image.

6. The invention of claim 5, wherein said camera includes an input for selecting a print format from a predetermined set of print formats, each respective format in said set having a predetermined size and aspect ratio, and wherein said moving means limits said framing marks to a frame format consistent with said selected print format.

7. A process capturing information in a camera for use during photofinishing;

said process comprising;

exposing photosensitive film in a camera to a scene image;

capturing and displaying in the camera an electronic image representing the scene image;

manipulating framing marks relative to the electronic image to select one or more printing factors including image format, zoom ratio, pan position and cropping;

recording the one or more printing factors on the film in a predetermined position relative to the scene image; and

reading the selected printing factors from the film during photofinishing and applying said factors to a print of the scene image.

8. The invention of claim 7, wherein said print is exposed on an image recording media having a width selected from a set of standard widths, and said printing factors selected by said manipulating step are limited to factors consistent with said standard widths.

9. The invention of claim 7, further including the steps of:

scanning said film to obtain a digital representation of said scene image; and

utilizing said digital representation and said one or more printing factors in a digital printer to make a digital print of said scene image.

10. A process capturing information in a camera for use during photofinishing;

said process comprising;

exposing photosensitive film in a camera to a scene image;

capturing and displaying in the camera an electronic image representing the scene image;

manipulating framing marks relative to the electronic image to select one or more printing factors including image format, zoom ratio, pan position and cropping;

recording the one or more printing factors on the film in a predetermined position relative to the scene image; and

reading the selected printing factors from the film during photofinishing;

scanning said film to obtain a digital representation of at least part of said scene image;

recording said digital representation of said scene image onto a digital recording medium such that at least a portion of said scene image can be viewed on an image display device such as a television.

11. The process of claim 10, further including the step of:

recording said printing factors on said digital recording medium such that said printing factors can be used in presenting said scene image on said image display device.

12. The process of claim 10, further including the step of:

recording said printing factors on said digital recording medium such that said printing factors can be used in presenting said scene image on said image display device.