Management Graphics, Inc.

Electronics for Imaging Gmbh

James R Teter

Thor A Olson

A blank is provided for producing color swatches on a color printer or photocopier. A sheet adapted to be fed through the printer or photocopier contains a first set of perforations defining the perimeter of a swatch card. A second set of perforations disposed within the perimeter of the swatch card defines a plurality of openings. The openings are punched out, preferably after color swatches have been printed on the swatch card, in order to enable the viewing of a sample color through the opening for comparison with the color swatches. A third set of perforations is provided in a corner of the swatch card to enable a plurality of swatch cards to be assembled into a reference deck by passing a fastener through holes formed via the third set of perforations. Each sheet can have a plurality of swatch cards laid out therein, with each swatch card containing a plurality of color swatches.

Method and computer generated swatch cards for matching colors

Perforated paper blank for color matching strips

A film recorder includes a digital image generator and a central processing unit operatively associated with the digital image generator for controlling the generation of images output from the image generator for recording. A film transport is provided to carry a photographic film. An image output from the image generator is projected onto a film plane of the film transport. An interface provides a data path between the central processing unit and a user accessible receptacle provided in the film recorder. A user replaceable memory element is inserted into the receptacle for communication with the central processing unit via the data path. The user replaceable memory element can provide various features. It can contain color look up tables for new photographic film types. Credit balance information can be provided in the user replaceable memory element to enable a user to make a predetermined number of exposures using the film recorder. Diagnostic information can also be stored in the replaceable memory element. The film recorder can be upgraded to incorporate new features through the use of a new replaceable memory element.

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James R Teter