Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.

Junji Yamada

Toru Tanibata

Hiroshi Miyawaki

Hironori Masutani

Junichi Yamamoto

Toru Yoshikawa

Takuji Kishi

Hiroki Okazaki

A magnetic head 17 reads first character information having a predetermined presentation form magnetically recorded on a photographic film 2, and an exposing unit 5 exposes a photosensitive material 3 with a photographic image of the photographic film. A character-information processing unit 70 converts the first character information read by the magnetic head 17 into second character information having a different presentation form than the first character information in accordance with an instructed conversion rule, and a character exposing unit 30 prints the second character information on the photosensitive material 3 in correlation with the photographic image of the photographic film 2.

Photographic printing apparatus

A film magazine includes a take-up mechanism for a take-up mechanism for taking up a film in the form of roll, with the film being releasable therefrom. The magazine further includes a support mechanism for supporting the film roll formed by the take-up mechanism in such a manner as to allow a rotational axis of the formed roll to be adjustable in position in accordance with variation in the outer diameter of the roll resulting from the take-up or unwinding operation of the film.

Film magazine

A film analyzer for displaying print images simulated from picture frames of a photographic film on a video display. The analyzer includes a film reader for picking up image data of the picture frames, a first memory for storing the picked-up image data, an exposure condition calculating unit for calculating an exposure condition for each of the picture frames based on the image data, a simulating unit for simulating the image data read from the first memory means into a print image which is expected to be obtained as a print by exposing each picture frame under the exposure condition, a second memory for storing the simulated print image and a display control unit for causing the print image stored at the second memory to be displayed on the video display. The display control unit selectively provides a stationary display mode for displaying at least a portion of the print images of the plurality of picture frames in a stationary manner on the video display and a scroll display mode for displaying the print images of the plural picture frames in a continuously flowing manner on the video display.

Film analyzer

An image frame selecting apparatus for a photographic printer includes a film receiving unit (30) defining a receiving surface (31) for receiving a photographic film (2), and a positioning indicator (35a) for positioning the photographic film on the receiving surface. The receiving surface is divided into a plurality of areas (31a) corresponding to image frames on the film. An input device (33, 34) selects an image frame to be printed, by designating at least one of the areas. The photographic printer has an image reading device for reading the image frames from the photographic film, a storage device for storing image information of the image frames read, an image processor for generating positive images of the image frames based on the image information stored in the storage device, and a monitor for displaying the positive images of the image frames. A control means unit (100) is provided for generating position data relative to the photographic film of the image frame selected.

Image selecting apparatus for photographic printer

An image printer has an image exposure unit for exposing a photosensitive material with an image of a film, a recording data input unit for inputting recording data to be exposed on the photosensitive material in accordance with the image, and a recording data exposure unit for exposing the photosensitive material with the recording data inputted from the recording data input unit.

Image printer having image exposing means

A photographic printing method and apparatus are characterized in that negative films are provided with marks which are indicative of whether the printing of index pictures is desired prior to the process of printing, and index pictures are systematically printed when it is determined that the printing of index pictures are desired through examination of the marks.

Photographic printing method and apparatus for automatically determining

A photographic printing apparatus includes an exposing device (5) for printing an image of a photographic film (2) on printing paper (3), a supplementary information exposing device (6) for printing supplementary information, such as a date, time and place of photographing, on part of the printing paper (3), and ND filters (31) or a liquid crystal panel (45, 46) for suppressing light projected to a selected region within a print region when the image of the photographic film (2) is printed on the printing paper (3). The supplementary information exposing device (5) prints the supplementary information in the selected region.

A photographic material developing apparatus having processing tanks (8), and rack units (10) removably mounted in the processing tanks, respectively. Each of the rack units supports a pair of guide members (11) for guiding a photographic material (1) passing through the processing tanks. The guide members are movable relative to each other to vary a distance therebetween defining a passage width of the photographic material. The relative position between the guide members is variable to adjust the passage width of the photographic material. This relative position is variable by a first drive line disposed outside each rack unit, and a second drive line provided for each rack unit. The first drive line and the second drive line are selectively connected and disconnected, which is carried out through a connected member (85) disposed on the first drive line, and a connecting member (81) disposed on the second drive line. A guide mechanism (60; 160) is provided for determining a relative position between the connecting member (81; 181) and connected member (85; 185) to allow the connecting member and connected member to be connected to each other in a predetermined relative position.

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Wakayama, Japan

Junji Yamada