Eastman-Kodak Company

Robert J Wilson

Anthony A Scribani

Raymond F Limoges

Charles Chester Anderson

Edward B Gindele

Keath T Chen

Eugene A Armour

Robert P Bouvy

Charles W Baker

Dale F Kempf

A method and apparatus for enhancing a digital image captured by a digital camera: provides one or more data selected from the group consisting of camera model type, image sensor type, type of light source, type of image compression, previous noise reduction processing history, previous spatial sharpening processing history, and camera noise magnitude; employs the one or more data to generate one or more noise processing parameters; and employs the one or more noise processing parameters to enhance the spatial detail of the digital image.

Method and apparatus for enhancing digital images utilizing non-image data

A motion picture intermediate film has on one side of a support material, in order, an antihalation undercoat and at least one silver halide emulsion layer; and on the opposite side of the support a transparent, process surviving antistatic backing layer. The transparent, antistatic backing layer retains its antistatic properties after photographic film processing so that the motion picture intermediate film is protected from the generation of static charge during high speed printing of, for example, motion picture print films. The antistatic backing layer of the invention has a resistivity of less than about 1&times;10,&OHgr;/&square; after film processing. In a most preferred embodiment, the motion picture intermediate film of the invention is used to print images onto a motion picture print film that has a transparent antistatic backing layer. In accordance with the invention, use of a motion picture intermediate film as described above in making multiple prints onto motion picture print film results in surprisingly decreased levels of dirt and other image defects in the projected motion picture print film images, especially where such intermediate film is used to print onto print films having a process surviving antistatic backing layer.

Motion picture intermediate film with process surviving antistatic backing layer

A thermally processable imaging element and method are disclosed, wherein dimensional changes after thermal processing for about 5 seconds at a temperature of about 125.degree. C., do not exceed .+-.0.03%. The imaging element features an amine-generating and an amine-responsive composition. The method features preheating the element prior to exposure to dimensionally stabilize it.

Dimensionally stabilized imaging element and method

Camera-processor apparatus of the type adapted to record and develop a lengthy roll of strip recording medium includes a heat-processing device which is adapted to concurrently heat-develop all images of a multi-image segment of such medium and to concurrently disengage from heating relation with all images of such a segment. A storage device downstream from the apparatus recording station alternately stores and feeds such multi-image segments to the processing device, thus allowing complete and uniform processing of one multi-image segment in a stationary condition while a subsequent multi-image segment is recorded in a moving condition.

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Webster, NY, United States of America

Robert J Wilson