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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Erhan H. Gunday, New York, NY (US);
Michael Doliton, Maywood, NJ (US);
Paul Foung, Dumont, NJ (US);
John R. Lee, New York, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating video signals from a photographic image previously recorded on film (a cine-video system) which includes a film transport mechanism for advancing or rewinding the film in order to position a film frame at a film gate for projection, an image projector which detects when a film frame is positioned at the film gate and projects an illuminated image of that frame, a video pickup system which receives the image and generates a video signal which represents it, and an output circuit which produces a resultant output video signal. A window generating capability provides for optional enhancement of the video signal within a user-selectable range of video signal values. One or more cursors may be superimposed on the video image, and measurements to determine the distance between two such cursors may be performed. A “Hi-line” output video signal containing twice the standard number of scan lines is generated, as is a NTSC standard output video signal and a “D-2” standard digital output video signal. Advantageously, the cine-video system is implemented as a digital system, under the control of a programmable, digital signal processor.