Claims
- 1. A method of image dependent digitizing of small format films, processing the resultant digital images, and rendering said digital images for output presentation, comprising the steps of:in a pre-scan of a flat bed digitizing scanner having a platen, simultaneously digitizing a plurality of small format films placed on said platen, using an opaque exposure template having apertures in which the plurality of films are placed, or other means to surround the films with appropriate material to reduce flare; displaying the plurality of pre-scanned images on a display and using an image selection system to generate a bounding rectangle on the display to select one or more pre-scanned images from said plurality of images to be further processed and digitized; automatically determining exposure adjustments by histogram analysis of a smoothed histogram of each said selected pre-scanned images for digitizing said selected pre-scanned images in a second scan, and processing each of said selected digitized images to generate an enhanced image for presentation by an output device.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said processing step includes the steps of processing each said image.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said output device is an electronic display and wherein said processing step further includes the step of processing each said selected image with a gamma look up table for said electronic display.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said output device produces a copy of said selected images on output media.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said output device is an electronic display.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit of Prov. No. 60/059,346 filed Sep. 19, 1997.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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