Claims
- 1. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, comprising:(a) a magnetic information reading unit for reading magnetic information recorded upon photographing on a magnetic recording medium on the film, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (b) feeding means for feeding said film; (c) illuminating means for irradiating light toward the image formed on said film; (d) a photoelectric image conversion unit comprising line sensor means for receiving light from said illuminating means, which is passed through said film, to convert a line of the image formed on said silver-salt film to an electric signal; (e) memory means for storing an image signal from said photoelectric conversion means; (f) a control unit for controlling at least one of said feeding means, said illuminating means and said photoelectric conversion means during line-by-line conversion of the image on the film, on the basis of information of said information reading means, said control of said feeding means including initially feeding a film frame to an image reading location and sequentially moving the frame relative to the line sensor means for sequentially converting an image of said frame, one line at a time into an electrical signal and (g) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said image conversion control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 2. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic information is trimming information for trimming the image formed on said silver-salt film.
- 3. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 2, wherein said control unit controls feeding conditions of said feeding means on the basis of said trimming information.
- 4. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 3, wherein said feeding conditions are film feeding speed to alter image conversion by said photoelectric conversion means.
- 5. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 2, wherein said control unit controls a number of pixels of said photoelectric conversion means that are read on the basis of said trimming information.
- 6. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic information is relative light intensity information of the image formed on said silver-salt film.
- 7. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 6, wherein said control unit controls an intensity of light irradiated by said illuminating means on the basis of said relative intensity information.
- 8. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 6, wherein said control unit controls an integrating time of said photoelectric image conversion unit on the basis of said relative intensity information.
- 9. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic information is light-source information which indicates under what light source the image formed on said silver-salt film was formed.
- 10. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 9, wherein said control unit controls a filter means arranged between said illuminating means and said film on the basis of said light-source information to control a wavelength characteristic of light illuminating said film.
- 11. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 9, wherein said control unit controls said illuminating means on the basis of said light-source information to control a wavelength characteristic of light illuminating said film.
- 12. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 1, further including display means for displaying a memory value of said memory means.
- 13. A system for reading an Image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 12, wherein said display means includes monitor display means.
- 14. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film, according to claim 12, wherein said display means comprises printing means.
- 15. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film comprising:(a) a magnetic-information reading unit for reading information which is recorded onto said film upon photographing of said image, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (b) a photoelectric image conversion unit comprising a single line sensor for converting lines of the image formed on said film, to an electric signal; (c) memory means for storing an image signal from said photoelectric conversion means; and (d) a control unit for controlling said photoelectric image conversion unit for the basis of information of said information reading unit, said control unit providing relative movement between the film image and the single line sensor for converting the film image into electric signals, one line at a time and (e) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 16. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, containing information written upon recording of said image on said film comprising:(a) a magnetic information reading unit for reading said information recorded onto said magnetic recording medium, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (b) an image reading unit comprising a single line sensor for electrically reading successive lines of the image formed on said film; and (c) a control unit for controlling said image reading unit on the basis of information of said magnetic information reading unit as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion, said control unit providing relative movement between the film image and the single line sensor for converting the film image into electric signals, one line at a time; and (d) a modification unit for modifying information read by said magnetic information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image reading unit on the basis of the information read by said magnetic information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 17. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 16, wherein said information reading unit includes a magnetic head.
- 18. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 16, wherein the information recorded onto said film is trimming information of said image.
- 19. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 18, wherein said control unit controls said image reading means on the basis of said trimming information.
- 20. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 19, wherein said image reading unit line sensor includes photoelectric conversion means having an a-ray of pixels, and wherein said control means controls a number of pixels of said photoelectric conversion means which are read on the basis of said trimming information.
- 21. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 16, further including display means for displaying an image which is read by said image reading means.
- 22. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 21, wherein said display means includes monitor display means.
- 23. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 21, wherein said display means comprises printing means.
- 24. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 16, wherein the information recorded on said film is relative light intensity information at a time said image is formed.
- 25. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 24, wherein said image reading means includes photoelectric conversion means, and wherein said control means controls an integrating time of said photoelectric conversion means.
- 26. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 24, wherein said image reading unit includes an illuminating unit for irradiating light toward said film, and wherein said control unit controls intensity of light irradiated by said illuminating unit on the basis of said intensity information.
- 27. A system for reading an image formed on a silver-salt film having a magnetic recording medium, according to claim 16, further including memory means for storing an image read by said image reading unit.
- 28. An apparatus for converting photographing information, recorded on a film during photographing of an image on said film to an electric signal, comprising:(a) an image converting unit having light-source means and a photoelectric image conversion unit including a single line sensor for outputting a line of image information of the film as the electric signal; (b) an information reading unit for outputting the photographing information recorded on the film as an electric signal as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion; (c) memory means for AID converting an output signal from said photoelectric image conversion means and, subsequently, storing the output signal from said photoelectric image conversion means, and (d) a control unit operative in response to an output signal from said information reading unit to control at least one of said photoelectric image conversion unit and said memory means, and including means for providing relative movement between said film and said single line sensor to provide line by line conversion of the image into electric signals; and (e) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 29. An apparatus for converting information recorded on a film to an electric signal, according to claim 28, further including a film feeding unit for feeding said film by a predetermined amount, wherein said film feeding unit is drivingly controlled by said control means in response to an output from said information reading unit.
- 30. An apparatus for converting information recorded on a film to an electric signal, according to claim 28, wherein intensity and color temperature of light emitted from said light-source means are controlled by said control unit in response to an output from said information reading unit.
- 31. An apparatus for converting information recorded on a film to an electric signal, according to claim 28, wherein said line sensor has an array of pixels and wherein one of an integrating time and a number of pixels of said photoelectric image conversion unit to be summed is controlled by said control unit in response to an output from said information reading means.
- 32. An apparatus for converting image information and magnetic information recorded onto a film having a magnetic recording section during photographing of an image on said film, to an electric signal, comprising:(a) an image conversion unit having a photoelectric conversion unit and light-source means variable in intensity, for reading the image information on the film as an electric signal; (b) magnetic-signal reproducing means for outputting information magnetically recorded on the film, as a reading electric signal, said information for modifying the image on the film; (c) memory means for A/ID converting an output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit and, subsequently, storing the output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit; (d) a control unit for controlling at least one of said image conversion means and said memory unit as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion in response to an output signal from said magnetic-signal reproducing means; and (e) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 33. An apparatus for converting image information and magnetic information recorded onto a film having a magnetic recording section, to an electric signal, according to claim 32, including film feeding means for feeding said film a predetermined amount, wherein said film feeding unit is drivingly controlled by said control means in response to an output from said magnetic-signal reproducing means.
- 34. An apparatus for converting image information and magnetic information recorded onto a film having a magnetic recording section, to an electric signal, according to claim 32, wherein intensity and color temperature of light emitted from said light-source means are controlled by said control unit in response to an output from said magnetic-signal reproducing means.
- 35. An apparatus for converting image information and magnetic information recorded onto a film having a magnetic recording section, to an electric signal, according to claim 32, wherein said photoelectric conversion unit has an array of pixels and wherein an integrating time and a number of pixels of said photoelectric conversion unit to be summed are controlled by said control means in response to an output from said magnetic-signal reproducing means.
- 36. An apparatus comprising light-source means variable in intensity for illuminating a film with light of a predetermined color temperature and intensity, for converting an image and photographing information recorded on the film during photographing of said image, to an electric signal, said apparatus including:(a) signal reproducing means for outputting a photographing information signal recorded onto the film as an electric signal, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (b) a photoelectric conversion unit including a single line sensor for outputting a line of an optical image of the film irradiated by said light-source means, as an electric signal; (c) memory means for A/D converting an output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit and, subsequently, storing the output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit; (d) a control unit operative in response to an output signal from said signal reproducing unit for controlling at least one of said photoelectric conversion unit and said memory means as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion, said control unit including means for controlling relative movement between said single line sensor and said film to provide line-by-line conversion of the film image; and (e) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 37. An apparatus comprising light-source means variable in intensity for illuminating a film with light at predetermined color temperature and intensity, for converting an image and photographing information recorded on the film to an electric signal, according to claim 36, wherein said photoelectric conversion unit has storage-type line sensor means.
- 38. An apparatus comprising light-source means variable in intensity for illuminating a film with light at predetermined color temperature and intensity, for converting an image and photographing information recorded on the film to an electric signal, according to claim 36, wherein intensity and color temperature of light emitted from said light-source means are controlled by said control unit in response to an output from said signal reproducing means.
- 39. An apparatus having light-source means variable in intensity for illuminating a film with light at a predetermined color temperature and intensity, for converting an image and photographing information recorded on the film during photographing of said image, to an electric signal, said apparatus comprising:(a) photographing-information reproducing means for outputting photographing information recorded on said film, as an electric signal, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (b) a photoelectric conversion unit having storage-type single line sensor means for outputting an image of the film irradiated by said light-source means as an electric signal; (c) memory means for A/D converting an output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit and, subsequently, storing the output signal from said photoelectric conversion unit; (d) a control unit for controlling at least one of said photoelectric conversion unit and said memory means in response to an output signal from said photographing-information reproducing means as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion, said control unit including means for providing relative movement between said single line sensor and said film to provide line-by-line conversion of the film image; and (e) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said photoelectric conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 40. An apparatus having light-source means variable in intensity for illuminating a film with light at predetermined color temperature and intensity, for converting an image and photographing image recorded on the film to an electric signal, according to claim 39, wherein intensity and color temperature of light emitted from said light-source means are controlled by said control unit in response to an output from said photographing-information reproducing means.
- 41. A film scanner system for reading an image from a film comprising:(a) an image conversion unit comprising a single line sensor for converting a line of a photographing image recorded on said film during photographing of said image, to an electrical signal; (b) an information reading unit for reading information recorded on said film, said information for modifying the image on the film generated by the system; (c) an image conversion control unit for controlling said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit as the image on the film undergoes line-by-line conversion, said control means including means for providing relative movement between said single line sensor and said film to provide line by line conversion of the film image; and (d) a modification unit for modifying information read by said information reading unit by manual operation, wherein said control unit controls said image conversion unit on the basis of the information read by said information reading unit and information modified by said modification unit.
- 42. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit varies an integrating time in said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 43. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit varies feeding speed of said film in said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 44. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit varies an image reading range of said film in said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 45. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit adds an output of said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 46. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit varies strength of a film illuminating light source in said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 47. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit varies a filter of a film illuminating light source in said image conversion unit on the basis of the information of said information reading unit.
- 48. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion unit comprises a plurality of linear photoelectric conversion elements which are different in wavelength characteristic from each other.
- 49. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 48, wherein said image conversion unit includes means which converts outputs from respective photoelectric conversion elements to digital values.
- 50. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit modifies an integrating time of said image conversion unit by said modifying unit.
- 51. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit modifies feeding speed of said film in said image conversion unit by said modifying unit.
- 52. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit modifies an image reading region of said film in said image conversion unit by said modifying unit.
- 53. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit adds an output of said image conversion unit on the basis of information said image conversion unit.
- 54. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit modifies strength of a film illuminating light source in said image conversion unit by said modifying unit.
- 55. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, wherein said image conversion control unit modifies a filter of a film illuminating light source for varying said image conversion unit by said modifying unit.
- 56. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 41, further including a memory unit for storing therein read information.
- 57. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 56, wherein said memory unit stores information of said photographing image and information recorded onto the film.
- 58. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 56, wherein said memory unit stores therein information of said photographing image and control information of said image conversion unit.
- 59. A scanner system for reading an image from a film, according to claim 56, wherein said memory unit stores information of said photographing image, information recorded on said film and control information of said image conversion unit.
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,148, filed Sep. 13, 1993, now abandoned.
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