JPH11258712A - Setup method of printer and photograph printing device, print system and photograph printing system and setup system for printer and photograph printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make many color hard copies exactly correspond to the channels and to measure them without paying attention in order by providing a hard copy for a test with a channel recording part. SOLUTION: A channel display part 510, a channel display part read position display part 520 showing the read position of the display part 510, a test chart 530 and a start mark 560 functioning as a read direction display part showing a read direction and as a test chart read position display part showing the read position of the test chart 530 in common are recorded on a color print for a test 500 obtained from an automatic developing machine. Since the channels of the prints 500 are recognized by the display part 510, the respective test charts 530 of many prints 500 are made to correspond to the channels are can be measured regardless of the measuring order of the obtained prints 500.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a setup method for a printer and a photographic printing apparatus, a printing system and a photographic printing system, and a setup system for a printer and a photographic printing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Setting of output conditions of a printer in which various outputs are desired, that is, setting of output conditions including a plurality of channels is required for setup. To this end, it has been proposed to obtain an output condition including a plurality of channels from the obtained number of hard copies by obtaining a number of hard copies in accordance with the test output conditions of the plurality of channels.

Further, setting of printing conditions of a photographic printing apparatus, that is, setup, requires setting of printing conditions including a plurality of channels. For this purpose, a large number of prints have been obtained in accordance with the test printing conditions of each of the plurality of channels, and output conditions including a plurality of channels have been obtained from the obtained large number of prints.

In order to obtain printing conditions consisting of a plurality of channels from a large number of prints, it is essential to measure each of the obtained large number of prints in correspondence with the corresponding channel. In order of setting,
Prints have been obtained under the test printing conditions, and the prints have been measured in the order of the obtained prints.

However, if attention is not paid to the order, problems such as losing the order of the obtained prints or replacing the obtained print order with the wrong order are likely to occur. understood.

[0006]

In order to obtain an output condition consisting of a plurality of channels from a large number of color hard copies, measurement is performed by correctly associating each of the obtained large number of color hard copies with the channel. Therefore, it is conceivable that a color hard copy is obtained under the test output conditions in the order of setting the channels, and the color hard copy is measured in the order of the obtained color hard copies.

However, if care is not taken in the order, problems may occur such that the order of the obtained color hard copies may not be understood, or the order of the obtained color hard copies may be replaced by an incorrect order. It turned out to be easy.

The inventions described in claims 1 to 10 have been made in view of such a point, and can be performed without paying attention to the order.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to measure each of a large number of color hard copies in correspondence with the corresponding channel.

Further, the invention according to claims 11 to 16 is:
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to measure each of a large number of prints and their channels correctly without paying attention to the order.

[0010]

The above object of the present invention can be attained by all the matters for specifying the invention described in the claims. Hereinafter, each claim will be described. However, items that are the same as those described in the cited items may be omitted.

(1) A method for setting up a printer for outputting a hard copy of a digital image based on output digital image data for outputting a hard copy in accordance with an output condition comprising a plurality of set channels. In, for each of the plurality of channels, a channel recording unit that can directly or indirectly obtain the channel, a test chart, and a digital image data for test output to output a hard copy for testing, The output condition for the test of the channel is sent to the printer, and for each of the plurality of channels, based on the digital image data for the test output sent to the printer, according to the output condition for the test sent. Output a test hard copy, and For each the test hard copy having said channel recording unit output and the test chart by the printer, the printer setup method characterized by setting the output condition of the printer. According to the invention described in claim 1, the test hard copy output to the printer in accordance with the test output conditions has not only the test chart but also the channel recording unit. Even without paying attention, the channel corresponding to each test hard copy can be determined by this channel recording unit, so that the test charts and channels of a large number of test hard copies can be correctly associated and measured. [Claim 2] "For each of the plurality of channels,
Read a test chart of the test hard copy output by the printer, obtain read data of the test chart, and, from the channel recording unit of the test hard copy output by the printer, obtain a channel,
2. The output condition of the printer is set from a combination of a channel obtained for each of the plurality of channels and read data of a test chart.
How to set up a printer as described in. According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to measure each of the plurality of test hard copies in correspondence with the channel without paying attention to the order of measurement of the plurality of obtained test hard copies. Therefore, the output conditions of the printer can be easily set.

[0013] (3) The printer exposes a photosensitive material for printing according to an output condition comprising a plurality of channels set based on the digital image data for output, and the exposed photosensitive material for printing is exposed. And developing a hard copy of the digital image to produce a print.
How to set up a printer as described in. According to the invention described in claim 3, it is easy to obtain a print that is a hard copy of high quality. However, not only the state of exposure, but also the hard copy obtained depending on the state of the photosensitive material for printing and the state of development processing is also a system,
The number of channels is likely to be large. However, claim 3
According to the invention described in (1), the output conditions of the printer can be easily set.

(4) The printing light-sensitive material is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, and the printer operates based on the output digital color image data.
According to the set output conditions, the photosensitive material for printing is subjected to color exposure, the exposed photosensitive material for printing is developed, and a color print which is a hard copy of the digital image is output. Claim 3
How to set up a printer as described in. According to the invention described in claim 4, it is easy to obtain a color print which is a high-quality hard copy. However, there is also a system in which the color tone of the hard copy obtained differs depending not only on the state of exposure but also on the state of the photosensitive material for printing and the state of development processing. However, according to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to easily set the output conditions of the printer.

[Claim 5] "A print having a printer for outputting a hard copy of a digital image in accordance with an output condition comprising a plurality of channels set based on output digital image data for outputting a hard copy. In the system, for each of the plurality of channels, a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel, a test chart, and test output digital image data for outputting a test hard copy having: And a host computer for sending output conditions for test of the channel to the printer, wherein the printer is configured to output the test conditions for each of the plurality of channels based on the digital image data for test output sent from the host computer. Sent from the host computer Outputting a test hard copy in accordance with the output condition for the test, reading a test hard copy output by the printer for each of the plurality of channels, and reading a test chart of the test hard copy. Reading means for obtaining a combination of the data and the channel obtained from the channel recording section of the test hard copy; and a combination of a channel and test chart read data obtained by the reading means for each of the plurality of channels. And output condition determining means for determining output conditions of the printer. The invention according to claim 5 will be described below. First, the host computer outputs, for each of the plurality of channels under the set output conditions, a test hard copy having a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel and a test chart. The digital image data for test output and the output condition for test of the channel are sent to the printer.
The printer outputs a test hard copy in accordance with the test output conditions sent from the host computer based on the test output digital image data sent from the host computer. Therefore, the test hard copy output by the printer according to the test output conditions has not only the test chart but also the channel recording unit. Therefore, regardless of the measurement order of the plurality of test hard copies, the channel of each test hard copy can be determined by the channel recording unit. Measurements can be made in correspondence.

The reading means reads the test hard copy output from the printer without having to pay attention to the measurement order of the plurality of test hard copies because of the large number of test hard copies. A correct set of channels obtained from the read data of the chart and the display of the channel recording unit is obtained. Then, the output condition determining means can determine the output condition of the printer from the correct combination of the obtained channel and the read data of the test chart for each test hard copy. It can be determined stably.

(6) The printing system according to (5), further comprising a setting unit for setting the output condition of the printer determined by the determining unit in the printer. According to the invention described in claim 6, it is possible to stably set good output conditions of the printer.

(7) Exposure means for exposing a printing photosensitive material in accordance with output conditions set by the printer based on the output digital image data;
7. An automatic developing machine which develops a printing photosensitive material exposed by the exposure device to obtain a print which is a hard copy of the digital image. Print system. According to the invention as set forth in claim 7, it is easy to obtain a print which is a high-quality hard copy. However, the hard copy obtained differs depending not only on the state of exposure but also on the state of the photosensitive material for printing and the state of development processing, and the number of channels tends to be large. However, according to the invention described in claim 7, the output conditions of the printer can be easily set.

[0018] (8) The printing light-sensitive material is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, and the printer is configured to execute the following processing based on the output digital color image data.
According to the set output conditions, the photosensitive material for printing is subjected to color exposure, the exposed photosensitive material for printing is developed, and a color print which is a hard copy of the digital image is output. Claim 7
The printing system according to 1. According to the invention described in claim 8, it is easy to obtain a color print which is a high-quality hard copy. However, in a system in which the color tone of a hard copy obtained differs depending not only on the state of exposure but also on the state of a photosensitive material for printing and the state of development processing, the number of channels tends to be large. However, according to the present invention, the output conditions of the printer can be easily set.

[Claim 9] "The test hard copy is a reading direction recording section indicating a reading direction, a test chart reading position recording section indicating a reading position of the test chart, and a channel indicating a reading position of the channel recording section. A recording unit reading position recording unit is provided, and the reading unit is configured to execute the test hardware based on the reading direction recording unit, the test chart reading position recording unit, and the channel recording unit reading position recording unit. 9. The print system according to claim 5, wherein read data of a copy test chart and channels obtained from a channel recording unit of the test hard copy are obtained. According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to correctly obtain the read data of the test chart of the test hard copy and the test output conditions obtained from the display of the channel recording unit of the test hard copy.

[Claim 10] A printer setup system for outputting a hard copy of a digital image in accordance with an output condition comprising a plurality of channels set based on output digital image data for outputting a hard copy. A plurality of test hard copies output from the printer for each of the plurality of channels, comprising: a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining test output conditions; Reading means for obtaining a set of read data of the test chart of the test hard copy and the channel obtained from the display of the channel recording unit of the test hard copy; and the reading means for each of a plurality of channels. Between the obtained channel and the read data of the test chart Mikara, printer setup system, characterized in that and an output condition determination means for determining the output conditions of the printer. According to the invention as set forth in claim 10, the reading means reads the test hard copy output by the printer regardless of the measurement order of the plurality of test hard copies, thereby reading the read data of the test chart and the channel recording. It is not necessary to pay attention to the measurement order of the plurality of test hard copies because the correct combination with the channel obtained from the display of the section can be obtained, and the output condition determining means can use the test conditions obtained for each of the plurality of channels. It is possible to determine the output condition of the printer from the correct combination of the output condition and the read data of the test chart, and it is possible to stably determine the output condition of a good printer.

(11) A method of setting up a photographic printing apparatus for printing a photosensitive material for printing from a document in accordance with a printing condition comprising a plurality of channels, wherein a test chart is prepared for each of the plurality of channels. From the test manuscript on which the image having been recorded is printed, in the photographic printing apparatus, according to the printing conditions for the test of the channel, photo-printed a photosensitive material for printing,
Developing the photosensitive material for printing, which has been photographic-printed by the photographic printing apparatus, under a predetermined developing condition to obtain a test print, and a photosensitive material for the test print or a print based on which the test print is based Recording a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel, and after performing, a test including the channel recording unit and the test chart obtained for each of the plurality of channels A method for setting up a photo printing apparatus, wherein printing conditions of the photo printing apparatus are set according to prints for use. According to the invention of claim 11, the photographic printing apparatus includes:
According to the printing conditions for the test, the test print obtained by photo printing has not only the test chart but also a channel recording section. Therefore, the channel of each test print can be determined by this channel recording section. Regardless of the order in which the prints are measured, the test charts and channels of the obtained prints can be correctly associated with each other and measured.

For each channel, a photosensitive material for printing is photographic-printed from the test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded by the photographic printing apparatus according to the printing conditions for testing the channel. Developing the print photosensitive material photo-printed by a printing apparatus under predetermined development processing conditions to obtain a test print, and applying the test print or the print photosensitive material that is the basis of the test print to: Recording the channel recording unit that can directly or indirectly obtain the channel may be performed in the order illustrated below, or may be performed in another mode.

First, for each channel, a photo-sensitive material for printing is photo-printed from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded by the photo printing device according to the printing conditions for testing the channel. A channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining this channel is recorded after a test print is obtained by developing the photosensitive material for printing printed by the photographic printing apparatus under predetermined development processing conditions to obtain a test print. It is the order to make it.

Second, for each channel, after printing a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded by the photographic printing apparatus according to the printing conditions for testing the channel. ,
A channel recording section capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel is recorded on the printing photosensitive material that is the basis of the test print, and thereafter, the printing photosensitive material that has been photoprinted by the photoprinting apparatus is used. Are subjected to development processing under predetermined development processing conditions to obtain a test print.

Third, for each channel, a photo-sensitive material for printing is printed from a test manuscript on which an image having a test chart is recorded by the photographic printing apparatus in accordance with printing conditions for testing the channel. And recording a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on a photosensitive material for printing which is the basis of the test print, and then performing photographic printing with the photographic printing apparatus. The test printing material obtained is developed under predetermined developing processing conditions to obtain a test print.

Fourth, for each channel, a test chart is provided after a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel is recorded on a printing photosensitive material which is the basis of the test print. From the test document on which the image is recorded, the printing material is subjected to photo printing by the photo printing device according to the printing conditions for the test of the channel, and the printing photo material printed by the photo printing device is printed. This is the order in which development processing is performed under predetermined development processing conditions to obtain a test print.

[0027] [Claim 12] [Reading a test chart of a test print obtained by photographic printing by the photographic printing apparatus for each of the plurality of channels, obtaining read data of the test chart, A channel is obtained from the channel recording unit of the test print photograph-printed by the printing apparatus, and the combination of the channel obtained for each test print and the read data of the test chart is used.
The method of setting up a photo printing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein printing conditions of the photo printing apparatus are set. According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to measure each of the plurality of prints and their channels correctly, regardless of the measurement order of the obtained prints.
Even if you do not pay attention to the order of the obtained color prints,
The printing conditions of the photo printing apparatus can be easily set.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printing system having a photographic printing device for printing a photosensitive material for printing from a document in accordance with a set printing condition including a plurality of channels. An automatic developing machine for developing the printing photosensitive material under predetermined development processing conditions; and a channel capable of directly or indirectly obtaining a channel in the test printing or the printing photosensitive material which is the basis of the test printing. Recording means for recording a recording unit; and a photo-sensitive material for printing from a test document in which an image having a test chart is recorded for each of the plurality of channels in the photographic printing apparatus in accordance with printing conditions for testing the channels. The photo-sensitive material for printing printed by the photo-printing apparatus A test print is obtained by performing development processing by the automatic developing machine, and the recording means directly or indirectly connects the channel to the test print or to a photosensitive material for printing based on the test print. And a host computer for causing a channel recording unit to be able to be obtained.The photo printing apparatus is instructed by the host computer from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded. According to the test printing conditions, the printing photosensitive material is subjected to photo printing, the test print obtained by photo printing with the photo printing apparatus is read, and read data of the test chart test chart of this test print,
Reading means for obtaining a combination of a channel obtained from the display of the channel recording unit of the test print; and a combination of a channel obtained by the reading means for each of the plurality of channels and read data of a test chart. A printing condition determining means for determining a printing condition of the photo printing apparatus. The invention according to claim 13 will be described below. First,
The host computer, for each of the plurality of channels, the photoprinting device, from a test document recorded an image having a test chart, according to the printing conditions for the test of the channel, photoprinted photosensitive material for printing, The photo-sensitive material for printing, which has been photo-printed by the photo-printing apparatus, is developed by the automatic developing machine to obtain a test print, and the recording means causes the recording means or the base of the test print to be obtained. And recording a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on the photosensitive material for printing.

The photoprinting apparatus prints a test print from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded according to the test printing conditions specified by the host computer. Then, the automatic developing machine develops the photosensitive material for printing, which has been photographic printed by the photographic printing apparatus, under predetermined developing processing conditions. The recording means records a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining a channel on the test print or on a photosensitive material for printing which is the basis of the test print. Accordingly, the test print obtained by the photo printing apparatus printing the photo according to the test printing conditions has not only the test chart but also the channel recording unit.
Therefore, regardless of the measurement order of the plurality of test prints, the channel of each test print can be determined by the channel recording unit. Can be measured in such a manner that the test charts and channels of the test prints correspond to each other correctly.

The reading means reads the test prints printed by the photo printing apparatus irrespective of the measurement order of the plurality of test prints, and reads the test chart read data and the display of the channel recording section. Get the right pair with the resulting channel. Then, the printing condition determining means can determine the printing condition of the photographic printing apparatus from the correct combination of the channel obtained by the reading means and the read data of the test chart for each test print. The printing conditions of the photo printing apparatus can be determined stably.

The photographic printing apparatus photographic-prints a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded for each of the plurality of channels in accordance with the printing conditions for testing the channels. The automatic developing machine develops the photosensitive material for printing printed by the photographic printing apparatus under predetermined developing processing conditions to obtain a test print. Alternatively, recording the channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on the printing photosensitive material that is the basis of the test print may be performed in the order exemplified below, May be performed in the form of

First, for each channel, the photographic printing apparatus prints a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded in accordance with the printing conditions for testing the channel. ,
The automatic developing machine develops the photosensitive material for printing printed by the photographic printing apparatus under a predetermined developing condition to obtain a test print, and thereafter, the recording means sets the test print. Then, the channel recording unit that can directly or indirectly obtain the channel is recorded.

Second, for each channel, the photographic printing apparatus prints a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded in accordance with the printing conditions for testing the channel. ,
The recording unit records a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on a photosensitive material for printing which is the basis of the test print. The order is such that a test print is obtained by developing the photosensitive material for printing, which has been photographic printed by the apparatus, under predetermined developing conditions.

Third, for each channel, the photographic printing apparatus performs photographic printing of a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded according to the printing conditions for testing the channel. And the recording unit simultaneously records a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on a printing photosensitive material that is a source of the test print. The order is such that the developing machine develops the photosensitive material for printing printed by the photographic printing apparatus under predetermined developing processing conditions to obtain a test print.

Fourth, for each channel, the recording means records a channel recording section capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel on a printing photosensitive material which is the basis of the test print. On the photoprinting apparatus, from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded, after printing the photosensitive material for printing according to the printing conditions for testing the channel,
The order in which the automatic developing machine develops the print photosensitive material photo-printed by the photo printing apparatus under predetermined development processing conditions to obtain a test print.

(14) The photographic printing system according to (13), further comprising: setting means for setting the printing conditions of the photographic printing apparatus determined by the determining means in the photographic printing apparatus. According to the fourteenth aspect, it is possible to stably set good printing conditions of a photographic printing apparatus.

(15) The test print includes a reading direction recording section indicating a reading direction, a test chart reading position recording section indicating a reading position of the test chart, and a channel recording indicating a reading position of the channel recording section. Reading section recording section, the reading section is based on the reading direction recording section, the test chart reading position recording section and the channel recording section reading position recording section. 15. The photographic printing system according to claim 13, wherein a set of read data of the test chart and a channel obtained from a display of a channel recording unit of the test print is obtained. According to the invention of claim 15, it is possible to correctly obtain the read data of the test chart of the test print and the test printing conditions obtained from the display of the channel recording unit of the test print.

(16) In a setup system for a photographic printing apparatus for printing a photosensitive material for printing from a document in accordance with a printing condition set by a plurality of channels, the photographic printing apparatus is provided for each of the plurality of channels. A test print having a test chart obtained by photo printing in step (1) and a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel is read, and the read data and the channel record of the test chart of the test print are read. A printing unit that obtains a combination of a channel obtained from a display of a unit, and a printing condition of the printer determined from a combination of a channel obtained by the reading unit and read data of a test chart for each of the plurality of channels. Baking condition determination means. Setup system of the photographic printing apparatus. According to the invention as set forth in claim 16, the reading means reads the test prints printed by the photo printing apparatus regardless of the measurement order of the plurality of test prints, and reads the test chart read data and the channel. Since a correct set is obtained, the printing condition determining means can determine the relationship between the channel obtained by the reading means and the read data of the test chart for each of the plurality of channels without paying attention to the order of the plurality of test prints. The printing conditions of the photographic printing apparatus can be determined from the correct combination, and the printing conditions of a good photographic printing apparatus can be stably determined.

[Explanation of Terms] The printer according to the present invention is an output device for outputting a hard copy of the digital image based on the output digital image data. It is preferable that the output is performed in a state like a latent image stored in an undeveloped photosensitive material.

The channel recording unit is a portion in which information for directly or indirectly obtaining a channel is recorded. A channel on which information for directly or indirectly obtaining a channel is recorded. It is preferable that the display unit is easy to operate by humans. In particular, it is preferable that there is a part where characters that can directly or indirectly obtain a channel are recorded. The information that can be generated may be optically recorded instead of being visible, may be magnetically recorded, or may be recorded in another form. As a form in which the channel recording unit is optically recorded, a form in which a character image, a mark, a symbol, or the like is visually recorded is preferable because the operator can immediately identify the form, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Or a form recorded with a pattern image such as a two-dimensional code, or another form.

The reading direction recording unit, the test chart reading position recording unit, and the channel recording unit reading position recording unit include:
These are the parts where the information that can directly or indirectly obtain the reading direction of the test chart, the reading position of the test chart, and the reading position of the channel recording unit is recorded. It is preferable that a display unit on which information that can be obtained is visually recorded is easy and preferable for human operation, but it may be optically recorded instead of visible, or magnetically recorded. Or may be recorded in another form.

[0042]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described as embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, in the embodiments, although there are definite expressions for terms and the like, they show preferable examples of the present invention, and do not limit the meaning or technical scope of the terms of the present invention.

Embodiment 1 The print system of this embodiment is composed of a group of devices including a printer processor. The printer processor according to the embodiment is one specific example of the printer according to the invention. Further, the printer processor of the present embodiment includes an automatic developing machine 30 for developing a photosensitive material for printing.
0 is a printer processor. In the present embodiment, the photosensitive material for printing includes a photosensitive layer, which is sensitive only to blue light (B light) and develops yellow color, and a magenta color developing layer, which is sensitive to only green light (G light). The following description is based on the premise that the material is a silver halide color negative photographic light-sensitive material comprising only a green light-sensitive magenta color-forming layer and a red light-sensitive cyan color-forming layer that is sensitive to only red light (R light) and develops cyan. It should be noted that the printer processor of the present embodiment is not limited to using only the photosensitive material for printing. For example, other types of photosensitive material for printing, such as a photosensitive material for printing that produces a sepia tone color, can be used. However, for the sake of simplicity, the description will be made on the premise of the above-described photosensitive material for printing.

[Schematic Configuration] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view, FIG. 3 is a schematic top view, and FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of the printer processor of this embodiment.
The schematic configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5 which is a schematic front sectional view.

The printer processor according to the present embodiment includes a host computer 100 that processes digital image data and controls the entire printer processor, and prints a photosensitive material based on digital image data for exposure sent from the host computer 100. Exposure apparatus 200 for exposure
And an automatic developing machine 300 for developing the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposure device 200, and a sorter 40 for sorting the prints developed and processed by the automatic developing machine 300
0.

The host computer 100 includes a film scanner 600 for reading a frame image recorded on a photographic film, a flatbed scanner 170 for reading an image recorded on a reflection original, and a hard copy of digital color image data for output. Monitor 190 for displaying a reproduced image of the image, the state of image processing, the state of the printer processor, etc., a touch panel 180 provided on the display surface of the monitor 190, a keyboard 120, and a PC card (TYPE standardized by PCMCIA). A II (IC card) reader 140 and a CD (compact disk) drive 150 are connected.

The host computer 100 includes a flatbed scanner 170 and a film scanner 600.
And stores the digital color read image data therefrom in the internal memory, converts the digital color read image data stored in the internal memory into digital color image data for output, and stores it in the internal memory.

The host computer 100 is a PC
Card (TYPE II IC specified by PCMCIA)
Digital color input image data input from a card (card) reader 140 or a CD (compact disk) drive 150 is stored in an internal memory, and the digital color input image data stored in the internal memory is converted into digital color image data for output. Then, it is stored in the internal memory.

The host computer 100 converts the output digital color image data into exposure digital color image data for the exposure unit 250 of the exposure device 200 and sends the data to the exposure unit 250 of the exposure device 200.

The exposure apparatus 200 also includes a magazine table 204 on which a magazine 210 accommodating a roll of photosensitive material for printing is set, and a photosensitive material for printing sent from the magazine 210, and cut into sheets of a predetermined length. , Sending unit 230 for sending to exposure unit 250, and host computer 10
Based on the digital image data for exposure sent from 0,
An exposing unit 250 for exposing the sheet-shaped photosensitive material for printing sent from the sending unit 230; and sending the photosensitive material for printing to the automatic developing machine 300 while printing on the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposing unit 250. And a transport unit 290.

The exposure unit 250 includes a blue exposure array 2 that emits blue light based on digital image data for exposure.
51, a green exposure array 252 that emits green light,
A red exposure array 253 that emits red light is provided so that the main scanning direction is perpendicular to the transport direction of the printing photosensitive material. Then, the blue light emitted from the blue exposure array 251, the green light emitted from the green exposure array 252, and the red exposure array 25
The red exposure array 251, the green exposure array 252, and the red exposure array 253 each incorporate a selfoc lens so that the red light emitted from the light-emitting element 3 is imaged on the photosensitive material for printing. ing.

Further, the automatic developing machine 300 is
The developing process is performed while the photosensitive material for printing exposed at 0 is conveyed along a predetermined conveying path at a constant conveying speed. Then, the automatic developing machine 300 is
A color developing tank 310 for color developing the photosensitive material for printing sent from 0; a bleach-fixing tank 320 for bleach-fixing the photosensitive material for printing that has been color-developed in the color developing tank 310; A stabilizing section 330 for stabilizing the printing photosensitive material bleached and fixed in the processing tank 320, and a drying section 340 for drying the printing photosensitive material stabilized in the stabilizing section 330.
And Then, the printing photosensitive material dried in the drying unit 340 is sent to the sorter 400.

The printer processor according to the present embodiment has gradation data of 8 bits or more for each pixel.
The printer is compatible with digital image data for output having a number of pixels of not less than 100,000 pixels.
It is a printer that can create prints in which the difference between the maximum density and the minimum density is 2.0 or more in reflection density from digital image data for output, which is the tone data of it and has 1 to 100 million pixels. is there.

[Output Conditions Set in Printer Processor] Next, output conditions set in the printer processor include a host computer 100 for converting output digital color image data into exposure digital color image data. This is the conversion condition. The conversion condition includes a plurality of channels described below.

The first is a master channel set for the type of photosensitive material for printing and the position in the conveying width direction as a reference.

The second is a paper channel set for each type of printing photosensitive material different from the reference type of printing photosensitive material.

Third, a width-direction position channel is set for each position in the conveying width direction of the photosensitive material for printing which is different from the reference position in the conveying width direction of the photosensitive material for printing.

[Setup Method of Printer Processor] Next, a description will be given of a setup method of a printer processor for obtaining a hard copy of output digital color image data according to set output conditions.

First, for each of the plurality of channels described in [Output Conditions Set in Printer Processor], the host computer 100 displays on the exposure apparatus 200 a channel display section including a channel ID number from which the channel can be directly obtained. And a test chart for generating a test output digital color image data for exposing a latent image having a test print photosensitive material to a test print photosensitive material, and storing the digital color image data in an internal memory. The test output conditions for each channel are stored in the internal memory of the host computer 100 in association with the channel ID numbers.

The host computer 100 converts the digital color image data for test output stored in the internal memory for each of the above-mentioned plurality of channels according to the conversion condition of the output condition for test of this channel. The data is converted into digital color image data for exposure and sent to the exposure device 200. In the exposure apparatus 200, the sending section 230 is set on the magazine table 204, sends out the photosensitive material for printing from the magazine 210 accommodating the roll of the photosensitive material for test printing, and forms a sheet of a predetermined length. It is cut and sent to the exposure unit 250, and the exposure unit 2
50 exposes the sheet-like printing photosensitive material sent from the sending unit 230 based on the exposure digital color image data sent from the host computer 100, and the transport unit 290 is exposed by the exposure unit 250. The photosensitive material for printing is sent to the automatic developing machine 300. In this way, a test printing photosensitive material on which a latent image having a channel display portion including a channel ID number from which a channel can be directly obtained and a test chart is recorded is sent to the automatic developing machine 300.

Then, the automatic developing machine 300 develops the sent photosensitive material for printing according to predetermined developing processing conditions to obtain a test color print and sends it to the sorter 400.

Here, the obtained test color print will be described with reference to FIG. 6 which is a schematic view of the test color print. This test print 500
The display includes a channel display section 510, a channel display section reading position display section 520 indicating the reading position of the channel display section 510, a test chart 530, a reading direction display section indicating the reading direction of the present invention, and a test chart 530. A start mark 560 also serving as a test chart reading position display section indicating the reading position is recorded.

In the channel display section 510, a channel ID code 512 and a channel ID number 513 for directly obtaining a channel are recorded. The channel ID code 512 is a code indicating a channel ID number. The channel ID number 513 is a channel ID number stored in the host computer 100 in association with the output condition for test.

Channel information 514 is recorded in the channel display section 510, and which channel is to be set is displayed.

The output date 515 and the output time 516 are recorded on the channel display section 510. Also, a lane display section 51 indicating a transport lane of the photosensitive material for printing.
7 are provided.

The channel display section reading position display section 5
Reference numeral 20 denotes a rectangular frame with a black border. In this frame, each part of the channel display unit 510 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the channel display unit reading position display unit 520. Has been recorded.

The test chart 530 includes a color chart 532 that is exposed only with B light and emits yellow, a color chart 533 that is exposed only with G light and develops magenta, and a color chart 534 that is exposed only with R light and develops cyan. And the maximum density color chart 535 exposed to all color lights of B light, G light, and R light and colored black by yellow, magenta, and cyan.
And a color chart 536 exposed only with B light and G light and colored red by yellow and magenta, and a color chart 537 exposed only by G light and R light and colored green by magenta and cyan. And a color chart 5 which is exposed only with the R light and the B light and is colored in blue by cyan and yellow.
38, and a color color chart section 531 having Also,
The test chart 530 includes a neutral color patch section 540 having color patches 541, 542, and 543 having different densities, each of which is exposed to color light having a predetermined exposure amount of all of the B light, the G light, and the R light and has a neutral color. And a wedge 550 composed of 14 color chips having different densities, each of which is exposed to a predetermined amount of exposure light of all of the B light, the G light, and the R light and developed into a neutral color.

The start mark 560 is a rectangular frame, and the right side of the rectangle is the right end start mark 561.
Then, the left side of this rectangle is the left end start mark 562,
The upper side of this rectangle is the upper end start mark 563, the lower side of the rectangle is the lower end start mark 564, the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark 564 have the same density, and the upper end start mark 563 is the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark. 564, the right end start mark 561 is darker than the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark 564, and the reading direction of the test color print 500 can be determined from the difference in density. .

In the frame of the start mark 560,
Each color chart of the test chart 530 is recorded so as to be at a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the start mark 560. Thus, it is easy to correctly combine the read data of the test chart 530 of the test color print 500 with the test output conditions obtained from the display of the channel display unit 510 of the test color print 500.

When the test color print 500 is sent to the sorter 400, the operator sets the test color print 500 sent to the sorter 400 on the flatbed scanner 170. The flatbed scanner 170 scans the set test color print and sends the obtained digital read image data to the host computer 100.

Then, the host computer 100 determines the start mark 5 from the sent digital read image data.
The reading direction is determined from the reading density of the portion corresponding to 60. Then, based on the read direction determined from the transmitted digital read image data, the host computer 100 determines the color chart of the test chart 530 in which the color charts are arranged at predetermined positions with respect to the reading direction and the start mark 560. Obtain read data. Also, the host computer 10
0 determines the channel display unit reading position display unit 520 recorded in the start mark 560 from the sent digital read image data. Then, based on the received digital read image data, the host computer 100 displays the read direction and the channel display unit read position display unit 520 based on the channel display unit read position display unit 520 determined as the determined read direction. On the other hand, based on the channel display units 510 arranged at predetermined positions, a channel obtained from the display of the channel display unit of the test color print 500 is obtained.

That is, the combination of the flatbed scanner 170 and the host computer 100 corresponds to the reading means of the present invention. For each test color print, the combination of the test output conditions and the read data of the test chart 530 is set. obtain. That is, since at least one test color print is created for each channel, at least one test output condition and test chart 5 are output.
A set with 30 read data is obtained.

The host computer 100 determines the output condition of the printer processor, that is, the output digital color image data, from the combination of the test output condition obtained for each test color print and the read data of the test chart 530. Is determined from the data to the digital color image data for exposure. And the host computer 1
In step 00, the determined output condition of the printer processor, that is, the conversion condition from the output digital color image data to the exposure digital color image data is set and stored in the internal memory.

As a result, the test color print 500 obtained by the output from the printer processor in accordance with the output condition for the test can be obtained not only in the test chart 530 but also in the test chart 530.
Since the channel display unit 510 has the channel display unit 510, each test color print 50
Since the channel 0 is known, the test charts 530 of a large number of test color prints 500 and the channels can be correctly associated and measured regardless of the measurement order of the obtained test color prints 500.

An output condition including a plurality of channels of the printer processor can be determined from a correct combination of the channel obtained for each test color print 500 and the read data of the test chart 530. Can be stably determined. Then, by setting the determined output conditions, it is possible to stably set good output conditions of the printer processor.

Embodiment 2 The print system of the present embodiment comprises a group of devices including a printer 14. The printer 14 of the present embodiment is one of the specific examples of the printer of the present invention.
Further, the printer 14 of the present embodiment is a printer which forms a color image by ejecting inks of a yellow dye ink, a magenta dye ink, and a magenta dye ink onto ink jet print paper independently by an ink jet method. It is described on the assumption. Note that the printer of the present invention is not limited to the printer like the printer 14 of the present embodiment.

[Schematic Configuration] The schematic configuration of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 7 which is a schematic configuration diagram of the printer of the present embodiment.

The printing system of the present embodiment controls the flatbed scanner 12 and the flatbed scanner 12 and the printer 14 which read the image recorded on the reflection original 11 and sends the digital color read image data to the computer 19. The digital color read image data sent from the scanner 12 is converted into digital color image data for output, the digital color image data for output is subjected to image processing, and the digital color image data for output is converted into digital color image data for monitor display. The computer 19 sends the digital color image data for output to the printer 14 and the digital color image data for output to the printer 14 based on the digital color image data for output sent from the computer 19. ,I Printer 14 to obtain a color print 15 to form a color image on click-jet printing paper
A monitor 16 for displaying a reproduced image of a hard copy of the output digital color image data, an image processing status, a printer status, and the like based on the monitor display digital color image data sent from the computer 19; 13 are provided.

The computer 19 is connected to the flatbed scanner 12, stores digital color read image data from these scanners in the internal memory, and outputs digital color read image data from the digital color read image data stored in the internal memory. The data is converted into image data and stored in the internal memory.

The computer 19 stores digital color input image data input from a CD (compact disk) drive or the like in an internal memory, and outputs digital color input image data from the digital color input image data stored in the internal memory. The data is converted into image data and stored in the internal memory.

The computer 19 sends the output digital color image data to the printer 14. Then, the printer 14 converts the output digital color image data into the ejection digital color image data based on the set output conditions. Then, based on the converted digital color image data for jetting, a yellow dye ink, a magenta dye ink, and a magenta dye ink are jetted independently by an ink jet method on an ink jet print paper to form a color image. Output a color print.

The printer processor according to the present embodiment is a printer corresponding to digital color image data for output, which is gradation data of 8 bits or more for each color of each pixel, and has 1 million pixels or more. For example, the difference between the maximum density and the minimum density is about 1.5 in reflection density from digital color image data for output, which is 8-bit gradation data for each color of each pixel and has 1 million pixels. A printer that can create color prints.

[Output Conditions Set in Printer Processor] Next, as output conditions set in the printer processor, conversion for converting digital color image data for output into digital color image data for exposure by the computer 19 is described. Condition. The conversion condition includes a plurality of channels described below.

First, a master channel is set for a reference type of print paper and a type of ink combination.

Secondly, a paper channel is set for each type of printing paper different from the type of photosensitive material for printing that serves as a reference.

Third, ink channels are set for each type of ink combination different from the reference ink combination type.

Fourth, sub-channels are set for combinations of print paper types and ink combinations different from the reference print paper types and ink combinations.

[Setup Method of Printer Processor] Next, a setup method of a printer processor for obtaining a hard copy of output digital color image data in accordance with the set output conditions will be described with reference to FIG.
explain.

First, in S 1, the computer 19 sends a message to the printer 14 for each of the aforementioned plurality of channels.
A channel display unit including a channel ID number from which a channel can be directly obtained, and a test chart, generating digital color image data for test for forming a visible image having a test image on inkjet print paper; The output is sent to the printer 14 together with the output conditions for testing this channel. The test output conditions are stored in the internal memory of the computer 19 in association with the channel ID numbers.

In S2, the printer 14 converts the transmitted test digital color image data into the ejection digital color image data in accordance with the transmitted test output conditions for each of the plurality of channels. Into the digital color image data for jetting,
Yellow dye ink on inkjet print paper,
The magenta dye ink and the magenta dye ink are ejected independently of each other by an inkjet method to form a color image, and a test color print 500 is obtained.

Here, the obtained test color print is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. However,
The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the following points.

First, the channel information 514 recorded in the channel display section 510 indicates which channel is to be set.

Second, the test chart 530 is:
A color chart 532 using only yellow dye ink, a color chart 533 using only magenta dye ink, a color chart 534 using only cyan dye ink, and a black color developed with all color inks of yellow dye ink, magenta dye ink and cyan dye ink Color chart 535 with the maximum density, a color chart 536 colored red with yellow dye ink and magenta dye ink, a color chart 537 colored green with magenta dye ink and cyan dye ink, and a cyan dye ink and yellow Color chart 538 colored blue with dye ink
And a color color chart section 531 having: The test chart 530 includes color charts 541, 542, and 5 having different densities, each of which has a neutral color and is formed by all of the yellow dye ink, the magenta dye ink, and the cyan dye ink.
A neutral color chip section 540 having 43, and 14 color chips having different densities and having a predetermined color amount of a neutral color in all the color inks of yellow dye ink, magenta dye ink and cyan dye ink. And a wedge 550 made of

Then, when the test color print 500 is output in S 3, the operator sets the test color print 500 on the flatbed scanner 12.

In step S4, the flatbed scanner 12 scans the set test color print 500 and sends the obtained digitally read image data to the computer 19.

Then, the computer 19 determines the reading direction based on the read density of the portion corresponding to the start mark 560 from the sent digital read image data. The computer 19 reads each color chart of the test chart 530 in which each color chart is arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the reading direction and the start mark 560 based on the determined reading direction from the sent digital read image data. Get the data. Further, the computer 19 determines the channel display section reading position display section 520 recorded in the start mark 560 from the sent digital read image data. Then, based on the channel display unit reading position display unit 520 determined to be the determined reading direction from the sent digital read image data, the computer 19 transmits the reading direction and the channel display unit reading position display unit 520 to each other. Then, based on the channel display sections 510 arranged at predetermined positions, a channel ID number obtained from the display of the channel display section of the test color print 500 is obtained.

That is, the combination of the flatbed scanner 12 and the computer 19 corresponds to the reading means of the present invention.

In step S5, the computer 19 determines the output condition including a plurality of channels of the printer, that is, the printer 14 based on the combination of the channel ID number obtained for each test color print and the read data of the test chart 530. The conditions for conversion from the digital color image data for output to the digital color image data for ejection are determined. Then, the computer 19 sends the determined output condition including the plurality of channels of the printer, that is, the conversion condition from the output digital color image data to the ejection digital color image data in the printer 14, to the printer 14, and the internal It is stored in the memory and set.

As a result, the test color print 500 obtained by the printer 14 outputting according to the test output conditions has not only the test chart 530 but also the channel display section 510. However, the channel ID number of each test color print 500 can be determined by the channel display unit 510 regardless of the order of the test color prints 500. The test chart 530 and the channel ID number can be correctly associated with each other for measurement.

The channel ID number and the test chart 530 obtained for each test color print 500 are obtained.
It is possible to determine the output condition of the printer including a plurality of channels from the correct combination with the read data of the printer, and to stably determine the output condition of the good printer 14. Then, by setting the determined output conditions, it is possible to stably set good output conditions of the printer 14.

Embodiment 3 [Schematic Configuration] The schematic configuration of a photographic printing system of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 9 which is a schematic configuration diagram of the photographic printing system of this embodiment. The printer processor of the present embodiment is a photographic printing apparatus 4 for printing and exposing a frame image recorded on a photographic film F positioned in a window area 56 of a film carrier 55 onto a photosensitive material P for printing.
0, an automatic developing machine 6 for developing a photosensitive material for printing
0 and a flatbed scanner 30 that reads an image recorded on a document or print and sends digital color read image data to the central controller 20. The photographic printing apparatus 40 has a built-in central control device 20 for controlling the components of the photographic printing apparatus 40, the automatic developing machine 60, and the flatbed scanner 30. Hereinafter, the photographic printing device 40 of the printer processor of the present embodiment will be described.

Then, the white light emitted from the light source 52 is uniformly diffused in the diffusion box 54 via the color filter 53,
The frame image of the photographic film F positioned in the window area 56 of the film carrier 55 is uniformly illuminated. The color filter unit 53 includes a blue light cut filter, a green light cut filter, and a red light cut filter, and the film is formed by inserting and removing each filter with respect to the optical axis by exposure control by the central controller 20. The color tone of the illumination light for illuminating the frame image of the photographic film F positioned in the window area 56 of the carrier 55 is adjusted. The frame image of the photographic film F, which is positioned in the window area 56 of the film carrier 55 and is uniformly illuminated, is reflected by the movable mirror 57 and is imaged by the imaging lens 58 by the imaging unit 59 having a built-in image sensor. An image is formed on the element. Then, the imaging section 59 photoelectrically converts the image of the frame image formed on the image sensor, digitizes the image, obtains digital image data of the frame image, and transmits the digital image data to the central control device 20.

The moving mirror 57 is provided so as to be inserted into and removed from the exposure light path. When the movable mirror 57 is inserted into the exposure light path, an image can be picked up by the image pickup unit 59. The photosensitive material P positioned at the upper predetermined position can be projected and printed.

The window area 5 of the film carrier 55
A zoom lens 46 is provided vertically below the zoom lens 6. An exposure table 42 is provided below the exposure table 42. In addition, a shutter control unit 45 is provided between the window region 56 of the film carrier 55 and the zoom lens 46 for inserting and removing the shutter in the exposure optical path.

In the magazine setting section 41, a magazine M accommodating the photosensitive material P for printing can be set. Then, the sending unit 47 includes the magazine set unit 4
From the magazine M set to 1 to the photosensitive material P for printing
Is sent out and cut into a predetermined length, and then the photosensitive material P for printing is sent onto the exposure table 42. The exposure table 42 positions the sent photosensitive material P for printing at a predetermined position on the exposure table 42, and sends the exposed photosensitive material P for printing to the unloading section 43. The carry-out unit 43 is provided with an ink jet printer 44 as a printing unit therein, and can print on both the photosensitive surface and the back surface of the photosensitive material P for printing. Then, the carry-out section 43 sends the photosensitive surface or the back surface of the sent photosensitive material P for printing to the automatic developing machine 60 while printing the photosensitive surface and the back surface with the inkjet printer 44. The automatic developing machine 60 develops the sent photosensitive material P for printing to obtain a print and sends it to the sorter 70. Sorter 70 sorts the transmitted prints.

Then, the central controller 20 determines the exposure amount from the digital image data of the frame image. Then, the control amount of the color filter unit 53 and the control amount of the shutter control unit 45 are calculated from the determined exposure amount according to the set printing condition. Then, the moving mirror 57 is retracted from the exposure optical path. Then, the color filter unit 53 is controlled by the calculated control amount of the color filter unit 53, and the shutter control unit 124 is controlled by the calculated control amount of the shutter control unit 45. The photosensitive material P for printing is exposed from the positioned frame image.

[Printing Conditions Set in Photographic Printing Apparatus] Next, the printing conditions set in the photoprinting apparatus are based on the amount of exposure determined by the central control unit 20 and the color filter unit 5.
This is a calculation condition for calculating the control amount of No. 3 and the control amount of the shutter control unit 45. The calculation condition includes a plurality of channels described below.

The first is a master channel in which common data serving as a reference is set. The calculation conditions are determined by adding the data of each channel specified at the time of photo printing to the common data. By inputting a correction value to the data of the master channel, the color tone of all prints can be corrected in the same tendency direction. Daily level management
The correction value is input to the data of the master channel.

The second is a scanner management channel in which common data used for printing a picture using data from the image pickup section 59 is set. By inputting a correction value to the data of the scanner management channel, it is possible to use the data from the imaging unit 59 to correct all the colors of the prints printed with the photograph in the same tendency.

The third is a manual management channel in which common data used for printing a photograph without using data from the imaging section 59 is set. By inputting a correction value to the data of the manual management channel, the imaging unit 59
The color tone correction of all the prints printed with the photographic print can be performed in the same manner without using the data from the printer.

Fourth, a mask channel is set for each combination of the type of each diffusion box 54 and the type of mask forming each window region 56 of the film carrier 55. By inputting a correction value to the data of the mask channel, the colors of the printed prints have the same tendency in all combinations of the type of the diffusion box 54 and the type of the mask forming the window area 56 of the film carrier 55. Color tone can be corrected.

The type of the diffusion box 54 and the type of the mask for forming each window region 56 of the film carrier 55 are respectively determined by the type recording unit provided in each diffusion box 54 and each mask by the main body of the photographic printing apparatus. Automatically set by detection.

Fifth, a film channel is set for each type of color photographic film. The type of the color photographic film may be set, for example, for each color photographic film manufacturer and sensitivity.

Sixth, a lens channel is set for each combination of the size of the color photographic film and the size of the photosensitive material for printing. In the data set in the lens channel, the projection magnification and aperture value of the zoom lens are set in addition to the correction data for obtaining the calculation conditions.

Seventh, a paper channel is set for each type and width of the photosensitive material for printing.

Eighth, a channel for setting correction data that exists in combination with a film channel and a paper channel.

[Setup Method of Printer Processor] Next, in accordance with the printing condition including a plurality of channels, the frame image recorded on the photographic film F, which is the original document positioned in the window area 56 of the film carrier 55, is obtained. A method of setting up the photographic printing apparatus 40 for printing and exposing the photosensitive material P for printing will be described.

For each of the plurality of channels, a test chart 530 and a test chart reading position display section 520
Therefore, the frame image recorded on the test photographic film F is positioned in the window area 56 of the film carrier 55 because the image is a test document on which an image having the following is recorded. Then, the photographic printing apparatus 40 photographic prints the photosensitive material P for printing from the frame image recorded on the photographic film F for testing in accordance with the printing conditions for testing the channel.
The test output conditions for each channel are stored in the internal memory of the central control unit 20 in association with the channel ID numbers.

Thereafter, the test chart 530 of the photosensitive material P for printing which is the basis of the test color print is obtained.
And a channel display section 510 and a channel display section reading position display section 52 including a channel ID number for directly obtaining this channel in an area not overlapping the area where the latent image is recorded in the test chart reading position display section 520.
Record 0.

Thereafter, the photo-sensitive material P for printing which has been subjected to photographic printing is developed under predetermined developing conditions to obtain a test color print, which is sorted by the sorter 70.

Then, the printing conditions of the photographic printing apparatus are set based on the obtained test color prints.

Here, the obtained test color print will be described with reference to FIG. 6 which is a schematic view of the test color print. Although FIG. 6 is used for the description of the first and second embodiments, it has the same configuration, but differs in many points. The test color print 500 includes a channel display section 510, a channel display section reading position display section 520 indicating the reading position of the channel display section 510, a test chart 530, and a reading direction display indicating the reading direction of the present invention. A start mark 560 that also serves as a part and a test chart reading position display part indicating the reading position of the test chart 530 is recorded.

The channel display section 510 records a channel ID code 512 and a channel ID number 513 which can indirectly obtain test burning conditions. The channel ID code 512
Is a code indicating a channel ID number. And
The channel ID number 513 is a channel ID number stored in the central control device 20 in association with the burning condition for test.

Channel information 514 is recorded in the channel display section 510, and indicates which channel is to be set.

The channel display section 510 records a burning date 515 and a burning time 516. When the automatic developing machine 60 has a plurality of transport paths, a lane display section 517 indicating which transport path the printing photosensitive material has passed is provided.

The channel display section reading position display section 5
Reference numeral 20 denotes a rectangular frame with a black border. In this frame, each part of the channel display unit 510 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the channel display unit reading position display unit 520. Has been recorded.

The test chart 530 shows the control amount obtained according to the printing conditions for the test,
3 is obtained by controlling the magenta filter, the cyan filter, the yellow filter, and the shutter control unit 45. Then, the test chart 530 indicates that the B
A color patch 532 that is exposed from a portion that transmits only light and emits almost yellow color, a color patch 533 that is exposed from a portion that transmits almost only G light of the frame image and that emits almost magenta, and transmits almost only R light of the frame image A color chart 534 exposed from a portion to be exposed and almost cyan-colored; and a color chart 535 of maximum density exposed from a portion of the frame image that transmits all color light and almost blackened by yellow, magenta, and cyan.
And a color chart 536 which is exposed from a portion of the frame image that transmits only the B light and the G light and is almost red by the yellow color and the magenta color, and transmits only the G light and the R light of the frame image. A color chart 537 which is exposed from a portion and is almost green by almost magenta and cyan, and is almost blue by almost cyan and yellow by being exposed from a portion of the frame image which transmits almost only R light and B light. And a color chart 538 having a color chart 538 that has been colored. In addition, color chips 541 having different densities, which are exposed from portions of the frame image where neutral color images having different densities are recorded,
A neutral color patch section 540 having 542 and 543, and a wedge 550 composed of 14 color patches having different densities exposed from portions of the frame image where neutral color images having different densities are recorded.

The start mark 560 is a rectangular frame, and the right side of the rectangle is the right end start mark 561.
Then, the left side of this rectangle is the left end start mark 562,
The upper side of this rectangle is the upper end start mark 563, the lower side of the rectangle is the lower end start mark 564, the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark 564 have the same density, and the upper end start mark 563 is the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark. 564, the right end start mark 561 is darker than the left end start mark 562 and the lower end start mark 564, and the reading direction of the test color print 500 can be determined from the difference in density. .

In the frame of the start mark 560,
Each color chart of the test chart 530 is recorded so as to be at a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the start mark 560. Thus, it is easy to correctly combine the read data of the test chart 530 of the test color print 500 and the test printing conditions obtained from the display of the channel display section 510 of the test color print 500.

When the test color print 500 is sent to the sorter 70, the operator sets the test color print 500 sent to the sorter 70 on the flatbed scanner 30. Flatbed scanner 30
Scans the set test color print,
From the obtained digital read image data, the reading direction is determined from the reading density of the portion corresponding to the start mark 560. Then, based on the read direction determined from the digital read image data, the flatbed scanner 30 reads the read data of each color patch of the test chart 530 in which each color patch is arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the read direction and the start mark 560. Get. In addition, the flatbed scanner 30
Determines the channel display section reading position display section 520 recorded in the start mark 560 from the sent digital read image data. Then, the flatbed scanner 30 reads from the digital read image data the channel display unit read position display unit 520 that has determined the read direction determined.
Based on the channel display section 510 arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the reading direction and the channel display section reading position display section 520, each section is obtained from the display of the channel display section of the test color print 500. To obtain the channel ID number. Then, the flatbed scanner 30 sends the set of the obtained channel ID number and the read data of each color chart of the test chart 530 to the central controller 20 for each test color print.

That is, the flatbed scanner 30 corresponds to the reading means of the present invention.

The central controller 20 determines printing conditions including a plurality of channels of the photographic printing apparatus, that is, the central printing apparatus, based on the combination of the channel ID number sent for each test color print and the read data of the test chart 530. From the exposure amount determined by the control device 20, the color filter unit 53
The calculation condition for calculating the control amount of the shutter control unit 45 and the control amount of the shutter control unit 45 is determined. And the central controller 20
Is the determined printing condition of the printer processor, that is,
Calculation conditions for calculating the control amount of the color filter unit 53 and the control amount of the shutter control unit 45 from the exposure amount determined by the central control device 20 are set and stored in the internal memory.

As a result, the test color print 500 obtained by printing the photo printing apparatus 40 for each of the plurality of channels in accordance with the test printing conditions of this channel is not only the test chart 530 but also the channel display section 510. Therefore, even if the number of test color prints 500 becomes large, the channel display section 510 displays each test color print 50 regardless of the measurement order of the large number of test color prints 500.
Since the channel ID number of 0 is known, the test chart 5 of each of the large number of test color prints 500 is obtained regardless of the measurement order of the obtained test color prints 500.
30 and the channel ID number can be correctly associated with each other and measured.

The channel ID number and the test chart 530 obtained for each test color print 500 are obtained.
The printing condition of the photographic printing device 40 can be determined from the correct combination with the read data of the photographic printing device 40, and the printing condition of a plurality of channels of the good photographic printing device 40 can be stably determined. Then, by setting the determined printing condition including the plurality of channels, the printing condition including the plurality of channels of the good photographic printing apparatus 40 can be stably set.

[0135]

According to the first to tenth aspects of the present invention, each of the plurality of test hard copies and the output condition for the test are correctly determined irrespective of the measurement order of the obtained plurality of test hard copies. It can be measured in correspondence.

According to the present invention, regardless of the measurement order of the plurality of test prints obtained,
The measurement can be performed in such a manner that each of the plurality of test prints and the test printing conditions are correctly associated with each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a printer processor according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the printer processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of the printer processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of the printer processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front sectional view of the printer processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a test color print (test hard copy) according to the first to third embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a print system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating setup of a printer according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a photographic printing system according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Host computer 200 Exposure device 250 Exposure unit 300 Automatic developing machine 400 Sorter 510 Channel display unit 530 Test chart 600 Scanner

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[Claims] 1. A method of setting up a printer for outputting a hard copy of a digital image based on output digital image data for outputting a hard copy in accordance with an output condition comprising a plurality of channels set in the printer. Digital image data for outputting a test hard copy having a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel, a test chart, and a test for the channel. And the output condition for the test based on the digital image data for test output sent to the printer for each of the plurality of channels, according to the output condition for test sent to the printer. Output a copy of each of the plurality of channels. And setting the output conditions of the printer by a test hard copy having the channel recording unit and the test chart output by the printer. 2. For each of the plurality of channels,
Read a test chart of the test hard copy output by the printer, obtain read data of the test chart, and, from the channel recording unit of the test hard copy output by the printer, obtain a channel,
2. The output condition of the printer is set from a combination of a channel obtained for each of the plurality of channels and read data of a test chart.
How to set up a printer as described in. 3. The printer, according to the output digital image data, exposes a photosensitive material for printing according to an output condition including a plurality of channels set,
3. The printer set-up method according to claim 1, wherein the exposed photosensitive material for printing is developed to output a print which is a hard copy of the digital image. 4. The printing light-sensitive material is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, and the printer performs color exposure of the printing light-sensitive material according to a set output condition based on the output digital color image data. And
4. The printer set-up method according to claim 3, wherein the exposed photosensitive material for printing is developed to output a color print which is a hard copy of the digital image. 5. A printing system comprising: a printer for outputting a hard copy of a digital image according to output digital image data for outputting a hard copy in accordance with an output condition including a plurality of channels set. For each of the plurality of channels, a digital image data for test output for outputting a test hard copy having a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel, a test chart, And a host computer for sending output conditions for testing to the printer, wherein the printer has, for each of the plurality of channels,
Based on the test output digital image data sent from the host computer, according to the test output conditions sent from the host computer, to output a test hard copy, for each of the plurality of channels, Reading means for reading a test hard copy output by the printer, and obtaining a set of read data of a test chart of the test hard copy and a corresponding channel obtained from a channel recording unit of the test hard copy; A print system comprising: output condition determination means for determining output conditions of the printer based on a combination of a channel obtained by the reading means and read data of a test chart for each of a plurality of channels. 6. The print system according to claim 5, further comprising setting means for setting the output conditions of the printer determined by the determining means in the printer. 7. An exposure means for exposing a photosensitive material for printing according to set output conditions based on the digital image data for output, and developing the photosensitive material for printing exposed by the exposing device. The printing system according to claim 5, further comprising: an automatic processor that performs processing to obtain a print that is a hard copy of the digital image. 8. The printing light-sensitive material is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, and the printer exposes the printing light-sensitive material to color exposure in accordance with output conditions set based on the output digital color image data. And
8. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein the exposed printing photosensitive material is developed to output a color print which is a hard copy of the digital image. 9. The test hard copy includes a reading direction recording unit indicating a reading direction, a test chart reading position recording unit indicating a reading position of the test chart, and a channel recording unit reading position indicating a reading position of the channel recording unit. A recording unit is provided, and the reading unit performs a test chart of the test hard copy based on the reading direction recording unit, the test chart reading position recording unit, and the channel recording unit reading position recording unit. The print system according to any one of claims 5 to 8, which obtains the read data and a channel obtained from a channel recording unit of the test hard copy. 10. A printer set-up system for outputting a hard copy of a digital image in accordance with an output condition including a plurality of channels set based on output digital image data for outputting a hard copy. Having a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the output condition of the above, and a test chart, reading a plurality of test hard copies output from the printer for each of the plurality of channels, Reading means for obtaining a combination of read data of a test chart of a test hard copy and channels obtained from a display of a channel recording unit of the test hard copy; and a channel obtained by the reading means for each of a plurality of channels. And the test chart read data, An output condition determining means for determining an output condition of the printer. 11. A method of setting up a photographic printing apparatus for photographic printing a photosensitive material for printing from a document according to a printing condition including a plurality of channels, wherein an image having a test chart is recorded for each of the plurality of channels. From the test manuscript, the photosensitive material for printing is photo-printed by the photo-printing device according to the printing conditions for the test of the channel, and the photo-sensitive material for printing printed by the photo-printing device is subjected to predetermined development. To obtain a test print by developing under the processing conditions, and to provide a channel recording section capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the relevant channel on the test print or on a photosensitive material for printing which is the basis of the test print. Recording, and obtaining, for each of said plurality of channels, And setting a printing condition of the photo printing apparatus by a test print having the channel recording section and the test chart. 12. A test chart of a test print obtained by photo printing with the photo printing device is read for each of the plurality of channels, read data of the test chart is obtained, and a photo is printed by the photo printing device. Obtaining a channel from a channel recording unit of the printed test print, and setting a printing condition of the photographic printing apparatus from a combination of a channel obtained for each test print and read data of a test chart. Claim 1
2. A method for setting up a photo printing apparatus according to item 1. 13. A photographic printing system having a photographic printing apparatus for printing a photosensitive material for printing from a document in accordance with printing conditions set by a plurality of channels, wherein the printing photosensitive apparatus is photographic printed by the photographic printing apparatus. An automatic developing machine that develops the material under predetermined development processing conditions, and a channel recording unit that can directly or indirectly obtain channels on a test print or a photosensitive material for printing that is the basis of the test print. Recording means for causing the photoprinting apparatus to photoprint a photosensitive material for printing from a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded for each of the plurality of channels in accordance with printing conditions for testing the channels. The photo-sensitive material for printing, which has been photo-printed by the photo-printing apparatus, is automatically processed by the automatic developing machine. To obtain a test print by performing development processing, and the recording means can directly or indirectly obtain the channel on the test print or on the photosensitive material for printing which is the basis of the test print. And a host computer for causing a channel recording unit to be recorded.The photoprinting apparatus reads a test document on which an image having a test chart is recorded from a test document instructed by the host computer. The printing material is subjected to photo printing in accordance with printing conditions. A test print obtained by photo printing by the photo printing apparatus is read, and read data of a test chart of the test print and the test print are read. Reading means for obtaining a combination with a channel obtained from the display of the channel recording unit; A printing condition determining means for determining a printing condition of the photographic printing apparatus from a combination of a channel obtained by the reading means and read data of a test chart for each of a number of channels. system. 14. The photographic printing system according to claim 13, further comprising setting means for setting the printing conditions of the photographic printing apparatus determined by the determining means in the photographic printing apparatus. 15. The test print includes a reading direction recording unit indicating a reading direction, a test chart reading position recording unit indicating a reading position of the test chart, and a channel recording unit reading position recording indicating a reading position of the channel recording unit. A reading unit for reading a test chart of the test print based on the reading direction recording unit, the test chart reading position recording unit, and the channel recording unit reading position recording unit. 15. The photographic printing system according to claim 13, wherein a set of data and a channel obtained from a display of a channel recording unit of the test print is obtained. 16. A set-up system for a photoprinting apparatus for photoprinting a photosensitive material for printing from a document in accordance with a set printing condition comprising a plurality of channels, wherein each of the plurality of channels is photoprinted by the photoprinting apparatus. Read a test print having a test chart obtained in this way, and a channel recording unit capable of directly or indirectly obtaining the channel,
Reading means for obtaining a set of read data of the test chart of the test print and a channel obtained from the display of the channel recording unit; and read data of the channel and the test chart obtained by the reading means for each of the plurality of channels. And a printing condition determining means for determining printing conditions of the printer from the combination of the above.