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Video player, film medium, and photographic printer for automatic cropping

US4482924A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1982
Grant dateNov 13, 1984
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/3875
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Photographic film having an image and means for receiving coded indicia is viewed in a film video player to produce a television signal for displaying the film image. The film video player includes cropping means for selectively varying the magnification of the displayed image and for selectively translating a magnified displayed image vertically and/or horizontally, and recording means for applying coded indicia to the film, specifying a selected magnification and vertical and horizontal translation. A printer for making reflection prints from the photographic film includes reading means for reading the coded indicia on the film and cropping means for varying the magnification of the printed image, and translating a magnified image vertically and/or horizontally, in response to the coded indicia.

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