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Photo-printing apparatus with simultaneous control of projection exposure unit and digital exposure unit

US5633725A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 1994
Grant dateMay 27, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2227/005
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photo-printing apparatus is provided which includes a projection exposure device for projection-exposing an image formed on a film, digital exposure device for exposing a digital image, a reader for reading print size data and image data of one roll of film, and a controller for calculating a digital exposure position on the basis of the print size data and image data read by the reader and conveying a photosensitive material to the digital exposure position, whereby a series of printing operations of the projection exposure device is achieved in parallel with a series of digital printing operations of the digital exposure device.

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