Separation color recorder system

Claim 2

A color printer for printing color film from color information reproduced on a black and white separation master wherein the black and white separation master includes sequential frames representing sequential fields of individual color components of the color information, including first means for supporting and providing movement of the black and white separation master, second means for supporting and providing movement of the color film, third means for directing light energy through the black and white separation master and toward the color film, and fourth means Coupled to the first and second means for controlling the movement provided by the first and second means so that the black and white separation master is successively moved to present the sequential frames representing the sequential fields of the individual color components, and so that the color film is moved to receive at each frame of the color film a group of the sequential frames, which group includes all of the individual color components of the color information.

Claim 3

The color printer of claim 1 additionally including a filter wheel located between the third means and the color film and with the filter wheel including segments having colors corresponding to the individual color components of the color information.

Claim 4

The color printer of claim 1 wherein periodic ones of the sequential frames on the black and white separation master are used as part of the group of sequential frames for two successive frames of the color film.

Claim 5

A color printer for printing color film from color information reproduced on black and white film wherein the black and white film includes sequential frames formed in groups wherein each group includes frames representing all of the individual color components and includes at least one additional frame representing at least one of the color components, including first means for supporting and providing movement of the black and white film, second means for supporting and providing movement of the color film, third means for directing light energy through the black and white film and toward the color film to expose the color film in accordance with the information contained on the black and white film, and fourth means coupled to the first and second means for controlling the movement provided by the first and second means so that each frame of color film receives light energy through sequential frames of black and white film representing all of the color components and wherein at least one frame in each group is used for the exposure of two successive frames of color film.

Claim 6

A color printer for printing color film from color information reproduced on black and white film wherein the black and white film includes sequential frames formed in groups wherein each group includes frames representing all of the individual color components and includes at least one additional frame representing at least one of the color components, including first means for supporting and providing movement of the black and white film, second means for supporting and providing movement of the color film, third means for directing light energy through the black and white film and toward the color film to expose the color film in accordance with the information contained on the black and white film, and fourth means coupled to the first and second means for controlling the movement provided by the first and second means so that each frame of color film receives light energy through sequential frames of black and white film representing all of the color components and wherein at least one frame in each group is used for the exposure of two successive frames of color film.

Claim 7

The color printer of claim 4 wherein the black and white film has been recorded at 60 frames per second and wherein each group contains five frames and wherein each group of five frames on the black and white film is used to provide two frames on the color film so as to provide for a conversion to the standard frame rate of motion picture film.

Claim 8

The color printer of claim 4 wherein the black and white film has been recorded at 50 frames per second and wherein each group contains four frames and wherein each group of four frames on the black and white film is used to provide two frames on the color film so as to provide for a conversion to the standard frame rate of motion picture film.

Claim 11

The system of claim 7 wherein the sequential fields in the field sequential signal are grouped into a continuously repeating color group, which color group includes at least one sequential field of each of the color components in the color information and wherein at least one additional sequential field of at least one of the color components is included in the color group.

Claim 12

A separation color recording system for converting color information composed of color components to motion picture color film using a separation master, including first means responsive to the color information for producing a field sequential signal which signal is composed of a continuously repeating group of sequential fields forming a color group wherein each sequential field represents a particular one of the color components and wherein each color group includes at least one sequential field of each of the color components and at least one additional sequential field of at least one of the color components, and second means coupled to the first means and responsive to the field sequential signal for recording each sequential field on the separation master as individual sequential frames, third means for supporting and providing movement of the separation master, fourth means for supporting and providing movement of the color film, fifth means for directing light energy through the separation master and toward the color film to expose the color film in accordance with the information contained on the separation master, and sixth means coupled to the third and fourth means for controlling the movement provided by the third and fourth means so that each frame of color film receives light energy through sequential frames of the separation master representing of the color components and wherein at least one frame in each group is used for the exposure of two successive frames of color film.

Claim 13

A separation color recording system for converting color information composed of color components to motion picture color film using a separation master, including first means responsive to the color information for producing a field sequential signal which signal is composed of a continuously repeating group of sequential fields forming a color group wherein each sequential field represents a particular one of the color components and wherein each color group includes at least one sequential field of each of the color components and at least one additional sequential field of at least one of the color components, and second means coupled to the first means and responsive to the field sequential signal for recording each sequential field on the separation master as individual sequential frames, third means for supporting and providing movement of the separation master, fourth means for supporting and providing movement of the color film, fifth means for directing light energy through the separation master and toward the color film to expose the color film in accordance with the information contained on the separation master, and sixth means coupled to the third and fourth means for controlling the movement provided by the third and fourth means so that each frame of color film receives light energy through sequential frames of the separation master representing of the color components and wherein at least one frame in each group is used for the exposure of two successive frames of color film.

Claim 14

The separation color recording system of claim 9 wherein the color information occurs at a rate of 60 fields per second and wherein each color group includes five sequential fields.

Claim 15

The separation color recording system of claim 9 wherein the color information occurs at a rate of 50 fields per second and wherein each color group includes four sequential fields.