Multiformat image recordation

Claim 1

A process for recording or projecting a digital image or images in a second format from digital information of an image in a first format where the image is said second format is composed fewer, the same number of or more pixels in a matrix than the image or images in said first format comprising: (a) providing information on image or images as digital data of a matrix of pixels in a first format, (b) determining a magnification factor for projection or recordation of an image or images in said second format, (c) determining the number of pixels that must be added to the matrix of said image in said first format to generate a matrix of said image in said second format, (d) generating individual pixels of values intermediate those of individual adjacent pixels in the matrix of said first format by linear interpolation, (e) generating a matrix of digital information of said image in said second format by rational distribution of the generated values of pixels amongst the pixels of the matrix of said first image, (f) transmitting said matrix of said image in said second format to an imaging means capable of projecting or recording an image in said second format, and (g) projecting a final image onto an element or material capable of producing a hard copy from the projected final image.