Dual film and still video studio portrait system using parallel dedicated magnetic tracks on film

Claim 1

A camera system comprising: means for splitting an incoming beam into two beams; a strip of film having a virtually transparent magnetic layer therein; a still video imager; means for simultaneously exposing an image from one of said two beams onto said film to form a latent image frame thereon and for capturing an image from the other of said two beams on said still video imager, said exposing and capturing means including a processor responsive to a shutter release button for controlling the capturing of said image by said still video imager simultaneously with the exposing of said film, said processor including means for determining a still video frame number corresponding to the image captured by said still video imager; means responsive to said processor for recording data pertaining to said film frame, including said still video frame number, in a magnetic track on said magnetic layer adjacent said film frame, said recording means being comprised of record circuits connected to said processor and a magnetic head connected to said record circuits, said magnetic head being closely adjacent said film frame; and order entry station means for storing order information magnetically played back from said film, for storing subsequent modifications to said order information and for transmitting a modified version of said order information for magnetic recording on said film.