Method of automatically regenerating and printing film image

Claim 3

The method of automatically regenerating the film image according to claim 1, wherein said record medium is one of record mediums such as a magnetic record layer which is formed on said photographic film, a semiconductor memory which is provided in said film cartridge or a memory card, and a magnetic disk which correspond to said film cartridge.

Claim 4

The method of automatically regenerating the film image according to claim 1, wherein said automatic printing information includes information which indicates a number of prints made for each frame.

Claim 5

The method of automatically printing the film image according to claim 1, wherein said multipurpose information is at least one of information as to letters, information as to the date and time of photographing, information as to trimming, information as to color correction which is set manually, information as to a special monitor effect, information as to color correction which is set automatically, and information as to a close-up which includes information concerning photographing magnification and a central position of photographing.

Claim 6

The method of automatically regenerating the film image according to claim 1, further comprising displaying an index image on said display while entering automatic information relating to plural film images within said film sequentially and automatically.

Claim 9

A printer system comprising: a printer which prints a film image in accordance with a video signal; and an apparatus which generates the video signal comprising; a film cartridge housing a developed still photographic film, a player which feeds the film from the film cartridge to an image reading part, picks up a film image and displays the film image on a display, a display which displays an index image which shows plural frames on the film strip within said film cartridge and/or a film image in one frame on said display via said player, means for entering multipurpose information relating both to automatic regeneration of film images on the display and to printing of plural film images within said film sequentially and automatically, said multipurpose information being input by a user while looking at said display, said means for entering also being used to enter automatic printing information indicating film images to be printed, a record medium corresponding to the film cartridge for storing said multipurpose information and said automatic printing information, means for reading out said multipurpose information and said automatic printing information from said record medium, picking up the film image which is instructed to be printed in accordance with said automatic printing information via said player, and means for transmitting the video signal which indicates the film image and a control signal to the printer.

Claim 10

A printer system comprising: a printer which prints a film image in accordance with a video signal; and an apparatus which generates the video signal comprising; a film cartridge housing a developed still photographic film, a player which feeds the film from the film cartridge to an image reading part, picks up a film image and displays the film image on a display, a display which displays an index image which shows plural frames on the film strip within said film cartridge and/or a film image in one frame on said display via said player, means for entering multipurpose information relating both to automatic regeneration of film images on the display and to printing of plural film images within said film sequentially and automatically, said multipurpose information being input by a user while looking at said display, said means for entering also being used to enter automatic printing information indicating film images to be printed, a record medium corresponding to the film cartridge for storing said multipurpose information and said automatic printing information, means for reading out said multipurpose information and said automatic printing information from said record medium, picking up the film image which is instructed to be printed in accordance with said automatic printing information via said player, and means for transmitting the video signal which indicates the film image and a control signal to the printer.