Film analyzer

Claim 1

A film analyzer for displaying print images simulated from a plurality of picture frames of photographic films on a video display, which comprises: image pick-up means for picking up image data of the picture frames from at least a first roll of film and a second roll of film; a first memory for storing the picked-up image data; an exposure condition calculating unit for calculating an exposure condition for each of the picture frames based on the image data; simulating means for simulating the image data read from the first memory into a print image which is expected to be obtained as a print by exposing each picture frame under the calculated exposure condition; a second memory for storing the simulated print image; display control means for causing all of the print images stored in the second memory to be displayed on the video display, said display control means displaying: a plurality of the print images of the plurality of picture frames obtained from said first roll of film within a row-like print image display section allotted to a part of the video display and a plurality of the print images of the plurality of picture frames obtained from said second roll of film within another row-like print image display section allotted to another part of the video display; said display control means selectively providing a stationary display mode and a scroll display mode; wherein the stationary display mode displays the print images from said first and second rolls of films in a stationary manner in the respective row-like print image display section, and wherein the scroll display mode allows continuously scrolling and constantly displaying the plurality of the print images from said first and second rolls of film in a sequence corresponding to the sequence of picture frames in the respective roll of film in the respective row-like print image display section, and correction frame specifying means for specifying one of the print images displayed on the video display as a print image corresponding to a picture frame needing an exposure condition correction, wherein said video display displays an exposure condition correction value given to the print image specified by said correction frame specifying means, and the image data of the picture frame corresponding to this specified print image is caused to be correlated with the exposure condition correction value as attribute data.