Patent ID: 6094217
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An automatic regenerating method for a film image, wherein a developed photographic film is transported to an image reader, the film includes a plurality of film images and a magnetic layer, the plurality of film images of the film are read out, and the read-out film images are displayed on a display in accordance with automatic regenerating information used for sequentially and automatically regenerating the plurality of film images, the method comprising the steps of:recording magnetic information relating to at least one of a photographing date/time, a size of a main subject, a position of a main subject, and a print format in the magnetic layer during a time of photographing;using the magnetic information as the automatic regenerating information in order to perform an automatic regeneration effectively;detecting an interval of photographing date and time between adjacent film images from said magnetic information relating to the photographing date/time;comparing the interval and a predetermined value;performing a switching of a scene between adjacent film images on the display in accordance with a first switching mode when the interval is larger than the predetermined value; andperforming a switching of a scene between adjacent film images on the display in accordance with a second switching mode when the interval is smaller than the predetermined value.