Patent ID: 6088054
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A film scanner including an image sensor moveable to a scan position for scanning image frames of an elongated film having a series of edge perforations including a reference perforation for each image frame, comprising:(a) an intermittent film transport mechanism for moving an image frame to a scanning position; and(b) a sensor transport assembly mounted relative to the intermittent film transport mechanism and moveable in hop and weave directions, and including:(i) means for mounting the image sensor for movement in the hop and weave directions;(ii) detection means mounted relative to the image sensor for detecting the reference perforation and for producing hop and weave signals; and(iii) means responsive to the hop and weave signals to move the sensor transport assembly in the hop and weave directions to align the detection means over the reference perforation, so that the image sensor is aligned with the image frame so that the image frame can be scanned.