Patent ID: 7136191

Claim:
A method of inspecting a photographic print, the method comprising the steps of: scanning an exposed photographic film to convert an image captured on the film to first digital image data representative of the captured image; processing the first digital image data for rendering as a first photographic print of said image; printing the captured image as a first photographic print of said image based on said first digital image data; scanning the first photographic print to convert the captured image on the first photographic print to second digital image data representative of the printed captured image; comparing the first digital image data with the second digital image data; identifying differences between the second digital image data and the first digital image data which exceed a predetermined threshold to provide for a correction signal indicative of a required image correction action; reprocessing the first or second digital image data in accordance with at least said correction signal for rendering as a second photographic print of said image; and reprinting said image as a second photographic print based on said reprocessed first or second digital image data.