Picture image outputting method and photograph finishing system using the method

A picture image outputting apparatus comprising:

• a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically;
• a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints;
• and
• a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer.

A picture image outputting apparatus comprising:

• a film scanner for obtaining a plurality of image data recorded on a developed photograph film by sequentially reading a plurality of frames of the photograph film fed automatically;
• a printer for printing the plurality of image data as prints;
• and
• a file outputting device which can carry out file output of the image data in a predetermined recording medium while the plurality of image data are being printed by the printer, by operating in parallel with the printer,
• wherein the image data read by the film scanner in one film feeding direction are output as prints by the printer and the image data read by the film scanner in the reverse film feeding direction are output as files by the file outputting device.

A photograph finishing system comprising:

• a predetermined number of film scanners for reading films deposited by customers for placing orders;
• a recording unit for recording picture image data read by the film scanners;
• a predetermined number of file outputting apparatuses for recording, in a predetermined recording unit for each order, the picture image data recorded in the recording media as image files;
• and
• a predetermined number of printers for outputting the picture image data recorded in the recording unit;
• wherein
• the numbers of the file outputting apparatuses and the printers are such numbers that the file outputting apparatuses and printers can deal with, in a unit time, almost the same number of orders that all scanners can deal with in the same unit time when the scanners are constantly used.

A photograph finishing system comprising film image obtaining means for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film, a print outputting unit for outputting the digital image obtained by the film image obtaining means as a picture print, and an output unit to a medium for recording the digital image in a predetermined recording medium, further comprising:

• a medium image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded in a predetermined medium;
• and
• an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the medium image obtaining unit to the print outputting unit;
• wherein
• the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when the interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.

A photograph finishing system comprising a film image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image by reading a developed film and a print outputting unit for outputting the

• digital image obtained by the film image obtaining unit as a picture print, further comprising:
• a digital camera image obtaining unit for obtaining digital image recorded by a digital camera;
• and
• an interrupting unit for interruptively inputting the digital image obtained by the digital camera image obtaining means to the print outputting unit;
• wherein
• the print outputting unit outputs the digital image which has been input interruptively as a picture print when interruptive input by the interrupting unit occurs.