Image processing method and image processing apparatus
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Enomoto, Yuji Hara
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Abstract
The image processing method and apparatus read photoelectrically an original image to obtain input image data and subject the input image data to image processing to obtain output image data. The method and apparatus perform first conversion for outputting an image file and second conversion for outputting a print as the image processing on the input image data obtained by a single image reading operation and output first image data for outputting the image file and second image data for outputting the print. The method and apparatus make it possible to output both of the photographic print and the image file, which have a good image quality, by a simple operation and with a high operation efficiency.
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An image processing method in which an original image is read photoelectrically to obtain input image data, and the thus obtained input image data is subjected to image processing to obtain output image data, comprising the steps of:
- performing first conversion for outputting an image file and second conversion for outputting a print as said image processing on the input image data obtained by a single image reading operation;
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- outputting first image data for outputting the image file and second image data for outputting the print.
An image processing apparatus that reads an original image photoelectrically to obtain an input image data which is then subjected to image processing to obtain output image data, comprising:
- a file converting unit for converting said input image data to first image data for outputting an image file;
- a print converting unit for converting said input image data to second image data for outputting a print;
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- a switching unit for performing switching operations among a first conversion of the input image data only by said file converting unit wherein said input image data is obtained by a single image reading operation, a second conversion of the input image data only by said print converting unit wherein said input image data is obtained by the single image reading operation, and both of said first and second a conversion of the input image data by both of said file converting unit and said print converting unit wherein the image data is obtained by the single image reading operation.
An image processing method in which input image data obtained from an original image is subjected to image processing to obtain output image data, comprising the steps of:
- converting the input image data obtained by a single image reading operation to obtain two or more types of output image data which have different data formats from each other;
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- outputting the thus obtained two or more types of output image data as said output image data.
An image processing apparatus in which input image data obtained by photoelectrically reading an original image is subjected to image processing to obtain output image data, comprising:
- a converting section for converting the input image data obtained by a single image reading operation to two or more types of output image data having different data formats from each other;
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- a switching unit for performing switching operations to select a conversion process to be used in said converting section in accordance with at least one type of output image data in the two or more types of output image data having different data formats from each other which are outputted from the converting section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.