Image data storage apparatus for storing scanned image data

Abstract

An image data storage apparatus is connected to a photographic printing system including a film reader for reading images of frames of a photographic film, an image processor for generating image data to be printed, based on scanned image data generated from the film reader, and a printing means for printing images on a recording medium based on the printing image data. The image data storage apparatus stores the scanned image data. The storage apparatus includes an image data recording means for retrievably recording the scanned image data; a branch transmission path for allowing the scanned image data being transmitted from the film reader to the image processor to be transmitted also to said image data recording means; and means for switching over between a mode for transmitting the scanned image data from the film reader to the image processor and a further mode for transmitting the scanned image data retrieved from said image data recording means to the image processor.

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