Apparatus for producing customized prints of still frame television scenes

Apparatus for producing a copy print of a still frame scene appearing on a color television set having tint and saturation controls, said copy print having color composition virtually identical to that of said still frame scene, comprising

• (a) means for focusing said scene upon a focusing plane,
• (b) photographic color print material having substantially the same tri-stimuli color space definition as does the set of phosphors of said color television set,
• (c) means for supporting said photographic print material in said focusing plane,
• (d) signal responsive means disposed in the optical path between said television scene and said focusing plane for respectively controlling the exposure of said print material by colors corresponding to the discrete phosphors of said television set,
• (e) means for producing, and applying to said signal responsive means, signals corresponding to the red, blue, and green still frame intensities appearing on the face of said television set, and
• (f) means for calibrating said apparatus prior to the exposure of said print material by said scene on said television set, said calibrating means comprising
• (1) means for producing reference red, green, and blue colors on the face of said television set and
• (2) adjustable means cooperative with said exposure control means for providing reference exposures of print material to effect thereon replication of said reference red, green, and blue colors
• whereby when a still frame scene is imaged upon unexposed photographic print material in said focusing plane, a copy print of said scene is produced, said copy print having virtually identical color composition to that of said scene and reflecting the particular subjective settings of the tint and saturation controls of said television set.