Method and apparatus for recording and using exposure data in a photographic system

A method of operating a photographic printing system to print a photographic negative onto a photosensitive paper whereby to produce a subsequently developed photograpic print, said method comprising the steps of:

• reading data associated with said negative, said data indicating if said negative was purposely exposed at an operator-selected exposure different from an automatically supplied nominal exposure;
• and
• marking said photographic print to indicate to an observe the under- or over-exposure of said negative.

A photographic printing system for printing a photographic negative onto a photosensitive paper whereby to produce a subsequently developed photographic print, said system comprising:

• means for reading data associated with said negative, said data indicating if said negative was purposely exposed at an operator-selected exposure different from an automatically supplied nominal exposure;
• and
• means for marking said photographic print to indicate to an observer the under- or over-exposure of said negative.

A method of providing exposure-related data in association with a mounted photographic transparency comprising the steps of:

• reading data associated with said photographic transparency, said data indicating if said transparency was exposed at an operator-selected exposure different from an automatically supplied nominal exposure;
• and
• recording data in association with said mounted photographic transparency indicating to an observer the under- or over-exposure of said transparency.

A transparency processor and mounter for providing exposure-related data in association with a mounted photographic transparency comprising:

• means for reading data associated with said photographic transparency, said data indicating if said transparency was exposed at an operator-selected exposure different from an automatically supplied nominal exposure;
• and
• means for recording data in association with said mounted photographic transparency indicating to an observer the under- or over-exposure of said transparency.

In an exposed photographic film of the type responsive to light exposure from a picture scene for producing a developable silver halide latent image of said picture scene, the improvement comprising:

• data recorded on said photographic film automatically and in association with said latent image indicating if said latent image was exposed at an operator-selected exposure different from an automatically supplied nominal exposure.