Photographic image processing apparatus

A photographic image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a carrier receiving section for receiving at least one of:
• (a) a first film carrier for holding a mounted film;
• and
• (b) a second film carrier for holding a piece film;
• a scanning means for reading image information from at least one of said mounted film, held by said first film carrier, and said piece film, held by said second film carrier;
• a detecting means for detecting a load of at least one of said first film carrier and said second film carrier to said carrier receiving section;
• a discrimination means for discriminating between said first film carrier and said second film carrier according to image data of said image information corresponding to a first predetermined region of at least one of said mounted film and said piece film when said detecting means detects said load of at least one of said first film carrier and said second film carrier.

A photographic image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a carrier receiving section for receiving a film carrier for holding a film;
• and
• a scanning means for reading image information from said film, held by said film carrier;
• a detecting means for detecting a load of said film carrier to said carrier receiving section;
• a determination means for determining a type of said film according to image data, of said image information, corresponding to a predetermined region, which includes an unexposed area of said film and an area in the vicinity of said unexposed area, when said detecting means detects said load of said film carrier.