System and method for increasing efficiency and quality for exposing images on celluloid or other photo sensitive material
In one embodiment, a system is provided for increasing image information storage capacity within available media involving a film camera capture. The system comprises a strip of photographic emulsion bearing media having at least two surfaces, and wherein two of the at least two surfaces are provided with emulsion. A camera is provided that has a lens, wherein the camera exposes aspects of a lens gathered image on the two surfaces of the photographic emulsion bearing media, and further wherein at least light is gathered and relayed by a lens image relaying device. A processor is further provided for processing the photographic emulsion bearing media, and an imaging device is included for providing electronic image data representing image information from the photographic emulsion bearing media.
1 . A system for increasing image information storage capacity within available media involving film camera capture including:
a strip of photographic emulsion bearing media having at least two surfaces, and wherein two of the at least two surfaces are provided with emulsion;
a camera having a lens, wherein the camera exposes aspects of a lens gathered image on at least two surfaces of said emulsion bearing recording media, and further wherein at least light is gathered and relayed by said lens;
a lens image relaying device wherein at least some of the light gathered by the lens is relayed to one or more image capture devices;
a film processor for processing the film stock bearing emulsion on the two surfaces; and
an imaging device for providing electronic image data from the processed emulsion bearing recording media.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the emulsion bearing recording media includes celluloid.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging device is a scanner.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera records the two surfaces of the emulsion bearing recording media as a function of multiple film gates within said camera, each receiving diverted aspects of the lens image.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera is operable to expose a first complete surface of the film stock, and, thereafter, the second complete surface of the film stock, in sequence.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera exposes at least one frame of emulsion exposed on the first surface, and, thereafter, exposes at least frame of emulsion exposed on the second surface prior to additional exposing of the first surface.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera exposes both surfaces of the film stock simultaneously.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera transports the film stock from a magazine containment, wherein the stock is repositioned for horizontal exposure of a selectable amount of emulsion, in part as a function of the film gates.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein each of the film gates are offset relative to the path of the lens gathered image as initially relayed.
10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the magazine containment provides the film stock initially vertically to the camera, relative to the lens.
11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the magazine containment is positioned above the lens relative to the entire camera.
12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the magazine containment provides the film stock horizontally to the camera.
13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the magazine containment provides a portion of the film stock to the camera for exposure, and the portion of the film stock is returned to the magazine containment following exposure.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the camera provides aspects of the lens image for electronic capture at least while the film capture aspects of the camera are engaged, to transport and expose the emulsion bearing media.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic capture occurs at a selectively different frame rate from the at least one film capture occurring within at least one film gate.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the two surfaces of the film stock selectively are provided with images for recording within the emulsion at selectively different frame rates.
17 . The system of claim 4 , wherein said film stock gates function at least in part to position the film stock for exposure to aspects of the lens image, including a variable exposure area selectable by a user.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the user is further provided options of exposing aspects of images derived from the lens image as variably sized images, relative to at least the amount of emulsion exposed or ratio of the exposure area, and at least in part as a function of at least one of the film gates.
19 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the gates function in part to position the film stock for recording key frame images to be used in affecting a selectable plurality of other images, wherein the other images include images related to an electronic capture.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the final selectable frame rate of the electronic capture includes one of twenty-four frames per second and final images affected by image information related to the key frame images also are provided at a frame rate including one of twenty-four frames per second.
21 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the two surfaces of the film stock receive aspects of the lens gathered image that have been independently varied, including by optical or electronic means.
22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the at least one of the two surfaces of the film stock receive aspects of the lens gathered image that have been affected by separate focusing impositions, including those imposed optically.
23 . An expandable emulsion photographic system including:
an expandable recording medium having photographic emulsion;
a film camera that includes:
a film gate;
at least one optical element;
a recording medium expanding device;
a film processor; and a recordable medium containment,
wherein the expanding device is operable to manage the expandable medium, and further wherein the expanding device is operable to expand the expandable medium to position the emulsion relative to the optical elements for providing an initially captured lens image for latent image storage within a selectively optimal quantity of the emulsion.
24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the expandable medium expands prior to photographic exposure of the emulsion.
25 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the expanding device includes a convex or a concave semi-circular restriction element that restricts the expanded shape of the expandable medium relative to the optical elements.
26 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the expandable medium expands during photographic processing of the emulsion.
27 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the expandable medium expands at least during light transmission, for projection or electronic scanning, through the emulsion following said processing.
28 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the emulsion is contained within or on the expandable medium.