System and method for increasing efficiency and quality for exposing images on celluloid or other photo sensitive material

Abstract

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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 692,502, filed on Jun. 21, 2005 and entitled “METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR EXPOSING IMAGES ON BOTH SIDES OF CELLOID OR OTHER PHOTO SENSITIVE BEARING MATERIAL,” U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 692,501, filed on Jun. 21, 2005 and entitled “METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDABLE OR ELASTIC PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM TO INCREASE IMAGE QUALITY,” U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 693,011, filed on Jun. 22, 2005 and entitled “FILM SHEATH ASSEMBLY SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN DIGITAL FILM SIMULATION,” U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 696,829, filed on Jul. 6, 2005 and entitled “METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING VISUALS AND / OR VISUAL DATA AND SPECIAL DEPTH DATA RELATING TO OBJECTS AND / OR IMAGE ZONES WITHIN SAID VISUALS SIMULTANEOUSLY,” U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 701,424, fi...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] In another embodiment, the present invention comprises an expandable emulsion photographic system. The system includes an expandable medium having photographic emulsion and a film camera. The film camera includes a film gate, at least one optical element, an expanding device, a film processor, and a film containment. The expanding device is operable to manage the expandable medium, and 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.

Problems solved by technology

As digital image capture, storing and projection increases in efficiency, data processing capability and quality, film is and has been limited by the capture, storage and screening means employed by the familiar approaches and known products.

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