Photofinishing method, photofinishing apparatus, and system

摘要

A photofinishing system (14) includes film units (10), a remote look-up table (94), and photofinishing apparatus. The photofinishing apparatus has a reader (62) to read identifiers on the film units, a communicator (88) to interface with the look-up table to poll the table for photofinishing parameters for the film units, and a processor (82) that generates digital images responsive to the photofinishing parameters (52). In a method, a film unit (10) containing a plurality of captured images is received. A remote look-up table having a logical memory unit uniquely associated with the film unit is accessed (94,88). The logical memory unit designates a plurality of photofinishing parameters for the film unit. The film unit is processed responsive to the photofinishing parameters (52). Information about the processing of the film unit is recorded in the logical memory unit.