Abstract
The expansion of digital still cameras into the consumer market has provided opportunities for photographic amateurs to enjoy the new digital imaging. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. has started Fuji Digital Imaging service("F-DI" service) from 1997. F-DI DSC print service is one of such features, which provides photographic prints from the data shot by digital still cameras. The concept of F-DI DSC print service is described and the algorithm adopted for printing is discussed. Since digital still cameras are developed such that the images will originally be displayed on CRT monitors, it was necessary to carry out new technical development for this particular service. New algorithms including scene color balance algorithm and density correction algorithm are described. The conditions to obtain excellent prints are also focused.
