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A film video player/printer allows an operator to display a video image of a photographic film in a normal orientation while magnifying and composing the magnified image according to a desired format (vertical or horizontal) portrayed by the display. Reticle-generating circuitry selectively rotates

A film video player/printer allows an operator to display a video image of a photographic film in a normal orientation while magnifying and composing the magnified image according to a desired format (vertical or horizontal) portrayed by the display. Reticle-generating circuitry selectively rotates a rectangular reticle centered on the display, the reticle portraying the border and thereby the format of a print to be made. A turntable serves for selectively rotating the film about an optical centerline of the film video player/printer, to provide for the display of the film image in the normal viewing orientation and to provide for a print corresponding to the image and format displayed. With the film being rotated about the optical centerline and with the aspect ratio of a vertical reticle being the reciprocal of the aspect ratio of a horizontal reticle, an optical print is made without any need to compose or magnify the image to compensate for any rotation of the film for printing.

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In a film video player including photographic printer means for making an optical print from a photographic film corresponding to a film image displayed on a video monitor, the improvement comprising: (a) electronic display means for selectively displaying a rectangular reticle that is substantially

In a film video player including photographic printer means for making an optical print from a photographic film corresponding to a film image displayed on a video monitor, the improvement comprising: (a) electronic display means for selectively displaying a rectangular reticle that is substantially centered on said video monitor, the orientation of the reticle portraying the format of a print to be made; and (b) logic and control means, responsive to the framing format portrayed by the reticle, for coordinating said printer means and the photographic film, to cause said printer means to make a photographic print corresponding to the image displayed in the format portrayed on said video monitor.