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This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic

This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order.

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This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic

This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least one image server at a first location. Selective authorized access to the at least one digital image of the at least one photographic image from a second location is then facilitated. Orders are received for at least one visual print of the at least one photographic image from the second location. Based upon the orders at least one visual image is produced from the stored digital image at the first location in response to the at least one order. lity of pixels arrayed in both horizontal and vertical directions and a horizontal scanning circuit and a vertical scanning circuit for scanning the pixel section, said solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: said horizontal scanning circuit comprising a scanning section arraying a plurality of scanning circuit units each consisting of a shift register unit and a signal select unit having a plurality of output terminals, and a scan control section for controlling said signal select unit, wherein said scanning section having the scanning function corresponding to the respective scanned methods of thinned-out read scan, added read scan and sequential read scan in the direction of column, and said scan control section generating scan control signal for selecting one of said scanning methods to selectively allocate the output of said shift register unit by controlling said signal select unit by the scan control signal so that the scanning section is caused to output scanning signal corresponding to said selected scanning method. 2. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal select unit comprises a plurality of 2-input NOR circuits each having one input thereof to which said scan control signal is inputted and the other input thereof connected in common to which the output signal of said shift register unit is applied, said scanning signals being outputted from respective outputs of the plurality of 2-input NOR circuits. 3. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal select unit comprises a plurality of 2-input NAND circuits each having one input thereof to which said scan control signal is inputted and the other input thereof connected in common to which the output signal of said shift register unit is applied, said scanning signals being outputted from respective outputs of the plurality of 2-input NAND circuits. 4. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said scan control section provides said scan control signal for causing the output signal of said shift register unit to be selectively outputted as the scanning signal for thinned-out readout in the direction of column to one terminal of the plurality of output terminals of said signal select unit in a time period during which a select level is being outputted. 5. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said scan control section provides said scan control signal for causing the output signal of said shift register unit to be concurrently outputted as the scanning signal for added readout in the direction of column to all of the plurality of output terminals of said signal select unit in a time period during which a select level is being outputted. 6. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said scan control section provides said scan control signal for causing the output signal of said shift register unit to be outputted sequentially as the scanning signal for sequential readout in the direction of column to the plurality of output terminals of said signal select unit in a time period during which a select level is being outputted. 7. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said scan control section provides said scan control signal for causing the output of said shift register unit to be outputted as said scanning signal at different timings from one another to a plurality of inconsecutive terminals of the plurality of output terminals of said signal select unit in a time period during which a select level is being outputted. 8. The solid-state image pickup apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said scan control section provides said scan control signal for causing the output signal of said shift register unit to be concurrently outputted as the scanning signal for added readout in the dire ction of column to a plurality of consecutive terminals of the plurality of output terminals of said signal select unit in a time period during which a select level is being outputted.