Patent ID: 6394669
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G03D

Abstract:
A photofinishing apparatus comprising:a) a film processor for processing rolls of film into negatives; b) a scanner for digitizing the negatives or other printed images into raw image data; c) an image data manager for processing the raw image data into processed image data; d) a printer for converting the processed image data into printed images on a media segment; and e) a post-print treatment processor for converting the media segment into photographic quality durable full bleed prints, the post-print treatment processor including: i. a dryer station for drying said media segment; ii. a durability station for applying or fixing a durability material on said media segment; iii. a cutting station for slitting and chopping said media segment into said photographic quality full bleed prints; iv. a sorting station for sorting said photographic quality full bleed prints; and v. a control computer and control electronics for controlling the post-print treatment processor.