AMENDED LINE LOAN NOTE


$3,850,000                                                    New York, New York
                                                             As of April 3, 1997


     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned,  UNIDIGITAL ELEMENTS (NY), INC., a New
York  corporation,  UNISON  (NY),  INC.  (formerly  known as  Undigital/Cardinal
Corporation), a Delaware corporation, UNIDIGITAL ELEMENTS (SF), INC., a Delaware
corporation,  and UNISON (MA), INC. (the successor by merger to Unidigital/Boris
Corporation),  a Delaware corporation  (collectively,  the "Borrowers"),  hereby
jointly and severally,  unconditionally promise to pay to the order of THE CHASE
MANHATTAN BANK (the "Lender"),  at its office at 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New
York 10020 on January 31, 1998 in lawful  money of the United  States of America
and in immediately  available  funds,  the principal amount of (a) THREE MILLION
EIGHT  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ($3,850,000),  or,  if  less,  (b) the
aggregate  unpaid principal amount of all Line Loans made by the Lender pursuant
to the Credit  Agreement  (referred  to below).  The  Borrowers  further  agree,
jointly  and  severally,   to  pay  interest  on  the  unpaid  principal  amount
outstanding  hereunder  from time to time from the date  hereof in like money at
such office at the rates and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement.

     The holder of this Note is  authorized  to record on the  schedule  annexed
hereto or on a continuation  thereto the date, Type and amount of each Line Loan
made  pursuant  to  the  Credit  Agreement,   each  continuation  thereof,  each
conversion of all or a portion  thereof to another Type,  the date and amount of
each payment or repayment  of principal  thereof and, in the case of  Eurodollar
Loans,   the  length  of  each  Interest  Period  with  respect  thereto  (which
recordation  shall, in accordance with Section 2.08(c) of the Credit  Agreement,
constitute  prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the  information  recorded);
provided,  however,  that the  failure  to make any such  recordation  shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrowers in respect of such Line Loans.

     This Note is the Line Loan Note referred to in the Credit  Agreement  dated
as of April 3, 1997  (the  "Credit  Agreement"),  among  the  Borrowers  and the
Lender,  as  amended,  and is secured as provided  therein  and in the  Security
Documents  and is subject to optional and  mandatory  prepayment as set forth in
the Credit Agreement.


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     Upon the  occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default  specified
in the Credit  Agreement,  all amounts then remaining  unpaid on this Note shall
become, or may be declared to be,  immediately due and payable,  all as provided
in the Credit Agreement.

     All parties now and  hereafter  liable with  respect to this Note,  whether
maker,  principal,  surety,  guarantor.  endorser  or  otherwise,  hereby  waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.

     Terms  defined in the Credit  Agreement  are used herein with their defined
meanings unless  otherwise  defined herein.  This Note shall be governed by, and
construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                                       UNIDIGITAL ELEMENTS (NY), INC.

                                        By:/s/ William E. Dye
                                           ------------------------
                                               Name: William E. Dye
                                               Title: President


                                        UNISON (NY), INC.


                                        By:/s/ William E. Dye
                                           ------------------------
                                               Name: William E. Dye
                                               Title: Chairman


                                        UNIDIGITAL ELEMENTS (SF), INC.


                                        By:/s/ William E. Dye
                                           ------------------------
                                               Name: William E. Dye
                                               Title: President


                                        UNISON (MA), INC.


                                         By:/s/ William E. Dye
                                           ------------------------
                                               Name: William E. Dye
                                               Title: Chairman


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                                                                                                SCHEDULE 1
                                                                                         TO LINE LOAN NOTE

                               LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND PAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS


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                                                ABR Loans      Eurodollar     Principal
                                 Amount of      Converted to   Loans          Balance of
                  Amount of      Principal      Eurodollar     Converted to   ABR            Notation
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                                                                                                SCHEDULE 2
                                                                                         TO LINE LOAN NOTE


                            LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND PAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS


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                                                Eurodollar     ABR Loans      Principal
                  Amount of      Amount of      Loans          Converted to   Balance of
                  Eurodollar     Principal      Converted to   Eurodollar     Eurodollar     Notation
Date              Loans          Repaid         ABR Loans      Loans          Loans          Made By
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