Photographic processing system having a vertical stacker arrangement

A method of processing photographic media, the method comprising the steps of:

• applying a first solution onto photographic media at a first solution application station to process the photographic media;
• conveying the media having the first solution thereon to a first vertical stacker arrangement which is adapted to receive the media from the first solution application station and transport the media in a first vertical direction to a second solution application station, wherein a travel time for the media in said first vertical stacker arrangement corresponds to a first solution processing time and a drying time for the photographic media;
• applying a second solution onto the photographic media at a second solution application station which is adapted to receive the media from the first vertical stacker arrangement and apply the second solution onto the photographic media to process the media;
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• conveying the media having the second solution thereon to a second vertical stacker arrangement which is adapted to receive the media from the second solution application station and transport the media in a second vertical direction, wherein a travel time for the media in said second vertical stacker arrangement corresponds to a second solution processing time for the photographic media.