Apparatus and method for recording an image

An imaging system oriented about at least a vertical Y-axis and a horizontal X-axis for imaging a plurality of macropixels onto a light sensitive media, comprising:

• a deflector configured for receiving a light beam and deflecting said light beam in a vertical (Y-axis) direction;
• a spatial light modulator (SLM) with a plurality of arrays of a plurality of macropixels adapted for holding data, said SLM configured for activating each of said macropixels of at least one array in a sequential order during at least a portion of the time at least one macropixel of another array is being loaded with new data, and
• said spatial light modulator in communication with said deflector such that the light beam is detlected to positionally correspond to said sequentially activated macropixels for their illumination by said light beam, to write successive lines of information at different locations on said light sensitive media.

A method for imaging a plurality of micropixels onto a light sensitive media utilizing a spatial light modulator (SLM) with arrays of at least one macropixel configured for storing data, said method comprising the steps of:

• sequentially activating at least two macropixels during a least a portion of the time of loading data to at least one other macropixel of another array;
• and
• deflecting at least one light beam to positionally correspond to each of said sequentially activated macropixels to write successive lines of information, each of said successive lines of information having each successive macropixel written at different locations on said light sensitive media.