Method and device for producing positive images

Abstract

Conventional methods for producing photographic copies of film strips are highly intensive in terms of manual labor and involve a large number of different operating processes. In particular, the systems employed are not optimally designed for repeat orders. A new method is therefore proposed with which all of the images on the film strip are scanned completely during the film strip development process, and the scanned image data are stored for each image in a mass memory forming part of the production device. The first positive and all further positive images required for repeat orders are produced exclusively from these stored image data. The device according to the invention comprises a scanner disposed external to and immediately at the outlet of the strip film development device for completely scanning the film strip images.

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