Hybrid digital photofinishing system

Photofinishing system comprising:

• a) a digital processor, a printer and means for feeding print media to the printer from a roll of the print media;
• the digital processor being arranged to receive digitised data that is representative of a photographic image and to process the data in a manner to generate a printer drive signal that is representative of the photographic image, the printer being coupled to the digital processor and being arranged to process the drive signal and effect printing of the photographic image on the print media as it is fed to the printer from the roll, and provided as an integrated component of the photofinishing system, and
• b) means for providing controlled chemical development and subsequent printing of exposed photographic film,
• c) a slitter means located in series with the printer, the slitter means being arranged to receive printed media following its passage through the printer, to transport the printed media in a longitudinal direction away from the printer and to slit the printed media in the longitudinal direction of transportation of the printed media, the slitter means comprising:
• a) guide rollers for transporting the print media through the slitter means,
• b) spaced-apart slitting blades mounted on rotatable shafts, and
• c) a rotatable, selectively positional turret supporting the rotatable shafts.