Device for digitally generating images

A device for exposing multi-color images onto light-sensitive material, said images being selected from a transparent original and a liquid crystal display (LCD), said device comprising:

• (a) a light source;
• (b) a first stage for supporting the transparent original in a beam path of the light source;
• (c) a second stage for supporting the light-sensitive material arranged in alignment with the first stage so as to receive light in the beam path of the light source;
• (d) a reproduction objective for exposing a transparent original disposed on the first stage onto the light-sensitive material disposed on the second stage;
• (e) a lens barrel in which are mounted an LCD and a reproduction optics, for exposing a digitally generated image from the LCD onto the light-sensitive material disposed on the second stage;
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• (f) a moveable slide on which are mounted the reproduction objective and the lens barrel, said slide being operative to selectively move one of the reproduction objective and the lens barrel into alignment with the beam path;
• whereby either the transparent original may be exposed on the light-sensitive material through the reproduction objective or the digitally generated image may be exposed on the light-sensitive material through the reproduction optics.