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A system and method for reproducing a plurality of images on a printer in printed form in accordance with selectable, variable multiple formats. The method generally comprises the steps of selecting a given one of a plurality of selectable, variable formats, receiving and storing digital data corres

A system and method for reproducing a plurality of images on a printer in printed form in accordance with selectable, variable multiple formats. The method generally comprises the steps of selecting a given one of a plurality of selectable, variable formats, receiving and storing digital data corresponding to each of the plurality of images except for one of the plurality of images, multiplexing the digital data corresponding to each of the plurality of images except for one with the digital data corresponding to that one of the plurality of images, and providing the multiplexed digital data to a gray line printer so as to reproduce the plurality of images in printed form in accordance with the selected format. The system includes a data input multiplexer for multiplexing digital data received in real time with digital data previously received and stored in the picture memory of the system, the multiplexed output being provided, via a high speed line memory, to a gray scale printer for reproduction of the plurality of images in the selected format. In one embodiment, a TV camera is utilized to scan the images to be reproduced, and the system includes an analog-to-digital converter for converting the video signal to digital form, and synchronization circuitry for synchronizing the receiving, storage, output and multiplexing of the digital data corresponding to each of the plurality of images to be reproduced.

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A method of reproducing a plurality of images on a printer in printed form in accordance with selectable, variable multiple formats, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a given one of said selectable, variable multiple formats; (b) receiving digital data corresponding to each of said

A method of reproducing a plurality of images on a printer in printed form in accordance with selectable, variable multiple formats, said method comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a given one of said selectable, variable multiple formats; (b) receiving digital data corresponding to each of said plurality of images to be reproduced except for one of said plurality of images; (c) storing said digital data corresponding to each of said plurality of images except for one of said plurality of images; (d) receiving digital data corresponding to said one of said plurality of images; (e) multiplexing said digital data corresponding to said each of said plurality of images except for one of said plurality of images, with said digital data corresponding to said one of said plurality of images, in accordance with said selected given one of said selectable, variable, multiple formats to derive multiplexed digital data; (f) providing said multiplexed digital data to said printer; and (g) printing said plurality of images in correspondence to said multiplexed digital data provided to said printer, whereby to reproduce said plurality of images in printed form in accordance with said selected given one of said selectable variable, multiple formats.