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Kodak debuts self-serve kiosk for 35mm film

February 11, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- Eastman Kodak Company introduced the Kodak Picture Maker G3 Film Processing Station, the world's first self-service kiosk that lets consumers quickly develop and print photo-quality Kodak pictures in minutes from 35mm film.

The new kiosk allows consumers who prefer the benefits of film benefits of film to also enjoy digital benefits by being able to preview, edit, select and print the pictures they want in the sizes and quantities they prefer, and generates a Kodak Picture CD that serves as a digital negative for pictures captured on film, according to a news release.

The Kodak Film Processing Station is the newest member of the modular Kodak Picture Maker G3 portfolio and supports the company's digitally oriented growth strategy unveiled in September of 2003, which includes investing in selective film innovation for growth.

Based on the Applied Science Fiction rapid film-processing technology acquired by Kodak in 2003, the Kodak Film Processing Station functions like a low-cost, self-contained minilab when connected to a retailers' Kodak Picture Maker G3 kiosk, enabling consumers to print both film images and digital images themselves.

Consumers drop their roll of 35mm film into the Kodak Film Processing Station, enter their contact information and retrieve a receipt containing their Roll ID number. The Film Processing Station will then process the film and send the digital images to the Kodak Picture Maker kiosk. At the Picture Maker kiosk, consumers enter their Roll ID number, preview and select only the pictures they want, zoom and crop, eliminate red-eye, adjust colors, and print the quantities and sizes (4x6, 5x7 or 8x10) of pictures they want. Consumers then receive their pictures, an index print and a Kodak Picture CD with each roll.