fig1 illustrates the exterior of a step and repeat microfiche camera 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention . in operation , a document 11 to be filmed is positioned on a copy plane 12 and upon operation of the controls on a panel 14 suitable lights in the form of lamps behind a panel 16 illuminate the copy plane 12 and document 11 . through suitable mirrors positioned above the copy plane 12 a light image of the document 11 is projected through an objective lens and shutter structure to expose an area of a sheet of light - sensitive heat - developable film material positioned in registry with the objective lens to impart a latent image to the film material in an area as indicated on a display screen 20 on the front face of the camera 10 . upon exposure of that area of the film to the document 11 the film is moved along an x and / or a y coordinate to position another section of the film in registry with the objective lens to impart an image of another document 11 onto the film . when it is desired to process the exposed film the suitable button on the control panel 14 is pushed and within a predetermined interval the processed microfiche is discharged from the camera 10 . an access opening 21 permits an unexposed roll of film material 22 to be placed in the camera 10 . fig2 illustrates a developed microfiche 25 having a title in a title area 26 and images 27 in x y coordinates positioned over the remaining area of the sheet of film . the microfiche 25 illustrates the product produced by the camera of the subject invention wherein substantially all of the image areas on the film section have an image imparted and visible thereon . in fig3 the operating members of the camera 10 are illustrated diagramatically . the image from the document 11 is reflected from a mirror 29 onto a mirror 30 and focussed by an objective lens and shutter assembly 31 onto the film . the supply roll of film 22 is supported within the camera and is positioned to be withdrawn from the supply roll by a feed roller 32 which cooperates with a pressure roller 34 to feed the film between the blades 33 and 35 of a motor actuated cutoff device upon the withdrawal of a predetermined measured length of film from the roll . this latter sequence is responsive to actuation of a &# 34 ; load film &# 34 ; switch on the control panel 14 . the metered length of the film is placed upon a conveyor 36 comprising a plurality of endless belts positioned about a pair of parallel and spaced rollers . the conveyor 36 positions the film in register beneath a support platen 40 . the support platen 40 is supported to be movable relative to the conveyor 36 and the image projecting lens 31 . the platen 40 is made of a porous sheet material with a flat black finish to prevent reflections from the surface . the platen 40 is preferably formed of &# 34 ; tegraglas &# 34 ;, a trademark , porous molding material available from minnesota mining & amp ; manufacturing company of st . paul , minn . this tegraglas sheet is sprayed with a very flat black paint to prevent reflection of the light images from its surface back through the light - sensitive coating of the sheet of film . a vacuum is applied to the platen by a suitable blower 41 and flexible hose 42 connected by a fitting to communicate with a manifold above the plate 40 . the platen is movable on two longitudinally positioned spaced support rods 43 and 44 . the platen is moved along the support rods 43 and 44 by a rotatable pinion 45 engaging a rack 46 fixed to the platen . the support rods move on fixed tracks or guides extending transversely of the machine frame . a rack 48 fixed to the movable frame , i . e ., the rods 43 and 44 , is engaged by a pinion 49 to move the frame and platen transversely on the machine frame . the pinions 45 and 49 are driven by a motor 51 and a motor 52 respectively . the motors are controlled by fixed sensing switches and templates supported on the movable frame supporting plate 40 . the templates correspond to the x - y format positioned on the display screen 20 and are correspondingly changeable to adapt the camera to various microfiche formats . when the cut section of film is placed on the platen the platen moves under the drive of motor 52 transversely of the camera to the title exposure location wherein the title from a prepared negative title mask or negative 53 is positioned . the platen positions the film in closely spaced relationship above the title mask and the negative is exposed to impart a latent image thereof onto the cut sheet of film by a pulse from a fluorescent lamp 56 disposed beneath the support for the title mask . the title mask is changed by sliding a support tray 54 from the camera and removing the existing title negative and replacing it with a different negative . the platen is supported to step to a position over the lens into the proper location for the first exposure from the document support 12 . control electronics perform this sequence after the title block exposure . the operator starts the sequence for imaging the film by actuating a program switch on the control panel 14 . after placing the document to be filmed on the support 12 the operator actuates an exposure switch on the control panel 14 . the lens holder of the lens 31 is moved to contact the film during exposure . after delay of approximately 50 milliseconds the shutter is actuated to expose the film . the lens is lowered and the platen automatically steps into the proper location for the next exposure by operation of the motors 51 and / or 52 . the lens is again raised to contact the film . the movement of the lens into contact with the film maintains the focus during the exposure without having to maintain extreme accuracy of the platen and platen transport position . after all of the desired exposures have been made , the operator actuates a process switch on the control panel 14 . platen 40 then moves into a position over a processor conveyor 65 formed of a plurality of endless belts positioned about a pair of parallel spaced rollers . the vacuum is then released from the manifold above the platen 40 and positive air pressure is applied via a valve 66 to the fitting and the manifold . the change in pressure in the manifold to a pressure above atmospheric releases the film from the platen 40 and it is placed onto the processor conveyor 65 . the positive and negative pressures in the manifold also serve to effectively clean the face of the porous platen . the processor 70 comprises a heated rotating drum 71 , which is maintained at ground potential , and a heated shoe 72 extending in spaced proximity about a major portion of the drum and spaced a distance exceeding the thickness of the film . the shoe 72 is fixed and extends from a lower section of the drum upward about the drum surface away from the conveyor 65 , over the top of the drum to a position on the side of the drum . as the film is moved by the conveyor 65 , it moves along a path generally tangential to a surface of the drum at the bottom side of the drum . the film is moved off the conveyor 65 across a guide path 67 and into contact with the drum . as it moves past the guide plate 67 it is charged by a dc corona bar 74 which is positioned along the path of the film . this electrostatic charge placed on the film produces a force sufficient to cause the film to adhere to the surface of the grounded drum . the film is then advanced on the surface of the rotating drum in spaced relationship along the heated surface of the shoe positioned about the drum . the drum and show cause the fragile heat developable coating on the film to be heated for a predetermined time to a predetermined temperature affording development of the latent image . as the processing is completed , the film is removed from the drum . removal is first effected by the leading edge of the sheet crossing an ac corona bar 75 which removes the static charge from the film , to remove progressively the holding force and allowing it to be readily separated from the surface of the drum 71 . a stripping finger or bar 76 is positioned adjacent the surface of the drum 71 to assure that the sheet of film is removed from the drum as it passes the ac corona bar 75 . as the sheet of film is stripped from the surface of drum 71 the sheet is straightened by the stripping bar 76 engaging the film backing and the stripping bar directs the developed film vertically downward into a cooling chute 80 defined by vertically positioned spaced wall members positioning the chute normal to the path of conveyor 65 and also generally tangential to the surface of the drum . the throat of the cooling chute 80 is positioned between the trailing end of the conveyor 65 and the guide plate 67 and extends vertically downward . the film section is cooled as it decends through the chute 80 in a planar orientation and the sensitive coating will cool and solidify to be resistant again to scoring as the film falls through the chute to a discharge tray . the finished microfiche will thus be very flat and easy to position for projection or storing . a sensing bar 81 which is positioned in the chute 80 and is mounted pivotally on a pin to pivot against the bias of a spring will actuate a switch to sense the completion of the processing step . the drum 71 is driven by a belt or timing chain 82 by a suitable motor and the drive of the drum is synchronized with the conveyor 65 by the chain 82 driving the trailing roller of the spaced rollers . there are three configurations that can be used for heating the drum and the shoe . in the first configuration a heating element is bonded to the inside of the drum with the heater extending circumferentially and temperature control members for controlling the temperature . the heating element has a higher watt density at the ends of the drum to compensate for the greater heat loss at the ends of the drum and so maintain a uniform temperature axially of the drum . the shoe is heated by radiation and convection and reradiates heat into the emulsion side of the film as the film moves through the space between the drum and the shoe . the heated drum conducts heat into the base side of the film to also heat the coating . in a second configuration the shoe has a heating element that is bonded to the outside surface of the shoe and backed by heavy blanket insulation . the drum is heated by radiation and convection from the heated shoe . in the third configuration both the drum and the shoe are heated directly , applying heat to both surfaces of the film , resulting in a more uniform processing . the temperature of the drum and the shoe is maintained by temperature control elements in each heater which interrupt input power to the heating elements to maintain a constant temperature . having described the invention with respect to a preferred embodiment , it is understood that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims .