Abstract: A method for processing a digital image to obtain therefrom a photographic print which consists in transmitting a prerecorded image and data related to its processing to a data server connected to a data transmission network. The data server temporarily memorizes the received data. An image processor connected to an image recorder for recording a negative of the image to be processed on the data from the data server, formats them, and supplies to the image recorder the images to be processed preceded by a virtual image, identifying the user, for automatic processing by a standard filmline processor.