Abstract: A paper cutter for separating exposure areas positioned along the longitudinal axis of a web of photographic material. Individual print areas within an exposure area are also separated. The print material is coded on its back or at each exposure area border in accordance with the particular array of print areas and the cutter decodes the border code and produces a signal representative of the array of print areas to be separated. The web is advanced into a cutting station with cutting elements within the cutting station being selectively activated, web advance and cutting station activation being in accordance with the print area array representative signal.