COMPUTER-TO-FILM -- Flat Out the Best

"I tell them they can get the benefits of the CTP workflow without all the cost," he notes. "You can still go through the same learning curve, but at less cost and with greater process flexibility.

Financing Film Output
"One printer I know found that it was much easier to cost-justify a large-format imagesetter. Part of the issue was because he runs a union shop. Operator responsibilities can be a consideration for union plants looking to get into CTP. I know of two shops that have had a hard time bringing on CTP because of their union agreements."