COMPUTER-TO-FILM -- Flat Out the Best

Running says he has been approached by some printers about going a step further and producing plates for them. He doesn't think that would be practical, though, because if a printer had a problem with a plate on the third shift there would be no way for the shop to get a replacement.

The company executive estimates that about 60 percent of Image I.T's work still goes out as film, but the percentage of CTP-ready files is growing continually.