COMPUTER-TO-PLATE -- CTP Editions

According to Bacsik, the company's philosophy from the very beginning has been to let customer needs dictate its pace in adopting CTP capabilities. "We try to read the market and time our moves so we are not ahead of the curve or behind it," he explains.

Giving clients options, rather than telling them the "best" way to do something, is an extension of this philosophy, the imaging manager notes. Similar to the other printers, Perry Judd's has developed a four-tier pricing structure—based on the materials/file types submitted—for CTP work, instead of trying to establish a preferred workflow.