CTP FIELD REPORTS -- Set to Compete

As for important features the platesetters do have, the prepress director points to the ability to apply a different linearization curve to each page of an eight-page form. "What has surprised me the most is how accurate the machine is," he adds.

The shop installed a new Apogee Series3 workflow as part of the package. "The front end is more important to making CTP-based production work," Monfette asserts. "Your productivity really depends on how long it takes to prep a job. It used to take us an hour to get four plates prepped; now it doesn't even take 15 minutes. We've automated the process."