CTP FIELD REPORTS -- Set to Compete

"Our next press will be a Speedmaster 74," the company president notes. "Also, there was a minimal price difference with stepping up to the 74 model."

On the other hand, the printer only looked at violet technology because the original investment was so much less. "It was a wonderful initial step into CTP for us. We didn't find the silver-based plates to be an issue. We previously had in-house imagesetting capabilities, so our prepress staff was used to working in a darkroom and safelight environment," he adds.