DIGITAL COLOR PROOFING -- Right on the Dot

"These machines already have 1,440x2,880-dpi engines, while a platesetter images at 2,400 dpi. I don't see any reason why, at some point, there won't be 2,880x2,880 ink-jet engines that will reproduce dots," he says. "At that point, the cost will justify our looking at ink-jet solutions."

Dots are only part of the equation, though, the general manager points out. "We have to maintain very tight control over the calibration of our proofers. The current halftone devices are very steady compared to ink-jet machines."