DIGITAL digest 9-01

Robert Stabler, president of Agfa Graphic Systems, discussed the industry's current "appetite for all things digital," referring to digital proofing as the missing link in an all-digital workflow. He noted that press proofing is declining at 5 to 8 percent annually and analog proofing at 10 to 15 percent. Conversely, digital ink-jet proofing is growing at a pace of 25 percent per year and halftone proofing at 20 percent.