Focus on Digital Front Ends

At a minimum, the configuration for a Presstek/Scitex workflow includes a Scitex Brisque proof for PEARLhdp with new hardware and software to produce Presstek-compatible files, a Presstek Windows NT-based PEARLserver with PEARLtools and a Presstek PEARLhdp proofing system.

"Early in our CTP/DI experiences, we heard loud and clear that workflow and, more specifically, RIP options were paramount to ease of integration and acceptance of an efficient production environment," explains Sandy Fuhs, marketing manager at Presstek. "Since the RIP is the connection between the DFE and the output devices, we put most of our efforts toward RIP connectivity." She's also quick to note that Presstek has gone through years of grueling interfacing to the most popular DFEs, including Scitex Brisque, Harlequin, Agfa and Rampage.