Focus on Digital Front Ends

Rommelaere reports that high throughput and speed combined with powerful automation tools are required to cope with the demand for shorter turnaround times and lower production costs. The many data formats that are used today for file exchange can be divided into three classes.

• The first class contains the CEPS or legacy system formats like Scitex, Screen, Crosfield and Hell. These are the pixel-based formats for continuous tone and line work.