IMAGESETTING VS. PLATESETTING -- Setting the Pace

"Not every job is best suited to go CTP," Granata asserts. "Printers that have bought into the idea that CTP can do everything, and gotten rid of their imagesetters, are now forced to send out for film."

In addition to concerns about proofing expressed by many film users, Granata says the biggest problem with CTP for a trade shop is that a single device can't be configured to meet all the needs of a diverse customer base.