Putting PDF into Production

At Johnson Printing, once files are ready for imaging, they are sent to either the company's Galileo digital platesetter or to an Agfa Avantra 44 imagesetter. For these devices, a PostScript stream is created for the Apogee Taipan AX RIP, which uses Adobe PostScript 3 features, such as 16-bit screening and smooth shading, to improve print quality.