Thermal CTP--Making Life. . .and Plates. . .Easier

"People say, 'Well, our dot is better than your dot,' but I don't see enough of a difference that the human eye, or your client, will ever pick up," Wexler remarks. "It gets to the point of overkill, like having the most amazing stereo system, but your ears can only hear so much.

"To me, the Apogee workflow really just amazed us; it's got a lot of great features to it. It allows us to make our digital proofs off the same RIP file. I don't worry that what's not on my plate is not on my proof. We use the same RIP file to make that plate. If your digital proof doesn't represent what's on that plate—your client sees something different because it's RIPed differently—that's a big problem. If something goes wrong in the RIPing—there's a line of copy that's on the proof that's not on the plate—well, now you're on-press. If someone misses it, it could be a major, major problem."