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• CTP is revolutionary, but it's not for everybody; cost
saving isn't a sure thing
• to achieve ROI, "digital infrastructure" must be in
place: hardware, software, and system management that can store, move,
and keep track of very large files
• digital files created and RIPped for proofing on
someone else's system may cause problems when RIPped to your
platesetter
• "CTP jobs do not have the safety net of film"...no
film means no blueprints
• new digital proofing options must be evaluated; some
have no halftone dots
• CTP systems are expensive to buy, maintain, and
operate; cost of operator training is also a factor
• "A RIPped file for a six-color job of 8-up plates
could be 8 to 10 gigabytes of data...film has a fantastic volume of
data compared with current storage systems"
• there are still a lot of film imagesetters and contact
platemakers out there...film- based prepress will be like radio,
hanging in there because someone's bound to want it, even in a digital
age
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