Trends In Design Concepts For Direct Exposure Platemaking

Henry L. Bechard

doi:10.1117/12.957004

23 April 1979 Trends In Design Concepts For Direct Exposure Platemaking

Henry L. Bechard

Proceedings Volume 0169, Laser Printing; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957004
Event: Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1979, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

The printing industry is undergoing rapid change with the advent of new technology. The laser provides a tool with which direct exposure platemaking may become a reality. To achieve direct exposure of a complete page, lineart and halftone graphics must be recorded in addition to text. Much of the technology to achieve the desired result is available today, usually seen in other applications. All aspects of text processing, data base management and typesetting must be considered in the design of a laserdriven exposure device. There has been an evolution in both software systems and hardware elements that will eventually make the laser typesetter or platemaker a practical reality.

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Henry L. Bechard "Trends In Design Concepts For Direct Exposure Platemaking", Proc. SPIE 0169, Laser Printing, (23 April 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957004

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