Imaging printing plates directly from digital data as a savings in time and expense from producing film.
This is a process where no film is used. A job will go direct to plate and then print eliminating an extra step, producing better quality.
When a project is printed by skipping the film step and going directly from digital files to printing plates and press.
The printing process of transferring information from a digital file directly to the press plate, eliminating the use of film
The process for creating printing plates direct from digital page files bypassing the traditional film creation step. Direct-to-plate workflows promise to reduce cost and speed throughput by eliminating the need for expensive film.