[Scribus] Printer.s dots?

[Craig Ringer]

Frank Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:31:08 +0800
> Craig Ringer <craig at postnewspapers.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Do you mean that you're printing a page that 
>>you then use to make the plate (like the POST used to do with the 
>>imagesetter) ?
> 
> 
> No, the plates are directly printed on the laser printer.  The plates are
> sheets of thin plastic material, just a bit thicker than regular paper.
> The "active side" is purple.  You run the plate through the laser printer
> and put what you want on it, then you pull the plate through a chemical
> bath in a tray similar to that used to put up wallpaper.  After that,
> strap 'er into the press and roll 'em.
> 
> At least, that appears to be the procedure to me.  I have seen it done
> several times now, and it looks like that's all there is to it.
> 

Well, you learn something every day. That's cool. I'd be interested to 
know what the process is called if you find out, just so I know what it 
is if I run into it again.

Being able to use a laser printer instead of a platesetter and/or 
imagesetter must do wonders for the initial hardware cost. I just hope 
the plates don't cost too much and have a long enough life.

Anyway, while I don't have any HPs at work anymore I do have another 
genuine Adobe PS3 based printer, so I'll have to see how Quark does its 
halftoning in PS.

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Craig Ringer