Feast for the Eye

Large format flexibility can also be found in Heidelberg/Creo's Trendsetter Spectrum, a thermal plate, film and halftone proof imaging device, and Creo's standalone Proofsetter Spectrum. Both offer one-minute interchangeability between two large format proof sizes, 22˝ x 30˝ and 30˝ x 40˝.

"There is a tremendous desire to make the switch to digital proofing in the packaging industry, but nothing has met all the demands yet," says Polaroid Business Line Manager Richard Drew. To compensate, some customers make a dual investment. An ink jet proofer such as Polaroid's large format, DryJet II 2820 might fit the bill for imposition-only proofs, while contract proofs might be directed to a digital halftone technology such as the PolaProof.