CTP Flexo: A Bright Idea

Laura Ryan, U.S. and Canada regional marketing manager for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, Packaging Segment, points out that apart from curves, resolution, file formats, and production parameters, CTF and CTP workflows also will differ in “how the films and/or files are proofed before plating. In a CTF workflow, color keys or blue line proofs are produced to ensure the job is correct before plating. In a CTP workflow, the steps are the same, except that software applications are used to create a ‘virtual proof’ that is used to ensure the file is correct before imaging.”