Sizing Up Software

Other specialized software programs take over at the graphic preparation stage. With programs like these, says Stitzel, "We try to concentrate on aspects that Mac and PC can't handle, such as package trapping, nesting, and step-and-repeat."

"Step-and-repeat and distortion done in DTP software such as QuarkXPress or Illustrator are a significant source of prepress errors," affirms Pierre Ferland, international project manager, Alan Graphic Systems.