The Dichotomies of the Global Printing Industry

CTP requires all page content in electronic form. Since CTP systems were installed at the printing company, many content originators switched to dealing directly with the printer instead of the pre-media intermediary. CTP grew slowly from 1993 to 1998, but has exploded in the last few years, thus removing page volume from pre-media services. Today, CTP is mature and the majority of medium- and large-sized printers have implemented the technology.