Re: FM Screening for the Newspaper
Gordon:
Although you may not be familiar with Violet FM use in newspapers,
I'm sure you acknowledge, as Barry suggested, that violet and photo-
polymer is the standard when it comes to high volume production...
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With the two new
olaris engines, The New York Times Company now has 25 Agfa CtP systems, effectively positioning Agfa as the standard-bearer for computer-to-plate imaging technology for daily newspapers.
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Since the lion's share of violet systems are Agfa, for those who
desire high-line screening, they'd be using Sublima. At a web
offset meeting Gannett told of three sites - one Sublima, one
Staccatto and one Sandy Screens. Of the three, the Sublima
site (El Paso) had the fastest implementation, the fastest
attaining proper profiling, the fastest to gain mind share in
the pressroom, and the fastest to gain advertiser approval.
One key issue, especially in newspapers (or at least it was
for this trial), was the issue of managing dot gain with FM on
newsprint.
So.... most high-volume newspapers run violet photopolymer;
most violet photopolymer installations are Agfa; ergo, most high-
line violet screening would be Sublima, not FM.
Regards,
Edited by: Steve Musselman on Jul 16, 2008 7:54 AM