page_title: Computer to plate
hierarchical_section_title: Computer to plate
caption_attribution_description: Agfa CtP, model Advantage DL + plate processor VPP68 on Ifra 2007 exhibition
context_page_description: Computer-to-plate is an imaging technology used in modern printing processes. In this technology, an image created in a Desktop Publishing application is output directly to a printing plate.
  This compares with the older technology, computer-to-film, where the computer file is output onto a photographic film. This film is then used to make a printing plate, in a similar manner to a contact proof in darkroom photography.
context_section_description: Computer-to-plate (CTP) is an imaging technology used in modern printing processes. In this technology, an image created in a Desktop Publishing (DTP) application is output directly to a printing plate.
  This compares with the older technology, computer-to-film (CTF), where the computer file is output onto a photographic film. This film is then used to make a printing plate, in a similar manner to a contact proof in darkroom photography.
caption: Agfa Advantage DL violet laser fotosetter with VPP68 plate processor
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