How do they match: Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

  • Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
  • Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives to transfer images onto plates.
  • Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
  • Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure to produce composite images.
  • Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.

  • Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
  • Operate digital imaging equipment.