How do they match: Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Photoengraving Finisher
  • Plate Finisher
  • Printing and Publishing Plate Finisher

  • 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 finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light boxes and microscopes.
  • Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.