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A tour of the press
The press is divided into four basic sections: the front, rear, paper input side, and paper
exit side.
Exit side
Front
Figure 2-1. HP Indigo press 3050
HP Indigo press 3050 jobs
Jobs begin at desktop publishing stations, often at a distance from the press. At the
stations, text and graphics are designed and integrated, flats are imposed, and PostScript
or portable document format (PDF) files are created. The PostScript or PDF files are then
transferred to the press.
Pre-press station
Input: text, photos, and graphics
Output: PostScript or PDF files
Figure 2-2. From pre-press to the press
The system consists of two subsystems: the HP Indigo RIP and the press. The RIP
software reads the files from the pre-press station, converts them to bitmaps (one per
separation), and then sends them to the press for printing.
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Rear
Input side
Press
Input: PostScript or PDF files
Output: printed substrate
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