imagesetters
An imagesetter is a high-resolution output device used in the graphic arts industry to produce images and text for printing. It exposes photographic film or paper with digital information, creating negatives or positives that are then used to make printing plates. Imagesetters replaced older phototypesetting machines and were themselves largely superseded by computer-to-plate (CTP) and computer-to-press (CTP) technologies.
The process typically involved a computer sending page layout data to the imagesetter. Inside the device, a
The primary advantage of imagesetters was their ability to produce high-quality output directly from digital files,