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Digital printing is a method of printing from a digital-based image directly to a variety of media.[1] It usually refers to professional printing where small-run jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources are printed using large-format and/or high-volume laser or inkjet printers.
Digital printing has a higher cost per page than more traditional offset printing methods, but this price is usually offset by avoiding the cost of all the technical steps required to make printing plates. It also allows for on-demand printing, short turnaround time, and even a modification of the image (variable data) used for each impression.[2] The savings in labor and the ever-increasing capability of digital presses means that digital printing is reaching the point where it can match or supersede offset printing technology's ability to produce larger print runs of several thousand sheets at a low price.[3]
- ^ David Whitbread (2009). The Design Manual. University of New South Wales Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-981-270-855-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ William E. Kasdorf (2003). The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing. Columbia University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-231-12499-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Marianne Hörlesberger; Mohamed El-Nawawi; Tarek M. Khalil (2007). Challenges in the Management of New Technologies. World Scientific. p. 493. ISBN 978-981-270-855-7 – via Google Books.