Digital Printing Methods & Application

Digital printing means printing a digital image to a variety of medium. In comparison to other offset printing methods, digital printing's cost per page is high. This printing technique is quicker because it does not involves the use of printing plates like other printing techniques such as lithography, flexography, gravure, or letterpress. There is a rapid increase in the use and integration of digital printing applications. These applications have many advantages.

Some applications of digital printing are as follows

Desktop publishing

• DIY publishing
• Fine art
• Print on demand
• Advertising
• Photos

Digital printing process involves the following steps

• Capturing an image
• Producing the image
• Finishing the image

Popular digital printing methods are

• Fine art inkjet printing
• Digital laser exposure onto traditional photographic paper