The Pre-Press procedure contains operations of editing, designing, processing, taking samples and making plates for graphs and text contents before printing out. Nowadays, the Pre-Press operations have been completely digitalized. The core work flow of the Pre-Press operations can be divided into three parts: Inputting, Processing and Outputting.

The Inputting operation is inputs of graphs and text contents, including the design and production of original manuscripts, scanning and dividing colors, and text inputting, and so on. The inputting devices for graphs contain pen tablets, digital cameras, CD-ROMs, SCANNERS, and so on. Among these apparatuses, scanners play the most important role to carry in the accurate inputs. Microtek’s ScanMaker 9800XL Plus, ScanMaker 9800XL , ScanMaker 1000XL and ArtixScan F1, bundled with the professional SilverFast software, are the hottest and most professional scanners for the Pre-Press.