Phototypesetter The developing unit of a typesetter develops the image after transfer to
photosensitive film or paper. The machine is self-developing. The two types
of development processes are the stabilization process and the photographic
STABILIZATION PROCESS: The stabilization process is a nonpermanent
process that uses an activating solution to develop the image and a chemical
stabilizer to halt the development.
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS: The photographic process is a permanent
process much like standard photographic processing. It uses a chemical
developer to mature the image, a fixer to stop development of the image, and
a water wash to remove chemical residue from the developed image.
Figure 4-8 illustrates the two types of phototypesetting processor systems.
Figure 4-8. Two basic types of phototypesetting
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