In order to simplify the sequence of creating a mask, in particular for producing
a printing plate, and at the same time to improve the quality of the printing plate
produced by means of a mask, the use of laser-induced thermal transfer is provided.
The structure information is applied directly to the surface of a printing plate
carrier during the creation of a mask, by means of a thermal transfer film and
a laser image-setting unit, so that by means of the structure information applied,
differentiation with regard to image points and non-image points can be carried
out directly in order to produce a printing plate.
