Kusindikiza kwapa digito kumatanthauza njira zosindikizira kuchokera pazithunzi zozikidwa pa digito molunjika kupita kumitundu yosiyanasiyana. [1] Nthawi zambiri amatanthauza kusindikiza kwaukatswiri komwe ntchito zazing'ono zochokera ku makina osindikizira a pakompyuta ndi magwero ena a digito zimasindikizidwa pogwiritsa ntchito makina akuluakulu ndi/kapena apamwamba kwambiri a laser kapena inkjet. Kusindikiza kwapa digito kumakhala ndi mtengo wokwera patsamba lililonse kuposa njira zachikhalidwe zosindikizira za offset, koma mtengowu nthawi zambiri umachepetsedwa popewa mtengo wa njira zonse zaukadaulo zomwe zimafunikira kupanga mbale zosindikizira. Imalolezanso kusindikiza pofunidwa, nthawi yaifupi yosinthira, komanso ngakhale kusinthidwa kwa chithunzi (zosinthika) zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pachithunzi chilichonse.[2] Kusungidwa kwa ntchito ndi kuchulukirachulukira kwa makina osindikizira a digito kumatanthauza kuti makina osindikizira a digito afika poti angafanane kapena kugonjetsa luso laukadaulo laukadaulo lopanga mapepala okulirapo a mapepala masauzande angapo pamtengo wotsika.

Kusiyana kwakukulu pakati pa makina osindikizira a digito ndi njira zachikhalidwe monga lithography, flexography, gravure, kapena letterpress ndikuti palibe chifukwa chosinthira mbale zosindikizira muzosindikiza za digito, pamene kusindikiza kwa analogi mbale zimasinthidwa mobwerezabwereza. Izi zimabweretsa nthawi yosinthira mwachangu komanso kutsika mtengo mukamagwiritsa ntchito makina osindikizira a digito, koma kutayika kwatsatanetsatane wazithunzi zabwino ndi njira zambiri zosindikizira zama digito. Njira zodziwika bwino zimaphatikizapo makina osindikizira a inkjet kapena laser omwe amayika pigment kapena tona pazinthu zosiyanasiyana monga mapepala, pepala lojambula, chinsalu, galasi, zitsulo, marble, ndi zinthu zina.

Munjira zambiri, inki kapena tona simalowa mu gawo lapansi, monganso inki wamba, koma imapanga wosanjikiza wopyapyala pamwamba womwe ungathenso kumamatiridwa ndi gawo lapansi pogwiritsa ntchito fuser fluid yokhala ndi kutentha (tona) kapena UV. njira yothetsera (inki).

Posindikiza pa digito, chithunzi chimatumizidwa mwachindunji kwa chosindikizira pogwiritsa ntchito mafayilo a digito monga ma PDF ndi omwe amachokera ku mapulogalamu azithunzi monga Illustrator ndi InDesign. Izi zimathetsa kufunika kwa mbale yosindikizira, yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito posindikiza, yomwe ingapulumutse ndalama ndi nthawi.

Popanda kufunikira kopanga mbale, kusindikiza kwa digito kwabweretsa nthawi yosinthira mwachangu ndikusindikiza pakufunika. M'malo moti musindikize maulendo akuluakulu, omwe adakonzedweratu, pempho lingapangidwe pang'ono ngati chisindikizo chimodzi. Ngakhale kusindikiza kwa offset nthawi zambiri kumabweretsa zosindikizira zabwinoko pang'ono, njira zama digito zikugwiritsidwa ntchito mwachangu kuti ziwongolere komanso kutsitsa mtengo.