ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs, wˌaɪl bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ðə pˈæntɐɡɹˌæf, stˈɪl ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈeɪbɚ tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ ðə zˈɪŋk plˈeɪts fɔːɹ pɹˈɛsɪŋ.
The process, while better than the pantagraph, still required a large amount of labour to prepare the zinc plates for pressing.