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Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-76073 of Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated
September 22, 2000 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the presentation of the Company's publishing
business as a discontinued operation as described in Note 4), appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
October 9, 2000