Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Modelling and Simulation of Integration of Web system, Digital and Conventional printing

- a premise is that a graphic product is not completed when it
comes from the presses
- in addition it should be prepared:
- PDF publication of low and high quality,
- Web interactive publication,
- CD publication,
- DVD publication,
- video publication,
- webTV publication,
- WAP publication,
- gradual designer’s publication
the Internet technology, especially a Web technology, has been
integrated with the existing and hybrid printing technology
into a new management system
- modern printing house should also evolve into a communication
company
- digital information is an asset that one needs to and knows
how to receive, send, convert, sort out, browse and assess

1) A Prepress Project eArchive:
- latest versions of final documents in
original files of a prepress program;

2) An Image eArchive:
- a Pixel digital eArchive :5 categories using the criteria of
resolution (72 dpi, 300 dpi, 600 dpi, 1200 dpi, custom), 3 or
more categories using the criteria of the color system (RGB,
CMYK, HSB...), 3 or more categories according to the file and
compression type (TIFF, GIF, JPEG,...)
- an Analog eArchive :indexes according to the material type
(reflex originals and transparent originals)
- a Vector eArchive: categories according to the contents and
formats (logotype, scheme, .fh, .cdr, .ai, eps ...).

3) The Text eArchive:
- searching on ASCII or DOC format, separate coding for MAC
and PC

4) A Font eArchive:
- fonts according to categories from Level1 fonts to
TrueType and various coding of Croatian characters;

5) PDF eArchives:
- PDF high-resolution eArchives (for high-quality press)
- PDF web eArchives (low resolution);

6) A PS eArchive:
- PS files with an easy conversion into a PDF as required;

7) A Conventional Offset Archive:
- a photolite eArchive
- an offset plate eArchive;

8) A WWW eArchive:
- an eArchive containing web projects: original designer
files, (Flash, Shockwave, Director etc.) as well as a final
HTML upload code
- a WebTV eArchive
- a WAP eArchive
- a Web technology eArchive: JavaScript base, CGI base,
CSS base i.e. a file base of all web technologies used for
a web publication;

9) A Video eArchive:
- according to the file categories (MPEG, AVI, QuickTime,
...). All video files for multiple use in the crossweb publishing
from printing of a frozen image, interactive Web
to a DVD, TV or a Web TV publication;

10) An Audio eArchive:
- categories according to formats (MP3, WAV, RealAudio,
...);

11) A CD eArchive;

12) A DVD eArchive;

13) A Variable Press Data Base:
- a master information data base: backgrounds of variable
press created by using various techniques
- a variable information data base: for a variable press using
a digital press technology
- an algorithm base: if algorithms are used for a variable
press (typical for algorithms with the stohastic number
generator);

14) A Knowledge Data Base:
- a service knowledge data base: guidelines for installation
and repairwork, spare parts’ code;
- A Troubleshooting eArchive: solving difficulties in the
entire system;
- Workflow eArchives: procedure for the entire job
workflow to be filled by the employee responsible for the
entire job, it contains all comments and exceptions from
the rule, this is used for financial assessment of present
and future jobs;

15) A Business eArchive:
- a management eArchive: management decisions, assessments
and analysis
- a distribution eArchive: distribution channels and alternations
- a customer eArchive: all digital links, individuals, resources
and experience
- an administrative eArchive: all administrative documents
of a company
- a new model must be developed for almost each company due
to differences in current state, Internet infrastructure and financial
possibilities
- models for conventional printing house
- to demonstrate the hybrid situation i.e. the operation with
digital printing capacity
- to demonstrate hybrid model with the integrated web
technology
- to create data bases i.e. archives to serve as a foundation
for integration with the Web technology
- models for digital printing house
- to demonstrate various situations and possibilities enabled
by the Web technology already
- difficulties related to searching
- presented a situation of investing into a conventional
printing capacity, such as an offset for hybrid individualization
(master+variable)
- models for hybrid printing houses
- integration with the Web technology and its various use
as an urgent matter


Conclusion

- “Digital” is entering processes from design to the press, from
creation to the publishing, from unique items to the reproduction
with large editions, from prepress to the eArchive
- The integration of Web, press and ePublishing has a crucial
importance for the survival of the press as an integral system
- methods for simulating virtual graphic systems are extremely
welcome
- contribute to the discussion on the creation of eArchives,
links with the prepress, press and postpress.

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