Starting with Stereoscopy issue 1/2007, the journal of the International Stereoscopic Union is now also a truly international venture. Follow us step by step through the production process:
![]() ![]() For the layout, we use Adobe InDesign CS6, a desktop publishing (DTP) application produced by Adobe Systems. The whole workflow is fully digital, so the location of the printer does not really matter. |
![]() Step 2: Printing The print-ready data, converted to Process Colors (Cyan, Yellow, Magenta & Black), is sent to Germany as a pre-press-ready pdf-file and uploaded to our print partner, Häuser KG.
Häuser KG double-checks the data, and does a direct output from the computer to the printing plate by a Fuji T6000. This process, called “Computer-to-Plate” (CTP), produces best quality without any interference during film exposure, assembly or printing plate copying. To obtain a finer print result for the images, they use a FM raster (frequency modulated, also known as “stochastic screen”). Our printer uses the most modern sheet-fed offset presses by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG – among them the Heidelberg CD 74-8PH, which is a high-performance offset press with a 520 x 740 mm (20½ x 29 in) sheet format for flexible and cost-effective print production, with a maximum rated speed of 15,000 sheets per hour. For the cover, we use glossy paper, 300 g/m², to which a glossy lacquer is applied. For the contents, we use glossy paper, 115 g/m². We stopped using laminating foil for the cover for environmental purposes. |
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