Reasonable Configuration and Use of Computers in Publishing Departments of Publishing Houses

With the development of science and technology and the increasing popularity of computer applications, publishers are paying more and more attention to the use of computer-specific features and to give full play to its superiority. As in developed countries abroad, not only computerization in administrative management, financial management, information processing, storage and distribution, etc., but also computerization of editing, processing, and framing design in the whole process, and joining the Internet system, making publishing The efficiency of the society has been greatly improved, which not only reduces costs but also shortens the cycle.
At present, most of the domestic publishing houses are equipped with computers, ranging from one to many. However, most of the utilization ratios are not high and they are not connected to each other, and they simply cannot form production capacity, let alone network access. Although some editors also want to make full use of computers and reduce their own labor intensity, they cannot start their final film output due to misalignment. The editorial work is still at the level of decentralized hand-work-style editorial work, and it is not commensurate with the development of the publishing industry. How to rationally configure and use computers in the beauty knitting room and editing room, talk about some personal ideas, and discuss with your peers.
First, the editorial office of the editing room should not only pay attention to the idea of ​​digitization when it comes to computers, but should consider the idea of ​​being all-based and try to align the necessary external equipment as much as possible. Such as: (1) 2 to 3 computers with cable into a small local area network, so that all the resources within the computer to share. (2) The modem is used for the Internet. (3) The laser machine that outputs the pattern of the sample passes through the network. Any file in the computer can be output in the printer. (4) MO-disc memory is fast, storage capacity is large, and has good backward compatibility for storing larger capacity files for output. Configure as shown in Figure 1:
When these devices are installed, a certain working environment is basically formed. Editors can obtain information on the titles of books at home and abroad through the Internet, compose drafts with authors at home and abroad, discuss the issues of books, broaden the space and scope of the drafts, and expand the editorial vision. When editors receive the manuscripts submitted by the authors and the postal manuscripts and pictures sent online, these manuscripts should first be converted into the file formats that the typesetting software in the machine can recognize. Because the authors use different software, so the file format is not the same, it does not matter, just use the software the author operates in the machine to convert the manuscript to a plain text file, ie, the extension is TXT file, most typesetting software can Identify the file in this format. After the manuscript has been transferred, it can be programmed in the computer using layout software. Speaking of typesetting software, it is now more commonly used by PageMaker, WPS, etc., but the Founder's Wes Typesetting system is more applicable to the layout of newspapers, magazines, and publishing houses. It has strong advantages in dealing with more complicated layouts, text patterns, graphic and textual integration, etc., and the screen is intuitive, easy to operate, can fully express the wishes of users, and editors can freely move texts and pictures through computers and Deleted, until the final output film.
Second, the completion of a book in the Art Editing Office is inseparable from the design of binding and layout design, and the cover and layout of books are also very important. The machine configuration of the beauty knitting room is basically the same as that of the editing room, except that there is one more input and output device: the scanner and the color inkjet printer. Configure as shown in Figure 2:
As we all know, the scanner plays a very important role for the US editor. Both the front cover and the material needed for the content are mostly realized through the scanner eye. So to get a good and undistorted image, you should configure a high-grade scanner. The fundamental criterion that determines scanner performance and grade is optical resolution. Its unit is DPI (ie, dots per inch). The difference resolution is based on the optical resolution and the maximum resolution obtained by the mathematical operation. This value is different from the optical resolution and has little effect on the scanning quality. Users can ignore this value. The number of colors is also an important indicator of the scanner. It refers to the number of colors that the scanner can reflect in the work. The higher the number, the better. Select a high-end scanner, optical resolution 600dpi 1200dpi or more, 36-bit color, it can be. Color inkjet printers have two important indicators: print format and print accuracy. You can choose A3 or A4 print format according to the output size you normally need. Print accuracy refers to the number of dots printed per square inch, in units of DPI. The higher the value, the finer the printed image, usually this index determines the level of a printer. After the machine is set up, the beautiful designers can show their skills in the computer. First, obtain the required screen through the scanner or CD-ROM, or download the pictures from the Internet, and then use the PhotoShop software to arbitrarily design, edit, process, modify, add special effects, and enjoy the artistic imagination of the art designer. Strength and expressiveness fully demonstrate their artistic talents. After the design is completed, the pattern can be output through the inkjet printer. After the PS file is generated, the output center output film can be obtained.
Based on the above situation of computer configuration and usage, publishers can configure and use them in an editing room according to their own situation. After exploring some experiences, they can gradually expand the scope and truly enable the publishing company to realize computer integration and publications. With market competitiveness.