What Is Involved in the Newspaper Printing Process?

Newspaper printing is the process of printing newspaper printing based on information media such as newspapers: For a newspaper printing company, moving to digitalization is not just as simple as installing a CTP. The digital workflow of the CTP front-end must also be carefully selected, because this is related to the economic benefits, production efficiency and payback period of the printing enterprise. Most newspapers digitize their work processes step by step. The digitization of workflow can be realized in four stages.

Newspaper printing

Newspaper printing, also known as news printing. Including typography,

In 2011, the press and publishing copyright work in the capital will accelerate the transformation of development methods, take mechanism innovation as a breakthrough point, continue to deepen reforms, accelerate resource integration, promote the integration of high-tech and publishing industries, innovate and improve the public cultural service system for press and publication, and optimize government management. Model, improve service levels, and strive to create a new situation in the capital's press and publishing and copyright work. As of the end of November 2010, the revenue of the press and publishing industry in Beijing reached 46.617 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.45%;

Regardless of which stage you choose, make sure that the printing company is ready for CTP before the equipment installer arrives.

Phase 1: The simplest front-end CTP system

Although some newspapers have tasted the sweetness of using high-performance new RIPs, some newspapers continue to use existing RIPs. The simplest front-end CTP system generally uses manual layout by typesetting software, then RIP processing, and then transfer to controller software such as Print Console. As long as RIP can output 1200dpi TIFF files, this system is a basic system that can meet the needs of CTP.

However, not all RIPs can output 1200dpi TIFF files. Some newspapers originally used RIP to output files in non-standard formats, and some resolutions were only 1000dpi or 1016dpi. At present, many newspaper printers apply both CTF and CTP processes, and they use the same RIP output for

The printing quality of newspapers is not only related to the production process, equipment, management and operation, but also to the quality of the raw materials.

Introduction and development of typography

Clay pad, paper casting

Letterpress

Only when the newspaper printing enterprise accurately grasps the development direction of the newspaper industry can it introduce and use newspaper printing equipment.

Newspaper Printing Development Trend

Only by being fully prepared can the development of the newspaper industry be brought to a whole new stage.

With the rapid development of emerging electronic digital media, newspaper readers are constantly moving to interactive, instant digital media such as the Internet and mobile phones. According to statistics from the World Newspaper Association (WAN), in the past 5 years, only countries with a lower starting point in the development of the newspaper industry, such as India and Eastern Europe, have experienced strong growth in the traditional newspaper market, while the major newspaper countries in the world (the United States, Japan , Germany, Britain, etc.), has obviously entered the channel of decline in circulation, and the traditional newspaper market is facing severe challenges.

The growth rate of the Chinese newspaper market in the past two years has also slowed significantly, entering a period of stable newspaper development. In the newspaper market in many cities, newspaper circulation and advertising revenue have shown negative growth. After entering 2008, with the increase in staff costs brought about by the implementation of the new labor law and the sharp rise in paper prices, China's newspaper industry will face a more challenging year. However, it is foreseeable that for a long time to come, due to the irreplaceable characteristics of paper media newspapers (easy to carry and read, and long-term reading habits of readers), newspapers will remain the most important One of the most popular media.

Facing the grim situation of the development of the newspaper industry, newspaper printing enterprises are also facing new issues. How to adapt to the requirements of the development of the newspaper industry in terms of management, technology and equipment, and operations will affect the fate of the future development of newspaper printing enterprises .