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Subject:RE: "Print on demand" and "Docutech" From:Janet Valade <janetv -at- systech -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Jun 2000 07:34:22 -0700
>>There are color Docutechs, but I don't believe they can print on
>>cover-weight stock, so if you bind your docs in covers, you'll
>>need to have (larger runs of) covers printed the traditional way
>>and store what you don't use immediately.
>We had the color artwork for the cover offset printed in a large
>run, then had the specific product name, version number, etc.
>printed in black and varnished at the time of the print run.
We designed covers with cutouts in the middle. The title of the
manual was on the printed page behind the cover, showing through the cutout.
In this way, we could do large print runs of the cover and use the same
cover for all our manuals.
Janet
Janet Valade
Technical Writer
Systech Corporation, San Diego, CA mailto:janetv -at- systech -dot- com
