JP2003303064A - Creating method for offset printing plate by personal computer and offset printing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a creating method for offset printing plates by personal computers and an offset printing system for producing printing plates for offset printing with high quality in any display states by laying out pages of an arbitrary plurality of pieces on one piece of output sheet among data composed of a plurality of pages created especially by Windows (registered trademark) version personal computers, in data created by personal computers of varying operation systems and fonts to be displayed and output. <P>SOLUTION: After creating data by Windows version personal computers in a first process, PS (Post Script) files are created in a second process, and PDF (Portable Document Format) files are created in a third process. The data of the PDF files created in the third process is transferred to Macintosh version personal computers in a forth process, layout operations are performed in a fifth process, and the printing plates are output by a high resolution image setter and offset printing plates are created in a sixth process. An offset printer performs print by using the offset printing plates created in the sixth process. A displaying/printing function for a plurality of pieces of the offset printer is used for laying out pages of the arbitrary plurality of pieces on the one piece of the output sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to offset printing by a personal computer, and in particular, between two personal computers having different operating systems (OS) and fonts displayed and outputted, An offset printing plate is prepared by arranging a plurality of arbitrary pages out of the data composed of a plurality of pages created by one personal computer on one output sheet and outputting from the other personal computer by a high resolution imagesetter. And a printing method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, personal computers have become widespread due to improvements in operability, and personal computers are generally used for business purposes in companies and the like, and data created by personal computers in various situations is Printed out now. As a personal computer mainly used in companies, etc.,
Windows (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) and Ma
Examples include cintosh (registered trademark of Apple Computer), Unix (registered trademark of The Open Group), and the like. Here, Windows is a personal computer equipped with an operating system called "Windows" of Microsoft Corporation (hereinafter referred to as a Windows version personal computer), and Macintosh is called "Mac OS" of Apple Computer Inc. A personal computer equipped with an operation system (hereinafter referred to as a Macintosh version personal computer). By the way, the window
Since the s version personal computer and the Macintosh version personal computer have different operating systems that are software for managing the entire computer, the data created by a part of the Windows version personal computer (or the Macintosh version personal computer) is Macintosh as it is.
There is a problem in that the sh version personal computer (or the Windows version personal computer) cannot read, display the screen, print out, and the like. Further, although a large number of application softwares corresponding to various uses are used, some application softwares are made on the assumption that they are used only for Windows version personal computers or only for Macintosh version personal computers. There is something. There is no particular problem if the application software is used only on one personal computer, but various problems may occur when the data created by the application software is used on the other personal computer. There are many. For example, Win
If the typeface (font) displayed and output on the Windows version personal computer is different from the typeface (font) displayed and output on the Macintosh version personal computer, the typeface displayed on the data created by the Windows version personal computer is used as is. Ma
For example, it cannot be read into a cintosh version personal computer for display output or printing.

By the way, in the case of offset printing of data created by a personal computer, the data is output by a high resolution imagesetter, a printing plate (plate making film or printing plate) is created, and high quality printing is performed. But
Currently, high-resolution imagesetters can output data only for data created by Macintosh personal computers (data output from Macintosh personal computers).
There is a problem that the data created by the s version personal computer cannot be directly output by the high resolution imagesetter, which is also a problem between the personal computers having different operation systems described above. To address this problem, when offset printing data currently created by a Windows version personal computer, the data created by the Windows version personal computer can be processed by using a Macintosh version personal computer using image processing application software or the like. It is a very cumbersome task because the method is to read it in and remake it into data that can be displayed in high resolution, and then output the data with a high resolution imagesetter.

In particular, for the production of a printing plate (plate making film or printing plate) for offset printing, Macintosh
To output data with a high-resolution imagesetter via a personal computer and create a printing plate, Win
The inability to effectively use the functions of the application software used in the dows version personal computer is also a major factor that complicates the work. For example, “Powerpoint” (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation) is an example of application software generally used in companies for creating presentation materials and the like. Powerpoint is Wi
It is an application software created for a Windows version personal computer, and currently created data cannot be read, displayed and printed as it is on a Macintosh version personal computer.
However, the data created by the above-mentioned Powerpoint is generally data in the form of a plurality of slides, and it may be necessary to output it as an offset printed matter as a distribution material. Therefore, when performing offset printing of data created with Powerpoint, Powerpoint
Data is output by a high-resolution image setter on a Macintosh version personal computer using application software for image processing to create a printing plate, which is then output by an offset printing machine.
At that time, if the print function of Powerpoint that can print a plurality of slides on one output sheet is used, one slide is displayed very small, which is not practical. is there.

In addition, when producing a printing plate for offset printing on a Macintosh version personal computer, application software for imposition is used. The application software for imposition is Windows.
The fact that the data of the ws version personal computer cannot be read as it is is also a factor that complicates the work.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, among the above-mentioned problems, in particular, data created by a personal computer whose operating system and typeface to be displayed and output are different, in particular, a plurality of pages created by a Windows version personal computer. Of the offset printing plate by a personal computer for producing a high quality printing plate for offset printing by arranging arbitrary plural pages of the data constituted by A creation method and a printing method thereof are provided.

[0007]

In view of the above, the present inventor has solved this problem by the following means as a result of earnest experimental research. (1) In an offset printing plate making method using two personal computers having different operating systems and different typefaces to be displayed and output, any one of data composed of a plurality of pages created by one personal computer A method for producing an offset printing plate by a personal computer, characterized in that a plurality of pages are placed on one output sheet, read by the other personal computer, and data is output by a high resolution imagesetter. (2) In an offset printing plate creating method using two personal computers having different operating systems and different typefaces to be displayed and output, any one of data composed of a plurality of pages created by one personal computer Multiple pages are placed on one sheet of output paper using the multiple-sheet display printing function of the printer, read by the other personal computer, and data is output by the high resolution imagesetter. How to make a print version. (3) Two personal computers that differ from the operating system in the typeface displayed and output
The method for producing an offset printing plate by the personal computer according to (1) or (2) above, which is a ws version personal computer or a Macintosh version personal computer. (4) By a personal computer characterized by being output by an offset printing machine using an offset printing plate produced by the method for producing an offset printing plate described in any one of (1) to (3) above Offset printing method.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the present embodiment, two personal computers having different typefaces to be displayed and output from the operation system are replaced by Microsoft's Wind.
personal computer equipped with an operating system called Windows (personal computer for Windows) and Apple Computer's "Mac"
A personal computer (Macintosh version personal computer) equipped with an operating system called "OS" is used. In addition, as a data composed of a plurality of pages created by one personal computer, a typeface displayed and output by a Windows version personal computer is used, and a plurality of slide formats created by Microsoft application software Powerpoint Use the data created in.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the data created by the above-mentioned Powerpoint is used, but the present invention has a configuration in which the data created by any application software can be used.

Then, in the present embodiment, "Ado" of Adobe Systems Incorporated is used in the process of imaging the data.
application software called "be Acrobat" is used. The Acrobat is software that creates data for electronically distributing a document between different computers. The data created by the Acrobat is "PDF (Portable Document).
personal computer having a different operating system referred to as "t format file", for example, Windows version personal computer or Ma.
It is converted into data that can be displayed and output by both the personal computer and the cintosh version. Further, in the present embodiment, in the process of outlining the data, “PostScript P” of Adobe Systems Incorporated is used.
A printer driver called "printer driver" is used. The PostScript Pri
The data created by the inter driver is the page description language “Post S” developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
It is a "PS file" written in "script". When the PS file is created, the character shape and image are converted into a format that expresses the coordinates of the reference points and the outlines (outlining), and the curve equations are calculated and displayed during display and printing. Since the arrangement of the points to be determined is determined, the data is converted into data in which the shape of the character and the image are not destroyed even when the image is enlarged, reduced, or deformed.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing an offset printing plate making method and an offset printing method by the personal computer of the present invention. here,
Microsoft application software Powerpoi for Windows personal computer
The process up to offset printing of data composed of a plurality of pages (a plurality of slides) created by nt is shown. 1 is the first step, data creation by Microsoft application software Powerpoint, 2 is the second step, Pos of Adobe Systems Incorporated
P in tScript Printer Driver
Creation of S file, 3 is a third step, which is creation of a PDF file by Adobe Acrobat of Adobe Systems Incorporated. And 4 is the fourth step,
In the above process, the data of the PDF file created by the Windows version personal computer is converted into Maci.
This is a process of moving to the personal computer of the ntosh version. Reference numeral 5 is a fifth step, imposition work, and 6 is a sixth step, which is a step of outputting a printing plate with a high resolution imagesetter. Then, 7 is a seventh step, which is offset printing. Note that A is work on a Windows version personal computer, and B is Macintosh.
This is work on the h version personal computer.

In the method for producing an offset printing plate by the personal computer of the present invention, first, in the first step 1, the application software Powerpo of Microsoft Corporation is used.
At int, data 8 including a plurality of slide displays for presentation is created. The data 8 is W
It is composed of the typefaces found only in Windows version personal computers. Then, in the second step 2, the data 8 is converted into the PostScript Prin of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
The file is output by ter Driver and the PS file 9 is created. In the second step 2, the character shape and image of the data created by the Windows version personal computer are converted into a format expressed as a set of coordinates of a reference point and a contour line (outlining), a printer, etc. The data to be output to is created. Therefore, a typeface that can be displayed only on a Windows version personal computer, which the Macintosh version personal computer does not have, is also converted into data that can be displayed as it is.

[0012] Here, the Post of Adobe Systems Incorporated
I'm using Script Printer Driver, but I've outlined the shapes of characters and images,
Any software can be used as long as it is software that can create printer output data and can create a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat in the next step.

Here, in order to perform offset printing of a plurality of slide data in the data 8 by arranging two or more slides (slides) for one output sheet, Po
Instead of using the slide multiple-sheet display printing function in the werpoint, the printer multiple-sheet display printing function is used. This is because if the slide display function for displaying a plurality of slides included in Powerpoint is used, each slide becomes small, and it becomes hard to see with a large amount of blank space as a whole, which is not practical. For example, in Figure 2
It is data (a) and (b) composed of slide display created by Powerpoint, (a) is slide data 8a, and (b) is slide data 8b. Powe
When a printing plate for offset printing is created by designating the slide multi-page display printing function of rpoint, as shown in the figure showing the output state of the multi-point display printing using the Powerpoint function shown in FIG. , There are many blanks on the whole, slides 8a and 8b are displayed small,
The characters, etc. are very small. In this case, if the printing is performed using the multiple-sheet printing function of the printer, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to configure the slides 8a and 8b with a small margin as a whole.

Depending on the printer, a PPD (PostScript Printer D) which is an information file prepared for each printer so that optimum printing can be performed.
The description printer description file) may not have the function of arranging (reducing) multiple pages on one sheet of output paper. Therefore, when arranging multiple pages on one sheet of output paper, , PPD having the function is selected. (For example, PPD for Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. color printer Docucolor 1250)

Next, in the third step 3, the PS file 9 created in the second step 2 is used as an A file from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
PDF file 1 output by dobe Acrobat
Create 0. Next, as a fourth step 4, the PDF file 10 data created in the third step 3 is Macintosh.
Move to osh version personal computer. As a moving method, an external storage medium (CDROM, MO, etc.)
Can be used, but in a LAN environment, LA
Move data via N. Then, as a fifth step 5, a Macintosh version personal computer,
Perform imposition work. Use imposition application software for imposition work. At this time, the PDF file 10
Select the application software that can imprint the data of. (For example, "FACILI" manufactured by Mitsubishi Paper Mills Co., Ltd.
After the imposition work, as a sixth step 6, the data impositioned by the imposition work is output to an output machine such as a high resolution imagesetter, and a printing plate 11 (a plate making film or a printing plate) is output. Create.

Then, offset printing is carried out in the seventh step 7,
The offset printing plate preparation by the personal computer of the present invention is completed. High-quality offset printing can be performed by outputting the offset printing plate created in the above process with an offset printing machine.

[0017]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the offset printing plate making method and the offset printing method by the personal computer according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the explanatory views of the examples of the present invention shown in FIGS. In addition, also in the present embodiment, the data of the above-mentioned Microsoft application software Powerpoint is used. First,
As a preparation, 1. Windows version personal computer, Adobe Post of Adobe Systems Incorporated
Install the Script Printer Driver. At that time, the setting file of the output machine can be printed by reducing multiple pages on one sheet of output paper, not by high resolution imagesetter, and printing it at 300 dpi or 400 dpi.
Set to i color printer or laser printer. Next, 2, a PS file is created from the data created by Powerpoint. Figure 5 is Powerpo
It is a setting screen figure of the page of int. In the page setting, the slide size designation is "fit to screen" and the print orientation is "portrait". Figure 6 is Po
FIG. 8 is a setting screen view of printing of a point. In the print settings, the printer uses the printer name "Gen" here.
eric Postscript Pr ". The print target is set to “slide”, and the color / gray scale is set to “gray scale” or “color”.

Next, the printer properties are set.
FIG. 7 is a property setting screen view of the Generic PostScript Pr. First, as the paper settings, “A4” is selected as the paper size and “landscape” is selected as the print orientation. In the graphics setting screen diagram shown in FIG. 8, the resolution is set to 300 dpi (PostScript).
The resolution of the printer set when the Printer Driver was installed), and the layout is "2-up" in which two pages of data are arranged on one output sheet. Further, in the PostScript setting screen diagram shown in FIG. 9, “PostScript (optimize to reduce errors-ADSC)” is selected as the output format. Although FIG. 10 is a watermark setting screen diagram, since the watermark is not particularly set,
"None"

With the above settings, the Powerpoint
Output the data created in step 3 as a PS file, and from the PS file, 3. Create a PDF file. The PDF file is created by Adobe Ac
Any personal computer, Windows version personal computer or Macintosh version personal computer, may be used as long as it is a personal computer in which robat is installed.
Here, Acrobat Distiller (application software "Acro by Adobe Systems Incorporated"
bat Distiller Server ”.
It is an application software for intensively converting a large number of Adobe PS files into PDF files on a server basis). First, Acrobat Dis
Start the tiller and select "Pres" in the job options.
Select "s" to set the job option for "Press". FIG. 11 is a setting screen view of the job option of Press (1). Here, as the general setting of the job option, “Acrobat 4.0 (PDF1.3)” is selected as the compatible format of the file option. The resolution is set to "2400" dpi. With the above settings, a PDF file is created from the PS file.

Next, as imposition work, Acrobat
PDF file created with t Distiller,
Imposing with “FACILIS” manufactured by Mitsubishi Paper Mills,
Output a printing plate (plate making film or printing plate) with a high resolution imagesetter. The operation on FACILIS is generally performed by imposition work, and the confirmation of the imposition state is performed by FACILIS-P manufactured by Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd.
Check the imposition status on the review.

[0021]

According to the method of making an offset printing plate of the present invention, when making an offset printing plate using two personal computers having different operating systems and different typefaces to be displayed and outputted, one of them is used. Arbitrary plural pages among the data composed of plural pages are arranged on one sheet of output paper in an arbitrary display state and read by the other personal computer,
Offset printing plate can be created by outputting data with a high resolution imagesetter. Further, by using an offset printing plate produced by the method for producing the offset printing plate and outputting with an offset printing machine, it is possible to perform high-quality offset printing in which arbitrary plural pages are arranged on one output sheet. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an offset printing method by a personal computer of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Data composed of slide display created with Powerpoint

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an output state of multi-sheet display printing using the function of Powerpoint.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an output state of multiple-sheet display printing according to the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: First step 2: Second step 3: Second step 4: Fourth step 5: Fifth step 6: Sixth step 7: Seventh step 8: Data 9: PS file 10: PDF file 11: Printing plate A: Work on Windows version personal computer B: Work on Macintosh version personal computer

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for producing an offset printing plate using two personal computers having different operating systems and different typefaces to be displayed and output, wherein data of a plurality of pages produced by one personal computer is used. A method for producing an offset printing plate by a personal computer, which comprises arranging a plurality of arbitrary pages on one sheet of output paper, reading by the other personal computer, and outputting data by a high resolution imagesetter. 2. A method for producing an offset printing plate using two personal computers having different operating systems and different typefaces for display and output, wherein data of a plurality of pages produced by one personal computer is used. A personal computer characterized by arranging a plurality of arbitrary pages on one sheet of output paper by using a plural-sheet display printing function of a printer, reading by another personal computer, and outputting data by a high-resolution imagesetter. Offset printing plate making method. 3. Two personal computers differing in the typeface displayed and output from the operating system are Wi
Windows version personal computer and Macintosh
3. A method for producing an offset printing plate by a personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the offset printing plate is a sh version personal computer. 4. A personal computer, characterized in that the offset printing plate produced by the method for producing an offset printing plate according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is output by an offset printing machine. Offset printing method.