DTP/Prepress

Desktop publishing (DTP), the computer-assisted layout of high-quality documents composed of text and images, is a core component of the creation and translation process for technical documentation. Many process steps that were once reserved for typesetters and printers can now be conducted using editing and translation memory systems, with postprocessing of layout as needed, at the time the document is created or during the translation phase.

The STAR solution: Structured source-language work reduces target-language effort

A well-written text and a high-quality translation alone are not enough when visual presentation leaves a lot to be desired. The DTP and publishing experts at STAR ensure that your document's overall appearance is appropriate and that the resulting data can be easily handled by printers and other publication service providers. The STAR team works expertly with all current desktop publishing and graphics packages for Windows, Mac and Unix platforms.

At STAR, we handle everything from printed documentation to multilingual help systems, computer-based training and online documents to websites. Of course, we also use the latest tools for electronic and web publishing.

Multilingual publishing naturally includes Asian and Middle Eastern languages. Documents in these languages are processed by trained DTP specialists with the corresponding language skills. Whether your documents are designed in-house or you are looking to improve your multilingual publishing processes, we can provide competent assistance. Our experience helps you create better-structured layouts for all current DTP products, keeping the costs of target-language publication to a minimum (maximum leverage of layout information). By using STAR products like FormatChecker and Transit, DTP process can be more effectively controlled and automated.

Your advantages:

• The right presentation for your information

• Improved leverage and minimal updating in the source language

• Minimal post-processing in the target language

• Optimized and standardized DTP processes and a uniform corporate design for all languages

• STAR – your extended workbench for manual publishing tasks

• Higher compatibility with other document formats and easier migration of document data into new system environments

Professional layouts – sustainably formatted!