Re: PostgreSQL Magazine #00 is out ! Send feedback please !

On 06/14/2011 05:56 PM, damien clochard wrote:
> 1. You need to buy A3+ paper. A3+ is slightly larger than A3 :
> * A3 = 297 x 420 mm = 11.7 x 16.5 inches
> * A3+ = 329 x 483 mm = 13 x 19 inches
> ...
> I don't know how that would work for Letter format, but i guess there's
> some kind of "double-letter +" format available for professional
> printing services. Except for the first point, the others steps would be
> the same.
>

Interesting...there is a format here called "Super A3" that is
essentially the same size: 330 x 483 mm; the rounding difference is so
it can be 13 x 19". That size is normally used here for poster
printing. If that's the production process you used for the magazines
we've seen, it would be possible to duplicate it at a US printer who
handles Super A3 size duplex printing with bleed trimming--without any
changes to your file at all. The 1mm differences should get lost in the
trimming.

13x19" duplex printing with trim isn't popular here, given it's mainly a
single-sized poster format. But it's possible one of the volunteer
printing services Josh was talking about might do that. It's a
different approach to the problem than has been considered so far,
that's for sure.

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