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Schwarzfilmwechsler

English translation: black imprint film

13:37 Dec 15, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / corporate design guidelines
German term or phrase: Schwarzfilmwechsler
From a corporate design manual:

Die ein- oder maximal zweizeiligen Headlines werden im Schwarzfilmwechsler in 70% schwarz gesetzt.

What is a Schwarzfilmwechsler? I am not getting a single Google hit on it.
Rebecca Holmes
United States
Local time: 07:36
English translation:black imprint film
Explanation:
This is wild guess: some companies cut printing cost by first doing a 4-color print run (say 100.00 copies) and then running imprints with another black film according to their needs (say 50.000 Flemish and 50.000 French copies). Schwarzfilmwechsler could refer to this extra black film. FWIW I never heard of it.

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After taking a look at the link in Stefans\' answer, I think I\'m right on track. Localization is another reason have several black films. The selected answer obviously wrong, though.
http://de.proz.com/?sp=h&id=27955&keyword=Schwarzfilmwechsel
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 13:36
Grading comment
Thanks for the help, gentlemen!
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1 +3black imprint film
Klaus Herrmann
3typo
Stefan Wollinger (X)


  

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typo


Explanation:
schwarzfilmwechsel

Changing to black-and-white film

see reference


    Reference: http://de.proz.com/?sp=h&id=27955&keyword=Schwarzfilmwechsel
Stefan Wollinger (X)
Local time: 13:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 88
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black imprint film


Explanation:
This is wild guess: some companies cut printing cost by first doing a 4-color print run (say 100.00 copies) and then running imprints with another black film according to their needs (say 50.000 Flemish and 50.000 French copies). Schwarzfilmwechsler could refer to this extra black film. FWIW I never heard of it.

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2003-12-15 15:10:54 GMT)
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After taking a look at the link in Stefans\' answer, I think I\'m right on track. Localization is another reason have several black films. The selected answer obviously wrong, though.
http://de.proz.com/?sp=h&id=27955&keyword=Schwarzfilmwechsel

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 13:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 3373
Grading comment
Thanks for the help, gentlemen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  invguy: Very likely so. In fact, they first print the three colours (C+M+Y) which are the same for all languages, then use different black plates for each language. Text in black is typically overprinted anyway, so you can change it without affecting other inks.
15 hrs

agree  Gareth McMillan: Well thought out. Have a cigar.
17 hrs

agree  John Jory: Die Technik kenne ich von Philips (mehrsprachige Broschüren)
1 day 3 hrs
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