COST COMPARISON: BLACK & WHITE VS COLOR SEPARATIONS FOR REPORT WORK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01439R000500010016-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 9, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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COST COMPARISON: BLACK & WHITE vs COLOR
SEPARATIONS FOR REPORT WORK
DESCRIPTION: A job to be produced has one lay (8-pgges) which contains
in one instance a black and white photograph 3x--" and in
a comparative instance a color photograph 3x4".
ASSUMPTIONS FOR CAMERA/LAYOUT
A. The cost and materials figures for camera and layout assume the
use of current procedures and methods. Color separations use film which
is twice as expensive as film suitable for b',ack and white. The indirect
method for producing separations necessitates the 4 hours in "contact".
B.
It is assumed that proofs would be required on color separation
and this cost is included.
C.
The layout figures presume, based on current practice, that for
black and white 2 lays (1 text and 1 halftone) would be produced.
color, 5 lays would be required (1 text and 4 separation lays).
ASSUMPTIONS FOR PRESS
For
A.
The black and white lays would be double burned producing 1 plate.
The color lays would not be double burned, hence 5 plates.
B. Presswork would be accomplished by running separations plates on
the 2-color press and the text on single color press.
COST
Black and White
Color
Camera
.5
$.30
4.0
2.40
Contact
-
-
4.0
2.40
Proof.
.5
.05
2.0
.8o
Layout
1.0
-
2.5
9
Checking
.1
-
.5
Sub- Totals
2.1
5.6o
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Black and White
Operation Labor Hours
Plate .5
Press:Make ready .5
Press:Run .5
Restack
Sub-Total 1.5
Color
$1. plus
paper
2.5
2.5
42.5
1.0
23x
10.5
Material
$6.go
Paper cost*
6.g0 plus
paper
*Paper cost: $2.50 per 100
sheets 25x38"
TOTAL 3.6
$1.73 plus
paper
Bindery - NA
TIME FACTOR: Thruput ration 1:3
Black & White-Days
Camera
Layout/Contact
Plate
Press
No. Copies
LOO
1,000
5,000
23.5 -Pt
3
SUMMARY
Black & -White Cost
$55.00
81.00
191.00
$ 12..50 plus
paper
350
390
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draft memo from or somebody on
the cost of color versus black and white
photos. What it says, basically, is con-
tained in the first paragraph entitled
"Description" and the last paragraph en-
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vehemently notes that PSD is not set up
to print the Sears & Roebuck catalog,.
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current publications, would have to
get fancy color presses 4 cylinders) and
fancy electronic color separators which ar
both quite expensive. In effect, he says
he could handle more color but not a great
deal more color for OBGI, where he has lots
of lead time, but would be in great straits
if OCI were to use any appreciable amount
of additional color. Shaw would welcome
an opportunity to talk to somebody in the
DDI's office prior to a decision to allow
appreciably more color printing.
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