PROBLEMS TO BE ADDRESSED: THE INCORPORATION OF GRAPHICS (PIE CHARTS, LINE GRAPHS, POLITICAL CARTOONS, ETC.)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00981R000200270012-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Content Type: MISC

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Directorate CEC/EC:
DA/OL
Initiative Name and FY: State-Of-The-Art Composition Capability
Date of Full Operating Capability: Full Operating capability is
planned for 1992
Cost Estimate:
(Dollars in Thousands)
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
0
0
$2,250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Problems to be Addressed: The incorporation of graphics (pie
charts, line graphs, political cartoons, etc.) and halftones
(photographs) into finished intelligence publications is an
increasingly important aspect of Printing and Photography Group's
production capabilities. There are several products currently
available to scan and digitize graphic and halftone data, plus
provide graphic editing and enhancing capabilities; yet P&PG's
current composition system, which was first installed in 1975, has
no graphic handling capabilities. This pictoral data is produced
through the labor-intensive manual operations of offset photography
and film stripping as was done 25 years ago. A study is being
conducted in FY-89 to determine alternatives on enhanced electronic
composition systems for the 1990's and the results of this study
will form the basis for equipment acquisition to be funded by this
initiative.
Proposals: Implement state-of-the-art composition capability
- Determine functional requirements for a composition
system including features, processing speed, input and
output requirements.
- Survey the marketplace to determine vendors of
composition systems who have a reasonable chance of
meeting requirements.
- Prepare Benchmark to be run at vendor selected site
and record results requirements.
- Analyze results of Benchmark for cost/benefit.
- Acquire system that best meets requirements and
provides greatest benefits for the cost.
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Justification for Proposal: The existing composition system was
first acquired in 1975, and although this system has undergone
numerous hardware and software upgrades since then, it is still a
text-only system. Discussions with the vendor have not revealed any
plans to incorporate graphic and halftone capabilities into this
system. The increased use of pictoral data in time-critical current
intelligence publications dictates that P&PG enhance its current
composition system to meet customer requirements.
Description.of Funding Requirements: $2.25 million will be used in
FY-1991 to replace four existing composition systems located in the
Printing and Photography Building and Headquarters. This system
will include graphic and halftone scanning and editing capability.
Coordination: This initiative will be coordinated with other
offices in the DA, DI and the DS&T.
Space Impact: No impact on space is anticipated.
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