Let's talk about Founder Hong Fei first. Founder's products (nonsense, who doesn't know) were launched after Founder saw the vigorous development of the catalog industry, and it was only made in 2002. However, due to the late entry into the catalogue, although you may have heard of it, it has no place in the field of catalogue typesetting. Around 2004, our company wanted to introduce this software for some reasons, and began to test the software, asking Founder to improve it. Founder actually replied that "because the market is too small, the development team has been dissolved and the software will not be updated", so that he finally had to give up, and the existing 2.0 has continued to this day.
Speaking of function, it uses programming to convert data into its own format, and then put it into Feihongjin. Hong Fei automatically sets the text size and color format according to the information in the text to achieve the effect of batch processing.
Before I say whether a software is good or not, I want to say how I judge whether a catalog typesetting software is good or not. Most people know that the address book is nothing more than the company name, telephone number and address, plus some additional information. In fact, for arranging a directory, the problem to be considered is far from simple. One of the most important is the layout advertisement, which generally has these requirements:
First of all, the big one is in the front and the small one is in the back.
Second, the color comes first, followed by blue, red and monochrome.
Third, those who sign contracts with registered companies come first, and then sign contracts last.
4. Finally, arrange them in the order of strokes or pinyin.
Each classification (I don't need to explain what classification is, do I? All the advertisements are arranged in this order. You can think about how long this job will take. I can provide a rough figure. There are about 3000 advertisements in Shanghai and Dongguan catalogs every year.
The typesetting cycle required by the customer is about half a month, that is, from giving you the information to proofreading two or three times before finalizing it. If you proofread it twice, once for two days, it will take four days. It takes two days to print samples for customers once a day, and there are nine days left. It takes so much time from the first typesetting to the two revisions, which is very long in work. How to deal with these advertising needs quickly, but also do index, header, color block, advertising reference and so on. I judge the quality of software from the aspects of efficiency.
Let's go back to the founder Hong Fei. First of all, it is said that Hong Fei is based on PC system and supported by GBk character set. Many problems that can't be created have been solved, and the functions required by customers can basically be realized. However, if there is anything that can't be done, there is no way out, because Founder ignores the layout advertisement. I think it can only be considered as this function, which is very troublesome. Well, the price is not cheap, and certainly not the most expensive. Generally speaking, I think this software is like chicken ribs. It's useless to say it, but it's useful. Said it was useful, but unprofessional.
Directly output PDF files, all fonts are embedded, and the output is very convenient and fast.
Second, Zhuhai Siyi
Why put it in the second place? Because it is actually the same mother of founder Hong Fei. Whether the author agrees with this statement or not, it is a fact. But then the author revised a lot, and of course the function was enhanced. This software is well promoted in the southern region, and the listening and speaking function is OK. However, because they basically did it with the catalog company and didn't put the software outside for everyone to try, I don't know how powerful its function is, mainly because they also made personalized designs for different customers. I have also made many catalogues and have practical experience. The 2006 edition catalogue of Guangdong Catalogue Company should be made with this catalogue typesetting software.
Third, Artie
This is the software I use the most. Generally speaking, this software is very powerful. There used to be only an Apple version, but now it has been released as a PC version. MAC OS9 always spends a lot of time on new words because it doesn't have a GBK character set. This problem has been solved now. Judging from the typesetting quality of the catalogue, this software should be China's 1. You can control many details, complete complex references, complex indexing requirements (including your own personalized index, which can be done without the manufacturer modifying the source program), and complex advertising sequencing requirements. Of course, its function corresponds to the price and the requirements for operators. Software can't be bought. You need to support the software company 100 yuan to typeset a page. In other words, if you arrange 1000 pages, you need to pay about 100 yuan to the software company (even better, they are still priced in US dollars instead of RMB). Such a price.
Output PS files, and can't download Chinese fonts, so the output needs CID, which also forces everyone to buy CID words.
Fourth, automatic paging (xmlpagemaker).
Text function seems to be very strong, I don't know the situation of advertising. I don't have actual typesetting experience, and I don't know what directory I made, but the data interface is simpler than the above software, and I haven't actually operated it. Interested friends can try it, but I want to remind you that the software on official website is a trial version. Although it has functions, I wonder if you find it impossible to output? The price is unknown
Verb (abbreviation of verb) guangxinlian
A software that came out earlier is relatively simple to operate and does not need pre-programming. It requires the directory company to directly input data into the system, which means that it is not just a typesetting software, but a management system. Of course, it can also import data at the end. But the quality of the catalogue is not flattering, and many details are not done well. The price is not very expensive.
Sixth, Tianyi
It was developed by Shanghai Catalogue Company and even bought by some people. This software is just rubbish in rubbish.