Linotype

Stiv · October 26, 2011, 09:27:20 AM

http://vimeo.com/15032988

Linotype: The Film is a documentary about Ottmar Mergenthaler's amazing Linotype typesetting machine and the people who own and love these machines today.

Joe · October 26, 2011, 09:37:11 AM

Cool...

Sabrina The Turd Polisher · October 26, 2011, 12:37:55 PM

Thanks for the post! Will have to check that out.
...always loved the name "mergenthaler".
Sounds so...so...TOUGH.

"I am Mergenthaler, do not F with me" :laugh:

gnubler · October 26, 2011, 01:38:03 PM

Funny, that's my last name!

DigitalCrapShoveler · October 26, 2011, 01:42:47 PM

Quote from: gnubler on October 26, 2011, 01:38:03 PMFunny, that's my last name!

Ditto-ditto.

born2print · October 26, 2011, 02:00:34 PM

Quote from: gnubler on October 26, 2011, 01:38:03 PMFunny, that's my last name!

John Jacob Mergenthaler-Smith?

gnubler · October 26, 2011, 02:20:49 PM

Quote from: born2print on October 26, 2011, 02:00:34 PM
Quote from: gnubler on October 26, 2011, 01:38:03 PMFunny, that's my last name!
John Jacob Mergenthaler-Smith?

No. His Highness Sir gnubler Mergenthaler.

You can just call me "High" for short.

rickself · October 26, 2011, 02:23:14 PM

Quote from: Stiv on October 26, 2011, 09:27:20 AMhttp://vimeo.com/15032988

Linotype: The Film is a documentary about Ottmar Mergenthaler's amazing Linotype typesetting machine and the people who own and love these machines today.

Those were pretty neat machines to operate.
I got into printing as a hobby in jr high school setting type from type trays, then went to community college and worked a linotype machine. Almost got my finger ripped off in the machine and replaced with hot lead one day. Twas bout that time the MacPlus came around. Thank God for THAT! Now I'm in prepress and still trying to figure out what happened.

hotmetal · October 26, 2011, 02:39:21 PM

Cool! They hope to release it early in 2112:

http://linotypefilm.com/screenings.php

DigitalCrapShoveler · October 26, 2011, 02:40:38 PM

A little before my time....

I will say, the Lino 330 was the absolute epitome of imagesetters. Loved that machine. Not a finer machine of that type in existence; a total workhorse.

Joe · October 26, 2011, 02:51:58 PM

Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on October 26, 2011, 02:40:38 PMA little before my time....

I will say, the Lino 330 was the absolute epitome of imagesetters. Loved that machine. Not a finer machine of that type in existence; a total workhorse.

The 3030 was a beast and weighed more than a tank. Good times.

hotmetal · October 26, 2011, 02:53:42 PM

I'll never forget when the typeshop I was at bought an early postscript imagesetter, around 1989 (not a Lino, however) and the young smartass salesman threw a floppy at me and said: "Lino this, quick!"

Glad that "verb" didn't stick around too long!

DigitalCrapShoveler · October 26, 2011, 02:57:46 PM

Quote from: Joe on October 26, 2011, 02:51:58 PM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on October 26, 2011, 02:40:38 PMA little before my time....

I will say, the Lino 330 was the absolute epitome of imagesetters. Loved that machine. Not a finer machine of that type in existence; a total workhorse.

The 3030 was a beast and weighed more than a tank. Good times.

Never used anything larger then the 560, (18" film). Service Bureau days, large format film was not in huge demand here.

Joe · October 26, 2011, 03:06:04 PM

We used to output fully imposed flats from Quark 3. Output film, burn plates, so long traditional strippers.

DigitalCrapShoveler · October 26, 2011, 03:10:55 PM

Quote from: Joe on October 26, 2011, 03:06:04 PMWe used to output fully imposed flats from Quark 3. Output film, burn plates, so long traditional strippers.

We could do half sheets on 18", but strippers used to bitch about registration. And so ended the use of all capstan imagesetters.

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