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filmsetting

/ˈfɪlmˌsɛtɪŋ/

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verb

Componer en fotocomposición

To typeset by exposing type characters onto photographic film, which is then used to generate printing plates.

Examples :

"Before desktop publishing became common, printers were filmsetting the text for books and newspapers. "

Antes de que la autoedición se generalizara, los impresores componían en fotocomposición el texto de libros y periódicos.

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noun

Composición fotográfica

Photocomposition of type.

Examples :

"Before computers, the book's text was created using filmsetting, a process where each letter was photographed and then assembled. "

Antes de las computadoras, el texto del libro se creaba mediante composición fotográfica, un proceso en el que cada letra se fotografiaba y luego se ensamblaba.

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