Cross-media Solutions
Read an e-book on your smartphone while travelling, and continue on your PC when you get home - cross-media solutions deliver data in a way that suits the device and makes the most of the media. We can provide cross-media content that works best for you. With many years of experience in document editing and publishing, we know how to express information most effectively and can provide a rich end-user experience for your product.
Specializations
e-Catalogs and pamphlets, websites, videos, audios and other cross-media content
Languages
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Arabic, and more…
Examples
English website (Nippon Dry-Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Many English-language websites produced in Japan are stripped down versions with only the minimum necessary pages, but if you want to be truly global, you need an attractive foreign-language site that entice potential customers from abroad.
The client wanted a site that is more appealing to overseas suppliers and potential customers. We created an English-language website that provided all the information the target audience would want.
Of course, our expertise in translation means that we can also create websites in other languages.
Our expertise
Websites
We create responsive, user-friendly websites that work across different devices, from PCs to tablets and smartphones. We provide flexible services to suit your needs, from site construction to day-to-day administration.
Imagine you are visiting a potential customer and need to show data from your website on your tablet. If the web data is optimized for PC, it may not work well or look its best on a small screen, leaving your customer unimpressed - you could lose important sales opportunities this way. If this scenario applies to you, we recommend a responsive web design flexible enough to display a layout optimized for different devices.
Another of our specialties is multilingual websites that make use of our proven ability to deliver high-quality translations. Straight translation of your Japanese website into multiple languages is certainly a valid approach, but we can produce websites that take account of the cultural preferences of different language locales if that's what you require or wish.
e-Catalogs
We produce electronic catalogs that can be used on iPad and other tablets, smartphones and laptop computers.
At Honyaku Shuppan-sha, our top priority is clarity for users, and we achieve this by incorporating dynamic content such as animations, 3D computer graphics and panoramas as necessary. We can also add interactive functionalities using JavaScript. For example, we can produce an e-Catalog with which your sales representative can show what the product looks like and then provide an instant quote.
In addition to e-Catalog content, we can also construct a system to deliver the catalog to various terminal devices. For more information, please contact us.
Panoramas
A 360-degree panoramic image, which recreates the feeling of being in the place, can be a powerful tool.
A shop interior, a factory tour, the interior of a car... possible applications are endless.
One of our clients used panoramas in their e-Learning material to show aircraft cockpits and other spaces. This providing an efficient and effective learning experience where trainees were able to take learning sessions even when no actual aircraft was available and also repeat the session again and again until they were satisfied.
Synthesized voice and narrations
We can provide narrations for e-Learning materials and other content in high-quality audio.
Narrations can be produced using either software-synthesized voices or human voice recordings. We use both depending on the client's needs and wishes.
We can provide recorded narrations by experienced narrators in almost any language. We can also accommodate the client's preferences such as a male or female voice, or a young or mature narrator.
We also provide synthesized voice narrations in many languages. A major advantage of synthesized narrations is that it's easy to make changes. You may need to change the product specification, which may mean the text needs to be changed. With synthesized voices, changes can be implemented quickly and inexpensively.
Movies and videos
One of the type of video production projects we specialize in is to turn printed data such as catalogs into a movie that brings your product to life. This can be done either concurrently with the production of new printed materials or using existing pamphlets and other data, with added music, narrations and subtitles. All you need to provide is the source data of the pamphlet you already have - we do the rest to create a promotional video. These videos are particularly effective for promotional campaigns using YouTube and other media. For more information, see our YouTube video "concurrent pamphlet and video delivery service".
Cartoons
Cartoons make information more accessible - adding cartoons to text can be particularly effective when dealing with a challenging subject.
Some ideas or operating procedure may be important but difficult to explain in words - cartoons can be a highly effective visual aid. They also put the reader at ease, making reading a less daunting task.
Tell us roughly what sort of cartoons you want - we can suggest storylines and characterization ideas.
3D CG
3D computer graphics provide realistic reproduction of the appearance or structure of products.
With 3D CG, it's possible to show the internal structure of a product which cannot be seen or a cross-section of a machine in operation. They also allow the viewer to adjust the viewing angle at a click of the mouse of a touch of the screen. These can be useful, for example, for showing the correct operation when servicing a machine or for achieving a better understanding of the subject in a training setting.
2D CG and Flash animations
We have many years of experience in producing high-quality technical illustrations, but we can do so much more.
In manuals, the driving principle is to provide easy-to-digest information, and illustrations in manuals also need to be clear and easy to understand. Sometimes it's necessary to stress certain lines or even omit some. These fine judgment calls require expertise, which we as a technical document specialist have in abundance.
Animations are moving illustrations and play a central role in e-Learning content. We also have a wealth of experience in animation production.
Printing and binding
In addition to standard offset printing, we provide office-quality printing and on-demand printing. We also offer a wide range of binding options, from the standard perfect binding and stitched binding to ring-file binding, which is convenient when the document has a large number of pages or needs frequent updating. At the other end of the scale, we can offer a full hardcover treatment with foil embossed titles on heavy covers and sewn signatures, which is ideal for company history books and portfolios.
We listen to each client's wishes and needs and suggest the best method of printing and binding.
CD/DVD copy/press
Discs are also important media. In addition to quick CD-R production, we can produce and ship professionally pressed discs complete with sleeves and film wrapping. We also make products that deliver data in the form of USB memory sticks. Whatever the storage media you need, we can help.
Newsletter editing
We can plan and edit internal newsletters and magazines. Not only do we design publications but we also provide an all-in-one production service including content proposal, research, interview, writing and photography. Of course, printing and web data creation can be included.
Translation
Translation