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Simple Imposition

This chapter describes Simple Imposition, the in-RIP imposition option provided with the Navigator

RIP Genesis Release

™

onwards.

10.1 What is Simple imposition?

Navigator RIP Simple imposition provides facilities to impose incoming pages using some of the most common imposition layout schemes used for smaller format presses. This is achieved by the selection of various options within an Imposition setup dialog. You are able to create and save as many imposition configurations as you wish. In addition to this, once an imposition configuration is created, you can apply that configuration to any Page Setup by selecting it from a menu in the Edit Page Setup dialog. When you have created an imposition setup you can use that setup as the basis for further imposition setups.

10.2 Input file formats

The Navigator RIP can accept various file formats. Table 10.1 shows which input file formats are

compatible with, and can be used with, which imposition schemes:

Input file format Imposition schemes

PDF, TIFF, JPEG, EPS

PostScript Language files

All schemes

One-Up, single-sided

N-Up, single-sided

Table 10.1 File format compatibility

Note: Simple imposition is not compatible with jobs submitted through JDF.

Of all the schemes, only

One-up, single-sided

and

N-up, single-sided

may be used when processing PostScript language files. PDF files may be submitted to any scheme, and single page formats such as TIFF, EPS and JPEG may be submitted to any scheme, but only really make sense for use with

One-up, single-sided

and

Step and repeat, single-sided

schemes, because all others are intended to be applied to multiple pages.

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Note: PDF files with mixed orientation and pages sizes cannot be processed with Simple Imposition.

If an attempt is made to process files of this type the following error will occur.

%%[ Error: while running imposition Response procedure ]%%

%%[ Error: rangecheck; OffendingCommand: HqnLayout; Info: Simple imposition requires that all pages are the same size and orientation; File: ]%%

Note: Some EPS files containing errors will continue to output if the

Add Showpage at end of job if necessary

and

Crop marks

page feature options are turned on. If either of these options are turned off then an error will occur on input.

10.3 How to activate Simple imposition

To make use of the standard Simple imposition setups you do not need a password. However, if you would like to create new and copy and edit existing setups, you must enter a valid password in the

Configure RIP > Extras

dialog. For more information on how to activate a password protected option

see “Extras” on page 187.

10.4 The Imposition Manager

The Imposition Manager allows you to select, create, edit, copy and delete imposition schemes. To display the Imposition Manager, click the Imposition Manager icon from the toolbar or the Page Setup dialog, or select

Output > Imposition Manager.

Figure 10.1 The Imposition Manager dialog box

Note: The Imposition Manager dialog contains listings when it first appears. The setups within brackets are those supplied as standard. These setups are derived from Page features used in pre v7.0

Release RIPs, and have names that reflect their intended use. These options cannot be copied and changed or new setups created unless you have activated Simple Imposition with a password. Imposition schemes are selected from the Page Setup dialog.

Please note that the imposition setups provided as standard cannot be edited. You may however, use the

Copy

option to create a duplicate setup which you can then change to suit your requirements.

The following options are available from the Imposition Manager dialog box:

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Units

Edit

New

Copy

Delete

Select

Before creating any imposition setups you should choose your preferred units. All imposition setups use the same units, and any existing imposition setups will convert any values to the currently selected units.

Select an existing imposition setup and click

Edit

to change the imposition settings. When you have finished editing the setup, click

OK

to save your changes. Please note that the supplied imposition schemes cannot be edited, they can however be copied to a new name and then edited.

Click

New

to create a new imposition setup. In the Imposition setup dialog choose your imposition options and then click

Save as

. Enter a unique name for your setup followed by selecting

Save

.

This option allows you to copy an existing setup or use an existing setup as the base for a new setup. Select an existing imposition setup and click

Copy

.

In the Imposition Setup dialog make any changes to the setup and then click

Save as

. Enter a new name followed by clicking

Save

.

Select an existing setup and click

Delete

to remove it from the Imposition

Manager. If a Page Setup is using an imposition setup that is selected for deletion, it will not be removed, and a message will appear stating this. To remove an imposition setup the setup must not be used by any Page Setup.

If you have accessed the Imposition Manager from the Edit Page Setup dialog you can highlight one of the existing Imposition setups, and click

Select

.

This will apply the selected imposition to the current Page Setup configuration.

10.5 Configuring Simple imposition

This section describes how to use Simple imposition. Before choosing your imposition scheme you should consider:

• The binding method. The common options are:

• Perfect binding as used for most books. The pages are collated then cut and glued together with a spine.

• Saddle-Stitching as used for newspapers and magazines. The pages are stapled together along the center-fold. (The front page is printed next to the back page.)

• Cut and stack. The printed pages are trimmed to the correct size, collated and then bound.

• The size of the printing surface (raster).

• Whether the reverse side of the surface can be printed, and how the page is turned on the printing device.

• How the job is folded or cut.

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• Simple imposition acts on the

Page Setup > PDF Options > Page size bounding box option

,

see “PDF Options dialog box” on page 231 for more information. Therefore, before configur-

ing your Simple imposition scheme you should consider how the incoming PDF is constructed in terms of its trim box, bleed box and so on. For example, you can configure the Page Setup to use

TrimBox

, and then configure Simple imposition to add bleed from outside the trim. Setting the correct Page size bounding box is essential to the successful imposition of PDF files. The recommendation when using Simple imposition is to set the

Page size bounding box

option to

TrimBox

because the size of the page is as it is intended for delivery to the reader, after trimming any printer’s marks and excess bleed areas. With this selection you can add your trim marks and page furniture using the Simple imposition options.

The New/Edit Imposition setup dialog is used to configure the imposition setups. You can access this dialog through the Imposition Manager.

Figure 10.2 Simple imposition setup dialog

Note: The imposition setup graphic shown above is displayed as it first appears.

The following sections describe the various options within the imposition setup dialog.

10.5.1 Schemes

Choosing the correct scheme is important as its selection determines which of the other options in the imposition setup dialog are available. The following imposition schemes are available:

Scheme Name

One-up, single-sided

One-up, two-sided

Description

Single-sided, one page per surface.

Two-sided, one page per surface.

Table 10.2 Simple imposition schemes

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Scheme Name Description

N-up, single-sided

N-up, two-sided

Step and repeat, single-sided

Step and repeat, two-sided

Each surface of this single-sided layout contains a grid of pages, all at the same orientation. This can be used for laser printer N-up printing, and for media saving. The number of pages in the grid can be set manually, or can be calculated automatically for best fit.

In conventional print, it can also be used for two-sided printing using either Work & Turn or Work & Tumble

(depending on plate orientation in the press) for two-up surfaces that will be cut to produce single-surface, unbound jobs.

Each surface of this double-sided layout contains a grid of pages. It is intended mainly for laser printing, and for the media saving of unbound jobs in conventional printing.

Note that neither of the N-up schemes provide support for generalized conventional imposition; they all take pages in reader order from the supplied content file, rather than taking pages out-of order as is required for perfect binding, etc.

Single-sided, multiple copies of the same page are imposed in a grid.

Two-sided, multiple copies of the same page are imposed in a grid. This differs from the single-sided variant principally in allowing different surface margins, slug lines, and so on, or the front and back of the surface.

Two-up, saddle-stitched

Step and repeat, saddle-stitched Step and repeat of Saddle-stitched page pairs. This option places one or more identical copies of each booklet side-by-side on the surfaces. The surfaces are cut before gathering, then folded and trimmed to produce booklets. The binding side is defined by the setting of the

Binding edge parameter.

Cut and stack, single-sided

Two-up Saddle-stitched production. Surfaces are gathered after printing, then folded and trimmed to produce booklets. The binding side is defined by the setting of

Binding edge parameter.

Cut and stack, two-sided

Single-sided, multi-up imposition for jobs that will be bound with wire, comb binders and so on, and therefore will be trimmed to single pages. Once printed and stacked, each set of surfaces will be cut, and stacked on top of the other to give a full set of pages in order.

As Cut and stack, single-sided, but for two-sided work.

For an example see “Cut and stack, two-sided—12 page booklet, A4, ring bound” on page 281.

Four-up, saddle-stitched Saddle-stitched, four-up printing which is folded once before gathering and stitching. The Binding edge, Spine fold and Geometry options define the layout on the surface.

Four-up, perfect binding Four-up printing for perfect binding. The Binding edge,

Spine fold and Geometry options define the layout on the surface.

Table 10.2 Simple imposition schemes

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10.5.2 Previously supplied schemes

Some of the schemes present in the Genesis Release v7.0 were changed for v7.1. If you migrate the imposition setups from v7.0 to v7.1 they will work correctly. The following table shows the relationship between the deprecated Genesis Release v7.0 schemes and the schemes present in the Genesis v7.1 Release:

Old

Scheme

New

Scheme

Binding-

Edge

Spine-

Fold

HorGutter

Vert-

Gutter

Pages-

Up

Pages-

Across

SaddleStitch_

Left_1

SaddleStitch_

Right_1

SaddleStitch_

TopA_1

SaddleStitch_

TopB_1

SaddleStitch_2 Left

SaddleStitch_2 Right

SaddleStitch_2 TopA

SaddleStitch_2 TopB

SaddleStitch_

TopC_1

SaddleStitch_2 TopC

SaddleStitch_2x

_Left_1

SaddleStitch_

S&R_1

Left

Auto

Auto

Right Auto SaddleStitch_2x

_Right_1

SaddleStitch_

S&R_1

SaddleStitch_2x

_TopA_1

SaddleStitch_

S&R_1

TopA Auto

SaddleStitch_2x

_TopB_1

SaddleStitch_

S&R_1

SaddleStitch_2x

_TopC_1

SaddleStitch_

S&R_1

TopB Auto

TopC

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

GutterB GutterA 0

GutterB GutterA 0

GutterB GutterA 0

GutterB GutterA 0

GutterB GutterA 0

GutterA GutterB 1

GutterA GutterB 1

GutterA GutterB 1

GutterA GutterB 1

GutterA GutterB 1

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

Table 10.1 Migration of deprecated Simple Imposition schemes

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10.5.2.1 Changes from 7.1 to 7.2

Note: Migrate will set

PageRotate

to

Rot0

for all bound schemes.

Warning: A bound work setup with page rotation set to anything but

0

(zero) migrated to 7.2 will change the output. All PDF files should have their orientation set correctly.

10.5.3 Surface

The

Surface

options define the size of the raster to be created, that is, the maximum size, outside of which nothing will be printed. The following options are available:

Size

The size options are:

From media

: (the default option) where the size of the output is taken from the size of the media loaded. This of course depends on the device and type of

media. See the Table 10.3 below for more details.

From job

: where the size of the output is taken from the size of the incoming job (plus any margins).

Custom

: where the size of the output is defined in the

Width

and

Height

fields.

Note: All imposition schemes are constructed on the assumption that the image width > height. If the image height > width, the whole layout is rotated. Thus, if the sheet is rotated, the layout design is calculated as if it had been rotated, which is then applied to the media at 90 degrees to what you might otherwise have expected. For one-up layouts the only effect is that the page is rotated by 90 degrees in such cases. This may not be visible if

Best-

Fit

is selected for the page rotation

.

Device Width Height

Capstan (including roll-fed proofers)

Drum

When there is a media selection on the Page Setup Layout dialog, the width is taken from that, otherwise it is taken from the cassette width.

As Sheet (below)

Height is taken from the job.

For N-Up and Step & Repeat with automatic page counts, only one row will ever be produced.

As Sheet (below)

Partial drum

Sheet

Width is taken from the job.

For N-Up and Step & Repeat with automatic page counts, only one column will ever be produced.

When there is a media selection on the Page Layout dialog, the width is taken from that, otherwise it is taken from the default Page size option on the

Page Layout dialog.

The height is taken from the cassette width.

When there is a media selection on the Page Layout dialog, the height is taken from that, otherwise it is taken from the default Page size option on the

Page Layout dialog.

Table 10.3 Width and height definition when using From Media option

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Device Width Height

Unlimited devices including TIFF

Width is taken from the default

Page size option on the Page

Layout dialog.

Height is taken from the default Page size option on the

Page Layout dialog.

Table 10.3 Width and height definition when using From Media option

Flip on

This option is only available with two-sided imposition schemes, and allows the surface to be flipped on either its

Long edge

or

Short edge

.

When used for conventional printing, select the option that matches how the paper lifts are turned for the second side to be printed, or how each sheet is turned automatically in a perfecting press. When used for driving a digital printer, select the option that matches the duplex capability of the printer for the paper size to be used.

The selection of

Long edge

is where the first surface is printed, and the media is then flipped from top to bottom. The top and bottom are switched, and the right and left edges remain in the same position for both surfaces.

The selection of

Short edge

is where the first surface is printed, and the media is then turned from side to side. The right and left edges are switched, and the top and bottom remain in the same position for both surfaces.

Simple Imposition can get the page size from the Media, the Custom layout or from the Job. All Simple Imposition schemes are constructed on the assumption that the image width > height (landscape). If the image height > width (portrait), the whole layout is rotated and the top of the page is effectively at the right-hand side.

In normal circumstances when making plates the page size would be set as Custom or to come from the media.If however the page size is set to come from the job, a portrait page is configured such that the top of the page is actually at the top. This causes the

Flip on long edge

and

Flip on short edge

options to behave in the opposite way to how you would expect.

Flip on long edge

causes the page to flip top/bottom (in effect on the short edge), and

Flip on short edge

causes the page to flip Left/Right

(in effect on the long edge).

10.5.3.1 Work & Turn, Work & Tumble, and Perfecting

Work & Turn, Work & Tumble, and Perfecting are common imposition schemes.

A Work & Turn imposition scheme uses a single plate to print on both sides of the paper. When the first side of the sheet is printed, the paper is then flipped over from side-to-side and fed through the press again using the same gripper edge. The top and bottom remains in the same position for both sides, that is the top of the first side remains as the is the top for the second side.

A Work & Tumble imposition scheme again uses a single plate to print on both sides of the paper using opposite grippers. When the first side of the sheet is printed the leading edge is gripped. The paper is then “tumbled”, that is, the top of the first side becomes the bottom of the second side and the

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trailing edge of the paper is gripped. The left and right edges of the sheet remain in the same position for both sides.

Perfecting is when you can print on both sides of the sheet in one pass through the machine.

These imposition schemes can be achieved using Simple imposition. It does however depend on which edge of the sheet is fed into your printer.

If your press is fed with the short edge first and you have

Long edge

configured as the

Flip on

setting, you are in effect, using a Work & Turn scheme.

If your press is fed with the short edge first and you have

Short edge

configured as the

Flip on

setting, you are in effect, using a Work & Tumble scheme. This method can be utilized for a Perfecting press configuration.

If your press is fed with the long edge first and you have

Short edge

configured as the

Flip on

setting, you are in effect, using a Work & Turn scheme.

If your press is fed with the long edge first and you have

Long edge

configured as the

Flip on

setting, you are in effect, using a Work & Tumble layout. This method can be utilized for a Perfecting press configuration.

10.5.4 Pages

These options define the settings that affect individual pages within a layout. The following options are available:

Layout of pages

N-up, Step and repeat, and Cut and stack page schemes can use an

Automatic

or

Custom

layout of pages. When

Automatic

is selected the number of pages on a surface is calculated automatically.

You can specify the number of pages on each surface using the

Custom option. You define the number of page columns by entering a value in the

Across

field. You define the number of page rows by entering a value in the

Up

field.

To define the order in which pages fill the layout use the Page fill order

option, see “Front and back options” on page 275 for more information.

Rotate

The rotate options define whether pages within a layout can be rotated. The

Best Fit

option will rotate pages as needed (for Nup, StepRepeat, Cut &

Stack only) so that they fit the layout.

Note:

Best Fit

will be treated as

0

if

Width = 1

.

This option defines how individual pages are rotated within the page grid.

The

0

to

270

options rotate the individual pages by the elected amount.

0

as in the supplied job.

90

is rotated 90 degrees.

180

is rotated 180 degrees.

270

is rotated 270 degrees.

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Page flip

Max b leed

By selecting

Landscape

all pages will be rotated by 0 degrees unless the pages are supplied as portrait in which case the pages will be rotated by 90 degrees.

By selecting

Portrait

all pages will be rotated by 0 degrees unless the pages are supplied as landscape in which case the pages will be rotated by 90 degrees.

The whole grid (and its accompanying annotations) can be rotated using the

Rotate

options from the Page Setup dialog.

Note that PageRotate is ignored for bound-work schemes, and the final page rotation is defined by the spine direction, binding edge and geometry.

How the front and back of each page within the sheet are turned relative to each other.

If

Left/Right the final trimmed page should be flipped left to right to move from the front to the back.

If

Top/Bottom

the final trimmed page should be flipped top to bottom to move from the front to the back.

Schemes: OneUp_2s_1, NUp_2s_1, StepRepeat_2s_1, CutStack_2s_1.

The value in this field is added to the overall page size.

The value entered here will not affect page positioning in any way, but if there is any graphical content on the page that extends off the page, this much of it will be printed.

If the bleed value extends more than halfway across a gutter, the content is trimmed at the gutter centre.

If pages don’t fit

If the group of pages do not fit within the surface size, you have the following options:

Abort job

will abort the job and issue a warning message.

Crop

will crop one or more edges of the raster. The Page Grid positioning

options (see “Page Grid positioning” on page 276 for more information),

decide the alignment of the page grid within the available space, and therefore the edges that are cropped.

The various

Trim

options crop one or more edges of the raster. The edges to be trimmed are manually selected.

The

Scale to fit

option will scale the pages and all associated gutters and crop marks. This option is intended for use when proofing and digital printing and would not generally be used when imaging plates.

Tile allows the same page grid to be imaged over several rasters, each with different offsets so that the rasters may used together to create the entire image.

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Page padding

Note: The

Tile

option cannot be used with PostScript language files. Also, the use of the

Tile

option with the

Layout of pages

option set with

Up

and

Across

equal to zero, with multiple page, Step and repeat and Cut and stack schemes will only ever produce one tile unless a single page will not fit in the image size available.

This option decides what to do if the number of pages in the job do not divide exactly by the number of pages required to fill a sheet. The options are:

Abort job if pages don’t fill surfaces

which will cause a warning to be issued and no output will be produced.

Add blank pages after last page

and

Add blank pages before last page

which will add blank pages as specified.

Add blank pages before cover

which will add blank pages before the next to last page (that is, before the back cover of a two-sided job).

The affect of the

Split before end

option, available for two-sided Cut and stack schemes, depends on the number of blank pages. If one blank page, the result will be the same as

Add blank pages before the last page

. If two blank pages the result will be the same as

Add blank pages after the last page

. If three blank pages, one blank page will be added before the last page, and two after it.

The

Split before cover option is only available for two-sided Cut and stack schemes. This will be the same as

Add blank pages before the last page

, but will insert pages before the last-but-one page as necessary.

These options lead to a booklet containing an even number of pages, with the last page of the content files on the outside of the back cover, and then a number of blank sheets behind the booklet after cutting and stacking.

10.5.5 Binding

The Binding options determine how the booklet is bound and folded.

Binding edge

For saddle-stitched and perfect binding schemes these options decide the binding edge.

Left bound

is used for booklets bound on the left, the most common form for Latin text.

Right bound

, suitable for use with right-to-left scripts such as Arabic and

Hebrew. This scheme is also appropriate for use with Japanese text (even though that is not written right to left).

Top bound A

is designed for use in items such as calendars, which are hung open so you can see two pages at a time.

Top bound B

is designed for use in items that will be hung (if a calendar) closed by the binding edge, and where page 2 is on the reverse of page 1.

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Spine fold

Geometry

Work and T

Gutter

Min

Top bound C

is designed for use in items that will be hung (if a calendar) by the binding edge, and where page 2 is on the front of the second surface.

For saddle-stitched and perfect binding schemes these options decide the direction of the fold that will become the spine. This is the fold with any creep applied.

Vertical

is used for portrait (tall) pages.

Horizontal

, is used for landscape (wide) pages

Automatic

, select between the vertical or horizontal options based on the

Page size, available space, Binding edge and Geometry.

This option is automatically set to

None

for normal flatwork. so that any applied gutters work correctly.

For four-up, saddle-stitched and perfect binding schemes these options decide if the gutter (other than the Spine fold) is head-to-head or foot-to-foot.

These options change the orientation of the pages on the surface.

Head to head

places the tops of the page pairs together

Foot to foot

, places the foot of the page pairs together.

Left to right

, place the left and right sides of the page pairs together.

Right to left

, places the right and left sides of the page pairs together.

Automatic

, either head to head or left to right is automatically selected depending on the aspect ratios of the pages and the available raster. This option can only be used if

Automatic

is selected n the

Spine fold

field.

For all two-sided schemes, these options allow you to select a Work & Turn or Work & Tumble layout.

None,

no Work & Turn or Work & Tumble.

Left to right

/

Right to left

, are available when

Short edge

is selected in the

Flip on

option and is used with Work & Turn schemes, with the paper turning either way.

Top to bottom/Bottom to Top

, are available when

Long edge

is selected in the

Flip on

option and is used with Work & Tumble schemes, with the paper tumbling either way.

This is the amount of space between the two “sides” of the layout produced when

Work and t

is set to something other than

None

.

This is the minimum gutter value between the two “sides” of the layout produced when

Work and t

is set to something other than

None

, which is the most common configuration.

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10.5.6 Gutters

The gutter is the space between pages on a layout. The options in this section define the size of the gutter. The following options are available:

Vertical gutter

/

Horizontal gutter

The value in these option define the optimum horizontal and vertical gutter. If there is sufficient space within the layout these values are used. If there is not enough space, the gutter is size reduced as necessary, but to a value not less than the value specified in the

Minimum

field.

Note: The vertical gutter runs vertically, from top to bottom.

Creep

Creep occurs on saddle-stitched and perfecting bindings where the inside pages extend beyond the image area of the outside pages. This option compensates for this effect, and specifies the amount to be removed from the gutter (often called shingling).

Creep Style

The following Creep Styles are available:

Push out:

means that the inner-most surface uses the set gutter value, and every outside surface has a larger gutter increased by the Creep value, each page is pushed the amount of creep away from the centre line.

Pull in:

means that the outside surface has the set gutter value, and each inside surface has a gutter size decreasing by the Creep value, each page is pulled in by the amount of creep towards the centre line, until the minimum gutter size is reached, at which point the gutter will stay at the minimum size for all remaining surfaces.

Center line:

means that the middle surface in the stack has the set gutter value, those inside it will have smaller gutters and those outside it will have larger gutters.

10.5.7 Front and back options

These options define the way in which the layouts are filled with pages, and allow the specification of various page furniture items such as annotations, registration marks and crop marks. For two sided schemes you have the option to define the front pages, and then, by leaving the

Use front options for back

option selected, you can use those same values for the back pages. Alternatively, you can deselect the

Use front options for back

option and define the back pages separately.

If you wish, you may change the current units used by imposition. Changing this option will convert all existing values in this and any other imposition setups.

On selection of either

Front options

or

Back options

the following dialog will appear:

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Note: The

left

,

right

,

top

and

bottom

are all relative to the design orientation of the imposition scheme, which assume that the image width is greater that the image height. If this is not the case, or if the surface has been rotated using the Page Setup Rotate option, the orientation is likely to be affected.

Figure 10.3 Front and Back imposition options

Page fill order

The page fill order options define how pages will fill the layout, and are all described such that the first half of the name describes the “fast scan” axis and direction, and the second half describes the “slow scan” axis and direction. Please note that the example graphic shows how a 2 x 2 layout would be numbered.

10.5.7.1 Page Grid positioning

The

top

,

bottom

,

left

and

right

options define the size of the borders into which control strips and/or slug lines will be placed. The margins must therefore be large enough to accommodate the selected items. Do not confuse the Spacing for marks with the margins specified in the Page Layout dialog which may be used to position the raster produced by the RIP on the printing plate or output media.

Note: From Harlequin Genesis Release v7.1 crop marks and bleed will extend into the margins defined in simple imposition, and will be clipped if insufficient margin is defined. Margins will also not automatically increase if too large a set of annotations is defined on any edge.

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Position page grid horizontally

The page grid is horizontally positioned within the area of the raster after Left and Right are accounted for according to this value. Note that the graphic on the user interface indicates the currently selected position.

The options are

Left

,

Center

,

Right

.

Position page grid vertically

The page grid is vertically positioned within the area of the raster after Top and Bottom are accounted for according to this value. Note that the graphic on the user interface indicates the currently selected position.

The options are

Top

,

Center

,

Bottom

.

If annotations and crop marks do not fit in margins

From v7.1 crop marks and bleed extend into the margins defined within simple imposition. By default, the margins will not grow automatically if too large a set of annotations is defined on any edge; they will be clipped. This can be changed using this option. The available options are:

Clip annotations and crops

: which is the default value.

Enlarge margins

: enlarges the margins to accommodate the annotations.

Abort job

: abort the job if the annotations do not fit.

10.5.7.2 Marks

These options allow you to define which marks you want placed onto your imposition layout.

Crop Marks

You can make a selection from the various crop marks provided. Crop marks are drawn around every page on the layout.

None:

no crop marks are used.

Small:

small trim marks are placed on the layout.

Full:

large trim marks, separation names, step wedges and color bars are placed on the layout.

PDF page boxes:

trim marks are placed to show the locations of all PDF pages boxes. For file formats other than PDF this option is the same as

Small

.

Registration Marks

Select the required option to place registration marks on the selected surface:

None:

no registration marks are placed on the layout.

Desired:

registration marks are placed on the layout if space is available. If space is not available a warning is generated.

Required:

registration marks are placed on the layout. If space for those marks is not available the job is aborted.

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Fold and/or cut marks

Select this option to place fold or cut marks in all the appropriate gutters on the layout.

Page border

Select this option to draw a page border around every page on the selected surface.

10.5.7.3 Annotations

The Annotations section of the imposition dialog allows you to add slug line text, color bars and proofing strips. You can, using this option, add just about anything extra you wish to your imposition layout.

If required custom annotation files can be used. This is done by using the

Install Annotation page feature which, when activated via the Page Setup dialog, allows you to print an EPS file (EPS only), to install that file as a new annotation.

Annotation selections draw the following marks:

PlateBar_ISO12647-2_1, PlateBar_SWOP_1

Both draw a more or less standard press color bar, with 25, 50, 75% tints and solids of all the separations rendered, together with trapping patches, slug patches, registration test patches and neutrals. These do not include any slug text. The difference between the two is in the neutral patches; one follows the recommendations from the ISO 12647-2 standard, the other from SWOP.

PlateBar_small_1

This draws a secondary press color bar, with smaller patches in order to avoid wasting space; the patches in this bar are not designed to be large enough for measurement using densitometers. Patches include shadow and highlight ramps.

PlateTex Writes a slug line, including job name, time and date of interpretation, file time and date (if available), submitter's name (if available) and details of the

Page Setup selected.

ProofStrip_1, ProofStrip_2,ProofStrip_4

All draw a combination of color bar and slug text designed to be suitable for proofing. In addition to flat color tints, graduations and neutrals, some patches setting out job meta-data such as PDF/X compliance are included.

The three selections differ in the number of rows of color patches included, and therefore the amount of space that they take up.

Spacer_18pt, Spacer_6pt

These do not draw any marks, but may be used to position the other annotations, for example, by moving them away from the edge of the sheet.

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PlateBar_G7_1 This option prints a G7 color bar on the output and provides support for the use of Gracol’s G7 print characterization data.

To install your own custom annotation:

1. Create a Page Setup (not using Simple Imposition) and select the

Install Annotation

page

feature. For more information on using page features see “Features” on page 135.

2. Print the Annotation (EPS) file using this Page Setup. A message will appear indicating that the annotation is being installed.

3. Go back to the Page Setup using Simple Imposition. You can now select and use the custom

Annotation in your Simple Imposition setup. See below for information on how to add an annotation to the imposition layout.

When used as an annotation the EPS file will be repeated along the length of the selected raster edge as many times as it will fit.

Note: If the custom annotation does not fit, there will be no error message.

To add an annotation to the imposition layout:

1. Click

New

.

Note: An annotation will appear in the list. Do not attempt to delete this. Go straight to step 2.

2. Select your required annotation file from the

Edit selected row

drop-down list. For example, select

PlateText

to add slug line information.

3. Select where on the layout you want to add the annotation by choosing either,

Top

,

Bottom

,

Left

or

Right

from the

Edit selected row

drop-down list.

4. Click

New

to add further annotations. You can add as many annotation files as you wish, but you must ensure your layout has enough room to accommodate them.

The annotations are printed in the order in which they appear in the list, and you can change that order by dragging and dropping them. If two annotations are placed on the same edge of the layout, the first one will be on the edge of the layout, and the second will be moved inwards by the size of the first.

Similarly, if an annotation has already been drawn on the left of the layout, a second annotation on the bottom edge will leave room at one end for the first annotation.

You can edit the any annotation in the list by selecting it and then choosing the required options from the

Edit selected row

drop-down menus.

You can remove any annotation file from the list by selecting and clicking the

Delete

button.

When you have completed the front and back options select

OK

to save them. Selecting

Cancel

will abort any change you have made. Similarly, when you have completed all your imposition configuration options select

OK

to save your changes.

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10.6 Example impositions

This section provides same example impositions showing how the pages for each surface are laid out along with the final results.

10.6.1 Saddle-stitched—16 page booklet

The plates for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion:

Front surface

16 1 14 3 12 5 10 7

15 2 13 4 11 6 9 8

Back surface

Figure 10.4 Saddle-stitched, left bound layout

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Two up, saddle stitched

Flip on

Binding edge

Long edge

Left bound

Spine fold

Vertical

The resulting saddle-stitched booklet will look like this:

15

1

9

11

7

13

5

3

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.5 Saddle-stitched, left bound result

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10.6.2 Cut and stack, two-sided—12 page booklet, A4, ring bound

The plates for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion:

Front

Surface

1 7 3 9 5 11

Back

Surface

2 8 4 10 6 12

Figure 10.6 Cut and stack, two-sided layout

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Cut and stack, two sided

Flip on

Long edge

.

The resulting sheets before cutting and the stack after cutting are shown below:

Sheets before cutting Pages after stacking

2

4

1

8

6

7

3

10

5

12

9

11

Blue numbers denote the reverse side

2

4

6

1

3

5

8

10

12

7

9

11

Figure 10.7 Cut and stack, two-sided sheets and stack

The final pages are suitable for hole punching and then ring or wire binding.

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10.6.3 Saddle-stitched—8 page booklet A5 on B4

The plates for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion.

Front surface Back surface

Figure 10.8 Saddle-stitched, x2 left bound layout

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Step and repeat, saddle stitched

Flip on

Binding edge

Short edge

Left bound

Spine fold

Horizontal

The two resulting saddle-stitched booklets will look like this:

7

1

5

5

7

3

3

1

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.9 Saddle-stitched, x2 left bound result

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10.6.4 Saddle-stitched, Top bound A, 8 page booklet

The pages for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion:

Front surface

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Back surface

Figure 10.10 Saddle-stitched, Top bound A layout

Note: Page 8 is a special case.

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Flip on

Binding edge

Two up, saddle stitched

Long edge

Top bound A

Spine fold

Vertical

The resulting saddle-stitched booklet will look like this:

1

7

4

2

3

5

5

7

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.11 Saddle-stitched, Top bound A result

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10.6.5 Saddle-stitched, Top bound B, 8 page booklet

The pages for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion:

Front surface

Back surface

Figure 10.12 Saddle-stitched, Top bound B layout

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Two up, saddle stitched

Flip on

Binding edge

Long edge

Top bound B

Spine fold

Vertical

The resulting saddle-stitched booklet will look like this:

1

7

4

2

3

5

5

7

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.13 Saddle-stitched, Top bound B result

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10.6.6 Saddle-stitched, Top bound C, 12 page calendar

The pages for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion:

Front surface Back surface

Figure 10.14 Saddle-stitched, Top bound C layout

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Two up, saddle stitched

Flip on

Binding edge

Spine fold

Short edge

Top bound C

Vertical

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The resulting saddle-stitched calendar will look like this:

12

11

10

1

6

2

5

4

5

6

3

4

Figure 10.15 Saddle-stitched, Top bound C result

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10.6.7 Four-up, Saddle-stitched—16 page A4 booklet on B2/SRA2

The plates for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion.

Front surface Back surface

Figure 10.16 Four-up, Saddle-stitched, 16 page A4 booklet

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Four-up, saddle stitched

Flip on

Geometry

Binding edge

Short edge

Head to head

Left bound

Spine fold

Horizontal

The resulting 16 page saddle-stitched booklets will look like this:

15

1

13

3

11

5

9

7

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.17 Saddle-stitched, 16 page A4 booklet result

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10.6.8 Four-up, Perfect-bound—16 page A4 booklet on B2/SRA2

The plates for this imposition will be laid out in the following fashion.

Front surface Back surface

Figure 10.18 Four-up, Perfect-bound, 16 page A4 booklet

This extra settings for this imposition scheme are:

Scheme

Four-up, perfect binding

Flip on

Geometry

Binding edge

Spine fold

Short edge

Head to head

Left bound

Horizontal

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The resulting 16 page perfect-bound booklets will look like this:

15

9

13

11

7

1

5

3

Red numbers denote unsighted pages

Figure 10.19 Perfect-bound, 16 page A4 booklet result

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