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Configure Output From Imposition Process Template for Signature Booklet Proof

  1. Start the Prinergy Evo process template Editor.
  2. Create a new output from imposition process template and save it in an Output from Imposition process template group. (If you do not have an output from imposition group, create one.) Assign the process template a new name that will identify its use for digital blueline output.
  3. In the new process template, in the Output To list, select the appropriate output format for your print device. If you do not have a printer available, select Virtual Proof in the Output To list. 
    For more information about connecting print devices, refer to the Prinergy Evo Installation Guide. 
  4. Expand the Layout section of the process template.
  5. In the Media area, select options to suit your print device. If possible, select the following options for this activity:
    1. In the Size list, select Cut Sheet.
    2. In the Max Height area and Max Width areas, type the dimensions of the paper you use in your proofing device. Use a larger paper size than the trim size of your page, so that you will be able to see the imposition information associated with each page (crop marks, page marks, bleeds). If possible, use one of the following paper sizes:
      • US tabloid: 17-inch height, 11-inch width 
      • A3: 420-mm height, 297-mm width
    3. If your output device supports duplexing, in the Duplex list, select Turn.
      Do not change duplex offset settings for this activity. You may use the Shift Along settings in this area to adjust for imprecise duplexing on your printer. You will have to perform tests to determine how much to shift the image in order to achieve optimal duplex backup.
  6. In the Placement area, select the following options to place each page in the center of the available proofing media:
    1. In the Orientation list, select the check box adjacent to the icon.
    2. Select Align Horizontally Center and Align Vertically Center.
  7. In the Scaling area, clear all settings.
    These settings may be suitable for some proofing output, but are not suitable for this activity.
  8. In the Marks area, select the following options to determine what data (in addition to trim page content) will appear on the proof:
    1. Beside Draw Trim and Bleed Marks, select Outside Content.
    2. Leave the Sheet Marks box blank.
    3. Next to Page Marks, browse to this default page mark that is installed with Prinergy Evo: [PgyEvoConfig]\MarkSets\PageMarks\B&W Proofers\Composite Proofs\PageMark-BW-Comp.pdf.
    4. In the Locate Page Marks Adjacent to list, select Bottom.
    5. Beside at Distance of, type 0.5 inches or 10 mm.
    6. Beside Locate Crop Mark of Length, type 0.25 inch or 3 mm.
    7. Beside at a Distance of, type 0.125 inch or 1.5 mm.
  9. In the Signature Booklet area, select the following options to determine how your digital blueline proof will print:
    1. Select Enable Signature Booklet.
    2. In the Type list, select 1up.
      This will print one page per sheet.
    3. Do not change duplex offset settings for this activity.
  10. Expand the Processed File Preference area.
  11. If you will output this proof via a print device, select Send Processed Files to and type the device path. If you will output this proof to Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software, select Send Processed Files to and then select Default Location.
  12. Save and close the output from imposition process template.

Submit a File for Signature Booklet Proof

  1. Locate an output-ready imposition file—for example, EvoITP_Fat.p0001_impo.jdf, created in Activity 28. 
  2. Submit the imposition file to your new output from imposition process template.
  3. Monitor processing in Process Viewer. When the process is finished, locate your completed proof. 
    • If you sent the proof to a hard copy printer, collect the reader-order pages. 
    • If you sent the proof to Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software, locate and open the files—for example, EvoITP_Fat.p0001_impo.1A.1.VPS.
  4. Inspect your proof. Check that:
    • You can see crop marks correctly indicating the trim size.
      If not, check your settings in the Signature Booklet section of the Layout section in the output from imposition process template you created in the previous procedure.
    • Pages are correctly backed up in reader order.
      If not, you will have to change your imposition template in Preps or change the run list order in Prinergy Evo. You will have to create a new imposition file and submit it to the output from imposition process template again.
    • Crop marks for each pair of backed up pages are correctly backed up.
      If not, adjust Duplex Offsets settings in the Signature Booklet area of the Layout section in your new output from imposition process template. These settings allow you to shift the pages only during proofing, without affecting the imposition. If you are concerned about an inaccurate match between the front and back of your imposition proof, check in Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software.
    • Page marks print correctly.
    • Page content is accurate.
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