You are processing a large job and need to set the page geometry for all PDF pages. You need to determine the page offsets before setting the page geometry in Prinergy Workshop. Create a job- If it is not already open, start Prinergy Workshop.
- In Job Finder, right-click your main group, and choose New Job.
- Type the job name
XX_Page_Offsets (where <XX> represents your initials). - Click Create.
- Minimize the Job Manager window.
Copy an input file and imposition plan to the job folder- From your workstation, locate:
Prinergy Activity Practice Files / Act_20_Adjust Offsets - Copy the
Input Files and Imposition folders. - Restore Job Manager.
- Right-click the XX_Page_Offsets job folder icon in the lower left corner of Job Manager. Select Open Job Folder in File Browser.
- In the
XX_Page_Offsets folder, open UserDefinedFolders. - Paste the
Input Files and Imposition folders into UserDefinedFolders. - Close the job folder.
- Minimize the Job Manager window.
Add and refine the input file- Right-click the Input Files pane and choose Add Input Files.
- In the Add Input Files dialog box, click the Job Folder button and locate:
UserDefinedFolders/Input Files. - Click the Add All button to add every file to the Files to Add list.
- In the Options section of the Add Input Files dialog box, select the Process Selected Files Using Process Template check box. and use the process template: Refine > Refine > 1stRef-Normz
- In the Add Input Files dialog box, click OK.
- In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
- Select the Pages pane. From the View menu, choose Visible Columns.
- Place a check mark beside Offset. Click OK.
- View the Offset column in the Pages pane.
Note: Every PDF page has an offset of -0, -0.
Assign PDF pages to a page set- From the File menu, choose Add Page Set.
- In the Page Count window, enter
32. Click Add. - Right-click
st001_c2040.p1.pdf and choose Select All Pages. - Right-click any selected PDF page and select Assign Page to Position.
- Verify that every PDF page number is correctly matched with an appropriate page set position. Click OK.
Import an imposition plan- Select the Signatures view.
- From the View menu, choose as Thumbnails.
- From the File menu, choose Import Imposition.
- In the Import Imposition dialog box, click the Job Folder button and locate:
UserDefinedFolders / Imposition / Storyworks.jdf. - In the lower right hand corner of the dialog box, select the Use Existing Page Set option.
- Click Import.
- In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
Proof the imposition using Prinergy VPS- Right-click the Storyworks imposition and choose the process template: Imposition Output > Virtual Proof > Virtual Proof.Imposed.600.
- In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
- Right-click the Storyworks imposition and choose Open VPS files.
Note: Magnify the bottom center mark of the imposition. Notice how the pages are incorrectly positioned, and that the left-hand page number has been cut off. - At the completion of the proof process, quit Prinergy VPS.
- Restore Job Manager.
View offset coordinates in the geometry editor- Select the Pages view.
- In the Pages pane, double-click st001_c2040.p1.pdf to view the page in Adobe Acrobat.
- From the Acrobat menu, choose Preferences > Kodak Geometry Editor.
- From the Units menu, select Points. Click OK.
- From the Tools menu, select Kodak Tools > Kodak Geometry Editor.
- In the Region list, select Trim Box. Drag the margin lines (at the edge of each side of the PDF page) to the final trim size marks of the page.
- Magnify each corner mark to verify the accurate placement of the margins.
- Make note the X and Y offset values:
X = -36 pt (-12,6mm)
Y = -71.5 pt (-25,025mm) - Close the st001_c2040.p1.pdf page. Don't save the changes.
- In the Pages pane, double-click
st002_c2040.p2.pdf to view the page in Adobe Acrobat. - Click the Kodak Geometry Editor button
 on the Acrobat toolbar.
Notes:- In Adobe Acrobat 8 or 9, you can also access Kodak Geometry Editor by selecting Advanced > Kodak Tools > Kodak Geometry Editor.
- In Acrobat X or DC, select View > Tools > Plugin Kodak Tools and then select the Kodak Geometry Editor icon from the Plugin Kodak Tools section of theTools panel on the right.
- In the Region list, select Trim Box. Drag the margin lines (at the edge of each side of the PDF page) to the corner marks of the page.
- Magnify each corner mark to verify the accurate placement of the margins.
- Note the X and Y offset values:
X = -72 pt (-25,2mm)
Y = -71.5 pt (-25,025mm) - Close the st002_c2040.p2.pdf page. Don't save the changes.
Note: If you wanted to save the trim changes at this point, you would need to refine the PDF page again to embed the new geometry information.
Apply page offsets to odd and even PDF pages- In the Page Sets pane, right-click page position p1 and choose Select All Page Positions.
- From the Edit menu, choose Keep Odd Pages Selected.
- From the Edit menu, choose Set Page Geometry.
- In the Set Page Geometry dialog box, enter the following:
X Offset: -36 pt (-12,6mm)Y Offset: -71.5 pt (-25,025mm)
- Click OK.
Note: View the offset values in the Pages pane. The odd numbered PDF pages now reflect an accurate offset value. - In the Page Sets pane, right-click page position p1 and choose Select All Page Positions.
- From the Edit menu, choose Keep Even Pages Selected.
- From the Edit menu, choose Set Page Geometry.
- In the Set Page Geometry dialog box, enter the following:
X Offset: -72 pt (-25,2mm)Y Offset: -71.5 pt (-25,025mm)
- Click OK.
Proof the imposition using Prinergy VPS- Select the Signatures view.
- In the Imposition Plans pane, right-click Storyworks Signature 1 and choose the process template: Imposition Output > Virtual Proof > Virtual Proof.Imposed.600.
- In the Start Process dialog box, click OK.
- Right-click Signature 1 and choose Open VPS files.
Note: Magnify the bottom center mark of the imposition. Notice how the pages are now correctly positioned, and that the left-hand page number appears fully. - At the completion of the proof process, quit Prinergy VPS.
- Close XX_Page_Offsets Job Manager.
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