When printing page data, data for 1 page is not printed onto 1 sheet of paper. Instead, multiple pages are aligned and printed onto paper sheets, which are then cut and folded using fixed binding methods. For this reason, it is necessary to determine the page arrangement in advance. This process of page arrangement according to the printing and binding processes is known as "Imposition".
You can set the imposition in Imposition View.
XMF has the following 2 imposition functions.
Stripping imposition: This imposition uses an imposition template created in XMF and allows detailed editing to determine how to place signatures and other items on each surface of a sheet. It also allows you to set the signature imposition pattern as well as the dynamic marks and various other marks.
[] displayed on the screen indicates a stripping imposition template.
In the explanations in this Help, stripping imposition settings are indicated with [].
Layout imposition: This imposition is mainly used for placing input data that has already been imposed. Whereas a stripping imposition handles signature information, a layout imposition handles not signature information but page placement information.
[] displayed on the screen indicates a layout imposition template.
In the explanations in this Help, layout imposition settings are indicated with [].
This explanation mainly uses screens for a stripping imposition as examples.
For data output in JDF with another imposition application or package printing application, the display of nesting sections, page orientation, rendering of coating sections, and other processing may not be performed correctly. In this case, convert the data to the PDF format with the originating application in advance and then input the data.
The following applies to imposition in variable jobs (jobs using a variable job template).
Only stripping impositions can be used. Layout impositions cannot be used.
When [None] or [Double Sided] is selected in [Imposition] pane - [Template] of the workflow item, the imposition layout cannot be edited.
In a variable job imposition, 1 imposition layout is created for 1 record or multiple records, and this is used repeatedly as the shared imposition layout for the entire job. The pages in the subsequent records are assigned to the sheets and output when the job is run. The imposition layout is repeated until all records are output, and if there are any remainder page slots, they are output as blank pages.