Re: print shop question.

Matt,

>> Only do the "favors" your printer *tells* you to. <<

>> print your crop marks, add 1 inch to the height a width of the document to accommodate the printer marks <<

Some printers do not want crop marks.

Mike

Matt Beals wrote:

On 11/14/06 6:07 PM, in article u2d7NsFCHHA.3476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rob
Giordano (Crash)" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Booklet setup, horizontal page 8.5 x 11, 32 page booklet

The printer wants me to output the pdf not as a printer spread 'cause he
wants to paginate it with his software and print it 3 or 4 up. So he wants
me to set it up for 5.5 x 8.5 output to pdf one document containing all the
single pages.

When I'm finished with my layout (for sanity's sake I will continue to work
on it as a booklet until I'm ready for output), how should I reset the
document for him without frying it...or myself?

TNX.




Do it exactly as your printer suggested. Work in reader spreads and leave
printer spreads to the printers. Always work in reader spreads unless you
have a very specific situation where that is not practical (like tri-fold
brochures). Make sure you use "high quality" settings in PDF Maker or
Distiller when making the PDF, make sure your bleeds are defined, print your
crop marks, add 1 inch to the height a width of the document to accommodate
the printer marks (or use 8.5 x 11 in this case).

Imagine me imposing my 100 page magazine into printer spreads and my printer
(RR Donnelley & Sons or Quad Graphics) having to call me and say it's all
messed up because they are in printer spreads and their imposition workflow
doesn't work that way so it's going to cost extra and delay the job.

Only do the "favors" your printer *tells* you to. Because then they aren't
favors, they are instructions. Never do favors (like imposition) for your
printer. Your printer won't see them as "favors" in terms of helping them.
They will see those kind of "favors" as dollar signs. It saves everyone
sanity and you dollars.


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