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1. eo Offset 10 0000 in Image Alignment Top Center i EA ee a a amp Apply Work Style on Back When in perfecting workstyle the color bar on the back can follow or not the same flip axis as the sheet in order to comply with various press requirements For example a color bar placed at the top on the front of the sheet can either be flipped at the bottom or remain at the top on the back of the sheet e Image Alignment options define how the PDF image will be placed in the mark crop box when it is cropped or repeated The drop menu with the nine anchor buttons is used to align the image within the mark crop box Some color bars with a center target must be centered some others must be left aligned The center anchor point is selected by default An Horizontal and Vertical Offset can be given to adjust the image within the box 3 1 2 Imported Image Presets The Imported Image Presets can only be accessed from the Imported Mark Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the Image drop list see section 3 1 1 Imported Mark Presets This is where PDF files may be embedded as imported images for all future inpO2 projects 60 User Manual Document Information Image Clipping Inks 3 2 Release November 20 2012 E Presets DO S4B als 0 Blank CMYK 2 spots Color Bar CMYK 3 spots Color Bar CMYK Color Bar1 CMYK Color Bar 2 Dynagram Logo 7 Do
2. The Layout Manager is divided into 3 sections A The Press Runs section at the left is a tree view interface used to build the project see section 5 2 1 Press Runs Tree Structure B The upper right section is a contextual panel that displays prop erties of the node that is selected in the Press Runs tree see section 5 2 2 Properties 120 User Manual 5 2 1 New Managed Layout from Documents New Managed Layout without Documents Release November 20 2012 inpO2 C The lower right section is reserved for Checkpoints that gather all errors and warnings detected on the layout during its creation see section 5 2 3 Checkpoints Press Runs Tree Structure The Press Runs panel on the left side of the Layout Manager is used to build the project structure It contains a toolbar that give access to the main functions e Add anew Press Run for job ganging e Add anew Press Run for bound job e Add a Product Part e Load a pdf document file e Remember tree selection Press Run or Product Part as default e Delete the tree selection TAUFER A i A project may contain any number of Press Runs The Layout Manager allows for the creation of imposition layouts from source documents An empty layout can also be created with out documents Documents can be added subsequently If document files are available it is suggested to use them to ease the process When using documents the following i
3. To paginate a layout click directly on a page and type in its new page number Press Enter or Tab to apply the value and move to the next page in the page group By default inpO2 will paginate the other side of the page automati cally To paginate on one side only unselect the option Automati li H y z Paginate cally Paginate Back found in the tool s drop menu small arrow near SE Fold the icon Automatically Paginate Back Several pages can be paginated at once by selecting them with the Pagination tool and entering the page number To select many pages using the Pagination tool draw a selection box around the pages or use the Ctrl key to add pages to the selection Setting Page Head While still using the Pagination tool the orientation of the page head can be changed by right clicking on a page and selecting Set Pee page need lia Page Head Up or Set Page Head Down in the page contextual menu aei SBE Hza Deem It is also possible to use the Page Up and Page Down keys of the key board To exit from the pagination mode choose another tool in inp02 s Tools toolbar 2 2 2 Page Group Folding inp02 offers a selection of commonly used folding templates It also includes N Up and Step and Repeat pagination styles Any other fold ing may also be created and saved as a Presets Applying a Folding The Folding Presets dialogue is accessible via the Fold option of the Pagination tool menu
4. Use Image Size will use a crop box equal to the actual image size Crop and Repeat to Specified Size will create a crop box equal to the size specified in the Width and Height fields below If the crop box is larger than the image the image will be repeated to fill it If the crop box is smaller than the image the image will be cropped Crop and Repeat in Gutter will create a crop box that will snap and adapt to the gutter when the mark is placed on the layout It will fill the chosen gutter with the imported mark by repeat ing or cropping the image to fit The image for example the color bar will be repeated in the orientation of the gutter and will cover the extent of the page group Crop amp Repeat in Sheet is a dynamic way to place crop and repeat the mark according to the following properties see also next diagram gt Offset from edge distance to the nearest edge to where the mark was dropped gt Left Bottom Offset distance to apply between the left or bot tom end of the mark and the nearest sheet edge Release November 20 2012 3 inp02 Marks Imported Mark 59 gt Right Top Offset distance to apply between the right or top end of the mark and the nearest sheet edge Presets E Contents rnaqe CMYK Color Bar 2 4 Placement amp Usage Crop and Repeat in Sheet Width TOITS in Wia im f Height 0 20TT in Offset from Edge 4 0000 in i Left Bottom Offset 6 0000 in F
5. e Horizontal and Vertical Set the width for the horizontal and vertical gutters e Fold Marks Check to display fold marks in the gutters Margins options define margins around the page group Note that the properties of individual margins can be modified later using the Margins Object Properties dialogue see section 1 6 4 Gutters Fold Marks and Margins e Horizontal and Vertical Set the width for the horizontal and vertical margins Page Format Presets Page Formats are used though the Page or Page Group dialogues and from the Layout Manager Page Formats can be defined and saved using Presets Please refer to this section for general information about the creation of presets see section 2 5 Presets The Page Format Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Presets gt Page Format menu It is also available through the Page Group Pre set or within the Layout Manager dialogue by clicking on the button at the right of the Page Format drop list Width 6 0000 in Height 6 0000 in B Presets Business card Default Folded business card Pocket book Post card EE Page Format Properties options define the page size only The aspect portrait or landscape can be set though the Page Group or in the Layout Manager The most frequently used page formats are included with the installation Width and Height Enter the new value of the page format t
6. inp02 Menu Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Light table Presets and Object Properties palette Wizard Automation Manager Layout Manager Assembly Manager Document Manager Ink Manager Output Menus Acrobat s File menu contains commands to Open Create Export inp02 layouts templates assemblies and managed layouts You can also export your layout as a template for ATM tpl in the file menu see section 2 5 4 Exchanging Presets Finally the Auto mate inp02 menu item will open the Automation Manager window Open inpOs Create inpO2 Layout Alt Ctrl L Export inp Fo Layout From Template Alt Ctrl T Automate inpOs Assembly Project Alt Ctrl 4 Managed Layout Alt Ctrl h Use the Wizard Alt Ctrl l Acrobat s Edit menu contains commands to Undo and Redo The Pref erences menu gives access to Acrobat s preferences and inp02 prefer ences as well see section 1 3 Preferences inpO2 s menu is located in Acrobat s main menu bar This is where you can access your workspace parameters and all modules to create your imposition E Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled layt inp02 Layout T Fie Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools ieee Advanced Plug Ins Window Help a di amp g ma ZA 3 ag Ogg el e len rs RB H ertseet x Output l Pages oI Language Options About inpO2 Li
7. mple lt Job Identifier gt lt Sheet Number gt lt Boo Default a H Placement amp Usage WST Booklet Identification WST Sheet Identification Tan to a Ag WST Sheet and Booklet Identification SEL HOM rage cage in Offset along Page edge 0 0000 in Scanner start point on Page Bottom or Right r Format Height of the bars 0 2500 in Thickness of the narrowest bar 0 0100 in Quiet zone 0 2000 in Human readable E Include check digit iv ander The following properties can be defined Contents Encoding Type This menu offers a selection of barcode formats to suit various requirements These formats include Code 128A Alphanumeric encoding type that includes ASCII characters 00 to 95 0 9 A Z and control codes and special characters Code 128B Alphanumeric encoding type that includes ASCII characters 32 to 127 0 9 A Z a z and special characters Code 128C Encoding type that only includes characters 00 99 encodes each two digits with one code Each variable used with this encoding type must be limited to an even number of digits If free text is present in used formula it must also con tain an even number of characters to be valid Code 39 Alphanumeric encoding type that supports 26 upper case letters 10 digits and 7 special characters SP and 2 5 Interleaved Numeric only encoding type AsirCode on base code 128C Used for M ller Martini postpress
8. 20 Anchor Middle Center B a a Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in B 2 2 Vertical Offset 0 0000 in B 23 23 POET Aam It features Release November 20 2012 12 User Manual Release November 20 2012 1 2 8 1 2 9 inpO2 Multiple run lists for complex projects see section 8 1 The Document Manager Automatic indexing of PDF documents and ink detection Run List and document page range edition see section Importing Documents Into the List Insertion of Blank or Reservation pages see section Inserting a Blank Page Drag and drop of documents in the list Adjustments for odd and even pages or individual pages with page preview see section 8 1 6 Page Adjustments Ink Manager The Ink Manager allow for color mapping from one document to another or from an imported image to a document see section 8 1 7 Shortcut to documents from the light table Ink Manager g Cyan Cyan fa Magenta Magenta E Yellow Yellow fs Black Black PANTONE 280 C PANTONE 280 C fs PANTONE 355 C PANTONE 355 C ma Spotl PANTONE 280 C ms Spot 2 CS as Cyan Magenta Yellow Black None PANTONE 280 C PANTONE 355 C Spot 2 Output inp02 Output module allows for PDF or JDF output The Output module offers Easy to use main dialogue see section 9 1 Main Output Dialogue Multiple configurations to adapt to any PDF or JDF workflow see section 9 2 Configuring
9. Release November 20 2012 inpO2 mej Ce Oy ies i 4 colors center Text top right har Rec 4 colors top Text top right hor Regist 4 colors top Texttop right vert Regist Default Save Mark Set as New Preset Add Edit Presets Applying a Mark Set Release November 20 2012 3 inp02 Marks Mark Ses 9 e Click on the Mark Set icon in the inp02 tool bar Select the menu item Save mark Set as New Preset The new mark set will be added to the elements lists of the Marks set dialogue indicating the quantity and type of the marks of the set SAA Bak 0 4 colors center Text top right hor Ri Text Marks 4 colors top Text top right hor Regi seclusion 4 colors top Text top right vert Reg Collating Marks Default Register Marks Imported Marks Density top Text top right vert Regi Density Bars Grayscale Text top right hor Collati Barcodes Untitled 1 Linear Marks X Mark destination side The plate sheet plate 1B is single side and destination Sheet of You can select a mark set item and apply it to a press run to build the complete layout at once see section 5 3 3 Planning a Bound Job If you work on a layout on the light table you can apply a Mark Set as follows e Ensure that the sheet on which you want to apply the mark set is active e Open the Mark Sets window e Select a mark set in the
10. 6 1 3 The Sheet Definition panel essseseesseseesseeseesesseescseesesseeseeses 6 1 4 The Page Group Definition panel essssssesessseesesseeseesoeseesseeee 6 1 5 The Mark Definition panel ssssssssssesesseeseeseeeseseceseesoeseesseeee 6 1 6 The WFIMNGUIZATION Panel icccncccwnsuccnscedecdscscesecoredosednestencetueseeatees rA inpO2 Automation eet Te TTT TTT TTT TTT ETETE E 7 1 About inp02 Automation cccccccccscscsccccccccsess 7 2 The Automation Manager cccccccccccscscsscscccccsess 7 2 1 Automation Workflows cccccecscecscscscsceeeecececececscecscecseeees 722 Monitonng AULOIMALION sssrinin EEE 7 2 3 Avoiding Disruptions of the Automation Process ceceeeees 8 Working With Documents 8 1 The Document Manager c cccccccccscscsccscccccscscces 8 1 1 About inp02 Run Lists caccscscsccceasccsesesesdastnevecsccascedscseveccesenses 8 12 Project Tree FUNCTIONS oreroraa F Seles RUMLISEProperES soncctoantatcccotusnsensesneoeenediaatadesimsteensoereteews 8 4 Document Properes cupscswsuere octarcrsnerecccucesesisanesaiceevesectencecs Sled Page Range FroperiieS xaccsiscnecevescsnsaanencecesenevsnsencotseweseuseeentee Release November 20 2012 113 113 113 115 115 116 119 120 121 128 129 129 132 133 137 137 138 139 141 142 143 146 149 149 150 150 152 153 155 155 155 156 158 159 160 inpO2 Contents x eLo Pade A
11. Check to use italic type 3 2 2 Text Expression Presets The Text Expression Presets can only be accessed from the Text Mark Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the Text Expression drop list see section 3 2 1 Text Mark Presets Text Expression are used to create different lines of text containing variables or free text E Presets DAAA 0 lt Project Name gt Sheet lt Sheet Assembly Name Date and Time Number gt of lt Total Number Of Booklet Index Default Sheets gt lt Sheet Side gt Booklet Name Project ID Sheet ID Composite ink list Project ID Sheet ID Date Inks Job Identifier Output day Output month Output time Output year Press Run Name Project Name Sheet Number Sheet Side Template Name Total Number Of Sheets Web Index ave and Use Text Expressio The dialogue has two panels e The Contents section is a text area that can be updated at will It contains plain text and variables that will be replaced by their values at output Plain text is displayed in black and variables are displayed in blue e The Variables section is the list of all available variables To add a gd variable to a text mark choose the variable from the list and click the Arrow icon The variable will be inserted at the cursor position or added at the end of the text if the cursor was not previously inserted inp02 offers variables see following table
12. The Layout Manager offers a planning approach to imposition an efficient way to create imposition layouts that fit with the produc tion capabilities since it is based on product specifications available equipment and available materials Wipe a HE Press Run 1 Ganging a B Product Part 1 Flat 1 000 1 000 Description B by_divided Flat 1 000 1 000 Requested Quantity 1000 Release November 20 2012 1 2 6 i E 0 Properties Mame by divided Page Format Custom Fage Aspect Portrait Grain Either Folding ixi Single Fage Unfolded sheet Finishing Method Default b Bleed 0 1250 in A Statistics Actual Quantity f Paper thickness vs press capabilities aP Work style vs press P Wasted paper ratio Finishing styles vs press rums The Layout Manager features include Equipment and material presets see section 5 1 Presetting Materials and Equipment An Optimization module for ganging see section 5 3 1 Ganging Optimization A convenient step and repeat tool see section 5 3 2 Step and Repeat Tool A Planning module to for bound jobs see section 5 3 3 Planning a Bound Job Checkpoints that validate the layout and warn the user of potential problems see section 5 2 3 Checkpoints Wizard The Wizard offers an easy way to generate complete layouts in just a few steps making the imposition process as simple as it gets A inpO2 1 Introduction User I
13. To display JDF settings ensure that the option Use JDF is selected in the second field B Presets A AA Aa Rs mi 4j Output Type inpO2 Profile inpO2 Proofing Profile seeks PDF 1 7 One fil ject piace pinata per project IP PD Output Files Platesetter One file per project x Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per projec Maximum supported PDF Version 14 Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Embed mark fonts A Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per surfac Flat Grouping amp File Names Project Sheet number Total sheets Proofer JDF H Destination Proofer PDF 1 4 One file per project Delivery Unspecified ask at time of output Proofer PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Folder H JDF Settings JDF Version 13 Type of JDF data Page based layout description Include Cutting Parameters E 4 Document Files Handling Method Name of sub folder Documents g Marks Files Handling Method Save in a subfolder of destination Name of sub folder Marks Save and Use Configuration Copy to a subfolder of destination This section explains options that are exclusive to JDF output All PDF options described in the section above also apply see section 9 2 1 PDF Output Options e JDF Version This drop list allows the user to select the version of JDF format used to exchange data with the RIP At this point two versions are available 1 2 and 1 3 e Type of JDF data This drop list allows the user to choose between t
14. e Booklet Count The number of booklets required for this product part Checkpoints Checkpoints are embedded in the bottom right section of the Layout Manager window This unique information provider acts as a preflight tool for the lay out creation Any anomaly that is detected on the layout for exam ple overlapping objects missing pages in the run list or high percentage of waste paper will display an error or warning Checkpoints are a must within the Layout Manager where the opera tor experiments different layouts by changing production compo nents While managing a layout checkpoints guide the user in the selection of appropriate equipment and materials Dede General Steps Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager Using the Layout Manager 129 Checkpoints E Wasted paper ratio H Pages vs mark area H Printable are af Paper PEE af Paper thidness vs Press af Work style vs Press aff Finishing style vs Press run af Page format vs Finishing method af Actual quantity vs Requested quantity Ti Banding style vs Finishing method 4 Page bleed vs Gutter Margin af Page position vs Other page tim They are also available as a smaller palette to give the operator more confidence when working on the light table This palette can be acti vated by the Layout Checkpoints icon in the toolbar Note Checkpoints only check the most important and common
15. see section 2 4 Profiles The Document Manager The Document Manager has two main functions e Build the run list by adding PDF files to the imposition e Adjust document pages to fit with layout pages if required The Document Manager is available from the inp02 gt Show Hide menu or by the Document Manager icon in the inp02 Functions tool bar The Document Manager window behaves as a palette and can remain opened while working on the light table or when using other func tions All changes applied in the Document Manager window are immediately reflected in the layout At the left side of the Document Manager window is the Project Tree that displays a tree structure of the project The type of node that is selected in the Project Tree will give access to a contextual panel on the right side The three node types are e The Run List one or many e The Document or Page Range e The Page About inpO2 Run Lists Any prepress ready PDF files can be inserted in inpO2 s run lists Once a document is inserted into a run list the Ink Table and the layout are automatically updated inp02 creates one run list for each different assembly or job part corresponding to the project structure defined in the Assembly Man 156 User Manual 8 1 2 Document Manager 4 J Assembled Job Assembly 1 s g 1 190 inpO2_User_Manual pdf Bia B 2 2 B 3 3 B 44 B 5 5 B 6 6 B17 B 8 8 9 9 Release Nove
16. x11 dxd Lateral US Letter Bleed fits 2420 dxd Lateral US Letter No bleed fits 2420 3x3 Lateral Business Card Mo bleed fi sxabus cards sx Business Card Bleed fits 12x18 dxd US Letter Bleed Marks fits 38x25 44 Lateral 6x9 Book Bleed Marks fits 40x30 45 Business Card Bleed Marks fits 18x14 Default Tutorial Tutorial tutorial Fi Structure Columns 4 Rows Fi Page Orientation Page Heads on Top Bottom Upright 9 Pages Page Format Pocket book cal Page Aspect Portrait b Bleed O 0000 in b Bleed Marks E b Trim Marks show All Corner Marks E H Gutters Horizontal 0 4000 in Vertical 0 2500 in Fold Marks 4 Margins Left 0 2500 in Right 0 2500 in Top 0 4000 in Bottom 0 4000 in ts a 5x 11 Save Cancel Structure Pages Release November 20 2012 Structure defines the configuration of the page group e Columns and Rows Enter how many Columns and Rows of pages the page group will hold e Page Orientation This option defines the orientation of the pages whether page heads will be placed Upright or Lateral on the sheet Pages options allows selecting page size and marks npOo02 28 User Manual e Page Format This field displays the selected Page Preset Another preset can be selected in the drop list To create a new Page Preset click on the button at the right of the drop list see section 1 6 2 Page Format Presets
17. 0 3 in 0 0818 in 0 136 in Third booklet pages 65 to 80 0 3 in 0 136 in 0 3 in Compensation range 0 6 in Despite the natural way of setting values both values can be posi tive and both values can be negative The result is that all pages will first be shifted equally by a certain amount inward or outward before the progressive creep compensation is applied Here is an example of an assembly with booklets of different config urations and a compensation range defined as Inner Pages 0 5 in and Outer Pages 0 1 in Release November 20 2012 110 User Manual Release November 20 2012 First booklet pages 1 to 16 0 1 in 0 209 in 0 1 in Second booklet pages 17 to 64 0 1 in 0 245 in 0 391 in 0 209 in 0 355 in 0 5 in 0 1 in 0 245 in 0 391 in Third booklet pages 65 to 80 7 0 1 in 0 209 in 0 1 in All pages are shifted by 0 1 in Compensation range 0 4 in 4 5 3 Paper Thickness Method When specifying a paper thickness inp02 will calculate the creep compensation to apply to each page Creep Co Maximum Creep Inner Pages Outer Pages Paper Thickness pt Push Out Both Directions Push In Push Gut You can choose to apply the creep in 3 different ways e Push In applies the creep by moving the pages towards the inside of the booklet e Push Out applies the creep by moving the pages towards the outside of the booklet e Both Directions applies the creep e
18. 20 The rulers origin may be shown or hidden via the inp02 menu by choosing Show Hide gt Rulers origin The rulers origin may be moved anywhere on the sheet as guides to help position objects Objects will snap to these guides e Click and hold within the square intersection shown in yellow below located at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers at the bottom left corner of the sheet Using the mouse drag the rulers to the specific location where it is needed The zero point will be dropped at the tip of the cursor position and guides will appear as fine gray lines see section 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table Release November 20 2012 36 User Manual Release November 20 2012 2 1 3 i A j 4 4 5 E 43 00 x 30 00in OOOO m e When the Rulers origins are visible click where the two lines cross and drag anywhere on the sheet To clear the ruler origin double click in the square intersection at the junction of the rulers or drag the zero point back to its original position You can configure the default origin of the rulers via the Acrobat menu Preferences Edit Preferences inp02 Preferences and then choose between Plate Bottom Left Corner or Sheet Lay Corner The most precise way to position an object is by using the Object Properties palette see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette Selecting and Moving an Object To select an object make sure
19. 53 54 IJ My 8 up template gt List of Webs Number of Pages 8 es E jai Partial We Web 2 v I My 8 up template Type 2 Ey ae ee Part Location Gear Side v Web 1 T Web 2 F Assembly 2 v IJ My 8 up 2 sections gt amp Section Stack Section Sheet 7 Section B Sheet 7 Section Sheet 8 Section B Sheet 8 v Dl My 8 up 2 sections a Clicking on a Section node displays its properties in the contextual side panel e The Properties section displays information about the section Number of sheets Page size Page range Number of pages see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections Q0 User Manual Page Range Node Page Node Release November 20 2012 Assembly Tree F Assembly 1 gt I My 8 up template v amp List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 7 ip My 8 up template amp List of Webs Web 1 Partial Web 2 IJ My 8 up template gt amp List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 F amp Assembly 2 gt I My 8 up 2 sections z x Section Stack u Eee Section B Sheet 7 Section 4 Sheet 8 Section B Sheet 8 gt IJ My 8 up 2 sections Properties i gt Sheet s Page Size Page Range Number of Pages 7F 7B 8 5 x 11in 1 2 15 18 31 32 8 Clicking on a Page Range node displays its properties in the contex tual side panel Name of the parent Assembly node Name of the parent Booklet node Number
20. Any text or any variable from the list may be inserted The variables will be replaced 3 inpO2 Marks Text Mark 61 Jill TI y T Default Presets Contents Placement amp Usage Text Box Format by values upon output and values can be displayed on the light table if selected in the current Profile see section 2 4 Profiles Text Mark Presets The Text Mark Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Presets gt Text Mark menu or through the Text Mark contextual menu in the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon i A A E p Es ft D a Text Expression Project ID Sheet ID Default i Sample Project Name gt Sheet lt Sheet Numbe Defoult Outeut time Hehatice ote teh Usa Default Output time Helvetica 9 pts Left x Default Output time Helvetica 9 pts Righ Single Sided a Default Helvetica 11 pts Center Apply Work Style on Back Default Helvetica 11 pts Left C Default Helvetica 11 pts Right Alignment Middle Left s Default Times Roman 8 pts Center Width 6 0000 in Default Times Roman 8 pts Left Height 0 2500 in Default Times Roman 8 pts Right Scale text to fit F Se e aa ak A Project Sheet ID Courier 8 pts Left z Font Courier Character Size 8 Bold E Italic E X The following properties can be defined e Text Expression This field al
21. Aspect Portrait or Landscape can be selected to describe the use of the page format e Bleed Bleed values can be set for the four sides at once Expanding the node will display individual controls for the four sides Left becomes the Spine for bound works Right becomes the Face for bound works Head Head aoe ay bry m 5 8 Al Pr e as Right Face Foot Foot e Bleed Marks Length Sets the length of the individual mark Thickness Sets the line weight of the individual mark Offset from Bleed A value can be given to offset the mark from the bleed edge If the bleed value is equal to zero an offset should be given to avoid page overlap Trim Marks Bleed KJ Marks Bleed fi o d 0 tL e Trim Marks They share the same settings as Bleed Marks see above e Show All Corner Marks This option is useful for step and repeat page groups to place page marks in all gutters If not selected page marks will appear only on the edge of the page group Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Gutters Margins 1 6 2 ua I Cefault Presets Properties Release November 20 2012 1 Introduction Page Groups 20 Gutters options define the gutters of the page group and their fold marks Note that the properties of individual gutters can be modi fied with more precision using the Gutters Object Properties dialogue see section 1 6 4 Gutters Fold Marks and Margins
22. CC E toad The first individual mark is printed at the top most position of the page For each subsequent booklet the mark is placed below the pre vious one When the lowest position is reached the pattern starts again inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Collating Mark 69 CASANA SANE Collating Marks on 6 sections LELI LA E Note A Collating Mark is always associated with a specific page in a lay out Therefore it is impossible to add a Collating Mark unless there is at least one page in the layout The Collating Mark Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Pre _ sets gt Collating Mark menu or through the Collating Mark contextual q menu in the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon f g Default A Collating Mark gathers several cells that will be spread among booklets during the assembly Presets Presets A A p ES i Cell Range Maxirnurn Bera Number of Cells 1 Max range 0 75 inch cell Cell Spacing O 0000 ir Display Header Max range 0 75 inch cell Qutline ETE A Max range 0 75 inch cell Header Outline Display Guth rod Max range 1 25 inch cell Header Outline Length 1 2500 in Width 0 1250 in Text Direction Horizontal H Manual Index Manual Value E Index Walue 1 gave Cancel Max range 1 25 inch cell Qutline tuto It
23. Design Dynamic data pdf Success 16 44 55 JK_test pdf Success v m Completed Jobs 5 Failed Jobs 0 See Failed Jobs Log Activities in this File C inpO2 auto flogsflog_auto txt log Start Stop inpO2 users can monitor or record automation activities in the Moni toring tab of the Automation Manager Users can assess the state of the automation process with the information provided in the follow ing fields e Actual Status this field tells the status of the automation process Three straightforward statuses are possible Waiting for a file Processing lt file name gt pdf from folder lt folder name gt Stopped e Since displays the date and time of the last status change e Recent Activities this scrollable text box contains the history of the last 100 activities started stopped successful and failed e Completed Jobs statistical field containing the number of completed jobs since the last time the dialog was opened e Failed jobs statistical field containing the number of failed jobs since the last time the dialog was opened e See Failed Jobs this field allows the user to browse the Error Folder and verify the project files or related error files txt Log activities in this file when checked this field will activate the logging of the process activities The file to update is selected with the button It will contain information such as times duration and statu
24. Introduction Page Groups 31 e Fold Marks Fold marks are dotted lines that indicate where the booklet will be folded Visible If checked fold marks will be placed at the center of the gutter or will respect the gutter asymmetry if defined Length Enter the length of the fold marks Thickness Enter the line weight for the marks Offset from Edge An offset can be given to move the fold marks away from the edge of the page trims Editing a Margin The Object Properties palette offers only one option the Total Width E Object Properties F Format Total Width 01 4000 in Rotation 0 00 deg 1 6 5 Job Identifiers Job Identifiers are optional and can be used for various workflow requirements For example they can be used in text marks or barcodes to set a value for the lt JobID gt variable Set Job Identifiers Job Identifier for Press Run 1 2298 Job Identifier for Press Run 2 2299 The Set Job Identifier dialog is directly accessible from the inp02 main menu It displays all the jobs available in the current project e For layout and assembly projects there will be only one entry e For managed layout projects there will be one entry for each press run Using generated ID The default value for job identifiers is automatically generated by inpO2 Each time a job is created an ID is assigned following a sequence that starts a 1 and ends when the limit set in the Prefer Release
25. November 20 2012 86 User Manual Webs or web sections are represented by sheets Assembly Tree F Ce Assembly 1 J Ne My 8 up template 2 ti List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 lt E My 8 up 2 sections y Section Stack Section 4 sheet 3 Section B Sheet 3 List of Webs Web Section Stack Section e Use the drop menu below the tree to show or hide node types in the tree see section 4 3 4 Tree Display Options e Each node can be opened or closed by clicking on the triangle next to its icon A down pointing triangle is an open node A right pointing triangle is a closed node e Booklets assembled in perfect bound style are represented one above the other in the same vertical alignment simulating stacked booklets while those in saddle stitch style are represented as inside one another with indentation simulating inserted booklets e Below is a perfect bound assembly example Booklets are assembled one after the other Assembly Tree Assembly Mew ee T First Booklet Vi Sup tmpl OJ Sup trol eee J Sup trp Second booklet perfect bound Third booklet perfect bound e Below is a saddle stitch assembly example Two booklets are assembled one inside the other then another set of two booklets is added Release November 20 2012 Assembly First booklet First booklet page range Second booklet saddle stitch Second booklet page range Third booklet perfect bound Third boo
26. Output month Displays the output month with one or two dig its Output time not Displays the output time with six digits for available in bar hour minutes and seconds separated by dots codes example 22 45 40 Output year Displays the output year with four digits Eee Press Run Name Displays the name of the Press Run node as defined in the Layout Manager Product Part Displays the name of the Product Part node as X X Name available defined in the Layout Manager in barcodes only Project Name Displays the name of the project inp02 file name Sheet Number Displays the rank of the sheet in the project EE E E E Sheet side Displays the sheet surface Front or Back oOx xX xX o Template Name Displays the name of the template used in the Assembly Manager Total Number of Displays the total number of the sheet in the Sheets project Can be used in combination with the Sheet Number variable Release November 20 2012 64 User Manual inp02 Modules node Web Index Displays the rank of the web in its List of Webs The value will display Multiple if the text mark is placed on a plate with multiple sec tions 3 3 Barcode lll Default Add Edit Presets Release November 20 2012 3 3 1 inp02 supports different barcode standards for integration with dig ital presses and post press equipments Supported standards include the 2 5 interleaved Code128 and Code 39 Barcodes can
27. Property window is opened selecting any object on the light table will display the object s nine anchor points If not make sure that inp02 gt Show Hide gt Selection Anchors is checked The center anchor point is activated by default Click on any other point to use it as the reference anchor point The selected anchor point is displayed in red Position X and Y gives the position of the selected object s anchor point based on the zero point of the rulers Notice that the zero point of the rulers can be modified see sub section Using the Rulers of section 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table Offset AX and AY gives the position of the selected object s offset that is the difference between its actual position and its expected position These fields are not available for all objects Scale X and Y gives the scaling factor of the selected object Size W and H displays the size of the selected object on the layout These fields are not editable Rotation R displays the rotation angle of the selected object in degrees from 0 to 360 Open the Object Property window Choose the Object Selection tool Click on the object you want to position inpO2 Applying an Offset Scaling an Object Release November 20 2012 2 Light Table Tools Object Properties Palette 43 e On the light table identify the anchor point to use that is the reference point of the object from which new coord
28. Release November 20 2012 MI inpO2 nate production capabilities Check Points will warn the user if any anomaly is found on the layout Marks can be added at once using predefined Mark Sets see section 3 8 Mark Sets Press runs for bound product parts can be mixed with any number of other press runs for flatworks in the same managed layout so the user can address any production challenge in one single project The resulting assemblies are fully integrated with the Assembly Man ager the Document Manager the Light Table and other inp02 compo nents The steps for the creation of a bound work are similar to the ones for ganging Presets must first be defined e Create a new managed layout by selecting File gt Create inp02 gt Managed Layout e In the Layout Manager window click on the second tool icon to add a Press Run Bound that will activate options for the bound work Layout Manager Press Runs Yh Press Run Bound EU DE oi Press Run 1 B Magazine 321568 62 Bound Press Run 1 Sheet Fed Large Work and Back 38 x 25in Perfect Binder Line B Default Mark Area Offset 0 250 in Number of Product Part 1 Paper Waste 17 57 Number of Sheets 1 Checkpoints of Paper format vs Press of Paper thickness vs Press of Work style vs Press of Finishing style vs Press run of Wasted paper ratio af Page format vs Finishing method vi Binding style vs Finishing method of Pages vs mark
29. The Linear Mark Presets window is accessible from the inp02 gt Pre el sets gt Linear Mark menu or through the Presets contextual menu in x the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon 5 A A E p ES imi 4 Size and Orientation Orientation Vertical Default E ser rae Length 0 2500 in orizontal Heavy 0 25 in Tac nese 0 0069 in Default Presets Horizontal Heavy 0 5 in Horizontal Medium 0 25 in Horizontal Medium 0 5 in Horizontal Thin 0 25 in Horizontal Thin 0 5 in Vertical Heavy 0 25 in Size and Orientation There are only three fields that need to be configured for the Linear marks e Orientation is used to set an initial Horizontal or Vertical shape to the line e Length and Thickness values must be entered The line weight can be thickened to create a square Release November 20 2012 76 User Manual 3 8 Release November 20 2012 3 8 1 inpO2 Note that the rotation and the scaling can be changed on the light table using the Position and Size portion of the Object Properties win dow Mark Sets When a user needs the same marks on a regular basis it is possible to define Mark Sets so all these marks can be added at once by selecting the predefined set Mark Sets are dynamically positioned on any sheet according to the rules used at their creation They can be defined for specific presses binding types or color environments Mark Sets can be us
30. The mouse pointer will change to and the icon of the Pagination tool will turn into a folding icon Click on the page group on which the folding will be applied to access the Folding Presets dialogue The dialogue may also be opened by right clicking Ctrl click on Macintosh with the Object selection tool on a page group that is already created and choosing Select Folding from the contextual menu Release November 20 2012 Creating a Folding Release November 20 2012 2 2 3 2 Light Table Tools Pagination Tool 39 EEE Presets 4x lateral lo page Booklet Parallel Folds Before Crosstc 4x2 lo page Booklet Triple crossfold 42 1lh page Booklet Triple crossfold Page 1 on Front 4x2 Lo page Booklet Triple crosstold last fold inverted 4x2 Lo page Booklet Triple crossfold last fold inverted F 4x3 24 page Booklet 2nd amp 3rd folds parallel i 4x4 lateral 32 page English Fourfold mo 4x4 lateral 32 page English Fourfold Page 1 on Fronti i 4x4 lateral 32 page International Fourfold 4x4 lateral 32 page International Fourfold Page lon Fre 4 m t 4poly Pagination Cancel The Folding Presets dialogue displays the following areas e Items lists all the available foldings To select a folding simply click on the desired item in the list The information will then be updated in the other two areas e Preview gives a visual representation of the p
31. Tree 97 If the Section Stacking type of job was selected see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections the Assembly Content part offers these three options e The Number of Booklets field indicates the total number of booklets that you wish to create in the assembly e Repeat Sections is the number of time the template and all its sections will be copied e Sections in template indicates the number of sections found in the selected template This field is for your information only and can not be edited New Assembly Section Stacking Assembly Content Number of Booklets Repeat Sections Sections in template 2 The Single Sided option allows for convenient automatic Work and Turn or Work and Tumble The Insert Location for the booklet can also be selected Notice that special templates can also be used for this purpose The Single Sided option is not available for Section Stacking The Layout Content is a summary of the assembly and indicates e The number of Pages Inserted in the assembly e The number of Pages Missing based on the target negative numbers indicate that too many pages were inserted e The total number of Sheets in the assembly To apply changes click OK To close without inserting templates click Cancel New Assembly Single Web Assembly Content Number of Booklets 7 Half Sheet Cutting Axis Used Work and Turn w Layout Content 232 Pages Inserted ae Sheets bei
32. You can Save your setting as with other Presets see section 2 5 Pre sets and section 3 1 2 Imported Image Presets Guide Locations choose between Top Bottom or both Follow WorkStyle on Back Guides may follow or not the work style turning axis of the sheet to comply with various perfect ing press requirements Distance from Gripper enter the value for the offset distance from the gripper edge Offset from Bottom enter the value for the offset distance from the bottom of the sheet Offset from Edges enter the value for the offset distance from the edges of the sheet Offset Direction the direction Outward or Inward towards which the offset will apply Center Marks Options are available to create center marks on the sheet Top and Bottom marks and or Left and Right marks can be enabled These marks will be centered on the sheet see section 1 4 Layout Geometry Plate options define the size of the plate and the position of the sheet on the plate The use of plates is optional e Use Plates To activate plate settings check the selection e Width and Height Set values using any measurement unit e Sheet Alignment on Front To accommodate plate folds and punches an alignment and offset on the plate of each sheet side can be defined Choose anchor points for the position of the sheet on the plate Horizontal Offset Enter a positive or negative value to move the sheet right or left on
33. add them later with the Document Manager The right section displays information related to the source docu ment and finished product Source document e Start without a source document when this option is selected the Wizard will create an empty layout without a source document This choice is convenient for exporting the layout file as an inp02 template tmpl e Load a source document select and click the Browse button to choose the file to process The first page of the source document will displayed e Name displays the file name of the document if present e Creator displays the application from which the PDF file was created e Number of Pages indicates the total number of pages found in the document Finished product e Page Width and Height fields display the page format that was detected in the source file if any It is based on the PDF TrimBox or on the PDF MediaBox if no TrimBox is defined These values can be overridden to crop the source file and allow for bleed creation If you chose the option Start without a source document you must enter default values for the page Width and Height Then you can continue through the next panels to enter more settings The button Load Preset is used to load an existing Wizard preset previously saved in the finalization panel see section 6 1 6 It will set all the values of the following panels identical to the chosen pre set You can browse and edit these values
34. afterwards After validating the information displayed click Next to move on to the next step inpO2 6 Using the Wizard Creating a layout with the Wizard 139 6 1 2 The Project Type panel The second panel determines the type of the project The Wizard offers the following capabilities e Perfect Binding e Saddle Stitching e Step and Repeat e N Up e Custom Flatwork e Cut and Stack Perfect Binding Saddle Stitching Step and Repeat N Up E Custom Flatwork Cut and Stack Each sheet corresponds to a booklet obtained by folding and trimming the entire sheet Pagination is done so that booklets must be inserted inside each other before binding them together Here is a brief explanation for each working style Perfect Binding is a binding where the sheets are folded into booklets and then the booklets are stacked one on top of the others This type of binding is mostly used for books or magazines Saddle Stitching is a type of binding where the sheets are folded into booklets and then the booklets are inserted one inside the others This type of binding is mostly used for stapled or stitched booklet publications Release November 20 2012 140 User Manual Release November 20 2012 Perfect Binding Saddle Stitching With Step and Repeat the same page is printed many times on the sheet which is then cut It may be printed on a single side or on both sides The repeat style be set by
35. area of Actual quantity vs Requested quantity of Printable area af Documents of Page bleed vs Gutter Margin af Page position vs Other page tim e Set the Press Run parameters in the upper right panel Select Presets for the Press Paper and Finishing Method that will be used e Select a Mark Set e Observe the checkpoints in the lower right section The compatibility of selected components is validated each time a new selection is done inpO2 i a Limitations Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager Using the Layout Manager 135 e Once the Press Run Bound is defined you can either load a document or insert an empty Product Part Either way will produce a Product Part node in the Press Run e Set the properties of the Product Part in the upper right panel Select the Page Format or validate the one detected from the loaded document Select the Grain direction Carefully choose the Folding to create the correct page group structure Set or validate the Bleed values e Set the properties of the Assembly Select the Binding Style Enter the Total Number of Pages in the publication You may choose a Work amp Turn to fit the number of pages e The resulting layout with the complete pagination and all marks can be validated on the light table The Layout Manager does not support multiple web assemblies 6 Using the Wizard The Wizard serves two purposes e The easy creation
36. color in the Profiles see section 2 4 Profiles inpO2 s ink table is divided in two parts e On the left is the list of colors identified in the project An icon identifies the provenance of the colors either imported image or source document e On the right are the output options for the color that is selected in the left hand list Choose Output as to redirect the selected color to another one in the list For instance if a same CMYK color is identified dif ferently within two source documents Black vs Process Black Process Black may be redirected to Black to ensure that only one black plate is produced at output Choose None to prevent the selected color s output Note that you cannot redirect or prevent the output of a process color cyan magenta yellow black To ensure an accurate color display in Acrobat it is recommended to check Overprint Preview in the Advanced menu of Acrobat 9 Output In a typical workflow inpO2 layout and imposition files are sent to a RIP as flats to be used to prepare the plates for the press inpO2 outputs the imposition in either PDF or JDF formats It is pos sible to output the complete imposition including the source files placed in the layout or only a JDF layout which can later be popu lated by another process When an imposition is changed into a PDF format the resulting file cannot be edited in inpO2 any more 9 1 Main Output Dialogue To output PD
37. column row or page It may be used for various flatworks for paper saving 1 amp 44 1 1 1 1 2 2122 t oe 111111 2 2 2 2 Step and Repeat 1 side Step and Repeat 2 sides With N Up the pages are not folded but simply spread on the sheet and cut to produce different flatwork documents It may be printed on a single side or on both sides It may be used for various multiple page flatworks 1 2 3 4 113 571 8 614 2 56 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 14 12 10 N Up 1 side N Up 2 sides Custom Flatwork is used for pages to be cut separately in ganging layouts containing documents with identical formats It uses custom defined imposition patterns and optional repetition With Cut amp Stack the pages are not folded but simply cut in piles with the lowest number pages in one stack and the highest number pages in another stack Then the first stack is put on top of the sec ond one and so on since many stacks are possible It may be printed on a single side or on both sides It may be used for various multiple page flatworks or spiral bound publications inpO2 6 Using the Wizard Creating a layout with the Wizard 141 Za 1 Cut amp Stack Choose a project type and click on Next to move on to the next panel 6 1 3 The Sheet Definition panel The Sheet Definition panel is where the sheet
38. for text marks and out put The values of certain variables can be seen on the light table by selecting Values in the Profiles Presets dialogue see section 2 4 Profiles All variable values are refreshed at output time inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Text Mark 63 Module name abbreviations LE Layout Editor 0 Optimization A Assembly J JDF i tes Variable Variable Description Description IE LE 0 LE A 0 J eee P defined in the Assembly Manager Booklet Index Displays the rank of the booklet in the Assem bly When booklets are inserted into others indexes increment from the root booklet to its child booklets then from the next root booklet to its child and so on The index resets for subsequent assemblies Booklet Name Displays the name of the Booklet node as defined in the Assembly Manager the default is the template name The value will display Multiple instead of the booklet name if the text mark is placed on a plate with multiple booklets Composite ink Displays the name of all the inks found in the list not avail plate Each ink is listed one after the other in able in barcodes the text mark Imposition Index When attached to a page displays its imposi available in bar tion index codes only Job Identifier Displays the Job Identifier as defined in inp02 gt Set Job Identifiers menu Output day Displays the output day with two digits ne ee a
39. for the page positioning in the layout e Anchor This drop menu allows for the selection of an anchor point that will be used for the adjustment The default anchor point is at the center e Horizontal Offset This field is used to apply a horizontal X axis offset to the document page within the layout page e Vertical Offset This field is used to apply a vertical Y axis offset to the document page within the layout page e Rotation This allows changes to the orientation of the page in steps of 90 e Scaling This field allows the user to scale the document page up or down to fit with the layout page size A change in this field affects both horizontal and vertical scaling For anamorphic scaling expand the node to see the following fields Horizontal This field allows the user to scale the page up or down horizontally Vertical This field allows the user to scale the page up or down vertically e Cancel creep compensation This checkbox is used to prevent the automatic creep adjustment for a specific page for example a spread When checked prevents the creep compensation option Automatic creep adjustments are set in the Assembly Manager see section 4 5 Creep Compensation The Project Tree lists all pages individually If pages are not seen in the tree simply expand the Document or Page Range node 162 User Manual inpO2 Document Manager PGODHRTItD 4 f Assembled Job Assembly 1 P Sour
40. if required This field is enabled or not depending on the encoding type If the field is enabled the check digit is allowed 0001901 3 3 2 Barcode Formula Presets The Barcode Formula Presets can only be accessed from the Barcode Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the Barcode Formula drop list see section 3 3 1 Barcode Presets The Barcode Formula Presets are used to create barcode contents using a combination of variables and or free text E Presets Oa amp AB ais D Default WST Booklet Identification Formula WST Sheet Identification Formula WST Sheet and Booklet Identification For lt Job Identifier gt lt Booklet Index gt Assembly Name Booklet Index Booklet Name Imposition Index Job Identifier Output day Output month Output year Press Run Name Product Part Name Project Name Use fixed number of digits ay Tao Number of digits 5 Sheet Side F Bookiet Index no Use fixed number of digits Total Number Of Sheets Number of digits 2 Web Index The dialogue contains three panels Release November 20 2012 68 User Manual Contents Variables ql Variable Properties 3 4 Release November 20 2012 inpO2 The Contents section is a text area that can be updated at will It contains plain text and variables that will be replaced by their val ues at output Plain text is displayed in black and variabl
41. kind of information that would be useful for this project e Press This drop list contains all the presses that have been defined in the Press Presets window see section 5 1 1 Press Presets Select the press that will be used for the current press run It is possible to access the Press Presets window and define a new preset by clicking on the button that appears at the right of the drop list when it is selected e Work Style This drop list contains possible work styles Simplex Only one side of the sheet is printed Perfecting The sheet will be tumbled on the horizontal axis to print the back Work and Back The sheet will be flipped on the vertical axis to print the back e Paper This drop list contains all the papers that have been defined in the Paper Presets window see section 5 1 3 Paper Presets Select the paper that will be used for the current press run It is also possible to access the Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Press Run Ganging Release November 20 2012 e 123 5 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager dialogue e Mark Set This drop list contains all the mark sets that have been defined in the Mark Sets window see section 3 8 Mark Sets Select the set that will be used for the current press run Distance Between Edge and Finished Product This area is a margin on the bord
42. lines that will form the Cross Register Mark Group Presets It is often easier to apply a group of register marks rather than try ing to insert them one at a time and aligning them Applying a group of Register Marks is done by accessing the Register Mark s drop menu in the inp02 Objects toolbar and selecting Apply Group on the current sheet The Register Mark Group Presets window opens to let the user choose the Pattern of register marks that he she wants Register Mark This field lets the user choose an existing Register Mark Preset from a drop list It also gives access to the Register Mark Presets window by clicking on the icon at the right of the drop list Release November 20 2012 inpO2 3 inpO2 Marks Register Mark 73 DAA aah T Default Default mark All 0 25 in offset Register Mark Default Configuration Only corner marks Default mark Center 0 25 in offset aa reer Filled Circle 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in offs ahs 025001 Filled Square 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in of Top Edge 0 2500 in Outline Circle 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in o Right Edge 0 2500 in Bottom Edge 0 2500 in Seve aed Aeoy on Layout e Configuration This field offers a number of pre defined configurations from a drop list It is also possible to customize the configuration by expanding the node in the dialogue and selecting each mark individually The available configurations are Only corner marks Onl
43. menu allows for the positioning of the Product Part on the paper Parallel The Product Part will be placed parallel to the grain ori entation A publication parallel to the grain allows for a smoother fold than working across the grain Perpendicular The Product Part will be placed across the grain orientation Fither If this option is chosen the application will use either direction to optimize the sheet usage Folding This drop list contains all the foldings that have been pre defined see section 2 2 2 Page Group Folding Select the folding that will be used for the current product part The folding will determine the page group structure the page orientation and the folding number It is possible to access the Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list to preview foldings Finishing Method This drop list contains all the methods that have been defined in the Finishing Method Presets window see section 5 1 4 Finishing Method Presets Select the method that will be used for the current press run It is also possible to access the Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list Bleed This field allows entry of a bleed value that will be used on all sides of the page Note The display of the bleed can be restricted by parameters 128 User Manual Release November 20 2012 5 2 3 inpO2 defined in the Finishing Method Presets Ad
44. mis takes that can be done It does not necessarily guarantee the entire validity of the project However if an attempt to output is made while checkpoints report errors a warning message will be displayed so the user can be aware of possible anomalies in the output Checkpoints are always sorted by severity order in the list e Red X icon This icon indicates an error The user must resolve the issue before finishing the layout project However errors are indications only and will not prevent the output e Yellow triangle icon This icon indicates a warning It brings the attention to an item but it may not hinder the layout from working properly e Green check icon When the icon is green the item is normal Using the Layout Manager This section gives general steps and recommendations when using the Layout Manager The necessary presets should be created first but it is also possible to experiment using generic presets installed with the application Ganging Optimization The general steps are as follows e Create a new managed layout by selecting File gt Create inp02 gt Managed Layout 130 User Manual 000 Tips for Optimization Release November 20 2012 inpO2 In the Layout Manager window click on the first tool icon to add a Press Run for job ganging Set the Press Run parameters in the upper right panel Select Presets for the Press Paper and Finishing Method that will be used Observe t
45. number Horizontal Upward Downward Manual Index Indexes are automatically incremented from the Assembly Manager depending on the configuration of the booklets During the assem bly a Collating Mark cell will be created for each Perfect Bound book let stacked booklets found at the root of the Assembly Tree No mark will be created on booklets that are inserted in a Saddle stitched manner However the Manual Index group of properties can be used to define a custom index value for the collating mark Release November 20 2012 inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Register Mark 71 e Manual Value If selected the value will be static and can be edited manually once the Collating Mark is placed on the light table e Index Value This fields allows to enter a static value in the cell e Index Position This field forces the manual index to display at a specific position in the Cell Range 3 5 Register Mark Register marks are used to align color separated overlays or for any other alignment purposes inpO2 offers different styles of register marks all offered in circle or square versions Empty Filled Out lined Register Marks can be added individually on the layout but groups can also be configured to ease their positoning on the sheet 3 5 1 Register Mark Presets The Register Mark Presets window is accessible from the inp02 gt Pre sets gt Register Mark menu or through the Presets contextual menu in the Objects tool
46. of an assembly can be retained or discarded in the resulting layout which can be freely edited on the light table for custom pagination or other fine tuning The layout obtained can also be resaved as a multisheet template tmpl to be loaded within the Assembly Manager as a building block for complex multiweb projects When exporting as a layout a project containing many assemblies the pagination will be modified as the run lists will be merged into a single one Templates Templates are used as building blocks to create assemblies They are layouts that have previously been saved as inp02 templates They can contain as many sheets as required From the Assembly Manager click on the Load button to import the templates needed to build a publication Once templates are loaded in the Assembly Manager they are embed ded in the project and disconnected from the original template file Any changes made to the template file will not be reflected on the assembly project Templates are protected and can not be opened using the usual File gt Open menu To edit a template select Create inp02 gt Layout from Template in Acrobat s File menu edit the layout and use the Export inpO2 Template menu item Once the template is saved on disk reload it in the Assembly Manager Once a template is loaded in the Assembly Manager it can be pre viewed or view its basic information by clicking on its name in the Sheet Templates list Template P
47. of layouts and assemblies ready to edit on the light table or to send for output e The definition of automated job presets to be used by the Automation Manager see chapter 7 Working files created from the Wizard layt or ably are compatible with other inpO2 modules such as the Document Manager and the Assembly Manager These working files can be saved and reused for example by simply changing the Run List 6 1 Creating a layout with the Wizard Source Document Start without a source document Load a source document Browse Name inpO Tutorial Creator Acrobat Distiller 8 1 0 Windows Number of Pages 66 Finished Product Page Width 8 5000 in Page Height 11 0000 in Load a Preset 1 Run lists are used in the Document Manager and may not be available in entry level editions Release November 20 2012 138 User Manual Release November 20 2012 6 1 1 inpO2 To create a file using the Wizard go to File gt Create inp02 gt Use the Wizard The Creation Wizard dialog opens Throughout the creation process warning messages may appear at the bottom of the dialogue if any error is detected The Wizard will keep in memory the parameters of the last project created The Document panel The Wizard builds projects from one PDF document at the time If the project is split in many PDF files use Acrobat to merge pages before using the Wizard or start without a document and
48. on Sheet or Snap to Gripper placement defined in the previous panel e Set fixed number of pages In flatwork types of projects this option will allow to override the maximum number of pages in rows and columns suggested by the wizard Click on the Next button to access the next panel 6 1 5 The Mark Definition panel The Mark Definition panel is divided into four tabs Page and Sheet Marks Register Marks Text Marks and Density Bar Most of them give access to marks Presets see section Tooltips dis play when the mouse cursor is positioned over a field for about one second If a mark uses an imported pdf image the inks detected in the pdf image will automatically be mapped to the document s inks Page and Sheet Marks In the Page and Sheet Marks tab select the checkboxes of the marks you want to use Page Marks Sheet Marks Trim Marks Bleed Marks W Side Guides Sheet Guides V Trim Marks Image Default fis Offset from Trim 0 128 Guide Location Left amp Right Edges F Bleed Marks Distance from Bottom 1 000 Offset from Bleed 0 0004 Offset from Edge 0 000 E All Corner Marks E Center Marks e The Page Marks section offers the option of using Trim and Bleed marks Mark offset values for each type of mark The option All Corner Marks creates page marks in the gutters which can be convenient for flatworks e The Sheet Marks section offers the option of using Release
49. parameters are defined ps a E q s y K a inpo2 Project Wizard Sheet Definition m b Sheet Size Flip Axis for Back Printing Sheet Format 40x28 in les Dh Vertical Axis W Gripper Area HHREEH Size 0 2500 in a Horizontal Axis kala i Fage Group Alignment H Centered on Sheet z None Single Side Printing Snap to Gripper Bottom Suivant Annuler a e The Sheet Size section allows entering the following information The Width of the press sheet The Height of the press sheet e The Gripper area section allows entering the gripper size value When no gripper is used in the printing process uncheck the Gripper box to disable the use of a gripper The Wizard will automatically set the gripper at the bottom of the sheet e The Flip Axis section is used to define the behaviour of the back sheet Vertical Axis The back sheet will be flipped according to a verti cal axis The left side of the sheet would then appear at the right on the back Release November 20 2012 142 User Manual inpO2 Horizontal axis The back sheet will be flipped on a horizontal axis The top of the sheet would then appear at the bottom of the sheet on the back None Single Side Printing No back sheet will be created on the light table e Ifthe selected flip axis is not supported with the work style selected in the second panel a warning message will appear at the bottom of the dialog Cli
50. push out e To obtain a half and half adjustment of push in and push out enter half of the total adjustment value in both fields The Inner Pages value must be negative while the Outer Pages value should be positive Using the compensation range values inpO2 will distribute the creep settings based on the biggest booklet in your assembly and adjust for the smaller booklets To move all pages in the same direction one of the values usually needs to be set to zero 108 User Manual inpO2 Here is an example of an assembly with booklets of different config urations and a compensation range defined as Inner Pages 0 15 in and Outer Pages 0 in First booklet pages 1 to 16 0 in 0 0409 in 0 in Second booklet pages 17 to 64 0 in 0 0545 in 0 109 in 0 0409 in 0 0955 in 0 15 in 0 in 0 0545 in 0 109 in Third booklet pages 65 to 80 0 in 0 0409 in 0 in Compensation range 0 15 in To move pages in two opposite directions the Inner Pages value must be negative while the Outer Pages value should be positive Here is an example of an assembly with booklets of different config urations and a compensation range defined as Inner Pages 0 3 in and Outer Pages 0 3 in Release November 20 2012 inpO2 4 Template Assembly Creep Compensation 109 First booklet pages 1 to 16 0 3 in 0 136 in 0 3 in Second booklet pages 17 to 64 0 3 in 0 0818 in 0 136 in 0 136 in 0 0818 in 0 3 in
51. rotated accordingly Profiles Understanding inp02 Profiles inpO2 profiles are used to define which elements are displayed on the light table and or sent for output Since inpO2 is an entirely WYSIWYG application all objects and page information displayed on the light table can also be printed inpO2 has three preconfigured default profiles inp02 Working Pro file inpO2 Proofing Profile and inp02 Output Profile These profiles cannot be deleted or modified but additional customized profiles may be added Customized profiles may be split into categories such as proofing and imaging so they adapt closely to different job types and devices Using Default Profiles To select a profile click on the arrow to the right of the Profile icon which opens a drop menu The profile name with a check mark is the inpO2 1 inpO2 User Manual pdf inpO2 Working Release November 20 2012 2 Light Table Tools Profiles 45 one currently selected To use a different profile select it in this drop menu The inp02 Working Profile displays a wireframe view of the layout In addition to layout objects the inp02 Working Preview Profile also displays low resolution page thumbnails and mark contents It should be used to optimize the speed when working with source doc uments The in02 Proofing Profile contains a mix of working and printing ele ments that can be used for imposition proofing The pages displayed are high resolut
52. shape to further indicate which object is cur rently selected Click on the sheet and drag the object to position it on the sheet When the mouse is released the selection in the tool bar returns automatically to the Object Selection tool Some objects can not be added unless they are previously defined or have their parent object already on the sheet Positioning an Object on the Light Table When adding an object on the light table the outline of the object can be dragged on the sheet as long as the click isn t released How 34 User Manual inpO2 ever this would provide only an approximative positioning of the object There are a number of tools that can be used to help the user be more precise in positioning objects Also take note that certain areas on the sheet such as the gripper area and non printable margins are forbidden zones that is unus able for printing purposes Checkpoints will report objects in these zones and outputs may throw warning messages Using the Snap The positioning of objects on the light table is facilitated by the snap action The snap acts as a magnet to precisely align the center or border of an object to the ruler guides to the center or border of the sheet or to the center or border of other objects see section 1 4 1 Anchors and Offsets The snap is activated by default but may be disabled by unselecting menu item inp02 gt Snap to Objects To align an object with other objects on t
53. that is the point whose position will not change when you apply the scaling e On the Object Property window enter the new scale values in percentage While the cursor is still in the scale field an arrow indicating the direction of the scaling is drawn over the object on the light table e Press Enter and the selected object will be scaled accordingly 44 User Manual Rotating an Object 2 4 wr inpO Output Profile inpO Proofing Profile inpO Working Profile Presets Release November 20 2012 2 4 1 npo02 ES Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled layt inp02 Layout isa o crobat Professional Untitled layt inp ayout p File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inpO2 Advanced Plug Ins wi Pa 7 E e e Width Thickness i Position and Size etiatermaccks In inpO2 any object from the layout may be rotated e Open the Object Property window It is available from the inp02 menu Show Hide option or by clicking on its icon in the tool bar e Choose the Selection tool e Click on the object to rotate e On the light table choose the anchor point to use which will act as the pivot point e Enter the rotation value in degrees from 0 to 360 Increasing the value will rotate the object clockwise around the selected anchor point Decreasing the value will rotate the object counterclockwise around the selected anchor point e Press Enter and the selected object will be
54. the Object Selection tool is active and click on the object or draw a selection box around it e To select multiple objects hold Ctrl while clicking on objects to be added to the selection e To move a selected object drag it to its new position While moving the object only the outline will move allowing to view where it will be dropped compared to its original position The object will be positioned upon releasing the click e To release the selection click anywhere outside the object e To select an object within a page group A single page a gutter or a margin are part of a page group To select any of those press Shift while clicking on the object For multiple selections of similar objects multiple pages or mul tiple margins gutters press Ctrl Shift while clicking on the object to be added to the selection There are two ways to access the contextual menu of an object within a page group one way is to first select the object and then right click on it The second way is to press Shift right click inpO2 2 1 4 219 2 1 6 2 2 Release November 20 2012 2 Light Table Tools Pagination Tool 3 Editing an Object Make sure the Object Selection tool is active and click on the object or draw a selection box around it e Double click on the selected object or right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the object and choose Properties from the contextual menu see section 2 3 Object Pr
55. the empty area displays on the edge of the Product Part one or many arrows pointing to the area s to be filled e Click on the arrow to add one copy of the product part e Ctrl click on the arrow to fill the entire row or column at once E m Vol At this stage Product Parts can be deleted moved and added freely on the light table All Product Parts created from the Layout Manager are available from the Page Group contextual menu They can be selected in the menu and placed on the sheet as you would do for a Page Group Preset The Step amp Repeat tool is fully integrated with the Layout Manager and manual changes are reflected in press run statistics product part quantities and wasted paper ratio Planning a Bound Job The Layout Manager allows for the creation of paginated product parts from scratch based on folding presets and other press and post press production requirements Page Formats Paper Presses and Finishing Methods No initial template is needed The page trim and bleed are detected directly from the PDF files or can be set manually Once presets are defined for existing printing equipment the user simply selects for each press run a combination among production possibilities based on job specifications and equipment usage Last minute changes can be done quickly to route a job part to another press and the layout is automatically recalculated based on alter 134 User Manual General Steps
56. this statistics field can be edited to recalculate new quantity values for it s products Product Part Ganging When selecting a Product Part node that is placed in a Ganging Press Run the upper right panel displays the following Properties Q Properties Name Product Part 1 Description Page Format Business card Page Aspect Landscape Grain Either Folding bd Single Page Unfolded Sheet 4 Bleed 0 1250 in Left 0 1250 in Right 0 1250 in Top 0 1250 in Bottom 0 1250 in Finishing Method Default Ganging Requested Quantity 1000 P Layout Arrangement Stick to Gripper F Bleed Merging Side Mone gj Statistics Actual Quantity 1001 e Name This optional text field can be used to enter a descriptive name for the product part The name will be shown in the tree node Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager dialogue 125 Description This optional text field can be used to enter any kind of information that would be useful for this product part Page Format This drop list contains all the formats that have been defined in the Page Format Presets window see section 1 6 2 Page Format Presets Select the format that will be used for the current product part It is also possible to access the Page Format Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list Select the Aspect portrait or landscap
57. 1 Split Web 104 Step and Repeat 139 Step and Repeat Tool 132 Template 84 File type 3 Insertion 92 Template Assembly 81 Text Expression Presets 62 Text Mark 60 Presets 61 64 Toolbars 5 Tree nodes 87 Trimmed Paper 117 W Web Index 64 Multi 102 Partial 103 Single 96 Split 104 Wizard 10 137 Saving Preset 147 Work Style 18 23 Working Modes 2 WYSIWYG 1 X X and Y coordinates 42
58. 2 Automation Manager 149 Monitoring 152 Workflows 150 hot folders 150 Automation Manager 150 Automation process Starting and Stopping 150 Barcode 64 Bindings 96 98 Combinations 99 Perfect Bound 98 Saddle Stitched 99 Blank page 158 C Center Marks 24 Checkpoints 128 Code 128 65 Code 39 65 Collating Mark 68 Come and Go 100 coordinates 42 X and Y 42 Index Creep 106 Compensation 106 Compensation Range method 107 Display 21 Paper Thickness method 110 Custom Flatwork 139 140 Cut and Stack 139 D Document Manager 11 155 Documents 155 Insertion 157 Dynamic Marks 76 F File Types 3 Finishing Method Presets 116 Flip Axis 18 Fold Marks 30 Folding 38 Templates 38 Folding number 21 Fonts 167 Geometry 16 Gripper 19 23 Gutters 20 Edition 30 H Hot folders 149 150 Imported Mark 57 Image 59 Presets 57 Imposition Index 21 Individual Pages 30 Ink Manager 12 162 inp02 Automation 149 Interface Document Manager 11 Ink Manager 12 Menus 4 Output 12 Toolbars 5 Wizard 10 J JDF Cutting 169 JDF Layout 168 JDF Version 168 Languages 15 Layout File type 3 Geometry 16 Layout Ink 163 Layout Manager 113 Checkpoints 128 Main dialogue 119 Properties 121 Light Table 7 15 33 Linear Mark 75 M Managed Layout File type 3 Margins 20 Edition 30 Mark Sets 76 Release November 20 2012 182 e User Manual Dialogue 78 Marks 57 Center Marks 24 Collating mark 68 Fold Mar
59. 2012 inpO2 Include in MIME package All files will be included in a MIME package and sent to the chosen destination Save to the folder below The files are saved to any folder on the network The folder Path must be defined in the field below Save to a subfolder named as below The files are saved to a sub folder of the chosen destination If this sub folder does not exist it will be created during output The name of the subfolder must be defined in the field below The default name is Flats 9 2 3 Grouping and Naming Files It is possible to set a naming convention for your files using a mix of variables and text In inpO2 output files are grouped by defining the file naming convention For example when inserting the Sheet Number and Sheet Side vari ables inpO2 will create a file for the front and a file for the back of each sheet When using Sheet Side only one file will be created for all the front sides of the sheets and one for the all the backs Davo Default Project Sheet number Project Sheet number Side Project Sheet number Total sheets Tutorial lt Project Name gt _output Assembly Name Booklet Index Booklet Name Output day Output month Output time Output year Press Run Name Project Name Sheet Number Sheet Side Ternplate Narne The general functioning of the File Naming Convention window is the same as other Presets dialogues see section Toolt
60. 8 03 2011 B 3 8 Trim Box Undefined B 99 Page Count 190 B 1010 3j Odd Page Adjustment Buon Source Box to be aligned Crop Box B 12 12 Anchor Middle Center B 9135233 Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in B 14 14 Vertical Offset 0 0000 in B 15 15 Rotation 0 degrees B 16 16 b Scaling 100 00 B 1717 Cancel creen comnencatinn ial Odd and Even Page Page Adjustment controls see section 8 1 6 Page Adjustments Adjustment Inks Inks These non editable fields indicate the inks that were found in the PDF document 8 1 5 Page Range Properties When multiple single page PDF files are inserted at once in the Proj ect Tree a Page Range node is created in the tree This node is meant to play the same role as a multi page Document by gathering many pages The right panel Page Range displays information regarding the selected collection of pages Document Manager 4 By Assembled Job Assembly 1 H Information 4 E 1 16 Trim Box 8 500 x 11 000 in B 1 1 Doc6coul Page 01 pdf Page Count 16 B 2 1 Doc6coul Page 02 pdf B 3 1 Doc6coul Page 03 pdf F Odd Page Adjustment 4 1 Doc coul Page 04 pdf Source Box to be aligned Trim Box B 5 1 Doc6coul Page 05 pdf PDF Count 16 Anchor Middle Center Ferree ese Horizontal Offset 0000 1 Doc6coul Page 07 B 8 1 Doc6coul i ad nae B 9 1 Doc6coul Page 09 pdf Foon 0 degrees B 10 1 Doc6coul Page 10 pdf gt Sang 100 00 B 11 1 Doc6coul Page 11 pdf Cancel
61. F or JDF files select the inp02 gt Output menu or click on the Output icon in the inp02 Functions toolbar This will open the Output window Output Sheets to Process Sides to Process io All Both Sides Current Sheet Front Only Sheets from i to 1 Back Only Sheets in Press Run Output Configuration Default a i desl settings Summary inpO Output Profile PDF 1 7 with mark Fonts Output POF files as lt Project Wame gt _output pdr and save in Folder below Destination Folder D tput Cancel e Sheets to Process defines which sheets to output All By default inpO2 will export all sheets in the project Current Sheet The current sheet can be selected for output Sheets From To A given range of sheets can be selected for output Sheets in the Press Run A Press Run can be selected for output Release November 20 2012 166 User Manual 9 2 Release November 20 2012 inpO2 e In the Sides to process section choose to output both sides of your sheets or only the front or back By default inp02 will output both sides e Choose which Configuration to use for the output The drop down list contains all preset Configurations If none have been defined yet the default settings will output a file of the whole job in a single PDF document Click on the button to open the Output Configuration win dow see section 9 2 Configuring Output Properties e
62. FICSCUS siciccsascsscesccaveesarwacecaesesncactsonesessanagesecesesscens Preset DIOGU orane EEE EE E Eana PICS S serrr oer EE EE EEE E Preset properties capture and SAVE ssesssessesseeseesoeseesceseeseees Exchanging Presets Export Template for ATM cscccccccscscsccccccccscscees inpO2 Marks sss222 3 1 ce el 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 Imported Mark 0000 00OOHOHHHOHOHHHOHHHHHOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH8HOH8HO88E88 poned MAK PIESEI girerer ea R EEEE Imported Image Presets c cscscscscscscsccscscecscececscscscscsceeees TXE MAK oeann EEE EEEE Text Mark Presets cccccccccccccccecccccccsccccecsccccccsccceccscccess Release November 20 2012 inpO2 26 27 29 30 31 33 33 33 36 37 37 37 37 37 38 39 40 41 41 44 44 44 47 48 49 50 50 51 51 97 57 57 59 60 61 inpO2 Contents 1 eL POE EX PeSSIOM PROSEES E A 3 3 Barcode 0000080080800 8080080080000800080008080080808080800800880088008808C88888C88888 3 3 1 Barcode Presets cccccccccecccccccccccccccccceccccccccecccceeesscceeees 3 3 2 Barcode Formula Presets cccccccccccccccccccccccecccccecccscceeees 3 4 Colaninno MarK wevsctes ci cisisecsevccectsciesswccevsawesscsveveicsees 3 5 Register MarK we ccsceucessacsaccasucccausavesccsccennesccsvossensrers 3st Register Mark Presets sssepnirissisperi rarr ronin un ERE beker at 3 5 2 Register Mark Group Presets cc
63. GIUSEWOINES serr ro E EA R a 161 8 1 7 Shortcut to documents from the light table cececeeeeees 162 8 2 The Ink Manager seesceccoccoecsoecoeccoecoocsoecsoccsecsoeoo 162 SF RPE aaa 2 9 1 Main Output Dialogue ccccsccccccccscscsscccccscscees 165 9 2 Configuring Output Properties ccccscsscscccscscees 166 Oa PDFON DUL ONTOS sesccsscecectecessncserstes cennencetcccncseccostacaesesseace 167 9 2 2 JDF Output Options ssdiessescccesccsscsescsenscerscnesseresesceeseneesereadueds 168 9 2 3 Grouping and Naming Files essessesseeseesosseeseeseessossecsoeseeseeesees 170 TO EO seen De Release November 20 2012 1 Introduction inpO2 is an Adobe Acrobat Plug in designed to operate within Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Professional recommended on both Macintosh or Windows platforms inpO2 creates sophisticated impositions and imposition layouts using PDF format Sheets or Plates are PDF pages and all printable layout elements are PDF objects 1 1 WYSIWYG Imposition 1 1 1 Acrobat Workspace inpO2 uses the Acrobat workspace as a light table for imposition Sheets or Plates are PDF pages and all printable layout elements are PDF objects The user interface completely integrates into the Acro bat environment Menu items and toolbars are added to Acrobat as it launches E Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled mlay inpO2 Managed Layout TEK pa File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inpO2 Advan
64. IRES Archive Folder Processed PDF Files C Users jacquesK Desktop Automation Archive ee Saed Save inpO2 Job Files in Archive F a oani Error Folder Failed Jobs Location C Users jacquesK Desktop Automation Errors Wizard Settings Job Pararneters Booklets 4 Output Configuration Booklets Destination Folder AVMHARLEQUING HotFolder Disable this Workflow Start Stop Close The properties of each workflow item are Input folder this is the file directory to become a hot folder where the incoming pdf files have to be dropped This field allows the user to browse directories and choose a folder Once the folder is selected the Input folder field will contain the path and the name of the folder Archive folder Once the pdf file is being processed it is moved to the Archive folder Users select this folder exactly like the Input Folder Save inp02 Job Files in Archive If checked the project files generated by the automation process will be kept in the Archive Folder When unchecked it tells the process to move only the source pdf files to the Archive Folder Error Folder If for some reason the process is interrupted while processing a file the corresponding project file will be saved in the Error Folder A text file lt document name gt txt containing information about the event and the error message will also be saved in the same folder The source files will be moved to the Archive Folder to maintain the integrity of the run
65. Inside Book Inside Book lt 0 8Up xinch b gt Page Range 1 16 Assembly O 8Up 6x9inch b Page Range 17 32 G BUp 6xsinch gt Page Range 33 48 gt D 8Up 6x9inch Target Number of Pages 128 Motes b Fage Range 49 Come and Go gt J 8Up xdinch A meni Z aoo Booklets 128 Page Inserted b gt Page Range 81 Sheets Page Missing 8 Sup 6x9inch p Page Range 97 i iH 8Up 6x9inch Maximum Creep b Page Range 113 126 Inner Pages 0 2 in Outer Pages in Ww Book Cover g th Book Cover gt Page Range 1 1 ontent Paper Thickness Show Page Ranges This module features e Template preview and properties see section 4 2 2 Templates e Drag amp drop of elements to define the assembly see section 4 3 3 Drag amp Drop e Easy gathering and ordering of booklets in the tree which visually simulates the binding see section 4 3 Working with the Assembly Tree e Powerful creep algorithm see section 4 5 Creep Compensation e Dynamic property panel for each type of node assembly booklet page range and page see section 4 2 4 Node Properties e An Insert dialogue to create multiple booklets from one template see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard Release November 20 2012 10 User Manual 1 2 5 inpO2 e Support for multiple assemblies see section 4 2 The Assembly Manager dialogue Layout Manager
66. November 20 2012 144 User Manual inpO2 e Side Guides Sheet guides including the Image Distance from Bottom and Offset from Edge values Sheet guides are a variant of the side guide mark They normally are used with digital presses and serve as reference marks of specific shapes often to be detected by optical sensors e Center marks that will be placed on the border of the sheet at the vertical and horizontal centers Register Marks The next tab allows for the use and edition of Register Marks Check the Use this mark box to add Register Marks on the layout The Wizard will placed Register Marks in the four sheet corners a m e eax Page and Sheet Register Text Color Bar E Use this mark Register Mark Default lt ia Left Mark Offset 0 0000 in Right Mark Offset 0 0000 in Bottom Mark Offset 0 2500 in nil RA al Hi Top Mark Offset 9000 in e Select a Register Mark Preset from the drop list Clicking on the button located to the right of the list gives access to the Register Mark Presets dialogue where you can edit Presets e It is possible to enter offsets from the sheet corners by entering values in the Left Right Bottom and Top Offset fields Positive values will offset the marks towards the center of the sheet Text Marks The next tab allows for the use and edition of Text Marks Check the Use this mark box to add Text Marks on the layout Register Color Bar Use this ma
67. November 20 2012 32 User Manual Using manual ID Release November 20 2012 inpO2 ences is reached see section 1 3 2 inp02 Preferences Dialogue Then the sequence starts over It is also possible to override the assigned sequence number by entering a value in the Set Job Identifier dialogue For example if the barcode encoding type doesn t support the gener ated ID because it has too many digits a checkpoint error will be shown on the light table and at output It is then possible to change the value to something valid using this dialogue 2 2 1 1 i Laie Note 2 1 2 Release November 20 2012 Light Table Tools This chapter gives details about to the tools that are provided to manipulate the objects on the light table The tools used are mostly the ones contained in the inp02 Tools tool bar e Object Selection Tool e Pagination Tool e Object Properties Palette e inpO2 Profiles Object Selection Tool The Object Selection tool is the default inpO2 tool It is used to select any object on the light table When combined with other keyboard keys and tools the tool allows to move edit and delete objects as needed Adding an Object on the Light Table Each object is represented by an icon on the Objects toolbar Click on the icon of the Object that you want to add to the sheet Notice that the object s icon currently selected in the toolbar is shaded in blue The curser will change
68. November 20 2012 9 Output Configuring Output Properties 107 9 2 1 PDF Output Options This section explains available options for PDF output r B Presets NAZARA oC gt inpO2 Profile inpO2 Output Profile Default Mock up PDF 1 7 s One file per project PDF Output Files Platesetter One file per project Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per projec Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Embed mark fonts Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per surfac Flat Grouping amp File Names Default Proofer PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Delivery Unspecified ask at time of output Use JDF Maximum supported PDF Version 17 Folder PDF Output Files This group allows for advanced controls for better compatibility with RIPs and preflighting systems Maximum Supported PDF Version is the version of PDF that will be validated against PDF source documents and written in the output files The PDF version that should be selected is the highest version supported by the workflow At output inp02 validates that the selected version is equal or higher than the version of the document files If the selected version is lower a warning will be displayed If Embed marks fonts is selected the fonts that are used by inp02 for text marks Helvetica Times Roman or Courier will be embedded in the output files If the checkbox is not checked the RIP resident fonts with similar names will be used see secti
69. Output Properties Selection of any inpO2 profile for output see section 2 4 Profiles Options for PDF format see section 9 2 1 PDF Output Options Options for JDF format see section 9 2 2 JDF Output Options Flat grouping and file naming see section 9 2 3 Grouping and Naming Files 1 3 1 Units amp Guides Document Release November 20 2012 1 Introduction Preferences 13 Sheets to Process Sides to Process all Both Sides Current Sheet Front Only Sheets from ae to HE Back Only Sheets in Press Run Output Configuration Custom o ki settings Summary inp02 Output Profile Create job ticket using JDF 1 3 with cutting information and save in folder below POF 1 7 Output POF files as lt Project Name gt pdf Copy source documents to folder lt destination gt Documents Output POF files in folder lt destination gt Marks Destination Folder Preferences Acrobat Preferences Acrobat preferences can be set in Edit gt Preferences menu Two cate gories are important to mention in relation with inp02 Units amp Guide and Document The default measurement unit should be set before starting building projects e Click on Units amp Guide in the Categories list e Select the desired default measurement units in the Page amp Ruler drop list All measurements can be set in inches in or points pt picas pc centime
70. Pages Missing 98 User Manual po2 4 4 Bindings Any number of assemblies may be created in the Assembly Manager Creating new assemblies is useful to create different bindings or to apply different creep settings for parts of a publication Bindings are configured visually by dragging templates in the Assembly Tree see section 4 3 2 Inserting and Removing Tem plates e To create perfect bound bindings simply drag templates one below the other e To create saddle stitched bindings simply drag a template inside an existing booklet e Itis also possible to create combinations of bindings for example 32 page saddle stitched booklets assembled in perfect bound 4 4 1 Perfect Bound Perfect Bound Here is an example of a perfect bound assembly Assembly Tree g g New Assembly bo UB Sup tmpl gt G Sup tmpl bo Sup tmpl Release November 20 2012 inpO2 4 Template Assembly Bindings 99 4 4 2 Saddle Stitched Saddle stitched Here is an example of a saddle stitched assembly Assembly Tree amp My Magazine I0 Sup tmp gt Page Range 1 8 p G Sup tmp gt Fage Range 25 32 4 4 3 Combinations Here is an example for a magazine composed of 2 assemblies e The first one MyMagazine if the main part of the magazine and contains booklets of 32 pages Each booklet is composed of 2 saddle stitched templates e The second assembly Special Section is a single 16 pag
71. Presets contain all specifications that are used to automati cally build and validate layouts as they are chosen in the Layout Manager window See section 2 5 Presets for general information on how to use inpO2 Presets Press Presets Select inp02 gt Presets gt Press to open the Press Presets window 114 User Manual inpO2 Presets Default Digital Press Press_preset_X23 sheet Fed Large sheet Fed Small J Fress Type Perfecting Requires Plates J Plate Properties Width Height 4 Sheet Alignment Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset J Printing Stock Maximum Paper Thickness Gripper Edge on Front Gripper size Inverted Gripper on Back 4 Non Printable Margins Lett Top Right Bottom g Sheet Size Mlinimurm Width Minimnur Height Maximurn Width Maximum Height g Sheet Size in Perfecting Mode Minimum Width Minimum Height Maxirnur Width Maxirniurm Height Can Perfect 38 0000 in 25 0000 in Middle Center 0 0000 in 01 0000 in 0 1111 in Top 0 2500 in O 0000 in 0 2500 in O 0000 in O 0000 in 38 0000 in 25 0000 in 38 0000 in 23 0000 in 38 0000 in 20 0000 in 38 0000 ir 20 0000 in Save Cancel Technical specifications for presses are easily available from the press manufacturer Do not hesitate to refer to them to create your Presets The basic press parameters that will have an impact on the creation of the layout are Press Type These attributes will activate or deactivate o
72. Settings Summary displays a summary of the settings chosen for the current Output Configuration e The Destination Folder is where the output file s will be saved Click the button to choose a folder e When the Open produced files in Acrobat box is checked all PDF files created will be opened in Acrobat after the process is completed e Click Output to output your imposition or Cancel to close the window without outputting Configuring Output Properties If the user s needs go beyond the default output settings it is possi ble to define as many different output settings as required This is done in the Output Configuration window This window can be accessed from the main Output window by clicking on the but ton located to the right of the Output Settings drop list or by select ing the inpO2 gt Presets gt Output Settings menu The Output Configuration window is similar to other Presets windows and items can be edited the same way see section 2 5 Presets The Output Configuration offers all the settings available for both PDF and JDF output e Choose which Profile to use for the PDF output The drop down list contains all saved items Click the Edit button to open the Profiles window From there create a new profile or simply choose which items to output see section 2 4 Profiles e Use JDF determines if a JDF file is needed When unchecked the JDF settings are hidden Release
73. TM but the validation of the layout may detect errors A check points dialogue will be displayed to inform the user about items to correct e Red X icon This icon indicates an error You cannot continue unless corrections are made e Yellow triangle icon This icon indicates a warning It brings the attention to an item but it may not hinder the export from working properly ATM Template Export Checkpoints 4 Y Unsupported use of plates SC The sheet 1 uses a plate a Unsupported use of scaling g Invalid scaling has been performed on Imported Mark found at 5 15 in 14 66 in on sheet plate 1F g Invalid scaling has been performed on Page Holder found at 2 57 in 12 69 in on sheet plate LF 4 X Unsupported use of rotation SC Invalid rotation has been performed on Page Holder found at 2 57 in 12 69 in on sheetplate 1F Continue Cancel inpO2 2 Light Table Tools Export Template for ATM 55 Table of inpO2 ATM Refer to the tables below to ascertain objects and variable compati objects matching bilities and relationship Release November 20 2012 inpO2 variable Apogee variable SEB SCOLOR O inpo Comments for conversion Plate Unsupported in Apogee Will generate a check point error Will be ignored For best results set gripper size to 0 Mirrors Converted to work styles Editable in the signature properties For best results favor the use of work styles instead of mirrors Work amp Tu
74. Text Mark The position of the Text Mark is relative to the nine anchor points of the plate or the sheet and it can be placed horizontally or vertically Its behaviour is identical to the behaviour of the Linear Mark see above except that the surface of the sheet front or back is recorded Barcode It is placed dynamically inside a the appropriate drop zone depending on its parent Plate Sheet All Pages or Single Page When attached to a plate or a sheet the surface front or back is recorded When attached to pages the folding index is recorded Collating Mark It is placed dynamically on the spine side of the page that has the lowest page index on the sheet The Collating Mark length is automatically adjusted to its parent page Whenever a page size is modified the Collating Mark will be updated Register Mark individual Its behaviour is identical to the behaviour of the Linear Mark see below Register Mark Group It is placed dynamically based on its configuration and distance from the edge of the sheet It can not be placed on a plate Density Bar It is placed dynamically inside a gutter top bottom left or right or inside a margin any vertical or horizontal margin If the bar was placed inside a center margin when created this center will be recorded for the Mark Set Otherwise the index of the gutter will be recorded 1st gutter 2nd gutter etc The size of the Density Bar is also automatically adjusted to th
75. WIA s CaA a TORS Arie par Sauer inpO2 User Manual Version 5 0 au Dynagram Copyright 2006 2012 Dynagram All rights reserved inpO2 is a registered trademark of Dynagram Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Printed in Canada Note inp02 imposition software has been developed for imposition profes sionals It is very flexible and easy to use However we recommend that the user be familiar with Adobe Acrobat and Macintosh or Win dows Operating System before using this software inpO2 s user interface is almost identical on Macintosh and Windows platforms However some functions may differ slightly from one environment to another The Command key on the Macintosh system is equivalent to the Ctrl key on the Windows system All contextual menus available on Windows using the right click are available on the Macintosh system with CONTROL click This User Manual can be accessed through the inp02 Help menu and on our web site at www dynagram com Please note that all updates are posted on our web site Release November 20 2012 Release November 20 2012 Technical Support If you are a registered customer and require assistance concerning inpO2 please fill out the Support Form on our web site a
76. a tion First Panel The first Insert panel displays the selected template name and the selected tree node e The Template Name drop menu lists all templates that are loaded in the project Another template may still be selected from the drop menu Release November 20 2012 inpO2 4 Template Assembly Working with the Assembly Tree 95 e The Insert Location drop menu suggests Inside Tree Selection by default If a Booklet node was selected for the insertion in the Assembly Tree two other options are available for the insertion After Tree Selection and Before Tree Selection When settings are done click on Next to advance to the next step New Assembly Insert Template Name My amp up template w Insert Location Inside Tree Selection w Cancel Second Panel The second Binding panel allows you to select basic binding options for the assembly e The Style drop menu offers three items Multi Web to fold many complete sheets together see section 4 4 5 Multi Web This option further allows for partial web see section 4 4 6 Partial Web edition in the assembly tree Section Stacking to cut and assemble sheet sections sections must be found on the selected template see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections Single Web for normal single web assemblies e The Binding drop menu offers two items Perfect Bound for stacked booklets Saddle Stitched for inserted booklets e Ta
77. a wo rQ g jo ra Q e c A Ja eH Release November 20 2012 When working on the light table inpO2 can display a comprehensive set of layout data and outlines to help building the imposition This information can be shown or hidden via the Profiles dialogue see section 2 4 Profiles Horizontal center mark center of sheet lt Non printable margin Sheet corner mark Vertical center mark center of sheet Side guides Gripper 7 Side guide offset _ e S l S l heet width inkable area e a a o P i 1 4 1 late width Anchors and Offsets Most objects in inp02 can be positioned on the sheet using an anchor and an offset value All objects in inp02 have 9 anchor points Whenever an object is selected the object s parent is also selected Anchor points are given different shapes squares are used for the child and diamonds for the parent The position of the child is always given in relation to the selected anchor point of the parent Release November 20 2012 1 4 2 1 Introduction Layout Geometry 17 Offset values can be horizontal X offset or vertical Y offset e A positive X offset moves the object to the right e A negative X offset moves the object to the left e A positive Y offset moves the object up e A negative Y offset moves the object down When positioning an object you must first decide on the anchor points of bot
78. able e The Work and Turn drop menu allows for the creation of a half booklet at the following position in the assembly First Last or Second last Work amp Turn will be applied only if necessary in case a preset is reused with different page quantities e A Creep Compensation value may also be defined based on the Paper Thickness field Project Summary Binding Style Saddle Stitching Number of Pages 66 Number of Sheets 5 Added Blank Pages 14 Page Format 8 500 x 11 000 in Document Name inpO2 Tutorial Work amp Turn Signature None applied only if necessary E Apply Creep Compensation Paper Thickness 0 000000000 in a Open Output Dialog Save Settings Terminer Annuler Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Saving Wizard Settings Release November 20 2012 6 Using the Wizard Creating a layout with the Wizard 147 Check the Open Output Dialog box to immediately output the project on exiting the Wizard The Save Settings Button is used for keeping the actual wizard con figuration as a preset The save dialog prompts the user to enter a name for the preset Also for the automation process see next chapter one of the following options must be selected e Page size is fixed the values obtained from the document panel will be used for automation Remember that when actual values differ from the fixed values the fixed page size option may have the effect of cropping the pa
79. added in alphanumerical order in the Run List An Import Document Options dialogue will display Depending on the job status and selected files the dialogue may vary E Import Document Options pen E Import Document Options SOUrCE Source Page Range from i 6e E Inverse Page Order k Repetitions 1 gt E Inverse Document Order E Inverse Page Order an Destination Destination Insertatindex i191 gt Insertatindex 191 Replace pages from index 1 to 266 cene Replace pages fromindex 1 ll t 66 eS For the source file you can e Select the page range to be used from the imported file all document pages will be set by default e Indicate the number of times the pages will be imported e Inverse the page order placing pages from the last to the first in the run list e Inverse the document order if multiple document files were selected for import For the destination you can e Set the pagination index to place document pages a value will be suggested e Replace existing document pages Click OK to import the documents in the tree If the placement is incorrect in the list select the file and use the Move Up and Move Down arrows on the toolbar to move the selection You can also drag and drop a node in the tree Documents appear in the Run List with numbers in square brackets representing the page range in the run list for example 1 3 To delete a document from th
80. age group front and back with a folding number on each page Once the proper folding template has been selected just click on OK to apply the pagination or Cancel if you don t want to apply it In either case the dialogue closes to return to the light table New foldings can be created and saved as Presets by following these steps e Manually paginate a page group see section 2 2 1 Manual Pagination e Right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the page group and choose Folding in the contextual menu e In the Folding Presets dialogue click the Save and Apply button located at the top of the Items area and give a name to the new template to be saved as a Preset e The folding can be directly saved as a Preset by right clicking the page group Mac Crtl click and choosing the contextual menu item Save Folding as New Preset Sheet Sections inpO2 offers the ability to assemble sheet sections To use this advanced function groups of pages in the template must be assigned to different sections Notice that only symmetrical blocks of pages can be used as sections by the Assembly Manager 40 User Manual Set Page Head Up Set Page Head Down Section 4 Properties vB C New Section GGKE Release November 20 2012 First ensure that Section is selected in the current Profile see section 2 4 Profiles By default all pages are part of section A To edit the section on a group of pages select a g
81. ages Sheet Size Page Size Work Style Assembly Tree z gt MyMagazine gt B Sup tmpl Properties l Page Range 1 8 gt Sup tmpl gt D Page Range 25 32 Notes This is the valentine s day special QD 8up tmpl gt D Page Range 33 40 gt 0O Sup tmpl gt D Page Range 57 64 Number of Pages gt I Sup tmpl b D Page Range 65 72 Content b U Sup tmpl Booklets Page Inserted Page Range 89 96 ai amp Special Section Sheets Page Missing v O sup tmpl gt L Page Range 1 16 Creep O Maximum Creep From To Assembly Special Section _ oO Paper Thickness 7 pt Push Out v Pagination is computed by the Assembly Manager based on the fold ing identified in the templates and incremented as templates are added to the assembly For each assembly creep compensations set tings can be applied and pagination can be configured 82 User Manual npo02 Important The Assembly Manager uses templates previously saved on disk see 4 2 Release November 20 2012 section 1 1 4 File Types The Assembly Manager is not available in Layout mode To create a new assembly project select Create inp02 gt Assembly Project from Acrobat s File menu The Assembly Manager dialogue To open the Assembly Manager dialogue choose Show Hide gt Assem bly Manager from inpO2 s menu or click on the Assembly Manager icon from inpO2 s Functions toolbar Assembly Ma
82. an edit Presets see section 3 6 Density Bar e Choose its position from the drop menu Top Bottom Left Right Horizontal or Vertical Central Gutter e If you have selected Top Bottom Left Right position enter an offset from the page edge If you import an External Image e Select an Imported Image Preset from the drop list Clicking on the button located to the right of the list gives access to the Imported Image dialogue where you can edit Presets see section 3 1 2 Imported Image Presets e Choose its position from the drop menu Top Bottom Left Right Horizontal or Vertical Central Gutter Release November 20 2012 146 User Manual inpO2 e If you have selected Top Bottom Left Right position enter an offset from the sheet edge Click on Next to move on to the last panel 6 1 6 The Finalization Panel The Finalization panel summarizes the main parameters of the layout and offers few more settings to finalize the project The Project Summary section displays the following information e The Binding Style e The Number of Sheets e The Page Format e The Document file name of the source document if any e The Number of Pages in the document e The number of Unused Document Pages if any e The number of Added Blank pages Blank pages are automatically added if the source file contains less pages than the imposition layout In case of bound project types more options are avail
83. anager Sheet Templates 8up tmpl Properties v Number of Sheets Plate Size Number of Pages Sheet Size Page Size Work Style Assembly Tree Untitled Add Assembly Inserting and Removing Templates Once templates are loaded in the Sheet Templates list in the upper part of the Assembly Manager they can be dragged in the Assembly Tree To do so select the template in the list and simply drag it where you want it to be in the tree When the mouse gets to the Assembly Tree a horizontal line will appear showing where the template will be dropped see section 4 3 3 Drag amp Drop After a template is placed as a Booklet node it can still be moved even to another assembly in the tree To remove a Booklet select the node and click on the Remove button below the Assembly Tree Several templates may also be inserted at once based on a number of templates or a number of pages using the Insert Template in Assem bly dialogue see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard Drag amp Drop Any single node in the Assembly Tree can be moved using the drag and drop function When a node is moved all his child nodes are moved as well inpO2 4 3 4 Release November 20 2012 93 4 Template Assembly Working with the Assembly Tree To do so simply click and hold on a node then move it to its new position and release the click inp02 will place the node in its new location When rea
84. and not on the plate Ona press sheet the gripper is a non printable area It is the part of the sheet that will be grabbed by the printing equipment to move the sheet through the press The gripper area is represented on the light table as a rectangle This rectangle helps the positioning of objects on the sheet but is not meant to be part of the final output although it can be printed for proofing When working on a sheet with a horizontal flip axis the option of showing the position of the inverted gripper on both sides of the sheet is available in order to position objects inside the printable area In this case two rectangles on the sheet will be displayed showing where the gripper areas are located This is especially useful when working with a perfector press The gripper and the gripper size may be set via the Sheet and Plate dialogue see section 1 5 Sheets and Plates Gripper zone without inverted Gripper zone with inverted gripper on back gripper on back 20 User Manual inpO2 1 4 5 Page Group Gutters and Margins A page group is made of one or many pages page marks gutters and margins e The pages are the placeholders of source documents e Page marks are marks associated to pages trim and bleed marks e Gutters are the spaces between pages e Margins are the spaces around the page group Bleed mark Trim mark Fold mark Page lt lt Bleed Ir Horizontal margin ae gt jh Ve
85. are not available the Imported Mark object can be used All marks can be defined and saved using Presets see section 2 5 Presets They can also be edited on the light table using Object Properties palette see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette Please refer to these sections for general information about the cre ation of presets and edition of objects on the light table All marks are dynamic in their size and position so they can be used in Mark Sets see section 3 8 1 Dynamic Marks Note also that when register fold or center marks are overlapping page objects they are clipped to give precedence to the page con tents and to prevent output errors that would interrupt automation tasks Barcode Collating Mark 43 Register Mark Density Bar S Linear Mark il g ib 31 1 UE I Default Presets Release November 20 2012 Imported Mark An imported mark may be a color bar a density bar a logo or any other image in PDF format Images are defined once and can be used in every job without having to be adjusted every time The source image file is actually embed ded in the Imported Marks library for future use see section 3 1 2 Imported Image Presets Imported Mark Presets The Imported Mark Presets window allows defining the size and behavior of the box that will hold the PDF image The Imported Mark Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Pre s
86. ated front and back with all pages and marks that can be further edited on the light table If the sheet is not added in the right order it can be moved up or down with a click and drag Notice that pages on the sheet are not automatically repaginated This will have to be done manually if required 1 6 Page Groups nA THT fe w Default Presets I i A Page Group is a grouping of pages that may form a signature part of a signature or a step and repeat layout see Page Group in the glossary Release November 20 2012 1 6 1 1 Introduction Page Groups 27 A Page Group is made of pages page marks gutters and margins see section 1 4 5 Page Group Gutters and Margins Page Group Presets The Page Group Presets dialogue box is accessible through the Presets drop menu of the Objects toolbar arrow near the Page Group icon or by selecting Presets gt Layout Objects gt Page Group from inpO2 s main menu Page Groups can be defined and saved using Presets see section 2 5 Presets They can also be edited on the light table using Object Properties palette see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette Please refer to these sections for general information about the cre ation of presets and edition of objects on the light table Presets AAA aad ixi US Letter Bleed Marks Gutter fits 18x12 dxi US Letter Mo bleed Mo marks fits L
87. bar small arrow near the object s icon v 4 Default Apply Register Mark Group Clear All Register Mark Presets Te rs gt DS 4B lel N Bas Style Empty Circle Default E Radius 0 0625 in Empty Circle 0 25 in Empty Circle 0 5 in Empty Square 0 25 in Empty Square 0 5 in Height 0 2500 in Filled Circle 0 25 in Width 0 2500 in Filled Circle 0 5 in Thickness Filled Square 0 25 in Filled Square 0 5 in Outline Circle 0 25 in Outline Circle 0 5 in Outline Square 0 25 in Outline Square 0 5 in Thickness 0 0069 in The following parameters can be edited Shape The Shape group of options defines the central part of the mark e The Style drop menu allows selecting the desired appearance of the mark The options are shown in the illustration below Release November 20 2012 inpO2 72 User Manual Cross Siven v S Default Apply Register Mark Group Clear All Register Mark Presets Pattern Pe Empty Empty Filled Filled Outlined Outlined Circle Square Circle Square Circle Square The Radius is half the diameter value of the circle or the square portion of the mark The Thickness is the weight of the line that will form the circle or the square shape The Cross group of options allow defining the properties of the cross portion of the mark Height is the total height of the cross Width is the total width of the cross The Thickness is the weight of the two
88. be attached to sheets signatures or pages Their for mula can be defined using a combination of variables and character padding inpO2 barcodes can be used for various workflow require ments When linked to sheets barcodes can be used as plate IDs With digi tal presses they can trigger settings for in line finishing equip ments When attached to pages can identify product parts in job ganging When attached to signatures barcodes can also be used for quality control by post press equipments When gathering the book or mag azine an optical reader scans the booklets to automatically detect missing or misplaced signatures in the publication inp02 barcodes can be saved with their own presets catalog and can also be used within mark sets on the light table or with the Layout Manager The barcode variables will be replaced by values vertical bars upon output These values can be displayed or not on the light table depending on the current Profile see section 2 4 Profiles Barcode Presets The Barcode Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Presets gt Barcode menu or through the Barcode contextual menu in the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Barcode 65 r B Presets S iS A Aled mn 7 Contents Encoding types 2 5 Interleaved AsirCode on base code 128C Formula WST Sheet and Booklet Identification F AsirCode on base code 2 5 Interleaved Sa
89. cations in real time Once satisfied with the project close the Assembly Manager window i Adobe derebal Profecsbecal Maie Fe Pie Ede Vee Document Comment Teoh Advanced Pee Ter Wide Hep Auras Tans 2A Aam ts A Bi teen creme te Scorn i edt Ree Di ceore on Fma i Gel Ga a ay us e D wt Gm 449 Ft A ey B a h Fu Bo F WS ss j Insect jt Lal LE Ck a g j cesen A anehe Assembly vs Layout The Assembly Manager can still be reopened to modify the assembly or to apply minor changes to the layout However there are restric tions to the modifications that can be applied to the resulting lay out once the assembly is created Controls for the following changes are disabled in the interface e Number of sheets sheet insertion using inp02 gt Insert Sheet e Flip axis edition of sheet properties e Number of pages creation of new page groups edition of page group properties e Number of rows or columns in page group edition of page group properties e Foldings or pagination edition of page group properties Pagination Tool 84 User Manual Important 4 2 2 Important Properties Mode Release November 20 2012 inpO2 However you can use the Export inp02 gt Layout function available from the File menu to flatten the assembly project ably and save it as a workable layout layt Any creep compensation
90. ce 4 1 190 inp02_User_Manual pdf 1 1 B 2 2 3 3 4 4 B s5 PDF Creator FrameMaker 9 0 a 66 PDF Producer Acrobat Distiller 9 0 0 Windows dD 77 PDF Version 1 6 B sg Date Modified 08 03 2011 B 9 9 Trim Box Undefined Ey Document Title inpO2_User Manual pdf File Path P Builds Docs inpO2 archives 4 Page Index 1 4 B 10 10 0 Page Adjustment B 11 11 Source Box to be aligned Crop Box B 12 12 Anchor Middle Center User Manual B 1313 Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in Version 4 0 B 14 14 Vertical Offset 0 0000 in K ae B 15 15 Rotation 0 degrees B 16 16 Scaling 100 00 B 17 17 Cancel creep compensation B 18 18 Inks B 19 19 5 20 20 B a B 2 2 B 23 23 Adjustments that are possible at the Page level are similar to adjust ments performed at the Document level but the page can be pre viewed to ease the adjustment Important Page adjustments take into account both the document page and the layout page outline If you have more pages in the Run List than there are in the layout extra pages will be displayed in the Project Tree but will be disabled for page adjustments 8 1 7 Shortcut to documents from the light table A quick access to the run list is possible from the contextual menu of a selected page allowing user to visually set or adjust documents right from the light table Press Shift right click on the page to get the page s contextual menu C
91. ce for each product part They are displayed in the tree with two numbers such as 1000 1000 representing Actual Quantity Requested Quantity inp02 will always try to enter the exact Requested Quantity or more If the Actual Quantity exceeds what was requested a warning will be displayed in the Checkpoints If the Actual Quantity is lower than what was requested an error will be displayed e Monitor the Paper Waste A waste exceeding 25 of the sheet will create an error in the Checkpoints Do not hesitate to change paper size even for a smaller format to compare the percentage of Paper Waste in the Statistics After closing the Layout Manager the layout can be further edited on the light table if desired The Step and Repeat tool is especially adapted for manual edition of ganged jobs see section 5 3 2 Step and Repeat Tool Also note that although the Layout Manager is closed the Check point feature is still available by clicking on its icon in the Functions toolbar You can also use the Export inp02 gt Layout function available from the File menu to flatten the managed layout project mlay and save it as a freely workable layout layt on the light table Using this export function ganging jobs created with the Layout Manager can be reused on the light table for repeated production When exporting as a layout a ganging project the pagination will be modified as the run lists will be merged into a single one Any c
92. ced Plug Ins Window Help 2 6 6 6 a 7 8 3 Vere Y Vere Seam ee ec mT 6 OFFA 5c_Inspiration_CON_05 gii Press Run 1 Ganging Description 5c_Inspiration_CON_04 Flat 2 00C p Requested Quantity 1000 5c_ Inspiration CON_06 Flat 100q Page Format Som 5c_Inspiration_CON_07 Flat 2 000 S Either Folding 1x1 H Bleed 8 0 pt Statistics Actual Quantity 1000 5c_Inspiration_CON_05 Flat 1 000 Release November 20 2012 2 User Manual Release November 20 2012 1 1 2 1 1 3 inpO2 In addition to its own inp02 menu tools and functions inpO2 s nav igation uses various Acrobat interface elements such as e File Edit and Help menus e Pages panel for navigation using thumbnails e Page layouts single continuous facing or continuous facing e Zoom tools e Undo and Redo controls etc Working in Acrobat Professional allows to benefit from other func tions such as e Overprint Preview and Output Preview palette to change the display of ink colors e PDF Optimizer e Print Production tools e Print options color separation tiling etc for PDF impositions e Measuring tools annotations etc For more information on Acrobat features and tools consult Acro bat s documentation from the Help menu Profiles inpO2 profiles are made of a set of options used to adjust the visibil ity of any object on the light table as well as upon output inp02 offers three basic
93. cense Ko Si l inpO2 Contextual Menu 1 2 2 1 Introduction User Interface Overview 5 Right clicking Ctrl click on Macintosh on any object on the light table provides access to a contextual menu with various options per taining to the selected object To select an object within a page group use Shift right click For example you can apply a folding to a selected page group or a source document to a selected page Toolbars inp02 toolbars appear among the Acrobat toolbars these toolbars can be displayed hidden via the View gt Toolbars menu or by right clicking in the toolbars area They provide quick access to most tools dialogues and modules They can be converted into floating palettes and positioned anywhere on the screen for easy access To customize the toolbars choose Jools gt Customize Toolbars and select or unselect the tools that you want to view or hide Release November 20 2012 You can also customize the display of the button labels through View gt Toolbars gt Button Labels Object Properties 29 gt Profile iy Insert Sheet 7 ka Apply Mark Set Tooltips display the description for each icon when the mouse cursor is positioned over it for about one second inpO2 offers three toolbars inp02 Tools inpO2 Objects and inp02 Functions In Acrobat X and XI all inpO2 toolbars can be found in the Tools right panel v inpO2 Tools v inpO2 Obj
94. ck the Next button to move on to the next panel 6 1 4 The Page Group Definition panel The Page Group Definition panel presents a preview of the layout so far configured inpO2 auto calculates the maximum number of pages per sheet based on the parameters previously entered inpO2 Project Wizard Page Group Definitior Structure _ Set fixed number of pages Folding 2x1 4 page Standard Booklet Fold Out PADA TTE Rows i Columns 2 Rotation 30 degrees Bleed 0 0750 in Le Gutters spine 0 0000 in Vertical 0 0000 in eevee Pe eee jall a al Horizontal 0 0000 in Page Group Offset Vertical 0 0000in Horizontal 0 0000 in Eal e The Folding drop menu presents the Folding Presets list Customized foldings if any will also be displayed see section 2 2 2 Page Group Folding e Rotation is used to apply a rotation to the page group The preview pane will be updated to display the new page group configuration e The Bleed field allows entering the bleed value that will be applied to all page sides e Spine Vertical and Horizontal Gutters These fields are required to create space between the pages The values will react differently depending on the project type Release November 20 2012 inpO2 6 Using the Wizard Creating a layout with the Wizard 143 e Page Group Offsets These adjustments will position precisely the page group on the sheet based on the Center
95. creep compensation B 12 1 Doc6coul Page 12 pdf 4 Even Page Adjustment B 13 14 Doc6coul Page 13 pdf Source Box to be aligned Trim Box B 14 1 Doc6coul Page 14 pdf Anchor Middle Center PB 15 lt 1 Doc6coul Page 15 pdf Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in B 161 Doc6coul Page 16 pdf Vertical Offset 0 0000 in Rotation 0 degrees b Scaling 100 00 Cancel creep compensation im Release November 20 2012 inpO2 8 1 6 Adjusting a Page Range Adjusting Single Page Release November 20 2012 8 Working With Documents The Document Manager 161 Page Adjustments Page adjustments such as offset scaling and rotation can be applied in inp02 and previewed in real time on the light table Adjustments are possible at different levels on a Document or a Page Range node on all odd or even pages of the selected node or on any individual Page node Just click on the desired node to have access to the page adjustment controls Once documents are added in the Document Manager any page from the layout can be adjusted Page adjustments are possible at the Document or Page Range level Click on the node in the tree to display the properties in the right panel Page adjustments are controlled separately for odd pages and even pages The possible adjustments are as follows e Source Box to be aligned This drop menu allows to choose which document page PDF box ArtBox BleedBox CropBox MediaBox TrimBox will be used as a reference
96. cument Information Grayscale Bar Document CMYK Color Bar 2 Square C PDF Creator Adobe PDF libra Magenta anak PDF Version 1 4 Yellow EE can Media Box 7 658 x 0 208 Square Spot 1 RE P FAAS TIES 5 Crop Box Size 7 658 x 0 208 quare Spot 2 a E Square Y Bleed Box Si 7 653 x 0 208 Trim Box Size 7 658 x 0 208 Art Box Size 7 658 x 0 208 i q Image Clipping Clipping So Media Box Cancel The right hand side of the window shows a preview of the selected image as well as a grid of properties e Document Information This section gives information about the PDF source file Document Title the pdf document s title property Creator shows the originating application as identified in the PDF file PDF version The size of all the PDF boxes found in the file is displayed to ease the Image Clipping e Image Clipping A drop list allows for the selection of a PDF box for the image usage The box that is selected will used as the default clipping source for the image The preview will reflect the image area that will be used The following box types can be selected Art Box Bleed Box Crop Box Media Box or Trim Box e Inks shows the list of inks detected in the PDF file Create and Save the Imported Image as any other Preset The saved images will appear in the Image drop list in the Imported Mark win dow Text Mark Text marks are used to identify plates and sheets
97. d Mark A color bar CCR mark logo or any other PDF image file that is embedded in inp02 for template creation see section 3 1 Imported Mark Imposition The arrangement of the individual pages of a book into a multi page layout for production of a press plate This layout is set up so that when the sheets are printed folded and trimmed the pages are in the correct order and the book is ready for binding Imposition Index Number This number is actually the number of the page in the whole publication Page numbers are incremented from sheet to sheet as opposed to Folding Numbers see section 2 2 Pagination Tool In the run list the pages from the PDF files are each associated to an imposition index number inpO2 places the document pages in the layout by matching the imposition index numbers from the run list with those in the layout Ink Manager In inp02 the Ink Manager is the dialogue where all the colors from pages and imported marks that used in the project are listed and may be mapped to other colors see section 8 1 7 Shortcut to documents from the light table J Job A job is the work generated by a customer order for a single printed publication In inpO2 the term job is not found in the interface A printed job can be com posed of one or many assemblies On the other hand the Assembly Tree may contain many printed jobs The inp02 work files are rather called layouts layt managed layouts
98. d Sections displays web configurations and gives access to advanced options in the corresponding right panel e Show All displays webs sections as well as page ranges 4 3 5 Insert Wizard Rather than dragging and dropping templates to build the assembly several templates can be inserted at once based on a number of tem plates or a number of pages using the Insert assistant The assistant is accessible by clicking on the Insert button below the Assembly Tree To activate the Insert button ensure that the template to be inserted is selected in the Sheet Template list and a location for the insertion is selected in the Assembly Tree The selection must be an Assembly node or a Booklet node The assistant can thus be used many times within the same assembly project Simple Advanced The default insert dialogue covers simple assembly situations Dialogues Insert Template in Assembly F Template Name 8up x Insert Location Inside od Templates to Insert Binding Perfect Bound Total Number of Pages 0 s Number of Templates 0 7 Single Sided Work Style Work and Turn x Insert Location Before Last Assembly Content Booklets 1 Pages Inserted 8 Sheets 1 Pages Missing 8 96 Ame You can choose to work with the advanced dialogue via inp02 Pref erences see section 1 3 2 inpO2 Preferences Dialogue The advanced dialogue uses more panels and fields to gather inform
99. d click OK The presets file names must never be changed To import saved Presets from another workstation go to the menu inp02 gt Add Edit Presets gt Import Presets Select the folder and click OK Imported Presets can either replace existing ones or can be merged Should a different Preset with the same name exist the conflict will be detected and a suffix will be appended to the name Specific object Presets can also be exported from the corresponding Presets dialogue using Export and Import icons above the list Text Expression Project ID Sheet ID sample lt Project Name gt Sheet Default Output time Helvetica 9 pts Cent z Default Output time Helvetica 9 pts Left T z Maefanlt 2 hitem Hena Wehreties O mnte Aiak single Sided E gee ae Export Template for ATM You can export a layout layt as an ATM template from the Acro bat file menu Export inp02 gt Template for ATM see ATM in the glossary Your template will therefore be compatible with the Apogee Pre press software from AGFA Keep in mind that the tpl file you are about to create will be opened in an Apogee environment The infor mation that you provide via the template properties will indicate how the dialogue will be displayed inside the Apogee Template Man ager and used for the signature assembly see section The ATM Template Properties Panel Before exporting the ATM template inp02 will first validate
100. d values Printing Stock These properties relate to the paper usage on the press that is being defined e Gripper Edge This indicates where the gripper is located on the paper Options are Left Top Right and Bottom usually Bottom e Gripper Size This indicates the amount of space required on the sheet for the gripper to be able to grab it This area will be excluded for positioning layout objects e Maximum Paper Thickness Enter the maximum thickness value for the press This value will be used to validate the selected Paper Minimum and Maximum Sheet Width and Height Enter the minimum and maximum sheet formats that can be supported on the press These values will be used to validate the selected Paper Sheet Size in Perfecting Mode Enter the minimum and maximum sheet formats that can be supported on the press when using it in perfecting mode The Can Perfect press type must first be selected to activate these fields Paper Presets Select inp02 gt Presets gt Paper to open the Paper Presets window 116 User Manual Paper Properties inpO2 Presets E Q Paper Properties k W T Width 28 0000 in Iisi in Grain long Heavy Height 20 0000 in ae ia ie fe Coated Grain Orientation Grain Short Lo In Grain short Paper Thickness 01 0032 in 26x20 in Grain short Ne Description Coated 38x25 in Grain short Aie in Grain shart The paper properties are as follows e Width and Height Enter the exact w
101. ding bleed values does not modify the layout creation it only allows for printing the bleed zone if there is enough space in the gutters margins or between product parts If the bleed is different on one or more sides the Bleed node can be expanded to give access to four sides Spine Face Head Foot The group Assembly Properties contains important settings for the project assembly e Binding Style The binding style must be selected from this drop menu Perfect Bound Booklets are stacked one on top of the others Saddle Stitched Booklets are inserted one inside the others e Requested number of pages Enter the target number of pages for the bound Product Part The value will immediately drive the creation of additional sheets to complete the layout e Work amp Turn If the project requires a work and turn to fit the number of pages this drop menu allows selecting which sheet will be used None No work and turn will be created First Sheet A work and turn will be created on the first sheet Second Last Sheet A work and turn will be created on the sec ond last sheet Last Sheet A work and turn will be created on the last sheet In the Statistics the following information is available for Product Parts Bound e Actual Number of Pages The actual number of pages created on the layout If the actual number of pages is higher than the target number of pages blank pages will have to be added
102. ds the page group It is used to create a zone for the placement of marks such as density bars and imported marks This zone must be wide enough to allow for the bleed value Marks The various symbols that are placed on the press sheet or the plate for press and post press operators Marks can be attached to sheets plates page groups or pages Multi web Using several web presses double web triple web etc in series or parallel to print one job In this case several press sheets are folded together in one book let which requires special pagination see section 4 4 5 Multi Web Webs can also be partial or cut into sections before the assembly N Naming Convention Method for the naming of the files that respects a predefined syntax to ease the communication between workflow components inpO2 Release November 20 2012 10 Glossary Configuring Output Properties 177 N Up Pagination sequence consisting in spreading a maximum of different pages on a sheet 0 Object Properties Palette In inp02 a floating palette used to edit the parameters and the position of any type of object that is selected on the light table see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette Optimization a In inp02 automatic layout calculation for job ganging available within the Layout Manager dialogue Optimization is based on predefined equipment and materials page formats paper grain and product quantities b Opti
103. dy to drop the node into a new position a horizontal line will appear showing where the object will be dropped e To insert the node above another drag to the upper part of the icon embly Tree Assembly Tree z Untitled 7 Untitled lt 0 Sup tmpl v peika eis gt age Range 1 p Page Range 1 8 U ama b i amp up tmpl b Page Range 17 24 p Page Range 25 32 b 00 Sup tmpl b Page Range 41 48 e To insert the node inside another drag to the name of the object Assembly Tree Assembly Tree 7 B Untitled F B Untitled v D Sup tmpl lt IA 8up tmpl gt b gt Page Range 1 8 gt 0 Sup tmpl b Page Range 25 32 e To insert the node below another drag to the lower part of the icon Assembly Tree vy B Untitled Assembly Tree 7 amp Untitled v IO Sup tmpl b Page Range 1 8 a Sup tml gt A0 Sup tmpl b Page Range 25 32 b Page Range 1 6 gt Bup tmel LJ Page Range 25 3 Tree Display Options Use the drop menu below the tree to activate or not the display of different types of nodes in the tree It is possible to toggle between these view modes depending on your needs e Show Booklets Only helps to get a clear view of the binding structure e Show Page Ranges is useful to obtain more details on the assembly for example the creep compensation value for one specific page More menu items are available 04 User Manual il npo02 e Show Webs an
104. e Grain This drop menu allows for the positioning of the Product Part on the paper Parallel The Product Part will be placed parallel to the grain ori entation A publication parallel to the grain allows for a smoother fold than working across the grain Perpendicular The Product Part will be placed across the grain orientation Fither If this option is chosen the application will use either direction to optimize the sheet usage Folding This drop list contains all the foldings that have been pre defined see section 2 2 2 Page Group Folding If required select the folding that will be used for the current product part Flatworks have a 1x1 folding by default It is possible to access the Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list to preview foldings Bleed This field allows entry of a bleed value that will be used on all sides of the page Note The display of the bleed can be restricted by parameters defined in the Finishing Method Presets Adding bleed values does not modify the layout creation it only allows for printing the bleed area if there is enough space in the gutters margins or between product parts If the bleed is different on one or more sides the Bleed node can be expanded to give access to four sides Left Spine Right Face Top Head Bottom Foot Finishing Method This drop list contains all the methods that have been defined in the Finish
105. e booklet Using two assemblies allows entering different creep settings differ ent run lists and separate page numbers Release November 20 2012 100 User Manual inpO2 Assembly Tree aa Ce My Magazine lt I Sup tmepl E Fage Range 1 8 b G Sup tmpl gt Page Range 25 32 lt ID Sup tmp gt Fage Range 33 40 p OA Sup tmpl gt Fage Range 57 lt ID 8up trip E Fage Range 65 p IA Sup tmpl gt Page Range amp 9 lt 2 Special Section J Ne Sup tmpl gt Page Range 1 16 4 4 4 Come and Go The Come and Go pagination algorithm allows for the binding of two publications at the time see Come and Go in the glossary Typical template Come and Go Come and Go can be used in combination with Perfect Bound Saddle stitched and multi web binding styles provided that the ini tial template was correctly paginated with lower page numbers and higher page numbers on different rows of the page group Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Applying Come and Go Using Collating Marks Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly Bindings 101 To apply the Come and Go pagination to an assembly simply select the Assembly Node in the tree and check the Come and Go box in the right panel The number of booklets will be doubled in the Assembly Tree and split in two halves the first half will contain lower page numbers and the second half will conta
106. e counter restarts at 1 see section 1 6 5 Job Identifiers e Reset windows to their default position This function can be used to reposition all inpO2 windows at their default location e Restore disabled warning messages This function resets all recurring warning messages that were disabled by the user inpO2 Preferences Files inpO2 uses many preference files ctlg to remember the Presets defined by the user These Presets may be objects properties page group definitions press characteristics paper properties and much more User customization of the workspace such as size and position of dialogues last used paths last used profile etc are also saved as preferences inp02 is available in various languages which may be selected in the inp02 menu under Language options The default interface language is the same as the Acrobat interface language If Acrobat is installed under a different language in which inpO2 is not available the default language will be English After changing the language option of inp02 Acrobat needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect inpO2 will then appear within Acrobat in the language selected independently from Acrobat s language Light Table Basics When creating or opening a layout inp02 displays a light table as a what you see is what you get WYSIWYG interface 16 User Manual npo02 1 4 Layout Geometry 1H Mar Ww om 4 em ri fav rab aD S
107. e page group length and structure 78 User Manual inpO2 e Linear Mark It is placed dynamically using the vertical and horizontal distance from the anchor point selected on the mark to the anchor point selected on the sheet or plate When a mark is moved on a sheet or a plate the dynamic mark information offset and position is updated after the drag and drop operation is completed see figure below 3 8 2 Mark Sets Dialogue To open the Mark Sets window click on the Mark Sets icon in the EJ inp02 Tools toolbar The Default set is always available and can not be removed This set contains only sheet and page marks Use this set with caution as it may override the sheet and page marks already defined Some other items are installed with the application Those can be deleted The Mark Sets dialogue has the same way of saving items and creat ing new items as other Presets dialogues see section Tooltips dis play when the mouse cursor is positioned over a field for about one second However unlike other objects the dialogue has no edit able property grid as mark sets are directly created and modified on the light table Creating a Mark Set To create a Mark Set simply add the marks that you require on the light table e Take time to position on the layout all the marks that you want to be part of the set The proper anchor points should be selected to ensure their accurate positioning on all future layouts
108. e range Number of pages e The Single Sided menu allows transforming a booklet into a Work and Turn or Work and Tumble Important When removing the Work and Turn conversion all changes made to the sheet adjustments marks etc will be lost e You can quickly change the number of webs in the selected booklet see section 4 4 5 Multi Web e The Stack section allows to quickly change the number of sections in the selected booklet see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections e The Pagination section is used to determine whether to continue pagination from the previous booklet or start at a specific number Release November 20 2012 Web Node Section Node Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly The Assembly Manager dialogue 89 Clicking on a Web node displays its properties in the contextual side panel e The Properties section displays information about the web Number of sheets Page size Page range Number of pages e The Partial Web section includes advanced options to modify the type of web The Type drop menu offers different types of partial webs If a partial web is selected in the Type menu its positioning can be selected in the Location menu see section 4 4 6 Partial Web Assembly Tree 7 Assembly 1 gt DO My 8 up template B Properties gt amp List of Webs Sheet s 3F 3B web 1 Page Size 8 5 x11 in Web 2 Page Range 35 36 41 42 47 48
109. e run list select the document node in the tree and click on the Delete icon You can delete any node in the list a document a page range or a single page When a page is deleted a reservation page is placed as a placeholder This reservation page can be deleted if not required 158 User Manual Inserting a Blank Page Inserting a Reservation Page Document Not Found Release November 20 2012 8 1 3 inpO2 Blank pages are meant to be blank when the job is printed see Blank Page in the glossary To insert a blank page in the imposition index select the document before which the blank page will be inserted and click on the Insert Blank Page button If no document is selected from the grid the blank page will be added to the end of the active run list The blank page will move as documents are added ahead of it in the imposition index You can change the number of blank pages by editing the blank page count in the right contextual panel Reservation pages are placeholders for missing pages and are meant to be filled afterwards once documents are available see Reserva tion in the glossary Reservation pages are mostly used for JDF output to the RIP as they create the appropriate missing document status in the JDF run list The insertion and edition of reservation pages is identical to the insertion of blank page see above for details When reopening an inpO2 project if the document is not
110. e signature node contains Sheet nodes The sheet properties are detected from the inp02 layout and displayed for each sheet node ATM Template Export Template Tree a LayoutToExportAThi EM ATM Press Sheet a Signature 1 ne 4 Description Signature a l Work Style Perfector Sheet 1 Width 8 5000 in Height 11 0000 in Position of Side Guides Mone Side Guide Offset 01 0000 in Center Mark Length O 0000 in m There are two locked properties e Width and height Also four editable properties are displayed e Work Style Select from the drop down list Sheetwise Work and Tumble 54 User Manual Layout validation checkpoints Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Work and Turn Only a half sheet is necessary on the inp02 lay out the other half will be added automatically Single sided Perfector e Side Guide offset enter the distance from the side edge e Position of Side Guides None From Bottom From Left From Right and From Top e Center Mark Length Enter the center mark length value Once the template information is completed clicking the OK button will bring the Save ATM Template dialog where you can enter the name and the location of the tpl file to be produced in save ATM Template r oe h m Tutoriel File name EVE este a0 Bal Save as type ATM Template tpl Browse Folders Save Cancel inp02 will try to export as many common objects between inpO2 and A
111. e thumbnails Thumbnails can also be enlarged from the Options menu Know these simple rules to achieve the best optimization Enter the largest product first and continue with smaller ones If the sheet is already filled with smaller products larger products will have no place to fit but if the larger product is placed smaller ones will flow around it to fill remaining spaces When possible try Product Parts to follow alternate grain orientation or to be placed on either grain orientation to give more flexibility for the positioning A Product Part in the Press Run can be prioritized for a placement near the gutter edge for best printing quality Product Parts can share a bleed side to save cuts and paper When managing too many Product Parts it may be necessary to add another Press Run and distribute the Product Parts among Press Runs for a better usage ratio inpO2 Managed Layout vs Layout Troubleshooting Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager Using the Layout Manager 131 Make a good usage of checkpoints and statistics e Don t worry too much about the checkpoints until all the product data has been entered since errors may automatically be resolved during the process When all product intents are entered use different settings to get the best result e All errors in the Checkpoints should be eliminated before output All warnings should be looked at e Monitor the quantities the layout will produ
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113. ecs OW NOG IVUW ENS errre ur eE EEEE E E EEES Light Table Tools nn 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 e A 2 3 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 Pl 2 5 2 rates Pe 2 5 4 2 6 ODIECE Selection TOOL ssciscesvceseesvanecesssescencavensecssases Adding an Object on the Light Table cccceeeceeeeeeceeecers Positioning an Object on the Light Table cececececeeeeees Selecting and Moving an Object ccececececececececececesccees PLM Gat OCC scnacecoevcseucsnciterecnsseconenensentsatedthenceesemarscses ROLALING an ODJECE cveccsecescsascnseccsasncsasoscisnwesesesasarensesorindxeteces Deleng an ODECE err A E Pagination Tool 2000 0000OHHHHHHHOHHHOHHHHHHHHHHHOHHHHOHHHO8O8888OOE8 Manual Pagination Page Croup FOLIINGO wssscscscvenssesseosstsnaecsewescncperentennenessacoencess ect SCCEIO MS ae EE Object Properties Palette ossossesossossessesoessesoo Modifying Object Properties ccececececececececesesescscscececeees Positioning Objects Accurately ccccccscscscscecscececececscecees PROTIVGS cccccsaspaswedasevetsusccneascswsccasusdcncseevecetsceseuaswass Understanding inpO2 Profiles ccecscececscscececececscececececens Using DETAULE PHOTIICS nseccdicscesentertcccsdeonsencoesesessmswssneneteeessnans Customizing Profiles sicscmwctncrsverdwesadesneescosntacabereieesoniondeneaeeves
114. ects v inpO2 Functions Selection Tool J H a lve A WB imported Mark i Assembly Manager Object Properties T Text Mark v Document Manager W Profile MIKI Barcode my Ink Manager a Layout Checkpoints ag A Apply Mark Set D Register Mark 2 E Output mT ad Density Bar X Linear Mark 6 User Manual inpO2 inpO2 Tools The inp02 Tools toolbar contains buttons to select an object to pagi nate position and access the profiles preset D Ba A see section 3 8 Mark Sets see section 1 5 3 Inserting a Blank Sheet see section 2 4 Profiles see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette see section 2 2 1 Manual Pagination see section 2 1 Object Selection Tool inpO2 Objects The inpO2 Objects toolbar contains buttons to both set the properties and add objects page groups imported marks text marks collating marks register marks density bars and linear marks Clicking on the arrow next to the icon opens the mark s sub menu T ft see section 3 7 Linear Mark see section 3 6 Density Bar see section 3 5 Register Mark see section 3 4 Collating Mark see section 3 3 Barcode see section 3 2 Text Mark ao ge uly ss see section 3 1 Imported Mark see section 1 6 Page Groups inpO2 Functions The inp02 Functions toolbar gives access to the main functions such as Layout Mana
115. ed directly from the Layout Manager to ease the layout creation process see section 5 3 2 Step and Repeat Tool When saving a Mark Set the properties parent anchor points and offset values of all individual marks are recorded as dynamic infor mation or rules The same attributes and rules are applied when placing the Mark Set on subsequent layouts Dynamic Marks inpO2 marks are dynamic in two ways positioning and sizing When marks are used within a Mark Set the Mark Set inherits of the same dynamic properties Each individual mark has its own characteristics that are reused in the context of a Mark Set e Marks have customized properties e Marks have natural parent objects on which they may snap and resize such as gutters margins or pages Whenever a mark s parent attributes have changed the mark is updated e Marks can have offset values to adjust them from their natural position e Marks and their parents have nine anchor points that can be used for precise positioning The dynamic behaviour of the marks is the following when used in a Mark Set e Page Marks and Sheet Marks Their position dynamically adapts to the new page and sheet formats e Imported Mark The Imported Mark can be placed in a sheet gutter or margin When placed in a gutter or a margin its behaviour will be identical to the behaviour of the Density Bar see below Release November 20 2012 3 inp02 Marks Mark Ses 7 7
116. ed extensively to store define and modify a great num ber of resources in the application They can be used from the light table from the Wizard or from other modules The following Presets are available from inp02 gt Presets menu e Layout Objects Plates Sheets Page Groups Imported Marks and Imported Images Text Marks and Text Expressions Bar codes Collating Marks Register Marks and Register Mark Groups Density Bars Linear Marks Foldings e Equipment Presses Papers Page Formats Finishing Methods e Others inp02 Profiles Output Configurations Accessing Presets from inp02 main menu allows for the creation and edition of preset items The layout objects Presets can also be accessed from the inp02 Objects toolbar by clicking on the small arrow located on the right inpO2 2 5 1 DAR ARL t Display Preferences Properties Release November 20 2012 2 Light Table Tools Presets 49 of a specific object icon A drop menu shows the list of the available items When an item is selected it can be placed on the light table The last menu item called Add Edit Presets gives access to the object s Presets dialog Object parameters can also be edited on the fly using the Object Properties palette see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette Presets Dialogues All Presets windows share the same characteristics The window gen erally has two a
117. ember 20 2012 L L G y TTo a a 2 i To OT 8 1 Horizontal flip axis Back T 8 e OA OEE iE Sheet is flipped top to bottom Ep Ep 4 5 When selecting a flip axis the work style drop menu will be dis abled e None means there is no back to the plate or sheet e Vertical Axis means the sheet is flipped around a vertical flip axis left to right to print the back e Horizontal Axis means the sheet is flipped around a horizontal flip axis top to bottom to print the back Work Styles Release November 20 2012 1 4 4 1 Introduction Layout Geometry 19 A specific Work Style can also be selected Possible values are e Simplex No turning e Work And Back The most common method for printing the back of the sheet The front is printed then the sheet is turned from left to right on a vertical flip axis to print the back Also refered to as Sheetwise e Perfecting Method for printing the back of the sheet The front is printed then the sheet is turned from top to bottom on a horizontal flip axis to print the back e Work and Tumble To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn it over from gripper to back using the same side guide and plate to print the second side e Work and Turn To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn it over from left to right and print the second side using the same gripper and plate but the opposite side guide Gripper Area The gripper area is defined on the sheet
118. ent formats e Layout files layt contain all sheets and objects on the light table and may contain document run lists see section 2 Light Table Tools It is the default format Layout files can be created for simple jobs or exported as templates to be used in the Assembly Manager e Template files tmpl are meant to be used in the Assembly Manager They contain all the sheets and objects on the light table without source documents see section 4 2 2 Templates Templates are protected When a template is opened on the light table it turns into a layout e Assembly files ably contain the entire assemblies including binding information sheet templates and source documents see section 4 Template Assembly Assembly files can be exported as layout files to be manually edited on the light table e Managed Layout files mlay contain all production information that is required for the Layout Manager whether for sheet optimization or bound projects see section 5 The Layout Manager Managed Layout files can be exported as layout files to be manually edited on the light table In addition to saving in these file types inp02 can also export lay out content in ATM format tpl from the Acrobat file menu see section 2 5 4 Exchanging Presets User Interface Overview The main components of inpO2 s interface are Menus and Toolbars 4 User Manual 1 2 1 File Menu Edit Menu
119. enter the number of pages in the assembly This information is used to compute missing pages when using the Insert dialogue see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard This field is also found in the Document Manager 88 User Manual inpO2 The Come and Go option transforms the entire assembly into Come and Go paginated booklets for binding optimization see section 4 4 4 Come and Go e The Content section summarizes the content of the assembly number of booklets sheets inserted pages and missing pages e The Creep section is where you define creep for the Assembly see section 4 5 Creep Compensation Booklet Node Clicking on a Booklet node displays its Properties and Pagination set tings in the contextual side panel Assembly Tree I Assembly 1 D My 8 up template Properties D My 8 up template Booklet My 8 up template Th i D My 8 up template Sheet s 17F 17B i P th T 3 T N W My 8 up 2 sections Page Size 8 5 x 11in D My 8 up 2 sections Page Range 1 16 D My 8 up 2 sections Number of Pages 16 D My 8 up 2 sections J av Half Sheet None v B My 8 up 2 sections e 5 Web Tift Sup tempate Number of Web 1 E Pagination Continue O Restart at Page e The Properties section displays information about the booklet Booklet s name the template name is used by default but it can be customized Number of sheets Page size Pag
120. equipments AsirCode on base code 2 5 Interleaved Used for Muller Mar tini postpress equipments e Formula This field allows to select a predefined formula from the drop list or to access the Barcode Formula Presets window where you can edit them To access the Barcode Formula Presets window click the button at the right of the drop list see section 3 3 2 Barcode Formula Presets e Sample This field displays the selected Barcode Formula Placement and Usage Attached to Barcodes can be attached to different imposition objects When placing the barcode on the light table the drop Release November 20 2012 66 User Manual Format Release November 20 2012 inpO2 areas of the selected object will be enabled and the barcode will snap to them There are nine possible drop areas Plate Sheet If attached to a plate or a sheet the barcode will snap to the border of the plate or the sheet This type of bar code can identify jobs and plate numbers for the pressroom It can also trigger settings for in line finishing equipments All Pages If attached to all pages the barcode will snap to the Same drop areas on all the pages of the page group at once This type of barcode can identify product parts or documents when ganging jobs for digital printing Single page If attached to a single page the barcode will snap to the drop areas on the page and will be linked to the page s folding index Thi
121. er of the sheet that can be reserved for printing the marks A warning will occur if pages overlap this restricted area The value can be set for all sides at once if entered in the main field or by expanding the node to have access to the four sides Left Top Right Bottom Statistics give important information about the project Number of Product Parts Indicates the number of Product Parts within the selected Press Run Paper Waste The percentage of paper waste helps choosing the right paper format or layout configuration for the project Number of Sheets Indicates how many sheets are needed in the current Press Run When selecting a Press Run Ganging node the upper right panel displays the same Properties as the Press Run Bound node plus additional properties that are specific to flatworks Layout Manager EU DVS E 4 is Press Run 1 Ganging Name Press Run 1 PB Product Part 1 Flat 1 001 1 000 Description P Product Part 2 Flat 2 002 2 000 Press Work Style Paper Mark Set Digital Press Perfecting 12x48 in Grain long Coated Default Distance Between Edge and Finished Product 0 2500 in 7 Pre Finishing Parameters Minimum Spacing Between Product Groups 0 2500 in Organize Layout in Rows E Maximum Number of Rows 20 Organize Layout in Columns E Maximum Number of Columns 20 F Requested Product Quantities Product Part 1 1000 Product Part 2 2000 C Number of Produc
122. erfect Bound or Sad dle stitched manner A Section Stack node with a scissor icon will be created that will con tain all Section nodes The Assembly Manager will automatically pag inate the stack of sections based on the number of sections found in the single sheet or multiple sheet template Assembly Tree F Assembly 1 z M Section Stack Section 4 Sheet 1 Section B Sheet 1 Section 4 Sheet 2 Section B Sheet 2 vy ID My 8 up 2 sections wv amp Section Stack Section 4 Sheet 3 Section B Sheet 3 Properties Booklet My 8 up 2 sections Sheet s 1F 1B 2F 2B Page Size 8 5x11 in Page Range 1 32 Number of Pages 32 Half Sheet Stack Repeat Sections 2 Number of Sections in template 2 Stack Size 4 Pagination Continue O Restart at Page To multiply the number of sections in the booklet select the booklet node that was just created and enter the number of times the sec tions will be repeated in the booklet right panel Click to apply the change The added sections will show under the Section Stack node and the pagination will be reflected on the light table 106 User Manual inpO2 Other booklets can be added in the same manner by inserting tem plates and editing their number of sections Once the assembly is created Section nodes can be rearranged by drag and drop within the same Section Stack node Limitation All sections of the same template must be u
123. erted in a Ganging or in a Bound Press Run Many Press Run nodes are possible in the project Documents can be subsequently added in different ways into the empty layout e By selecting a Press Run node in the tree and using the Load Document icon Documents will create populated Product Parts in the selected Press Run and these new Product Parts will be identified with the document names The document informations will also be detected to create the layout e By selecting a pre defined Product Part node in tree and using the Load Document icon Documents will populate the selected Product Part without renaming it or changing page format e By using the Document Manager as usual from the main inp02 toolbar Product Parts must be defined first The Document Manager will display the project structure as constructed in the Layout Manager see section 8 1 1 About inp02 Run Lists Other actions can be done within the tree Nodes can be dragged and dropped in the tree to rearrange the proj ect structure Product Parts can be moved within the same Press Run or into a different Press Run Moving a Product Part within the same Press Run changes its priority rank and is very useful for job ganging see section 5 3 Using the Layout Manager To create default settings select a node in the tree and click on the Remember as default button You can set defaults for Ganging and Bound Press Runs and for Product Parts A selec
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125. es are dis played in blue The Variables section is the list of all available variables To add a variable to a barcode formula choose the variable from the list and click the Arrow icon The variable will be inserted at the cur sor position or added at the end of the text if the cursor was not previously inserted inpO2 barcode formulas use the same variables as the text marks and output file names see section 3 2 2 Text Expression Presets The values of certain variables can be seen on the light table pro vided that they are activated in the current Profile see section 2 4 Profiles All variable values are refreshed at output time Each variable used in the barcode formula will be listed in this sec tion These variables can be adapted by setting a fixed number of digits characters If no limit is set the needed number of character is used If required the value will be padded with zeros in order to respect the fixed number of characters If the same variable is used more than one time in the formula only one instance will be listed The same properties will be applied to all instances of this variable in the barcode Collating Mark Collating Marks are thumb indexes that identify the first page of each successive booklet for the post press assembly see Collating Mark in the glossary Collating marks should always be placed in the spine gutter so they are visible when the booklets are stacked
126. es of the marks to respect the correct assem bly of the printed booklets see section 3 3 Barcode 102 User Manual 4 4 5 Basics Applying Multi web Release November 20 2012 a Ae SI 43 54 96 JH q J eea EREDE 734 4H 7 Come amp Go publication Se z using 2 Collating Marks q333 7 gza ga 1 CEEC E Multi Web Automatic multi web pagination can be created from the Insert wiz ard see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard or directly within the Assem bly Tree Multi web paginations can be used with web presses or sheet fed presses see Multi web in the glossary lt N 6 8 Il 9 Double web pagination 16 1 14 3 Multi web publications may be built by paginating the webs manu ally on the light table and saving them as multi sheet templates Once imported in the Assembly Manager multi web templates can be assembled as Perfect Bound or Saddle Stitched bindings The page numbers will be incremented according to the pattern set on the multi sheet template When working with multi web jobs ensure to select Show Webs and Sections in the drop menu below the Assembly Tree see section 4 3 4 Tree Display Options The use of the wizard see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard is recom mended for symmetrical multi web assemblies such a
127. et option in the inp02 menu or using the Insert Sheet button in the toolbar The new sheet will be added after the current sheet Deleting a Sheet Remember that sheets or plates are PDF pages in Acrobat To delete a sheet click on the Pages panel tab at the left of the Acrobat window so that sheet thumbnails can be previewed Select the sheet to delete from the layout and press Delete A warn ing will request to confirm deletion When clicking on OK the Front and the Back of the sheet will be deleted 26 User Manual inpO2 It is not possible to delete all sheets from a template A warning message will be displayed and a disabled page will appear Important Sheets from an Assembly Project ably must be deleted from the Assembly Manager interface see section 4 3 2 Inserting and Remov ing Templates Sheets from an Managed Layout mlay must be deleted from the Layout Manager interface see section 5 2 1 Press Runs Tree Struc ture 1 5 5 Copying a Sheet While the Assembly Manager or the Layout Manager are the right tools for copying sheets for bound jobs requiring page incrementa tion the Copy Sheet function allows for easier building of multi sheet templates or different other commercial jobs inpO2 offers the ability to copy a sheet with all its contents directly from Acrobat s page thumbnails with the usual Ctrl Drag action Alt Drag on MacOS When dropping the thumbnail a duplicate sheet is cre
128. ets gt Imported Mark menu or through the Imported Mark contextual menu in the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon 58 User Manual Contents Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Presets A A A p b ft r Contents Image CMYK 2 spots Color Bar CMYK 2 spot Color Bar Gutter CMYK 3 spot Color Bar Gutter CMYK Color Bar 1 24 x0 5 in CMYK Color Bar 2 7 66 x 0 2 in CMYK Color Bar 2 Gutter Default Grayscale Bar Gutter bast Take Off Bar Black Apply Work Style On Back v Take Off Bar Cyan 4 Image Alignment Middle Left Take Off Bar Magenta Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in Take Off Bar Spot 1 Vertical Offset 0 0000 in Take Off Bar Spot 2 Take Off Bar Yellow 7 Placement amp Usage Crop and Repeat in Sheet Width Height Offset from Edge 0 0000 in Left Bottom Offset 0 0000 in Right Top Offset 0 0000 in Annuler Here are the properties that are available for an Imported Mark in the Preset window e Image allows to select an imported image from the drop list or to access the Imported Image Presets window where you can edit the list of available images To access the Imported Image Presets window click the button at the right of the drop list see section 3 1 2 Imported Image Presets e Placement amp Usage This drop menu defines the usage of the image on the layout It creates a frame crop box where the PDF image will be placed
129. found due to a file renaming or moving the document icons in the tree and in the title bar of the contextual panel will change and the document will have to be manually relinked ba Document Manager z A E DARt T a f Assembled Job Assembly 1 g Source x t Document Title Creep Bleed 80p Box_211 pdf File Path T TestRessources PDF BleedFiles 80PD 4 Information PDF Creator PDF Producer Run List Properties When a run list is selected in the Project Tree the right panel dis plays general information fields describing this run list inpO2 8 Working With Documents The Document Manager 159 Document Manager zn Assembled Job Assembly 1 4 1 190 inpO2_User_Manual pdf 3 opatan F p E 8 8 B 9 9 B 10 10 B 1u B 12 12 B 13 13 B 14 14 B 15 15 B 16 16 8 1 4 Source Information Release November 20 2012 iii Description Total number of pages 210 Notes This document e The Total number of pages entered in the Assembly Manager or the Layout Planner and any related Notes are displayed and can be edited When making changes to the Total Number of Pages or Notes fields in the Document Manager window the information will be updated in the Assembly Manager window and vice versa e A reader spread preview is also displayed Document Properties When a document is selected in
130. ge content and putting extra bleed to the source document s original values e Page size adjusts to source document the detected size of the source document will be used It is possible to browse the previous panels and modify some param eters at all times Once satisfied click Finish and see the entire lay out on the light table Modifications may also be applied to the layout on the light table before output 7 7 Hot Folders inpO2 Automation Quick Steps Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Automation About inpO2 Automation inpO2 automation is based on one or many hot folders defined with the Automation Manager Each active hot folder is instructed via a Wizard preset and an output configuration on how to process the imposition job Hot folders are file folders or special files selected to be monitored and processed by programs The inpO2 Automation Manager uses workflows linked to file folders When inpO2 Automation is activated the automated imposition pro cess will be triggered by simply placing a source pdf document in one of the active hot folders Many production workflows can be configured to generate various types of jobs step amp repeat cut amp stack saddle stitched etc The page format can be fixed or entirely adapted to the source document The inpO2 Automation module can interact with any production workflow system using hot folders inp02 Automation users will generally follow these s
131. ger Assembly Manager Document Manager Ink Man ager Checkpoints Mark Sets and PDF JDF Output Release November 20 2012 i inpO2 1 Introduction User Interface Overview dl 1 ad A see section 9 1 Main Output Dialogue see section 5 2 3 Checkpoints see section 8 1 7 Shortcut to documents from the light see section 8 1 The Document Manager see section 4 2 The Assembly Manager dialogue see section 5 2 The Layout Manager dialogue 1 2 3 Light Table The light table view is the default interface in inpO2 It is used to create imposition layouts with ease and precision inpO2 transforms Adobe Acrobat Professional into a traditional light table where press sheets are large PDF pages and where PDF objects are placed and mixed with source documents to create the final imposition E Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled layt inpO2 Layout H Project Name gt Sheet lt Sheet Number gt of lt Total Number Of Sheets gt lt Sheet Side gt year gt lt Output month gt lt O1 E 5 D 38 00 x 25 00 in inp0 s light table features intuitive functions for creating layouts including e Presets for all imposition objects see section 2 5 Presets Release November 20 2012 8 User Manual Release November 20 2012 1 2 4 inpO2 e Object Properties palette for position scaling offset and rotation see section 2 3 Object Propert
132. h the parent and the child then choose an offset Any of the anchor points can be selected simply by clicking on it The default anchor point is the center Anchor points also act as reference points to snap objects when plac ing them on the light table see section 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table Plates Sheets and Sheet Marks Plates and sheets are PDF surfaces and cannot be moved or selected 18 User Manual Front 9 2 ae To E 2 7 1 4 3 inpO2 The plate is the largest surface on the light table and contains all other objects placed on it If there is no plate configured the sheet becomes the largest surface and contains all other objects on it Sheets can display vertical and horizontal center marks as well as the sheet s corner marks visible only when a plate is configured Horizontal and vertical sheet center marks are located in the center of each side Center marks cannot be selected or moved They can be used as guides to snap objects Plates sheets and sheet marks are configured via the Sheet Proper ties dialogue see section 1 5 Sheets and Plates Flip Axis Work Style The back side of the layout is managed at the plate level or at the sheet level when no plate is configured by selecting a flip axis A preconfigured work style can be selected if preferred Front ON Back E 9 Vertical flip axis Sheet is flipped left to right Flip Axis Release Nov
133. he checkpoints in the lower right section The compatibility of selected components is validated each time a new selection is done Do not spend too much time adjusting them as all these settings may change later The goal is to obtain the most optimized layout scenario by changing production components Press Run parameters can thus be changed later after Product Parts are defined Once the Press Run Ganging is defined you can either load documents to create Product Parts or insert empty Product Parts Either way will produce Product Parts nodes in the Press Run Set the parameters of each Product Parts in the upper right panel if required The requested quantity is a very important data for the optimization especially if it is different for each Product Part As soon as Product Parts are defined the resulting layout can be validated on the light table At this point if the checkpoints are still showing errors it is important that they be resolved Each error and warning item in the list can be expanded to see details of the problem Thus it should be relatively easy to figure out a solution Prepare the work space to have a good preview of the resulting lay out In the inp02 Profiles dialogue customize the working profile to display Product Part Names as well as Product Part Colors This will help to identify the different Product Parts on the light table Activate the Pages panel on the left side of Acrobat s window to se
134. he drop menu displays the high resolution PDF document The display may require considerable amounts of time especially when working with heavy files Pressing the Esc key interrupts the refreshing process Page Information The Page Information group is used to define various information related to the page see section 1 4 6 Page Information Marks The Marks group is used to show or hide printer s marks Release November 20 2012 48 User Manual inpO2 e Imported Marks and Density Bars have separate controls for their contents and outline e Text Marks can display Variables Values or None On the layout values are refreshed only at output or when the sheet must be redrawn by the application Layout Ink The Layout Ink is an additional ink to display and print or not 2 5 any ii 16 pts Full length 6 pts ra 24 pts Trimmed Gy 24 pts Trimmed 24 pts vil Default Add Edit Presets Release November 20 2012 print all items found in the Page Information section of the Profiles window If used for output this ink will create as a spot color on a separate plate e Name The default ink name is LayoutOutline Any other name may be entered to adapt to a specific workflow e Ink The default color used for the layout objects is blue but it can be changed by choosing a RGB model in the Ink drop list or by entering a recipe in the Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black fields Presets Presets are us
135. he same sheet drag the object until dotted lines appear between your object and the ones to which it should be aligned Then release your click and the mark is placed in the right position ae Acrobat Professional Untitled layt inpO2 Layout File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inpO2 Advanced Plug Ins Window Help 2 var fe a 47 B F D A Ea Gofa ihe lt RO Be H XA s r tJ a S 4 a R OOl fF of Some marks such as collating or imported marks will also snap at their natural position in their parent gutters Using the Rulers Rulers are other tools that can be used to help positioning an object on the light table Rulers may be shown or hidden via the inp02 gt Show Hide gt Rulers menu If the default ruler origin is set to Sheet Lay Corner in the inp02 preferences see section 1 3 2 inp02 Preferences Dialogue the zero location of the rulers will be at the left edge of the front sheet and the rulers will follow the flip axis on the back sheet Release November 20 2012 inpO2 2 Light Table Tools Object Selection Tool 35 If the default ruler origin is set to Plate Bottom Left Corner in the inp02 preferences no symmetry is applied to the ruler on the back side l Te l l l l 20 i al l l l 15 Front Shear Back Sheet 15 m T Vertical Flip Axis 7 10 i 10 l l 5 F l 7 a L a L 2 ce ce 20 F 45 Front Sheet 10 Back Sheet i Horizontal Flip Axis 10 15
136. hoose Set Document browse and select the PDF file If a document is already set for the page the contextual menu also gives a shortcut to the Page adjustment function of the Document Manager 8 2 The Ink Manager When adding PDF documents to an imposition whether as an imported mark or as a source document inp02 automatically fills the ink table with the colors identified in the document Release November 20 2012 Mapping colors Limitations Release November 20 2012 8 Working With Documents The Ink Manager 163 The Ink Manager is available from the inp02 menu Show Hide option or by the Ink Manager tool icon Ink Manager eime ail Cyan Cyar fl Magenta o E Yellow Yellow E Black Black E PANTONE 280 C PANTONE 280 C E PANTONE 355 PANTONE 355 C wa Spotl PANTONE 280 C ma Spot 2 pt PANTONE 280 C PANTONE 355 C Spot 2 The Ink Manager window behaves as a palette and can remain opened while working on the light table or when using other func tions All changes applied in the Ink Manager window are immedi ately reflected in the layout To close the Ink Manager use the x button in the upper right corner of the window uncheck the item in the Show Hide menu or toggle the Ink Manager tool icon The LayoutOutline color used to display page information and out lines is not editable from the Ink Manager dialogue The output of this ink may be prevented by unselecting the objects that use this
137. ich is used in the Assembly Manager to create a complete imposition A template may contain more than one sheet multi sheet template see section 4 2 2 Templates Text Mark Printable text lines containing a combination of predefined variables and nor mal text see section 3 2 Text Mark Trim Mark Trim marks are small linear marks drawn at the corner of the pages to indicate the final trim size of the publication W Web Press Cylinder printing machine in which the paper is fed from a continuous reel as opposed to sheet fed Also called reel fed press Wizard The inpO2 Wizard allows creating easily imposition projects Step by step instructions are presented and its result may be output to PDF or modified on the light table Work Style A sheet configuration to address different imposition requirements sheetwise work and turn work and tumble etc Work and Back See Sheetwise Work and Turn To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn it over from left to right and print the second side using the same gripper and plate but the opposite side guide Work and Tumble To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn it over from gripper to back using the same side guide and plate to print the second side A Acrobat workspace 1 Anchors 16 Asir 65 Assembly 81 Insert Wizard 94 Insertion 91 Name 21 Node 87 Assembly Manager 82 Assembly Tree 85 91 Display Options 93 Drag amp drop 9
138. idth and height of the sheet e Grain Orientation Choose Grain long if the paper grain is parallel to the largest paper side portrait or Grain short if the paper grain is parallel to the smallest paper side landscape The grain direction is a very important parameter for the creation of the layout e Paper Thickness The paper thickness value will be validated against the maximum thickness allowed by the press It will also be used for automatic creep compensation in case of bound jobs e Description This optional field can be used to further identify stock It is not used for the layout creation 5 1 4 Finishing Method Presets Release November 20 2012 Select inp02 gt Presets gt Finishing Method to open the Finishing Method Presets window Finishing Method presets summarize requirements for different post press equipment such as binders and cutters that must be taken into account for correct page positioning and paper margins on the imposition layout These requirements are also used for validations Finishing Method Properties Format Trimmed Paper Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager Presetting Materials and Equipment 117 Presets Finishing Method Properties Finishing Style Z Format Minimum Width 3 9000 in Minimum Height 5 5000 in Daa to Cutter 1 Cutter 2 Default Perfect Bound Perfect Binder Line amp eeu aio 13 2000 is Saddle Stitcher Line C Max
139. ies Palette e Checkpoints that validate the layout and warn the user of potential problems see section 5 2 3 Checkpoints e Floating toolbars see section 1 2 2 Toolbars e Contextual menus see sub section Contextual Menu in section 1 2 1 Menus e Group selection and positioning see section 2 1 1 Adding an Object on the Light Table e Drag amp drop see section 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table e Rulers and snap guides see section 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table e Multiple undos and redos from Acrobat s Undo Redo commands Assembly Manager The Assembly Manager is the module where imposition templates are assembled into booklets and automatically paginated It offers an innovative intuitive robust and flexible interface for publication assembly inpO2 s unique Assembly Tree view supports the most com plex paginations instantly in a few clicks of the mouse However the Assembly Manager is not required for commercial flat work or simple jobs when there is no need for automatic pagination or creep compensation These jobs can be entirely executed on the light table inpO2 1 Introduction User Interface Overview YQ Assembly Manager Sheet Templates aup 6xeSinch Book Cover Number of Sheets Flate Size 2 x21 in Number of Pages z Sheet Size Number of Sections Page Size Work Style Assembly Tree He
140. ight of the field to increase or decrease the value e Drop menus They expand to give access to different attributes e Drop lists They expand to give access to a list of predefined items A button usually displays to the right to access a sub dialogue where these items can be edited DO User Manual Lise Release November 20 2012 e93 inpO2 Tooltips display when the mouse cursor is positioned over a field for about one second Editing Presets All objects have a Default preset which cannot be removed Generic Presets are also installed with inp02 to ease the learning of the application Those can be removed The procedure to modify the list of items in a Presets dialogue is always the same e To create a new Preset from the presets dialogue click on the Create New Item icon at the top of the left pane Some presets can also be created from the object s contextual menu on the light table e To duplicate a Preset select any item in the list and click the Duplicate Selected Item icon Choose a name for the duplicate and click OK e To rename an item select it in the list and click on the Rename Selected Item icon pencil Enter the new name and click OK If the name is already used for another item in the list inp02 will offer you to overwrite this item e To restrict a preset item to read only operations thus preventing accidental changes press the lock icon e To import export presets use the
141. imum Height 15 0000 in Saddle Stitcher Line D g CRE CADET Spine 0 2500 in Face 0 2500 in Head 0 2500 in Foot 0 2500 in H Additional Waste Milling Depth 0 2000 in Overfold Size 0 0000 in Overfold Side Left Top Cut 0 0000 in Bottorn Cut 0 0000 in Save Cancel The following parameters must be defined Finishing Style This drop menu indicates the type of finishing It activates or deactivates other settings in the window Options are e Perfect Bound Finishing style using perfect binding equipment e Saddle Stitched Finishing style using saddle stitching equipment e Ganging Finishing style using cutters no binding Minimum and Maximum Formats These fields determine the width and height of the minimum and maximum formats supported by the finishing equipment This data is used for Checkpoint validations Trimmed Paper Depending on the Finishing Style selected the fields will display Lejt Spine Right Face Top Head and Bottom Foot or Spine Face Head and Foot Values must be set on the four sides to create trim distances on the layout These distances will apply to all Product Parts 118 User Manual Additional Waste Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Top Head Trimmed Paper del pjojzaag Left Spine Trimmed Paper Jedeg pawuty aoeg 1ybTy Trimmed Size Bleed limit Trimmed Paper Bottom Cut Bottom Foot Additional Waste This section will display only if the Finishing Style
142. in higher page numbers Each booklet will contain half of the pages The overall pagination will be cor rectly incremented in the tree from top to bottom throughout the booklets Assembly Tree Oe 0 My 8 up template First Half Properties i Page Range 1 8 Assembly Assembly 1 0 My 8 up template First Half i Page Range 9 16 D My 8 up template First Half D Page Range 17 24 QO My 8 up template First Half Target Number of Pages 0 R b L Page Range 25 32 Come and Go 0 My 8 up template Second Half b Page Range 33 40 Notes Content vy D My 8 up template Second Half 5 Booklets 64 Page Inserted Page Range 41 48 4 Sheets Page Missing D My 8 up template Second Half b Page Range 49 56 Creep 0 My 8 up template Second Half Maximum Creep b Page Range 57 64 a on nee on Paper Thickness Note To better fit the layout with the number of pages in the publi cation the last booklet can be adapted so that both halves contain the same pages thus reducing the run length for these plates To do this use the option Restart Pagination of the booklet right panel for the second half The pagination of subsequent booklets will be cor rectly incremented in the tree When applying Come and Go to a Perfect bound publication two Col lating marks should be applied on the same template The algorithm will increment the index
143. in the JDF for access by the RIP Copy to the folder below The files are copied to any folder on the network The folder Path must be defined in the field below Copy to a subfolder named as below The files are copied to a sub folder of the chosen destination If this sub folder does not exist it will be created during output The name of the subfolder must be defined in the field below The default name is Documents e Marks Files This group offers different options for the handling of the Marks files that will be created Include in MIME package All files will be included in a MIME package and sent to the chosen destination Save to the folder below The files are saved to any folder on the network The folder Path must be defined in the field below Save to a subfolder named as below The files are saved to a sub folder of the chosen destination If this sub folder does not exist it will be created during output The name of the subfolder must be defined in the field below The default name is Marks Imposed flats When the Type of JDF data field is Imposed flats The JDF file pro duced is basically a pointer to the PDF imposed flats that need to be processed Only one sub group of properties needs to be defined e Imposed Flats This sub group gives appropriate information on how to handle the PDF Imposed Flats files that will be created Release November 20 2012 170 User Manual Release November 20
144. inates will be entered e Enter the new position values in the Object Properties palette e Press Enter and the selected object will take its new values Some objects are children of their parent object and have a normal position based on their parent configuration for example an Imported Mark placed in a gutter For these children objects an off set from their normal snap positioning can be applied An offset from the initial position can also be given to any type of object instead of placing it with coordinates e Open the Object Property window e Choose the Object Selection tool e Click on the object you want to position e Enter the new offset values e Press Enter and the selected object will be positioned accordingly Notice that while the cursor is still in the offset field an arrow is drawn between the anchor points used for the positioning The base of the arrow shows the parent anchor point and the arrow head shows the anchor point of the child object E Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled layt inpO2 Layout mne Z Fle Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inpO2 Advanced Plug Ins wi ppPe3 _ ees kai C a a 7 E F Width m l F E Thickness 1 o Position and Size aAA ILA A In inp02 any object from the layout may be scaled e Open the Object Property window e Choose the Object Selection tool e Click on the object to scale e On the light table choose the anchor point to use
145. ing Method Presets window see section 5 1 4 Finishing Method Presets Select the method that will be used for the current press run It is also possible to access the Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list Requested Quantity This data is important for the optimization of the sheet usage as the quantity of each Product Part is taken into account when building the layout For each Product Part the actual quantity vs requested quantity is displayed in the tree node The default quantity is 1000 126 User Manual Product Part Bound Release November 20 2012 inpO2 The Layout Arrangement offers options for the placement of the Product Part in the layout based on the content of the source docu ment Stick to Gripper If selected the Product Part will have a priority for a placement near the gripper for best printing quality Bleed Merging Side The left right top or bottom side of the Product Part can be selected for bleed merging In this case the step and repeat layout automatically rotates and snaps some instances of the Product Part to share the same bleed in order to optimize paper usage and number of cuts In the Statistics only one information is available for Product Parts Ganging Actual Quantity This field indicates the exact number of copies that will be printed for the selected Product Part if using the current settings The application tries to build a layout
146. ion PDF documents The inp02 Output Profile contains only elements that must be printed on the sheet and it should be used for final output A short cut to the Profiles dialog is also available from the Output window to ease the Profile selection inSO2_User_Manual pdf a i E Dragam T ak Oynaga 7 al Dyragran z inp02 Working Preview inp02 Proofing inp02 Output 46 User Manual inpO2 The following table identifies items that are part of the four built in inpO2 profiles ree este ene ate Profile Profile Preview Profile Profile No Imposition Index Z Document Information Product Part Name No Product Part Color 0 O r Z Z Creep Compensation Value Fold Marks Yes Linear Marks Yes Trim and Bleed Marks Yes Sheet Center Marks Yes Sheet Corners No Side Guides Sheet guides Yes No Imported Mark Contents Yes No Density Bar Contents Yes No Register Marks Yes Collating Marks Yes Text Marks Gripper Area Imported Mark Outline Density Bar Outline Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes N No N N N N io N Values Values Variables LayoutOutline LayoutOutline LayoutOutline Customized Customized Barcode Contents Yes O Barcode Outline Layout Ink Name I Cyan LayoutOutline 5 x Customized Magenta Yellow Black Release November 20 2012 inpO2 2 Light Table Tools Profiles 4 7 2 4 3 C
147. ips display when the mouse cursor is positioned over a field for about one second The File Naming Convention window is divided into three parts Items Content and Add Variables e Items Many file naming conventions can be defined The Items section lists all defined presets and works like other presets see section 2 5 Presets e Contents is where the string made of variables and text will be built Variables from the Variables section may be inserted and or the text entered directly 4 e Variables shows the list of available variables Select one by clicking on it and click on the Arrow icon to insert it to the Contents section The variable will be inserted at the position of the cursor inpO2 Release November 20 2012 9 Output Configuring Output Properties 171 Once the naming convention is built the user may save it by clicking Save and Use Naming convention Click OK to close the File Naming Convention window and return to the Output Configuration window 10 Glossary Release November 20 2012 Here is a list of terms specific to inp02 and or the world of imposi tion and printing We hope this helps getting familiar with inpO2 A Assembly In inpO2 an assembly is the root node of the Assembly Tree that gathers folded booklets to create an imposition An assembly can be a complete job or part of a job You may have many assemblies in the same project For each assembly there is a corres
148. is Perfect Bound or Saddle stitched These fields must be set to create extra margins on the layout e Milling Depth This field is activated for Perfect Bound style only The Milling Depth is the depth that is required for spine cutting or notching for before gluing It will add extra margin at the spine on the layout This value must be set according to the equipment capabilities Milling Depth area on block spine TITITTTITT e Overfold Size This field is activated for Saddle stitched style only It defines the margin value required to create a lap on the booklet to ease its positioning on the saddle This value must be set according to the stitching equipment specifications Overfold Side This field indicates whether the lap will be on the left low folio lap or on the right high folio lap on the folded booklet This value increases the corresponding gutters or margins on the layout 5 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager dialogue 119 Left Overfold or lap I Right Overfold or lap T e Top and Bottom Cuts These optional fields can be used to allow for additional top and bottom paper margins for cutting 5 2 The Layout Manager Release November 20 2012 dialogue To start a new project using the Layout Manager select File gt Create inp02 gt Managed Layout This opens the Layout Manager window Layout Manager Press Runs No Selection EUDE Nothing to display Checkpoints
149. is wide enough to contain it If the gutter or margin selected can not contain the object the bar will snap to the nearest valid gutter The Density Bar properties are as follows e The Bar Type drop menu allows to choose the behaviour of the bar when snapped to the gutter or margin Full Length The density bar will cover the full length of the page group Page Trim The density bar still covers the whole length of the page group but it is trimmed at the crossing of the gutters This prevents the overlapping of fold marks e Square Size This value is used to set the size of the squares color cells that form the density bar Since cells are square shaped only one value needs to be entered inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Linear Mark 75 e The Additional Trim property allows the user to add more trim at the crossing of the gutters The type Page Trim must first be selected to access this field Important The density bar adapts to the color environment of the project Please note that the density bar will not display any color unless a PDF document is loaded page or imported mark The proper profile selection must also be made 3 7 Linear Mark inpO2 allows creating any kind of linear mark or of linear bar directly within the application These marks are adaptable and can be used for different purposes such as e using two marks together and create crossmarks e using a very thick mark to create an ink eater m
150. izontal 0 400 in vertical 0 400 in i Position and Size Position E 19 200 in p 12 575 in Offset bK 0 200 in Selected object s m M _ FESE position and size bR 100 00 OAN 100 00 Sl Size R 12 800 in OLY 18 300 in Rotation 0 00 deg Modifying Object Properties The Object Properties window contains the same properties as you will find in the Presets window of the corresponding object refer to each object s section for details The main difference between Presets and Object Properties is that a change in the Presets window will affect all new objects of the same type added to the light table while changes in the Object Properties window will only affect the selected object on the light table To modify the properties in the Object Properties window enter the new value in the appropriate field and press Enter or click in another field to apply changes on the layout Positioning Objects Accurately The Position and Size portion of the Object Properties window is very useful to move rotate or scale most inp02 objects with precision 42 User Manual Placing an Object with X and Y Coordinates Release November 20 2012 i Position and Size x 1 000 in Y 2 000 in x 17 203 in Y 8 972 in x 100 00 Y 100 00 x 0 250 in T 0 250 in Rotation 0 00 deg Most objects can be modified with the Object Property window by editing different parameters Anchor point Once the Object
151. klet page range Fourth booklet saddle stitch Fourth booklet page range 4 2 4 Assembly Node Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly The Assembly Manager dialogue 87 Assembly Tree gt MyMagazine 0 Sup trop P Fage Range 1 8 gt sup tmopl F Page Range 25 32 gt E Sup trmpl gt Fage Range 33 40 Ne Sup trip Page Range 57 64 Node Properties The Assembly Tree contains different types of nodes with parent child relationship Assembly node Booklet node Page Range node and Page node Each node type has its own icon in the tree Once selected in the tree each node type displays different proper ties and settings to be configured in the contextual panel on the right side of the window Clicking on an Assembly node displays the whole assembly s proper ties content and creep settings in the contextual side panel Assembly Tree 7 New Assembly gt O Bup tmpl Properties Page Range 1 16 Assembly New Assembly Notes This is For the monthly MyMagazine Number of Pages D oO Content Booklets Page Inserted Sheets Page Missing Creep Maximum Creep From Opt To 21 pt Paper Thickness e The Properties section contains the assembly s Name Notes and Target Number of Pages The Name can be customized to identify different job parts The node will be renamed accordingly in the Assembly Tree In the Target Number of Pages field
152. ks 30 Imported mark 57 Linear mark 75 Register mark 71 Text mark 60 Milling Depth 118 MIME 169 170 Multi web 102 Non printable margins 24 34 N Up 139 0 Object Positioning 33 Selecting and Moving 36 Object Properties 40 Edition 41 Offset 43 Rotation 44 Scaling 43 Object Selection Tool 33 Objects Deletion 37 Edition 37 Optimization 129 Tips 130 Troubleshooting 131 Output 12 165 Configuration 166 File names 170 JDF Options 168 Main Dialogue 165 PDF Options 167 Overfold 118 Page Release November 20 2012 Head 21 38 Individual Pages 30 Page Format Presets 29 Page Adjustments 161 Page Group 20 26 Folding 38 Presets 27 Page Information 21 Pagination Manual 37 Pagination Tool 37 Paper Presets 115 Partial Web 103 PDF Version 167 Perfect Bound 98 Planning 133 Plate 17 22 24 Plate amp Sheet Presets 22 Post press equipment 113 Preferences 13 Acrobat Preferences 13 inpO2 Preferences 14 Preset locking 50 Press Presets 113 Press Runs 120 Product Part Bound 126 Product Part Ganging 124 Product Part Color 21 R Register Mark 71 Presets 71 Register Mark Group 72 Presets 72 Reservation 158 Run List 155 Blank page 158 Reservation page 158 S Saddle Stitched 99 139 Sections 21 39 104 Sheet 17 22 inpO2 Copy 26 Delete 25 Insert Blank Sheet 25 Move 26 Sheet Format Presets 25 Sheet guides 144 Sheet Marks 17 Shingling 106 Side Guides 24 Single Web 96 Source file information 2
153. list and click OK If the layout contained other marks before applying the mark set they will be removed automatically e When a particular mark set cannot be used with the current layout a red X shows on the bottom right of the window You can expand the node to get more details Note when working on the light table and not within the Layout Manager if the marks that were defined for the Page Group or for the Sheet conflict with those defined in the selected Mark Set a Cus tom item will be created to combine all marks This new Custom item will be displayed when you click on the Mark Set icon of the toolbar From this menu you can choose to save the mark set as a new preset If an item already exists that combines identical marks it will be selected automatically 4 Template 4 1 Release November 20 2012 Assembly About inpO2 Assemblies The Assembly Tree can contain several assemblies displayed in tree view in order to separate job parts that will print differently for example the book cover and its content or to group two different publications in the same project The Assembly Tree is highly visual simply drag and drop templates inside or below other projects to cre ate bindings Once completed the imposition may still be modified either on the light table or by reopening the Assembly Manager Assembly Manager X Sheet Templates Bup tmpl Properties x Number of Sheets Plate Size Number of P
154. list in the job file Wizard Settings this field is a drop down list of the available Wizard settings saved in the Wizard s finalization panel see section 6 1 6 The Finalization Panel Users can manage these settings by clicking the button which gives access to the Wizard presets dialogue The wizard setting tells the Automation Manager what to do to achieve the project Output Configuration this field is a drop down list of the available output configuration settings Users can manage these settings by clicking the button which gives access to the output configuration presets dialogue For more details on the output configuration see section 9 1 Main Output Dialogue 152 User Manual inpO2 e Output Folder from Output Configuration this read only field reminds the user of the output folder location as set in the Output Configuration preset This field must not be blank e Disable this Workflow When checked this field removes the folder from the automation process without losing its settings The name displayed in the list will be suffixed with Disabled 7 2 2 Monitoring Automation Release November 20 2012 oT Manager a la Monitoring Workflows Actual Status Processing Pierre Ier de Russie Wiki pdf from Folder C sinpO2 auto hot Since 2009 05 20 16 44 55 Recent Activities 16 44 07 APImpoArticle pdf Success 16 44 15 DonQuiote pdf Success 16 44 38 High Level
155. lows to select a predefined text expression from the drop list or to access the Text Expression Presets window where you can edit them To access the Text Expression Presets window click the button at the right of the drop list see section 3 2 2 Text Expression Presets e Sample This field displays the selected Text Expression e Single Sided If the option is selected the text mark will be applied on one sheet side only e Apply WorkStyle on Back Text mark may follow or not the work style turning axis of the sheet for double side positioning to comply with various perfecting press requirements e Text Box Alignment Aligns the text within its text box Nine positions are available Width and Height These fields are used to set up the size of the box that will contain the text on the layout Scale text to fit If this option is selected it will automatically scale down the text to fit the text box It will never enlarge the text e Format The following parameters are used to format the text of the mark Release November 20 2012 62 User Manual Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Font Three systems fonts can be selected Courier Helvetica and Times Roman The font used for text marks can be embed ded or not at output see section 9 2 1 PDF Output Options Character Size Type the font size or use the spinbox control to change the value Bold Check to use bold type Italic
156. mber 20 2012 inpO2 ager and the Layout Manger For simple jobs such as jobs created from the Wizard or on the light table only one run list is created All you need to do is to browse and load PDF documents to the run lists Each run list may contain any number of documents complete or partial blank pages and reservation pages used in JDF work flow Project Tree Functions The left area of the Document Manager is called the Project Tree It shows a tree structure of the project run lists Selected nodes in the tree will display different data in the right panel Total number of pages Notes All actions can be done in the Project Tree using the toolbar icons KATE E E r Import Document t Delete Insert Blank Page Move Down Insert Reservation Page Move Up inpO2 Importing Documents Into the List E Import Document Options Source Page Range from ip 190 E Repetitions 1 EO Inverse Page Order Destination s Insertatindex i canca Deleting a Document Release November 20 2012 8 Working With Documents The Document Manager 157 To add files to the run list click on Import Document icon and browse to the appropriate file If there are many Product Parts in the project first select the Product Part for which you want to insert document files Multiple files may be selected in the folder using the usual com mands Files will be
157. mization is also the name of an optional inp02 module P Page a One side usually printed of a single leaf of a trimmed and bound publica tion b The text and graphics image unit acquired from various documents and files for printing on a c The trim box in the layout into which b is placed Page Group A group of printed pages brought together in the proper alignment and order for trimming and binding by a single folding operation In inp02 a page group may represent a signature part of a signature a step and repeat job or a single page Page Head The top of the printed page In the layout a T symbol is used to show the orien tation of the page The T represents the top Page Mark Usually trim and bleed marks attached to the page Page Range In the Document Manager a tree node gathering multiple single page PDF docu ments that were imported at once In the Assembly Tree a child node of the Booklet representing a range of pages Pagination The manual process of adding numbers to the pages on the layout The manual pagination can be saved as a Folding Also the automatic process of increment ing these numbers in the Assembly Manager Partial Web Paper roll that is narrower than the full size web half web quarter web etc When paginating partial web in inp02 the plate size remains the same but the page group is adapted to fit on the paper width whether on the gear side or the operator side
158. mlay or assembly projects ably 1 6 User Manual Release November 20 2012 inpO2 L Layout The arrangement of pages in printing sequence on a flat In inp02 a layout is an imposition plan on the light table A layout file layt may contain docu ments and be output as PDF or JDF It may also be exported as a template tmpl to be used in the Assembly Manager Layout Ink In inpO2 the Layout Ink is the editable color separation used to outline the imposition plan and all page information This color can be printed for proofing or omitted for final imaging see section 2 4 3 Customizing Profiles Layout Manager The Layout Manager is the name of the inp02 s dialogue where imposition lay outs are created and optimized using predefined equipment and materials see section 5 2 The Layout Manager dialogue Layout Page In the layout the placeholder trim box where the source document page will be placed Linear Mark In inp02 mark or bar of variable length and width that can be used for different purposes in the layout see section 3 7 Linear Mark M Managed Layout In inpO2 a managed layout is a project created through the Layout Manager A managed layout file mlay contains specific data used by the Layout Manager It can be further edited on the light table It may contain documents and be output in PDF or JDF format Margin In inpO2 the margin is the gutter that surroun
159. mp List of Webs C Web 1 Web 2 Type 1 2 v I0 My 8 up template gt g List of Webs Partial Web Part Location Gear Side v When settings are applied the partial web will show under the list of webs node and the pagination will be reflected on the light table Notice that no marks or bars will remain on the unused side of the plate 4 4 7 Use of Sections Basics Press sheets can be cut into sections before the assembly Sections can be used for Split web see Split Web in the glossary or sheet fed presses where printed sheets are cut and stacked before folding Release November 20 2012 Working with Sections Release November 20 2012 e 105 4 Template Assembly Bindings To assemble sections within the Assembly Tree templates must pre viously be created with different section letters A B etc see sec tion 2 2 3 Sheet Sections LT 1 8 1 Al 1A 84 A B 14 3 B Section Stack a Typical template Section stacking can be created from the Wizard see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard or directly within the Assembly Tree When working with sections ensure to select Show Webs and Sec tions in the drop menu below the Assembly Tree see section 4 3 4 Tree Display Options A single sheet or multiple sheet template containing sections can be dragged and dropped in the tree as usual in a P
160. n enter the values Compensation Range values can be specified or enter the Paper Thick ness and let inpO2 do the rest Both methods are synchronized as values are changed in one method those of the second will adjust The two methods are explained in the following sections Compensation Range Method Compensation Range tells inp02 the adjustment values to be applied to the thickest booklet in the assembly If all booklets do not have the same number of pages the creep compensation for smaller book lets will be adjusted automatically In a simple Saddle Stitched binding assembly the Compensation Range adjustment value must be set for the whole publication In a simple Perfect Bound binding assembly the Compensation Range adjustment value must be set for a single booklet reep Compensation ir Compensation Range Inner Fages 0 mm Outer Pages 0 mm Paper Thickness 0 mm Push Cue Two fields are available e In the Inner Pages field enter a negative value so that pages on the inside of the booklet move towards the spine away from the edge When using the Inner Pages field the Outer Pages field may be set to zero to obtain a one direction adjustment push in e For Outer Pages field enter a positive value so that pages on the outside of the booklet move towards the edge away from the spine When using the Outer Pages field the Inner Pages field may be set to zero to obtain a one direction adjustment
161. nager Sheet Templates 8up tmpl Properties v Number of Sheets Plate Size Number of Pages Sheet Size Page Size Work Style Assembly Tree 7 New Assembly gt O Bup tmpl Properties gt QA Sup tmpl b A Sup tmpl Assembly New Assembly Notes This is For the monthly MyMagazine Number of Pages 96 Content Booklets Page Inserted Sheets Page Missing Creep Maximum Creep From Opt To 21 pt Paper Thickness The Assembly Manager window behaves as a palette and can remain opened while working on the light table or when using other func tions All changes applied in the Assembly Manager window are immediately reflected in the layout To close the Assembly Manager use the x button in the upper right corner of the window uncheck the item in the Show Hide menu or toggle the Assembly Manager tool icon Release November 20 2012 4 2 1 4 Template Assembly The Assembly Manager dialogue 83 The upper part of the Assembly Manager displays information about loaded templates such as the template properties or a preview of its layout The lower part is the Assembly Tree This is where the publication takes shape Simply drag and drop templates from the list into the Assembly Tree When clicking on any item of the tree its properties will be displayed in the right hand side contextual panel As working on the assemblies the light table will update to reflect the modifi
162. nager A project may contain one or many assemblies or product parts R Reader s Spread In a reader s spread the publication s pages are displayed as they will be read in the completed book Register Mark Figures usually crossed lines and a circle placed outside the trim page bound aries in color separation overlays to provide a common element for proper align ment see the Note of section 3 5 Register Mark Reservation Placeholder to complete the run list when a document page file is missing see sub section Inserting a Reservation Page of section Project Tree Functions Run List The run list is the list of all the document files to be printed in final pagination order Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Release November 20 2012 10 Glossary Configuring Output Properties 1 9 S Saddle Stitch A method of binding in which each signature is folded and placed inside the previously folded signature when all the signatures are folded and inserted they are sewn or stapled together through the center or spine fold Sections Subsets of the page group identifying parts of the sheet that will be cut before folding In inp02 WEB sections are identified on each page by letters A B etc and can be used in the Assembly Manager for advanced assemblies see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections Sheet A large piece of paper passing through a press for imprinting by a plate or plates On a web p
163. nformation will be extracted from the pdf file to initiate the layout e Trim box e Bleed box e Number of pages To create a new Press Run from a document click on the Load Docu ment icon and browse or drag and drop the document from its folder into the Run Lists section of the dialogue It is possible to drag and drop many documents at once A Press Run node and one or many Product Part nodes will be added into the tree inpO2 will suggest the project structure that is the most appropriate for the type of document based on the number of documents and the number of pages detected The layout can be constructed without documents by manually add ing a Press Run node then one or many Product Parts inside the Press Run node There are two types of Press Run nodes one for Ganging and one for Bound works each type having a slightly different set of parameters inpO2 Adding Documents 5 g Other Actions within the Tree Release November 20 2012 5 2 2 5 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager dialogue 121 To create a new Press Run for a ganging click on the Press Run Ganging icon A node will be added in the tree To create a new Press Run for a bound job click on the Press Run Bound icon A node will be added in the tree To create a new Product Part select the Press Run in the tree and click on the Product Part icon to insert it The Product Part will take different attributes whether it is ins
164. nterface Overview 11 source file is first selected then sheets and page groups are defined Add the appropriate marks and the layout is ready for output Everything needed to produce a simple project is gathered under one dialogue see section 6 1 Creating a layout with the Wizard Source Document Start without a source document Load a source document Browse Name inpO Tutorial Creator Acrobat Distiller 8 1 0 Windows Number of Pages 66 Finished Product Page Width 8 5000 in Page Height 11 0000 in 1 2 7 Document Manager The Document Manager is the module where you manage source doc uments and all types of page adjustments Document Manager 4 f Assembled Job Assembly 1 AP Source 4 f 1 190 inpO2_User_Manual pdf Document Title inpO2_User Manual pdf B 1 1 A File Path P Builds Docs inp02 archives 4 0 0 Cadillac EN B 2 2 a Information B 3 3 PDF Creator FrameMaker 9 0 B44 PDF Producer Acrobat Distiller 9 0 0 Windows B Se PDF Version 16 oa Date Modified 08 03 2011 B 3 8 Trim Box Undefined B 99 Page Count 190 B 10 10 4 Odd Page Adjustment Buen Source Box to be aligned Crop Box B 12 lt 12 Anchor Middle Center B 13233 Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in B 14 14 Vertical Offset 0 0000 in B 1515 Rotation 0 degrees B 16 16 b Scaling 100 00 B 17 17 Cancel creep compensation B 18 18 g Even Page Adjustment B 19 19 Source Box to be aligned Crop Box B 20
165. o different ways to define the back By using a flip axis gt Back Side option is available Choose the flip axis for the cre ation of the back side see section 1 4 3 Flip Axis Work Style by using a work style gt Work Style options are available Choose the needed work style from the list Work Styles Work Style options allow the selection of the type of symmetry used between the front and back side of the sheet which depends on the way the paper will pass in the press see section 1 4 3 Flip Axis Work Style Gripper Edge on Front Choose among the four possible locations for the gripper Bottom Edge is the default If no gripper is needed choose None Size Enter the width of the gripper area Inverted Gripper on Back This option may be selected for per fecting presses that grip the sheet on two opposite sides to Release November 20 2012 24 User Manual Release November 20 2012 Plate inpO2 print the back This option will display both front and back gripper areas on the sheet Non Printable Margins Define the desired width of the non printable margins for each sheet edge Left Top Right Bottom See also 2 1 2 Positioning an Object on the Light Table Side Guides Sheet Guides Check the box to place guides on each side of the sheet Image A drop down list lets you choose a predefined image or select a PDF file containing the image that will be used
166. of sheets Name of the template Page size Number of pages S B untitled gt Dj 8up tmpl gt Page Range 1 16 gt AJ 8up tmpl b Page Range 17 24 gt AJ 8up tmpl b Page Range 41 48 Page Range 1 16 m Properties Assembly Booklet Sheet s Template Page Size Number of Pages Clicking on a Page node displays its properties in the contextual side panel Imposition index Page size Sheet Creep Compensation value Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly Working with the Assembly Tree 91 z gt New Assembly gt O 8up tmpl Properties v Page Range 1 16 Page 1 Page 2 Page Size 11 x8 5in Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Creep Adjustment 21 pt Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Imposition Index 1 Sheet s 1 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 0 Page 16 4 3 Working with the 4 3 1 Assembly Tree Adding an Assembly To add an assembly to the Assembly Tree simply click the Add Assembly button at the bottom left of the Assembly Manager win dow This will add a new assembly node at the end of the tree The new assembly can then be dragged into its appropriate position To remove an Assembly select the node and click on the Remove but ton below the Assembly Tree At least one Assembly must remain in the Assembly Tree 02 User Manual Release November 20 2012 4 3 2 4 3 3 Assembly M
167. of the press see section 4 4 6 Partial Web 1 78 User Manual inpO2 Perfect Bound A method of binding in which the signatures are folded stacked and trimmed and then glue is applied to the spine edges This produces a flat spined book that opens completely to the back of each page Perfecting Method for printing the back of the sheet The front is printed then the sheet is turned from top to bottom on a horizontal flip axis to print the back Planning a In inp02 the name of the approach that is offered by the Layout Manager dialogue Planning is based on predefined press and post press equipment and materials b Planning is also the brand name of the optional module of inpO2 for the cre ation of post press driven layouts bound jobs Plate A plate is a metal polyester or paper master that when inked is used to press an image onto paper In inp02 the plate is the extra surface on which the sheet can be positioned see section 1 5 Sheets and Plates Press Marks See Marks Press Run In inpO2 a press run contains one or many product parts that are printed together using the same set of plates Many press runs are possible in a Managed Layout Product Part In inpO2 a product part is the smallest component of a printed product that requires its own production method It can be flat folded or bound Project In inpO2 a project is created using the Wizard the Layout Manager or the Assembly Ma
168. oll see Partial Web in the glos sary L St ED cI Full web ie ees ea ee a a GT OL Half web operator side L ot inp02 transforms a full web template into a partial web in a single click of the mouse The plate size remains the same as the full web 104 User Manual inpO2 but only some of the pages will be used and paginated to fit on the partial web Any number of partial webs with any location can be defined in the same booklet No section needs to be defined on the template Applying Partial Web When working with multi web jobs ensure to select Show Webs and Sections in the drop menu below the Assembly Tree see section 4 3 4 Tree Display Options In the Assembly Tree select the Web node to be transformed into a partial web In the right panel two options must be defined e The Type menu offers Full Web 1 2 web 1 4 web or 3 4 web If the template can be divided into three parts the menu will offer 1 3 web and 2 3 web e Ifa partial web is selected in the Type menu Gear Side left or Operator Side right must be chosen from the Position menu to indicate the positioning of the narrow web on the press Assembly Tree F Assembly 1 OD My 6 up template Properties a List of Webs Sheets 1F 1B Baj Web 1 Partial Page Size 8 5 x 11 in Web 2 Page Range 5 6 15 16 25 26 35 36 Number of Pages 8 a
169. on 3 2 1 Text Mark Presets Flat Grouping amp File Names This field allows access to the File Naming Convention Presets window by clicking on the button that appears when this field is selected see section 9 2 3 Grouping and Naming Files Destination This group allows for setting up the output delivery method and destination Delivery This drop list specifying the method used to deliver output files Three options are available Unspecified ask at the time of output If selected the destina tion folder will have to be set in the main Output window In the folder specified below If selected the destination folder must be identified in the field below Use source document folder The output files will be delivered in the same folder as the source documents If there are many source folders the path of the first document found in the run list will be used 168 User Manual 9 2 2 Release November 20 2012 inpO2 e Folder Click on the Browse button that appears when the field is selected to identify the path JDF Output Options In inpO2 it is possible to output layouts to JDF format based on the CIP4 Layout Creation to Imposition ICS Interoperability Conformance Specifications JDF format can be used for connectivity with JDF enabled RIPs When JDF is selected inp02 sends a job ticket to the RIP with a PDF file appended Many JDF configurations are possible
170. op menu The layout will be automatically adapted for bleed merging Problem I need extra space between two blocks of Product Parts Solution Simply select the Ganging Press Run node and enter a value in the field Minimum Spacing Between Product Groups Problem I have empty areas on the sheet that I want to fill to avoid paper waste Solution For each Product Part inp02 tries to create the exact requested quantity or slightly more when the exact quantity is not mathematically possible You can fill the empty areas in two ways e Slightly increase the requested quantity of the Product Part near the empty zone Note that this may change significantly the configuration of the layout e Go to the light table select the Product Part near the empty zone and click on the red arrow to add copies see section 5 3 2 Step and Repeat Tool Step and Repeat Tool When ganging many product parts with different quantities the optimization will try to respect these quantities and may not be able to completely fill the sheet In addition to the Layout Manager inpO2 offers a convenient Step and Repeat tool to edit managed layouts on the light table j T GE gt l e mm v aS PostCard4 E PostCard1 Hs FostCard2 min PostCard3 Release November 20 2012 5 3 3 5 The Layout Manager Using the Layout Manager 133 Once the layout is created through the Layout Manager the selec tion of a Product Part adjacent to
171. operties Palette e The Object Properties window will open Changes are applied as they are entered and are reflected on the light table instantly Rotating an Object You can rotate an object precisely with any angle by using the Object Properties palette see section 2 3 Object Properties Palette It is also possible to quickly apply a 0 90 180 or 270 degree rotation value to an object from its contextual menu e Make sure the Object Selection tool is active e Right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the object and choose Rotate from the contextual menu e Choose a rotation angle in the menu The object will be rotated on the light table Deleting an Object Make sure the Object Selection tool is active and click on the object or draw a selection box around it e Press the Delete button on the keyboard or right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the object and choose Delete from the contextual menu e The object will be deleted Pagination Tool inp02 allows paginating manually by entering each page number or by selecting an existing folding pattern from the Presets Manual Pagination Page numbering and page head orientation may be set manually using the Pagination tool in inp0O2 s Tools toolbar Once completed the pagination can be saved as a folding Preset see section 2 2 2 Page Group Folding 38 User Manual inpO2 Numbering Select the Pagination tool The mouse pointer will change to
172. own as crossover or crossover 174 User Manual inpO2 trap This ensures that when the pages are bound and cut there is no gap between the edge of the printed element and the edge of the page Bleed Mark Bleed marks are small linear marks drawn at the corner of the pages to indicate the page bleed boundaries Booklet A small saddle stitched brochure or folded section of a publication signature In inp02 s Assembly Tree Booklets are child nodes of the Assembly node Book lets are created from templates They contain page ranges and pages and may also contain other inserted Booklets C Collating Mark Step marks printed on the spine edge of signatures to facilitate the collating of the booklets and check their sequence see section 3 3 Barcode Come and Go Type of assembly consisting in the binding of two copies of a folded publication at the time before trimming This is achieved by the printing of double booklets each part sharing the same spine and paginated in opposite direction see sec tion 4 4 4 Come and Go Creep The apparent movement of page images on folded signatures away from the spine caused by the thickness of the folded paper Creep is of particular concern with saddle stitched publications where each successive signature is folded and placed inside the previously folded signature To compensate pages are printed slightly closer to the spine on successive signatures see sec
173. ponding run list Assembly Manager The Assembly Manager is the name of the inp02 s dialogue where imposition jobs are assembled see section 4 2 The Assembly Manager dialogue Assembly Tree In inpO2 the Assembly Tree is the arborescence window of the Assembly Man ager containing parent child nodes where the assemblies are created see sec tion 4 3 Working with the Assembly Tree ATM Apogee Template Manager or Model Template structure used when exporting layouts in a format to be used by the Apogee Prepress software from AGFA tpl see section 2 5 4 Exchanging Presets Barcode A barcode is an optical machine readable representation of data which shows data about the object to which it attaches see section 3 3 Barcode Binding Fastening the printed and folded sheets of a publication into a single unit There are a number of methods most of which are variations of saddle stitching and adhesive or perfect binding Blank Page Placeholder to complete the run list when the imposition layout contains more pages than the documents to be printed A blank page may be used for example to create empty even page at the end of a chapter when the next chapter starts on an odd page see sub section Inserting a Blank Page of section 8 1 2 Project Tree Functions Bleed Page elements that extend beyond any of the four trim edges are said to bleed off the page The bleed across the spine is kn
174. profiles for working proofing and output In addi tion to these basic profiles custom profiles can be saved Any type of object combination for screen preview proofing or imaging can be created For more information about using profiles see section 2 4 Profiles inpO2 Working Modes inp02 offers different approaches to create imposition layouts e The Wizard that may be used for quick and easy project creation for bound works or flatworks e The Light Table that is suited for template creation and fine control on all objects It also allows for producing complete impositions on the fly for flatworks or publications that require simple pagination e The Layout Manager using equipment specifications and available materials for the planning of bound publications and for the optimization of sheet usage e The template based Assembly Manager with its powerful pagination algorithms including options for web presses e The Automation Manager making full use of the Wizard and Output Configuration presets to generate imposition jobs without user intervention inpO2 Release November 20 2012 1 2 1 Introduction User Interface Overview 3 The following illustration is a simplified activity diagram for inp02 main workflows Wizard 4 Layout Manager i i Optimization Planning i Assembly Manager Output Module Light Table Acrobats Viewer File Types inp02 saves work files in four differ
175. rch on your entire network for a network license if no hardware key is connected on your workstation For faster Acrobat startup this option should remain unchecked unless you use inpO2 network license Use Advanced Assembly Wizard The advanced wizard of the Assembly Manager offers more panels for complex assemblies see section 4 3 5 Insert Wizard Bleed Document over Reference Marks Checking this option will layer up the bleed over all reference marks trim and bleed marks inpO2 y Presets and display options Languages Release November 20 2012 1 Introduction Preferences 15 sheet center marks register marks and fold marks The marks will thus be clipped at page bleed if option is selected or at page trim if option is not selected e inp02 Opening Profile A built in or custom profile can be selected as a default profile that will apply each time a new job is created or opened e Apply Creep Compensation on The creep compensation adjustment can be done on page trim or on page content thus page marks will move or not with the adjustment see section 4 5 Creep Compensation e Ruler Origin The ruler of the light table can be positioned on the bottom left corner of the plate or on the corner of the sheet see section Using the Rulers e Maximum Job Identifier A limit number can be set for the counter to identify jobs maximum of 10 digits When this limit is reached th
176. reas 1 To the left a list of available presets and control icons that allows to create duplicate rename lock import export or remove items in the list 2 To the right a grid of properties to view or modify parameters of the selected item Presets dialogues can be resized and positioned for the convenience of the user These settings are automatically saved as a preference The resizing can be applied to the window itself or the areas within by moving the splitter Just move your mouse on the edge of the window or on the splitter and when the shape of the cursor changes click and drag to the desired location It is important to know that the resizing of a window area can go as far as hiding the area In this case the splitter is still available to reopen the area Properties are presented in a grid with a tree structure The nodes can be expanded or collapsed by clicking on the or icon located to the left of the item To ease the user experience all editable fields have a white back ground while non editable fields have a gray background Some controls may be hidden until clicking on it The following con trols can be found in the grid e Check boxes A simple click on the check box will toggle the selection from one state to the other e Text boxes They are used to key in the required information e Spin boxes They allow the user to either enter the value with the keyboard or use the up down arrows to the r
177. reep compensation of an assembly can be retained or discarded in the resulting layout which can be freely edited for custom pagi nation or other fine tuning Problem Not all Product Parts are created Solution inp02 is unable to fit all products on the sheet You can e In the tree drag and drop Product Parts within the Press Run to place the product that has the largest format first in the list e Select a bigger paper format e Select another grain direction or select either grain direction e Create another Press Run and distribute Product Parts 132 User Manual Release November 20 2012 5 3 2 inpO2 Problem Product Parts are too close to the paper edge Solution Enter a value in the Distance Between Edge and Finished Product of the Press Run Values can be set on the four sides Problem The same Product Part has different grain orientations on the paper Solution Instead of Either grain orientation select Parallel or Per pendicular to force the same orientation for all occurrences of the Product Part Note that this may result in an increase of the paper waste Problem The bleed does not appear on the resulting layout Solution The Finishing Method must allow space for bleed Ensure that Trimmed Paper values are set correctly Problem I want to print the same Product Part head to head to share bleed at the top Solution Select the Product Part node and set the Bleed Merging Side to Top in the dr
178. resets Once the layout is created on the light table sheets can be added by using the Insert Sheet option in the inpO2 menu see section 1 5 3 Inserting a Blank Sheet Sheet options define the sheet s format style and symmetry behav ior gripper display options non printable margins sizes and side guides sheet guides preferences 1 Introduction Sheets and Plates 23 inpO2 A Presets 4 Sheet Width 1030785 rim Sheetwise Gripper 15 mm Height 210x297 mm 44 Tumble Define Back STAN mm h Tumble Back Side 335x465 mm Single side E EGE 335x485 mrm Tumble b 485x335 mm Sheetwise Gripper 10 ram He r 105x340 mm Sheetwise Gripper 10 ram meeten Hipper an Bick Ti0x 0I mm Sheetwise Gripper 15 mm a E E Default Left My settings Top Right Bottom 4 Side Guides f Sheet Guides Image Guide Locations Distance from Gripper Offset tram Edges Offset Direction Center Marks Use Plate Width Height 4 Sheet Alignment an Front Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset 4 Sheet Alignment on Back Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset 35 0000 in 25 0000 in Using Flip Acts Flip on Wertical Axis Bottom Edge 0 2500 in E 0 0000 in 0 0000 in 0 0000 in 12500 in Eil Default Left amp Right Edges 1 0000 in 0000 in Inward All Ei 39 0000 in 26 0000 in Middle Center 0 0200 in 01 0200 in Bottorn Lett 0 0000 in 0 0000 in Save and Apply Cancel e Define Back inpO2 offers tw
179. ress a roll of paper is used in place of multiple sheets Sheet fed Press A press that prints single sheets of paper rather than a continuous roll or web of paper A sheet fed press prints more slowly than a web press and is typically used for shorter runs Sheet Template See Template Sheetwise The most common method for printing the back of the sheet The front is printed then the sheet is turned from left to right on a vertical flip axis to print the back Shingling Refers to the means of progressively moving the printed content so that all text is visible at the same position on every page Bindings such as saddle stitched require increasing bind margin towards the outside pages thus needing such compensation See also Creep Signature The term signature is not used in inpO2 s interface A signature can be made of different combinations of one or many folded page groups or sheets The Booklet node in the Assembly Tree illustrates better the concept of signature Simplex Type of work printed on a single side sheet Split Web After being printed on a web press the web is slit into sections and the ribbons are superimposed for in line folding see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections Step and Repeat Pagination sequence consisting in adding a maximum number of the same page on a sheet 180 User Manual Release November 20 2012 inpO2 7 Template In inp02 a template is a basic sheet file wh
180. rget Number of Pages is the number of pages that are targeted for the assembly This field reflects the value found in the Properties panel of the Assembly node if already entered It is possible to override this value When settings are done click on Next to advance to the next step Release November 20 2012 96 User Manual inpO2 New Assembly Binding Style ANA a Binding Perfect Bound le Target Number of Pages Previous Nest Cancel Third Panel The third panel varies according to the Style that was selected in the second panel If the Single Web type of job was selected the Assembly Content part offers only one option e The Number of Booklets field indicates the total number of booklets that you wish to create in the assembly New Assembly Single Web assembly Content Number of Booklets If the Multi Web type of job was selected see section 4 4 5 Multi Web the Assembly Content part offers these two options e The Number of Booklets field indicates the total number of booklets that you wish to create in the assembly e The Number of Webs indicate how many sheets will be folded together to form booklets Notice that booklets can be further edited later in the Assembly Tree New Assembly Multi Web Assembly Content Number of Booklets Number of Webs Release November 20 2012 Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly Working with the Assembly
181. rim size 30 User Manual inpO2 1 6 3 Individual Pages Individual pages can be added on the layout by creating a one by one page group However individual pages within a page group can be edited on the light table by Shift clicking on the page The Object Properties pal ette will offer the following options for page edition e Page Format see section 1 6 2 Page Format Presets e Bleed e Bleed Marks e Trim Marks e Show All Corner Marks All these settings are similar to those defined for the page group see section 1 6 1 Page Group Presets 1 6 4 Gutters Fold Marks and Margins To edit margins or gutters on the light table hold Shift and click in the gutter with the Object Selection Tool then double click or right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the selected margin or gutter and choose Properties from the contextual menu Editing a Gutter The Object Properties palette will offer the following options for gut ter edition Object Properties b Total Width 0 2500 in H Fold Marks Visible Length 0 1385 in Thickness 0006A in Offset from Edge 0 0278 in F Position 13 0000 in 9 6000 in O 0000 in O 0000 in a scale fe SITE e Total Width Enter the total distance from page trim to page trim First Half and Second Half In case of asymmetrical gutter enter the width of the first and second halves This will result in an offset of the fold mark Release November 20 2012 inpO2 1
182. rk Horizontal Offset 0 0000 in Vertical Offset 0 0000in 2 Direction text Release November 20 2012 6 Using the Wizard Creating a layout with the Wizard 145 4 e Select a Text Mark Preset from the drop list Clicking on the button located to the right of the list gives access to the Text Mark Presets dialogue where you can edit Presets e In the Alignment drop list select from which anchor point the mark will be positioned on the sheet e Itis possible to enter Horizontal Offset X and Vertical Offset Y values Depending on the anchor point that was selected negative values may be required Positive values move the mark right or up Negative values move the mark left or down e Direction choose one of the four text directions options Color Bar The last tab allows for the use and edition of a built in Density Bar or the import of a color bar PDF image Check the Use this mark box to add Color Bar on the layout rS izard Marks Page and Sheet Register Text Color Bar W Use this mark Use Generated Density Bar 24 pts Trimmed x Position Top Distance From Page Edge 0 1250 in gt Use External Image Position Distance From Sheet Edge For the built in Density Bar e Select a Density Bar Preset from the drop list Clicking on the button located to the right of the list gives access to the Density Bar Presets dialogue where you c
183. rn Design only a half sheet on the inpO2 layout the other empty half will be added automatically Page group Different page formats in a page group will gener ate a check point warning Fold marks Fold marks are exported with default length only Page Bleed marks are unsupported and discarded For and best results disable the bleed marks on the light Page marks table the layout will be closer to the generated template Page adjustments are ignored 56 User Manual Density bar Converted to exposure bar For best results use additional trim to add an offset to this mark Text mark All unsupported variables will be discarded see table below Only text and position is exported no font For best results use left alignment for the text in the box so the layout will be closer to the generated template Collating mark Will export section ID according to parent page useful for multi section using multiple collating marks Register mark Will reference eps files in marks folder at usual location For best results use 18 X 18 pt size Exported as a solid rectangle Imported mark Will expect eps files and images at the usual loca tion and folder For best results do not rename the imported mark image Release November 20 2012 3 geeeeeeeeeereseseessoesseesseessossssessoeessess poses inpO2 Marks All standard marks are available in inp02 Should there be a need to add marks that
184. roperties will be displayed in the right panel Number of Sheets Number of Pages Plate Size Sheet Size Page Size Work Style If the properties are different within the same template for exam ple two different sheet formats the corresponding field will be left blank indicating there are multiple values inpO2 4 Template Assembly The Assembly Manager dialogue 85 Number of Sheets Plate Size Number of Pages 5 Sheet Size Page Size Work Style Preview Mode To switch to preview mode choose Preview in the drop down list above template information If the selected template has more than one sheet select the one to preview from the Sheet drop down list The preview always shows the complete page information no matter what the active profile is 4 2 3 Assembly Tree inp02 displays the publication s assembly in a convenient easy to understand tree e Icons help identifying parts of the imposition Assemblies are represented by closed books Booklets are represented as opened booklets Pages ranges are represented as piles of loose pages Single pages are represented as individual pages Assembly Tree Assembly l Ce Mew Assembly gt Sup tmp T Page Range 1 16 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Booklet Page Range Page e Node icons are available Lists of webs are represented by rolls of paper Section stacks are represented by scissors Release
185. roup of contiguous pages with the Object Selection Tool to select many pages at once use the Ctrl Shift keys Right click on the selection to display its contextual menu In the Section menu item select B New Section to change the section let ter of the selected pages If sections A and B already exist in the page group C New Section will be available and so on so that only consecutive letters are used in the template Once the sections are set the template can be exported and used in the Assembly Manager see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections Object Properties Palette The Object Properties window can be accessed using its icon Alter nate ways to open this window are to double click on any object on the light table or by selecting inp02 gt Show Hide gt Object Properties The Object Properties window always displays properties of the selected object This window serves two purposes e Modify the properties of the selected object top portion of the window e Position or resize the selected object accurately on the layout bottom portion of the window Release November 20 2012 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 Light Table Tools Object Properties Palette 41 Object Properties Type of object Page Grou selected E gt Columns Rows Folding Step and Repeat Spine Orientation vertical Selected object s Pages properties l Page Format Example E Bleed 5 0 pt Al Bleed Marks Trim Marks Hor
186. rtical gutter Vertical Margin Gutters can contain marks such as fold marks imported marks and density bars A margin is a space outside of the page group all around the sheet Every gutters and margins can have different values Release November 20 2012 Release November 20 2012 1 4 6 1 Introduction Layout Geometry 21 Margin 9 oa m d Gutters Eg lt Margin _ gt lt wibrey Margin Page Information In inp02 each page on the light table displays information related to the current imposition e TrimBox Outline This frame indicates the size and position of the trimmed page excluding the bled e Page head The top of the page is identified by the orientation of the T symbol see Page Head in the glossary e Folding number This number on the page is taken from the folding pattern and shows how the page group will be folded after being printed see Folding Numbers in the glossary e Imposition index number This number is the actual number of the page in the publication and corresponds to the run list Imposition index numbers are incremented based on the assembly and or the selected folding see Imposition Index Number in the glossary e Section The sheet Section is identified by a letter A B C etc see Sections in the glossary e Source file information The Source file information displays the file name and page n
187. s Actual Status Stopped Since 2009 05 20 09 27 49 Recent Activities Completed Jobs 0 Failed Jobs 0 See Failed Jobs Log Activities in this File Start Stop Close The Start button will launch the process activating the hot folders and their monitoring Validations are first performed to check if the minimal set of values is populated and usable At this point if a value is missing a message box will be displayed to inform the user When the process is running this button is greyed out The Stop button is active when the automation process runs It tells the process to stop all activities after terminating the current job The Close button exits the automation Manager provided no process is running otherwise it is greyed out Automation Workflows The Workflows tab is where users can define hot folders and config ure the process to be performed for each of them Hot folder work flows are displayed like presets with an items list on the left side of 1 This feature is active only with the inpO2 Automation module Release November 20 2012 7 inp02 Automation The Automation Manager 151 the panel and the folder properties to the right see section 2 5 Presets The workflow items are named after the hot folder name TE Automation Manager balba Monitoring Workflows Gar SS Input Folder incoming PDF Files C Users jacquesk Desktop Automation In Boo In PDOK
188. s but cause the pdf source files to be moved to the error folder along with a text file describing the cause of the error Failure of a validation usually done by the wizard Some valida tions that are performed while using the wizard are also per formed in automation mode because they are related to the source document Since this file may change new files may con tain error sources Failed checkpoints Layout checkpoints are validated by the automation process They are categorized as warnings or errors Only errors will lead to an output failure The messages dis played by the checkpoints will be written to the error file and will help solve potential errors Validate pdf versions The version of pdf format used by imported images and source documents is checked to match the output configuration settings for the maximum supported pdf version In case of conflict this error is thrown 154 User Manual inpO2 Output errors They pertain to all messages related to the execu tion of the imposition output such as problems with output directories destination etc Release November 20 2012 8 1 g Release November 20 2012 8 1 1 Working With Documents inp02 offers an easy way for adding PDF documents to your imposi tion When the run list is populated with PDF files it is possible to pre view these document pages on the light table provided that the Page Contents checkbox is selected in the active profile
189. s characteristics can be defined with a Pattern a Cell format and a Manual Index optional Pattern The Pattern defines the overall appearance of the mark e Cell Range is where the number of cells in the Collating Mark is defined Two options are available Maximum When chosen the number of cells will automatically be set to the maximum without going over the height of the page it is attached to Fixed When selected the number of cells in the mark will be determined by the value entered in next field Release November 20 2012 JO User Manual inpO2 e Number of Cells Enter the number of cells required for the mark This property must be set manually if Fixed Cell Range is chosen Ensure that the total length will not exceed the page height e Cell Spacing This field allows the user to enter the size of the space between the cells e Display Header A header is a filled cell that indicates the top of the Collating Mark This field allows the user to choose to display a header or not e Display Outline Allows the user to choose to display other cell outlines When this options is used only indexed cells will be displayed Cell Outline Cell Spacing Cell Length Cell Width Cell Range i a A Cell The Cell group of properties defines the characteristics of each indi vidual cell e Length and Width of the cell e Text Direction This drop menu allows for selecting the direction of the index
190. s double web jobs or to initiate the creation of more complex assemblies that will be edited later in the Assembly Tree To assemble a multi web job within the Assembly Tree a single sheet template can be dragged and dropped in the tree as usual To trans form the single web booklet into multi web booklet select the book 4 4 6 Basics Release November 20 2012 e 103 4 Template Assembly Bindings let that was just created enter the number of webs in the right panel and click to apply the change The added webs will show under the node List of Webs and the pagination will be reflected on the light table Assembly Tree F B Assembly 1 v amp List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 Web 3 gt D My 8 up template vy amp List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 gt IJ My 8 up template v amp List of Webs Web 1 Properties Booklet My 8 up template Sheet s 1F 1B 2F 2B 3F 3B Page Size 8 5x11 in Page Range 1 48 Number of Pages 48 Half Sheet Web Number of Web 3 C Web 2 Pagination Continue O Restart at Page Other booklets can be added in the same manner by inserting tem plates and editing their number of webs Partial web options see section 4 4 6 Partial Web and sections see section 4 4 7 Use of Sections are also available for more com plex jobs Partial Web Partial web paginations can be used to fit the number of pages in the publication on a narrower paper r
191. s type of barcode can identify booklets for sig nature recognition by post press equipements such as stitchers The position of the barcode can be further adjusted using the follow ing placement parameters Note that the labels adapt to the object that is selected in the Attached to drop menu e Offset from edge A minimal offset should be given to ensure that the barcode doesn t overlap the object to which it is attached e Offset along edge The value of this offset adds up to the blank space of the quiet zone e Scanner start point This setting identify the reading direction of the barcode by the scanner e Height of the bars The height of the barcode can be set with a fixed value e Thickness of the narrowest bar A value is given to the narrowest bar Wider bars will adjust accordingly The total width of the barcode depends on the formula e Quiet zone A white opaque space can be created before the first bar and after the last bar to ensure adequate reading of the scanner inpO2 3 inp02 Marks Barcode 67 e Human readable If this option is selected the barcode will display corresponding letters or numbers with the Courier monospace font to facilitate the reading The text is added under the barcode without affecting its height the overall mark size will be bigger This field is enabled or not depending on the encoding type e Include check digit Check digit can be put in the barcode for formula validation
192. sed within the same booklet 4 5 Creep Compensation 4 5 1 About Creep In inpO2 creep see Creep in the glossary is configured at assem bly level You can create multiple assemblies for parts of your publi cation that will use a thicker media hence need special creep compensation settings On the layout an arrow shows the direction of the creep compensa tion and the number in the arrow indicates the amount of creep that will be applied to that page The display of the creep information on the layout is defined in the Profiles see section 2 4 Profiles Creep adjustment can be done on page trim or page content accord ing to user preference see section 1 3 2 inp02 Preferences Dia logue When creep adjustment is applied on page trim the page marks move on the sheet to indicate the new page trim position When applied to page content the marks stay aligned with the reg ular page group structure Creep compensation can be done by pushing in inner pages or by pushing out outer pages of the booklet A combination of push in and push out is also possible Paper Original image position Position after creep compensation Push in Release November 20 2012 4 5 2 Basic adjustments Advanced adjustments Release November 20 2012 4 Template Assembly Creep Compensation 107 To set creep values click on an Assembly node and choose what type of creep configuration is required the
193. ses of each processed file Release November 20 2012 7 inp02 Automation The Automation Manager 153 7 2 3 Avoiding Disruptions of the Automation Process Because inpO2 performs numerous validations during the automa tion process disruptions of the automation process are possible Many of the disruptions causes are avoidable and most of them are easy to troubleshoot The following list summarizes such possibilities e External errors They interrupt the automation process and require user intervention Hot folder unreachable generally related to lost network con nection or accidentally renamed or moved folders etc Error while moving a pdf file Incomplete access or read write rights could cause such an error Insufficient disk space or folder changes during the process could also trigger this error Error while saving a job file The source pdf will be found in the Archive folder but the process will have stopped A message box will alert the operator in such case Error while writing log file This could mean that the log file is locked requires unavailable disk space or that the network con nection is faulty Automation Error x Log file is unreachable Automation process is stopped pasc OK e Internal errors Such errors are caused by anomalies in the source files incompatibilities between files and job settings or other similar conditions These errors do not interrupt the automation proces
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195. t www dynagram com support It is the fastest and most efficient way to diagnose and resolve your issue For immediate assistance you may contact United States amp Canada Tel 418 266 1275 Fax 418 694 2048 E mail support dynagram com www dynagram com support Other Countries Contact your distributor or reseller For additional information concerning customer support and the Annual Support Agreement see the Support section on our web site www dynagram com Contents 1 Introduction Tee TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT Sts 1 1 WYSIWYG Imposition cscccccccscscsccscccccccscscscces LLI ClO aT WOKS DICO aeacccteosnt oxcacanmuyceseecwoesenanneneccdesencesataaasciue Li PONE gacauiee tacos E E O 1 1 3 inp02 Working Modes essesssessesseseeseeesosseesoeseeseessesseesoeeceseees LEA FUE TYO E E E E ERA 1 2 User Interface Overview ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccces E2 ME a E E L22 TOODI ee E re 12o Hone TAC pere OE E 124 WASCENIOIY Manger heciccescnenoicsccsaiec cies cesumonaoiceedeaeeencecanaraeneeeee 12 5 Layout Manager aiaccsmesoscescassascceaeeusteeaseanescamvescossesisecenearcseees LeO Wod sere E E 1 2 7 Document Mandgar sxccccncieavsccsnecsscteussioacaveqesuceswvenseemaccenecenvocts Teco EMINI errer E E aA UE E E E E E E E L3 Preferences lt ccccscccsssvnccesaccoccosocsssaesssnsseesssssesssswssens 1 3 1 Acrobat Preferences ssseesssssoooscssessssssscoccscsseesesssoseseessesese 1 3 2 inpO2 Preferenc
196. t Parts 2 Paper Waste 17 97 Number of Sheets 1 Run Length 143 A Actual quantity vs requested quantity A Objects outside printable area aA Mark positions vs page contents AX Imported marks vs document inks Pre Finishing Parameters can be set to prepare ganging layouts for finishing e Minimum Spacing Between Product Groups This value creates a space between different product groups to allow for cutting apart sections of the sheet before product finishing 124 User Manual inpO2 e Organize Layout in Rows If selected this option will force the positioning of the product parts in rows allowing for automated cutting e Maximum Number of Rows The maximum number of rows cuts supported by the finishing equipement should be entered in this field e Organize Layout in Columns If selected this option will force the positioning of the product parts in columns allowing for automated slitting e Maximum Number of Columns The maximum number of columns slits supported by the finishing equipement should be entered in this field Requested Product Quantities is a shortcut that can be used to quickly change multiple product part quantities from the same list The values are synchronized with the Requested Quantity values of each Product Part nodes The Statistics area displays one more entry for Ganging Press Runs e Run Length Indicates the run length needed to print requested product quantities Only
197. ted node can be deleted by clicking on the Delete tool icon When deleting a Press Run all associated Product Parts will be deleted as well It is possible to Undo any operation using habitual menu or shortcut Properties When selecting a node in the tree the upper right panel displays Properties that must be edited to manage the layout and Statistics that give important data about the project 122 User Manual inpO2 Properties and Statistics will adapt to the node that is selected in the tree Press Run Bound When selecting a Press Run Bound node the upper right panel dis plays the following Properties E Layout Manager Name Press Run 2 4 M Press Run 2 Bound D Product Part 1 Bound Description Press Default Work Style Work and Back Paper Default Mark Set Default 4 Distance Between Edge and Finished Product 0 2500 in 0 2500 in 0 2500 in 0 2500 in 0 2500 in Number of Product Parts 1 Paper Waste 89 79 _ Number of Sheets _ 1 X Wasted paper ratio 4 Actual quantity vs requested quantity A Page bleeds vs gutters amp margins ef Paper format vs press capabilities amp Paper thickness vs press capabilities ew Work style vs press f Page format vs finishing method e Name This optional text field can be used to enter a descriptive name for the press run The name will be shown in the tree node e Description This optional text field can be used to enter any
198. teps 1 Using the Wizard Interface define and save an imposition job see chapter 6 2 Using the Output Configuration dialog save the output settings taking care to define a destination folder see section 9 2 3 Prepare folders input archive and error on a file system accessible to the Automation process 4 From the Acrobat file menu select Automate inp02 5 In the Workflows panel click the Create New Item icon 6 Set the Input Archive and Error folders by browsing the folders set in step 3 7 Select the Wizard Preset as saved in step 1 8 Select the Output Configuration as saved in step 2 9 Click the Start button 10 Place documents in the input folder and expect finished job shortly 150 User Manual 7 2 Starting and Stopping the automation process Closing the automation Manager 7 2 1 Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Notice that most of these steps are preliminary to the very first use of the Automation Manager and need not to be repeated for similar imposition projects whence the Automation benefit The Automation Manager The Automation Manager enables users to define hot folders and monitor automated tasks It can be accessed via the Acrobat File menu File gt Automate inp02 The Automation Manager displays a panel with two tabs Monitoring and Workflows At the bottom three buttons are displayed Start Stop and Close Automation Manager fs fon Monitoring Workflow
199. ters cm or millimeters mm Simply write the correct abbreviation Upon entering a value without a unit inp02 will use the default measurement unit You can also enter values using any other unit of measure supported by Adobe Acrobat When a measurement unit other than the default unit is entered the value will automatically be recalculated to be displayed in the default unit For Windows users only e Select Document in the Categories list 14 User Manual Release November 20 2012 1 3 2 inpO2 e Uncheck the first option in the right panel Show each document in its own window requires restart e Restart application Failing to perform these steps may cause problems while using inp02 with a Windows operating system inpO2 Preferences Dialogue The inp02 Preferences dialogue allows for configuring global settings for the application It can be accessed from Edit gt Preferences menu or directly from inpO2 main menu inpO Preferences sy General M Enable Network Protection Key Research at Startup F Use Advanced Assembly Wizard Bleed Document over Reference Marks inpO Opening Profile inpO2 Working Preview Pi Apply Creep Compensation on PageContent Ruler Origin Maximum Job Identifier 499 Ea Reset windows to their default position Restore disabled warning messages es Cancel e Enable Network Protection Key Research at Startup This option will sea
200. that will respect the quantity requested but it is not always possible due to other Product Part constraints When selecting a Product Part node that is placed in a Press Run for a Bound work the upper right panel displays the following Proper ties Name This optional text field can be used to enter a descriptive name for the product part The name will be shown in the tree node Description This optional text field can be used to enter any kind of information that would be useful for this product part Page Format This drop list contains all the formats that have been defined in the Page Format Presets window see section 1 6 2 Page Format Presets Select the format that will be used for the current product part Select the Aspect portrait or landscape It is also possible to access the Page Format Presets window by clicking on the button at the right of the drop list inpO2 Release November 20 2012 5 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager dialogue 127 Q Properties F Name whats new _in_fdks Description second run friday Page Format BS Page Aspect Portrait Grain Either Folding 4x2 10 page Booklet Triple crossfold Finishing Method Default 4 Bleed 0 1250 in spine 0 1250 in Face 0 0250 in Head 0 1250 in Foot 0 1250 in Assembly Properties Binding Style Perfect Bound Total Humber of Pages Ti Work amp Turn None Actual Nuriberof Pages 90 Booklet Count 4 Grain This drop
201. the Project Tree the right panel Doc ument displays information regarding this document Here is a description of each document property Source group This group contains view only information about the file e Document Title Displays the file name of the original source document that was used to create the PDF file e File Path Displays the file path of the selected PDF file Information group This group contains view only specific informa tion about the PDF e PDF Creator Displays the name of the technology used for the creation of the PDF file e PDF Producer Displays the name of the application that was used to distill the PDF file e PDF Version Displays the number of the PDF version of the selected document This information is used for validation at output see section 9 2 1 PDF Output Options e Date Modified Displays the date the file was last modified convenient to verify document versions e Trim Box Displays the size of the PDF pages trim box e Page Count Indicates the total number of pages in the selected document 160 User Manual inpO2 Document Manager 4 fz Assembled Job Assembly 1 E a g 1 190 inpO2_User_Manual pdf Document Title inpO2_User_Manual pdf Bia File Path P Builds Docs inpO2 archives 4 0 0 Cadillac EN B 2 2 H Information B 3 3 PDF Creator FrameMaker 9 0 B44 PDF Producer Acrobat Distiller 9 0 0 Windows B 5 5 PDF Version 16 m E Date Modified 0
202. the con tents of the layout and display a checkpoints list if incompatibili ties are detected see section Layout validation checkpoints 52 User Manual The ATM Template Properties Panel Template Release November 20 2012 inpO2 The following table shows equivalent concepts between Apogee and inpO2 a Template When exporting an ATM template the active inp02 layout is used with all signatures and sheets Signature Same concept but called Booklets in inp02 Assembly Manager Independent 1 X 1 Page Group page Remember that even if your layout objects are exported successfully some of their properties could be ignored because of their incompat ibility see section Table of inpO2 ATM objects matching The ATM template properties window will be displayed when you export a layout as an ATM template Consider this panel as an advanced properties editor Here you will fine tune the metadata that Apogee will use to prepare the building blocks for the job to output The properties of the template signa tures and sheets can be edited ATM Template Export Template Tree 4 LayoutToExport4TM m ATM Template 4 Signature 1 Sheet 1 4 Description 4 Signature 2 Template Name LayoutToExportATM Sheet 1 Binding Style Perfect Bound Partial Signature Position Fror First Partial Signature Index 1 cone The first node in the left panel is the template level It is named by defa
203. the plate Vertical Offset Enter a positive or negative value to move the sheet up or down on the plate e Sheet Alignment on Back same as above plus the choice Same as Front inpO2 1 5 2 Properties Release November 20 2012 1 5 3 1 5 4 1 Introduction Sheets and Plates 25 Sheet Format Presets Sheet Formats presets are used through the Wizard dialogue They can be defined and saved using the inpO2 Presets see section 2 5 Presets The Sheet Format Presets window is available from the inp02 gt Pre sets gt Sheet Format menu 7 E Presets Width 30 0000 in Height 30 0000 in Save Cancel Sheet Format properties options define the width and height only The other aspects that may relate to the sheet position offset marks etc can be set via other objects Width and Height Enter the new value of the sheet format Inserting a Blank Sheet When there is no sheet on the light table a new layout must first be created using Create inp02 gt Layout from Acrobat s File menu The Plate and Sheet dialog opens A preset can be selected in the list created duplicated or modified by changing and saving its properties see section 2 5 Presets When clicking on Insert Sheet button the sheet PDF page is cre ated on the light table Once the first sheet is created additional empty sheets can be added in the layout via the Insert She
204. ther press settings e Perfecting This press attribute will be used to validate the work style used on the layout Never The press can not tumble sheets to print the back The back of the sheet is always flipped on the vertical axis sheet wise work style Can Perfect The press can perform perfecting or not depending on the job type and number of colors If it does the sheet sizes may be different due to the mechanism required to tumble the Release November 20 2012 inpO2 5 The Layout Manager Presetting Materials and Equipment 115 sheet between ink units If this type is selected minimum and maximum values of Sheet Size in Perfecting Mode must be entered see below Always The press always tumbles the sheets to print the back e Requires Plates The press uses physical plates conventional or direct imaging presses Plate Size Enter the exact width and height of the plate If different plate sizes Sheet Alignment Release November 20 2012 5 1 2 5 1 3 are possible for the press create a new press item for each plate for mat These fields are enabled only if the option Requires Plates is checked The press specifications or characteristics may require that the sheet be aligned and offset in a unique way e Sheet Alignment combine Bottom Middle Top vertical values with Left Right Center horizontal values to set the alignment e Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset insert the require
205. tion 4 5 Creep Compensation Cut and Stack Binding type consisting in trimming the pages and stacking the various piles while keeping the pagination sequence defined D Density Bar A Density Bar is a layout object inserted in a project gutters or margins allowing measuring ink exposure and density Document Manager In inp02 the Document Manager is the dialogue where the documents are imported and the run lists are created see section 8 1 The Document Manager F Flat The front or back of a printed sheet Also the unit of imposed pages used to produce a plate to print one side of a sheet Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Release November 20 2012 10 Glossary Configuring Output Properties 1 5 Folding In inpO2 a folding is the pagination pattern and the page orientation of a page group Foldings can be saved in a library and used in all jobs The most useful CIP4 JDF folding catalogs are already included in inp02 s folding library see section 2 2 2 Page Group Folding Folding Numbers These numbers on the pages show the initial folding pattern before the incre mentation of the pagination algorithm They help to see how the sheet will be folded after being printed see section 2 2 Pagination Tool G Gripper The leading edge of the paper as it passes through the press Gutter The vertical or horizontal space between columns or rows of pages I Importe
206. tools in all Presets dialogues or use the global exchange function see section 2 5 4 Exchanging Presets e To remove a preset item select it in the list and click on the garbage can icon You save the modifications to the new or existing presets by clicking the button Save and Use at the lower right panel If you exit the presets dialogue by clicking the Cancel button all the changes you made will be lost Preset properties capture and save Anytime you need to capture rename and save an object s preset properties for example when working with unknown files open the object s properties dialogue and look for the properties with the e button Click this button which will open the presets dialogue In the left pane an item named untitled with a sequence number will be highlited Rename and save the object for future reference You can thereafter browse the preset s properties inpO2 2 5 4 All Presets Single Object Presets 2 6 Release November 20 2012 2 Light Table Tools Export Template for ATM 51 Exchanging Presets All inpO2 Presets can be exchanged between workstations using Export and Import functions The Import or Export can be done for one type of object Sheet Imported mark or globally for all user Presets To export all Presets from a workstation go to the menu inp02 gt Add Edit Presets gt Export Presets Create a folder with a meaningful name to save presets an
207. ult after the inp02 layout s name Four editable properties are found on the right section of the window e Template Name the name you choose for that template e Binding Style since you are in layout mode in inp02 the Binding Style has not been defined yet Choose from the following choices Flat Work Perfect Bound Saddle Stitch Come and Go Cut and Stack Signature Release November 20 2012 Sheet 2 Light Table Tools Export Template for ATM 53 e Partial Signature Position select First Last From First or From Last e Partial Signature Index enter the index value Zero resets the Partial Signature Position to First The Signature nodes appear at the next level in the template tree The number of sheets on the layout will change the number of sig nature nodes displayed A signature contains two properties e Signature Name the name you choose for that signature e Number of Webs decide here if the template contains multi web information ATM Template Export Template tree gg 4 LayoutToExport4TM O00 ATM Signature 4 Signature 1 Sheet 4 Description 4 Signature 2 signature Mame Signature 1 Sheet 1 Number of Webs 1 If you decide to increase the Number of Webs the number of sheets of the current signature will increase All sheets will move up the tree and if the last signature becomes empty it will be discarded A warning message will be displayed in such circumstances Th
208. umber of the document that will be printed e Product Part Name Assembly name This name is given by the Layout Manager or by the Assembly Manager and can be customized e Product Part Color If this option enabled in the Profiles dialog a different color code is given by the Layout Manager to each product part in order to ease job ganging e Creep amount and adjustment On the layout the arrow shows the direction of creep and the number in the arrow shows the amount 22 User Manual Release November 20 2012 1 5 1 5 1 Sheet of creep that will be applied to that page see Creep in the glossary All the above page information can be shown or hidden via the Pro files see section 2 4 Profiles Trimbox Outline Page head Folding number Index number Section Source file information m N V l 7 1p is y Product Part Assembly name r Product Part Product Part Color Creep amount and direction Sheets and Plates In inp02 the Sheet represents the paper surface of the press sheet The Plate represents the physical plate or the film surface The use of Plates is optional The sheet fed or web press that will print the publication determines both plate and sheet size Plate amp Sheet Presets When creating a new layout the very first step is to define the sheet and the plate formats Sheets and Plates can be defined and saved using Presets see section 2 5 P
209. ustomizing Profiles To open the Profiles Presets window click on the Profiles icon in the toolbar click on Presets appearing as the last item in the drop menu or choose the inp02 gt Presets gt Profiles menu A A A ARS imi g Documents Page Contents Preview inpO2 Output Profile inpO2 Proofing Profile inpO2 Working Preview Profile inpO2 Working Profile Page Head Folding Number Section Imposition Index gj Page Information TrimBox Outline Document Information Product Part Name Product Part Color Creep Compensation Value J 4 Fold Marks Linear Marks Trim and Bleed Marks Sheet Center Marks Sheet Corners Side Guides Sheet Guides Gripper Area Non Printable Margins Imported Mark Contents Imported Mark Outline Density Bar Contents Density Bar Outline Register Marks v Collating Marks v Text Marks Values Barcode Contents J Barcode Outline LIS IS ISIS TS IS IS S LayoutOutline Customized Save and Use Profik The Profiles window is divided in two areas Items list and Profile options The dialogue shares the same basic functions as other Pre sets see section 2 5 Presets Documents The Documents group is used to define how source documents will be displayed e Preview Page Contents Selecting Preview in the drop menu will use low resolution page thumbnails for quick display when working on the light table e Complete Page Contents Selecting Complete in t
210. venly moving the outer pages of the booklet towards the edge and the inner pages towards the spine inpO2 4 Template Assembly Creep Compensation 111 Push In Push Out Both Pages will be moved towards the spine Pages will be moved towards the edge with Pages on the inside of will be moved to with the most adjustment to the inner the most adjustment to the outer pages of wards the spine pages on the outside will pages of the booklet the booklet be moved towards the edge Release November 20 2012 Release November 20 2012 gt 5 1 1 The Layout Manager The Layout Manager tackles the layout imposition challenge with a particular concern for the product s and equipment s specifications Once it has gathered adequate knowledge mostly by the user s pre paring the necessary presets it becomes the powerful and flexible tool at your hand to realize assemblies and gangings in a very straightforward manner The Layout Manager panel handles two main inpO2 tasks e Optimized Job Ganging often named Optimization Module e Planning for Bound Jobs often named Assembly Planner Module This chapter describes how to set up presets and how to use the Lay out Manager Presetting Materials and Equipment The following equipment and materials should be defined before using the Layout Manager e Page formats see section 1 6 2 Page Format Presets e Presses e Papers e Finishing Methods These
211. wo methods for sending files to the RIP The type that is selected will enable appropriate settings in the dialogue Page based layout description This type must be selected if the RIP executes the imposition process document page place ment The JDF file contains instructions for the handling of the document pages to be imposed and the PDF Marks file inpO2 9 Output Configuring Output Properties 169 Imposed flats This type must be selected if the imposition pro cess document page placement is done within inpO2 The JDF file contains instructions for the handling of the completed PDF flats e Include cutting parameters If selected the JDF file will provide cutting information to preset JDF enabled guillotine controllers Page based inp02 will create a JDF file containing a layout and run list plus a layout description PDF file for marks Document pages are optional for the creation of the JDF file However if documents are not indexed Reservation pages must be placed in the Run List see section 8 1 1 About inp02 Run Lists The two sub groups of properties that need to be set up are as fol lows e Document files This group offers different options for the handling of the source documents Include in MIME package All files will be included in a MIME package and sent to the chosen destination Reference from actual location The document files remain at their current location and the path is written
212. y center marks All marks e Offset This field allows to offset the position of the mark from the edge toward the center of the sheet If all four offsets are to be of the same value it is only necessary to enter it once in the Offset field If some offsets are to be of a different value the node can be expanded to have access to the four edges Click OK to apply the Register mark group on the current sheet Important When adding a Register Mark Group any other Register Mark on the sheet will be deleted Y Default The Clear all Register Mark option from the Register Mark drop menu ee automatically deletes all Register Mark from the current sheet ar All Register Presets Release November 20 2012 J4 User Manual 3 6 aD jie vf ai Default Presets Box and Size Release November 20 2012 inpO2 Density Bar The Density Bar Presets window is accessible from the inp02 gt Presets gt Density Bar menu or through the Presets contextual menu in the Objects toolbar small arrow near the object s icon Presets T i Box and Size Bar Type Page Trim Square Size 0 3333 in Additional Trim 0 0000 in 18 pts Full length 6 pts 18 pts Trimmed 18 pts Trimmed 6 pts 24 pts Full length 24 pts Full length 24 pts 24 pts Trimmed 24 pts Trimmed 24 pts Default A Density Bar may be positioned in any gutter or margin as long as it

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