{"id":1529,"date":"2014-10-23T19:59:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T17:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ozalto.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2014-10-23T20:04:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:04:19","slug":"pdf-imposition-well-done-with-callas-pdftoolbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ozalto.com\/en\/pdf-imposition-well-done-with-callas-pdftoolbox\/","title":{"rendered":"PDF Imposition well done with Callas PDFToolBox"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most critical prepress<\/strong> steps is PDF Imposition<\/strong>. A lot of good imposition solution exist. Please allow us to introduce you\u00a0Callas PDFToolBox<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Although this software is primarly intended to PDF preflight and correction<\/strong>, it does embed a powerful and useful\u00a0imposition engine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We will show how to impose our files<\/strong> thanks to\u00a0PDFToolBox and supplied imposition schemas<\/strong> but also customizing\u00a0our own imposition files<\/strong>. At last, we will\u00a0maximise\u00a0our imposition process<\/strong> with the help of the great IndyFont<\/strong> product from Indicripts.<\/p>\n

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It’s up to you to choose to impose your files<\/strong> with the standalone PDFToolBox application<\/strong> or by using the Adobe Acrobat plugin.<\/strong> One may prefer to use PDFToolBox Server<\/strong> through Command Line<\/strong> or in combination withEnfocus Switch<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Whatever\u00a0you decide, we hope this post will help you understanding PDFToolBox imposition peculiarities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A)\u00a0Imposition made easy<\/h3>\n
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Impose a file with PDFToolBox is damn easy. Launch the app and load your PDF file.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the\u00a0“SwitchBoard” <\/strong>panel, click on\u00a0“Arrange”<\/strong> puis sur “Impose”<\/strong>. Set your imposition\u00a0then click on\u00a0“Execute”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Panneau<\/a><\/p>\n

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Voil\u00e0, imposition done in a few clicks\u00a0!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Imposition<\/a><\/p>\n

Several imposition schemes are delivered by default. It’ likely that the one you need is in there. But of course, you can still add your own imposition scheme.<\/p>\n

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B) Customize\u00a0your imposition<\/h3>\n
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To create your own imposition rules, you need two complementary files<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n