Re: 2-UP Process Optimization

[Thomas Neuburger <thomasn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dov -- Will Quite Imposing handle 2-up situations -- for example, if I want 
a 8.5 x 5.5 page 1 to be printed twice on an 8.5 x 11 page?

Tom Neuburger


Dov Isaacs wrote:

>I don't know what they mean by the "PostScript printer resource files", but
>we believe that the best way to deal with booklets and imposition types of
>issues is to author your document using logical page sizes. If I understand
>your situation here, that logical page size would be 8.5"x5.5". Compose your
>document is logical page order, i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
>
>Then, create a PDF file with the pages in that same logical page size with
>pages in logical order.
>
>You can then use an Acrobat plug-in, such as Quite Imposing or Quite Imposing
>Plus from Quite Software to create a booklet of those logical pages on 
>8.5"x11"
>pages. The plug-in queries you for the parameters for the booklet and/or
>special imposition requirements and it does the rest.
>
>In this way, you can use FrameMaker for what it does best without resorting
>to nasty hackery (multiple logical pages on a FrameMaker page with multiple
>frames in oddball orders --- OUCH!) and let Acrobat and PDF do what it does
>best.
>
>         - Dov
>
>Charles Dowdell wrote:
> >Greetings,
> >
> >I am currently trying to decide the best way to set some booklets as 2-up on
> >8.5 x11 paper. The docutec folks are urging me (and I see their point) to
> >set it up for them in the PDF or Postscript printer resource files.
> >
> >What have other folks done to accomplish this in the best way?
> >
> >Win NT 4.0, FrameMaker 5.5.6, PS Driver 5.1.2
> >
> >Charlie Dowdell


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