About Print Booklet Workflow and PostScript Export in InDesign

Question

I am preparing a document in Adobe InDesign that needs to be sent to a print shop as printer spreads (for example: 40–1, 2–39, 38–3, etc.). For this, I use the Print Booklet feature.

In the preview, the imposition looks correct, but I want to make sure the final file will be received properly by the printer.

Previously, my workflow was to generate a .PS file from Print Booklet and then process it through Adobe Distiller to create the final PDF. However, I haven’t done this in several years and I’m now running into issues:

When I open the generated PDF, the pages appear as single pages instead of printer spreads.
The PPD option for PostScript export, which previously allowed proper output settings, does not seem to be working in the current version of InDesign

Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Answer

My first question is “why isn’t the printer imposing the job”? There are some settings that need printer input. Usually, one sends single pages.

Are you using Mac or Windows? I suspect Mac but if Windows, you can print to the Adobe PDF print driver.

What PPD are you using and where did you install it (full path)? It’s working for me.

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