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June 23, 2023
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Going from Facing Pages to Individual Pages PDF

  • June 23, 2023
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Hello, Please help!! I'm not new to InDesign, but I'm new to designing for a 100 page magazine. 

I have a 100 page file designed with facing pages turned on. 

I have to send the printer individual pages, which I also know how to do. 

 

When I separate the PDFs, I lose the bleed in the gutter. Here's a screen shot of a page on the left and you see the page on the right creeping in, and the image with the fireworks has no bleed (which is the gutter)

 

Also, how do you set up a file where an image bleeds over 2 pages and will still print correctly? See image below

 

 

 

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    June 23, 2023

    Hi @facesmagazine , Also, for magazine binding the inside edge of the page is folded not trimmed, so even if you include the bleed the printer will have to remove it when the printer spreads get imposed. Check with your printer, some want the bleed even when it will be removed with the imposition.

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    facesmagazineAuthor
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    June 23, 2023

    Even if they're going in as individual pages and not spreads? 

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    June 23, 2023

    Right the printer needs individual pages because the pages will be rearranged from reader spreads to printer spreads:

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imposition

     

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    Jeffrey_SmithCommunity Expert
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    June 23, 2023

    You stated magazine, so I will assume binding method is either saddlestitch or perfect bound. In either case, bleed into gutter is not necessary. The opposite page that you see is not an issue for production.

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      facesmagazineAuthor
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      June 23, 2023

      Thank you so much. Even the printer requires individual pages, not spreads?

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      facesmagazineAuthor
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      June 23, 2023

      here's another example where text is going over the gutter. When I asked the printer about it, he said as long as it's set up correctly there won't be an issue. So just want to make sure it is!

       

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