InDesign Print Booklet PostScript cutting off top bleed only

[op-lh-2024]

Every time I go to File > Print Booklet, the end result cuts off the top 3mm of bleed, despite me setting the bleed for all pages the same.

For example, a 99mm x 210mm booklet with 3mm bleed will have a sheet size of 204mm x 216mm and even though the bleed is set to 3mm all around, I get a white gap at the top of every page each time like the attached.

I've installed the Adobe 9.0 to fix on the recent update so I'm confident it isn't this.

[Mike Witherell]

Forgive me for asking, but...

Why not just export to a PDF? Why are you using Print Booklet and a PDF printer driver? Especially on macOS?

[op-lh-2024]

Been doing it for years but a new supplier insists on receiving stapled booklets a certain way now.

It's much easier this way rather than setting up a new file altogether and work out which page goes where.

Bit of a step back set-up wise but trying to find the most efficient way of doing it that doesn't involve doing it manually.

[rob day]

but a new supplier insists on receiving stapled booklets...find the most efficient way of doing it that doesn't involve doing it manually.

If the output is to some kind of short run composite printer/copier, you can try this script, which does simple 2-up impositions:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2wjwe13fsrw9iszebo15e/h?rlkey=nwt5o3uex31fgra7oj15qvs7z&dl=0

Any decent offset printer should be handling the imposition at output when the press setup and binding specs are known—Print Booklet is really intended for in-house dummies and proofing.

[op-lh-2024]

Trust me, it's really something I don't want to be doing so yes, finding the quickest way is definitely best! I'll give the script a go, thank you. So far I'm getting around it by unticking the document bleed settings and adding these in myself, if I set that as a preset, it might help.

Supplier has been going 40 years plus, great team but very stuck in the 20th century when it comes to anything tech-related or "updating" their ways. Fine when it's a 4pp or 8pp but not keen on doing it manual when it's more than that!

Thank you for your help.

[rob day]

Hi @op-lh-2024 , Can you show your Print Booklet>Print Settings...>Setup dialog:

[op-lh-2024]

Hi Rob, 

This is what we're working with - I managed to get it working this afternoon by going to Marks and Bleeds, unticking the "Use Document Bleed Settings" box and putting 3mm back in myself. Document is set to 3mm already but unticking this box is the only way I can get it working correctly, seems like a potential bug?

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

I was able to reproduce this (CC2024 v19.4 Mac).

 

But it also happened if I exported that file to IDML and used an older version (I tried CC2023 v18) but ONLY if I made the booklet before saving the file. If I did Save As the file as a CC2023 doc, it worked fine.

Even weirder, if I open that CC2023 doc in CC2024, it works fine. So it does seem there's a bug with a bounding box being written incorrectly in v19.4.

 

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

I Also opened the PS from both v19.4 a v18.5 and there is definitely an incorrect clipping path (left) that is cropping off the top 3mm of image on each page:

 

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

Even werider, if you change your bleed to another value, say e.g. 4mm, it does something even odder.

But it also seems to only affect bleed in metric dimensions. I tested other files that are in points (i.e. I work in Picas/points so my bleed is usually 9 pt) and they work fine. This seems to indicate an error in internal conversion from mm to points (which has to happen as PS is a points-based system) when the PS is written.

[op-lh-2024]

Hi Brad, thank you! Glad it's not just me, thought I was going mad.
The only way I can get it working is by going to Print Settings > Set Up and unticking the "Use Document Bleed Settings". They are currently set to 3mm, but if I put these back in manually, it works!

[Mike Witherell]

One more thing to check: does your Document Setup page size agree with your page sizes at the Parent Pages?

[maxp37663908]

Greetings everyone!

I'm trying to include the bleed margins of an indd document I'm placing in another Indesign file. However, no matter what I select in "crop to", it keeps cropping to the page bpunding box, cutting of the bleed.

 

Any idea what is causing this? Is this a known bug?

I'm on version 19.4.

[Peter Spier]

This does seem to be a new bug in the latest version. There's a sort of similar discussion at https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-print-booklet-postscript-cutting-off-to... that has some possible workarounds.

[Peter Spier]

OOPS, I put this in the wrong thread...

[Peter Spier]

or not. the two seem to be merged.

[maxp37663908]

That is very weird. The issues seem to be quite different.

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hi there, 

Thank you for reaching out and reporting the issue. I am checking with the team if we have any bug logged for this issue already if not, we will log a bug for it. If possible, could you please also record a video of the workflow for investigation purposes?

Meanwhile, would you mind submitting this bug on the InDesign Uservoice page: https://adobe.ly/3xKkoPv and share the link with us here for tracking purposes?

We will try our best to investigate the issue and keep you posted.

Thanks,

Harshika

[maxp37663908]

Submitted: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48575936-placed-indd-fi...

[maxp37663908 · Accepted solution]

Alright, I feel very silly. Seems like I simply had the bleed set at 0mm on the indd files in question. So, completely my own fault!