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July 18, 2012
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indesign with imposition plugin

  • July 18, 2012
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I'd like to have imposition software for printing at home but cannot justify the expense. I have found a $40 plugin for indesign that I like the look of..

The only issue is it is time consuming to create an indesign document that is the same size as the "placed" PDF then import the pdf, the run the imposition plugin.

The kind of documents I am creating are DL flyers, vouchers, gift certificates etc. In fact its rare that I create a document that doesn't require imposition.

So my question is:

Is there a way to import a pdf into a default ID document then have it resize the document to the borders of the pdf?

Thanks..

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    Sherry @ Lacy & Par
    Sherry @ Lacy & Par
    Known Participant
    March 15, 2016

    Croptima at www.croptima.com was the best little imposer for Indesign for the money; however it seems they have decided to discontinue development and give their product away for free. I've been using it for years and it still works with the current versions of InDesign. I realize this is an old thread, but perhaps those stumbling back on it can use the freebie software that has become a favorite of mine. It does N-ups, front & backs, bleeds, cut stacks, books (both perfect bound and saddle) and even comes with a PDF placer that auto-adjusts and places your PDF files into Indesign for you. Great for placing those 100 page documents that you don't want to deal with page by page!

    Sherry Baker
      Lively_magnificence16B8
      Lively_magnificence16B8
      Participant
      September 8, 2016

      i'm using it for years too, in CS versions but i now need the CC version of croptima, is it save too download from croptima.com?

      (because it's suddenly free)

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      Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 18, 2012

      You can Place and InDesign file inside another.

      All I do is create a new document with the page size that I will be imposing on.

      I draw a grid with the rules, and then place the document. And step and repeat it where necessary.

      You'd have a few templates for the different things you do in no time.

      Peter Spier
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      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 18, 2012

      'Morning, Eugene. Nice to see you back.

      I think you and I have different interpretations of "imposition" here. I'd call what you are doing an N-up layout (and I do the same as you -- step and repeat most of the time, when that's the goal) which I suppose is a type of imposition, but I don't see a connection to resizing a document to fit the placed PDF.

      I think we need some clarification from Lucas.

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      Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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      July 18, 2012

      Morning? It's 14:24

      Timezones huh!

      Good afternoon, Peter. Thanks for the welcome back. Nice to see you're still around.

      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 18, 2012

      Lucas Martin wrote:

      Is there a way to import a pdf into a default ID document then have it resize the document to the borders of the pdf?

      No, at least not automatically.

      But I think you are approaching this incorrectly. You don't necessarily need a plugin for ID. First, there is Print Booklet, already built in, that is the basic imposition mudule supplied withthe program. If you use a Mac with Snow Leopard or later you have to print to Postscript file and distill, though, as Apple killed the PDF virtual printer. (see InDesignSecrets » Blog Archive » Acrobat’s Adobe PDF Printer Replaced in Snow Leopard and read the commnets).

      Tere are also some basic imposition scripts for ID that are free or donationware. My favorites are by Dave Saunders and work well for two-up saddle-stitch with no creep: http://pdsassoc.com/downloads/Buildbooklet.zip and Dave's CS3 Booklet Script. The first makes a new file and shuffles the pages, but does not work with cross-spine objects. The second creates a new docment with spread-size pages and places the orignal pages into that, so it does handle cross-spine, but it is slower.

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