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One image across two page spread?

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August 12, 2009
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How do I lay out one image across a two page spread without cutting off the image in the middle where the margin/binding will be?

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Just bleed the pages an 1/8" when you make your PDF.

You will get an 1/8th of the left page on the right and an 1/8th of the right on the left. If they are perfect binding then everything should line up in the middle.

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Anonymous

Since we don't know how many pages this project is, maybe the Original Poster is asking about "creep" in the printing process.

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Anonymous

I got the impression it was going to be perfect bound.

that header is not that great for perfect binding

Peter Spier

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It would work OK, though, on a three-page spead, which was what he asked about in his first post in this thread.

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esurfAuthor

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I still don't feel like my question was answered. I can easily layout an image across a two page spread, but i am creating a book of about 100 pages that will be printed with Lulu. Most people might know Lulu, but if not, it is an online publisher in which you download a pdf and they print it for you, but they don't figure things out for you. In other words, there is going to be a certain amount of the page that is not seen because of the binding. I am trying to figure out how to make sure the one image across two pages is seen correctly when opened up. Basically what I ended up doing (I think someone suggested this) is pasting the image across the full spread, then cropping it to where I think the binding will cut it off, then doing this the same on the other page. Then i had to move the image on each page out the same distance i did on the binding edge to the outer edge to make up for the part of the whole image that would be cropped at the binding. It sounds confusing, but may work?

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Anonymous

Correct answer

Just bleed the pages an 1/8" when you make your PDF.

You will get an 1/8th of the left page on the right and an 1/8th of the right on the left. If they are perfect binding then everything should line up in the middle.

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Anonymous

HAW BE DESINGIN IN ONE IMMAGE ACROCC THREE PAGE SPREAD

Jongware

Adobe Expert

This recent post http://forums.adobe.com/thread/477618?tstart=0 tells you how to 'attach' 2 (or more) pages to eachother.

A three page image is a bit unusual. Can you explain why you think you need this (without using ALL CAPS please)? For a banner-like use, you can always create a single page large enough for the entire image, and print it in parts with Acrobat.

Peter Spier

Adobe Expert

[Jongware] wrote:
A three page image is a bit unusual.

I don't know... I can see a magazine ad with a gatefold that needs a background across all three pages pretty easily. That's the kind of thing cigarette and liquor manufacturers used to do pretty regularly, I think. Just think panorama shot for a beach resort...

Kathlene Sage

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Seems to easy to answer unless you throw some whatifs and gottaluvems into it. If it is only a two page spread with a single image, create the content frame where you want it and place the image.

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Lyle3141

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Ok, I found this post because I'm searching for an answer to the same question. I'll continue my search elsewhere but since the post is current and there seems to be some confusion, I'll try to clarify what I believe the original question is asking.

I'm working on a calendar. I've set up my document as thirty-two 11.25" x 8.75" pages. I've not selected "Facing Pages". These dimensions include .125" bleed.

I want to create a centerfold image in the middle of my calendar which falls on pages 16 and 17. When printed, these two pages will be a single sheet of continuous 11.25" x 17.25" paper. On the computer monitor they are represented by two different "page" panels. When I use the place command to insert my 11.25x17.25 image on page 16, only half the image appears. I want the bottom half of the image to seamlessly flow into the next page panel (page 17).

When I send this to the printer I am planning on delivering it as a PDF file. I don't know enough about the print process to know what he will do with it at that point and how the two images on pages 16 and 17 (which in fact are one continuous image) will be handled. But I'm pretty sure i shouldn't cut my image in half (creating two different files) and manually place the top half on page 16 and the bottom half on page 17. There must be an automated way of handling it.

I will continue my search.

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Lyle3141

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Well the answer seems to be in selecting "facing pages" when editing the document setup. However that does not help me as I can't find a way to change the orientation of the binding from vertical (normal for most books and brochures) to horizontal (for a calendar). If I set up my calendar as 32 "facing pages" I get a nice 11.25 x 17.25" middle spread which I can paste an image across, but the entire calendar is on it's side. Unless I want to rotate all my graphic elements 90 degrees counter clockwise and work with my head cocked at an angle as I edit page content this seems like an akward solution. I'm an InDesign novice...there must be an better way.

Peter Spier

Adobe Expert

Is the problem that you need to bleed the image at the binding? I'm not sure I understand the question here, either. An image placed across the spine in a facing pages spread should appear appropriately on both pages. It only gets dicey when you want an inside bleed.

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Snedew

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Lay it out in a master spread (facing pages). As long as you print from within InD and not as a pdf it should work fine. Otherwise I'm not understanding your need. Hope this helps.