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r.paternoster
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October 24, 2019
Question

Split pages which are destined for double sided printing

  • October 24, 2019
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Hi!

I'm looking for a practical solution:
I'm doing an editorial project that its' spreads are the size of an A1 and then its' pages are A2, somewhat like a newspaper. It will be printed using saddle stitch order.
The problem here is that for it to be printed I'd have to double side plot the entire thing for it to be practical, but since its a project I need to print it multiple times to do corrections and see it in its' real size because of typography. I'm thinking to go for digital offset, printing lots A3 in black and white and then manually sticking each page with another, but that requires me to divide on the computer each A2 into half, A2s that will have to be double side printed and its a mess to do manually because of the order of everything and the time that it takes.

Question is:
Is there any way to do this very specific thing in any automatic way? Just having every half printed in order, with its' correct pair on the other side and everything. Since printing in A3 would mean that there will be no spread printing, just individual pages, because of the papers' size, it wont be saddle stich but consecutive order.

I know this is kind of messy to explain but I hope that someone has the answer for this. I'll appreciate it 🙂

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Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 25, 2019

You don't seem to understand the concept of the trimmed page size (TPS); I suggest you research the term before you go any further.
Is your document A2, A3, A4 or another size?

If your printer has an A3 (probably SRA3) printing press how can it print A2?

r.paternoster
Participant
October 25, 2019

That's the problem, It does not print A2 -neither A3+- That's why I'm looking for help to divide each A2 page into 2 A3 in any automatic way. Maybe it's just plain impossible to do in InDesign as George says, and we're not understanding each other.

To be clear, I'm not pretending to print the entire spread in a A3, just half a page which is that size. I want to print a quarter of the entire spread, spread that is the size of an A1, and then I will be manually sticking each part with glue after printing. I know there will be printing offset but I don't really care since it would be just a black and white draft to check things weekly.

Sorry if I'm not being clear enough, it's just that. There will be no trim either because it's a draft, I don't care that much.

Geоrge
Legend
October 24, 2019

This is task not for ID. This is imposition. There are many not so cheap soft for this. 

 

As example - http://www.quite.com/imposing/index.htm

https://www.kodak.com/US/en/prinergy-workflow/platform/preps-imposition-software/default.htm

https://www.heidelberg.com/ru/ru/products/workflow/prinect_modules/production/prinect_signa_station.jsp

 

It better to ask guys who has this soft do this for you. 

 

Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 24, 2019

Yes, this is a messy explanation!
To try and unpick it:

1 Which version of InDesign and OS?
2 What is the trimmed page size (TPS) of the publication?

3 How many pages in the publication (that means number of printed sides).

4) Are you printing this on your own desktop printer or putting it out to a commercial printer?

r.paternoster
Participant
October 24, 2019

I'm using Indesign 2019, on Windows 10 Pro.
The TPS is A2 and it will be printed on 24 pages.
I will be printing on a commercial printer, a digital offset that its' max print size is A3.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 25, 2019

How can the TPS be A2 and you claim to be printed by a commercial printer who prints A3 -- that doesn't make sense. Maybe the  TPS is A4. Double check.