Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6500P - Manual (Page 118)

110 Chapter 6—Production Printing
Imposition
Imposition is the process of arranging pages of a job on a press
sheet in a particular order so that they will be in the proper
sequence after printing, folding, and cutting. Finding the best
imposition layout helps create more organized output and saves
paper. Imposition does not affect the content of the pages. It
affects only the placement of the pages on the press sheet.
The arrangement of the pages on the press sheet depends on
many factors, including the size of the pages, the size of the press
sheet, and the binding requirements of the finished job. You can
also add various marks to the sheets to aid the production
process. These marks show where the paper should be folded or
trimmed.
Whenever possible, you should define imposition settings before
RIPing a job. Changing key imposition settings—for example,
template settings—post RIP may result in inefficient re-RIPing of
your job.
In the IC-304 print controller, you can define imposition settings in
different ways, depending on your needs.
• Use the Imposition tab to define imposition settings for a one-
time job or to make changes on the fly. For more information
about the Imposition tab, see page 205.
• Use a IC-304 print controller virtual printer to predefine
imposition settings for repeat jobs or jobs that have the same
imposition settings. For more information about virtual printers,
Creating Virtual Printers page 105.
Imposition Workflows
The two examples in this section are typical imposition workflows.
The first example shows you how to print business cards, and the
second example shows you how to print a brochure.