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--- imposepro [2019/01/06 08:44] – [Source] o2admin
+++ imposepro [2021/12/05 08:56] – [Step by Step workflow for using PDF files] o2wiki
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-====== Imposition Plus for Adobe Illustrator ======
+===== Imposition Plus for Adobe Illustrator =====
 Imposition Plus works by taking your current document and converting your selected artwork or Artboards into multi-page impositions including gang-up and duplex options.
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   * LIVE PREVIEW: See the imposition layout in a live preview window.
   * Save your settings as presets for quick retrieval of your layout
+===== We strongly recommend using a Linked PDF workflow when using ImposePlus =====
+Imposing live native editable artwork can result in a number of issues, you can make ImposePlus a lot more reliable by imposing linked files and not native art
+The advantages are
+  * **Processing is faster** as its quicker to copy/duplicate a single linked PDF page than copy complicated artwork
+  * **Eliminates errors** as each page is linked to a PDF file and cannot be altered in any way (When copying/rotating artwork, Clipping masks, gradients, strokes, and other effects can be altered when imposing native artwork or mess up the sizing or dozens of unforeseen issues, such as leaving a layer or single shape locked, or having hidden guides or shapes on your artboards)
+  * **Small Imposed Illustrator Files** - Turn off "Create PDF compatible File" when saving the imposed AI file, and you will have a very small AI file that you can edit later on
+  * **Smaller PDF files** (Since pages are duplicated, the PDF created is more efficiently created)
+  * **Work with other programmes** (Use PDF files created from InDesign, CorelDraw, Word or any other program) without the need to edit it or deal with font issues
+  * **Easily update an Imposition**, Just edit the original file, re-export to the PDF, and re-open the saved Imposed AI file, Illustrator will update the links and your imposition now has the most recent changes - with the need to reimpose.
+===== Step by Step workflow for using PDF files =====
+  - Export your document as a PDF file as if you were going to print it not imposed, include Bleed etc.
+  - I recommend either
+    - **Using a PDFX setting like PDF-X1a (for CMYK Flattened files) or PDF-X4** which turns off Illustrator Editing Capabilities by default
+    - Save a PDF you normally would but **Turn off "Perverse Illustrator Editing Capabilities"**
+  - Close the document
+  - Open the document in Illustrator, and you will get the PDF import Dialogue below, Make sure you choose:
+    - **Page Rage: ALL**
+    - **Check Import as Links**
+  - If the document opens as normal editable Illustrator file, the PDF file still has "Perverse Illustrator Editing Capabilities" enabled, you will need to re-export or
+    - Alternative  Option 1 : Use the Power Scripts Multi-page PDF importer script to import a PDF file as linked pages.
+    - Alternative Option 2:  Open the file in Acrobat, and Optimise the file, disable all optimisations except to removing all Meta data and save the optimised file - this will delete out the Editable AI part of the PDF file. Repeat step 4
+  - You document will now be 12 pages for example, with every 'page' an individual linked PDF page (and not editable)
+  - Use ImposePlus as usual, and it will be a lot more reliable
+{{::pdf_impose_impot_as_lined.png|}}
 ===== Interface =====
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 ===== Releases =====
+  * ** Version 2.8.0 **
+    * Added Duplicate Back option, to copy the front page to the back page.
   * ** Version 2.7.0 **