This was a lifesaver for me. I had puchased a key from IDImposer, but it hadn't arrived in the promised 24 hour window, and I had a big deadline looming. Thanks very much for sharing this!
I have to print 1 booklet every year and I always forget and takes me ssoooo loonngg to find the right video to help. Thank you so much. I designated 2hrs of my time today to get this right and your video helped me do it in 5mins! Thank you!
Do you know if there are any options for imposition when I need it to print sets/signatures? For at home book binding. Like, if I need it to print in sets of 4 sheets. I hope that makes sense. Your video was very helpful, as well as the script 🙏🏻
Thank you very much for the video! : ) I hope you can help me with a booklet? Is it possible in InDesign to create a booklet that uses 4 pages per one spread size A4 and still use the "2-up Saddle Stitch" function? For example my idea is to print one page size A4, with four A6 pages on each side of it. I'll end up with 8 mini pages per one A4 sheet of paper. The problem is can I somehow use the "2-up Saddle Stitch/Bound" function for this kind of arrangement for the little pages? : ) I'll be very grateful if you decide to answer me or point me in the right direction. Thanks! : )
You need an 8 page signature. You can see the layout here: pressnostress.com/impositionwizard/tutorials/imposition/booklet/ That particular webpage is selling a script for Acrobat (no affilation with me). You can do it without the script. In InDesign create an A4 document, and then arrange your A6-sized designs onto the A4 Document, according the signature layout above. There are a few clever ways to handle that, such as linking from exports of A6 PDFs, or rotating the spread *view* in InDesign so you don't have to design upside down. There are many paid plugins for Acrobat which can take your A6 documents and impose them onto a signature, but no free one that I know of.
Hi! I have a question. Can I make a perfect bind with 12 pages per signature? My professor wants 3 spreads per signature, so that means 6 sheets and 12 pages. Is that possible or is 16 fixed?
@@ericforest9186 yes, but I don't need the fold. I'll print each spread separately. Maybe I didn't express myself correctly, but I'm new to these technical terms.
Hey Eric, thank you for the detailed explanation. Everything's set but when I try to double click on the script, it's automatically opening it in after effects. Could you please suggest what I could do to tackle this.
The native 'print booklet' in indesign never works for me, always messing up the cover and back pages. This script works perfectly, for all those having similar issues
I get a script Alert: Booklet Imposition Requires the Total Page Count to Be a Multple of 4. I have 18 pages. Not sure what to do. Can you please help?
Hi! Yes I can help. You need to either add two pages (one spread) to get 20 pages, or remove 2 pages to get 16. That is because you always need multiples of 4 pages for a saddle stitiched booklet. Don't believe me? Fold a sheet of paper in half like a book. How many pages does that make? 4. Add another folded sheet into that, 4 more pages, 8 total. Now try to take away just one page. You can't, because that page is attached to the sheet with the other 3 pages. In larger books the pages are "perfect bound" which means the sheets are glued into to the spine instead of being folded and nested. In that case you can add pages in multiple of 2. But you can never add just 1 page since every sheet has a front and a back. Very rarely exaples of saddle stitched books exist that have non-multiples of 4 pages. But this is achieved by having a multiple of 4-pages in software, but leaving half a sheet (2 pages) blank and then cutting them off once the book is made. This is called a "stub" and was historically used to add plates (images) on higher quality paper. Does that clear it up?
@@ericforest9186 Sadly when I try use this script it makes a pdf for A series formats, so when I try to print it, it comes out as a4, please do let me know if theres any way around this!😔
Hi! No, this will not work with Illustrator. Did you use Illustrator to make books? Illustrator is for...well...illustration and similar things :). For layout, you should use a proper layout software, which is what InDesign is.
@@MsDragon300 …no clue. I’ve wondered that myself. There is another way, which involves exporting a .ps and converting that to PDF. But it’s not ideal.
Print Booklet won't give you the option to export an imposed PDF. You'll need to either export as PostScript and convert, or instal the PDFWriter driver.
Hello, thanks for the script. I just have a quick question: What's the difference between using this script and the "print booklet" option inn inDesign?
"Print Booklet" wont give you a PDF. Print Booklet is meant for printing directly from InDesign. That isn't very useful if your computer is not connected directly to the printer. There is a (or at least used to be) a workaround: set Print Booklet to output a PostScript (.ps) file, and then convert the .ps file to a PDF using Distiller, Acrobat, or maybe Preview (I can't remember which programs can/can't do that).
@@ericforest9186 thanks for the reply! I printed so much today trying to figure out how to self-publish and print booklets. And yes, Print Booklet does output to .ps, which I copied to Illustrator page-by-page to print 😂 I will surely try this script, perhaps the .PDF allows for easier printing. Still, it's a one-time hassle and then it's done
@@MarceloIsasmendi Acrobat can probably save the .PS as a a PDF. Or maybe Distiller or even Preview (can't remember). But you definately don't have to place them into Illy. Anyhow, glad it all worked out!
@@rcbremermarketing7942 If you aren’t able to locate the folder through InDesign (which you should be able to), then you can navigate to the scripts folder manually. See the pathways here: helpx.adobe.com/ca/indesign/using/scripting.html#:~:text=The%20Scripts%20panel%20displays%20the,to%20open%20the%20Scripts%20Panel.
The script works. If you want some more help understanding how to use it, you can start with describing what error you are encountering, or uploading screenshots to imgr, along with your OS and software version number.
Sounds like some kind of pathing issue. Could be pathing to the links, could be to the export destination. Are you using Bridge? Links on a network or cloud? Exploring to anything other than your local disk? It's hard to diagnose without being there - but my first step for troubleshooting would be to create an 8-page document, with some lorem on each page, and no other objects. Then run the script on that test document, exporting to your desktop. If it works, this tells you that the problem is not inherent in the script itself, but involves some interaction between the script and the particular file you are attempting to impose. If that is the case, I would try packaging the document in question and saving to the local disk. Make sure the packaged includes copies of all the links (just like sending for print) so that any URIs are certain and local. Open the newly packaged version and run the imposition script on that. If that doesn't work, I would reboot. If that doesn't work, I would re-install InDesign. If that doesn't work...I'm out of ideas!
This was a lifesaver for me. I had puchased a key from IDImposer, but it hadn't arrived in the promised 24 hour window, and I had a big deadline looming. Thanks very much for sharing this!
glad it helped.
You're not even a father, you're a mayor. Thank you very much for the script, it saved my day.
Heh. Cool, thank you.
I have to print 1 booklet every year and I always forget and takes me ssoooo loonngg to find the right video to help. Thank you so much. I designated 2hrs of my time today to get this right and your video helped me do it in 5mins! Thank you!
@@synndakitt that’s great. Scripts are huge time savers!
This is the most helpful thing I’ve found on this! Thank you!
You are welcome. Glad it helped.
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@@darksorrow_17 lol thanks
You totally saved my life! Thanks a lot.
@@thananyavatchanasoontorn cool!
Do you know if there are any options for imposition when I need it to print sets/signatures? For at home book binding. Like, if I need it to print in sets of 4 sheets. I hope that makes sense. Your video was very helpful, as well as the script 🙏🏻
You can try this one: cargocollective.com/Rokotyan/following/posts/Rokotyan/Rhimposition-Script-Set
Thanks Bro, I got it
@@ericforest9186 Oh my, I did this by hand today. There's a script?! How come you have like 300 subscribers, my man.
@@MarceloIsasmendi I just do this for my students. I don't really have any youtube aspirations.
There is a Perfect Binding option, check it and you will be able to print signatures
Thank you so much for the script.
you are welcome. note the original author too! I'd paste their socials but I do not know them.
Thank you very much for the video! : ) I hope you can help me with a booklet? Is it possible in InDesign to create a booklet that uses 4 pages per one spread size A4 and still use the "2-up Saddle Stitch" function? For example my idea is to print one page size A4, with four A6 pages on each side of it. I'll end up with 8 mini pages per one A4 sheet of paper. The problem is can I somehow use the "2-up Saddle Stitch/Bound" function for this kind of arrangement for the little pages? : ) I'll be very grateful if you decide to answer me or point me in the right direction. Thanks! : )
You need an 8 page signature. You can see the layout here: pressnostress.com/impositionwizard/tutorials/imposition/booklet/
That particular webpage is selling a script for Acrobat (no affilation with me). You can do it without the script. In InDesign create an A4 document, and then arrange your A6-sized designs onto the A4 Document, according the signature layout above. There are a few clever ways to handle that, such as linking from exports of A6 PDFs, or rotating the spread *view* in InDesign so you don't have to design upside down.
There are many paid plugins for Acrobat which can take your A6 documents and impose them onto a signature, but no free one that I know of.
wow, I swear I never comment on anything on youtube. but this is just amazing, thank you for sharing the script and tutorial :)
@@floradeborahphoto you are very welcome!
Hi! I have a question. Can I make a perfect bind with 12 pages per signature? My professor wants 3 spreads per signature, so that means 6 sheets and 12 pages. Is that possible or is 16 fixed?
12 is easy. z-fold (sometimes called an accordion fold), then fold that in half. ruclips.net/video/USMzzyNEBnk/видео.html
@@ericforest9186 yes, but I don't need the fold. I'll print each spread separately. Maybe I didn't express myself correctly, but I'm new to these technical terms.
Hey Eric, thank you for the detailed explanation. Everything's set but when I try to double click on the script, it's automatically opening it in after effects. Could you please suggest what I could do to tackle this.
@@NimishaPrabhakarare you 100% certain you are clicking the correct script?
I have bleed on my document, but when I select include bleed and crop marks, it gets rid of the bleed. Anyone know why?
If you want to share your files through a cloud drive, I can have a look.
Hello. The "reveal in Explorer" is greyed out an inaccessible. How can I resolve this? Thank you
@@bjp562 is it a computer you own entirely, outright, and not a work computer or similar?
The native 'print booklet' in indesign never works for me, always messing up the cover and back pages. This script works perfectly, for all those having similar issues
I get a script Alert: Booklet Imposition Requires the Total Page Count to Be a Multple of 4. I have 18 pages. Not sure what to do. Can you please help?
Hi! Yes I can help. You need to either add two pages (one spread) to get 20 pages, or remove 2 pages to get 16.
That is because you always need multiples of 4 pages for a saddle stitiched booklet. Don't believe me? Fold a sheet of paper in half like a book. How many pages does that make? 4. Add another folded sheet into that, 4 more pages, 8 total. Now try to take away just one page. You can't, because that page is attached to the sheet with the other 3 pages.
In larger books the pages are "perfect bound" which means the sheets are glued into to the spine instead of being folded and nested. In that case you can add pages in multiple of 2. But you can never add just 1 page since every sheet has a front and a back.
Very rarely exaples of saddle stitched books exist that have non-multiples of 4 pages. But this is achieved by having a multiple of 4-pages in software, but leaving half a sheet (2 pages) blank and then cutting them off once the book is made. This is called a "stub" and was historically used to add plates (images) on higher quality paper.
Does that clear it up?
Hi! just wondering if theres any scripts like these for B series formats, I'm making a B5 booklet printing on a3 sheets, thank you!!
@@choigyu0 did you try it for other page sizes? I wouldn’t be surprised if it works fine.
@@ericforest9186 Sadly when I try use this script it makes a pdf for A series formats, so when I try to print it, it comes out as a4, please do let me know if theres any way around this!😔
Sir can you use the script in illustrator?
Hi! No, this will not work with Illustrator. Did you use Illustrator to make books? Illustrator is for...well...illustration and similar things :). For layout, you should use a proper layout software, which is what InDesign is.
Thank You! How is it possible that there is no an easy option like this in indesign...
@@MsDragon300 …no clue. I’ve wondered that myself.
There is another way, which involves exporting a .ps and converting that to PDF. But it’s not ideal.
I have design my booklet in Indesign. But not organise my pages for printing. Can this script work after I design my booklet? My booklet has 32 pages.
@@mohsininam412 yes
Hi Eric, nice one, but I would prefer to use Print Booklet option in InDesign, no need of any script to download. Cheers!!!
Print Booklet won't give you the option to export an imposed PDF. You'll need to either export as PostScript and convert, or instal the PDFWriter driver.
@@ericforest9186 I can simply use Microsoft Print to PDF, where its already there on all windows computers I believe and mac too.
Hello, thanks for the script. I just have a quick question: What's the difference between using this script and the "print booklet" option inn inDesign?
"Print Booklet" wont give you a PDF.
Print Booklet is meant for printing directly from InDesign. That isn't very useful if your computer is not connected directly to the printer. There is a (or at least used to be) a workaround: set Print Booklet to output a PostScript (.ps) file, and then convert the .ps file to a PDF using Distiller, Acrobat, or maybe Preview (I can't remember which programs can/can't do that).
@@ericforest9186 thanks for the reply! I printed so much today trying to figure out how to self-publish and print booklets. And yes, Print Booklet does output to .ps, which I copied to Illustrator page-by-page to print 😂 I will surely try this script, perhaps the .PDF allows for easier printing. Still, it's a one-time hassle and then it's done
@@MarceloIsasmendi Acrobat can probably save the .PS as a a PDF. Or maybe Distiller or even Preview (can't remember). But you definately don't have to place them into Illy. Anyhow, glad it all worked out!
How do you install the script if it does not give me the option to select Reveal in Exlporer?
@@rcbremermarketing7942 If you aren’t able to locate the folder through InDesign (which you should be able to), then you can navigate to the scripts folder manually. See the pathways here: helpx.adobe.com/ca/indesign/using/scripting.html#:~:text=The%20Scripts%20panel%20displays%20the,to%20open%20the%20Scripts%20Panel.
the script example isn't working which is a shame
The script works. If you want some more help understanding how to use it, you can start with describing what error you are encountering, or uploading screenshots to imgr, along with your OS and software version number.
Hi Eric, not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I get a JavaScript Error that says "Cannot create the link resource from the given URI."
Sounds like some kind of pathing issue. Could be pathing to the links, could be to the export destination. Are you using Bridge? Links on a network or cloud? Exploring to anything other than your local disk? It's hard to diagnose without being there - but my first step for troubleshooting would be to create an 8-page document, with some lorem on each page, and no other objects. Then run the script on that test document, exporting to your desktop. If it works, this tells you that the problem is not inherent in the script itself, but involves some interaction between the script and the particular file you are attempting to impose. If that is the case, I would try packaging the document in question and saving to the local disk. Make sure the packaged includes copies of all the links (just like sending for print) so that any URIs are certain and local. Open the newly packaged version and run the imposition script on that.
If that doesn't work, I would reboot. If that doesn't work, I would re-install InDesign. If that doesn't work...I'm out of ideas!
Thank you for this! Top notch tutorial and resource.
glad it helped.
AAA super! Thank you!
very welcome! Credit to original author as well :)
Hi, how many pages can be set maximum?
Not sure. I have done hundreds of pages.
YES! Thank you!
@@benortlip1837 you’re welcome
Thank you, very helpful.
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