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Properties in Metrix Quick Impose

A number of properties can be modified in the Metrix Quick Impose window.

The properties displayed vary according to the properties of the job. If a property field is grayed out, you cannot make changes.

Item Options Description
Project Name Enter text The user enters a name for the project.
Product Name Select jobs to display Shows all open jobs.
Product ID Cannot be edited The Product ID is part of the job ticket and is automatically created by the Fiery server.
Customer List of available customers from the Metrix database. Customers entered into the Metrix database can be selected to associate with the currently open project.
Product type

Flat

Folded

Bound - Saddle Stitch

Bound - Perfect

This is determined by the number of pages in the job. One or two pages are always flat work. Two pages or any multiple of two can be either flat work, folded, or a bound booklet.

A bound saddle-stitched, or perfect, job is dependent on the available folding equipment.

Binding Side

Left

Left (Calendar)

Right

Right (Calendar)

If the job requires bound work, you can specify the side of the binding edge in the layout.
Combine Pages Cannot be edited Can be used to create a folded product from a two-page flat job, such as a map, when changing the number of pages field from 2 to 16, 24, 32, etc.
Required quantity Enter number of copies required. The default is 1,000.
Finished Width Enter size The width of the finished job. If you change the height or the width of the finished job, Metrix Quick Impose changes the layout. Scaling is not possible. If you make the height and width smaller, Metrix centers and crops the content.
Finished Height Enter size The height of the finished job.
Product Grain

Either

Either-All Same

Horizontal

Vertical

Product grain, which is the parameter in Metrix, is different from the sheet grain, which is the parameter in Job Properties. The following options are available in the drop-down menu:
  • Either: The pages will be laid out both horizontally and vertically to best fit the sheet size.
  • Either-All Same: The layout of all pages will be the same to best fit the sheet size.
  • Horizontal: The pages will be laid out in the horizontal direction based on the flute/grain direction of the substrate.
  • Vertical: The pages will be laid out in the vertical direction based on the flute/grain direction of the substrate.
Note: The display of the term Flute/Grain direction varies depending on what is supported on the Landa DFE.
Bleeds (All Edges) Enter measurement Bleeds are the space between the products on the sheet.
Number of Pages Cannot be edited unless creating a folded product from a 2-page flat. Number of pages in the PDF.
Largest Text Components Drop-down list of available number of pages on a signature. Indicates the number of pages that can fit per signature in a job. This option is dependent on the page size and the sheet size of the substrate.
Fold Cannot be edited Folds are determined by the number of pages and the JDF folding sequence that will be used. The user can choose any of the JDF folding sequences that have already been defined in the Metrix database or create a new sequence as required.
Binding Machine Either perfect binding or saddle stitch This option is displayed only if your job requires bound work.

Binding Machine options are displayed depending on the options selected in the Product Type field. The Binding Machine options are:

Perfect Binder: Displayed when Bound - Perfect is selected in the Product Type field.

Stitcher Trimmer: Displayed when Bound - Saddle Stitch is selected in the Product Type field.

Stock Select a stock from the Stock Selector in Metrix. Clicking Stock opens the Stock Selector in Metrix. You must have Substrate Catalog entries already defined before opening a job in Metrix Quick Impose.
Sheet Size Choose the sheet size of the stock you selected. When you have selected a stock, the Sheet Size menu displays all the sheet sizes available for that stock.
Printing Method

One-Sided

Sheetwise

Work and Turn

Work and Tumble

Perfected

The printing method for this layout. Perfected is available only when the selected press is capable of perfecting as defined in the Metrix database.
Side 1 Press Cannot be edited Connected Fiery-driven press
Press Inspection Zone

True

False

Designated area on the sheet for press calibration marks.
Mark Set

No Mark Set

Default marks set

Marks sets created in Metrix

Metrix automatically loads a default marks set when connected to the Fiery server. The default marks set is included with the installation.
Export Profile

JDF

JDF proof

PDF

PDF proof

The export profile generates layouts for the press. If you select PDF or JDF, each PDF or JDF is a separate layout. If you select PDF proof or JDF proof, all layouts are combined in the file. The profile is exported to the Fiery Command WorkStation Held queue. See Export a job from Metrix Quick Impose.
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