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Automate gangup imposition with Hot Folders

You can automate the setup of gangup imposition (for example, for business cards or postcards) to print on the same sheet size, and streamline the setup and production using a single hot folder for these products regardless of their finish size.

When you use this sheet size again for different products, you can drag the new job onto a hot folder based on the template you created. Fiery Impose automatically creates a best-fit layout for the new job.

  1. In the Fiery Impose Settings pane, create a gangup layout by selecting Gangup, and set the Finish Size to Based on Trim Box.
  2. Optional: you can create settings for gutters (Layout > Gutter) and trim marks (Marks > Define).
  3. At the top of the Settings pane, next to Template, click the save icon. Choose a name for the template (perhaps based on the sheet size) and save as a regular imposed job.
  4. Open Hot Folders and click New to create a new Hot Folder.
  5. In the Hot Folder Settings window that appears, type a name for the hot folder. Click Select and then Connect to connect to a Fiery server.
  6. In the Hot Folder Settings window, next to Job Properties, click Define.
  7. In the Job Properties window, select Layout > Impose, and under Templates, choose the template that you created in step 3 and click OK.
  8. In the Hot Folder Settings window, next to Job action, select the desired action, such as Process and Hold, and click OK.

    The hot folder is created on the desktop.

  9. On the desktop, drag a new job with small products to the hot folder.
  10. Go back to the Fiery server. The job should appear there and be processed.

    Fiery Impose automatically determines the best layout, allowing the maximum number of items to be printed.