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Print the example cards using PPML with imposition

For this example, you use a third party application to create a merged master and variable document file, and then use Command WorkStation to impose the job.

This example uses the following:

  • A VDP application

  • A PPML file

  • Fiery Server

  • Command WorkStation with Fiery Impose

  1. Use a VDP application to create the merged master and variable document file, and save it as a PPML file.
  2. Import the PPML file to Command WorkStation and select it.
  3. Click Actions > Impose, and then select Gangup and Cut and Stack.
  4. Specify the following settings:
    • Specify 11x17 page size, Landscape orientation, and Duplex printing.

    • Specify two rows and two columns.

    • Turn on printer's marks.

    • Set Scale to 100%.

    • Specify 64 as the Stack Size.

      Note: A typical paper cutter can 64 sheets at one time. (This value must be a multiple of the Gangup value for the layout. For this example, two rows and two columns yields 4 images per sheet, so the stack size is a multiple of 4.)
  5. Print the job.
  6. Check the Fiery Impose Control Strip to match the set information.

    This is useful if certain pages of your job do not print correctly and you must reprint specific pages.

  7. Print one document to verify that the master and variable information matches.