1. Describe your environment: What is your industry? What is your role in your organization? Describe your stakeholders.
Industry: Print company.
Organization: Programmer. ALD template developer.
2. What product and version are you currently running?
Arbortext Layout Developer.
Ver.12.1.1.0
3. Describe the problem you are trying to solve. Please include detailed documentation such as screenshots, images or video.
I would like to be able to print a facing-page PDF (PS) as shown in the captured image below.
(sample.pdf)
I tried the page control ('pc3.pc'), but the cutting guide was misaligned.
(outputSampleByPc3.pdf)
pc3.pc
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type 0
firstpage 1
sheet 1
side 1,2,1
margin 10,10,10,10
page 2,0,0,100,100,0,1,0,0
page 3,0,0,100,100,0,1,1,0
repeat
sheetsize 440,317
I also tried a cutting guide for the frame, but the cutting guide was too close to the plate.
(outputSampleByCuttingGuideForFrame.pdf)
4. What is the use case for your organization?
In Japan, when sending proofreading paper to customers (authors, editors), it may be required to output in a facing-page so that it looks the same as a book.
In addition, printing in a facing-page reduces the number of prints, which leads to savings in printing costs.
5. What business value would your suggestion represent for your organization?
I can replenish the features I was missing in ALD.
This is a function supported by other typesetting software.
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