3.8. F8 FINAL OPTIONS panel

3.8. F8 FINAL OPTIONS panel

In the F8 FINAL OPTIONS panel, you can specify: how the program should behave after finishing the generation of sheets; settings for automatic conversion of files with raster graphics to PDF format; rules for naming the final PDF files.

All of the above options are available in three subpanels:

• ADDITIONAL OPTIONS [1]
• AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF BITMAPS TO PDF [2]
• NAMES OF THE FINAL IMPOSITION FILES [3].

Subpanel ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

The tools included in this subpanel allow you to:

• specify the order in which sheets are merged in the imposition file and the order in which pages are merged in sheets;
• open the last generated file in the default PDF viewer and the folder containing this file in Windows Explorer;
• add TrimBox(es) to imposition files as the sum of TrimBoxes placed on the page sheet (useful when imposition sheets are to be further imposed);
• enable linearization of saved PDF files (required by some RIP models);
• hiding the main program window while files are being generated and merged;
• specifying the PDF version of saved files.

Subpanel AUTOMATIC BITMAP CONVERSION TO PDF

The Impozycjoner software performs all operations on PDF files. The software can also load other types of files used in printing, such as bitmaps saved in jpg, jpg2000, gif, png, tif or bmp formats. These files are converted to the PDF format in real time. The resulting PDF files will be loaded into the Table of pages and sizes, where they will be immediately imposed.

The size of the resulting page can be calculated automatically (based on the resolution of the raster file) or can be specified directly (manually).

The size based on resolution is the product of the number of pixels (vertical or horizontal) and the resolution set by the operator.

Example: a bitmap with the size of 1600 x 900 pixels at a resolution of 300 ppi (points per inch) will be converted to a PDF page of the following size:

Each size can be specified independently or calculated proportionally based on only one of the specified sizes.

The Enable cropping [1] switch prevents bitmap distortion when scaling to new sizes with aspect ratios different from the original bitmap.

When enabled, the graphic is cropped to the new dimensions. One of its dimensions is scaled to the target size, and the other, if larger, is cropped to remove the excess part.

The figure illustrates the differences in operation depending on whether the Enable cropping switch is selected or not.

The Maintain the orientation (portrait/landscape) [2] switch prevents image distortion. When enabled and the bitmap orientation differs from the PDF page orientation, the program will swap the width and height values to match the image to the correct orientation.

Subpanel NAMES OF THE FINAL IMPOSITION FILES

The Impozycjoner software can save each imposition sheet to a separate file or merge all sheets into a single file. It can also save each page of the imposition sheet to separate files. The method of naming the final files is determined by the settings in the NAMES OF THE FINAL IMPOSITION FILES subpanel. The name of the final file consists of a part generated from on the order number or the full name of the first file in the Table of pages and sizes and additional elements, such as a user-defined phrase, the date and time the file was created.

If the file name is empty, both the file name and the order number will be set to IMPOSITION.

Selecting the Request file name confirmation option will display a system file save dialog box with the suggested name and location. The user can change the suggested name to their own in this window.

The Name example group displays the suggested file name and the save location.

The file can be saved if there is no file with this name in the Table of pages and sizes.