Booklet
Plan fixed 2-up front/back order for left/right binding and LTR/RTL saddle workflows.
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PDF Imposition and Print Layout Planning
Plan N-up, step-and-repeat, cut-and-stack, saddle, and bounded signature workflows, then review evidence and limitations in Studio.
Imposition
A lightweight entry point for inspecting page order, sides, and sheet layout before imposition. A plan alone is not an imposed PDF or production proof.
Current planning scope
Booklet, bounded multi-booklet, and gathered signature-book sections are verified and anything unverifiable is refused; n-up and step-and-repeat jobs can print work-and-turn or work-and-tumble from one plate set, while finishing execution remains out of scope.
Multi-booklet
Plan independent 4–80 page saddle signatures with exact page and sheet ranges.
Signature book
Plan gathered 4–80 page signatures with the bounded nested half-fold folio model.
N-up
Use 2-up, 4-up or custom row and column layouts on one sheet.
Cut and stack
Check page order after cutting and stacking production flows.
Step and repeat
Repeat one source page across verified row and column cells.
Workflow
Open the PDF in Studio
Choose the imposition mode and sheet layout
Check side order, cells, gaps, and disclosed limitations
Validate the output receipt, semantic placement proof, and post-imposition preflight together
Production approach
This surface is internal alpha. Production release remains blocked until trusted resolver/native deployment, exact postflight, and release-policy gates close; structural semantic proof is not RIP/render proof.