Talk:Imposition

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If correctly imposed, the side-by-side pairs (6/11, 8/9 etc) should add up to 1 higher than the total page number (in this case 17).

This is misleading as it will only work in certain cases, so I have removed it for the time being. The example on the page was fine for a single section job; but consider the possibilty of the second section of a perfect bound job. A pair of pages such as 17 and 32 will add up to 49, and that trick no longer works in a straight forward fashion.

Agreed. Most imposition "rules" are more like guidelines. A press and/or prepress dept. will come up with all kinds of crazy impositions depending on the job.--drew1718 07:30, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed addition

Should have a mention of "signatures." A signature is more closely related to the topic of imposition than some other terms mentioned in the article, including "quoins." The illustrations are useful. By mentioning that the trimmer slices off the top edge of the folded signature in the one illustration, it might be clearer how the book ends up with separate pages. 65.9.164.193 29 June 2005 03:17 (UTC) DavidH

Might also want to add something about folding dummies. Maybe a tutorial or something. Once you've done a folding dummy (or a hundred) you get the idea of imposition. --drew1718 07:41, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images Licensing

This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore is in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

I think it's too much, it's copyrighted, that's all. A free alternative is possible. --Marc Lacoste 10:17, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-Digital Techniques Confusing

"Digital techniques rendered stripping less necessary, but what has forced increasing numbers to abandon it completely is the introduction of "platesetters", which put pages directly onto printing plates; these plates cannot be adjusted with a sharp knife." I have no idea what that sentence means – "cannot be adjusted WITHOUT a sharp knife" might make more sense, but is still too vague for casual readers.

-- User:AlanH