Hi David, Thanks for the tip — Booklet Creator sounds like a great app.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Aug 28, 2015, at 1:29 PM, David Froom <dfr...@smcm.edu> wrote: > My workflow (Mac) is to use Booklet Creator. I could swear I got it for free, > but that was many years ago. It seems it is now $9.99 in the app store. > > My first step is to make a pdf file of the Finale file. I work, as much as I > can, in 9x12. I keep this as a my reference file. I like storing pdf because > my publisher wants my music this way (in non-booklet form), and because > nothing in the score is subject to upgrades and feature adds (things that, > over the past 25 years, orphaned some of my older music). > > Booklet Creator puts itself into the print dialog's pdf drop down menu. So I > open my 9x12 pdf score in Preview, make sure I've selected Paper Size 9x12 > and Fill entire paper, then, in the pdf drop down menu, choose Create > Booklet. My booklet is made in about 2 seconds. I print (to my HP5000) with > this workflow: > Paper size is 12x18 > Fill entire paper is selected. > Paper Handling is set to "odd only" (then, for the second pass, "even only." > The paper goes straight through to the back exit in the printer, so it is > ready to flip without any reordering. After the second pass, it is ready to > staple. > > The whole thing is very fast. I need to get up once to flip all the pages. > When I quit, the booklet goes away unless I choose to save it. > > The issues: One needs to do a fair amount of back-and-forth folding to get > this to stay open. I usually forward fold the whole book, then bend it > completely backwards at every page. For more than 12 pages (three sheets of > paper), the edge sticks out in a pronounced way. You need a really good paper > trimmer to straighten that out. > > Even still, this is the method of printing with which I am happiest. > > David Froom > > On 28 Aug 2015, at 1:00 PM, Darcy James Argue <djar...@icloud.com> wrote: > >>> From: Darcy James Argue <djar...@icloud.com> >>> Subject: [Finale] 12x18 booklet printing workflow >>> Date: August 26, 2015 at 10:05:40 PM PDT >>> To: <finale@shsu.edu> >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> So after a year and a half of owning a Ricoh AP6330N, I have ? somewhat >>> sheepishly ? just today discovered it can actually handle 12"x18" paper. (I >>> had until now just assumed that it had the same size limitations as its >>> predecessor, the Ricoh AP2610, which maxed out at 11"x17". In retrospect >>> this was really, really dumb.) >>> >>> Obviously that is a bit of a game changer for me! I have previously been >>> printing on individual 9"x12" sheets and taping them using the VPC machine. >>> This is no longer necessary (or remotely desirable) now that I know I can >>> print directly to 12"x18". >>> >>> I'm curious what people's workflow is to create booklet parts on a Mac ? >>> presumably it's best print to PDF first, then use booklet software to >>> assemble the 12x18 signatures? Are there apps that people would recommend >>> for this purpose? I have Bookbinder's Collator, but it's not the most >>> intelligent piece of software I've ever used. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> - DJA >>> ----- >>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
