How to split jobs when printing from within InDesign using XMPIE

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JasonSpr

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Oct 28, 2009, 4:27:39 PM10/28/09
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Hi group,

I have some large jobs that I'd like to dynamically print from
InDesign using XMPIE, but our production printer coughs if I send more
than 1000 pages at a time - is there a way to dynamically print the
document and have it automatically split into 1000 page chunks? We are
running XMPIE from a couple desktops, but don't have an XMPIE server
in place as of yet.

Thanks!
-J

Bill

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Oct 29, 2009, 2:36:44 AM10/29/09
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uDirect Standard and uDirect Studio do not offer a automated mechanism
for splitting.

With uDirect Premier and uPlan, splitting is certainly easier, thanks
to SQL query-based filters, even though launching the production
remains a manual task.

PersonalEffect, the server-based XMPie solution, is the only one
allowing a fully automated split.

Yannick Gagné

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Oct 29, 2009, 8:22:45 AM10/29/09
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Jason,
   Why don't you just split your database?  I think it would be the easiest method for you to do it.

JasonSpr

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Oct 29, 2009, 11:05:46 AM10/29/09
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Thank you for the information Bill. Yannick, the reason I don't split
the database is because that would still cause me to manually start
the processing for each different section, which is what I'm trying to
avoid.

On Oct 29, 6:22 am, Yannick Gagné <yga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jason,
>    Why don't you just split your database?  I think it would be the easiest
> method for you to do it.
>
> 2009/10/29 Bill <guillaume.besnier...@gmail.com>
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>
>
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> > uDirect Standard and uDirect Studio do not offer a automated mechanism
> > for splitting.
>
> > With uDirect Premier and uPlan, splitting is certainly easier, thanks
> > to SQL query-based filters, even though launching the production
> > remains a manual task.
>
> > PersonalEffect, the server-based XMPie solution, is the only one
> > allowing a fully automated split.
>
> > On Oct 28, 9:27 pm, JasonSpr <jason.gordon.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi group,
>
> > > I have some large jobs that I'd like to dynamically print from
> > > InDesign using XMPIE, but our production printer coughs if I send more
> > > than 1000 pages at a time - is there a way to dynamically print the
> > > document and have it automatically split into 1000 page chunks? We are
> > > running XMPIE from a couple desktops, but don't have an XMPIE server
> > > in place as of yet.
>
> > > Thanks!
> > > -J- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

TOB

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Oct 29, 2009, 5:37:40 PM10/29/09
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The best way is to process your proofs as batch using batch proofs in
uPlan. Then you can process off as many PC as you want
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Walter Van Waard

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Oct 29, 2009, 9:27:40 PM10/29/09
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If you output to pdf use a pdf splitter for example by use of a hot
folder and settings file it will Create batches, stating the 1000
records i presume you use xerox docusp rip? Hope this helps. Otherwise
try increasing the cache on the rip...(if its a docusp :-)
Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone
Groeten,
Walter van waard

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