Page Selection Common Controls: 3 = 5

[Alex_G]

Understood, thanks Ken.

I made the change you suggested and I'm getting the desired result now. Just need to think in sheets vs. PDF pages.

Thank you for your help! I marked that reply as the solution.

[Ken895741-XRXL]

I had a similar issue with changing the page range. I had to remove the cut marks, then add them back in and then add the desired page range.

[Alex_G]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for the suggestion. I would love to try it out, but FreeFlow Core is not applying the changes I'm trying to make in the Cut Marks section of my Imposition Preset. Video attached...

Am I forced to create an entirely new cut marks to make this change? I'd rather just edit my original.

[Ken895741-XRXL]

If my previous suggestion does not work for you, then please upload an exported core workflow and provide a sample file to see exactly what you are doing.

[Ken895741-XRXL · Accepted solution]

The software  I believe is 'working as intended'. Tested with Core version 6.1.3. So if you set your imposition node to SIMPLEX and test your job I think you will see the crop marks start on page 3 as you want.  In this case the page # = sheet #.  However, when you set impose to duplex, then page # 5 starts on sheet #3.

So when setting duplex, try using 2--1.  

Duplex turns sheet 1 + sheet 2 = page 1.  Then sheet 3 + sheet 4 = page 2.

Thats why 2--1 should get you the 'page 3' you want.

Otherwise you could split pages 3--1 off and impose only those pages with crop marks and then join them back together...

[Alex_G]

I am using an imposition node in one of my workflows to add cut marks to a PDF. Using the Cut Marks placement settings I intend to apply these marks to page 3 of the imposed PDF, to the last page.

I'm unable to include a screenshot in my post, so here's my settings in the Cut Marks - Placement section of the imposition node written out:

Page Selection: Page Range

Enter Page Range(s): 3--1

Press Sheet Sides: Both Sides

With these settings, FreeFlow Core consistently places Cut Marks starting on page 5 of the PDF, not page 3. I thought my issue may have been the negative page syntax, so I tried again with the following:

Page Selection: Page Range

Enter Page Range(s): 3

Press Sheet Sides: Both Sides

With the above settings I am still having cut marks show only on page 5 of my PDF, not page 3.

Am I doing something wrong here or is this a bug?