Imposition Wizard Changelog

What's new in Imposition Wizard 3.5 Beta

Apr 1, 2024
  • Pages Rotation:
  • All the layouts except booklets got Rotate page 90° option. Combined with the Flip pages option they let you rotate source pages all the way around.
  • The new Content rotation parameter on the Sheet tab lets you rotate the whole page block 90, 180 and 270 degrees.
  • Sheet Margins:
  • Horizontal and vertical offsets and padding parameters on the Sheet tab were replaced with the new Margins block.
  • You can now provide margins for all the sides of the sheet and Imposition Wizard will make sure the pages are not placed there in automatic mode. In manual mode you will get a preflight warning if pages are placed there.
  • Automatic Color Bars:
  • New automatic color bar option is added to the Marks panel. You can add it the same way as you add the PDF–based color bars.
  • The automatic color bar reads all the spot colors used in the imposition and automatically displays a bar of them. You can add CMYK colors there, if needed.
  • Other Changes:
  • There’s a number of other changes in this update, see below:
  • booklet creep section now lets you choose if you want to offset the inner, outer of both edges of pages;
  • folding mark option is added to the Marks section, works for booklets;
  • source pages can be centered and cropped instead of scaling;
  • custom texts got new "{spot-colors}" dynamic variable for listing the spot colors of the current imposition;
  • custom texts also got new dynamic variables for margins, see the dynamic variables drop–down menu for details;
  • custom texts got Flip upside down parameter that does exactly what it says;
  • crop marks got Skip empty cells option to let you draw marks around empty page slots;
  • right–clicking the sheet preview displays a popup menu with the grid information and some handy commands;
  • hot folders mode now supports saving files to the source folder;
  • hot folders mode now detects presets list changes;
  • presets can be imported and exported from the file menu.

New in Imposition Wizard 3.4.2 (May 18, 2023)

  • Dutch Cut Layout:
  • This is a long–requested feature and it is finally here! Now you can save on fitting more pages onto the sheet. The layout is quite flexible, so you can use it in Step and Repeat, N-Up modes and everything in–between.
  • Flipping Pages:
  • Another new feature lets you flip pages in most layouts by providing a flipping pattern. Now you can configure Step and Repeat or N-Up layouts with some rows or columns flipped easily.
  • Automation:
  • The update adds two automation options to Imposition Wizard: hot folders and batch processing. Hot Folders mode lets you configure a number of folders so Imposition Wizard monitors them for new files and impose them using the selected preset. The batch processing mode lets you quickly process a number of PDF files using the same preset.
  • We used to offer some batch scripting for both tasks, now this can be done with just a few mouse clicks!
  • Filtering Presets:
  • Finally, the presets panel got a filtering option. Simply start typing when the panel is opened and the list will shrink down to what you type. This lets you quickly locate the preset you need.

New in Imposition Wizard 3.4.1 Beta (May 2, 2023)

  • This update fixes some issues with the recently released dutch cut layout. Keep reading for more details and downloading links.
  • There were some problems reported for dutch cut in duplex mode with multiple page copies. This is now fixed, so update if you plan to use this layout.
  • The new Align blocks feature is added to the dutch cut layout that lets you align the last page of the secondary block to the main one to save a cut.
  • Finally, the update improves presets management for long lists of presets and filtering.

New in Imposition Wizard 3.3.5 (Apr 27, 2023)

  • Better support of 32 and 64 bit versions of Acrobat on Windows;
  • Better support of multi–user environments on Windows;
  • Improved PDF processing of poorly prepared documents;
  • Improved annotations detection in preflight.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.6.3 Build 538 (Mar 5, 2017)

  • Improved macOS Sierra compatibility.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.6.2 Build 525 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • This release updates the Standalone version of Imposition Wizard to fix "Cut Stack" layout when it is used with reversed or shuffled source documents. Acrobat version is not affected.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.6.1 Build 520 (May 25, 2015)

  • This update is highly recommended as it fixes some cut stack issues.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.6 Build 516 (May 15, 2015)

  • This update adds Acrobat DC support to the Acrobat edition of Imposition Wizard, and also adds new features to both Standalone and Acrobat versions. Read on for more details.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.5 Build 490 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • New features:
  • The new features include sheet-relative color bars that allow you to add custom marks to the sheet. We also enabled drag-and-drop of the color bar images, so you can now drag your favorite color bar PDF into the selector to use it.
  • Backside offset option has been added, as well to match the Acrobat version.
  • Statistics:
  • Imposition Wizard may ask you to collect some statistics about the jobs you do. We'd really like you to allow this, as this helps us to know what layouts and features are the most popular and focus on them. The information does not include your personal details, file names or documents - just the imposition settings like the layout type or page dimensions.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.1 Build 452 (Aug 5, 2014)

  • Booklets improved: work & turn, work & tumble modes added.
  • Several copies of the same booklet can be placed to a sheet.
  • Crop marks color selection added.
  • Minor issues fixed.
  • Rendering speed improved.

New in Imposition Wizard 2.0 Build 511 (May 13, 2014)

  • The new version comes with some nice stuff.
  • Serious update to the booklet layout. It now supports 8-up and 16-up schemes with better creeps processing. Also kept the old version, as well, so no surprises here.
  • Improved cut stack and n-up layout when it comes to non-even number of pages.
  • Added some new sheet sizes and fixed several minor issues you reported.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.9 Build 363 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Optional reading bleeds from PDF files.
  • Overlapping bleeds issue fixed.
  • Improved support of the newest OS X.
  • Imposition Wizard now lives at PressNoStress.com.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.8.2 Build 342 (Feb 4, 2011)

  • Right-to-Left booklets support.
  • Opening PDF files by dragging them to the app icon.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.8 Build 316 (Nov 8, 2010)

  • Bleed and trim information is being read from source PDF files.
  • Sheets can be rotated left, right or upside-down.
  • 2-up view mode added.
  • New "Defaults" section in Preferences allows to setup default sheet.
  • The support of quartz filters added.
  • User interface updated.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.7.2 Build 301 (Oct 8, 2010)

  • A bug fix release aimed to fix problems with crop marks on booklets with creep feature enabled.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.7.1 Build 299 (Sep 27, 2010)

  • A bug fix release and it allows to impose document with rotated pages.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.6.1 Build 279 (Jul 20, 2010)

  • A bug fix release, aimed to fix the clipping-related problems for nearly-located pages with bleeds. It also features new application and document icons. Upgrade is free and highly recommended.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.6 Build 274 (May 20, 2010)

  • Features advanced support of registration marks and color bars, easier user interface and simpler scripting. Upgrade is free for all existing customers.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.5 Build 253 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Supports 4-up booklet impositions and has improved registration marks rendering.
  • Precision of imposition was significantly increased as well.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.4 Build 228 (Oct 9, 2009)

  • Allows to center pages on the sheet and shows padding marks.
  • Contains lots of small internal modifications, that increase stability and speed.
  • Fully compatible with Snow Leopard.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.3 Build 206 (Jun 29, 2009)

  • Allows to add registration marks, color bars and page information to the imposed sheets.
  • User interface was changed a bit, according to the cusomers requests and few glitches were fixed.

New in Imposition Wizard 1.2 Build 182 (Jun 19, 2009)

  • Brings significantly increased precision of imposing.
  • Imposition Wizard will place pages to sheets with error less than 0.01 point (about 0.0001 inch or 0.035 millimeter).
  • Another important addition is a new unit of measurement: points.