I just got a job working for a printer that does all the business cards for the doctors in the area because they're all joining into a network. They have their own graphic designers so we don't do any card design, and they deal with a few other printers so we can't ask them to make files specifically for us.
The workflow goes like this:
1. We get the files uploaded to our ftp server. We get a PDF that has the crop marks and bleeds set up.
2. We import that PDF into InDesign and place 24 cards up on 12x18. To make all the cards fit we have to put them close together and move the bounding boxes up, down, left or right to clean up any crop marks since they overlap.
3. We duplicate the page and then do the back. And we have to import EVERY SINGLE ONE by relinking, finding the pdf and importing page 2. So instead of doing it one time, we have to do it 24 times.
If we used this method of importing into an already layed out page we would have to do this 48 times if it were front and back.
Do any of you have templates set up to do this so I can get this done with a few clicks. I feel like this shouldn't take the 10-15 mins that it does. Any suggestions?
The workflow goes like this:
1. We get the files uploaded to our ftp server. We get a PDF that has the crop marks and bleeds set up.
2. We import that PDF into InDesign and place 24 cards up on 12x18. To make all the cards fit we have to put them close together and move the bounding boxes up, down, left or right to clean up any crop marks since they overlap.
3. We duplicate the page and then do the back. And we have to import EVERY SINGLE ONE by relinking, finding the pdf and importing page 2. So instead of doing it one time, we have to do it 24 times.
If we used this method of importing into an already layed out page we would have to do this 48 times if it were front and back.
Do any of you have templates set up to do this so I can get this done with a few clicks. I feel like this shouldn't take the 10-15 mins that it does. Any suggestions?
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