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We are using Pitstop and Quite hot imposing. I would to setup BCs so that the first card that prints for a job, is actually a mini job jacket. It would contain information such as job number, shipping address, maybe a QR code, etc. The options are unlimited for what to include.

I am not very familiar with Quite Hot Imposing and how to go about setting this up. Has anyone done something similar?

Hi there!

At Bluewest, we’ve developed a lightweight app ease the process of generating jackets or summary sheets for your print jobs : PDF form

How Does It Work?

It’s simple:

• Design your PDF template. Make sure it includes form fields.
• Fill it out using our PDF Form App — Inject the right metadata directly into the form.

Depending on your use case, you can generate:

• A single jacket for the entire imposition, or
• One jacket per stack of cards.

Jacket for the Entire Imposition

• Complete your imposition.
• Use an Inject Job to merge your filled-in template with the job.
• Inject metadata into the form fields.
• Assemble the imposition and the jacket together.
• Merge all files into a final PDF.

Tip: This works best if your imposition already contains the correct number of duplicated copies (easy to automate beforehand)

Jacket for Each Stack of Cards

• Create a template matching your product size, or use a generic one and resize it after filling.
• Inject data using pdfForm.
• Combine your imposition with the resized and filled-in jacket.
• Impose and duplicate the layout (add one extra page for the jacket).
• Use PitStop to remove the jacket layer from pages 2 and onward.

Ps : There is also a workshop covering this!

https://learning.enfocus.com/course/view.php?id=560
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5U64UP3z9YY