Kodak Preps 10 -

Kodak Preps 10 is a stand-alone, JDF-enabled imposition application. It is the brain that tells your platesetter or digital press where to place page 1, page 32, and page 17 on a sheet.

Kodak Preps 10 is designed for prepress professionals who need to prepare and optimize print jobs for a variety of applications. This includes: Kodak Preps 10

Intelligently determines the best page positions for flat-work, including AutoGang hot folders for integration with Kodak Prinergy. Kodak Preps 10 is a stand-alone, JDF-enabled imposition

: This feature allows users to edit and save templates exclusively within a Preps template context, speeding up the creation of repetitive jobs. Dynamic Smart Marks Need to nudge page 24 by 2mm because the fold is off

While Preps is not an illustration tool, it includes a robust "Page Inspector." You can rotate, scale, or shift individual pages within a run list. Need to nudge page 24 by 2mm because the fold is off? You can do that without leaving the imposition view.

He selected the SmartMarks feature—a holdover from previous versions, but now, he noticed something different. The interface was intuitive. He didn't need to dig through three sub-menus to find dynamic offset. He clicked the adjustment.

For digital printers, "ganging" (imposing multiple different jobs onto a single sheet) is essential for cost-efficiency. Preps 10 enhances gang-up workflows by: