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Citation Software Inc.  Specialists in variable-data publishing since 1986  www.CitationSoftware.com     info@CitationSoftware.com                         Use our Wizard to find the right product for your requirements and budget! 888-260-7316               Search      ♦♦♦ Sign up for our free newsletter ♦♦♦   Comparison chart for imposition solutions The chart below gives a detailed comparison of the different imposition solutions offered by Citation Software. It can be difficult to understand the differences among these solutions, even if you study this chart carefully. Note that we offer a FREE consulting service to help you identify the best solution for your technical requirements and budget. Don't hesitate to call us at 888-260-7316 or e-mail us at info@CitationSoftware.com. RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing Operating systems supported     Windows   Macintosh Windows   Macintosh Windows   Macintosh Windows Requires Adobe Acrobat     yes   yes   yes   no FILE FORMATS     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing Input formats supported     PDF   PDF   PDF   PDF Output formats supported     PDF   PDF   PDF   PDF IMPOSITION FEATURES     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing Imposition schemes supported     Booklets N-up Step-and-repeat User-defined   Booklets N-up User-defined   Booklets N-up Step-and-repeat User-defined   Booklets N-up Step-and-repeat User-defined Lets you save a series of imposition commands and re-use them     yes   no   yes   yes Handles creep for booklets     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you lay out pages on a background (for example, a watermark)     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you add margins     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you add gutters (space between pages on a press sheet)     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you re-position page contents by moving them up, down, left, or right     no   yes   yes   yes Lets you make pages larger or smaller by scaling them     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you make pages larger or smaller by adding or removing whitespace from left, right, top, bottom of page     no   yes   yes   yes Lets you rotate pages in 90-degree increments from zero     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you rotate pages at any angle     yes   no   no   no Lets you do stack sorting (North-South sorting)     yes   yes   yes   yes EXTRAS     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing Lets you add page numbers     yes   no   yes   yes Lets you add Bates numbers     yes   no   yes   yes Lets you add arbitrary text instead of or in addition to page numbers/ Bates numbers     yes   no   yes   yes Lets you specify font to be used for page numbers/ Bates numbers and arbitrary text     no   no   yes — choose from pre-defined list of 12 fonts   yes — choose from pre-defined list of 12 fonts Lets you specify font size to be used for page numbers/ Bates numbers and arbitrary text     yes — choose from pre-defined list of 3 sizes   no   yes — any size   yes — any size Lets you position page numbers/Bates numbers precisely     no   no   yes   yes Lets you position arbitrary text precisely     no   no   yes   yes Lets you mask out (obscure) existing text and graphics in specific locations     no   no   yes   yes Lets you process individual pages separately     no   yes   yes   yes Lets you process even and odd pages separately     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you reverse the order of pages in a document     yes, but only feasible for relatively short documents   yes   yes   yes Lets you add crop marks (trim marks)     yes   yes   yes   yes Lets you check the PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-3 status of a PDF file     no   no   yes   no Lets you preserve the PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-3 data in an imposition     no   no   yes   yes Can preserve form fields throughout the imposition process     no   yes*   yes*   yes*           *The form fields cannot be preserved as "live" fields, but you can either choose to discard the data contained in form fields or you can choose to flatten the form fields. AUTOMATION     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing Lets you use GUI to record and re-use a series of tasks     yes   yes   yes   no Lets you do batch processing     yes   no   no   yes Supports hot folders     yes (with hot-folder edition)   no   no   yes Has programmer's API     no   no   no   yes PRICING     PDF Snake Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plug-In   Quite Imposing Plus Plug-In   Quite Hot Imposing (Pricing is subject to change without notice.)     $335.00 USD Available for Windows only.   $465.00 USD For this price, you'll receive BOTH the Macintosh version AND the Windows version.   $885.00 USD For this price, you'll receive BOTH the Macintosh version AND the Windows version. (For upgrade pricing, click here; then click the "Buy" tab.)   $3,499.00 USD For this price, you'll receive EITHER the Macintosh version OR the Windows version. (For upgrade pricing, click here; then click the "Buy" tab.) 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