subject: Digital Images - The Production Of Your Work [print this page] Once you have some confidence in your design you can start a trial output, or proof. Unless you know what you are doing, don't be tempted to save paper by printing out files at reduced size. But you can save money, time, and ink by out-putting onto stationery-quality paper using a low-quality or high-speed setting for the printer.
If you decide to try your hand at page imposition, you will need a printer that will print on both sides of the paper as well as paper that is designed to receive ink on both sides. Some printers have an accessory called a duplex unit: the printer prints consecutive pairs of pages on both sides of one sheet. Some printer drivers also allow two pages to be printed on the same sheet.
As you print out your work, the urge to make small changes may be irresistible. Well, why not? The beauty of producing your own book is that you can refine and refine further until you are perfectly happy with the result. It is good practice, however, to save the changes to a new file - you may change your mind after a few printings and if the original file is untouched it is easy to return to that earlier version.
Once you organize the output pages you can have them bound into single volumes or books. Do not forget to produce the covers as well: these could be made of a heavier stock (paper) than the pages inside the book
