Double page image spread

[Softfun]

I have recently purchased AP to print my first photo zine. I want some of the pages to be double page spreads. My printer requires that the image is split into separate frames, on separate pages (not a single frame running across both pages) and the the images are offset to create a 5mm area in the middle of the page since it will be in the gutter. is there a way to do this in AP? TIA

[Old Bruce]

2 hours ago, Softfun said:

I have recently purchased AP to print my first photo zine.

Is AP Affinity Photo or is it Affinity Publisher?

In Publisher you make a double page spread and give it a 5 mm bleed then export the pages as Pages and the images will include the extra if you stretch the image to the spread + bleed. 

In Photo you would have to make your document with a larger page size (10 mm for the bleed) and there are other considerations for the design and still others for exporting.

[Softfun]

Thx, its publisher. My individual pages have a 3mm bleed, what I am concerned about is the part of the image spread across two pages I am going to lose in the gutter of a perfect bind document.

 

[Old Bruce]

Export as single pages in the PDF and click on the More button in the Export Dialog and make sure that include Bleed and All Printer Marks are checked.

[h_d]

In the Bleed tab under File - Document Setup... you can unlink the bleed dimensions by clicking the chain, and then set the Inner bleed to 5mm and the Outer, Top and Bottom values to 3mm:

This won't change the size of your document - it will only take effect when you export the pdfs as pages.

45 minutes ago, Softfun said:

what I am concerned about is the part of the image spread across two pages I am going to lose in the gutter of a perfect bind

This will depend on the number of pages in the product and the weight of the paper. I think you have to take the printer's word that 5mm will be correct and will give them the tolerances they need to avoid this. Why not send them a test?

[Fixx]

I used to duplicate full spread images, crop left and right parts as separate and nudge them a bit to left and right to compensate the part eaten by perfect bind. How much nudge (or doubled image area) is needed depends and only experience (or maybe your printer) can tell. 

Most people don't care and let a slice of photo to vanish. Most people also check that there is nothing important details in the middle.

[Softfun]

OK thx all, I guess there is no 'offset' setting. I will go with the nudge and use take a punt on how much.

cheers