APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MAKING OUT HOLDER INDEXING TABLE FOR PLATE MAKING

摘要

A page reproducing method and an apparatus therefor in which a plate format and a holder indexing table are managed within a computer in a united manner, it is made possible to automatically reproduce a copy each page and each page on the basis of plate format data and holder indexing data, an attempt is made to save power or labor and efficiency of making-out operation, and operation mistakes can be eliminated. The page reproducing method comprises a step 23 of inputting data required to reproduce page information of a plurality of pages to make a single plate, such as an order of pages allocated to the plate or the like, to thereby set machine-plate format data, a holder-indexing setting step 24 of making out holder indexing data on the basis of at least data of the number of total pages of a printed matter and data of the number of reproductions every plates, and a plate-information making-out step 26 of allocating page information made out previously on the basis of the machine-plate format data and holder indexing data, to make out machine-plate information required for making out.