So are you suggesting that I manipulate the original file, or just do the settings (in the preview parameters) before I merge data? There are only a few in this round of patterns, but our future lines may include smaller repeats, or other difficult stuff. I am simply trying to find a faster way for the designers to generate sample booklets. They are currently creating a separate .tif file for each page, and manually inputing the pattern name and color-way text, as plugging in the image along with all of the extra required channels. They are not particularly well trained in the use of the adobe creative suite, so I need to have a fairly turnkey method for them to generate these books very quickly.
Thanks for all your help!