Document reproduction and finishing system and method

A document reproduction and finishing system comprising:

• a print engine;
• a finisher;
• and
• an electronic document data processing system adapted to convert a document data file into print data in a bit map level format suitable for controlling the print engine, the electronic document data processing system comprising:
• an analysis section configured to analyze the document data file and to identify therein any information that explicitly or implicitly specifies finisher instructions;
• a finisher specifications storing section configured to store finisher specifications that specify finisher instructions in a format that the finisher is capable to read;
• and
• a finisher instruction generating section configured to generate finisher instructions on the basis of the information identified by the analysis section and in the format specified by the stored finisher specifications, and to transfer the finisher instructions to the finisher.