maxoom - crop, split and merge a PDF using Ghostscript and Pdftk

http://www.maxoom.com.au - How to prepare a double page spread PDF file for upload to maxoom and presentation online as an interactive Catalouge without using Acrobat Pro. This video covers cropping, splitting and merging, concatenate, the file to create a single page version optimised for maxoom.

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welcome to Maxim tech tips in this video
a look at how to prepare PDF files for
conversion to interactive online
presentations
using a combination of two free software
applications
Ghostscript and PDF TK maxine can
automatically convert PDF files to high
resolution images
they can be used to deliver interactive
on-line catalogs
the ideal PDF format is one with the PDF
content single pages
for the cover left side and right side
when a PDF in this format is up leads
the maxim server
Maxim automatically convert each page to
a high resolution to file
saves them and also stores the original
PDF online for download
you may be supplied with the PDF that is
configured to show both pages together
what is called a double page spread when
a PDF in this format is uploaded
Maxim cannot automatically crop the
document into left and right pages
instead it splits the document and
convert each double page
has a full one-page if you do have a
double page spread PDF
and want to create an online catalog you
need to obtain a new PDF its format it a
single pages
will modify the double page spread to be
single pages yourself
in any PDF uploaded to make soon
compatibility is critical
as PDF's generated by the area's page
lab programs
and additional elements that stop next
to him from splitting the PDF
if a PDF are compatible with 64 above is
uploaded to maxine
it will not be rented for use as a
catalog however the uploaded PDF
was to be stored as an asset in Maxim
and available for download
if you have a double page spread PDF and
cannot get a single page vision
there are two ways you can prepare that
PDF for Maxim the first way uses Adobe
Acrobat Pro
the second uses two free software
applications Ghostscript
PDF TK Acrobat Pro is great if you wanna
visual interface to prepare your PDF
the only drawback to using Acrobat Pro
is it the application doesn't have a
concatenate function
so split pages have to be mentally
concatenated which may take some time on
large documents
to modify your PDF using Ghostscript in
PDF TK
requires you to use the terminal and
type in command line support the
application to perform the different
tasks
this allows you to create maximum ready
PDF files very quickly
regardless of the number of pages
contained within the PDF file
most sets a software work on Macintosh
amid systems
as I said in this video I'll take you
step-by-step through the process of
modifying a double page spread PDF
using the free software applications go
script in PDF TK
at the into the video %uh provide links
to download pages
I'm using the Macintosh for this
presentation but the applications with
the same way I'm and assistance
it's a three step process to prepare a
double page spread document
the first ones to crop the documents
created to house
the left hand side in the right hand
side then we need to take both the sides
and split those documents to create
single pages
and lastly we need to concatenate the
document to put the single pages back
together
in the correct order the first step is
to crop the document
I have a double page spread document
that I want to convert to a single page
format
by selecting the following right
clicking on it I can see that the
document sizes 1,190
by eight hundred and forty-one points
that means the center the document
is at 595 points
11 the terminal and navigate to the
folder that contains the file
I need to create two PDS cut from the
right and left house at the PDF
to do so I use a terminal command like
this:
the three elements I need to set up the
name of the Opera document
the with them hi to the crop and the
name at the original document
as I'm starting from the left my offset
will remain 00
to crop this document and generate a PDF
for the left end pages
the command would look like this
in order to calculate the
put media size: I need to set the size
in pixels
to do so I take the original with 10
points
1190 divided by two because I want to
crop it in half
2595 and then multiply by 10
too much PDF rights default resolution a
720 DPI
which has me 5950 the high remains the
same and is only multiplied by 10
to 841 I had this command to the
terminal screen
and select return the terminal screen
readout shows the page is being
processed
and the new father safe to the same
folder as the original if I open the PDF
I can see that all the left em pages are
included
a repeat the process for the following
command:
the changes the output name and moves
the page of said
I set the offset two-minus 595
to move the crop start point to the
right the page is a processed
and the new father safe to the same
folder as the original if I open the PDF
I can see that
all the right-hand pages included
now that I have both sides I need to
split all of the pages from both the
left and right documents
to do so I would use a terminal command
like this:
the two elements I need to set %uh the
name of the original document
and the name of the app a document in
this instance
I want to name all the files in the
format 00 underscore a
doc pdf so I use the command percentage
02 de
if I had a document with more than
ninety nine pages
I would use percentage 03 d et cetera
I had this command to the terminal
screen and select return
I now have 24 individual PDF files
representing each page the pressure
next ep hits but the document back
together in the right order
welcome cuts in aid
to do this I'll use the following
command: the only elements I need to set
is the name of the app the document I
had this commands the terminal screen
and select return
now have a far with all the pages
assembled and I can view the single page
PDF file
the only issue I have is that the back
cover page
is in the page 1 position when a
obviously wanted at the into the
document
to move page 1 to the end I'll use the
following terminal command
the three elements I need to set %uh
the name as the original document the
page range
and the name with the up a document two
day she and one
tells the application that the document
should be changed so the page 22 the
into the Countach min
comes before page 1
I had this command to the temple screen
and select return
now have a far with all the pages
assembled and in order
the farm is now ready to be uploaded to
make something and it will be converted
on the fly for use as an interactive
online pressure
the PDF TK process has also optimize the
document
to be compatible with Acrobat five and
later
if you have control over the generation
of the PDF files having the map put in a
compatible format for maximum is the
best option
however this may not always be the case
and by following the simple steps in
this presentation
to PDF are will be processed ready for
publishing perfectly
the following links take you two pages
on the web where you can download the
software
give you an alternative method using
Adobe Acrobat Pro
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