06-07-2009, 08:28 PM | #1 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
Stripping white margins from PDFs
I thought I saw a tool that would strip the wide white margins from PDF files, but I can't find it using search.
Could a kind soul please point me in the right direction? |
06-07-2009, 08:37 PM | #2 |
reader
Posts: 6,975
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
|
One option is soPdf - Better than Yet another PDF to LRF converter.
A new option is pdfmanipulate, which is a command line utility in Calibre 0.6 beta, see New features in calibre 0.6. |
Advert | |
|
06-07-2009, 08:53 PM | #3 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
Thanks much!
...toddling off to check those threads... |
06-07-2009, 09:07 PM | #4 |
Wearer of Pants
Posts: 1,050
Karma: 7634
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Norman, OK
Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone
|
If you have a Mac it's INCREDIBLY easy in Preview.
|
06-07-2009, 10:01 PM | #5 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
No Mac, alas.
|
Advert | |
|
06-07-2009, 10:03 PM | #6 |
Wearer of Pants
Posts: 1,050
Karma: 7634
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Norman, OK
Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone
|
Wasn't sure, which is why I didn't give more detailed info. But good luck! I know Adobe Acrobat can do it, but I doubt the free version can.
|
06-07-2009, 10:07 PM | #7 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
Hmm, I *have* Adobe Acrobat, but it's the Standard version. I wonder if that's only available in Professional.
|
06-07-2009, 10:31 PM | #8 |
Fanatic
Posts: 549
Karma: 2928497
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Clara 2E & Sage
|
It works in Standard, too.
|
06-07-2009, 10:58 PM | #9 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
Herm, call me what you will, but I can't find it. Is it buried somewhere on a menu?
|
06-07-2009, 11:43 PM | #10 |
Fanatic
Posts: 549
Karma: 2928497
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Clara 2E & Sage
|
You have to click on the "Pages" tab on the left. On the "Options" menu near the top you will find "Crop Pages". Make sure to select the range of pages before clicking OK.
|
06-08-2009, 07:39 AM | #11 | |
Guru
Posts: 675
Karma: 3314796
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Europe & USA
Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage
|
Quote:
One other question related to PDF conversions. Following the procedure for converting a large page-size PDF for use on a smaller ebook reader, I save the PDF as RTF (per the Sony Guide). But, when the RTF is open in Word 2007 I cannot access the Page Setup actions - they are grayed-out. And the file is miserable-looking, with overlapping text boxes. Although if I reduce the font size I can eliminate the overlap. I was able to save the PDF to text and then to rtf - fiddle around with font/size, page size, margins - and then save it back to pdf. The file size goes from 1442 (original pdf) to 853(txt) to 993 (rtf) to a whopping 2173(pdf) - is this normal? Maybe I should just stick with the pdf->txt conversion? The only advantage that I can gather in going through the entire cycle is if I want to have the book in a special (non-jetBook supported) font? Thanks again! |
|
06-19-2009, 02:03 AM | #12 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 32
Karma: 92
Join Date: Jun 2009
Device: SmartQ 7, VX787
|
I actually just prefer the text version
|
06-19-2009, 02:13 AM | #13 |
01000100 01001010
Posts: 1,889
Karma: 2400000
Join Date: Mar 2009
Device: Polyamorous
|
|
06-19-2009, 02:21 AM | #14 | |
Enthusiast
Posts: 36
Karma: 18
Join Date: Apr 2008
Device: Lbook V3
|
Quote:
try to search pdfcrop in google or on this forum. Regards, bozon42 PS1: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/pdfcrop/ (pdfcrop.pl ) PS2: http://www.wikihow.com/Crop-Pages-in-a-PDF-Document PS3: http://www.pdfill.com/ Last edited by bozon42; 06-19-2009 at 02:24 AM. |
|
06-19-2009, 02:59 AM | #15 |
Fanatic
Posts: 549
Karma: 2928497
Join Date: Mar 2008
Device: Clara 2E & Sage
|
I have yet to find a program that will take a PDF and convert it to anything useful. All the programs I've tried either give me plain text with line breaks for each line, or try to recreate the exact layout of the original PDF by using text boxes, tables, and other ridiculous amounts of formatting.
Even the HTML output from these programs suck. Either the HTML has tons of embedded font tags, or they generate extremely complex CSS in an attempt to duplicate the layout of the PDF. Yes, I can use HTML Tidy to clean some of this, but I still have to spend hours cleaning up the rest of the mess. I have done this often enough that I am tired of it. I refuse to waste any more time on converting PDF files. All I want is simple HTML output with bold, italic, headers and such. If I need anything fancier, I can add a simple sytle sheet myself. |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Where is the stripping of DRM legal? | duckbill | News | 38 | 09-02-2011 01:27 PM |
Stripping out dashes on epub convert? | toddos | Calibre | 5 | 08-01-2010 03:29 PM |
Stripping extra line returns | jwhayn | Sony Reader | 3 | 02-27-2010 06:46 PM |
View pages with no margins on PRS 505 for PDFs | craj999 | Sony Reader Dev Corner | 0 | 02-09-2010 12:23 AM |
Noobie and DRM-stripping | thecyberphotog | Workshop | 7 | 12-17-2009 08:17 PM |