cropping pdf with preview

wang960 · 04-30-2009, 07:45 PM

Hi,

I tried pdfCropper's sample output, it makes reading pdf easier, however pdfCropper does not run in OS X, so I have to find a OS X tool for the cropping task. I tried Preview and Skim, all crops very well, but when the pdf is loaded into sony prs 505, the margin is still there, any way to remove those margins? Thanks,

Wang

dpierron · 05-05-2009, 08:03 AM

I don't know but here is a thread that gives some pointers on PDF conversion.

If you ever find a definitive answer to this question, I'll be interested in hearing it

Cheers,
David.

LoganK · 05-05-2009, 09:28 AM

It works for me:

Find a page that will allow you to find the margins
Select the crop box with dashed-box tool (you can drag and resize the box)
Select Thumnails for the sidebar and click one of the pages
Hit Command-A to move the crop box selection to all pages
Hit Command-K to crop
Save

Not nearly as nice as soPdf (Windows only, as far as I know), and the Mac will sometimes balloon the size of the PDF, but it works well enough.

04-30-2009, 07:45 PM	#1
wang960 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: prs-505	cropping pdf with preview Hi, I tried pdfCropper's sample output, it makes reading pdf easier, however pdfCropper does not run in OS X, so I have to find a OS X tool for the cropping task. I tried Preview and Skim, all crops very well, but when the pdf is loaded into sony prs 505, the margin is still there, any way to remove those margins? Thanks, Wang

05-05-2009, 09:28 AM	#3
LoganK Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 24918 Join Date: May 2009 Device: PRS-505,nook,Nook Color,Android	It works for me: Find a page that will allow you to find the margins Select the crop box with dashed-box tool (you can drag and resize the box) Select Thumnails for the sidebar and click one of the pages Hit Command-A to move the crop box selection to all pages Hit Command-K to crop Save Not nearly as nice as soPdf (Windows only, as far as I know), and the Mac will sometimes balloon the size of the PDF, but it works well enough.

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dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	I don't know but here is a thread that gives some pointers on PDF conversion. If you ever find a definitive answer to this question, I'll be interested in hearing it Cheers, David.

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