Splitting double page pdf to one page

martienne · 11-23-2015, 12:02 PM

I've got a pdf that's got two pages alongside, before the horizontal page-break. I'd like to automatically split the double-page vertically, and then save as a document of only horizontally split pages.

I assume this is a known problem and I seem to remember that I've seen a thread for it in the past, now I can't find it though.
What's the best way to solve the problem?

Turtle91 · 11-23-2015, 05:59 PM

I think some of the ocr software bundles will do this... Abbyy Finereader comes to mind. I think they have a free version.

PeterT · 11-23-2015, 07:16 PM

Briss maybe?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/

martienne · 11-24-2015, 09:26 AM

Oh does Briss do that?!! I thought it only cut the white space off the sheets...?
I'll check it out. I have been a very happy user of Briss in the past.

crankypants · 12-31-2015, 04:51 PM

I use pdftoolkit (pdftk) to do this. But there is some preparation involved using Acrobat Pro and special scripts for pdftk. We call the side-by-side pages "spreads", which have to be cut in half (vertically) and reshuffled to make an 8.5x11 pdf.

11-23-2015, 12:02 PM	#1
martienne .~^пиратка^~. Posts: 238 Karma: 14000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ask NSA... Device: Onyx Boox M92	Splitting double page pdf to one page I've got a pdf that's got two pages alongside, before the horizontal page-break. I'd like to automatically split the double-page vertically, and then save as a document of only horizontally split pages. I assume this is a known problem and I seem to remember that I've seen a thread for it in the past, now I can't find it though. What's the best way to solve the problem?

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Splitting 2 page (side-by-side) into One page PDF	anonymust	Conversion	1	11-07-2015 07:47 PM
Convert double page pdf	joeanne12	PDF	41	02-29-2012 03:13 PM
Solution: Cropping Double Page PDF Files into One-Page PDF files	kgydkgyd	PDF	4	06-06-2011 11:45 AM
How to Crop Double Page PDF Files?	picardo	PDF	14	12-25-2010 01:07 PM
Double page splitting ?	mazzeltjes	LRF	0	01-16-2009 06:35 PM

11-23-2015, 05:59 PM	#2
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,395 Karma: 20212733 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 15/11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	I think some of the ocr software bundles will do this... Abbyy Finereader comes to mind. I think they have a free version.

11-23-2015, 07:16 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,693 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Briss maybe? http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/

11-24-2015, 09:26 AM	#4
martienne .~^пиратка^~. Posts: 238 Karma: 14000 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ask NSA... Device: Onyx Boox M92	Oh does Briss do that?!! I thought it only cut the white space off the sheets...? I'll check it out. I have been a very happy user of Briss in the past.

12-31-2015, 04:51 PM	#5
crankypants Hmm. Posts: 124 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android 4.2 Google Play Reader	I use pdftoolkit (pdftk) to do this. But there is some preparation involved using Acrobat Pro and special scripts for pdftk. We call the side-by-side pages "spreads", which have to be cut in half (vertically) and reshuffled to make an 8.5x11 pdf.