PDF cropping software: BRISS - Page 17

khin99 · 08-23-2011, 12:57 PM

I have just tried another pdf and it worked, it was awesome. I will have to go thro' the whole thread to grasp all the features. I think I will be using this tool for quite a lot of my pdf files, especially the two column pdfs.

thebmill · 10-03-2011, 07:36 PM

Hello,
I've been waiting for a long time for someone to develop something that would allow me to read screenplays on my kindle. While Briss helps remove all the negative space around the script, it still keeps the size intact. For example, I'm looking for something that will crop it down exactly to the dimensions of the kindle so that when I click on "actual size" in the options itll show up exactly right.

Right now, it's set to "fit" and in doing that, I get light, not crisp, text. I feel like with the cropping AND being able to somehow change the actual size/dimensions, this could be the thing I've been looking for!

micione20 · 10-10-2011, 10:28 AM

is there a way to batch conversion?
thanks

i've already read readme.txt and i know it is possible cmd-able but due to calibre organization in my documents folder, i have tons of pdf sub-divided into folders.

how can i convert all theese pdf with a single command line or a simple script?

micione20 · 10-10-2011, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by micione20

is there a way to batch conversion?
thanks

i've already read readme.txt and i know it is possible cmd-able but due to calibre organization in my documents folder, i have tons of pdf sub-divided into folders.

how can i convert all theese pdf with a single command line or a simple script?

Done and here procedure:

-download a little executable (sysexporter)
-http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchresults.htm
-obtain a txt with all *.pdf in a root folder
with excel create a list with all command (one per file: java -jar briss-0.0.13.jar -s "C:\Documents and Settings\etc etc etc \etc etc etc.pdf")

done

JimmyMcV · 10-14-2011, 12:41 AM

How about batch processing on a Mac?

JimmyMcV · 10-14-2011, 12:44 AM

Briss and PDF Scissors seem to be where it's at.
http://www.pdfscissors.com/

But I don't know how to automate crop for exact Kindle dimensions. Eye-balling it and dragging a lasso around the text is the only way I know how to use the program. I'd like to have a batch process as well.

howyoudoin · 10-14-2011, 03:11 AM

I've managed to crop out the headers from a pdf file, but when I run the cropped pdf file through calibre to convert to .mobi, the resulting file still has the headers in it.

What gives?

DaleDe · 10-14-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howyoudoin

I've managed to crop out the headers from a pdf file, but when I run the cropped pdf file through calibre to convert to .mobi, the resulting file still has the headers in it.

What gives?

What gives is that Briss does not remove these items from the file. Instead it sets a window boundary for what gets displayed. What you observed is the expected behavior.

Dale

webaccmf · 11-08-2011, 02:33 PM

Use CutePDF to print the file and then Briss to crop :-).

adrar · 11-26-2011, 02:46 AM

i would like to thank briss tool creator so much for a very helpful tool , just i have a small problem with few Arabic pdf files , some pdf files can’t cropped by press tool and i couldn’t find why my question is there any way to fix this problem ?? Thank u very much

I have attached one file as an example

nfd · 11-27-2011, 07:04 AM

Excellent tool for cropping PDFs. But i notice that the PDF bookmarks stop working after cropping. Is this normal ?

dgardner · 01-09-2012, 12:49 AM

I just want to thank the creator of Briss.
I can't believe that Adobe Acrobat doesn't do that (got fooled for a while by their "crop" tool but it is more of a mask).
I found Briss easy to use and very effective.
Thanks

muskelbiber · 01-21-2012, 06:03 AM

I have a big problem with briss: it doesn't work with files >25mb on my system.

i want to use it to crop scanned pdfs. but whenever javaw.exe uses more than 300mb of the memory, the program (briss) just freezes and nothing happens. i read that i have to increase the java heap space, but i don't know how (i am using win7). help anybody?

Kluyg · 01-21-2012, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muskelbiber

...
i read that i have to increase the java heap space, but i don't know how (i am using win7). help anybody?

Try using

Code:

java -Xmx1024m -jar briss-0.0.13.jar

in command line to start briss.

muskelbiber · 01-23-2012, 04:09 AM

Hi,

i found a solution. I used a similiar command line (javaw -xms128m -xmx1024m - jar briss-0.0.13.jar) and i split really big PDFs (>700 pages) with PDFill Free PDF Tools.

10-10-2011, 10:28 AM	#243
micione20 Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 13130 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: kobo	is there a way to batch conversion? thanks i've already read readme.txt and i know it is possible cmd-able but due to calibre organization in my documents folder, i have tons of pdf sub-divided into folders. how can i convert all theese pdf with a single command line or a simple script? Last edited by micione20; 10-10-2011 at 10:30 AM.

01-09-2012, 12:49 AM	#252
dgardner Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Another satisfied user I just want to thank the creator of Briss. I can't believe that Adobe Acrobat doesn't do that (got fooled for a while by their "crop" tool but it is more of a mask). I found Briss easy to use and very effective. Thanks

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08-23-2011, 12:57 PM	#241
khin99 MHK99 Posts: 22 Karma: 12680 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Mid West USA Device: prs 505, nook color, Kindle Fire, Nexus 7	I have just tried another pdf and it worked, it was awesome. I will have to go thro' the whole thread to grasp all the features. I think I will be using this tool for quite a lot of my pdf files, especially the two column pdfs.

10-03-2011, 07:36 PM	#242
thebmill Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle	Hello, I've been waiting for a long time for someone to develop something that would allow me to read screenplays on my kindle. While Briss helps remove all the negative space around the script, it still keeps the size intact. For example, I'm looking for something that will crop it down exactly to the dimensions of the kindle so that when I click on "actual size" in the options itll show up exactly right. Right now, it's set to "fit" and in doing that, I get light, not crisp, text. I feel like with the cropping AND being able to somehow change the actual size/dimensions, this could be the thing I've been looking for!

10-14-2011, 12:41 AM	#245
JimmyMcV Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	How about batch processing on a Mac?

10-14-2011, 12:44 AM	#246
JimmyMcV Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Briss and PDF Scissors seem to be where it's at. http://www.pdfscissors.com/ But I don't know how to automate crop for exact Kindle dimensions. Eye-balling it and dragging a lasso around the text is the only way I know how to use the program. I'd like to have a batch process as well.

10-14-2011, 03:11 AM	#247
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	I've managed to crop out the headers from a pdf file, but when I run the cropped pdf file through calibre to convert to .mobi, the resulting file still has the headers in it. What gives?

11-08-2011, 02:33 PM	#249
webaccmf Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	Use CutePDF to print the file and then Briss to crop :-).

11-27-2011, 07:04 AM	#251
nfd Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Excellent tool for cropping PDFs. But i notice that the PDF bookmarks stop working after cropping. Is this normal ?

01-21-2012, 06:03 AM	#253
muskelbiber Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	I have a big problem with briss: it doesn't work with files >25mb on my system. i want to use it to crop scanned pdfs. but whenever javaw.exe uses more than 300mb of the memory, the program (briss) just freezes and nothing happens. i read that i have to increase the java heap space, but i don't know how (i am using win7). help anybody?

01-23-2012, 04:09 AM	#255
muskelbiber Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Hi, i found a solution. I used a similiar command line (javaw -xms128m -xmx1024m - jar briss-0.0.13.jar) and i split really big PDFs (>700 pages) with PDFill Free PDF Tools.