PDF cropping software: BRISS - Page 7

GeoffC · 09-03-2010, 08:28 AM

vague_hit

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frabjous · 09-03-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vague_hit

hi there

I have read every page in this topic and also downloaded the latest java runtime and looked up tutorials on the net but just cannot get briss working! when I try i get an error about a missing class file.

What exactly is the error?

vague_hit · 09-04-2010, 12:04 AM

the error was telling me i was missing a class file. I ended up re-downloading the program, making sure i had the most recent version. This time I noticed the file came up as a 'jave executible' so I just doubleclicked on it instead of going through the command line.. and it worked! No idea what was going on before but I've got it working now :P

Now to find a similar free program that will let me rotate the pages...

labmice3 · 09-04-2010, 12:25 AM

Thanks a lot, mate!

This software works beautifully, despite not having the nicest UI ever made

Truth is it solves the problem (huge problem) of having to crop PDF files so that they occupy e-reader screens on their totality. It is so fast I though there had been an error in the process. But no, the new file was there and the crop was done. The approach to help the user determine the right crop is really original. It takes all even and odd pages and overlays them separately. Then you can draw a rectangle (or several) encompassing the parts you want in the output file.

Really mate, thanks a lot! I just registered to let you know you save the day, at least for me!

Cheers!

jee · 09-04-2010, 06:10 AM

It's a great piece of software, I have been using it fot cropping pdf's for the last two months. It makes reading technical documents easy. I also use it for removing large margins and for cropping double page scans. Thanks for such a great freeware!

rayfx · 09-06-2010, 10:45 AM

is it possible to implement a zoom in/out feature? would really help a lot when i do cropping on tiny netbook screens.

really an excellent software! keep it up!

GeoffC · 09-07-2010, 04:35 AM

rayfx

labmice

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stakats · 09-13-2010, 02:29 AM

Many thanks to Gerhard / laborg for this excellent software! I've noticed that some of my PDFs won't display in briss, and I wonder whether it's related to OCR. Has anyone found that some PDFs don't display in briss? They can still be cropped, but one has to guess where the desired area might be.

laborg · 09-13-2010, 04:01 AM

Hi stakats!

Quote:

Originally Posted by stakats

Many thanks to laborg for this excellent software! I've noticed that some of my PDFs won't display in briss, and I wonder whether it's related to OCR. Has anyone found that some PDFs don't display in briss? They can still be cropped, but one has to guess where the desired area might be.

I'm going to look into this very soon. Thanks for you bug submit on sourceforge.

Best regards,
laborg

GeoffC · 09-13-2010, 04:28 AM

stakats

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luma · 09-23-2010, 01:28 AM

I've been using soPDF command line tool for a while now and only just bothered to figure out how this tool works- it's bloody fantastic! good job!

Is there a way to zoom in?

rayfx · 09-23-2010, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luma

I've been using soPDF command line tool for a while now and only just bothered to figure out how this tool works- it's bloody fantastic! good job!

Is there a way to zoom in?

yup! would definitely love a feature to zoom in/out!

GeoffC · 09-23-2010, 05:53 AM

magnifying glass ?

c861556 · 09-23-2010, 08:24 AM

What a great tool. Thank you!

da_jane · 09-27-2010, 09:40 PM

I can't get this to work. I have PDFs that have page numbers and headers. I want to use Briss to hard crop that information out so that the conversion using Calibre is cleaner, but every time I draw a box that looks right, my final version ends up with the edges of text cut off. I can't make a box big enough around my content so that it all shows up.

What am I doing wrong?

09-04-2010, 12:25 AM	#94
labmice3 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle v3	Brilliant Thanks a lot, mate! This software works beautifully, despite not having the nicest UI ever made Truth is it solves the problem (huge problem) of having to crop PDF files so that they occupy e-reader screens on their totality. It is so fast I though there had been an error in the process. But no, the new file was there and the crop was done. The approach to help the user determine the right crop is really original. It takes all even and odd pages and overlays them separately. Then you can draw a rectangle (or several) encompassing the parts you want in the output file. Really mate, thanks a lot! I just registered to let you know you save the day, at least for me! Cheers!

09-13-2010, 02:29 AM	#98
stakats Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Some PDFs not displaying Many thanks to Gerhard / laborg for this excellent software! I've noticed that some of my PDFs won't display in briss, and I wonder whether it's related to OCR. Has anyone found that some PDFs don't display in briss? They can still be cropped, but one has to guess where the desired area might be.

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vague_hit Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Nook	the error was telling me i was missing a class file. I ended up re-downloading the program, making sure i had the most recent version. This time I noticed the file came up as a 'jave executible' so I just doubleclicked on it instead of going through the command line.. and it worked! No idea what was going on before but I've got it working now :P Now to find a similar free program that will let me rotate the pages...

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jee Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: enTourage eDGe	It's a great piece of software, I have been using it fot cropping pdf's for the last two months. It makes reading technical documents easy. I also use it for removing large margins and for cropping double page scans. Thanks for such a great freeware!

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rayfx Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: sony touch edition	is it possible to implement a zoom in/out feature? would really help a lot when i do cropping on tiny netbook screens. really an excellent software! keep it up!

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	rayfx labmice Welcome to mobileread ....

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luma Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: none	I've been using soPDF command line tool for a while now and only just bothered to figure out how this tool works- it's bloody fantastic! good job! Is there a way to zoom in?

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da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	I can't get this to work. I have PDFs that have page numbers and headers. I want to use Briss to hard crop that information out so that the conversion using Calibre is cleaner, but every time I draw a box that looks right, my final version ends up with the edges of text cut off. I can't make a box big enough around my content so that it all shows up. What am I doing wrong?