PDF cropping software: BRISS - Page 5

HectorHugo · 07-06-2010, 06:30 AM

I've been using BRISS with PDFCreator to reformat/crop whitespace from technical PDFs and there is a little whitespace at the margins (probably due to the aspect ratio) but not that much. As such, I have found that by slightly cropping less of the page can make a huge difference with the amount of whitespace re-introduced by the Sony Reader software. So, if the display issue in BRISS could be resolved (i.e. scaling of the pdf pages at different screen resolutions) then this would probably be the fastest/best method for transferring technical PDFs to the Sony Ereaders. Well, until SONY sorts out it custom zoom feature (hint hint!!)....

laborg · 07-06-2010, 07:31 AM

Hi!

Quote:

Originally Posted by HectorHugo

So, if the display issue in BRISS could be resolved (i.e. scaling of the pdf pages at different screen resolutions) then this would probably be the fastest/best method for transferring technical PDFs to the Sony Ereaders...

I think i miss something here. I want to clarify the two problems I see:
a) Screen resolution of your computers screen is relevant only when dealing with big pages (so that you might have to scroll, and therefore it might be better to place them side by side)
b) Remaining margins through differing aspect ratio between ebook-reader-display and manually draw crop rectangle will not be manageable by software. The best thing I could do is to set a fixed aspect ratio for the crop rectangles...

I sold my PRS 600 a while ago (to much glare) so I'm just not familiar with its pdf rendering capabilities and it would be good to explain the problem in more detail to me.

thx,
Gerhard

HectorHugo · 07-06-2010, 03:55 PM

Okay.

So when I load the pdf into BRISS I can not see the whole page regardless of how I try to resize the BRISS window - similar to another comment made about how the two margin related buttons become hidden upon maximising the Java window.
The other issue is that, as I have cropped the main bulk of the text on a page, but extending the cropping area slightly above/below the SONY reader software "adds on" differing amounts of whitespace.

I mainly use my eReader on the train and as it was a gift too I'm a bit reluctant to sell it on just yet!!

Mr. Dalliard · 07-07-2010, 09:46 AM

Wicked name! Stick with it, please.

laborg · 07-08-2010, 05:09 PM

Hi!

Release 0.0.9 is out! with two minor changes:
* The last directory is remembered
* The maximum preview height is set to 600px, which should reduce some reported problems.

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

Please try it out,
thx,
Gerhard

jackie_w · 07-08-2010, 07:54 PM

Hi Gerhard,

Thank you for for finding time for a new release.
The remembering of last-used directory is very welcome

However, the appearance of the screen when a PDF is loaded doesn't appear much different from v0.0.8.

The cropping areas are now slightly smaller but still can't be seen simultaneously on my 1920x1200 screen. Maximise buttons are still "off screen" until window is manually resized. I attach 2 screencaps showing v0.0.9 versus v0.0.8.

Is this the result you expected?

laborg · 07-09-2010, 01:46 AM

Hi!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackie_w

Hi Gerhard,

However, the appearance of the screen when a PDF is loaded doesn't appear much different from v0.0.8.
Is this the result you expected?

This release should only fix the problem where people were unable to create a crop rectangle because the preview was even bigger than the screen. You're suffering a different problem, but I think this can be solved easily.

Greetings,
Gerhard

jackie_w · 07-09-2010, 06:53 AM

Oops! OK, sorry for getting ahead of myself

HectorHugo · 07-09-2010, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laborg

* The maximum preview height is set to 600px, which should reduce some reported problems.

Yes, this is much better now - thanks for the update!

GeoffC · 07-09-2010, 07:58 AM

don't know what you've done, but this up-date works for me where the other didn't .... okay - onwards, upwards and thanks ....

Hanselda · 08-03-2010, 06:10 PM

Thanks laborg. It is really a nice app. I have however one suggestion. It would be nice to have a option to skip the first page. Since usually the first page is the cover and I don't want to crop that. I have created a feature request on your sf project.

laborg · 08-04-2010, 05:27 AM

thx for your suggestion. I think I can introduce this feature easily until I've found a cleaner solution to exclude (various) pages.

greetings,
Gerhard

Sylver · 08-04-2010, 03:50 PM

Thanks, this is a awesome program. I have a 300mb scanned PDF file that has 6000 plus pages, I used briss to cut the file into half screens - it did take quite some time to the point I almost thougt it was going to crash or lock the system, but it converted successfully and I loaded the resulting 12000 plus page PDF to my nook and it works like a charm. Can't be happier. The only issue is for some scanned PDFs, the letters dont look as dark - but again I guess this is the issue with the original scan that I cannot change. It would be nice to be able to exclude pages, not necessarily the first page which is the cover, it could be the dedicating page, author portraits, or even some contens index page, can't wait to see the updates. Again, thanks for a great job! very impressed.

blacx · 08-07-2010, 04:12 AM

Thank you!

This application is amazing, finally something intuitive and working for any pdf.
Thanks again for the hard work so we can all enjoy reading pdfs on our favourite e book readers

sark666 · 08-25-2010, 10:19 PM

I have computer books that I want to split the page into 3 and read in landscape, but I'd like an even split. A feature would be great to highlight the whole page and say chop into x amount. I keep trying to make the right split but end up with dead space on the bottom.

Also, an option to discard blank pages. Tech books have blank pages and I end up with 3 blank pages sometimes. To get my pdf's readable I'm discarding the the books page numbering entirely so these pages are completely blank.

Or maybe there is another utility that can discard blanks, but I hope there is a way or a new feature to ensure an even split covering the selected area.

Great app! I didn't think there would be a way to make tech pdf's readable on a 6 inch reader. Thank you!!

Also a zoom in function would be great. I'm making chops right on a line of text sometimes and it cascades through all the pages (chopping the bottom line) so I have to go back and retry, basically trial and error to get a good chop.

07-08-2010, 07:54 PM	#66
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,196 Karma: 16228558 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Hi Gerhard, Thank you for for finding time for a new release. The remembering of last-used directory is very welcome However, the appearance of the screen when a PDF is loaded doesn't appear much different from v0.0.8. The cropping areas are now slightly smaller but still can't be seen simultaneously on my 1920x1200 screen. Maximise buttons are still "off screen" until window is manually resized. I attach 2 screencaps showing v0.0.9 versus v0.0.8. Is this the result you expected? Attached Thumbnails

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07-06-2010, 06:30 AM	#61
HectorHugo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Liverpool Device: Sony PRS600	I've been using BRISS with PDFCreator to reformat/crop whitespace from technical PDFs and there is a little whitespace at the margins (probably due to the aspect ratio) but not that much. As such, I have found that by slightly cropping less of the page can make a huge difference with the amount of whitespace re-introduced by the Sony Reader software. So, if the display issue in BRISS could be resolved (i.e. scaling of the pdf pages at different screen resolutions) then this would probably be the fastest/best method for transferring technical PDFs to the Sony Ereaders. Well, until SONY sorts out it custom zoom feature (hint hint!!)....

07-06-2010, 03:55 PM	#63
HectorHugo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Liverpool Device: Sony PRS600	Okay. So when I load the pdf into BRISS I can not see the whole page regardless of how I try to resize the BRISS window - similar to another comment made about how the two margin related buttons become hidden upon maximising the Java window. The other issue is that, as I have cropped the main bulk of the text on a page, but extending the cropping area slightly above/below the SONY reader software "adds on" differing amounts of whitespace. I mainly use my eReader on the train and as it was a gift too I'm a bit reluctant to sell it on just yet!!

07-07-2010, 09:46 AM	#64
Mr. Dalliard Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 35 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: Kindle 3	Wicked name! Stick with it, please.

07-08-2010, 05:09 PM	#65
laborg Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 94000 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vienna Device: Cybook Gen3	Hi! Release 0.0.9 is out! with two minor changes: * The last directory is remembered * The maximum preview height is set to 600px, which should reduce some reported problems. http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/ Please try it out, thx, Gerhard

07-09-2010, 06:53 AM	#68
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,196 Karma: 16228558 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Oops! OK, sorry for getting ahead of myself

07-09-2010, 07:58 AM	#70
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	don't know what you've done, but this up-date works for me where the other didn't .... okay - onwards, upwards and thanks ....

08-03-2010, 06:10 PM	#71
Hanselda Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 12 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: CyBook, Sony PRS 600	Thanks laborg. It is really a nice app. I have however one suggestion. It would be nice to have a option to skip the first page. Since usually the first page is the cover and I don't want to crop that. I have created a feature request on your sf project.

08-04-2010, 05:27 AM	#72
laborg Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 94000 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vienna Device: Cybook Gen3	thx for your suggestion. I think I can introduce this feature easily until I've found a cleaner solution to exclude (various) pages. greetings, Gerhard

08-04-2010, 03:50 PM	#73
Sylver Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 40 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: The Nook, iPad	Thanks, this is a awesome program. I have a 300mb scanned PDF file that has 6000 plus pages, I used briss to cut the file into half screens - it did take quite some time to the point I almost thougt it was going to crash or lock the system, but it converted successfully and I loaded the resulting 12000 plus page PDF to my nook and it works like a charm. Can't be happier. The only issue is for some scanned PDFs, the letters dont look as dark - but again I guess this is the issue with the original scan that I cannot change. It would be nice to be able to exclude pages, not necessarily the first page which is the cover, it could be the dedicating page, author portraits, or even some contens index page, can't wait to see the updates. Again, thanks for a great job! very impressed.

08-07-2010, 04:12 AM	#74
blacx Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Cybook GEN3	Thank you! This application is amazing, finally something intuitive and working for any pdf. Thanks again for the hard work so we can all enjoy reading pdfs on our favourite e book readers

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08-25-2010, 10:19 PM	#75
sark666 Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: colognesbook	I have computer books that I want to split the page into 3 and read in landscape, but I'd like an even split. A feature would be great to highlight the whole page and say chop into x amount. I keep trying to make the right split but end up with dead space on the bottom. Also, an option to discard blank pages. Tech books have blank pages and I end up with 3 blank pages sometimes. To get my pdf's readable I'm discarding the the books page numbering entirely so these pages are completely blank. Or maybe there is another utility that can discard blanks, but I hope there is a way or a new feature to ensure an even split covering the selected area. Great app! I didn't think there would be a way to make tech pdf's readable on a 6 inch reader. Thank you!! Also a zoom in function would be great. I'm making chops right on a line of text sometimes and it cascades through all the pages (chopping the bottom line) so I have to go back and retry, basically trial and error to get a good chop.