PDF manipulation software
Craig White
craigwhite at azapple.com
Tue May 3 14:26:37 UTC 2011
On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 10:15 -0400, Rich Mahn wrote:
> I have dozens of PDF files containing a few thousand scanned images that I need to organize.
> I am looking for suggestions for PDF software that will:
> - rotate pages, groups of pages, or entire PDF files
> - re-order pages
> - move/copy pages from one PDF file to another
> without re-imaging (or whatever the term is) so as not to degrade the images.
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pdftk can do this...
DESCRIPTION
If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic
staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and
X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with
PDF documents. Use it to:
* Merge PDF Documents
* Split PDF Pages into a New Document
* Rotate PDF Documents or Pages
* Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
* Encrypt Output as Desired
* Fill PDF Forms with X/FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
* Generate FDF Data Stencil from PDF Forms
* Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp
* Report PDF Metrics such as Metadata and Bookmarks
* Update PDF Metadata
* Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
* Unpack PDF Attachments
* Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
* Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
* Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)
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> Also desirable but not necesary would be:
> - the ability to add indexes/tables of contents
> - annotation/notes as an adjunct on the page
>
> What possibilities are available for Fedora? or even Windoze? (I can run
> Windoze under a VM, or possibly even use wine, depending on the software.)
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possibly pdfedit
Craig
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