Trim PDF with the anchor point in the center and create JPEG
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:42 pm
Hi all,
I am a newbie to both Switch and Pitstop server. So i apologize if this is something basic. I have been wrangling with it for a few hours now. We get a lot of PDFs that we send online proofs for. I am trying to automate this. Here is the typical flow we would follow for a flyer.
We get PDFs from out clients for an 8.5 x 11 flyer. Some of them have bleeds, some of them dont. Some of them have crop marks and some of them dont. The page size typically varies from 8.5 x 11 to 9.5 x 12.5 (with bleeds and crops). Typically, we take the PDF into photostop, trim the canvas size to 8.5 x 11 and then create jpegs which are uploaded into the proof server.
I created a flow in switch. So far, I am checking for the orientation of the flyer and am also checking to see if the page size if bigger than 8.5 x 11 or not. For PDFs with page sizes larger than 8.5 x 11, I am sending to Pitstop Server configurator. Here is where I am getting stuck.
I need to duplicate the actions we do in photoshop i.e. trim the document with a central anchor point so it is an 8.5 x 11 final size with crops and bleeds removed. I set an action in PS "Resize media box" but I am unable to trim on all sides equally...the only two options I have for selecting a starting rectangle are upper right or lower left. How do I center it.
Essentially, I need to trim the document to 8.5 x 11 and then generate JPEGs that can be uploaded into our proofing server via FTP.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am a newbie to both Switch and Pitstop server. So i apologize if this is something basic. I have been wrangling with it for a few hours now. We get a lot of PDFs that we send online proofs for. I am trying to automate this. Here is the typical flow we would follow for a flyer.
We get PDFs from out clients for an 8.5 x 11 flyer. Some of them have bleeds, some of them dont. Some of them have crop marks and some of them dont. The page size typically varies from 8.5 x 11 to 9.5 x 12.5 (with bleeds and crops). Typically, we take the PDF into photostop, trim the canvas size to 8.5 x 11 and then create jpegs which are uploaded into the proof server.
I created a flow in switch. So far, I am checking for the orientation of the flyer and am also checking to see if the page size if bigger than 8.5 x 11 or not. For PDFs with page sizes larger than 8.5 x 11, I am sending to Pitstop Server configurator. Here is where I am getting stuck.
I need to duplicate the actions we do in photoshop i.e. trim the document with a central anchor point so it is an 8.5 x 11 final size with crops and bleeds removed. I set an action in PS "Resize media box" but I am unable to trim on all sides equally...the only two options I have for selecting a starting rectangle are upper right or lower left. How do I center it.
Essentially, I need to trim the document to 8.5 x 11 and then generate JPEGs that can be uploaded into our proofing server via FTP.
Any help would be appreciated.