PDF Page Size on Scaled/Rotated PDF

[haley.rystadt]

I have a switch flow setup to rotate and scale pdfs as necessary to be exactly 8.5 x 11. The original height, width and orientation are saved in the pdf data. The software using the resulting files is picking up on the original specs and using to manipulate file. What is the best way to replace or completely remove the original file details and only include the resulting detail?

[bens]

It sounds like you are changing only one of the page boxes. PDF has 5, of which 3 are possibly relevant here: media box, crop box, and trim box. Most likely the software using the result files is using either the media or crop box, so try to make sure those are the correct size.

In PitStop Server you can use an Action List to set the page boxes to exactly the size you need.

[Olivia_Casper]

Sometimes those internal page boxes (Media vs. Crop) just don't want to sync up after a rotation.
If you're still seeing the old specs being pulled, it might be worth trying a quick "re-print" or a flattened save to see if that clears the metadata. I've also found that running the file through a dedicated tool like https://www.thetoolapp.com/rotate-pdf-pages/ can sometimes strip those stubborn original attributes that the Switch flow is hanging onto. It might be worth a shot for one or two files just to see if the resulting "clean" PDF plays nicer with your other software.

[Robbie]

mayby you need to put apply page rotation in your action list. That rotates all the boxes to the new rotated image

select all
set page rotation to.... degreees
Apply page rotation
normalize page rotate key