Splitting even paged PDFs in half saved as two files
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Splitting even paged PDFs in half saved as two files
We get high page count PDFs (2400 pages as an example) that we have to save out as two PDFs, First PDF would contain pages 1-1200 and a second PDF containing pages 1201 -2400. I know there is an Acrobat tool under Organize Pages > Split that allows you to do this but you must enter an actual page count for where it is to be split. I need an automated action for eventual use in Pitstop Server to speed up and automate the work flow. We have a large volume of files and it takes time to do this manually. Is this possible? Thanks in advance.
Re: Splitting even paged PDFs in half saved as two files
PitStop Server is always 1 PDF in, 1 PDF out. It will never create multiple PDFs out of one input file. However, Switch has "Split PDF" tool, which supports variables. I couldn't immediately find a variable for the number of pages in the input file, but I might've just overlooked it. If all else fails you can use PitStop Server or a small command-line tool to get the number of pages and put it in a variable.
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Re: Splitting even paged PDFs in half saved as two files
Thank you bens. I appreciate your response. I guess management will have to look into Switch if they want to save time manually splitting these files in Acrobat