Thanks Christiaan for your help. So the only way to "really" crop the file would be to export the images, crop them externally, create a new pdf and redo the OCR. :-(
Could there be a way to "exchange" an image embedded in a pdf? Martin > Von: Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> > Antworten an: For general discussion about using Skim > <[email protected]> > Datum: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:43:47 +0100 > An: For general discussion about using Skim > <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [Skim-app-users] Crop pdf permanently to reduce file space? > >> >> But could there be a way to do that without (manually) exporting the image >> to an external file, cropping there and importing it at the "same" position >> in the cropbox, so that there is no offset regarding the OCR layer? >> > > No. > >> Most of those pdfs do not contain Skim notes yet. >> If they do, I understand that cropping them without Skim knowing about it >> creates a problem, because the notes seem to be placed with x/y coordinates >> referring to the original page size. >> > > That's correct. > >> @Jeff: >> I tried that (printing to a pdf), and >> yes, then I can't display the original whole pages in Skim or Preview any >> more (by selecting media frame) >> but no, the file size did not change at all. :-( > > That's doing the same as saving with a crop, except that it also changes the > media box. > > Christiaan > > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
