Thanks, Charles, AFAIK GraphicConverter can also export a PDF to single images (and it lets you choose the dpi resolution and if you want to use the crop box or the media box in a dialog).
However, a) I don't have Acrobat Pro available on my MacBook b) I think/fear that exporting is not done that quickly (my MacBook is nearly 4 years old and tired) c) I'd have to do the OCR again which also was quite time consuming... d) cropping each picture would be quite a lot of work - do you know about a tool which could automatically crop white or black margins from images? But as you mention Acrobat Pro: doesn't it also have a feature to delete unused parts of the pdf? (BTW: As time is short, I've found another solution for reducing file size: reducing dpi and using compression with OS X tools, see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1292868&start=0&tstart=0) I'll keep a backup of the original pdfs in case I need to extract a graph in better resolution.) Another hint for those with simlar problems: I found the platform independant freeware briss (http://briss.sourceforge.net/) which can crop similar to Skim, but it also provides a merged view of all even and uneven pages to select a region where all pages fit in). kind regards Martin > Von: Charles Turner <[email protected]> > Antworten an: For general discussion about using Skim > <[email protected]> > Datum: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:28:36 -0500 > An: For general discussion about using Skim > <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [Skim-app-users] Crop pdf permanently to reduce file space? > > On Mar 9, 2011, at 6:03 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> 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. :-( > > Just FYI, Acrobat Pro (v.8 which came free with my scanner) will respect your > crops when exporting to image files. So my workflow is: > > Scan > Open in Acrobat and crop when necessary > If so: > Crop in Acrobat > Export as TIFF to a folder > Remake TIFFs as PDF in Acrobat > Import into DTPO > OCR > > My input files are mostly xeroxes of pretty varied print formats in a number > of languages and sizes, so the "scan into DTPO" feature of that application > really doesn't buy me much. The scans I crop are in the minority, but the > process couldn't take more than a minute per document. > > HTH, Charles > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
