Create a booklet or a multipage PDF from a single page one
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2023-02-25
2023-02-25
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | # install pdftk, pdfjam & scripts apt install pdftk texlive-extra-utils # --- input is an A4 portrait PDF --- pdfjam --a4paper --scale 0.95 --suffix nup --nup 2x1 --landscape in.pdf # multipage pdfjam --landscape --suffix book --signature 4 --a4paper in.pdf # booklet # --- input is an A4 landscape PDF --- # multipage pdfjam --a4paper --scale 0.95 --suffix nup --nup 1x2 --no-landscape in.pdf # simple booklet pdfjam --landscape --suffix book --signature 4 --a4paper in.pdf # better booklet (minimize blank space) # or: pdftk in.pdf cat 1-endwest output in-rotated90.pdf pdfjam --suffix rotated90 --angle 90 --fitpaper true --rotateoversize true in.pdf pdfjam --landscape --suffix book --signature 4 --a4paper in-rotated90.pdf |
In case of need you can create a blank page via convert xc:none -page A4 blank.pdf
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | # UNMAINTAINED OLD COMMANDS # --- input is an A4 portrait PDF --- pdfnup --a4paper --scale 0.95 --nup 2x1 in.pdf # multipage pdfbook --a4paper --short-edge in.pdf # booklet # --- input is an A4 landscape PDF --- pdfnup --a4paper --scale 0.95 --nup 1x2 --no-landscape in.pdf # multipage pdfbook --a4paper --short-edge in.pdf # simple booklet # better booklet (minimize blank space) pdf90 in.pdf # or pdftk in.pdf cat 1-endwest output in-rotated90.pdf pdfbook --a4paper --short-edge in-rotated90.pdf |
Source: pdfjam-extras, pdfnup, pdfbook