Resizing Page Width

[swany]

Greetings to all,

I work for a newspaper. I need to change the width (x axis) of our pdf pages from 12.5” to 12” (96%) leaving the height (y axis) 100%. I tried the following in Pit Stop.

Reduced the media box by .25” on the left and right

Then

Scale contents to x=96% y=100%, Anchor point set to center

The contents scaled as above however despite anchoring the scaling to the center the contents scaled to the lower left corner of the page thus leaving the contents not centered.

I also tried Shrink to Fit with the same result.

I also tried the sequence in reverse, scaling the contents before resizing the media box however it netted the same result.

Any ideas

Swany

[bluekivi]

I would place the pdf into Indesign at the desired size and export a new pdf from there.

[frailer]

swany's way of 'skinning the cat" would work, but if you want to stay in Acro...did you try going into Global Change/Scale Entire Page? [Opt>Cmd>G; then select from list]. I'm at home so can't directly check it out.
Got a feeling I've had more success using the Scaling Tool on individual page elements, rather than entire pages. Plenty of parameters to set before you "Apply". Am assuming PSP7, too, which maybe I shouldn't.
Scale Entire Page should give you the necessary control. Could prolly be turned into an Action List, but that's my next challenge in PSP, so can't help there.
Have to go in to work tomorrow to load Tiger/CS3, so will post from there if any fresh insights.

[frailer]

swany's way of 'skinning the cat"

...meant "bluekivi" ops:

[tuff_gong]

You don't say what rip - if "shrink to fit" and "autocenter" don't work I would experiment with different printer drivers.

[swany]

bluekivi,

Your suggestion would most certainly work, it is also the solution I am trying to avoid. I want to be able to automate the reduction. I do appreciate your input.

frailer,

I am working with Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and Pitstop 6.5.3. The Global Change is exactly what I was using. There is no option specifically named "Scale Entire Page". The options I have in the Global Change are found under Global Change>Page>Position>Scale Contents. Under Scale Contents the choices are 1.) Shrink to Fit 2.) Scale to Fit 3.) Scale Contents to... X% & Y%.

scottws,

We will be using ECRM WorkMates (ECRM's version of Harlequin). Your mention of printer drivers leads me to another thought/question. Our pages are designed in Quark 5.0. I am wondering if there is a printer driver or xtension that would enable scaling to be applied on the width or height independently?

Thanks all for your input

Swany

[LoganBlade]

Build the native file correctly???

Reads like you have it...

[Joe]

Originally Posted by swany

bluekivi,

Your suggestion would most certainly work, it is also the solution I am trying to avoid. I want to be able to automate the reduction. I do appreciate your input.

frailer,

I am working with Acrobat Professional 7.0.9 and Pitstop 6.5.3. The Global Change is exactly what I was using. There is no option specifically named "Scale Entire Page". The options I have in the Global Change are found under Global Change>Page>Position>Scale Contents. Under Scale Contents the choices are 1.) Shrink to Fit 2.) Scale to Fit 3.) Scale Contents to... X% & Y%.

scottws,

We will be using ECRM WorkMates (ECRM's version of Harlequin). Your mention of printer drivers leads me to another thought/question. Our pages are designed in Quark 5.0. I am wondering if there is a printer driver or xtension that would enable scaling to be applied on the width or height independently?

Thanks all for your input

Swany

In Quark 5 set your paper size to the desired output size and then check the scale to fit box.

[the_brain]

Swany,

I'm working with PitStop for years and was intreged by your issue. So, I've create a small file and did your steps

It works fine on a small file, so it will be related to the content. Are there form objects or clipping paths in the file?
Don't forget that some object could have there origin outside the media, which will change the center position. This because the content bounding box is used to position.

Cheers.