On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:49:17 -0600 Mr. Beast wrote: > Several months ago there was a discussion about page imposition. At that > time a couple of pieces of software were recommended for doing page > impositions in Linux Scribus. What is the best Linux software for doing > page impositions today and is there anything I should be aware of while > using it?
Here is the script that I use to create a 2-up imposition for my monthly theatre flyer: pdf2ps scribusflyer.pdf psnup -pledger -Pletter -nup 2 scribusflyer.ps imposed.ps rm scribusflyer.ps ps2pdf -dPDFSETTINGS=/printer -sPAPERSIZE=ledger imposed.ps imposed.pdf pdftk imposed.pdf cat 1E 2W output flyer.pdf rm imposed.ps imposed.pdf gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=psmono -r1200 -sPAPERSIZE=11x17 -dCOLORSCREEN -dDITHERPPI= 110 -sOUTPUTFILE=temp.ps flyer.pdf -c quit rm flyer.pdf ps2pdf temp.ps temp.pdf rm temp.ps pdftk temp.pdf cat 1 2 output flyer.pdf rm temp.pdf pdf90 flyer.pdf pdf90 flyer-rotated.pdf rm flyer.pdf flyer-rotated.pdf mv flyer-rotated-rotated.pdf flyer.pdf pdfopt flyer.pdf flyer-opt.pdf rm flyer.pdf mv flyer-opt.pdf flyer.pdf -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com DRY CLEANER BUSINESS FOR SALE ~ http://www.canadadrycleanerforsale.com
