Editing Trim Box: Which software do you use?

Started by shane8791, January 17, 2023, 09:32:16 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1 2
User actions

shane8791

January 17, 2023, 09:32:16 AM
Hello! We have been using Prinect Geometry Control for years to edit PDFs. You can quickly change the trim box, media box, resize and split a PDF. The problem is it requires an expensive server and it's time to buy a new server again. We've begged Prinect to sell Geometry Control as a separate Acrobat plug-in but they do not. What does everyone use to view & edit a PDF's trim box & media box? We use hotfolders for imposition so the trim box is very important. 

Thanks for your time -- Shane. 

born2print

#1
January 17, 2023, 09:45:20 AM
There is a Pitstop action, a few actually, that we use to add bleeds and set trim and bleed boxes.
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but...

Tracy

#2
January 17, 2023, 09:54:45 AM
Pitstop!

DCurry

#3
January 17, 2023, 10:23:15 AM
Agree on PitStop, but you can also edit the page boxes in Acrobat without any plugins. I find it easier to use PitStop, but some of my coworkers don't agree.
Prinect • Signa Station • XMPie

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a night. But set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!

Joe

#4
January 17, 2023, 11:18:16 AM
Pitstop for the win. There are actions, global changes, design layouts and manually typing in the numbers to edit them. I don't use it anymore though as I haven't had the need to change page boxes in over a year. ;D
Mac OS Sonoma 14.2.1 (c) | (retired)

The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

DCurry

#5
January 17, 2023, 12:01:19 PM
Joe - When will you retire from rubbing it in our faces?


(I would rub it in, too!)
Prinect • Signa Station • XMPie

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a night. But set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!

Joe

#6
January 17, 2023, 01:14:33 PM
Quote from: DCurry on January 17, 2023, 12:01:19 PMJoe - When will you retire from rubbing it in our faces?


(I would rub it in, too!)
Most likely never. :rotf:
Mac OS Sonoma 14.2.1 (c) | (retired)

The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

DigiCorn

#7
January 18, 2023, 12:57:37 AM
Pitstop can change page geometry. Pay attention!
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

shane8791

#8
January 19, 2023, 01:50:23 PM
Thanks for your replies! I've tried Prinergy & Pitstop to edit the trim box but still want something closer to Prinect's Geometry Control. We're going to try Callas now. 

DigiCorn

#9
January 19, 2023, 11:23:13 PM
Quote from: DCurry on January 17, 2023, 12:01:19 PMJoe - When will you retire from rubbing it in our faces?


(I would rub it in, too!)
Personally, I rub it out. But not thinking about Joe. Other things.
"There's been a lot of research recently on how hard it is to dislodge an impression once it's been implanted in someone's mind. (This is why political attack ads don't have to be true to be effective. The other side can point out their inaccuracies, but the voter's mind privileges the memory of the original accusation, which was juicier than any counterargument ever could be.)"
― Johnny Carson

"Selling my soul would be a lot easier if I could just find it."
– Nikki Sixx

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
― Ernest Hemingway

madbugger

#10
January 20, 2023, 01:54:57 AM
Quote from: DigiCorn on January 19, 2023, 11:23:13 PM
Quote from: DCurry on January 17, 2023, 12:01:19 PMJoe - When will you retire from rubbing it in our faces?


(I would rub it in, too!)
Personally, I rub it out. But not thinking about Joe. Other things.
So, you're saying you give it a run thru the knuckles?
If you don't like my comment, ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore it, message me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate how.
— Madbugger

Some people say you gotta die some day, I got news, you never gotta go
— Ted Nugent

born2print

#11
January 20, 2023, 10:02:02 AM
Are you talking about tapping little Johnny behind the ear??
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but...

Tracy

#12
January 20, 2023, 11:06:47 AM
The 12 yr olds are in the house!  ;D

Joe

#13
January 20, 2023, 11:24:06 AM Last Edit: January 20, 2023, 01:36:08 PM by Joe
Quote from: Tracy on January 20, 2023, 11:06:47 AMThe 12 yr olds are in the house!  ;D
Tracy, I have to go out for awhile. Can you babysit while I'm gone?
Mac OS Sonoma 14.2.1 (c) | (retired)

The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

Tracy

#14
January 20, 2023, 01:55:52 PM
;D  Ok! 5$ an hour ok?
Print
Go Up Pages1 2
User actions