Is there any plug in or way to use acrobat reader to find out a pdfs trim size? I am sick of getting hassled all day by reps asking me to check a pdfs trim size.
apple-d and in the advanced at the bottom gives page size - is that any help?
ok - just frikkin ignore me - next time i promise to actually read the title first - reader!
doh - not acrobat
my bad :embarrassed:
sheeyat i'm having a wierd day
ok - in light of my recent stupidity (see above) may i introduce you to some more :grin:
i opened adobe reader7 and command d brings up the same info as in acrobat - so at the bottom, under the "advanced" you get the page size - is that any help...again.... :embarrassed:
like i said - wierd day today :undecided:
Doesn't show the Trim Size though, not sure if there's an easy way without cropping it to see the trim size numerically. :huh:
On quite a few PDFs that I get, I can't even get a trim size easily in Pro.
Depending on how/where the PDF was created, IME often all the PDF "boxes" are lumped together...Media=Crop=Bleed=Trim. I'm headed off home now...shall have alook on the PC at Acro 7 Reader and see if there's anything obvious. Hate to be a pessimist, but I think what you're asking for is a great idea...but.... :undecided:
mmm... not sure if reader is really up to this? - I'd be just opening in acrobat & preflighting with pitstop to get your trim box dimensions (if you have pitstop) - A rep who comprehends differing media boxes in a pdf file sounds like a PITA!
Quote from: frailer on August 20, 2008, 01:08:57 AMOn quite a few PDFs that I get, I can't even get a trim size easily in Pro.
Depending on how/where the PDF was created, IME often all the PDF "boxes" are lumped together...Media=Crop=Bleed=Trim. I'm headed off home now...shall have alook on the PC at Acro 7 Reader and see if there's anything obvious. Hate to be a pessimist, but I think what you're asking for is a great idea...but.... :undecided:
Agree. I have zero customers that would know how to setup a page with media boxes set to their proper dimensions. Sometimes I'll get a page that trims 8.25" x 11" in a 11" x 17" window. There is no way I can trust any of the media boxes in a PDF. There is a preference in Acrobat 9 pro for displaying the media boxes. Not sure if it's in Reader or not.
no there's not in reader
but my post count is going up nicely in this thread thankyou very much :laugh:
Quote from: gtrev on August 20, 2008, 01:26:48 AMmmm... not sure if reader is really up to this? - I'd be just opening in acrobat & preflighting with pitstop to get your trim box dimensions (if you have pitstop) - A rep who comprehends differing media boxes in a pdf file sounds like a PITA!
That's an interesting insight, gtrev. Such a creature could know just enough to make your life hell; but not enough to really be of much benefit. Nice. :evil:
Quote from: Joe on August 20, 2008, 02:39:56 AMThere is a preference in Acrobat 9 pro for displaying the media boxes. Not sure if it's in Reader or not.
Yes, the same preference is in Reader.
oh right.
i only have reader 7 - dunno if thats the latest as i never opened it until this thread!
i couldnt find it in 7
In Acrobat Reader, you could utilize the Measure tool to measure between the crop marks. This works great for our CSR department that doesn't have access to Acrobat Pro. The measure tool is a reliable way to get the job done for no extra cost or bothering the folks with the paid software.
Quote from: not_Scot on December 06, 2018, 08:30:40 AMIn Acrobat Reader, you could utilize the Measure tool to measure between the crop marks. This works great for our CSR department that doesn't have access to Acrobat Pro. The measure tool is a reliable way to get the job done for no extra cost or bothering the folks with the paid software.
I used to do that before Geometry Editor / trim box. Also used to drop in InDD to figure it out sometimes :puke:
Original post from 2008. :)
In the latest Acrobat DC Reader you can set preferences for viewing page size and also to display media, crop, trim, bleed, and art boxes so you can at least get a visual display.
Beermonster, :laugh:
Have you tried printing the f*cker out and measuring it? With a Ruler?
My old boss would have used a ruler on the monitor :facepalm:
Quote from: StudioMonkey on December 11, 2018, 06:29:13 AMHave you tried printing the f*cker out and measuring it? With a Ruler?
My old boss would have used a ruler on the monitor :facepalm:
we have the same old boss?
Sure there is, the script works in both Reader and Pro, however there are of course limitations such as one page at a time.
There are considerations such as inches or metric and rounding to how many decimal places etc.
Quote from: swampymarsh on December 21, 2018, 12:14:34 AMSure there is, the script works in both Reader and Pro, however there are of course limitations such as one page at a time.
There are considerations such as inches or metric and rounding to how many decimal places etc.
What script?
Quote from: Joe on November 24, 1974, 09:48:22 AMWhat script?
The Acrobat Reader PageBox script that I am going to post :cool: It would be good to know what people want, but perhaps I'll just post different versions with instructions for altering the code.
(https://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-10351273-1476485/numPages.png)
Links to the original discussions below, where further info can be found regarding how to setup the script to work in inches or metric, or how to round etc:
https://forums.adobe.com/message/10351349#10351349
https://forums.adobe.com/message/10351351#10351351
https://forums.adobe.com/message/10351273#10351273
My contributions to the script were minor as I can't write scripts from scratch, however I can sometimes modify them. The original script started out as only for showing Trim Box info, so I added in the other page boxes. The original script only showed Page Box info for the first page and not subsequent pages, so I also added the ability to show the currently viewed page. This is a one page at a time script, so less useful for long documents that may have different sized pages (but that is what Acrobat Pro or PitStop is for anyway).
Copy the code linked above and paste it into a plain text editor such as NotePad, TextEdit etc. (not rich text mode). Save the file with a .js extension, not .jsx or .txt etc.
Common Win OS and Mac OS installation locations:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Javascripts\
/Applications/Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.app/Contents/Resources/JavaScripts/
(Mac users will need to right/contextual click on the .app and select "Show Package Contents" in order to find the folder)
Depending on the script in use, the new command may be found under the File or View menus.
I have uploaded/attached various versions of the scripts in a .zip archive, however they would most likely all be in metric so will need adapting for inches as per the links above (PDF uses PostScript Points [1/72 in] as the native unit of measure, so inches and metric need "translation").
Enjoy!
Hey thanks for that Swampymarsh,
The best present to start off 2019 with!!!!!
Although the attached screenshot is only for display of the media box or nominal crop box of a page, I think that it is worth enabling in preferences.