Is there a way to use global change to crop 1/8" on all sides of a document? I'd like to be able to save it as an action - we send pdf proofs, and I like for clients to see the final trim, not the document with bleed.
What version of Pitstop. In 9 & 10 there is the Design Layout Panel that will do it. In Ver. 7 it was called the Pitstop Cropping Tool but it will do it also. Not sure what it was called in ver. 8. In version 7 I think you just had to manually do it to each document but I think in version 10 you can create an action to do it.
Yes, there are actions for that. Pretty straight forward depending on how the PDF's are setup.
Pitstop version 7.5.2.
So, "there are actions for that" - ? Can you point me in any certain direction?
This is from Pitstop 10 but hopefully there is something similar in 7.
does document/crop pages work for you?
I never used the action in 7 but I used the crop pages alot.
In version 10 I use the Design Layout Panel and yes it does work for me.
Document/Crop Pages is not part of Pitstop. It is the Acrobat Crop tool. To use it you have to select which page box you want to crop.
Edited to add: When you do use Document/Crop Pages it doesn't really get rid of any data, ie...cropping it out. It just hides it from view.
Changing the media box to the trim box will do it as Joe showed. But you can also do it with the crop box. You can also set negative values for situations where you do not have one of the page boxes. You don't need the design layout panel for this, but it can be useful.
you are so right again Joe!
I was just checking out pitstop 7
there looks to be an action called resize page to letter that you can edit
Are you wanting to crop or resize? Make sure the resize to letter isn't reducing the size of your content unless you really want it to.
You might want to check out the "Change page box layout" action in Pitstop 7.x
How come you are still using Pitstop 7? You have Pitstop 10 right?
I am using 10 I was trying to help the guy
which I really shouldn't since I need so much help myself :grin:
I have 7 on another computer so I thought I would check it out for him.
Quote from: Tracy on April 29, 2011, 01:50:24 PMI am using 10 I was trying to help the guy
which I really shouldn't since I need so much help myself :grin:
I have 7 on another computer so I thought I would check it out for him.
No, don't stop trying to help anyone. I was just wondering if you had given up on 10.
I love pitstop 10!
I used global change so much this week :banana:
I was usiing the select similar tool too much!
I think I might have used the "Select Similar" tool twice in my life. :laugh:
thats funny! :laugh:
it really doesn't work that great
i got frustrated with it and busted out the global change!
Prepress is all about "busting out" shit.
Quote from: Joe on April 29, 2011, 05:09:29 PMI think I might have used the "Select Similar" tool twice in my life. :laugh:
I noticed when my part-time compadre started working here, it was about the only 'special' tool he knew. :laugh: Before that, I'd not bothered looking at it. I've only used it about twice since, funnily enough. I get the feeling of a potential arse-bite in it, somehow. If you checked one too many of those buttons, you may end up with an unnoticed change.
Same thought here...like "how" similar? Back slowly away from it. :laugh:
I use it constantly, you just have to realize how easy you can screw something up. Same with global change, real easy to change something you didn't intend to.
Point taken.
Ok,
Happy New Year one and all. I know this is old, but guess what? It is not as old as my version of pitsop (7.1) at work. LOL. So it took some work, but I have a job that has multiple versions and it's done in, beautiful Canva!! Marks cant be taken off automatically (PDFToolbox and Pitstop select same/global) and it's time consuming. 28 versions this time. I got the first portion for digital printing size (6 x 11) plus bleed (6.25 x 11.25) done in short shrift. But for proofing, I could not get it done, so I did it manually. Well I had a bit of time and messed with it and got it, so next time at I should cut t a good amount of time off of pre-press time.
Thank You for the great resource!!
WOW this thread is a blast from the past.
Still very helpful!!!