since there will be some netizens who don’t have
pitstop or might become confused creating a pitstop action … i offer an alternative …
acrobat’s
‘cropping’ feature.
if i understand
kaiserwilhelm’s plight correctly … his customer needs a 8.5x11
(trim) page, and routinely applies .291” bleeds to all his jobs. thereby, customer’s *.pdf file contains 9.08x11.58
(media) … whereas
kaiserwilhelm needs 9.5x12
(media).
customer’s file: media-size: 9.082 x 11.582
trim-size: 8.5 x 11.0
offsets: -.291 x -.291
bleeds: 9.082 x 11.582
revised file: media-size: 9.5 x 12.0
trim-size: 8.5 x 11.0
offsets: -.499 x -.499
bleeds: 9.082 x 11.582
when adjusting, follow screen-cap
“processing_revision(adjust)” … the dimensions are only for the file-dimensions mentioned by
kaiserwilhelm. the revision took place utilizing acrobat-pro-dc’s cropping interface
(not pitstop) … file created from indd-cs6. pls see attached screen-caps and *.pdf files … feel free to test as example
(s).
as suggested, though … it is in everyone’s best interest that customers submit file to your specifications. all sorts of nasty surprises can surface, when revising customers’ *.pdf files.
thanks.
orig_pdf_file(view) | processing_revision(adjust) | revised_pdf_file(view) |
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bld(p291)ofst(p0625).pdf
bld(p291)ofst(p0625)med(9.5x12)trm(p291).pdf