Split 2 page A4 landscape PDF to 1 page A5 portrait possible?

[Schelmenzunft]

Hi there,

got a scanned PDF consisting of A4 landscape pages with 2 A5 pages on each. Want to split it up into single A5 portrait pages.

Any suggestions how to get this done?

TIA,

Franz-Josef

 

 

[PaulEC]

Have a look at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/

It's a small, free, app. which "aims to offer a simple cross-platform application for cropping PDF files. A simple user interface lets you define exactly the crop-region by fitting a rectangle on the visually overlaid pages."
PDF24 is another useful, free app. for editing PDFs, including splitting and combining pages in a PDF.

[Return]

I added the confused reaction as to why you would direct someone to another program when it was asked in the affinity forums and it is very doable in publisher.

[Schelmenzunft]

Hi @Return, are you willing to share the needed workflow in publisher? Thank you!

[Return]

 

 

[Schelmenzunft]

Wow, that was quick! I'll give it a try. Thx!!

[thomaso]

3 hours ago, Schelmenzunft said:

I'll give it a try.

I think you don't need the Picture Frames and can just move the placed PDF layers, either manually or via the Transform panel values for X.
(In V2 you can select multiple objects on different pages. This might let you reposition more than one object at a time)

Another approach would open the PDF in Affinity,
• duplicate each of its pages in the Pages Panel and
• adjust in the "Spread Setup…" the page dimensions (-> half width) for the entire document in two steps:
• First with all odd pages selected with the anchor set to the left,
• then with all even pages selected with the anchor set to the right.

[v_kyr]

• https://tools.pdf24.org/de/
• https://tools.pdf24.org/de/seiten-pro-blatt
• ... etc.

[PaulEC]

APub is not a dedicated PDF editor so, although splitting pages can be done directly in APub, it is (IMHO) easier and quicker (especially if you have multiple pages,) to use a free alternative!