I use PDFSAM. The only catch is that it requires a working Java runtime.

It is brilliant though.

Download the zip file from here:

http://www.pdfsam.org/download/

I've just tried it out, it works here texlive-2012 as well (which I expected). Indeed a nice idea :)

Markus

Hm, guess I'm a little bit late, but I've used pdfjam
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/st...ftware/pdfjam/ quite often (joining pdf-files, inserting balnk pages into pdf-documents etc.) and did not find it in this thread.

So my new hobby is merging PDF-files with different tools :D

I've now installed pdfshuffler from slackbuilds.org, it has a gui and is therefore very helpful when dealing with documents.

As for pdfjam I found out that it is already installed because it comes with texlive. It would be nice if someone could provide an information here if it is also included in tetex (which is Slackware's t-series as you know) which I've not installed.

Again thanks very much for all the helpful suggestions.

Markus

I feel that a new SlackDocs page could be brewing. :)

No sign of pdfjam on my default setup, although pdfjam looks like it could be really useful. Thanks to joghi for the pointer.

I use "convert".

I tried it, but I did not get the expected result. All on one page instead all of the inputpages consecutively each on one page.

Markus

allend, that's a good idea, I'll write an article next weekend.

Thanks for the information. pdfjam is similar to your script (link some postings above). It uses packages from LaTeX.

Markus

Did you try "--append" switch? If I remember correctly that switch appends pdf top to down.

I don't remember exactly which options I've used. I've tried several programs.

I'll write a summary for slackdocs, if I find out how it works, then I will explain it.

Markus

I've now added a HOWTO at slackdocs. Please edit this page if you have additional information.

Markus

After wasting 15 minutes of my time trying to edit that page, I gave up. This is how to use convert:

jlinkels

Thanks, I've put it into the Howto at slackdocs.

Markus

This gives very poor quality results due to its internal conversion algorithms. To increase the quality of the output, it is better to read the input PDF files with a higher density (in dots per inch (DPI)) and then resize the output density back to common DPI, 96 for example. I usually use a input density of 600 (after many trial and errors), and then resize with 93.75% (if you dont resize you will get a huge output file).

An example:

One doesnt need -append or -adjoin in this case.

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Hi eXpander,

I appreciate your posting, it's a very helpful explanation. It would be nice if you register at slackdocs http://docs.slackware.com/start and edit the Howto yourself in order to add this explanation.

Markus