PDF: page rotation Solved

Question

Hello,
I have some very large PDFs (>1000 pages) that are the result of poor quality scans. One of the problems we have is that some pages are scanned upside down, others on the left, and others on the right.
I am desperately looking for an application that can help us set everything back in the correct orientation.
- Either automatically (that would be amazing, but I doubt it exists)
- Or one that allows the person viewing each page of the PDF to use Ctrl+... to 'rotate' the page to the left, to the right, or 180°.

That idiot Adobe, which definitely lives up to its name, does not allow even the creation of small macros or the definition of keyboard shortcuts despite its exorbitant price :-(

Thank you very much in advance for your valuable advice
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Plubarj Tumor

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m@rina · Accepted Answer

Hello,

And yet, if Adobe doesn't know how to "rotate"!!! ;))) it can still rotate pages (90° clockwise and counterclockwise and 180°): Menu Document, Pages, Rotate (version 6) or Ctrl+Shift+R.

m@rina

Grunt · Answer

Will PDFTK do the job? https://framalibre.org  It also has a graphical interface, "GUI for PDFTK".

Grunt · Answer

http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet 1036 pdf convertir des pdf en images jpeg bmp gif etc simply...

That said, with 1000 pages, it would be worth doing it automatically, or starting by merging the PDFs together..

plubarj · Answer

Well, I finally did something really dirty, but it works:
Word macros (sic) that activate Adobe, and throw a series of Sendkeys to rotate the selected pages.
We should be able to do better, but I haven't found it....
Thanks to Grunt and M@rina for their help
Cheers
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Plubarj Tumor

m@rina · Answer

Hello,

Indeed, it was something to think about... ;)

Otherwise, I use a PDF viewer software called PDF-XChange Viewer, which has shortcuts for quick rotations:
ctrl+Shift+ + in one direction
and Ctrl + Shift + - in the other

I really like this little program because it’s a good viewer with plenty of tools like rotation, the ability to add comments, highlighting, drawn shapes, stamps, the ability to delete pages, etc.
And... it’s free! ;))

m@rina

plubarj · Answer

Hello m@rina
It's funny because I just discovered PDF-Xchange this morning and I also find it very nice. By the way, the PRO version is really close to Acrobat Standard and is sold for 40 USD while aDaube sells its thing for 300 USD...

Unfortunately, like all the software I've tested, PDF-Xchange only handles quick rotations for the entire document and we need a shortcut or a direct command to only rotate the selected page(s), as we can do with most image viewers.
I think we'll have to settle for my workaround with Word macro :(
Thanks again
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Plubarj Tumor

m@rina · Answer

Hello plubarj,

Indeed, I had tested it on a single page file!!! :( I believed it! ...

That said, since your macro works well, would you be so kind as to make it available on my site for the nice readers? ... ;) That would be very nice, and I thank you in advance if you agree! ;)
http://faqword.free.fr

m@rina

franck · Answer

Hello

In advanced options, you simply need to perform a batch process
create
name rotation
command: rotate pages
double-click on it in the right tab
if you want your document to be in portrait mode:

orientation: 90 degrees counterclockwise

rotate: all pages
in the tab below: page in landscape mode

OK

then

in the tab edit the sequence "rotation" (the name of your sequence)

in 2 execute the commands: select the file or a folder or start the command

same for the output location and the prefix for the new name if you wish

after 1000 pages, it’s done in 3 seconds

plubarj · Answer

Hello Aldoniel
Thank you very much for this input, I looked into it last Friday with BTFP pro, which allows you to record automated operations (a bit like Auto IT, but it automatically records mouse or keyboard operations). The demo version does not allow for corrections on the recorded macros, but I think that after purchasing the software, we should be able to do something quite good

As for the OCR solution, I tested it but the quality of the scans is so poor that only the human eye can manage it...
Thanks again
Plubarj

plubarj · Answer

AhAh I just, after your advice, tried a few things with AutoIT: it's excellent! Thank you thank you

plubarj · Answer

Following Aldoniel's excellent advice, I created a small .exe using AutoIT that allows you to rotate the selected pages in a PDF using shortcuts indicated at the launch of the executable.
Available here...... http://www.cijoint.fr/cjlink.php?file=cj200806/cijxDj1Hme.zip

Philippe · Answer

Otherwise, there is the very simple RotatePDF.net (https://www.rotatepdf.net/) that can do that, online and for free. However, it can only rotate all pages in the same direction, which does not address the issue discussed in this thread...

m@rina · Answer

Hello Philippe,  "that which does not address the issue discussed in this thread..." And then we can hope that two years later... the problem is solved!! :D  m@rina  -- - "On the office forum, questions about office applications are asked..." - "Really???""

Philippe · Answer

And what about posterity then? :)  Wishing you all the best, Philippe

Arthur MARSY · Answer

Hello,

- On the Acrobat 8 standard version:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/8.0/Standard/help.html?content=WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7eca.html

- On the Acrobat 9 pro version:

Document > Rotate Pages or shift+ctrl+R

Version 8 was released in November 2007 and the subject at hand began on May 5, 2008.

???

Respectfully,

Arthur MARSY

antho865 · Answer

When the document is open: right-click on the document -> Clockwise rotation. Version Adobe Reader 10.12

hiriata · Answer

Thank you to MARINA who allowed me to quickly and definitively correct the rotation of pages on PDF:
Save PDF-Xchange portable
Put the PDF in it with the pages sideways.
Correct these pages.
Save
And there you go. All the pages are straight and this is definitive.

Well, it's been a while since I've been looking for this.
Thanks again for sharing the tips.
Well, since the tip seems old, maybe there’s a new trick for large documents where the pages could be straightened instantly? But in any case, I’m happy and I’m content with PDF-XChange portable for now for my small files of about fifty pages.
Best regards,

sgraciet · Answer

To save the changes: File > Print > Adobe PDF Printer > Save As That's it!

CC · Answer

Click on the View menu and then on Rotate.

PDF: page rotation

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