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Inserting a background image

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2010-04-06 10:56:34
amelito
Registered: Apr 6 2010
Posts: 5

I am working on a project (postcards) that involves me to insert a pdf into a blank page in a PDF. Both PDF files I am working with have bleeds and crops. My initial solution was to add the page I wanted on the odd pages, which worked, except it did not incorporate the bleeds and crops. Being a print job, the bleeds need to be in this job.

Is there any other way to marry up or drop a background image with these bleeds.

Any solution to this problem would be appreciated. workarounds accepted.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Macintosh
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2010-04-06 12:15:32
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Are you adding a background, i.e. the "Document > Background > Add/Replace..." menu item. Or are you inserting a page, i.e. the "Document > Insert Pages..." Menu item?These produce very different results. With a background the settings on the current page remain the same, the file imported for the background is just an image. When you insert a page the, the settings for the inserted page are maintained. So this is probably what you want to do.

Page Replacement is also an option, but don't use it because it distorts the bleed for both the imported page and the orignal page being replaced.

All of these operations can be automated with JavaScript. In fact I wrote an automation tool for inserting the same page in to a PDF multiple times so that it appears every other page.
It's at:[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/programs/downloadsearch.cfm?searchtype=simple&searchmode=cat&keywords=recent&sortby=name&cat=Automation%20Tools]www.pdfscripting.com[/url], but it's not free.Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2010-04-06 12:25:38
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amelito
Registered: Apr 6 2010
Posts: 5
Thanks, I will look into your link, it may be worth it.

Inserting a page wouldn't work as is because I need to do it every other page. The postcards I am doing go through a datamerge, and the fronts of the postcards have multiple hi-res images, so I am trying to merge it without the front, and use acrobat to add it every other page. But I will take a look at the link. Thanks for the quick response.
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2010-04-14 13:00:19
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erin_hayden
Registered: Mar 10 2010
Posts: 1
That was very helpful Thom!

Andrew, what solution did you end up going with?
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