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NAME

App::paperback - Copy and transform pages from a PDF into a new PDF

SYNOPSIS

 use strict;
 use App::paperback;
 my $inputFile              = "some-A6-pages.pdf";
 my $outputFile             = "new-A4-pages.pdf";
 my $desiredPage            = 1;
 my $newPositionXinPoints   = 100;
 my $newPositionYinPoints   = 150;
 my $rotate                 = 45;
 my ($num_Pages, $paper_Size) = 
   App::paperback::openInputFile($inputFile);
 App::paperback::openOutputFile($outputFile);
 App::paperback::newPageInOutputFile();
 App::paperback::copyPageFromInputToOutput( {
     page   => $desiredPage,
     rotate => $rotate,
     x      => $newPositionXinPoints,
     y      => $newPositionYinPoints
 } );
 App::paperback::closeInputFile();
 App::paperback::closeOutputFile();

DESCRIPTION

This module allows you to transform pages from an input PDF file into a new PDF file. Input PDF should:

1. Conform to version 1.4 of PDF;

2. Consist of vertical-oriented pages of the same size;

3. Use page sizes of A5 or A6 or Half Letter or Quarter Letter or Half Legal or Quarter Legal.