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lovewebdev
Inspiring
December 28, 2009
Question

Make PDF pages flip horizontally like a book?

  • December 28, 2009
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Multiple pages in a pdf file get scrolled down vertically. Is there anyway to make pages flip horizontally like a book?

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Participating Frequently
October 19, 2010

Try something like a PDF to Flash Magazine converter,  You can take advantage of a good and mature software instead of developing one yourself.

Still, some open sources for page flip which had great use in animation.

Participant
August 26, 2010

PDF itself is more like a readable file than a page flip book. While, Flash files support that kinda animated effect.

To make page flip book from PDF, I reommend this one http://www.pdf-to-flash-magazine.com/ ,  Both free online conversion and offline software download are offered, not to mention the wonderful page-flip effect they made.

Participant
September 27, 2010

I prefer page flip effect, other than reading horizontally. Harley Truby's site is a good one.

~graffiti
Legend
December 28, 2009

You can look around to see if anything is available that you like (I don't think the exact action you want is available) under Advanced>

Document Processing>Page transitions.

Keep in mind that they only work when the PDF is being viewed in full screen. You can set it to open that way in File>Properties>Initial view.

lovewebdev
Inspiring
December 29, 2009

Thanks everyone.

I'll check out the advanced settings.

Pretty surprising you can't do this being tha most ebooks are in pdf.

Petteri_Paananen
Inspiring
April 16, 2010

If you use InDesign CS4 (or 5) to create your layout, this may interest you:

http://indesignsecrets.com/adding-zoom-and-print-to-indesign-swf-files.php

Not PDF, but very easy way to get pageturn effect + other controls to your publication... and by the way, Flash Player is installed to 99% of all computers which are connected to internet: http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html

Sandee Cohen
Legend
December 28, 2009

You may be trying to do more than you can, especially if your understanding of Acrobat is limited.

First, the effect that you are trying to achieve is called a "Page Turn." From everything I know, there isn't any way to get that effect in an actual PDF document.

The only way I know to do that is to convert your PDF file into a Flash (swf) document. There the Page Turn transition is easy to create.

I create these Flash documents using the Export as SWF feature in InDesign. However, there are quite a few third-party products that will convert your PDF into a Flash document. (Ironically this is not something that native Adobe products do.)

But remember, the final document will not be a PDF. People will have to have the Flash Reader, not the Adobe Reader, to open the file.

It might be a good idea to look at how the final document will be distributed and played, before you decide on a transition effect.

MichaelKazlow
Legend
December 28, 2009

Go to the View Menu/ Choose Two-up.

lovewebdev
Inspiring
December 28, 2009

It still scrolls vertically. viewing 2 up simply shows 2 pages side by side but to see the enxt you have to scroll down.

Is there any way to flip through pages horizontally one by one.

this is for an ebook.