cpdf -presentation in.pdf [<range>] -o out.pdf [-trans <transition-name>] [-duration <float>] [-vertical] [-outward] [-direction <int>] [-effect-duration <float>]
The PDF file format, starting at Version 1.1, provides for simple slide-show presentations in the manner of Microsoft Powerpoint. These can be played in Acrobat and possibly other PDF viewers, typically started by entering full-screen mode. The -presentation operation allows such a presentation to be built from any PDF file.
The -trans option chooses the transition style. When a page range is used, it is the transition from each page named which is altered. The following transition styles are available:
Two lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. By default the lines are horizontal. Vertical lines are selected by using the -vertical option.
Multiple lines sweep across the screen, revealing the new page. By default the lines are horizontal. Vertical lines are selected by using the -vertical option.
A rectangular box sweeps inward from the edges of the page. Use -outward to make it sweep from the center to the edges.
A single line sweeps across the screen from one edge to the other in a direction specified by the -direction option.
The old page dissolves gradually to reveal the new one.
The same as Dissolve but the effect sweeps across the page in the direction specified by the -direction option.
To remove a transition style currently applied to the selected pages, omit the -trans option.
The -effect-duration option specifies the length of time in seconds for the transition itself. The default value is one second.
The -duration option specifies the maximum time in seconds that the page is displayed before the presentation automatically advances. The default, in the absence of the -duration option, is for no automatic advancement.
The -direction option (for Wipe and Glitter styles only) specifies the direction of the effect. The following values are valid:
Left to right
Bottom to top (Wipe only)
Right to left (Wipe only)
Top to bottom
Top-left to bottom-right (Glitter only)
For example:
cpdf -presentation in.pdf 2-end -trans Split -duration 10 -o out.pdf
The Split style, with vertical lines, and each slide staying ten seconds unless manually advanced. The first page (being a title) does not move on automatically, and has no transition effect.
To use different options on different page ranges, run cpdf multiple times on the file using a different page range each time.