I can't take credit for the cut and reverse fold setup, though - that's a staple of the "zines" community. I picked up the technique looking at other people making 'zines around the web. (It is pretty cool, though, isn't it?)
I used Apple's Pages word processor. I set up the page setup to have the metrics of each individual eighth-of-a-page, then then made an Automator script to convert the PDF that produces into a series of .png files, which I then lay out in another document with pre-set page positions and rotations. I then export that as PDF.
That way, I have two PDF's: one that can be read by a PDF reader and it will flow in the way people expect, and one in a foldable format that will fold correctly.
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Amazing. I was so bored before I found this.
Then my goal for the game is accomplished! Glad you're enjoying it. More is coming.
Great!
pure genius. The cut and reverse fold to create the book, brilliant!
Glad you like it!
I can't take credit for the cut and reverse fold setup, though - that's a staple of the "zines" community. I picked up the technique looking at other people making 'zines around the web. (It is pretty cool, though, isn't it?)
Is there a software you used to make these in the one page format?
I used Apple's Pages word processor. I set up the page setup to have the metrics of each individual eighth-of-a-page, then then made an Automator script to convert the PDF that produces into a series of .png files, which I then lay out in another document with pre-set page positions and rotations. I then export that as PDF.
That way, I have two PDF's: one that can be read by a PDF reader and it will flow in the way people expect, and one in a foldable format that will fold correctly.