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2005.09.07.
This is an example of a flipbook made using GNU 3DLDF, MetaPost,
TeX, and dvips as a compressed (gzipped) PostScript file for downloading:
flpld_3.ps.gz
This is the same example converted to PDF (Portable Document Format)
with ps2pdf for viewing in your browser (if you have the
appropriate plug-in) or downloading:
flpld_3.pdf
The 3DLDF and TeX code for this example is in flpld_3.ldf and flpld_3.tex, respectively.
flpld_3.ps
and
flpld_3.pdf
contain the front and back of a single sheet of paper,
properly called the recto
and the verso
.
I've left a bit of a margin around the box, because printers are
generally not precise enough. In the actual PostScript output, there
should be a centimeter
of space at the top and left margins of the recto, and the same amount
of space at the top and right margins of the verso. With a bit of
luck, the boxes will match up when printed. This may require some
adjustments; I haven't tested it yet.
By folding a sheet of paper four times, one gets two gatherings with 8 right-hand pages each. If the images have been placed properly on the sheet, the edges can be cut (like old-fashioned books), the left-hand side can be stapled, and you've got a little book. Half of the images are on each side of the original sheet, and half of the images on each side are upside-down.
To use these examples, always fold between the mid-points of the two (current) long sides. The paper is folded in the same way for portrait and landscape, but the upside-down images differ.
To use flpld_3.tex, you must have 16 images in EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) format. They should be of the same size, 6.5 × 4cm (width by height). The frames around the images are made using vrules in the TeX file, they are not part of the images themselves.
This example assumes you're using DIN A4 paper. Since the margins will
have to be cut off anyway, it doesn't matter that much if you're using
a slightly different size, such as 8.5 x 11in paper. However, you may
have to adjust the \vsize (vertical size) and \hsize
(horizontal size or line width) values, and the
papersize \special
for landscape mode.
You'll also need to replace flpld_3.<number> with the names of your EPS files.
To generate flpld_3.ps you must run the following sequence of
commands:
3dldf flpld_3.ldf
mpost flpld_3.mp
tex flpld_3.tex
dvips -o flpld_3.ps flpld_3.dvi
You can now view flipbook.ps in Ghostview:
gv flipbook.ps
Or you can print it with lpr:
lpr -P
Or you can convert it to PDF:
ps2pdf flpld_3.pdf
If all has gone well, you can now print it out, staple the left side, cut the pages, and start flipping.
If you have more than sixteen images, you'll just have to copy the code below to make more pages in the same way, and staple the gatherings together.