poster

Scale PostScript images to poster size

TLDR

Scale to poster size

$ poster -p [A0] -s [1.0] [input.ps] > [output.ps]

Create 2x2 tile poster

$ poster -mA4 -p 2x2A4 [input.ps] > [output.ps]

Scale to specific dimensions

$ poster -m[A4] -p[100x80cm] [input.ps] > [output.ps]

Cut marks for assembly

$ poster -c -m[letter] -p[2x2letter] [input.ps] > [output.ps]

SYNOPSIS

poster [options] infile > outfile

poster scales PostScript images to larger sizes, splitting them across multiple pages for printing on regular printers and assembling into posters. It calculates the optimal tiling of the target poster size onto the available media size, handling page overlap and alignment marks.The tool supports standard paper sizes (A0-A4, letter, legal), grid specifications (2x2A4, 3x3letter), and custom dimensions in centimeters or inches. Cut marks can be added to guide physical assembly of the printed tiles. An overlap margin ensures clean joins between adjacent pages.

PARAMETERS

-p size

Poster size.

-m size

Media (paper) size.

-s scale

Scale factor.

-c

Add cut marks.

-o offset

Offset pages.

-w width

White margin.

EXAMPLES

$ # Scale to A0 on A4 sheets
poster -mA4 -pA0 image.ps > poster.ps

# 2x2 poster from A4
poster -mA4 -p2x2A4 document.ps > tiled.ps

# With cut marks and overlap
poster -c -mA4 -pA1 -o5mm image.ps > poster.ps

# Custom dimensions
poster -mA4 -p100x70cm diagram.ps > big.ps