poster

Scale to poster size

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

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

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

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

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.

-p size

Poster size.

Media (paper) size.

Scale factor.

Add cut marks.

Offset pages.

White margin.

Input must be PostScript. Use tools like pdf2ps for PDF. Output may need assembly instructions.

poster was written by Jos van Eijndhoven for creating large format prints from standard printers.

psnup(1), pstops(1), ps2pdf(1)