Page-Alternating Merging of PDFs?

[Fifty]

So I'm trying to scan some double-sided, multi-page documents. Since the ADF on my scanner does not do double-sided scanning, I have to figure out how to scan the front pages, then the back pages, and then merge them to one PDF that is accurately collated.

So is there any (free?) PDF merging software that will allow me to merge them in an alternating fashion?

If possible, I'd like it to be able to not just merge them in an alternating way, but merge them according to the following pattern:

1) First page of first canned doc
2) Last page of second scanned doc
3) Second page of first scanned doc
4) Second-to-last page of second scanned doc
etc. etc.

This is because when I scan the "back" side of the document (i.e. the "second scanned document") it is easiest to scan it from last page to first, since that way I do not have to reorganize it before scanning (I can just scan the front pages, flip the doc over, scan the back pages).

Any help with this, or any other suggestions for scanning double-sided, multipage documents would be HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Please for the love of God help me.


Your pal,

Fifty Q Fiftyson

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

You could try this. It would be manual, I think, but it's the closest I can think:

http://www.pdfsam.org/

pdfsam basic is a simple tool designed to split and merge pdf files. It’s very simple, stable and completely free. It should cover most of your needs. With it’s simple and intuitive interface you can:

* split your pdf documents (into chapters, single pages, etc.).
* merge many pdf documents or subsections of them.
* extract sections of your document into a single pdf document.
* mix alternate pages taken from two pdf documents in straight or reverse order into a single document.
* rotate pages of the selected pdf documents.
* visually reorder pages of a selected pdf document.
* visually compose a document dragging pages from selected pdf documents.
* save and load your environment to automatize your recurrent jobs.
* manage pdfsam settings and set an environment to load at start up.

Basic version is free and you can download and simply use it on every platform with a Java support.

Used it myself a few times.