Rasterbator Alternatives

pdfposter

This requires the installation of Python and pyPDF. Out of the gate, the script does not provide for image overlap, however there is a patch that does fix this. The patch requires replacing 5-6 lines in 3 files and adding 2-3 new ones, its very easy. The patch is here: http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/node/39 . Also note this program requires the installation of Python 2.5. If you just have Python 2.4, you will get errors.

Mindcad Tiler

Print a PDF Page on Multiple Sheets of Paper. Print a single PDF page using multiple sheets of paper to create large banners and posters. Independently scale and center each page in a PDF document as you add or remove rows and columns. Visually preview results in the workspace before printing.

Separation Studio

Separation Studio is powerful, easy to use color separation and artwork generator tool designed exclusively for Mac. Separation Studio is an application that allows you to create single color and cmyk half-tone patterns in vector- based formats. The separations can be based on shapes defined in the application. Separation Studio is a color separation tool with Single Color and CMYK color separation type. You don't need any other software to separate your graphics colors.

Vectoraster

Vectoraster is a graphics utility for creating vector-based raster patterns and halftones based on images or gradients. The raster patterns and point shapes can be freely configured to produce many different styles, with the resulting raster shown in real time as you change the parameters. The rasters can then easily be exported as vectors to EPS or PDF files, as images to JPEG, PNG or TIFF, or simply copied and pasted into most graphics software.

Features:

• Gradients
• Vectorize raster images