Required tools:
- imagemagick
- pdftk
1. Split multi-page PDF into single pages.
#pdftk offer.pdf burst
#ls
pg_0001.pdf pg_0002.pdf pg_0003.pdf pg_0004.pdf
2. Convert the signature page to an image.
#convert -density 200 pg_0004.pdf pg_0004.pngExperiment with -density to get the best quality.
3. Sign a blank sheet of paper. Take a picture with a digicam. Edit the document image with your favourite image manipulation application (I used KolourPaint) and add your signature.
4. Convert the image back to PDF.
#convert pg_0004.png pg_0004_sig.pdf
5. Merge all pages into a single document.
#pdftk pg_0001.pdf pg_0002.pdf pg_0003.pdf pg_0004_sig.pdf cat output offer_sig.pdf
3 comments:
well, your electronic signature is another kind of signature.
You described pdf electronics signature very beautiful in steps. Simple and understandable language. Kudos to you !
There is a script with a basic GUI that does that there:
http://emmanuel.branlard.free.fr/content/SignPDF--A-simple-way-to-add-a-signature-image-to-a-pdf-under-linux
Best
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