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boxig
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Convert PDF to jpg files

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Hi

I want to convert a pdf file so that each page (text) will be a jpg image. I tried these two but fail:

-o Output.jpg -out.jpg -xall -input.pdf
-xall -o test.jpg input.pdf

Also I want to know if I can resize the images to 80%.

Please help and thank you.

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Crappy workaroun---

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:arrow: boxig

:) Hello ! Welcome aboard !

• Just a crappy workaround :

- Set your PDF pages in order they fit the "View" window, then Alt+PrintScreen >> Close the page >>
Import Clipboard >> Crop >> Save as JPG.
- For each, indeed… :|

:mrgreen: Kind regards
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boxig
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Post by boxig »

Clo

Thank you for quick reply.

I found how to do it using this but have problem:

-xall -out jpeg -o test.jpg input.pdf

It seems that the pages are reduced and the jpg are compressed so the result is blur. I want to keep original size and not to compress, or to have controll these two. How do I do that ?

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Could you post the pdf file?
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Post by boxig »

Here is the pdf file:
http://www.thailandphotoalbum.com/Ten.zip

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boxig wrote:Here is the pdf file:
http://www.thailandphotoalbum.com/Ten.zip
Ok, right. You can change the dpi used
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Post by boxig »

Finally I made it work but when i gave to a friend the same script he got an error message:
G:\XNVIEW>nconvert.exe -xall -out jpeg -dpi 100 -o x.jpg a.pdf
** NCONVERT v4.95 (c) 1991-2008 Pierre-E Gougelet (May 1 2008/17:48:32) **
Version for Windows NT/9x/2000/Xp/Vista (All rights reserved)
** This is a freeware software (for non commercial use)

Error: Don't know how to read this picture (a.pdf)

Conversion of a.pdf into x.jpg OK
What he makes wrong ?
And why the last line say "OK" ?

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Post by xnview »

Perhaps he has not ghostscript
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Post by boxig »

I never installed "ghostscript" and have no problem (?)

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boxig wrote:I never installed "ghostscript" and have no problem (?)
You have ghostscript :-) Nconvert use it
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Post by boxig »

just for general knowledge:
Was it installed by another program or by XnView ?

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boxig wrote:just for general knowledge:
Was it installed by another program or by XnView ?
Another program
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Post by xnview_user657 »

boxig wrote:I never installed "ghostscript" and have no problem (?)

Thank you
Instead of ghostscript you can use a very simple opensource library http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/home.html or free software http://pdf-to-jpg-convert.en.softonic.com
ghostscript is more of a general conversion and virtual printer software while the above ones are specific to PDF to JPG image conversion.
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