pdf2jpg

[OOzy Pal]

On 6/24/06, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/23/06, Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> wrote:
> > OOzy Pal wrote:
> > > On 6/23/06, Waleed Harbi <waleed.harbi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> http://scriptsandstuffs.com/PDF2JPG%20conversion.html
> >
> > > I need a Linux program. Is there one?
> >
> > Platform:       linux,
>
> The original poster asked for pdf2jpg and the above seems to be a php
> script. I haven't seen the script but I bet it calls imagemagick. A
> better option might be to use imagemagick directly.
>
> For converting between different graphic file formats, it's hard to
> beat the convenience of imagemagick, and the package is readily
> available for install in ubuntu. The conversion options are very
> straightforward, because generally it does the right thing based on
> the file extensions.
>
> That said, I have found pdf conversion using imagemagick to require
> tweaking to get the results I expect, so be sure to dig through the
> documentation to learn the options. (When you install it, extensive
> HTML docs get installed on your system, or you can visit the same
> information on the web.) Specifically, you may need to set the
> resolution and compression because the defaults may not suit you.
>
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Thanks, I found the utility already installed in my box. I used it but
it did not produce what I want. I will keep trying until I get it.

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