Comments on: Convert PDFs to JPGs from the Commandline http://www.coffeemonk.com/2009/06/convert-pdfs-to-jpgs-from-the-commandline/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: lisa http://www.coffeemonk.com/2009/06/convert-pdfs-to-jpgs-from-the-commandline/comment-page-1/#comment-72 lisa Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:16:52 +0000 http://www.coffeemonk.com/?p=498#comment-72 Ooh, that is fancy. It's got to be handy knowing how to do those types of things the real nuts and bolts way. I like that there's a program that runs software called Wine. :) Ooh, that is fancy. It’s got to be handy knowing how to do those types of things the real nuts and bolts way.

I like that there’s a program that runs software called Wine. :)

]]> By: matt http://www.coffeemonk.com/2009/06/convert-pdfs-to-jpgs-from-the-commandline/comment-page-1/#comment-65 matt Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:01:54 +0000 http://www.coffeemonk.com/?p=498#comment-65 Hehe. Sort of. I was trying to find a way to do it on Linux, without having to run Photoshop or Acrobat in a Virtual Machine. (I'm well past that now, running Windows in a VM daily, but I digress). Also, at the time, I think Photoshop would only import a single page of a PDF at a time, so I'd have to re-open the file and select each individual page to get it all converted. I don't think that's an issue anymore, but i haven't used Photoshop to try it since discovering this trick. ImageMagick is available for Windows and Mac as well, but this is mainly a tip for Linux users. On the positive side, Linux PDF tools have also improved in the last few years, so there may be a better GUI solution as well. If you're on Windows or Mac (or using recent versions of Wine on Linux), running Photoshop is a no-brainer, if you can afford it. Hehe. Sort of. I was trying to find a way to do it on Linux, without having to run Photoshop or Acrobat in a Virtual Machine. (I’m well past that now, running Windows in a VM daily, but I digress). Also, at the time, I think Photoshop would only import a single page of a PDF at a time, so I’d have to re-open the file and select each individual page to get it all converted. I don’t think that’s an issue anymore, but i haven’t used Photoshop to try it since discovering this trick.

ImageMagick is available for Windows and Mac as well, but this is mainly a tip for Linux users. On the positive side, Linux PDF tools have also improved in the last few years, so there may be a better GUI solution as well.

If you’re on Windows or Mac (or using recent versions of Wine on Linux), running Photoshop is a no-brainer, if you can afford it.

]]> By: lisa http://www.coffeemonk.com/2009/06/convert-pdfs-to-jpgs-from-the-commandline/comment-page-1/#comment-63 lisa Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:31:30 +0000 http://www.coffeemonk.com/?p=498#comment-63 Can't you just open up the PDF in Photoshop and save it as a JPEG? Or export the PDF from Acrobat? You must be trying to do this the super techy way. :) Can’t you just open up the PDF in Photoshop and save it as a JPEG? Or export the PDF from Acrobat? You must be trying to do this the super techy way. :)

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