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  • 05/16/2005 at 10:03 pm #1720211
    GrouseTales

      Does anyone know of a method, or free tool to convert a .pdf file to a .jpg or .bmp???

      05/16/2005 at 10:11 pm #1740531
      bnb

        I found some here but I don’t know if they are safe.

        05/16/2005 at 10:51 pm #1740532
        Cathunter

          If it fits on the screen, you could just do a screen capture, save it as a JPG, and then edit it as desired.

          05/16/2005 at 11:13 pm #1740533
          rpaske

            quote:

            Originally posted by Cathunter:
            If it fits on the screen, you could just do a screen capture, save it as a JPG, and then edit it as desired.

            I use screencapture 32. This application can capture all or part of the screen, then save the capture as an image or print it.

            05/16/2005 at 11:38 pm #1740534
            Cathunter

              Ever wonder why the “Print Screen” key on your keyboard doesn’t work? Actually it does.
              In Windows, it copies the entire screen to the clipboard. Then you can just open your favorite editing program and hit “ctrl-V” (paste) and whalla… there it is. Edit it and save it as you wish.

              No additional screen capture program required.

              [This message has been edited by Cathunter (edited 05-16-2005).]

              05/17/2005 at 12:24 pm #1740535
              Jeremy

                quote:

                Originally posted by GrouseTales:
                Does anyone know of a method, or free tool to convert a .pdf file to a .jpg or .bmp???

                Screen capture works unless you need a high resolution image from the PDF. I for a high resolution conversion, I use the free PDF viewer GSview. This program requires that you also have the free Ghostscript PDF/PS interpreter installed (install this one first).

                Both can be downloaded here:
                http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

                Options include converting to JPG, BMP, TIF images at up to 600 dpi. For a REALLY high resolution image (billboard size ), you can convert to an EPS and then use Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to blow it up to any size.

                Send me an email if you need more help on this Brian…

                05/19/2005 at 5:24 am #1740536
                bnb

                  quote:

                  Originally posted by jvechinski:
                  This program requires that you also have the free Ghostscript PDF/PS interpreter installed (install this one first).

                  Gosh, and I already have those installed to view postscript files. Guess I should get around to knowing how to use the applications I have on my computer some day.

                  05/19/2005 at 11:43 am #1740537
                  GrouseTales

                    Thanks folks. I tried Cathunters suggestion and it works…but not the resolution I needed. I never knew that the print screen key copied to the clip board. You learn something new every day.

                    Sounds like the programs that Jeremy suggested will do what I require.

                    Thanks!

                    05/20/2005 at 9:38 pm #1740538
                    Cheesehead Dave

                      If you can get it (there’s a one-month free demo online) Macromedia Fireworks can open single-page PDF files and save them into any format you desire.

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