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+ tiff2ps − convert a TIFF image to +™ + |
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+ tiff2ps [ options ] input.tif +... + |
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+ tiff2ps reads TIFF images and +writes or Encapsulated (EPS) on the standard output. By +default, tiff2ps writes Encapsulated for the first +image in the specified TIFF image file. + +By default, tiff2ps will generate that fills a +printed area specified by the TIFF tags in +the input file. If the file does not contain +XResolution or YResolution tags, then the +printed area is set according to the image dimensions. The +−w and −h options (see below) can +be used to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches; +overriding any relevant TIFF tags. + +The generated for RGB, palette, and +CMYK images uses the colorimage +operator. The generated for greyscale and bilevel images +uses the image operator. When the colorimage +operator is used, code to emulate this operator on older +printers is also generated. Note that this emulation code +can be very slow. + +Color images with associated alpha data are composited +over a white background. + |
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+ Generate Level 1 (the default). + |
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+ Generate Level 2. + |
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+ Generate Level 3. It basically allows one to use the +/flateDecode filter for ZIP compressed TIFF images. + |
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+ −a + |
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+ Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input +file. + |
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+ −b + |
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+ Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches). +This does not affect the height of the printed image. + |
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+ Center the image in the output. This option only shows +an effect if both the -w and the -h option are given. + |
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+ −d + |
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+ Set the initial TIFF directory to the +specified directory number. (NB: directories are numbered +starting at zero.) This option is useful for selecting +individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file. + |
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+ −e + |
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+ Force the generation of Encapsulated (implies -z). + |
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+ Specify the vertical size of the printed area (in +inches). + |
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+ Specify the maximum height of image (in inches). Images +with larger sizes will be split in several pages. Option +−L may be used for specifying size of split +images overlapping. + |
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+ Enable/disable pixel interpolation. This option requires +a single numeric value: zero to disable pixel interpolation +and non-zero to enable. The default is enabled. + |
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+ −L + |
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+ Specify the size of overlapping for split images (in +inches). Used in conjunction with −H +option. + |
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+ Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This +does not affect the width of the printed image. + |
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+ Where possible render using the imagemask +operator instead of the image operator. When this option is +specified tiff2ps will use imagemask for +rendering 1 bit deep images. If this option is not specified +or if the image depth is greater than 1 then the image +operator is used. + |
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+ −o + |
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+ Set the initial TIFF directory to the +IFD at the specified file offset. This option +is useful for selecting thumbnail images and the like which +are hidden using the SubIFD tag. + |
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+ −p + |
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+ Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) . + |
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+ −r + |
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+ Rotate image by 180 degrees. + |
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+ −s + |
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+ Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input +file. + |
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+ −w + |
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+ Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in +inches). + |
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+ −x + |
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+ Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as +centimeters. + |
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+ −y + |
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+ Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as +inches. + |
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+ When generating Level 2, data is scaled so that it does +not image into the deadzone on a page (the outer +margin that the printing device is unable to mark). This +option suppresses this behavior. When Level 1 is generated, +data is imaged to the entire printed page and this option +has no affect. + |
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+ The following generates Level 2 for all pages of a +facsimile: |
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+tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr ++ |
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+ Note also that if you have version 2.6.1 or newer of +Ghostscript then you can efficiently preview facsimile +generated with the above command. + +To generate Encapsulated for a the image at directory 2 +of an image use: |
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+tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif ++ |
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+ (notice that directories are numbered starting at +zero.) + +If you have a long image, it may be split in several +pages: |
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+tiff2ps -h11 -w8.5 -H14 -L.5 foo.tif > foo.ps ++ |
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+ The page size is set to 8.5x11 by −w and +−h options. We will accept a small amount of +vertical compression, so −H set to 14. Any +pages between 11 and 14 inches will be fit onto one page. +Pages longer than 14 inches are cut off at 11 and continued +on the next page. The −L.5 option says to +repeat a half inch on the next page (to improve +readability). + |
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+ Because does not support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit +palette images produce 24-bit images. This conversion +results in output that is six times bigger than the original +image and which takes a long time to send to a printer over +a serial line. Matters are even worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit +palette images. + |
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+ Does not handle tiled images when generating PS Level I +output. + |
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+ pal2rgb(1), tiffinfo(1), tiffcp(1), +tiffgt(1), tiffmedian(1), tiff2bw(1), +tiffsv(1), libtiff(3) + +Libtiff library home page: +http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/ + |
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