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Multipage PDF to TIFF conversion

Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:46 pm
by R2D2
I succeeded in converting a multipage pdf file to a multipage tiff file with this command:
nconvert -o foo.tif -out tiff -xall -multi bar.pdf

The size of the original pdf file is approximatly 1MB, The size of the resulting tiff file turns out to be 42MB.

I'd like to decrease the size of the resulting tiff file. Color depth of the resulting tif file is 24bits. As the pdf contains a document similar to a fax (Black and White) I think a great deal can be done be decreasing the colordepth of the resulting tiff file.

I experimented a little with the -c arguments but resulting tiff file remained 42MB.

Any suggestions :?:

info on the pdf input file:
** NCONVERT v4.16 (c) 1991-2004 Pierre-E Gougelet (Feb 17 2004/13:47:29) **
Version for Linux x86 (X11) (All rights reserved)
** This is a freeware software (for non commercial use)


US6513042.pdf : Success
Format : Portable Document Format
Compression : Uncompressed
Width : 611
Height : 791
Nplanes : 1
Bitscount : 24
Depth : 24
# colors : 16777216
Bytes Per Plane : 1833
Orientation : Top Left
Xdpi : 72
Ydpi : 72
Page(s) : 30

info on the output tiff file:
** NCONVERT v4.16 (c) 1991-2004 Pierre-E Gougelet (Feb 17 2004/13:47:29) **
Version for Linux x86 (X11) (All rights reserved)
** This is a freeware software (for non commercial use)


r.tif : Success
Format : TIFF
Compression : Uncompressed
Width : 611
Height : 791
Nplanes : 1
Bitscount : 24
Depth : 24
# colors : 16777216
Bytes Per Plane : 1833
Orientation : Top Left
Xdpi : 72
Ydpi : 72
Page(s) : 30 :?:

Re: Multipage PDF to TIFF conversion

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 1:49 pm
by xnview
R2D2 wrote:I succeeded in converting a multipage pdf file to a multipage tiff file with this command:
nconvert -o foo.tif -out tiff -xall -multi bar.pdf

The size of the original pdf file is approximatly 1MB, The size of the resulting tiff file turns out to be 42MB.
Try to use -grey 4 or -colors 4?
Is it possible to send me the file?
Pierre.