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I receive a error when I want to convert a pdf

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I’m running the latest version of nconvert and want to convert a pdf to a ppm file. But when I run nconvert I receive the following error:

nconvert -out ppm -truecolors test.pdf
** NCONVERT v4.79 (c) 1991-2007 Pierre-E Gougelet (May 16 2007/10:27:55) **
Version for Windows NT/9x/2000/Xp/Vista (All rights reserved)
** This is a freeware software (for non commercial use)

Error: Don't know how to read this picture (test.pdf)

Can anyone tell me what I doing wrong?
Greta

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Is there really no one who knows how to convert a PDF
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Greta wrote:Is there really no one who knows how to convert a PDF
You must install AFPL ghostscript
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I have installed GPL Ghostscript 8.56 (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm) but this makes no difference. Must I do something special after install this to get it work?
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Greta wrote:I have installed GPL Ghostscript 8.56 (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/GPL/gpl856.htm) but this makes no difference. Must I do something special after install this to get it work?
Are you on windows or linux?
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I'm using Windows
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Greta wrote:I'm using Windows
Perhaps try the AFPL version
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Hi,

Yes of course I can try this. Have you maybe the correct url to the AFPL
download.

Greatings Greta.
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Greta wrote:Hi,

Yes of course I can try this. Have you maybe the correct url to the AFPL
download.

Greatings Greta.
Here is:
http://mirror3.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ ... FPL/gs854/
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Ok thanks for the url, it works now. Only with some PDF files nconvert crash completely and the windows messages pop up to send a report to microsoft.
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Greta wrote:Ok thanks for the url, it works now. Only with some PDF files nconvert crash completely and the windows messages pop up to send a report to microsoft.
If you have a pdf that crash ncovnert, please send me it
Pierre.
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