Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
- Subject: Re: EPS to PDF Watch Folder Dilemma
- From: Bill Janssen <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:36 PST
- Comments: In-reply-to Alex Zavatone <email@hidden> message dated "Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:28:25 -0800."
Alex Zavatone <email@hidden> wrote:
> Using SIPS or Image Events, you should be able to modify my mess to save as pdf. I don't have time right now, but I could probably take up the challenge and write it tonight if you want to collaborate.
SIPS won't output PDF, though. And I'm not sure it will input EPS --
it's really about raster graphics.
Bill
>
> You up for it?
>
> Cheers,
> - Alex Zavatone
>
> On Mar 11, 2010, at 1:19 PM, Tom Langton wrote:
>
> > Look a little deeper ;)
> >
> > GhostScript is a kind of public domain PostScript rip. I convert pdf.s to
> > jpg.s all day long (using Lasso as middleware, on a Mac Mini).
> >
> > It's not at all pretty or directly applescriptable, but it is fast. Finding
> > just the right way to get the right version installed was a pain, but is
> > easily testable from the command line once installed. Test file I've used is
> > a little tiny postscript text file that instantly rips to jpg.
> >
> > Here's the link that spurred me on:
> > http://old.nabble.com/PDF-to-image...-tt16998740.html#a17003712
> >
> > Here's the how to:
> > http://ghostscript.com/doc/8.54/Use.htm
> >
> > Good luck with your project.
> >
> > Tom Langton
> >
> > On 3/11/10 12:44 PM, "Richard Lake" <email@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> 5. Thanks Tom, but it didn't really address my problem. Quick glimpse at
> >> Ghostscript tells me that it is for converting bitmap graphics/placed images
> >> and not vectored/scalable formats such as EPS; to PDF.
> >
>
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