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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Calum on 10 November 2002, 20:33

Title: How do I extract images from a PDF to a real image file?
Post by: Calum on 10 November 2002, 20:33

hello,
My girlfriend has been sent a press release and some images for a review she is writing, and the guy has sent the image as a PDF. Yes well. So what i want to know is, does anybody know an easy way to convert this into a real image? I found some utilities for windows, mostly wanting $60 for the privelege of allowing me to do this.

Will i have to use ksnapshot to take pictures of the bits (it's bigger than one screen) and then gimp them all together, or is there an easier way?

thanks in advance.

Title: How do I extract images from a PDF to a real image file?
Post by: black_angel2 on 11 November 2002, 08:01

depends what program you use to view the pdf most will let you copy and paste the image eg preview and acrobat (reader as well there's an icon on the bar that lets you select things).

Title: How do I extract images from a PDF to a real image file?
Post by: Calum on 12 November 2002, 15:38

wow! i never knew that! well we have got gv and xpdf installed, and can use either, also i have an old version of acrobat reader from 2001 that i can install (but i don't really want to since i have both those other two already).

I did just take a screenshot of it in the end, but thanks for your response and i will poke about in the menus of gv and xpdf to see what they have there, for future reference.