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.\" $Id: tiff2ps.1,v 1.8 2005/11/02 11:07:19 dron Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
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.\" Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
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.TH TIFF2PS 1 "November 2, 2005" "libtiff"
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images and writes \*(Ps or Encapsulated \*(Ps (EPS)
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on the standard output.
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writes Encapsulated \*(Ps for the first image in the specified
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will generate \*(Ps that fills a printed area specified
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tags in the input file.
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If the file does not contain
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tags, then the printed area is set according to the image dimensions.
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can be used to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches;
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overriding any relevant
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The \*(Ps generated for
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The \*(Ps generated for
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greyscale and bilevel images
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operator is used, \*(Ps code to emulate this operator
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on older \*(Ps printers is also generated.
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Note that this emulation code can be very slow.
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Color images with associated alpha data are composited over
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Generate \*(Ps Level 1 (the default).
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Generate \*(Ps Level 2.
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Generate \*(Ps Level 3. It basically allows one to use the /flateDecode
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filter for ZIP compressed TIFF images.
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Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input file.
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Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches). This does not affect
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the height of the printed image.
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Center the image in the output. This option only shows an effect if both
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the -w and the -h option are given.
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directory to the specified directory number.
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(NB: directories are numbered starting at zero.)
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This option is useful for selecting individual pages in a
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multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file.
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Force the generation of Encapsulated \*(Ps (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
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be split in several pages. Option
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may be used for specifying size of split images overlapping.
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Enable/disable pixel interpolation. This option requires a
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single numeric value: zero to disable pixel interpolation and
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non-zero to enable. The default is enabled.
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Specify the size of overlapping for split images (in inches). Used in
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Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This does not affect
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the width of the printed image.
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Where possible render using the
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\*(Ps operator instead of the image operator. When this option is specified
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for rendering 1 bit deep images. If this option is not specified
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or if the image depth is greater than 1 then the image operator
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at the specified file offset.
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This option is useful for selecting thumbnail images and the
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like which are hidden using the SubIFD tag.
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Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) \*(Ps.
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Rotate image by 180 degrees.
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Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input file.
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Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in inches).
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as centimeters.
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as inches.
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When generating \*(Ps Level 2, data is scaled so that it does not
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on a page (the outer margin that the printing device is unable to mark).
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This option suppresses this behavior.
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When \*(Ps Level 1 is generated, data is imaged to the entire printed
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page and this option has no affect.
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The following generates \*(Ps 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
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can efficiently preview facsimile generated with the above command.
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To generate Encapsulated \*(Ps for a the image at directory 2
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(notice that directories are numbered starting at zero.)
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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
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options. We will accept a small amount of vertical compression, so
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set to 14. Any pages between 11 and 14 inches will be fit onto one page.
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Pages longer than 14 inches are cut off at 11 and continued on the next
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option says to repeat a half inch on the next page (to improve readability).
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Because \*(Ps does not support the notion of a colormap,
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8-bit palette images produce 24-bit \*(Ps images.
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This conversion results in output that is six times
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bigger than the original image and which takes a long time
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to send to a printer over a serial line.
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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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Libtiff library home page:
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.BR http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/