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<h1 align=center>TIFF2PS</h1>
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<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
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<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
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<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
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<a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a><br>
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<a href="#EXAMPLES">EXAMPLES</a><br>
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<a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br>
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<a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br>
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<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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tiff2ps - convert a <small>TIFF</small> image to P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small></td></table>
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<a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
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<b>tiff2ps</b> [ <i>options</i> ] <i>input.tif
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<i>tiff2ps</i> reads <small>TIFF</small> images and writes P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> or Encapsulated P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> (EPS) on the
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standard output. By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> writes
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Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> for
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the first image in the specified <small>TIFF</small> image
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By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> will generate P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> that fills a
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printed area specified by the <small>TIFF</small> tags in
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the input file. If the file does not contain
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<i>XResolution</i> or <i>YResolution</i> tags, then the
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printed area is set according to the image dimensions. The
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<b>-w</b> and <b>-h</b> options (see below) can be used to
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set the dimensions of the printed area in inches; overriding
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any relevant <small>TIFF</small> tags.</td></table>
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The P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> generated
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for <small>RGB,</small> palette, and <small>CMYK</small>
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images uses the <i>colorimage</i> operator. The P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> generated for
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greyscale and bilevel images uses the <i>image</i> operator.
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When the <i>colorimage</i> operator is used, P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> code to emulate
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this operator on older P <small>OST</small> S
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<small>CRIPT</small> printers is also generated. Note that
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this emulation code can be very slow.</td></table>
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Color images with associated alpha data are composited over
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a white background.</td></table>
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<a name="OPTIONS"></a>
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<b>-1</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level 1
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(the default).</td></table>
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<b>-2</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level
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<b>-3</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level
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3. It basically allows one to use the /flateDecode filter
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for ZIP compressed TIFF images.</td></table>
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<b>-a</b></td></table>
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Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input
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<b>-b</b></td></table>
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Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches). This
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does not affect the height of the printed
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<b>-c</b></td></table>
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Center the image in the output. This option only shows an
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effect if both the -w and the -h option are
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<b>-d</b></td></table>
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Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the
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specified directory number. (NB: directories are numbered
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starting at zero.) This option is useful for selecting
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individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile)
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<b>-e</b></td></table>
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Force the generation of Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S
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<small>CRIPT</small> (implies -z).</td></table>
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<b>-h</b></td></table>
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Specify the vertical size of the printed area (in
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<b>-H</b></td></table>
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Specify the maximum height of image (in inches). Images with
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larger sizes will be splitted in several pages. Option
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<b>-L</b> may be used for specifying size of splitted images
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overlapping.</td></table>
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<b>-i</b></td></table>
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Enable/disable pixel interpolation. This option requires a
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single numeric value: zero to disable pixel interpolation
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and non-zero to enable. The default is enabled.</td></table>
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<b>-L</b></td></table>
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Specify the size of overlapping for splitted images (in
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<b>-l</b></td></table>
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Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This
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<b>-m</b></td></table>
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Where possible render using the <b>imagemask</b> P
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<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> operator instead
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of the image operator. When this option is specified
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<i>tiff2ps</i> will use <b>imagemask</b> for rendering 1 bit
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deep images. If this option is not specified or if the image
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depth is greater than 1 then the image operator is
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Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the
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Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) P
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Rotate image by 180 degrees.</td></table>
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Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input
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Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
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<b>-z</b></td></table>
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When generating P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small>
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Level 2, data is scaled so that it does not image into the
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<i>deadzone</i> on a page (the outer margin that the
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printing device is unable to mark). This option suppresses
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this behaviour. When P <small>OST</small> S
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<small>CRIPT</small> Level 1 is generated, data is imaged to
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the entire printed page and this option has no
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The following generates P <small>OST</small> S
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<small>CRIPT</small> Level 2 for all pages of a
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facsimile:</td></table>
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<pre>tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr
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Note also that if you have version 2.6.1 or newer of
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Ghostscript then you can efficiently preview facsimile
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generated with the above command.</td></table>
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To generate Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S
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<small>CRIPT</small> for a the image at directory 2 of an
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<pre>tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif
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If you have a long image, it may be splitted in several
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<pre>tiff2ps -h11 -w8.5 -H14 -L.5 foo.tif > foo.ps
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The page size is set to 8.5x11 by <b>-w</b> and <b>-h</b>
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options. We will accept a small amount of vertical
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compression, so <b>-H</b> set to 14. Any pages between 11
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and 14 inches will be fit onto one page. Pages longer than
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14 inches are cut off at 11 and continued on the next page.
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The <b>-L.5</b> option says to repeat a half inch on the
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next page (to improve readability).</td></table>
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Because P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> does not
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support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit palette images
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produce 24-bit P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small>
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images. 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. Matters are even
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worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit palette images.</td></table>
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Does not handle tiled images when generating PS Level I
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<i>pal2rgb</i>(1), <i>tiffinfo</i>(1), <i>tiffcp</i>(1),
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<i>tiffgt</i>(1), <i>tiffmedian</i>(1), <i>tiff2bw</i>(1),
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