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1996.11.14 16:10 "Re: Tiff G4 to PDF ?", by Helge Blischke
Dominique Schmit wrote: > > [ cross-posted to tiff and ImageMagick lists. Apologies for any inconvenients ] > > Hello, > I need to convert tiff images already in CCITT group 4 (or T6) compressed > form to PDF > (like Capture, without any OCR). > ImageMagick's convert does the job, but decompress and does not recompress > with group 4 > compression. > libtiff's tiff2ps produces PostScript Level 2 output (and so uses group 4 > encoding > if applicable), but not directly PDF. > Has anyone already a solution to my problem (with source code, as I need to > integrate the > process in one of our application) ? > I think tiff2ps is a good place to start, but before coding I sure prefer > benefiting > from others' experience. > > Best regards from France. > Dominique SCHMIT > CEA - Direction de l'Information Scientifique et Technique As far as I know, Ghostscript 4.0.x is able to write PDF, but I have not been able to test this (I'd have to clone myself to do all I want). Hope this hint may help you. Regards, Helge Blischke