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Hi Ekkard,

I can't tell you too much about tiff2ps.  In looking at the man page,
there is a -c option to center the image on the page if you provide it
with -w and -h options for width and height.

If you are using HylaFAX, then if you want to use libtiff with version
greater than 3.6 then I think you need to get a patch for either HylaFAX
or libtiff from HylaFAX.  Search for "HylaFAX libtiff 3.6.1".  I don't use
HylaFAX so I can't tell you much more about it, although I could continue
indefinitely, but I think the issue is about the Group III fax coding.
Anyways from what I understand there is a patch for one of HylaFAX or
libtiff to enable working with the current versions of libtiff and HylaFAX
together.

http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483
http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500

If you use the current version of libtiff then you could use tiff2pdf to
go directly to PDF, it's efficient.  I tried it on your sample image, it
places the fax image on the center of the page.  You can set the page size
or width and height.  The tiff2pdf program does not have the tiff2ps
option to split an image onto several pages, for example an extended fax
page.  The tiff2pdf might have added an option for fax detection based
upon the resolutions 204 x 196 or 204 x 98, but the page length is
variable, there are some standard dimensions of the fax pages, and they
vary.  If you need it immediately you could enlist me for commercial
support of the freeware, MIT-style license, tiff2pdf from libtiff.  Also
I'll be happy to do that.

There are some fine commercial products that might solve your problem, and
add thumbnails, linearization, annotations, and encryption, for example
DaVince's or FastIO's tiff2pdf, at least one of which uses libtiff, or my
own ImagePDF software, which uses libtiff, or any of the dozens of other
TIFF to PDF programs available freely or for money, some few of which run
on non-Windows platforms.

I'm not sure what the status is on the HylaFAX <-> libtiff compatibility.
It is unclear.

You can use the -c option to center the image on the page with dimensions
set with the -h and -w options in inches using tiff2ps.

Regards,

Ross F.


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	LibTiff Mailing List TIFF and LibTiff Mailing List Archive August 2004 Previous Thread Next Thread Previous by Thread Next by Thread Previous by Date Next by Date Contact The TIFF Mailing List Homepage This list is run by Frank Warmerdam Archive maintained by AWare Systems	Thread 2004.08.26 17:19 "tiff2ps converts short faxes to bottom of a letter", by Ekkard Gerlach 2004.08.26 19:27 "Re: tiff2ps converts short faxes to bottom of a letter", by Ross A Finlayson 2004.08.26 21:43 "Re: tiff2ps converts short faxes to bottom of a letter", by Ekkard Gerlach 2004.08.26 19:27 "Re: tiff2ps converts short faxes to bottom of a letter", by Ross A Finlayson Hi Ekkard, I can't tell you too much about tiff2ps. In looking at the man page, there is a -c option to center the image on the page if you provide it with -w and -h options for width and height. If you are using HylaFAX, then if you want to use libtiff with version greater than 3.6 then I think you need to get a patch for either HylaFAX or libtiff from HylaFAX. Search for "HylaFAX libtiff 3.6.1". I don't use HylaFAX so I can't tell you much more about it, although I could continue indefinitely, but I think the issue is about the Group III fax coding. Anyways from what I understand there is a patch for one of HylaFAX or libtiff to enable working with the current versions of libtiff and HylaFAX together. http://bugzilla.remotesensing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483 http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500 If you use the current version of libtiff then you could use tiff2pdf to go directly to PDF, it's efficient. I tried it on your sample image, it places the fax image on the center of the page. You can set the page size or width and height. The tiff2pdf program does not have the tiff2ps option to split an image onto several pages, for example an extended fax page. The tiff2pdf might have added an option for fax detection based upon the resolutions 204 x 196 or 204 x 98, but the page length is variable, there are some standard dimensions of the fax pages, and they vary. If you need it immediately you could enlist me for commercial support of the freeware, MIT-style license, tiff2pdf from libtiff. Also I'll be happy to do that. There are some fine commercial products that might solve your problem, and add thumbnails, linearization, annotations, and encryption, for example DaVince's or FastIO's tiff2pdf, at least one of which uses libtiff, or my own ImagePDF software, which uses libtiff, or any of the dozens of other TIFF to PDF programs available freely or for money, some few of which run on non-Windows platforms. I'm not sure what the status is on the HylaFAX <-> libtiff compatibility. It is unclear. You can use the -c option to center the image on the page with dimensions set with the -h and -w options in inches using tiff2ps. Regards, Ross F.

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