Convert PDF to JPG

[radowney]

What is best way to batch convert PDF files to JPG's?

[ziggy53]

What is best way to batch convert PDF files to JPG's?

Welcome to the Digital Grin.

What computer platform?

[Bob_A]

What is best way to batch convert PDF files to JPG's?

Do you have Photoshop? If you do it's pretty easy to create an action for batch processing the images.

[radowney]

Welcome to the Digital Grin.

What computer platform?

Using Elements 6 on WinXP

[ziggy53]

You might try "SK Image Printer".

http://www.sharewareplaza.com/SkPrinter-download_35709.html

While not perfect for your request, it prints to BMP format, it can create files easily converted to JPG.

Basically, it's a virtual print driver and installs the same as any printer. You would install the driver, load your PDF into Acrobat Reader, print from Acrobat using the "SK Image Printer" to a BMP file or group of files, then use a graphics converter to create JPGs or whatever (assuming the BMPs don't work for you.

At any rate, "SK Image Printer" is freeware as is Irfanview which you could use for the image conversion. I tried the driver and it works with a few caveats:

1. Text looks fine
2. No choice for resolution. What it produces might work for your application or might not.
3. Images print in B&W, not very high quality.
4. It prints all files to 'Windows\Temp and without a BMP suffix. You have to manually rename or use more software.

Cheap to try. There are other virtual print drivers out there, but this was the only free one I could find and therefore test.

http://www.IrfanView.com

[radowney]

You might try "SK Image Printer".

http://www.sharewareplaza.com/SkPrinter-download_35709.html

While not perfect for your request, it prints to BMP format, it can create files easily converted to JPG.

Basically, it's a virtual print driver and installs the same as any printer. You would install the driver, load your PDF into Acrobat Reader, print from Acrobat using the "SK Image Printer" to a BMP file or group of files, then use a graphics converter to create JPGs or whatever (assuming the BMPs don't work for you.

At any rate, "SK Image Printer" is freeware as is Irfanview which you could use for the image conversion. I tried the driver and it works with a few caveats:

1. Text looks fine
2. No choice for resolution. What it produces might work for your application or might not.
3. Images print in B&W, not very high quality.
4. It prints all files to 'Windows\Temp and without a BMP suffix. You have to manually rename or use more software.

Cheap to try. There are other virtual print drivers out there, but this was the only free one I could find and therefore test.

http://www.IrfanView.com

Tried several virtual printers, but none of them will handle batches. Have about 300 PDF's to convert to JPG's. Any other suggestions?

[ziggy53]

Tried several virtual printers, but none of them will handle batches. Have about 300 PDF's to convert to JPG's. Any other suggestions?

Perhaps it's time to know more about your project.

Do you have access to the source of the PDFs? (If they are generated from another software like Word or Quark, for instance.)

Is this a one time project or will you have to do the conversions on a regular basis? If a regular basis, how often?

Is there a budget for the project?

What are your quality and size expectations?

Color and if so, what color accuracy and color system?

About how many total output image files do you anticipate will be generated?

What time frame for the conversion?

How will the JPGs be used?

It may be possible to use a lateral approach to the problem so please elaborate as much as possible so we can understand the problems and goals of the project.

[DavidTO]

radowney,

I moved your thread to Finishing School, since Technique is about shooting technique--in camera techniques. :thumb

[ziggy53]

radowney,

I moved your thread to Finishing School, since Technique is about shooting technique--in camera techniques. :thumb

Thanks David. :thumb

[jdryan3]

If you open the PDFs in Acrobat (not just the reader), you can do a 'Save As...' and select the file type as jpeg (default is PDF)
It will even take a multi-page PDF and turn each page into a jpeg. I just did it with an 88 page HP CP1700 printer manual and it took a whole 1 minute to do.

[ziggy53]

If you open the PDFs in Acrobat (not just the reader), you can do a 'Save As...' and select the file type as jpeg (default is PDF)
It will even take a multi-page PDF and turn each page into a jpeg. I just did it with an 88 page HP CP1700 printer manual and it took a whole 1 minute to do.

Ah thanks, I had forgotten. Yes, if you have what used to be called "Acrobat Distiller" and includes the full version of Acrobat you can also batch files, as well as the "SaveAs" JPG files. That should be the most expeditious method.

I'm not sure that Acrobat 8 Standard has that feature now, but I'll bet Acrobat 8 Professional does have it for sure.

[radowney]

If you open the PDFs in Acrobat (not just the reader), you can do a 'Save As...' and select the file type as jpeg (default is PDF)
It will even take a multi-page PDF and turn each page into a jpeg. I just did it with an 88 page HP CP1700 printer manual and it took a whole 1 minute to do.
Thanks for all the input on this task.

Getting Adobe Acrobat Professional at $449 is overkill for this project.

Found a little program for $40 that works just fine. It can convert a whole folder in a matter of minutes. Found at http://www.pdfimagemagic.com/. (http://www.pdfimagemagic.com/)

[ziggy53]

Thanks for all the input on this task.

Getting Adobe Acrobat Professional at $449 is overkill for this project.

Found a little program for $40 that works just fine. It can convert a whole folder in a matter of minutes. Found at http://www.pdfimagemagic.com/. (http://www.pdfimagemagic.com/)

Thanks for reporting back with what works. :thumb

I'm sure there are other folks this could help.

[Juergen D]

I guess I am a little late for the party, but batch conversion from PDF to JPG can be done with Elements 5, using Process Multiple Files. I would assume PSE6 has that functionality, too.

Juergen

[radowney]

I guess I am a little late for the party, but batch conversion from PDF to JPG can be done with Elements 5, using Process Multiple Files. I would assume PSE6 has that functionality, too.

Juergen

Juergen, you are right, it does work in PSE6.

However, the Process Multiple Files command does not work on multiple page files. All of my PDF's are 10 pages or more

[radowney]

Thanks for all the input on this task.

Getting Adobe Acrobat Professional at $449 is overkill for this project.

Found a little program for $40 that works just fine. It can convert a whole folder in a matter of minutes. Found at http://www.pdfimagemagic.com/.

Found another way to do it. Using SnagIt Screen Capture from http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp. (http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp.)

Rather than converting all the PDF's to JPEG'S, I can view the files and just capture the ones I need and save as JPG's.

Very usefull program, used it several other times already.

[Juergen D]

Rather than converting all the PDF's to JPEG'S, I can view the files and just capture the ones I need and save as JPG's.

That you could do also with Adobe Reader. Open the PDF and click on Select Image, left click on it and then right click and >Copy to Clipboard.

Juergen

[radowney]

That you could do also with Adobe Reader. Open the PDF and click on Select Image, left click on it and then right click and >Copy to Clipboard.

Juergen

How do you get it from the clipboard to a JPG file??

[Juergen D]

You open your graphics software and open or paste it. In Photoshop Elements it goes via >File >New >Image from Clipboard. In IrfanView you can just hit the Paste button. After that you can save the image in any format.

Juergen

[omay]

I think you need a tool like converter. Recommend you this pdf to jpeg converter at http://www.pdftojpeg.biz/. you can download and use it freely!