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!!NAME
-pstoimg - Convert a PostScript file to a bitmap image using Ghostscript and the Netpbm utilities
+pstoimg - Convert a !
PostScript file to a bitmap image using Ghostscript and the Netpbm utilities
!!SYNOPSIS
__pstoimg -help -version__
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@
__-geometry__ ''X''x''Y''
-Render only this ``window'' of the PostScript file. If
+Render only this ``window'' of the !
PostScript file. If
given, this option can dramatically reduce memory
requirements and speed up conversion. The geometry is
automatically detected in case of EPS files
-(Encapsulated PostScript).
+(Encapsulated !
PostScript).
__-interlaced__
@@ -170,20 +170,20 @@
__-multipage__
-Process a multi-page PostScript file, i.e. create an
+Process a multi-page !
PostScript file, i.e. create an
individual bitmap for every page. The resulting files are
numbered: The decimal number (starting with 1) is appended
-to the basename of the PostScript input file (or the
+to the basename of the !
PostScript input file (or the
basename of the filename specified with __-out__), while
keeping the extension.
__-out__ ''file''
-The file where to write the bitmap. If multiple PostScript
+The file where to write the bitmap. If multiple !
PostScript
files are supplied on the command line, this option is
ignored. The bitmap type extension is appended automatically
if ''file'' does not contain a dot. In connection with
__-multipage__ ''file'' is extended by the page number
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@
__-white__
-Remove TeX's page color information from the PostScript file
+Remove TeX's page color information from the !
PostScript file
before converting so that a white background is
used.
!!DESCRIPTION
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@
format. The bitmaps can now be included e.g. in
WWW pages.
-The PostScript file is converted as is. If a valid bounding
+The !
PostScript file is converted as is. If a valid bounding
box is found ( EPS format), then only this
area is converted. The image is ''not'' cropped by
default.
!!RETURN VALUE
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@
pstoimg -multi -out bar -type gif -crop a
foo.ps
-Consider foo.ps a multiple page PostScript file and create
+Consider foo.ps a multiple page !
PostScript file and create
output files bar1.gif, bar2.gif, etc.
!!ENVIRONMENT
@@ -399,18 +399,18 @@
ppmtogif, pnmtopng, giftool, giftrans.
!!NOTES
-Several people have suggested to use ImageMagick's convert
+Several people have suggested to use !
ImageMagick's convert
instead of pstoimg. A few comments on this: convert uses (of
-course) Ghostscript for conversion of PostScript to bitmap,
+course) Ghostscript for conversion of !
PostScript to bitmap,
so one still needs gs. And for the special requirements of
LaTeX2HTML convert's features are not sufficient. The
-ImageMagick toolset has everything in place, but it has some
+!
ImageMagick toolset has everything in place, but it has some
overhead that can prove killing when processing some 100
images. pstoimg only does what it really has to, so it
should be quite efficient. Don't get me wrong - I like
-ImageMagick, but not in the context of
+!
ImageMagick, but not in the context of
LaTeX2HTML.
!!CAVEATS