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ChiefPDF to Image Converter Command Line - User Manual


	Overview
	Getting Started
	Command Parameters
	Registration
	License

Overview

ChiefPDF PDF to Image Converter is a powerful easy-to-use pdf converter tool, it does not need any acrobat software suppor, it can batch convert pdf files to image files quickly and supports all versions of pdf(v1.1~v1.6). It supports the fast, affordable way to create professional-quality image format files, it can convert to almost all popular image format, such as TIF/TIFF, JPG/JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PCX, EMF and WMF image formats.

	Batch convert pdf file(s) to image file(s) quality.
	Support all version of pdf (v1.0 ~ v1.7).
	Support multifarious image format,such as tiff, jpg, bmp, gif, png, pcx, emf, wmf etc.
	Support multi-page image files.
	Support multifarious image compressions, such as CCITT G3, CCITT G4, RLE, PACKBITS, JPEG and LZW etc.
	Support true color, grayscale and black/white image formats.
	Support to custom resolution for result image file(s).
	Auto optimizational image to create high good quality image file(s).
	Drag and drop of files.
	It can preview result file(s) after converted.
	Preserve original document layout.
	Easy-to-use interface, after adding pdf file(s) and setting options, you can only to do is click the button "Start Working".
	Support Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP, Windows vista and Window 7.

Getting Started

	How to use this video converter?
	The following will show you a step by step guide to complete the conversion task.
	At first, you must download the converter "ChiefPDF PDF to Image Converter Command Line " from our website.

Usage:

pdf2image-cmd.exe

<-i <"input file/dir" > [page expression] > [-i <"inpu file/dir"> [page expression]-i ... ]>
[-o <"output directory" >]
[-p <password >]
[-f <image format >]
[-c <color depth >]
[-x <horizontal resolution >]
[-y <vertical resolution >]
[-q <jpeg compression quality >]
[-e <tiff compression mode >]
[-g] [-m] [-h]

Note:

<> --- required parameter.

[ ] --- optional parameter.

Quick to use ChiefPDF Pdf to Image Converter Command Line.

	pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf"	Convert the pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" with default settings.
	pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f bmp	Convert the pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to bitmap format images and saved in the directory "c:\out".
	pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m -e jpeg -q 80	Convert the pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to multi-page tiff format image and saved in the directory "c:\out".

Command Parameters

(1) -i <"input file/dir"> [page expression]

Source pdf file or directory which contains pdf file(s). The application supports converting any pages of source pdf file to image format files by using page expression. For more information reference to the following table.

Page Expression	Description
5-12	Extract pages 5 through 12.
-3	Extract pages 1 through 3 .
5-	Extract pages 5 through end.
11,15-21,5-18,30-	Extract pages 11 ,15 through 21, 5 through 18 and 30 through end.

for example:
pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" 3-12,21-31 -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m -e lzw
Extracting pages 3 through 12, 21 through 31 of the pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf", converting them to multi-page tiff format image and saved in the directory "c:\out".

(2) -o <"output directory" >

Setting destination directory to output image files, default same as input source directory.

(3) -p <password >

Setting password for restricted pdf file.

(4) -f <image format >

Setting result image format, the application supports almost all popular image format, such as TIF/TIFF, JPG/JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PCX, EMF and WMF image formats.

Parameter Value	Description
tif or tiff	TIF/TIFF format image.
jpg or jpeg	JPG/JPEG format image.
bmp	BMP format image.
gif	GIF format image.
png	PNG format image.
pcx	PCX format image.
emf	EMF format image.
wmf	WMF format image.

for example:
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f png
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to png format images and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to multi-page tiff format image and saved in the directory "c:\out".

(5) -c <color depth >

Setting color depth of result images, the application supports four kinds of color depth, such as 1bit (black/white), 4bits (16 colors), 8bits (256 colors) and 24bits (true colors). But not all image formats support all color depths, for more information reference to the following table.

Image Format	Supported color depth
tif/tiff	1bit, 4bits, 8btis, 24bits
jpg/ jpeg	8bits grayscale, 24bits
bmp	1bit, 4bits, 8btis, 24bits
gif	1bit, 4bits, 8btis
png	1bit, 4bits, 8btis, 24bits
pcx	1bit, 4bits, 8btis, 24bits

for example:
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f bmp -c 1
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to black/white bmp format images and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -c 1 -e g3
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to black/white tiff format images with CCITT Group 3 compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m -c 24 -e jpeg -q 80
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to 24 bits true colors multi-page tiff format image with jpeg compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".

(6) -x <horizontal resolution>

Setting horizontal resolution.
The application supports horizontal and vertical DPI(dots percent inch). A larger DPI value generates a higher quality image, but also will make the size of the image file larger. On the other hand, a lower DPI value generates files of smaller size, but the image is also of lower quality. The software supports from 72 to 600 DPI, default is 100 DPI.

(7) -y <vertical resolution>

Setting vertical resolution. For more information reference to the command "-x".

(8) -q <jpeg compression quality>

Setting compression quality from 1 to 100 for lossy compression types. Default is 75.
for example:
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f jpeg -q 80
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to 80% compression quality jpeg format images and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m -g -e jpeg -q 80
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to grayscale multi-page tiff format image with jpeg compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".

(9) -e <tiff compression mode>

Setting the tiff compression mode. The application supports multifarious compression type, such as CCITT Group 3, CCITT Group 4, RLE, PACKBITS, JPEG and LZW etc.

Parameter Value	Description
none	none compression mode
jpg or jpeg	JPEG compression mode
lzw	LZW compression mode
packbits	PACKBITS compression mode
rle	RLE compression mode
g3	CCITT Group 3 compression mode
g4	CCITT Group 4 compression mode

Each kind of color depth has corresponding compression modes toward tiff format image, the following table indicates the corresponding relation between tiff compression modes and color depth.

Tiff Color Depth	Supported compression modes
1bit (black/white)	LZW, CCITT Group 3, CCITT Group 4, RLE
4bits (16 colors)	LZW, PACKBITS
8bits (256 colors)	LZW, PACKBITS, JPEG (only grayscale)
24bits true colors	LZW, PACKBITS, JPEG

for example:
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -c 1 -e rle
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to black/white tiff format format images with RLE compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -c 24 -e lzw
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to 24bits true colors tiff format format images with LZW compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".
        pdf2image-cmd.exe -i "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" -o "c:\out" -f tiff -m -g -c 8 -e jpeg -q 80
       Converting pdf file "c:\pdfs\test.pdf" to multi-page grayscale tiff format image with jpeg compression mode and saved in the directory "c:\out".

(10) -m

Setting multi-page tiff format image.

(11) -g

Setting grayscale format image. Only two kinds of color depths image format, 4bits (16 colors) and 8bits (256 colors), can be setup in grayscale.

(12) -h

Open user manual.

(13) -r AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA

Registering the application.

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