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TIFF2PS

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NAME
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SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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OPTIONS
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EXAMPLES
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BUGS
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SEE ALSO
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NAME

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tiff2ps − convert a <small>TIFF</small> image to

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PostScript™

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SYNOPSIS

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tiff2ps [ options ] input.tif

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DESCRIPTION

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tiff2ps reads <small>TIFF</small> images and

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writes PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) on the
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standard output. By default, tiff2ps writes
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Encapsulated PostScript for the first image in the specified
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<small>TIFF</small> image file.

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By default, tiff2ps will generate PostScript that

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fills a printed area specified by the <small>TIFF</small>
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tags in the input file. If the file does not contain
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XResolution or YResolution tags, then the
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printed area is set according to the image dimensions. The
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−w and −h options (see below) can
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be used to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches;
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overriding any relevant <small>TIFF</small> tags.

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The PostScript generated for <small>RGB,</small> palette,

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and <small>CMYK</small> images uses the colorimage
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operator. The PostScript generated for greyscale and bilevel
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images uses the image operator. When the
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colorimage operator is used, PostScript code to
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emulate this operator on older PostScript printers is also
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generated. Note that this emulation code can be very
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slow.

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Color images with associated alpha data are composited

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over a white background.

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OPTIONS

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−1

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Generate PostScript Level 1 (the default).

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−2

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Generate PostScript Level 2.

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−3

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Generate PostScript Level 3. It basically allows one to

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use the /flateDecode filter for ZIP compressed TIFF
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images.

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−8

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Disable use of ASCII85 encoding with PostScript Level 2/3.

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−a

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Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input

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file.

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−b

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Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches).

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This does not affect the height of the printed image.

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−c

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Center the image in the output. This option only shows

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an effect if both the −w and the
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−h option are given.

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−C

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Specify the document creator name.

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−d

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Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the

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specified directory number. (NB: Directories are numbered
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starting at zero.) This option is useful for selecting
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individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file.

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−D

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Enable duplex printing (two pages per sheet of paper).

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−e

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Force the generation of Encapsulated PostScript (implies

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−z).

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−h

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Specify the vertical size of the printed area (in

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−H

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Specify the maximum height of image (in inches). Images

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with larger sizes will be split in several pages. Option
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−L may be used for specifying size of split
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images overlapping.

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−i

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Enable/disable pixel interpolation. This option requires

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a single numeric value: zero to disable pixel interpolation
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and non-zero to enable. The default is enabled.

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−L

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Specify the size of overlapping for split images (in

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inches). Used in conjunction with −H and −W
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options.

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−l

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Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This

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does not affect the width of the printed image.

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−m

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Where possible render using the imagemask

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PostScript operator instead of the image operator.
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When this option is specified tiff2ps will use
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imagemask for rendering 1 bit deep images. If this
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option is not specified or if the image depth is greater
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than 1 then the image operator is used.

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−o

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Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the

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<small>IFD</small> at the specified file offset. This option
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is useful for selecting thumbnail images and the like which
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are hidden using the SubIFD tag.

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−O

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Write PostScript to specified file instead of standard output.

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−p

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Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated)

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PostScript.

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−P

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Set optional PageOrientation DSC comment to Landscape or Portrait.

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−r

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Rotate image by 180 degrees.

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−s

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Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input

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−t

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Specify the document title string.

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−T

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Print pages for top edge binding.

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−w

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Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in

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−W

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Specify the maximum width of image (in inches). Images

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−L may be used for specifying size of split
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images overlapping.

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−x

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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as

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centimeters.

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−y

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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as

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−z

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When generating PostScript Level 2, data is scaled so

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that it does not image into the deadzone on a page
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(the outer margin that the printing device is unable to
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mark). This option suppresses this behavior. When PostScript
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Level 1 is generated, data is imaged to the entire printed
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page and this option has no affect.

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EXAMPLES

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The following generates PostScript Level 2 for all pages

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of a facsimile:

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tiff2ps −a2 fax.tif | lpr
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Note also that if you have version 2.6.1 or newer of

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Ghostscript then you can efficiently preview facsimile
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generated with the above command.

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To generate Encapsulated PostScript for a the image at

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directory 2 of an image use:

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tiff2ps −d 1 foo.tif
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(Notice that directories are numbered starting at

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zero.)

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If you have a long image, it may be split in several

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pages:

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tiff2ps −h11 −w8.5 −H14 −L.5 foo.tif > foo.ps
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The page size is set to 8.5x11 by −w and

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−h options. We will accept a small amount of
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vertical compression, so −H set to 14. Any
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pages between 11 and 14 inches will be fit onto one page.
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Pages longer than 14 inches are cut off at 11 and continued
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on the next page. The −L.5 option says to
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repeat a half inch on the next page (to improve
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readability).

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BUGS

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Because PostScript does not support the notion of a

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colormap, 8-bit palette images produce 24-bit PostScript
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images. This conversion results in output that is six times
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bigger than the original image and which takes a long time
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to send to a printer over a serial line. Matters are even
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worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit palette images.

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Does not handle tiled images when generating PostScript

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Level I output.

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SEE ALSO

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pal2rgb(1), tiffinfo(1), tiffcp(1),

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tiffgt(1), tiffmedian(1), tiff2bw(1),
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tiffsv(1), libtiff(3)

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Libtiff library home page:

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http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/

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