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<h1 align=center>TIFF2PS</h1>
<a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br>
<a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br>
<a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br>
<a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a><br>
<a href="#EXAMPLES">EXAMPLES</a><br>
<a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br>
<a href="#BUGS">BUGS</a><br>
<a href="#SEE ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br>
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<h2>NAME</h2>
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<p>tiff2ps &minus; convert a <small>TIFF</small> image to
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<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<p><b>tiff2ps</b> [ <i>options</i> ] <i>input.tif
...</i></p>
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p><i>tiff2ps</i> reads <small>TIFF</small> images and
writes or Encapsulated (EPS) on the standard output. By
default, <i>tiff2ps</i> writes Encapsulated for the first
image in the specified <small>TIFF</small> image file.</p>
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<p>By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> will generate that fills a
printed area specified by the <small>TIFF</small> tags in
the input file. If the file does not contain
<i>XResolution</i> or <i>YResolution</i> tags, then the
printed area is set according to the image dimensions. The
<b>&minus;w</b> and <b>&minus;h</b> options (see below) can
be used to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches;
overriding any relevant <small>TIFF</small> tags.</p>
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<p>The generated for <small>RGB,</small> palette, and
<small>CMYK</small> images uses the <i>colorimage</i>
operator. The generated for greyscale and bilevel images
uses the <i>image</i> operator. When the <i>colorimage</i>
operator is used, code to emulate this operator on older
printers is also generated. Note that this emulation code
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<p>Color images with associated alpha data are composited
over a white background.</p>
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<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<p><b>&minus;1</b></p>
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<p>Generate Level 1 (the default).</p>
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<p><b>&minus;2</b></p>
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<p>Generate Level 2.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;3</b></p>
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<p>Generate Level 3. It basically allows one to use the
/flateDecode filter for ZIP compressed TIFF images.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;a</b></p>
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<p>Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input
file.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;b</b></p>
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<p>Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches).
This does not affect the height of the printed image.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;c</b></p>
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<p>Center the image in the output. This option only shows
an effect if both the -w and the -h option are given.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;d</b></p>
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<p>Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the
specified directory number. (NB: directories are numbered
starting at zero.) This option is useful for selecting
individual pages in a multi-page (e.g. facsimile) file.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;e</b></p>
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<p>Force the generation of Encapsulated (implies -z).</p>
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<p><b>&minus;h</b></p>
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<p>Specify the vertical size of the printed area (in
inches).</p>
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<p><b>&minus;H</b></p>
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<td width="5%"></td>
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<p>Specify the maximum height of image (in inches). Images
with larger sizes will be split in several pages. Option
<b>&minus;L</b> may be used for specifying size of split
images overlapping.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;i</b></p>
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<p>Enable/disable pixel interpolation. This option requires
a single numeric value: zero to disable pixel interpolation
and non-zero to enable. The default is enabled.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;L</b></p>
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<p>Specify the size of overlapping for split images (in
inches). Used in conjunction with <b>&minus;H</b>
option.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;l</b></p>
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<p>Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This
does not affect the width of the printed image.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;m</b></p>
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<p>Where possible render using the <b>imagemask</b>
operator instead of the image operator. When this option is
specified <i>tiff2ps</i> will use <b>imagemask</b> for
rendering 1 bit deep images. If this option is not specified
or if the image depth is greater than 1 then the image
operator is used.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;o</b></p>
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<p>Set the initial <small>TIFF</small> directory to the
<small>IFD</small> at the specified file offset. This option
is useful for selecting thumbnail images and the like which
are hidden using the SubIFD tag.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;p</b></p>
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<p>Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) .</p>
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<p><b>&minus;r</b></p>
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<p>Rotate image by 180 degrees.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;s</b></p>
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<p>Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input
file.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;w</b></p>
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<p>Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in
inches).</p>
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<p><b>&minus;x</b></p>
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<p>Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
centimeters.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;y</b></p>
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<p>Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
inches.</p>
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<p><b>&minus;z</b></p>
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<p>When generating Level 2, data is scaled so that it does
not image into the <i>deadzone</i> on a page (the outer
margin that the printing device is unable to mark). This
option suppresses this behavior. When Level 1 is generated,
data is imaged to the entire printed page and this option
has no affect.</p>
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<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
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<p>The following generates Level 2 for all pages of a
facsimile:</p></td>
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<pre>tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr
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<p>Note also that if you have version 2.6.1 or newer of
Ghostscript then you can efficiently preview facsimile
generated with the above command.</p>
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<p>To generate Encapsulated for a the image at directory 2
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<pre>tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif
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<p>(notice that directories are numbered starting at
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<p>If you have a long image, it may be split in several
pages:</p></td>
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<pre>tiff2ps -h11 -w8.5 -H14 -L.5 foo.tif &gt; foo.ps
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<p>The page size is set to 8.5x11 by <b>&minus;w</b> and
<b>&minus;h</b> options. We will accept a small amount of
vertical compression, so <b>&minus;H</b> set to 14. Any
pages between 11 and 14 inches will be fit onto one page.
Pages longer than 14 inches are cut off at 11 and continued
on the next page. The <b>&minus;L.5</b> option says to
repeat a half inch on the next page (to improve
readability).</p>
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<h2>BUGS</h2>
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<p>Because does not support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit
palette images produce 24-bit images. This conversion
results in output that is six times bigger than the original
image and which takes a long time to send to a printer over
a serial line. Matters are even worse for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit
palette images.</p>
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<h2>BUGS</h2>
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<p>Does not handle tiled images when generating PS Level I
output.</p>
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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<p><b>pal2rgb</b>(1), <b>tiffinfo</b>(1), <b>tiffcp</b>(1),
<b>tiffgt</b>(1), <b>tiffmedian</b>(1), <b>tiff2bw</b>(1),
<b>tiffsv</b>(1), <b>libtiff</b>(3)</p>
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<p>Libtiff library home page:
<b>http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/</b></p>
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