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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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tiff2ps - convert a <small>TIFF</small> image to P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small></td></table>
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<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<b>tiff2ps</b> [ <i>options</i> ] <i>input.tif
...</i></td></table>
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<i>tiff2ps</i> reads <small>TIFF</small> images and writes P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> or Encapsulated P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> (EPS) on the
standard output. By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> writes
Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> for
the first image in the specified <small>TIFF</small> image
file.</td></table>
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By default, <i>tiff2ps</i> will generate P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> 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>-w</b> and <b>-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.</td></table>
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The P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> generated
for <small>RGB,</small> palette, and <small>CMYK</small>
images uses the <i>colorimage</i> operator. The P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> generated for
greyscale and bilevel images uses the <i>image</i> operator.
When the <i>colorimage</i> operator is used, P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> code to emulate
this operator on older P <small>OST</small> S
<small>CRIPT</small> printers is also generated. Note that
this emulation code can be very slow.</td></table>
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Color images with associated alpha data are composited over
a white background.</td></table>
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<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<b>-1</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level 1
(the default).</td></table>
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<b>-2</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level
2.</td></table>
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<b>-3</b></td></table>
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Generate P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> Level
3. It basically allows one to use the /flateDecode filter
for ZIP compressed TIFF images.</td></table>
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<b>-a</b></td></table>
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Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in the input
file.</td></table>
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<b>-b</b></td></table>
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Specify the bottom margin for the output (in inches). This
does not affect the height of the printed
image.</td></table>
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<b>-c</b></td></table>
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Center the image in the output. This option only shows an
effect if both the -w and the -h option are
given.</td></table>
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<b>-d</b></td></table>
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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.</td></table>
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<b>-e</b></td></table>
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Force the generation of Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S
<small>CRIPT</small> (implies -z).</td></table>
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<b>-h</b></td></table>
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Specify the vertical size of the printed area (in
inches).</td></table>
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<b>-H</b></td></table>
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Specify the maximum height of image (in inches). Images with
larger sizes will be splitted in several pages. Option
<b>-L</b> may be used for specifying size of splitted images
overlapping.</td></table>
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<b>-i</b></td></table>
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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.</td></table>
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<b>-L</b></td></table>
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Specify the size of overlapping for splitted images (in
inches). Used in conjuction with <b>-H</b>
option.</td></table>
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<b>-l</b></td></table>
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Specify the left margin for the output (in inches). This
does not affect the width of the printed image.</td></table>
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<b>-m</b></td></table>
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Where possible render using the <b>imagemask</b> P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> 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.</td></table>
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<b>-o</b></td></table>
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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.</td></table>
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<b>-p</b></td></table>
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Force the generation of (non-Encapsulated) P
<small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> .</td></table>
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<b>-r</b></td></table>
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Rotate image by 180 degrees.</td></table>
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<b>-s</b></td></table>
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Generate output for a single IFD (page) in the input
file.</td></table>
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<b>-w</b></td></table>
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Specify the horizontal size of the printed area (in
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<b>-x</b></td></table>
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
centimeters.</td></table>
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<b>-y</b></td></table>
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Override resolution units specified in the TIFF as
inches.</td></table>
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<b>-z</b></td></table>
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When generating P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small>
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 behaviour. When P <small>OST</small> S
<small>CRIPT</small> Level 1 is generated, data is imaged to
the entire printed page and this option has no
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<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
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The following generates P <small>OST</small> S
<small>CRIPT</small> Level 2 for all pages of a
facsimile:</td></table>
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<pre>tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr
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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.</td></table>
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To generate Encapsulated P <small>OST</small> S
<small>CRIPT</small> for a the image at directory 2 of an
image use:</td></table>
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<pre>tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif
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(notice that directories are numbered starting at
zero.)</td></table>
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If you have a long image, it may be splitted in several
pages:</td></table>
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<pre>tiff2ps -h11 -w8.5 -H14 -L.5 foo.tif &gt; foo.ps
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The page size is set to 8.5x11 by <b>-w</b> and <b>-h</b>
options. We will accept a small amount of vertical
compression, so <b>-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>-L.5</b> option says to repeat a half inch on the
next page (to improve readability).</td></table>
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<h2>BUGS</h2>
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Because P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small> does not
support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit palette images
produce 24-bit P <small>OST</small> S <small>CRIPT</small>
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.</td></table>
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Does not handle tiled images when generating PS Level I
output.</td></table>
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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<i>pal2rgb</i>(1), <i>tiffinfo</i>(1), <i>tiffcp</i>(1),
<i>tiffgt</i>(1), <i>tiffmedian</i>(1), <i>tiff2bw</i>(1),
<i>tiffsv</i>(1), <i>libtiff</i>(3)</td></table>
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