Posted on 06/03/2006 8:46:16 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
Is there a way to convert photographs in PDF files to JPG images, without a bunch of expensive software? I'm not trying to steal someone's pics, just need the images in JPG.
Sure. Hold down the ALT key and press the Print Screen key at the same time. Go into your photo editing program and paste as a new image. That will take a screen shot of your open window. Now with your photo editing program cut and crop the image out of the screen shot.
There is no "PDF format" for pictures. PDF uses JPG, JPG2000, TIF, and others within its format.
The PDF can be edited with Acrobat Standard or Professional under most circumstances (yes, there's a cost). However, the originator of the file can disallow any editing and require a password to make changes.
acrobat reader has a tool that you can select the area you want then copy and paste it into paint or photoshop...
Hey, it worked! Thanks a lot.
I use a long procedure: copy from Excel and paste it to Photoshop, and then save it in image format. Sometimes, I don't like the quality of the result (blurr, or cut at the end) I have to use even more steps: make it into a PDF file, use PDF-Word converter, then copy-paste into Photoshop. If anybody could tell me how to do it more efficiently, it would be appreciate.
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Thanks everyone, I will give your advice a workout.
Good ole FR comes through again. Glad it worked for you.
You missed the part of "... without a bunch of expensive software".
What shows up in a PDF may be a reduced resolution version of the actual image. PDF is designed not to allow isolation of the image without the (expensive) full version of Acrobat.
Using an inexpensive image program such as Compupic can allow cropping images from a screen capture, but only if size and resolution are not important.
| HoverSnap description HoverSnap is a small but powerful screen capture tool that can snap the entire desktop, the active window or custom areas on the screen and save the image to JPEG, GIF, BMP or PNG format. HoverSnap can even automatically rename and resize the screenshot and save it to a folder of your choice. Additional features include integrated FTP upload and support for layered windows. HoverSnap runs in the system tray and screen captures can be triggered via keyboard shortcuts. |
I would think that your copy from Excel and paste into Photoshop method would work fine. Have you tried the screen shot method mentioned above in post # 2? If you are getting a low quality picture maybe your "save as" jpg settings (options) in Photoshop are set to high compression / low quality. Check to make sure your "save as" settings in Photoshop are set to best quality. Also, if you are adjusting the size of the picture (making it bigger or smaller) that can decrease quality as well.
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