script-fu code to load pdf with set resolution
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| script-fu code to load pdf with set resolution | ashcom | 22 Oct 01:40 |
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| script-fu code to load pdf with set resolution | Sven Neumann | 22 Oct 08:42 |
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script-fu code to load pdf with set resolution
I am wanting to write a script that will load a pdf with a specified resolution and then save it as a jpeg.
When I open the pdf document manually (via the GUI). I am greeted with the "Import from PDF" window, which allows me to set the resolution of the image which then alters the width and height of the image based on the resolution specified.
However, when I attempt to automate this with script-fu, I am having issues getting the same functionality.
I am using the 'file-pdf-load' function to load the pdf, however there is no option to set the resolution and height of the image. (It appears to default to 100dpi). I can use the 'gimp-image-set-resolution' function to set the resolution but this doesn't automatically update the width and height of the image. When I alter the size of the image using 'gimp-image-resize' it seems to keep the image at the same size but sets the extra area to transparent.
Is this functionality possible or am I missing something completely?
Needless to say I am quite new to script-fu.
Thanks.
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script-fu code to load pdf with set resolution
Quoting "Ash C." :
I am wanting to write a script that will load a pdf with a specified resolution and then save it as a jpeg.
... When I alter the size of the image using 'gimp-image-resize' it seems to keep the image at the same size but sets the extra area to
transparent.
In GIMP terminology, "resize" refers to changing the size of the canvas. Changing the size of the image is termed "scaling". If using 'gimp-image-scale' (instead of 'gimp-image-resize') does not address your difficulty, I will put more consideration into my next response :)
Thanks for the quick response. I've actually messed around a little with scaling the image but it appears to degrade the imagery somewhat. I did the process manually whereby loading the image at 100dpi then scaling to 300dpi and increasing the width and height by 3 also but the resultant image was quite degraded compared to loading the PDF directly at 300dpi with the appropriate width and heights. The interpolation setting appears to make very little difference.
