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Cleaner looking converts from PostScript?
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2006-10-14 08:23:14
"Scott Spearman" on  wrote...
| I'm currently using ImageMagick to, among other things,
convert PS printer 
| files to GIF for web viewing (I know PDF would be better,
but I have my 
| reasons for wanting GIF).  The end images come out
readable, but the text 
| really doesn't look very clear.
| 
| Right now I'm just using "convert in.ps out.gif"
to do the conversion.  I 
| have a sample image posted at http://ww
w.pikevillehospital.org/sample.gif - 
| it's a standard Windows Printer Test Page.
| 
| What options can I try to get a higher quality (more
readable) conversion?
| 
See IM Examples
  http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/graphics/i
magick6/text/#postscript

Basically try...

   convert -density 288 in.ps -resize 25% -colorspace grey
out.gif

The last ensures it is a grey scale image.


  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <A.Thyssengriffith.edu.au>
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