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by gvdmoort
2011-09-24T14:29:29-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: Scale an image to fit on A4 pdf-file, with some margins
Replies: 1
Views: 17476

Scale an image to fit on A4 pdf-file, with some margins

Hello, I'd like to convert an image from arbitrary size to pdf so that it fit «almost» an A4 paper (I make a little margin so that the image can be printed without loss on the edges) For example, I create an image from scratch with these dimensions: $ convert -size 100x100 gradient:red-blue gradient. ...
by gvdmoort
2010-10-22T11:14:53-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: How to fit an image in a pdf page without increase weight?
Replies: 2
Views: 5394

Re: How to fit an image in a pdf page without increase weigh

IM will pixelize before converting to PDF. see http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/formats/#vector I know that. A lot of people misunderstand and do conversions from vector formats to raster, and are surprised by the weight of the resulting file. But that's not the case here, it's a conversion from ...
by gvdmoort
2010-10-22T03:39:36-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: How to fit an image in a pdf page without increase weight?
Replies: 2
Views: 5394

How to fit an image in a pdf page without increase weight?

Hello, In Gimp, it's possible to print (and thus exporting to PDF via a virtual printer) a small image and to fit it at the maximal size allowed but without increasing the number of pixels in the image. Eg I've an image of 180x180pixels here: http://www.k1ka.be/pub/200px-Circle_-_black_simple.svg ...
by gvdmoort
2010-10-05T02:35:30-07:00
Forum: Users
Topic: Fitting at best an A4 PDF with white borders
Replies: 0
Views: 3701

Fitting at best an A4 PDF with white borders

Hello, If I convert an image to pdf, I can't predict the size of the resulting PDF (for ex., an image of 1000x750 px gives me a pdf of 352 x 265 mm). I wish to obtain a regular A4 pdf (210 × 297mm) with a minimal white border of 25mm, to be sure that it will be correctly printed at maximal/optimal ...