3D PDF to jpg

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3D PDF to jpg

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Hello... and thanks in advance for any assistance.

We're using Imagemagick 6.9.3 Q8. We're feeding it user uploaded files to generate thumbnails. Everything is working great with the exception of 3D PDFs which seem to work sporadically. May I ask for input or suggestions. Below is an example of a file that I can't to work...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25033319/3D.pdf

Thanks in advance.
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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3D.pdf seems to contain something horrible that prevents Ghostscript or pdfimages from reading it.
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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Any suggestions on what I might try?
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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No, sorry. I don't know much about PDF format.
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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This PDF can only be read by Acrobat 8.1 and above.
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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3D.pdf is a pretty cool file. Adobe Reader shows a box, like a breakfast cereal packet. But it is a 3D view so we can spin the object to view it from any angle, view the solid box or wireframe, etc.

I don't know if Adobe Reader or similar program can be driven in batch mode, and made to save one of the views as a 2D image.
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Re: 3D PDF to jpg

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I appreciate the responses. We'll just have to modify the workflow to create an extra file for the 3Ds we create.

Thanks again.
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