convert pdf into tiff through vb(using javascript object)

Using the IAC, you can tell Acrobat to save the file as a TIFF.

But you can't control any of the conversion parameters, like resolution. For this you'll need a image handling library, like QuickTime, which I think is free.

Using the IAC, you can tell Acrobat to save the file as a TIFF.

But you can't control any of the conversion parameters, like resolution. For this you'll need a image handling library, like QuickTime, which I think is free.

Could you please tell me what you mean by using QuickTime to set the resolution? I know how to read through a PDF programatically using C# and the Acrobat Professional API but when I save the image as a tiff it comes out at 72dpi, which is just plain awful when I print it.

Thanks in advance

I just gave quicktime as an example of an imaging library, there are plenty of others. It's been years since I've used the quicktime library and I couldn't tell you anything about the specifics of using it. There are however lots of imaging tools out there. In fact, you could probably use Photoshop to do this conversion without any programming.

Hi Thom,

Wow, that was quick. :)

Actually, I'm trying to read through the PDF file in a background process, not with a windows process. I have been able to use the API that comes with Adobe Acrobat to read through the PDFs page by page but when I convert them to a bitmap and then save them as tiff they only come out as 92 dpi (not 72 like I said earlier). So they aren't high quality enough.

Do you know anybody who might know how to fix this. I have googled it to death and haven't found a solution. Maybe I am the first one to post it. :)

Dave

Like I said before, Acrobat creates image files with it's own built in parameters. This is unfortunate, but I'm pretty sure that the resolution it's using is coming from your screen resolution. This makes sense from a programming perspective. You can check itout by changing screen resolutions and converting a PDF to TIFF.

The only way to do what you want to do is to write a plug-in. I would think someone has already done this, but if you can't find anything then maybe it hasn't been done.