PDF to JPG local conversion - 【StackMirror】|pdf|converter|jpeg

I'm looking for a solution that will allow users to convert PDF files possibly of multiple pages into JPGs. The solution must be local, online solutions are a no go due to security issues and it must be as ridiculously simple as possible so non IT types can use it easily. Licensing is not an issue but would prefer for it to be GPL. Can anyone help?

Thanks.

2012-04-05 14:44
by Paul Knight

Does it need to be easy to use or also easy to install - Simeon Visser 2012-04-05 14:47

I will be installing it myself so that is not an issue, just easy to use - Paul Knight 2012-04-05 14:48

What operating system? For Mac OS X you could use the accepted answer here: http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/1221/best-way-to-convert-multipage-pdf-to-separate-jpg - Simeon Visser 2012-04-05 14:51

Thanks but my users are all using Win7 32bit. Should have made that clear earlier - Paul Knight 2012-04-05 14:59

This question is off-topic here since it is not related to programming, it might be better for you to ask it in superuser.co - yms 2012-04-05 15:40

Ghostscript, with a command line like

gs -sDEVICE=jpeg -sOutputFile=page%02d.jpg -r150 -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH file.pdf

where 150 is the resolution in dots per inch. You could wrap this in some script that presents a nicer user interface.

2012-04-05 15:05
by Jouni K. Seppänen

Thanks. I've looked at Ghostscript. I would prefer not to have to do any programming work myself as it would be chargeable and I don't have the time. I was aiming for just a quick install that does the converstion with minimum fuss - Paul Knight 2012-04-05 15:13

This is a site for programming questions, you know - Jouni K. Seppänen 2012-04-05 15:13