GIFTOEPS 1 "17 July 1998" "Version 1.1"

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NAME

giftoeps - convert GIF files to compact Encapsulated PostScript

SYNOPSIS

giftoeps file(s)

DESCRIPTION

giftoeps converts its argument files, which should have extension .gif, to PDF and Encapsulated PostScript, creating new files with extensions .pdf and .eps.

This filter exists because of deficiencies in other packages that otherwise ought to be able to do this job. It uses PBMPlus utilities to convert from GIF to TIFF to PostScript, but since that PostScript does not take advantage of PostScript Level 2 compression, it is excessively large. Adobe Distiller and Acrobat Exchange are then used to convert it to PDF, and finally, to compact Level 2 Encapsulated PostScript.

The %%BoundingBox comment in the output files will in general be incorrect; use epsutil(1) to determine a correct one, and modify that comment accordingly.


DEFICIENCIES

This utility requires a commercial product, Adobe Acrobat, to function.

SEE ALSO

acroexch(1), distill(1), epsutil(1), giftopnm(1), pmtops(1).

AUTHOR

Nelson H. F. Beebe, Ph.D.
Center for Scientific Computing
University of Utah
Department of Mathematics, 322 INSCC
155 S 1400 E RM 233
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090
USA
Tel: +1 801 581 5254
FAX: +1 801 585 1640, +1 801 581 4148
Email: beebe@math.utah.edu, beebe@acm.org, beebe@ieee.org (Internet)
WWW URL: http://www.math.utah.edu/~beebe