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NAME
pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 3.03)
SYNOPSIS
pdftops [options] <PDF-file> [<PS-file>]
DESCRIPTION
Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so they can be
printed.
Pdftops reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-file. If PS-file
is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option).
If PS-file is ´-', the PostScript is sent to stdout. If PDF-file is ´-', Pdftops reads
the PDF file from stdin.
OPTIONS
-f number
Specifies the first page to print.
-l number
Specifies the last page to print.
-level1
Generate Level 1 PostScript. The resulting PostScript files will be significantly
larger (if they contain images), but will print on Level 1 printers. This also
converts all images to black and white. No more than one of the PostScript level
options (-level1, -level1sep, -level2, -level2sep, -level3, -level3sep) may be
given.
-level1sep
Generate Level 1 separable PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. Images
are written with separate stream data for the four components.
-level2
Generate Level 2 PostScript. Level 2 supports color images and image compression.
This is the default setting.
-level2sep
Generate Level 2 separable PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. The
PostScript separation convention operators are used to handle custom (spot) colors.
-level3
Generate Level 3 PostScript. This enables all Level 2 features plus CID font
embedding.
-level3sep
Generate Level 3 separable PostScript. The separation handling is the same as for
-level2sep.
-eps Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. An EPS file contains a single
image, so if you use this option with a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l
to specify a single page. No more than one of the mode options (-eps, -form) may
be given.
-form Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by software that understands
forms. A form contains a single page, so if you use this option with a multi-page
PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page. The -level1 option
cannot be used with -form. No more than one of the mode options (-eps, -form) may
be given.
-opi Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which have OPI information. (This
option is only available if pdftops was compiled with OPI support.)
-binary
Write binary data in Level 1 PostScript. By default, pdftops writes hex-encoded
data in Level 1 PostScript. Binary data is non-standard in Level 1 PostScript but
reduces the file size and can be useful when Level 1 PostScript is required only
for its restricted use of PostScript operators.
-r number
Set the resolution in DPI when pdftops rasterizes images with transparencies or,
for Level 1 PostScript, when pdftops rasterizes images with color masks. By
default, pdftops rasterizes images to 300 DPI.
-noembt1
By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the
PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base fonts instead.
Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable
output.
-noembtt
By default, any TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into
the PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute base fonts instead.
Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable
output. Also, some PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType rasterizers.
-noembcidps
By default, any CID PostScript fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied
into the PostScript file. This option disables that embedding. No attempt is made
to substitute for non-embedded CID PostScript fonts.
-noembcidtt
By default, any CID TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied
into the PostScript file. This option disables that embedding. No attempt is made
to substitute for non-embedded CID TrueType fonts.
-passfonts
By default, references to non-embedded 8-bit fonts in the PDF file are substituted
with the closest "Helvetica", "Times-Roman", or "Courier" font. This option passes
references to non-embedded fonts through to the PostScript file.
-aaRaster yes | no
Enable or disable raster anti-aliasing. This defaults to "no". pdftops may need
to rasterize transparencies and pattern image masks in the PDF. If the PostScript
will be printed, leave -aaRaster disabled and set -r to the resolution of the
printer. If the PostScript will be viewed, enabling -aaRaster may make rasterized
text easier to read.
-rasterize always | never | whenneeded
By default, pdftops rasterizes pages as needed, for example, if they contain
transparencies. To force rasterization, set -rasterize to "always". Use this to
eliminate fonts. To prevent rasterization, set -rasterize to "never". This may
produce files that display incorrectly.
-processcolorformat MONO8 | CMYK8 | RGB8
Sets the process color format as it is used during rasterization and transparency
reduction. The default depends on the other settings: For -level1 the default is
MONO8, for -level{1,2,3}sep or -overprint the default is CMYK8, and in all other
cases RGB8 is the default. If -processcolorprofile is given then
-processcolorformat is inferred from the specified ICC profile.
-processcolorprofile filename
Sets the ICC profile that is assumed during rasterization and transparency
reduction.
-defaultgrayprofile defaultgrayprofilefile
If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the
DefaultGray color space to the ICC profile stored in defaultgrayprofilefile.
-defaultrgbprofile defaultrgbprofilefile
If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the
DefaultRGB color space to the ICC profile stored in defaultrgbprofilefile.
-defaultcmykprofile defaultcmykprofilefile
If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the
DefaultCMYK color space to the ICC profile stored in defaultcmykprofilefile.
-optimizecolorspace
By default, bitmap images in the PDF pass through to the output PostScript in their
original color space, which produces predictable results. This option converts RGB
and CMYK images into Gray images if every pixel of the image has equal components.
This can fix problems when doing color separations of PDFs that contain embedded
black and white images encoded as RGB.
-preload
preload images and forms
-paper size
Set the paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3". This can also be
set to "match", which will set the paper size of each page to match the size
specified in the PDF file. If none the -paper, -paperw, or -paperh options are
specified the default is to match the paper size.
-paperw size
Set the paper width, in points.
-paperh size
Set the paper height, in points.
-origpagesizes
This option is the same as "-paper match".
-nocrop
By default, output is cropped to the CropBox specified in the PDF file. This
option disables cropping.
-expand
Expand PDF pages smaller than the paper to fill the paper. By default, these pages
are not scaled.
-noshrink
Don't scale PDF pages which are larger than the paper. By default, pages larger
than the paper are shrunk to fit.
-nocenter
By default, PDF pages smaller than the paper (after any scaling) are centered on
the paper. This option causes them to be aligned to the lower-left corner of the
paper instead.
-duplex
Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the PostScript file. This tells duplex-capable
printers to enable duplexing.
-opw password
Specify the owner password for the PDF file. Providing this will bypass all
security restrictions.
-upw password
Specify the user password for the PDF file.
-overprint
Enable overprint emulation during rasterization. For -processcolorformat being
CMYK8 and the language level being higher than 2, this option is set to true by
default. Note: This option requires -processcolorformat to be CMYK8.
-q Don't print any messages or errors.
-v Print copyright and version information.
-h Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)
EXIT CODES
The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:
0 No error.
1 Error opening a PDF file.
2 Error opening an output file.
3 Error related to PDF permissions.
99 Other error.
AUTHOR
The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2011 Glyph & Cog, LLC.
SEE ALSO
pdfdetach(1), pdffonts(1), pdfimages(1), pdfinfo(1), pdftocairo(1), pdftohtml(1),
pdftoppm(1), pdftotext(1) pdfseparate(1), pdfsig(1), pdfunite(1)
15 August 2011 pdftops(1)