I don't have problems with th concept of image, I perfectly knows the difference between raster and and vector, rather it seems you didn't get what I need, unlike other partipants to this thread. I need a way to render the object expressed by the pdf syntax in a way that it would be possible to get its width and height and position, or I need to get this information from the pdf data, if possible
2011/11/1, Leonard Rosenthol <[email protected]>: > You seem to have a problem with the concept of "images". There are two > types: > - Raster (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics>) > - Vector (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics>) > > An Image XObject is a Raster image, while a Form XObject is a vector > image. > > So you need to determine how you wish to deal with the differences in your > product. > > Leonard > > > On 11/1/11 7:40 AM, "Giampaolo Capelli" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>But since Acrobat Reader is able to properly render my pdf file, >>I guess there should be some way to get the data I need. >> >>Do I need to use a third party library to parse that pdf syntax, >>or to render the images and calculate myself their attributes? >> >> >>-----Messaggio originale----- >>Da: 1T3XT BVBA [mailto:[email protected]] >>Inviato: martedì 1 novembre 2011 12:25 >>A: Post all your questions about iText here >>Oggetto: Re: [iText-questions] R: R: image in Flatedecode stream without >>metadata in dictionary >> >>On 1/11/2011 11:39, Giampaolo Capelli wrote: >>> That ISO reports the dictionary's BBox entry, that is required. >>> >>> I've decoded one of my Flatedecode streams, it looks like this >>> Does it look like a form XObject? >> >>Yes, that's PDF syntax. This means you don't have an image, but a Form >>XObject. >>If you want to have the Form XObject to have a BBox, please ask the >>people at GhostScript to add one. >>If they don't provide the required BBox value, ask them how you're >>supposed to get the width and the height. >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>-- >>-- >>RSA® Conference 2012 >>Save $700 by Nov 18 >>Register now >>http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >>_______________________________________________ >>iText-questions mailing list >>[email protected] >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> >>iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. >>Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a >>reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ >>Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: >>http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php >>----- >>Nessun virus nel messaggio. >>Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >>Versione: 10.0.1411 / Database dei virus: 2092/3988 - Data di rilascio: >>31/10/2011 >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>---- >>RSA® Conference 2012 >>Save $700 by Nov 18 >>Register now >>http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >>_______________________________________________ >>iText-questions mailing list >>[email protected] >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> >>iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. >>Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a >>reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ >>Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: >>http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA® Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. > Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a > reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ > Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: > http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php > -- Giampaolo Capelli [email protected] [email protected] (+39) 338 7139111 --------------------------- skype: giampow icq: 96521070 msn: [email protected] gtalk: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA® Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php
