Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
Thanks to all who replied.
xnview was great but only for viewing (no print option!!!)
This live below worked a treat and the clues were provided by Angus,
Jeff and Anand:
convert {1}.tif {1}.ps ; gv {1}.ps
I also tried the above with pdf/xpdf but it broke and also took forever.
ps rocks! So does convert! Also gv! I'm getting carried away here again
aren't I. Ahem.
Now to turn the above into a script and add it as a mime type so that
evolution will add it to open with...
The mission here is to replace Outlook/windows viewer functionality and
thus consign it to the dustpit of time.
Stu
Angus Lees wrote:
At Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:20:09 , Voytek Eymont wrote:
I'd say, for higher quality, there is no subsitute for TIFF, as far as bit
mapped images go.
tiff is a "container" format, so what format you really have inside a
.tiff is really what determines the image's characteristics.
in pretty much all cases you can strip off the tiff header and use the
contents in its "native" format (bmp, jpeg, g3, etc) - there is of
course no different in image quality.
even if you were converting between lossless image formats (pretty
much anything except jpeg), you shouldn't see any difference (they're
lossless after all).
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Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
At Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:20:09 , Voytek Eymont wrote: > I'd say, for higher quality, there is no subsitute for TIFF, as far as bit > mapped images go. tiff is a "container" format, so what format you really have inside a .tiff is really what determines the image's characteristics. in pretty much all cases you can strip off the tiff header and use the contents in its "native" format (bmp, jpeg, g3, etc) - there is of course no different in image quality. even if you were converting between lossless image formats (pretty much anything except jpeg), you shouldn't see any difference (they're lossless after all). -- - Gus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
> yes, THOUGH, last time I tried it, whilst the resulting PDF was smaller, > the quality was significantly lower in PDF than the TIFF... > > I'd say, for higher quality, there is no subsitute for TIFF, as far as bit > mapped images go. If you use lossy compression, you have to expect lossy quality. "So don't do that." :-) - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2004: Adelaide, Australia http://lca2004.linux.org.au/ "The only people still using Microsoft IIS are those who don't even know it's there." - Larry Ellison -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
** Reply to note from Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:07:23 +1000 > Converting TIFF to PDF is pretty straight forward, compressable, and cross- > platform friendly. Most of the PDF viewer user interfaces are far more > sensible and familiar than the TIFF ones, too. People understand PDF. yes, THOUGH, last time I tried it, whilst the resulting PDF was smaller, the quality was significantly lower in PDF than the TIFF... I'd say, for higher quality, there is no subsitute for TIFF, as far as bit mapped images go. on windoze, the Kodak (nee Wang) Imaging is a pretty good viewer for m-page TIFFs (TIFF-F) Voytek Eymont -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
> jfax is converting them to TIFFs so it is out of my control. I've found a > reasonable java tiff viewer but its interface is early java and a bit > clunky. Not sure I'd recommend it to the list. Converting TIFF to PDF is pretty straight forward, compressable, and cross- platform friendly. Most of the PDF viewer user interfaces are far more sensible and familiar than the TIFF ones, too. People understand PDF. - Jeff -- Get Informed: SCO vs. IBMhttp://sco.iwethey.org/ "Evil will always triumph over good, because good is dumb." - Dark Helmet, Spaceballs -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
Anand Kumria wrote: Presumably something is converting those Faxes into TIFFs? jfax is converting them to TIFFs so it is out of my control. I've found a reasonable java tiff viewer but its interface is early java and a bit clunky. Not sure I'd recommend it to the list. While Hylafax seems to encourage people to use TIFFs it can also readily generate PostScript and PDF files. There are plenty of good viewers of both in Linux. Perhaps it'd be better to have the fax conversion program use those instead of TIFF? Anand -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Re: Multi-page TIFF Viewer/Printer
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:32:20 +1000, Stuart Guthrie wrote: > Hi there > > Just wondering who might recommend a good multi-page tiff viewer. Has > anyone tried to get this going on a Linux desktop (one of my clients is > now rolled over to Linux Desktops with Win4Lin). > > Multi-page tiffs seem to be a common standard for faxes. It's currently > a trouble getting them viewable quickly and smickly on Linux. Presumably something is converting those Faxes into TIFFs? While Hylafax seems to encourage people to use TIFFs it can also readily generate PostScript and PDF files. There are plenty of good viewers of both in Linux. Perhaps it'd be better to have the fax conversion program use those instead of TIFF? Anand -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
