I see. I also found out that converting to a TIF was not a trivial task, so I went with the PNG -> JPG -> [Resized JPG to fit on page ->] PDF route. Not the best solution, but it's good enough to suit my needs.
If anyone wants to work on the PDPixelMap(PDDocument doc, BufferedImage awtImage) constructor, this sounds like it's the answer to embed any image into a PDF. ---- Thanks, Adam From: Russ Pridemore <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 04/21/2011 14:07 Subject: Re: Converting an image to a PDF Yes, I can confirm that works, but may not produce acceptable results depending on the image. JPG is not optimal for many types of images. I have the same issue with pdfbox... Russ On Apr 21, 2011 4:38 PM, "Ken Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Adam, > > Why not do a separate conversion of the PNG to JPEG first, and then convert the JPEG to PDF? There are many tools (if it's only a one-off or two) and libraries (for a pipeline) out there. I even think you could probably do the conversion using the basic JVM 1.6 AWT facilities. > > Ken > > On Apr 21, 2011, at 3:55 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> I'm looking for a way to convert an image to a PDF. I found >> org.apache.pdfbox.examples.pdmodel.ImageToPDF which looks like it'll work >> for JPG and TIF files, but it doesn't seem to support PNG (or any other >> type for that matter). I traced through the library a little and found >> some code that was commented out which uses a PDPixelMap, but the >> constructor which takes a BufferedImage no longer exists. The comments >> around there say "This method is broken and needs to be implemented" which >> is a bit discouraging. >> >> So my basic question is this: Is there an easy way to convert a PNG to a >> PDF? >> >> If so, do I need to worry about things like scaling, images becoming >> blurry or too small to see/read, large images getting cut off b/c they >> don't fit on a page, etc.? >> >> ---- >> Thanks, >> Adam >> >> - FHA 203b; 203k; HECM; VA; USDA; Conventional >> - Warehouse Lines; FHA-Authorized Originators >> - Lending and Servicing in over 45 States >> www.swmc.com - www.simplehecmcalculator.com Visit www.swmc.com/resourcesfor helpful links on Training, Webinars, Lender Alerts and Submitting Conditions >> This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, and that the documents should be returned to this office immediately by email. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege. Please do not include your social security number, account number, or any other personal or financial information in the content of the email. Should you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884. > - FHA 203b; 203k; HECM; VA; USDA; Conventional - Warehouse Lines; FHA-Authorized Originators - Lending and Servicing in over 45 States www.swmc.com - www.simplehecmcalculator.com Visit www.swmc.com/resources for helpful links on Training, Webinars, Lender Alerts and Submitting Conditions This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, and that the documents should be returned to this office immediately by email. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege. Please do not include your social security number, account number, or any other personal or financial information in the content of the email. Should you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884.
