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.TH tiff2ps 1 "26 Mar 2004" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
tiff2ps \- convert
a TIFF image to PostScript
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBtiff2ps\fR [\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR] \fB\fIinput\&.tif\fR\fR\&...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBtiff2ps\fR reads TIFF images and writes PostScript or
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) on the standard output\&. By default, \fBtiff2ps\fR
writes Encapsulated PostScript for the first image in the specified TIFF image
file\&.
.PP
By default, \fBtiff2ps\fR generates PostScript that fills
a printed area specified by the TIFF tags in the input file\&. If the file does
not contain XResolution or YResolution tags, then the printed area is set
according to the image dimensions\&. You can use the -\fBw\fR and -\fBh\fR options to set the dimensions of the printed area in inches, overriding
any relevant TIFF tags\&.
.PP
The PostScript generated for RGB, palette, and CMYK images uses the
colorimage operator\&. The PostScript generated for grayscale and bilevel images
uses the image operator\&. When the colorimage operator is used, PostScript
code to emulate this operator on older PostScript printers is also generated\&.
Note that this emulation code can be very slow\&.
.PP
Color images with associated alpha data are composited over a white
background\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fB1\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Generate PostScript
Level I\&. This is the default\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fB2\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Generate PostScript
Level II\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBa\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Generate output
for all IFDs (pages) in the input file\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBd\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Set the initial
TIFF directory to the specified directory number\&. Note that directories are
numbered starting at zero\&. This option is useful for selecting individual
pages in a multipage file, for example facsimile\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBe\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Force the generation
of Encapsulated PostScript\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBh\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specify the vertical
size of the printed area in inches\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBo\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Set the initial
TIFF directory to the IFD at the specified file offset\&.  This option is useful
for selecting thumbnail images, which are hidden using the SubIFD tag\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBp\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Force the generation
of non-Encapsulated PostScript\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBs\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Generate output
for a single IFD (page) in the input file\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBw\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specify the horizontal
size of the printed area in inches\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBz\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
When generating
PostScript Level II, data is scaled so that the data does not image into the
deadzone on a page, that is, the outer margin that the printing device is
unable  to mark\&. This option suppresses this behavior\&. When PostScriptLevel
I is generated, data is imaged to the entire printed page and this option
has no affect\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.SH "OPERANDS"
.PP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB\fIinput\&.tif\fR\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
The name of the input TIFF file\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fBExample 1: Generating PostScript Level II for All Pages of a Facsimile\fR
.PP
.PP
.nf
example% \fBtiff2ps -a2 fax\&.tif | lpr\fR
.fi
.PP
Note that if you have version 2\&.6\&.1 or newer of Ghostscript, you can
efficiently preview facsimile generated by the above command\&.
.PP
\fBExample 2: Generating Encapsulated PostScript for the Image at Directory 2 of
an Image\fR
.PP
.PP
.nf
example% \fBtiff2ps -d 1 foo\&.tif\fR
.fi
.PP
Note that directories are numbered starting at zero\&.
.SH "ATTRIBUTES"
.PP
See \fBattributes\fR(5)
for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.TS
tab() allbox;
cw(2.750000i)| cw(2.750000i)
lw(2.750000i)| lw(2.750000i).
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availabilityimage/library/libtiff
Interface stabilityUncommitted
.TE
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpal2rgb\fR(1), \fBtiffinfo\fR(1), \fBtiffcp\fR(1), \fBtiffgt\fR(1), \fBtiffmedian\fR(1), \fBtiff2bw\fR(1), \fBtiffsv\fR(1), \fBlibtiff\fR(3)
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
PostScript does not support colormaps\&. Therefore, 8-bit
palette images produce 24-bit PostScript\  images\&. This conversion results
in output that is six times bigger than the original image and which takes
a long time to send to a printer over a serial line\&. Matters are even worse
for 4-, 2-, and 1-bit palette images\&.
.PP
Does not support tiled images when generating PostScript Level I output\&.
.PP
Updated by Breda McColgan, Sun Microsystems Inc\&., 2004\&.
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