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User Commands                                          tiff2ps(1)



NAME
     tiff2ps - convert a TIFF image to PostScript

SYNOPSIS
     tiff2ps [options] input.tif...

DESCRIPTION
     tiff2ps reads TIFF images and writes PostScript or  Encapsu-
     lated  PostScript  (EPS) on the standard output. By default,
     tiff2ps writes Encapsulated PostScript for the  first  image
     in the specified TIFF image file.

     By  default,  tiff2ps  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 -w and -h  options  to  set  the
     dimensions  of  the  printed  area in inches, overriding any
     relevant TIFF tags.

     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  gen-
     erated.  Note that this emulation code can be very slow.

     Color images with associated alpha data are composited  over
     a white background.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -1              Generate PostScript Level  I.  This  is  the
                     default.



     -2              Generate PostScript Level II.



     -a              Generate output for all IFDs (pages) in  the
                     input file.



     -d              Set the initial TIFF directory to the speci-
                     fied 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.



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     -e              Force   the   generation   of   Encapsulated
                     PostScript.



     -h              Specify the vertical  size  of  the  printed
                     area in inches.



     -o              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.



     -p              Force  the  generation  of  non-Encapsulated
                     PostScript.



     -s              Generate output for a single IFD  (page)  in
                     the input file.



     -w              Specify the horizontal size of  the  printed
                     area in inches.



     -z              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 gen-
                     erated, data is imaged to the entire printed
                     page and this option has no affect.



OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     input.tif       The name of the input TIFF file.



EXAMPLES




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     Example 1: Generating PostScript Level II for All Pages of a
     Facsimile

     example% tiff2ps -a2 fax.tif | lpr

     Note that if you have version 2.6.1 or newer of Ghostscript,
     you can efficiently preview facsimile generated by the above
     command.

     Example 2: Generating Encapsulated PostScript for the  Image
     at Directory 2 of an Image

     example% tiff2ps -d 1 foo.tif

     Note that directories are numbered starting at zero.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | image/library/libtiff       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Uncommitted                 |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     pal2rgb(1),   tiffinfo(1),   tiffcp(1),   tiffgt(1),   tiff-
     median(1), tiff2bw(1), tiffsv(1), libtiff(3)

NOTES
     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.

     Does not support tiled  images  when  generating  PostScript
     Level I output.

     Updated by Breda McColgan, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.










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