pdftops
Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 3.03)
see also :
pdfdetach - pdffonts - pdfimages - pdfinfo - pdftocairo - pdftohtml - pdftoppm - pdftotext
Synopsis
pdftops
[options] <PDF-file> [<PS-file>]
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description
Pdftops
converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript
so they can be printed.
Pdftops reads
the PDF file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file,
PS-file. If PS-file is not specified, pdftops
converts file.pdf to file.ps (or
file.eps with the -eps option). If
PS-file is ´-’, the PostScript is sent to
stdout.
options
-f
number
Specifies the first page to
print.
-l
number
Specifies the last page to
print.
-level1
Generate Level 1 PostScript.
The resulting PostScript files will be significantly larger
(if they contain images), but will print on Level 1
printers. This also converts all images to black and white.
No more than one of the PostScript level options
(-level1, -level1sep, -level2,
-level2sep, -level3, -level3Sep) may be
given.
-level1sep
Generate Level 1 separable
PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. Images are
written with separate stream data for the four
components.
-level2
Generate Level 2 PostScript.
Level 2 supports color images and image compression. This is
the default setting.
-level2sep
Generate Level 2 separable
PostScript. All colors are converted to CMYK. The PostScript
separation convention operators are used to handle custom
(spot) colors.
-level3
Generate Level 3 PostScript.
This enables all Level 2 features plus CID font
embedding.
-level3Sep
Generate Level 3 separable
PostScript. The separation handling is the same as for
-level2Sep.
-origpagesizes
Generate a PostScript file with
variable page sizes and orientations, taking for each page
the size of the original page in the PDF file. The
PostScript file contains "<</PageSize [WIDTH
HEIGHT]>> setpagedevice" lines in each page
header, so that the paper input tray gets correctly changed
on the printer. This option should be used when pdftops is
used as a print filter. Any specification of the page size
via -paper, -paperw, or -paperh will get
overridden as long as each page of the PDF file has a
defined paper size. No more than one of the mode options
(-origpagesizes, -eps, -form) may be
given.
-eps
Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. An EPS
file contains a single image, so if you use this option with
a multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to
specify a single page. No more than one of the mode options
(-origpagesizes, -eps, -form) may be
given.
-form
Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by
software that understands forms. A form contains a single
page, so if you use this option with a multi-page PDF file,
you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.
The -level1 option cannot be used with -form. No
more than one of the mode options (-origpagesizes,
-eps, -form) may be given.
-opi
Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which
have OPI information. (This option is only available if
pdftops was compiled with OPI support.)
-binary
Write binary data in Level 1
PostScript. By default, pdftops writes hex-encoded data in
Level 1 PostScript. Binary data is non-standard in Level 1
PostScript but reduces the file size and can be useful when
Level 1 PostScript is required only for its restricted use
of PostScript operators.
-r
number
Set the resolution in DPI when
pdftops rasterizes images with transparencies or, for Level
1 PostScript, when pdftops rasterizes images with color
masks. By default, pdftops rasterizes images to 300 DPI.
-noembt1
By default, any Type 1 fonts
which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the
PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute
base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make PostScript files
larger, but may be necessary for readable output.
-noembtt
By default, any TrueType fonts
which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the
PostScript file. This option causes pdftops to substitute
base fonts instead. Embedded fonts make PostScript files
larger, but may be necessary for readable output. Also, some
PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType
rasterizers.
-noembcidps
By default, any CID PostScript
fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the
PostScript file. This option disables that embedding. No
attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID
PostScript fonts.
-noembcidtt
By default, any CID TrueType
fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the
PostScript file. This option disables that embedding. No
attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID TrueType
fonts.
-passfonts
By default, references to
non-embedded 8-bit fonts in the PDF file are substituted
with the closest "Helvetica",
"Times-Roman", or "Courier" font. This
option passes references to non-embedded fonts through to
the PostScript file.
-preload
preload images and forms
-paper
size
Set the paper size to one of
"letter", "legal", "A4", or
"A3". This can also be set to "match",
which will set the paper size to match the size specified in
the PDF file. -origpagesizes overrides this setting if
the PDF file has defined page sizes.
-paperw
size
Set the paper width, in points.
-origpagesizes overrides this setting if the PDF file
has defined page sizes.
-paperh
size
Set the paper height, in
points. -origpagesizes overrides this setting if the
PDF file has defined page sizes.
-nocrop
By default, output is cropped
to the CropBox specified in the PDF file. This option
disables cropping.
-expand
Expand PDF pages smaller than
the paper to fill the paper. By default, these pages are not
scaled.
-noshrink
Don’t scale PDF pages
which are larger than the paper. By default, pages larger
than the paper are shrunk to fit.
-nocenter
By default, PDF pages smaller
than the paper (after any scaling) are centered on the
paper. This option causes them to be aligned to the
lower-left corner of the paper instead.
-duplex
Set the Duplex pagedevice entry
in the PostScript file. This tells duplex-capable printers
to enable duplexing.
-opw
password
Specify the owner password for
the PDF file. Providing this will bypass all security
restrictions.
-upw
password
Specify the user password for
the PDF file.
-q
Don’t print any messages or errors.
-v
Print copyright and version information.
-h
Print usage information. (-help and
--help are equivalent.)
exit codes
The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:
0
No error.
1
Error opening a PDF file.
2
Error opening an output file.
3
Error related to PDF permissions.
99
Other error.
see also
pdfdetach ,
pdffonts , pdfimages , pdfinfo ,
pdftocairo , pdftohtml ,
pdftoppm , pdftotext
author
The pdftops
software and documentation are copyright 1996-2011 Glyph
& Cog, LLC.