Manual: pdftops

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NAME
       pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 3.03)

SYNOPSIS
       pdftops [options]  []

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	std‐
       out.  If PDF-file is ´-', Pdftops reads the PDF file from stdin.

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 im‐
	      ages),  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	set‐
	      ting.

       -level2sep
	      Generate	Level  2 separable PostScript.	All colors are converted to CMYK.  The PostScript separation conven‐
	      tion 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.

       -eps   Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file.  An EPS file contains a single image, so if you use  this	 op‐
	      tion  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 (-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 (-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 op‐
	      tion 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  "Hel‐
	      vetica", "Times-Roman", or "Courier" font.  This option passes references to non-embedded fonts through to the
	      PostScript file.

       -aaRaster yes | no
	      Enable  or disable raster anti-aliasing.	This defaults to "no".	pdftops may need to rasterize transparencies
	      and pattern image masks in the PDF.  If the PostScript will be printed, leave -aaRaster disabled and set -r to
	      the resolution of the printer.  If the PostScript will be viewed, enabling -aaRaster may make rasterized	text
	      easier to read.

       -rasterize always | never | whenneeded
	      By default, pdftops rasterizes pages as needed, for example, if they contain transparencies.  To force raster‐
	      ization, set -rasterize to "always". Use this to eliminate fonts.	 To prevent rasterization, set -rasterize to
	      "never". This may produce files that display incorrectly.

       -processcolorformat MONO8 | CMYK8 | RGB8
	      Sets  the process color format as it is used during rasterization and transparency reduction.  The default de‐
	      pends on the other settings: For -level1 the default is MONO8, for -level{1,2,3}sep or -overprint the  default
	      is  CMYK8, and in all other cases RGB8 is the default. If -processcolorprofile is given then -processcolorfor‐
	      mat is inferred from the specified ICC profile.

       -processcolorprofile filename
	      Sets the ICC profile that is assumed during rasterization and transparency reduction.

       -defaultgrayprofile defaultgrayprofilefile
	      If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the DefaultGray color space to the ICC
	      profile stored in defaultgrayprofilefile.

       -defaultrgbprofile defaultrgbprofilefile
	      If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the DefaultRGB color space to the	 ICC
	      profile stored in defaultrgbprofilefile.

       -defaultcmykprofile defaultcmykprofilefile
	      If poppler is compiled with colour management support, this option sets the DefaultCMYK color space to the ICC
	      profile stored in defaultcmykprofilefile.

       -optimizecolorspace
	      By  default,  bitmap  images  in	the PDF pass through to the output PostScript in their original color space,
	      which produces predictable results.  This option converts RGB and CMYK images into Gray images if every  pixel
	      of  the  image  has equal components.  This can fix problems when doing color separations of PDFs that contain
	      embedded black and white images encoded as RGB.

       -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 of each page to match the size specified in the PDF file. If none the -paper, -paperw, or
	      -paperh options are specified the default is to match the paper size.

       -paperw size
	      Set the paper width, in points.

       -paperh size
	      Set the paper height, in points.

       -origpagesizes
	      This option is the same as "-paper match".

       -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  duplex‐
	      ing.

       -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.

       -overprint
	      Enable  overprint	 emulation  during rasterization. For -processcolorformat being CMYK8 and the language level
	      being higher than 2, this option is set to true by default. Note: This option requires -processcolorformat  to
	      be CMYK8.

       -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.

AUTHOR
       The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2011 Glyph & Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO
       pdfdetach(1),  pdffonts(1), pdfimages(1), pdfinfo(1), pdftocairo(1), pdftohtml(1), pdftoppm(1), pdftotext(1) pdfsepa‐
       rate(1), pdfsig(1), pdfunite(1)

						       15 August 2011						  pdftops(1)