Extract images from PDF documents with PdfRipImage, a user-friendly utility.
I recently tried out PdfRipImage, a utility designed to make the process of extracting images from PDF documents and converting them to whatever format you prefer a breeze. This was a tool that felt like it was designed with a lot of care and attention, as it's easy to use and quite customizable.
One of the most notable features of this software is the ability to extract whole pages or just the images contained within them, which was a game-changer for me. Additionally, the program is available as a command line shell script, so you can execute it quickly and easily without needing to have a lot of programming knowledge.
In terms of requirements, PdfRipImage needs a few key utilities, including pdfimages and pdftoppm from the Xpdf package, as well as various pnmto routines from the netpbm package. Once you have these in place, installation is straightforward. All you need to do is unpack the script, move it somewhere in your path, and you're good to go.
Using PdfRipImage is simple and straightforward, as the script version can read options from the command line or from a file called .pdfripimage in your HOME directory. To create this file, you can copy the example.conf file from the installation archive, which provides you with all the info you need to override the default values. The format is simple, and you can also pass the same options from the command line - this gives you quite a bit of flexibility.
All in all, I found PdfRipImage to be a great utility, and it's one that I'm sure I'll continue using for a long time to come. It's highly customizable, easy to use, and a great tool for anyone who works with PDF documents regularly.
One of the most notable features of this software is the ability to extract whole pages or just the images contained within them, which was a game-changer for me. Additionally, the program is available as a command line shell script, so you can execute it quickly and easily without needing to have a lot of programming knowledge.
In terms of requirements, PdfRipImage needs a few key utilities, including pdfimages and pdftoppm from the Xpdf package, as well as various pnmto routines from the netpbm package. Once you have these in place, installation is straightforward. All you need to do is unpack the script, move it somewhere in your path, and you're good to go.
Using PdfRipImage is simple and straightforward, as the script version can read options from the command line or from a file called .pdfripimage in your HOME directory. To create this file, you can copy the example.conf file from the installation archive, which provides you with all the info you need to override the default values. The format is simple, and you can also pass the same options from the command line - this gives you quite a bit of flexibility.
All in all, I found PdfRipImage to be a great utility, and it's one that I'm sure I'll continue using for a long time to come. It's highly customizable, easy to use, and a great tool for anyone who works with PDF documents regularly.
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