picture from PDF

[stevebuk]

hi
anyone know how to get a picture off a PDF file..

 

[marcros]

Copy and paste, or the snapshot tool. I don't think you can reverse the PDF process to do it another way.

 

[CHJ]

If all else fails because you do not have Adobe then grab a screenshot of the page or part page.

 

[stevebuk]

the trouble is i cant open the PDF file to copy and paste..

 

[CHJ]

Then you need to get Adobe Reader (free)

http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/reader ... moid=KJDQP

 

[stevebuk]

Thanks guys, now sorted..

 

[AndyT]

Don't forget that PDF is not a proprietary format and does not belong to Adobe, though they would be happy for you to think so.

If you need to do anything fancy with PDF, a wide range of free utilities are available.

 

[Myfordman]

PDFzilla will unpack a pdf into a number of different formats such as word, jpg, html etc

 

[CHJ]

PDF's can also be imported to GIMP Image Manipulation Program. (free)

 

[stevebuk]

strangely enough i have Serif Pageplus 6 which opens PDF's but it wouldn't open that one..

 

[AndyT]

strangely enough i have Serif Pageplus 6 which opens PDF's but it wouldn't open that one..

The pdf standard is a sort of 'digital ragbag' - you can put all sorts of content, including sound, video and Javascript, into a pdf container, so it's quite hard for software developers to code for all eventualities.

 

[Angusdog]

Don't forget that PDF is not a proprietary format and does not belong to Adobe, though they would be happy for you to think so.

If you need to do anything fancy with PDF, a wide range of free utilities are available.

FWIW, Adobe invented the PDF format then made it open source. GIF and MP3 are proprietary formats and in theory the copyright/patent holders should get a fee, FWIW...

Most PDFs can be opened in Photoshop as a bitmap image at any resolution (depending on how the original art was constructed).

Can you tell I used to be a graphic designer?