?ann ?ri 28.mar 2017 14:26, skrifa?i William Bader: >> On 03/28/2017 05:44 AM, Lars Behrens wrote: > >>> Am 28.03.2017 um 09:18 schrieb ale rimoldi: >>> >>>> but there must be more complex workflows! it cannot be so >>>> simple! >>> >>> How about: Export page to pdf, then print this pdf to >>> laser/inkjet printer. With scissors (or cutter) cut out relevant >>> part and then scan it on a flatbed scanner. Send scan to yourself >>> via E-Mail and save attachment in the correct directory. >> >> One of the things about Ken's question is that he never said what >> he wanted this clipped out/exported graphic for. An issue with >> your solution is that you are transforming RGB to an inkjet printer >> output, then scanning, with all the color shift and resolution loss >> inherent in that process. For some uses, perhaps Ok, but for many >> others, not very good. Greg > > Was the person who suggested printing and scanning serious? > Rasterizing PDFs directly produces better results. The poppler > package https://poppler.freedesktop.org/ includes pdftocairo and > pdftoppm, and ghostscript supports a number of bitmapped output > formats. https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/Devices.htm Other > applications like GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick use poppler (or > similar libraries) or ghostscript when rasterizing PDFs. pdftoppm and > gs both support cmyk jpegs, and gs supports ICC > https://ghostscript.com/doc/9.21/Use.htm#ICC_color_parameters After > you rasterize the PDF page to the resolution and format that you > want, you can crop it in gimp https://www.gimp.org/ or a similar > application. > > Regards, WIlliam
I did definitely understand ale's comment as a funny challenge, and Lars responded with a hilarious procedure. Even reminded me of an old joke about the person who photocopied several copies of a letter he was supposed to send via facsimile to multiple persons... Sveinn ? Felli
