Try Apache FOP: http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/.
It has very good support for many different image types. Just download it and try it from the command-line: fop -imagein myimage.png -pdf myimage.pdf On 22.04.2011 02:01:50 Adam wrote: > I see. I also found out that converting to a TIF was not a trivial task, > so I went with the PNG -> JPG -> [Resized JPG to fit on page ->] PDF > route. Not the best solution, but it's good enough to suit my needs. > > If anyone wants to work on the PDPixelMap(PDDocument doc, BufferedImage > awtImage) constructor, this sounds like it's the answer to embed any image > into a PDF. > > ---- > Thanks, > Adam > > > > From: > Russ Pridemore <[email protected]> > To: > [email protected] > Date: > 04/21/2011 14:07 > Subject: > Re: Converting an image to a PDF > > > > Yes, I can confirm that works, but may not produce acceptable results > depending on the image. JPG is not optimal for many types of images. I > have the same issue with pdfbox... > > Russ > On Apr 21, 2011 4:38 PM, "Ken Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Adam, > > > > Why not do a separate conversion of the PNG to JPEG first, and then > convert the JPEG to PDF? There are many tools (if it's only a one-off or > two) and libraries (for a pipeline) out there. I even think you could > probably do the conversion using the basic JVM 1.6 AWT facilities. > > > > Ken > > > > On Apr 21, 2011, at 3:55 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> I'm looking for a way to convert an image to a PDF. I found > >> org.apache.pdfbox.examples.pdmodel.ImageToPDF which looks like it'll > work > > >> for JPG and TIF files, but it doesn't seem to support PNG (or any other > >> type for that matter). I traced through the library a little and found > >> some code that was commented out which uses a PDPixelMap, but the > >> constructor which takes a BufferedImage no longer exists. The comments > >> around there say "This method is broken and needs to be implemented" > which > >> is a bit discouraging. > >> > >> So my basic question is this: Is there an easy way to convert a PNG to > a > >> PDF? > >> > >> If so, do I need to worry about things like scaling, images becoming > >> blurry or too small to see/read, large images getting cut off b/c they > >> don't fit on a page, etc.? > >> > >> ---- > >> Thanks, > >> Adam > >> > >> - FHA 203b; 203k; HECM; VA; USDA; Conventional > >> - Warehouse Lines; FHA-Authorized Originators > >> - Lending and Servicing in over 45 States > >> www.swmc.com - www.simplehecmcalculator.com Visit > www.swmc.com/resourcesfor helpful links on Training, Webinars, Lender > Alerts and Submitting > Conditions > >> This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West > Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The > information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named > on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action > in > reliance on the contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, > and that the documents should be returned to this office immediately by > email. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver > of any privilege. Please do not include your social security number, > account > number, or any other personal or financial information in the content of > the > email. Should you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884. > > > > > > > > - FHA 203b; 203k; HECM; VA; USDA; Conventional > - Warehouse Lines; FHA-Authorized Originators > - Lending and Servicing in over 45 States > www.swmc.com - www.simplehecmcalculator.com Visit > www.swmc.com/resources for helpful links on Training, Webinars, Lender > Alerts and Submitting Conditions > This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West Mortgage > Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The information is > intended only for the use of the individual or entity named on this email. If > you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the > contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, and that the > documents should be returned to this office immediately by email. Receipt by > anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege. > Please do not include your social security number, account number, or any > other personal or financial information in the content of the email. Should > you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884. Jeremias Maerki
