Resizer & PDF Help - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Capt Weasel · 06-17-2007, 12:37 AM

I took 8 patterns down to Office Max and had them scan them to my thumb drive yesterday. He loaded it as 1 file with 8 pages. Came home and downloaded the RapidResizer trial. When I opened it it said it couldn't do PDF files but showed how to . I followed the directions and enlarged the first pattern that came up without difficulty. Problem is, the only one I can do is the first pattern. Everytime I scroll down and copy another page it only pastes the first on the file.
How can I "un" PDF the file and make it seperate pics and not just 1 file with 8 pages? I don't know much of anything about PDF documents and/or files. I want to change the pics to JPG or anything else. My Gimp program won't even open the file that has the pics on them.
Can anybody give me some help? I can't wait to enlarge a few patterns and get to work Monday but I'm stuck.

Dragon · 06-17-2007, 01:20 AM

There is a program called PDFtoJPG and it works great but it is expensive. I have used the trial version. The problem with the unregistered version is that you have lettering on the final outcome but it gives you an idea.
Diane

Capt Weasel · 06-17-2007, 04:15 AM

Is any scanned pattern I get going to be in PDF? I just mainly ant to seperate them from 1 file with 8 pages to 8 files if need be. The resizer won't copy/paste individual pages but seems to only paste the first page.

Gill · 06-17-2007, 10:29 AM

I open the Adobe file in the Acrobat viewer, take it to whichever page I want to select, then go to Edit - Copy file to clipboard. Next, I fire up MS Paint (the program is usually supplied with new computers) and go to Edit - Paste. This prints the selected acrobat page into Paint and the image can then be saved in one of several common graphics formats.

Gill

ChuckD · 06-17-2007, 08:32 PM

Gill, you are so good, thanks for sharing

06-17-2007, 12:37 AM	#1
Capt Weasel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 244 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Resizer & PDF Help I took 8 patterns down to Office Max and had them scan them to my thumb drive yesterday. He loaded it as 1 file with 8 pages. Came home and downloaded the RapidResizer trial. When I opened it it said it couldn't do PDF files but showed how to . I followed the directions and enlarged the first pattern that came up without difficulty. Problem is, the only one I can do is the first pattern. Everytime I scroll down and copy another page it only pastes the first on the file. How can I "un" PDF the file and make it seperate pics and not just 1 file with 8 pages? I don't know much of anything about PDF documents and/or files. I want to change the pics to JPG or anything else. My Gimp program won't even open the file that has the pics on them. Can anybody give me some help? I can't wait to enlarge a few patterns and get to work Monday but I'm stuck. __________________ Confuscious says, "The cautious seldom err". Confuscious didn't own a scrollsaw either.

06-17-2007, 01:20 AM	#2
Dragon scroller and moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,143 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	There is a program called PDFtoJPG and it works great but it is expensive. I have used the trial version. The problem with the unregistered version is that you have lettering on the final outcome but it gives you an idea. Diane __________________ Dragon Owner of a nice 21" Excalibur Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP

06-17-2007, 04:15 AM	#3
Capt Weasel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 244 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is any scanned pattern I get going to be in PDF? I just mainly ant to seperate them from 1 file with 8 pages to 8 files if need be. The resizer won't copy/paste individual pages but seems to only paste the first page. __________________ Confuscious says, "The cautious seldom err". Confuscious didn't own a scrollsaw either.

06-17-2007, 10:29 AM	#4
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I open the Adobe file in the Acrobat viewer, take it to whichever page I want to select, then go to Edit - Copy file to clipboard. Next, I fire up MS Paint (the program is usually supplied with new computers) and go to Edit - Paste. This prints the selected acrobat page into Paint and the image can then be saved in one of several common graphics formats. Gill __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

06-17-2007, 08:32 PM	#5
ChuckD Senior give me a Discount Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beautiful Southern Oregon Posts: 2,524 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Gill, you are so good, thanks for sharing __________________ Chuck D When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman. Jean De La Bruyere... l Hegner 18, Delta p-20, Griz 14 inch Band saw

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