pdf maps

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 18 May 04 11:11 am

Hi
Does anyone know if it is possible to exract an image out of a pdf files.
The RAC over here has some handy maps but they are in pdf format HERE
thanks

Richary · Post by **Richary** » 18 May 04 11:20 am

On version 6 next to the select text tool is a snapshot tool. Using that you can select an area which it then copies to the clipboard so you could paste it into some paint program.

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 18 May 04 11:41 am

Thanks for that, do you know if that is the full version or in the basic?

Ebenezer · Post by **Ebenezer** » 18 May 04 12:25 pm

Another option is to get ghostscript. It allows you to save a PDF as a raster image (in various formats). There are various versions for various platforms.

The advantage of ghostscript is that it will allow you to save files where saving has been disabled in Acrobat Reader by the document creator.

Webguy · Post by **Webguy** » 18 May 04 1:38 pm

I know I'm not in WA, but I thought those maps were a little light-on in the detail department.

But, if you want to rip them out, photoshop 7 and up can load a pdf and then you can save it out as whatever you want. Maybe even piece em all together.

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 18 May 04 2:00 pm

Thanks I might try it that way, as for detail I am just looking for back roads and the like, down south of perth.

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 18 May 04 10:17 pm

There are a few programs that make it easy. Go to http://www.thebeatlesforever.com/proces ... cpdf2.html and grab the pdf2image converter demo. It appears to be a ghostscript gui front end and will give you a month or so to extract the images.

Ebenezer · Post by **Ebenezer** » 19 May 04 5:17 pm

Webby wrote:But, if you want to rip them out, photoshop 7 and up can load a pdf and then you can save it out as whatever you want.

If you don't already have a copy of Photoshop installed this might be overkill (esp given that ghostscript is free).

Note also that Photoshop (being an Adobe product) will not let you save a PDF file that is protected from saving. The ones on the NRMA web site are protected in this manner. Using ghostscript you can save them fine.

Gunn Parker · Post by **Gunn Parker** » 19 May 04 5:26 pm

Ebenezer wrote: (esp given that ghostscript is free).

Hi can you point me in the right direction please?
I had a look yesterday but was unsure of what it was I needed.
Thanks

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 19 May 04 6:08 pm

If you grabbed a PDF file and then made a .MAP file from it, is it OK then to share the resulting .MAP file?

That is there is a map at x location that you can convert and then this .MAP file will work for it?

Sam
ACU

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 19 May 04 6:48 pm

All Cached Up wrote:If you grabbed a PDF file and then made a .MAP file from it, is it OK then to share the resulting .MAP file?

That is there is a map at x location that you can convert and then this .MAP file will work for it?

Sam
ACU

As you created the map file, it is yours to do with what you wish. All the map files for the nsw topo maps were made by volunteers and are freely available.

evil_hitman · Post by **evil_hitman** » 19 May 04 9:26 pm

http://www.ghostscript.com/

Matt

tolmh · Post by **tolmh** » 20 May 04 10:32 am

riblit wrote:As you created the map file, it is yours to do with what you wish.

Just to be clear here - are you talking about sharing the images ripped from maps, or just the files used to calibrate such images?

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 20 May 04 10:52 am

tolmh wrote:
riblit wrote:As you created the map file, it is yours to do with what you wish.
Just to be clear here - are you talking about sharing the images ripped from maps, or just the files used to calibrate such images?

I am talking about the Ozi map file, used to calibrate the image. Not the image itself.

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