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NAME

       pdftops - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 3.00)

SYNOPSIS

       pdftops [options] <PDF-file> [<PS-file>]

DESCRIPTION

       Pdftops converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript so they can be printed.

       Pdftops	reads  the  PDF  file, PDF-file, and writes a PostScript file, PS-file.  If PS-file is not specified, pdftops converts file.pdf to
       file.ps (or file.eps with the -eps option).  If PS-file is '-', the PostScript is sent to stdout.

OPTIONS

       -f number
	      Specifies the first page to print.

       -l number
	      Specifies the last page to print.

       -level1
	      Generate Level 1 PostScript.  The resulting PostScript files will be significantly larger (if they contain images), but  will  print
	      on  Level 1 printers.  This also converts all images to black and white.	No more than one of the PostScript level options (-level1,
	      -level1sep, -level2, -level2sep, -level3, -level3Sep) may be given.

       -level1sep
	      Generate Level 1 separable PostScript.  All colors are converted to CMYK.  Images are written with separate stream data for the four
	      components.

       -level2
	      Generate Level 2 PostScript.  Level 2 supports color images and image compression.  This is the default setting.

       -level2sep
	      Generate	Level  2 separable PostScript.	All colors are converted to CMYK.  The PostScript separation convention operators are used
	      to handle custom (spot) colors.

       -level3
	      Generate Level 3 PostScript.  This enables all Level 2 features plus CID font embedding.

       -level3Sep
	      Generate Level 3 separable PostScript.  The separation handling is the same as for -level2Sep.

       -origpagesizes
	      Generate a PostScript file with variable page sizes and orientations, taking for each page the size of the original page in the  PDF
	      file.   The PostScript file contains "<</PageSize [WIDTH HEIGHT]>> setpagedevice" lines in each page header, so that the paper input
	      tray gets correctly changed on the printer. This option should be used when pdftops is used as a print filter. Any specification	of
	      the page size via -paper, -paperw, or -paperh will get overridden as long as each page of the PDF file has a defined paper size.	No
	      more than one of the mode options (-origpagesizes, -eps, -form) may be given.

       -eps   Generate an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file.  An EPS file contains a single image, so if you use this option  with  a	multi-page
	      PDF  file,  you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.  No more than one of the mode options (-origpagesizes, -eps, -form) may
	      be given.

       -form  Generate a PostScript form which can be imported by software that understands forms.  A form contains a single page, so if  you  use
	      this  option  with  a  multi-page PDF file, you must use -f and -l to specify a single page.  The -level1 option cannot be used with
	      -form.  No more than one of the mode options (-origpagesizes, -eps, -form) may be given.

       -opi   Generate OPI comments for all images and forms which have OPI information.  (This option is only available if pdftops  was  compiled
	      with OPI support.)

       -binary
	      Write  binary  data  in Level 1 PostScript.  By default, pdftops writes hex-encoded data in Level 1 PostScript.  Binary data is non-
	      standard in Level 1 PostScript but reduces the file size and can be useful  when	Level  1  PostScript  is  required  only  for  its
	      restricted use of PostScript operators.

       -r number
	      Set  the	resolution  in	DPI when pdftops rasterizes images with transparencies or, for Level 1 PostScript, when pdftops rasterizes
	      images with color masks.	By default, pdftops rasterizes images to 300 DPI.

       -noembt1
	      By default, any Type 1 fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option causes pdftops	to
	      substitute base fonts instead.  Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary for readable output.

       -noembtt
	      By  default,  any TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.	This option causes pdftops
	      to substitute base fonts instead.  Embedded fonts make PostScript files larger, but may be necessary  for  readable  output.   Also,
	      some PostScript interpreters do not have TrueType rasterizers.

       -noembcidps
	      By  default,  any CID PostScript fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript file.  This option disables
	      that embedding.  No attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID PostScript fonts.

       -noembcidtt
	      By default, any CID TrueType fonts which are embedded in the PDF file are copied into the PostScript  file.   This  option  disables
	      that embedding.  No attempt is made to substitute for non-embedded CID TrueType fonts.

       -passfonts
	      By  default,  references to non-embedded 8-bit fonts in the PDF file are substituted with the closest "Helvetica", "Times-Roman", or
	      "Courier" font.  This option passes references to non-embedded fonts through to the PostScript file.

       -preload
	      preload images and forms

       -paper size
	      Set the paper size to one of "letter", "legal", "A4", or "A3".  This can also be set to "match", which will set the  paper  size	to
	      match the size specified in the PDF file. -origpagesizes overrides this setting if the PDF file has defined page sizes.

       -paperw size
	      Set the paper width, in points. -origpagesizes overrides this setting if the PDF file has defined page sizes.

       -paperh size
	      Set the paper height, in points. -origpagesizes overrides this setting if the PDF file has defined page sizes.

       -nocrop
	      By default, output is cropped to the CropBox specified in the PDF file.  This option disables cropping.

       -expand
	      Expand PDF pages smaller than the paper to fill the paper.  By default, these pages are not scaled.

       -noshrink
	      Don't scale PDF pages which are larger than the paper.  By default, pages larger than the paper are shrunk to fit.

       -nocenter
	      By  default,  PDF pages smaller than the paper (after any scaling) are centered on the paper.  This option causes them to be aligned
	      to the lower-left corner of the paper instead.

       -duplex
	      Set the Duplex pagedevice entry in the PostScript file.  This tells duplex-capable printers to enable duplexing.

       -opw password
	      Specify the owner password for the PDF file.  Providing this will bypass all security restrictions.

       -upw password
	      Specify the user password for the PDF file.

       -q     Don't print any messages or errors.

       -v     Print copyright and version information.

       -h     Print usage information.	(-help and --help are equivalent.)

EXIT CODES

       The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:

       0      No error.

       1      Error opening a PDF file.

       2      Error opening an output file.

       3      Error related to PDF permissions.

       99     Other error.

AUTHOR

       The pdftops software and documentation are copyright 1996-2004 Glyph & Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO

       pdffonts(1), pdfimages(1), pdfinfo(1), pdftocairo(1), pdftohtml(1), pdftoppm(1), pdftotext(1)

								   31 July 2009 							pdftops(1)