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Short: AutoPDF 1.5a - Convert Postscript to PDF
Author: Designburo.nl
Type: text/misc
Required: Ghostscript, copy (, lha, lzx, zip, EPSLab)
Ghostscript 6.5 Amiga 68K version including Turboprint support can be downloaded
from us directly by clicking HERE.Thanks to Rüdiger
Hanke.
The also needed Data
files and fonts
can be downloaded by clicking on their names.
Optionally the PPC
version and the source
can also be downloaded by clicking their name.
We have included the main executable here for quick reference.. if you already
have the fonts and data archives, you will only need the main archive at every
update.
We will always have the most current available version here.
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Changes in this version [1.5a]
Added the option to save your settings (on request)
When you have once saved your settings you can run AutoPDF with the option load.
e.g. AutoPDF load
It will then run AutoPDF with your previous saved settings.
Settings saved are: PNG preview yes/no; source/destination dir; pack method;
resolution and if verbose should be on yes/no
It saves your settings in the S: assignment, so make sure you have one (but
you should as it is part of the AmigaOS)
If you encounter any problems.. make sure to have a big stack
set for your CLI. (e.g. 75000)
Be sure to also checkout AutoPS.
This utility automatically print postscript files in a given directory to your
printer using ghostscript (and turboprint)
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Changes in this version [1.5]
More structered programming, should create faster results
Added the option of choosing a resolution for the PDF and PNG.
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Changes in this version [1.4b]
Ironed out some glitches.
Added more support (and documented) for the EPS feature.
Should be a bit faster as well.
Any [productive] suggestions are welcome.
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Changes in this version [1.4a]
PNG preview for every page in a PDF file, not just the last page.
PNG previews are sequentially numbered at the end of the file name.
Added a 'Check for updates' menu option.
Added possibility to interupt AutoPDF when it is already started converting
a directory.
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New in this version [1.4]
Added the option to automatically create a full color PNG file.
Sometimes it is not possible to view your PDF file correctly on the Amiga.
With the PNG option AutoPDF will also create a PNG picture of the PDF file,
so you can check if all looks fine!
* added and undocumented feature to automatically create EPS files that you
can load into Pagestream with a preview picture!
For example:
You create a really nice looking logo in Drawstudio, but the postscript export
is virtually unuseable in Pagestream, since you only get a Bounding box.. OK,
let's use ghostscript to create a tiff preview and use EPSLab to include it
into the EPS, you think! That's where it goes wrong..
Ghostscript will create a full LEGAL size paper with the logo on the bottom
as a tiff preview.
This means that your eps preview in pagestream is completely useless!!
Solution: Load your in e.g. Drawstudio created logo into Pagestream, adjust
your Page size in pagestream to exactly match the dimensions of the eps bounding
box (use the toolbox coordinates of Pagestream).
Now save this as a .ps file with e.g. a Linotronic PPD file and fill in the
paper dimensions again in the postscript printer setup.
Make sure you have an assign for epslab called EPSLab:
run AutoPDF with following options:
AutoPDF EPS <
