TIFF2PS(1)                UNIX System V(May 18, 1991)                TIFF2PS(1)


NAME
      tiff2ps - convert a grayscale TIFF image to PostScript

SYNOPSIS
      tiff2ps [ -width width ] [ -height height ] [ -# ] file

DESCRIPTION
      Tiff2ps reads a TIFF image and prints Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) on
      the standard output that is suitable for inclusion in PostScript
      documents.  The -# option sets the initial TIFF directory to #.  This is
      useful for selecting individual pages in multi-page (e.g. facsimile)
      files.  The -width and -height options set the image dimensions in
      inches.  These options override any relevant TIFF tags in the input file.

      For RGB and palette images, tiff2ps generates PostScript that uses the
      colorimage operator.  For greyscale and bilevel images, tiff2ps generates
      PostScript that uses the image operator.

BUGS
      Since PostScript does not support the notion of a colormap, 8-bit palette
      images produce 24-bit PostScript images.  This conversion results in
      output that is six times bigger than the original and which takes a long
      time to send to a printer over a serial line.  Matters are even worse for
      4-bit and 2-bit palette images.

      tiff2ps should probably emit the prologue and epilogue needed to print
      the image on a standard size page.

SEE ALSO
      pal2rgb(1), tiffinfo(1), tiffcp(1), tiffgt(1), tiffmedian(1), tiff2bw(1),
      tiffsv(1), libtiff(3)























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