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Re: Re[2]: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Are these pdf track images not dense enough?

2017-09-20 by Donald H Locker

Imagemagick is available for Windows, no problem. <https://www.imagemagick.org/> for more information.

HTH,
Donald.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Wilson chris@... [Homebrew_PCBs]" <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> To: "James bitsyboffin@... [Homebrew_PCBs]" <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 6:43:05 AM
> Subject: Re[2]: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Are these pdf track images not dense enough?
> 
> Hello James,
> 
> 
> Thanks for sharing the info James, Windows only here unless they do a
> MS version? Thank you for the help, hopefully now I am set up to
> receive mails and reply to them via e-mail proper quoting will result.
> Before i was struggling with the forum web interface!
> 
> Wednesday, September 20, 2017
> 
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> >> I would be curious as to HOW you altered the pdf, and what with, if
> >> you don't mind sharing this? My attempts have left images with poor
> >> resolution (jagged edges when blown to a larger scale).
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> > I used Imagemagick command line tool on my linux box...
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> >   $  convert -density 600 traces.pdf -threshold 50% traces-bw.pdf
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> > On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:16 PM, chris@...
> > [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Wonderful, that looks perfect. Not saying this is the cause of my
> > problems, but at least I now know the images are truly black. I have
> > now managed to get a clear acetate sheet stuck in my laser printer!
> > It's been one of those jobs <LOL> Once I get it out i will compare
> > the images from your pdf's with the originals when actually printed.
> > Sincerest thanks to you for doing this, and to everyone else who has
> > replied, made excellent suggestions, and made images.
> 
> > I would be curious as to HOW you altered the pdf, and what with, if
> > you don't mind sharing this? My attempts have left images with poor
> > resolution (jagged edges when blown to a larger scale).
> 
> > Thanks again everyone, will report back once I clear the printer jam!
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> --
> Best regards,
>  Chris                            mailto:chris@...
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