Category Archives: Document conversion

How to Convert SWF Files to Images?

How to extract raster images from SWF file?

The SWF format is one that you’ll find commonly used for browser games, vector animations and other types of multimedia that imply video, sound and/or user interaction. Initially developed by Macromedia, SWFs are currently Adobe Flash files and their name is an acronym for ShockWave Flash or Small Web File.

SWF files can contain a collection of images, including both vectors and bitmaps, as well as ActionScript content — a scripting language that facilitates user interaction. A SWF file can contain from few images to more than a hundred pictures with text, animation, and scripts in various combinations. For example, one page with text and several raster images inside it. Extracting all raster images by converting a SWF file to one or more image files can be a tricky operation and requires using a software program that can process multi-page image files, such as reaConverter.

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How to Merge Several JPEGs into a Multi-Page PDF

How To Make a Multi-Page PDF from Several JPEGs

JPEG is the most widely used and popular format for image files. Most users prefer JPEGs because they don’t take too much space, they are compatible with most image viewers and you don’t need special applications or plug-ins to open them. In addition, they can be easily shared through Flickr, Picasa, Facebook and many other photo sharing websites.

However, JPEG files have a few drawbacks as well. For example, they provide a “lossy” compression of images, which means they “lose” a considerable amount of information used for coding your image. Simply put, this means you get a lower quality image after you upload them into sharing website. This is particularly problematic when you plan to print the JPEG, because you will notice it tends to look a lot different on paper than it did on screen.

Another disadvantage is that JPEGs don’t support a multi-page format and security features. In other words, you can only store one image in one file and you can’t deny other users to print or share your images. So in case you are a designer, a graphic artist or another type of advanced image editor, and you plan to build an electronic portfolio of your work, JPEG might not be the best solution for you. A quick and simple alternative, that will allow you to gather your images in a single and good quality image file, is to convert all JPEGs into a multi-page PDF.

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Convert NVA eBooks to More Accessible Formats: PDF, JPG, TIF, PNG

NVA is a new and popular file format used particularly for storing ebooks and associated with a piece of software called NVA Reader. This program is optimized to work on all types of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Nexus phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads, the Samsung Galaxy series etc.

Some of the main advantages of using NVA files are the possibility to select, highlight and underline text, make notes and add bookmarks. NVA files simulate the appearance of the print book really well and they preserve the structure, format and objects on each page. They also include handy search tools and features that facilitate sharing notes or quotes on social networks.

But if you have just downloaded or received by email an NVA file, you might notice it is not compatible with many other programs apart from NVA Reader. In case you want to convert it to a more accessible format, such as PDF, reaConverter can make this happen in a few seconds and without any quality loss. Additionally, reaConverter supports conversion from NVA to raster image formats, such as JPG, PNG or TIFF.

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How To Merge Multiple Files into a Single PDF

merge into one pdf file
Creating a single file by combining several others poses difficulties in the case of many file formats. Did you ever try to create a single PDF from multiple files? Many people who have to do this think it’s a difficult and time-consuming process, involving a series of separate conversions. Though PDF is one of the most popular, “safe” and convenient formats for your documents, it is also one that may prove problematic to handle in such a way.

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Do I Need GhostScript When I Convert a PDF?

Ghostscript
We recently received this question from a ReaConverter user who tried to convert a PDF document into an AI (Adobe Illustrator) image format and was slightly puzzled by a message that popped up before conversion, saying GhostScript is required. He also mentioned a GhostScript driver was already installed on his computer, so he couldn’t figure out why the conversion wouldn’t work.

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Convert DWG into Easy-To-Handle PDF

DWG to PDF Conversion
The DWG or “Drawing” format is one of the most efficient and popular in handling computer-aided design or drafting (CAD), mostly in connection to software such as AutoCAD or IntelliCAD. If you work in architecture, construction engineering or design, this is probably the format you use most often. And though you probably appreciate DWG files because they allow you to store, edit and optimize 3D design data and metadata, you might have also encountered difficulties with handling them.

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5 Steps to Convert PDFs into JPEGs Fast and Easy

PDF to JPG conversion
Did you ever have trouble opening a PDF file because your computer / smartphone / tablet didn`t have the proper software application installed? So did many other people! Though generally considered one the “safest” and most convenient formats to use for your documents, PDF (Portable Document Format) has the disadvantage of requiring an external application or plug-in that might not always be quick to install and usually requires long loading times.

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