XPost: comp.text.pdf, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2024-03-13 22:48, Oliver wrote:   
   > On 13 Mar 2024 19:52:58 GMT, Frank Slootweg  wrote   
   >>> I was hoping to "sharpen" the image where I was hoping there is a PDF   
   >>> tool   
   >>> out there which does that - much like Irfanview sharpens a JPEG   
   >>> snapshot.   
   >>   
   >>   Why do you want/need to do the sharpening in "a PDF tool"? Why can't   
   >> you just sharpen the screenshots?   
   >   
   > I already tried that by snapping JPEG images in Irfanview and sharpening   
   > them and then converting them to PDF (as the final thing is a book).   
   >   
   > Your suggestion gave me an idea though, which is I can probably snapshot to   
   > GIF or BMP which can be set to not have image compression.   
   >   
   > Since it's a book of hundreds of pages, it might be better to snapshot as   
   > TIFF without compression and then combine all the TIFFs.   
   >   
   > I just ran a quick test in Irfanview and I was pleased to see the Irfanview   
   > sharpen command works on all three non-compression file formats.   
   >   
   > I wonder if the PDF experts know how to snapshot a screen to PDF at no   
   > compression? Is that even possible?   
      
   Why no compression? Compression is not the same as lossy.   
      
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