Quote: "BETTER FREEWARE: FORMATFACTORY!!!!<—All formats you can imagine, mp3,mp4,avi,pdf"

This one WON'T convert from a PDF!!!!

I had just been looking for a program to perform this very function. Downloaded it and used it without a problem. This program saved me some money to do what I needed. Thanks....

works great. Like number 1 said try the reboot. Actually..Realistically..You should always reboot after an install, and defrag your pc at least once a week.
My 2 bits

What about today's offer?


Is GAOTD's team on holiday?


Well when you don't have any SW to giveaway you should at least leave the offer of the previous day still available, shouldn't you???

For those who had not downloaded this GAOTD yesterday I suggest the following FREE (and in my view BETTER)FREE ALTERNATIVES:



1) Some PDF Image Extract 1.5


Some PDF Image Extract is a easily tool to extract images from pdf files. Some PDF Image Extract can easy help you to extract images in pdf files to TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM.

Easily extract images from pdf files to TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM, PCX with Some PDF Image Extract!

Some PDF Image Extract Key Features

* Do NOT need Adobe PDF software support.
* Support TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM, PCX image format.
* Support PDF1.6 protocol.
* Supports drag and drop files and batch conversion.
* Support JPEG Quality and JPEG Gray Scale adjust.
* Support encrypted PDF file.
* Support Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista platform.

System Requirements

Before installing Some PDF Image Extract, please be sure you have:

* Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
* Internet Explorer v4.1 or later
* 64 MB RAM or more
* 5 MB free disk space
* At least 800*600 screen solution

h ttp://www.download.com/Some-PDF-Image-Extract/3000-2079_4-10836441.html

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2) Miraplacid Publisher 2009 SDK (FREE DOWNLOAD for personal USE):


h ttp://www.miraplacid.com/mp/sdk.shtml

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With Miraplacid Publisher SDK you can create your own software application to convert documents to images or embed this functionality into your software solution.

The main part of SDK is interactive Wizard. It generates dll with software installer. When you add this dll to your application and call installation function, it installs a virtual printer driver on your PC. When you print to this "printer", it converts pages to images and saves them to disk, prints to a real printer or uploads to a server.

Miraplacid Publisher SDK supports following output formats: PDF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, TGA, GIF and Web Presentation. It will scale and crop images for you, adjust colors and gamma and do some other image processing.

Anyone can open your document across a broad range of hardware and software, and it will look exactly as you intended - with layout, fonts, and images intact. No one can modify or copy and paste your texts.



3) FORMATFACTORY:


h ttp://www.formatoz.com/index.html

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FormatFactory is a multifunctional media converter.
Provides functions below:

All to MP4/3GP/MPG/AVI/WMV/FLV/SWF.
All to MP3//WMA/MMF/AMR/OGG/M4A/WAV.
All to JPG/BMP/PNG/TIF/ICO/....
Rip DVD to video file , Rip Music CD to audio file.
MP4 files support iPod/iPhone/PSP/BlackBerry format.
Source files support RMVB.




4) Two FREE ONLINE TOOLS that convert any FILE format in PDF (and viceversa) without the need to install any program on your PC:


h ttps://online.primopdf.com/Default.aspx

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and above all:


h ttp://www.freepdfconvert.com/default.asp

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With Free PDF Convert it's possible to convert 67 FILE FORMATS in PDF (e viceversa), such as:


* CSV - Comma-separated values file
* DCX - ZSoft IBM PC multi-page Paintbrush file
* DIB - MS Windows Device Independent Bitmap
* EMF - Enhanced Metafile
* FPX - FlashPix Format
* GIF87 - CompuServe graphics interchange format ver 87
* JP2 - JPEG-2000 JP2 File Format Syntax
* MIFF - Magick image file format
* BMP - MS Windows/OS2 Bitmap image file
* CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
* DOC - Microsoft Word 1997-2003
* DOCX - Microsoft Word
* DOT - Microsoft Word Template
* EPS - EPS File
* FAX Group 3 FAX encoding
* GIF - CompuServe graphics interchange format
* HTM - Web page
* HTML - Web page
* ICO - MS Windows/OS2 Icons
* IPT - Inventor Part Document
* JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format
* JPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group JFIF format
* KBD - General Knowledge Base document
* LOG - Log file
* LWP - Lotus Word Pro Document
* MHT - Web archive
* MPT - Microsoft Project file
* ODF - OpenDocument Formula
* ODG - OpenDocument Drawing
* ODP - OpenDocument Presentation
* ODS - OpenDocument Spreadsheet
* ODT - OpenDocument Text
* PCX - PC PaintBrush
* PDF - Adobe PDF
* PNG - Portable Network Graphics
* PPS - Microsoft PowerPoint Show 1997-2003
* PPSX - Microsoft PowerPoint Show
* PPT - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation 1997-2003
* PPTX - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
* PRN - Print to file
* PS - Adobe PostScript
* PUB - Microsoft Publisher
* RML - RedlineXML
* RTF - Microsoft Rich Text
* RVF - RichView format
* SAM - Lotus Word Pro Document
* SNP - Microsoft SnapShot File
* TIF - Tagged Interchange File Format
* TIFF - Tagged Interchange File Format
* TXT - ASCII Text/ANSI Text
* VSD - Visio Drawing
* WK1 - Lotus 1-2-3
* WK3 - Lotus 1-2-3
* WK4 - Lotus 1-2-3
* WLS - 602Tab document
* WMF - Windows Meta File
* WPD - 602Text document
* WPS - Microsoft Works
* WPT - Microsoft Works
* WPT - 602Text document template
* WQ1 - Corel QuattroPro
* WRI - Microsoft Windows Write
* XLS - Microsoft Excel 1997-2003
* XLSX - Microsoft Excel
* XLT - Microsoft Excel 1997-2003 Template
* XLTX - Microsoft Excel Template
* ZIP - ZIP archive





Finally for those, like me, who are keen to write eBooks, maybe "Free Image Jpeg Text to" could actually be fitter for purpose as it does exactly the opposite operation than this (from TIFF, JPG etc... to PDF):

h ttp://www.brothersoft.com/free-image-jpeg-text-to-pdf-converter-162237.html

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Convert WORD,DOC,DOCX,DOCM to PDF

Convert EXCEL,XLS,XLSX,XLSM to PDF

Convert PowerPoint,PPT,PPTX,PPTM to PDF

Convert HTM,HTML to PDF

Convert RTF,TXT to PDF

Convert JPG,BMP,GIF,TIF,WMF,EMF to PDF

Convert one file format to pdf once




Cheers from Italy

Giovanni

Giovi

Tried it on my 2 PC's, XP SP2 and XP SP3. Both got the pdf2image.dll file missing error. The file is there but not useable by the program. The authors need to work on thier setup. PDF2Word and PDF2HTML worked fine on the PC's.

It worked ONCE then I had to reinstall. It worked ONCE again. This works good ONCE. It sucks other than that.

Same trouble here " pdf2image.dll" missing even after a reboot so what good is the program if its not going to work and if you uninstall it there goes the code to make it work what is the use anyway.

I wish it worked under WINE. It does not:
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\daniel\\Desktop\\Setup.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MSVCP60.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\daniel\\Desktop\\Setup.exe") not found
err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"Z:\\home\\daniel\\Desktop\\Setup.exe" failed, status c0000135

Back again
Rebooting did not help, but as in post #47 Click the blue line and works like a charm with out error. Thanks for the help Robert.

Nice conversion even for multiple pages.

Thanks GAOTD for this nice software. I actually had a need for it.

OK, folks. It is a good idea to reboot your computer after installing any program. Most require it, although not all. Once that is done. Start the program. It works or it doesn't. This one works fine on Windows Vista Home Premium on MY computer. Does what it says it does. Uninstalled it because Inkscape is Open Source which I fully support. After all a computer should function and paying for it and then paying for things to make it function is ludicrous, IMO.

Secondly, it is OK to complain about a program when it fails to deliver. GAOTD offerings are supposed to be FULLY functional. If they are not, COMPLAIN loudly. Winamp, for instance, makes big claims but your task manager shows you all the information that the Winamp offering here does. To get a FULLY functional copy of Winamp that tells you what the "dfksdfhjh.dld" file actually controls, you are required to pay a one time fee for the file that makes Winamp FULLY functional. That means that the Winamp program is, by definition, NOT fully functional and should NOT be a candidate for GAOTD.

GAOTD is a wonderful place and offers some really goood stuff MOST of the time. For that I am thankful. But when a program fails to deliver as promised, free or not, GAOTD and its users dhould be made aware.

Users should post their operating system when making obdervations about non-functionalityNewer programs will not work on older systems sometimes. Sometimes they do. Both kinds of info is useful. This program works on newer systems and is OK for what it is. Irecommend it to those who don't have access to other options.

Disappointing.

Program installed without a hitch, but there's no option to convert to EMF as advertised on GAOTD and at the developers website.

Does anyone know of a program that performs reliable and accurate conversions from PDF to WMF/EMF while maintaining vector and font information?

Same problem as #76 : Seemed to install okay, but every time try to convert it errors “file not found :pdf2image.dll

Say’s it converted, but no image was added

Installed in Windows XP Prof 32 bit SP3 and Vista Home - same.
Just not working and will uninstal - noted too many people having same problem.

@66. Certainly requests are well within the realm of proper use.

Nope. Not when it's free stuff involved. You take what they offer or move on. You don't demand or request when you are being given something for free. That's just the way it works. You are being given a gift.

And this is not equivalent to a “free clothing store,” but rather the online equivalent to passing out free copies to promote a product.

Free copies that would normally run you cold hard cash. If it weren't for this site Charles, you and the fellow who threatened to "remove the ticker" would not be getting a copy for free. So like you said, the people who whine about the whiners and yourself, complaining about the people who complain about the complainers. At least I through up my two sense about the products.

To all of the whining idiots...or those suggesting using PRTSC... you don't know what you're talking about. There are plenty of times you need CONTROL over a PDF to image conversion. PRTSC only gives you a fullscreen bitmap that you still have to process in another piece of software.

This is the first time in the nine months since I started visiting GAOTD regularly that I have been unable to get a program to install and work properly (XP) regardless of what I have tried, including following the advice posted in this forum. I had no trouble getting "PDF to Word" to work. Uninstalled PDF to Image.

Downloaded, installed and correctly shows as registered to GAOTD, on both my XP and Vista machines, did not require reboot.

Freeware PDF Converters
Freeware PDF to Word doc converter
http://www.hellopdf.com/index.php

http://www.somepdf.com/
Freeware
Some PDF to Word Converter 1.5
Some PDF to Html Converter 1.5
Some PDF to Txt Converter 1.5
Some Text to PDF Converter 1.5
Some PDF Image Extract 1.5

hmmm. on win2k it didn't register pdf2image.dll, though it did change the registered locations for many other dll's. I did the run-only-after-reboot just in case but no joy. ignore my last 2 comments.

Installed ok (?), and did the reboot as suggested by everyone, but get the error “file not found :pdf2image.dll" with Win XP Media Center, SP3. Say’s it converted, but no image results anywhere with a search over my entire hard drive.

It's getting near the end of the day and I see no, posts about how to get this program working. Ironically, the pdf2image.dll file is sitting in the installed directory next to the pdf2image.exe file. This turned out to be a huge waste of time with yet another bloat of my registry. (sigh!) The lesson I learned was to read all the comments before installing anything from GAOTD and skip it if problems are reported.

So, that was fun. I am actually a fairly new user to GAOTD, and am just a little frustrated that I keep seeing programs from the same company. I get that I'm whining about free stuff (as I already mentioned in my first post, thanks for bringing it up anyway) but I was hoping to discover new things on this site. I figured that was the point. The few times I comment, I usually do so for a reason, not because I'm a chronic complainer. I'm glad that there are people who have found a use for this, I would just like to see something new, even if it is useless.

Thank you to Charles M. Barnard for one of the more useful comments on this site. I agree that I did whine about the offering, but I appreciate you actually reading my comment thoroughly, not just reacting to the first sentence. And what you said is absolutely true. Criticism should be detailed, with pointers to what is good and to what is bad, specifically.

That said, I think this might actually be one of the better ways to convert a pdf. A random use--and I do mean random--would be to convert downloaded comics from pdf to image, which would load faster and be easier to navigate when reading through. My question is, how long does this take to convert a page (for those of you who could get it to work)?

like so many others, .dll not found and re-boot didn't fix it. Third program I've downloaded, third program that's failed to deliver. For those of you for whom it worked, I'm glad. I won't be back. Apologies to anyone who thinks that's unnecessary negativity.

I like it!

I work with wood-cutting patterns, of which more than a few are in PDF files that can sometimes print larger or smaller than I'd like. Of course, your editing options with PDF are limited, too.

This is handy software and works very well, Thank You!

Using:
Windows 2000 SP4

anybody with the dll problem try making a copy of it in one of the system path directories?

BETTER ALTERNATIVE FREE FOR EVER:




Some PDF Image Extract 1.5

Some PDF Image Extract is a easily tool to extract images from pdf files. Some PDF Image Extract can easy help you to extract images in pdf files to TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM.

Easily extract images from pdf files to TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM, PCX with Some PDF Image Extract!

Some PDF Image Extract Key Features

* Do NOT need Adobe PDF software support.
* Support TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM, PCX image format.
* Support PDF1.6 protocol.
* Supports drag and drop files and batch conversion.
* Support JPEG Quality and JPEG Gray Scale adjust.
* Support encrypted PDF file.
* Support Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista platform.

System Requirements

Before installing Some PDF Image Extract, please be sure you have:

* Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
* Internet Explorer v4.1 or later
* 64 MB RAM or more
* 5 MB free disk space
* At least 800*600 screen solution



http://www.download.com/Some-PDF-Image-Extract/3000-2079_4-10836441.html



Cheers from Italy!!

Giovanni

I know that this site gives repeats but this type of software is repeated every 5 days or something. don't get me wrong, its still awesome that we have the opportunity to get free software. thanks anyway GAOTD

How stupid do you have to be? Just use print screen and paste into paint...

why convert? why not just use foxit reader, better than adobe and doesn't use up resources, it's free ALWAYS. Why does someone need to convert a pdf to an image?

Wednesday's free game a medieval Role Playing Game (RPG) called Darklands has been posted over in the forums:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4258

It used to be one of my favorite games when it was first released; and I played it continually for a few years until the floppy's became corrupted. I just wish I'd kept all the saves as I'd developed a really strong character after playing it for so long

Anybody wanting one that works by drag & drop/click save as PDF doc, with a tiny, free download this is it!

"Graphics to PDF Converter by Imposant", available here:

http://www.imposant.com/products/image2pdf.htm

It's off the chain in simplicity. ease of use & results!

Attention Distributed Proofreaders: This is exactly what you want to convert those Google Books to .pngs/.jpgs. Grab it while it is free. Please make note of the first comment in the thread--reboot after installing.

I’m waiting for a program that will, in advance, tell us the winning power ball numbers ...

Keep visiting. The occasional piece of fortune-telling software gets posted. ;^)

There was one on Saturday:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/digital-physiognomy

A sample of how this program could be useful: I work as a systems admin for a REALTOR® Assoc. and photos are important in any MLS (multiple listing servive) when agents are trying to market a piece of vacant land all they have sometimes is a pdf of a plat map. One of our servers only allow jpg,gif,and tif formats, I need to convert these files so they can be uploaded to our web server.

Here is an example of the software.
pdf file: http://tinyurl.com/6apk68
jpg file: http://tinyurl.com/6jpshc

I hope this sheds some light on why these programs can be helpful.

hmmmm installed no problem but when I use it to convert a small PDF the resulting .tif is simply BLANK. So I uninstalled it.

Thanks anyway GOTD

Conversion conversion, yeah there are a lot of 'em, but one that converts to JPG could be helpful. If you get a design from a designer as I did for a logo in PDF format. copying it caused so much lossey effects it was awful, I can't remember how I finally got around that, but it was complicated. This, if it works right, could do it much easier. We will see. CKO

Rather than moaning all the time please just answer the following silly question:

In your view what is the best FREE ALTERNATIVE (if any) to this GAOTD?

Doesn't work on my vista 32 bit, rebooted computer and tried to reinstall it, so this software is A PIECE OF CRAP!

BETTER FREEWARE: FORMATFACTORY!!!!<---All formats you can imagine, mp3,mp4,avi,pdf,..........

# 57, many thanks for the link! The Graphics2pdf is a simple program without adjustment options (compression, etc.) but it works well on my XP2. I'll keep this along with my Image Anvil, it is never too many such programs, because I am converting frequently.

I'm waiting for a program that will, in advance, tell us the winning power ball numbers, so we can all retire!

Rebooting didn't help. Still git the “file not found - pdf2image.dll”
A poorly programmed piece of junk.

I have installed it twice. Both times it will convert. However, all conversions have a Watermark Please purchase PDF to image.

So I guess the program is worthless at this point if it is not correct to operate as more than a demo.

pdf2image.dll not found, on both my XP and Vista,
tried unistall, reboot, del folder, reinstall, reboot,
still the same error, search the dll file and copy to system32,
reboot, still not work.
I need this program, is there a fix before reg expire?

This works great. Good timing as I was looking for the pdf to jpg program.
THANK YOU

Downloaded,extracted and installed just fine. UNCLICKED the run box.Just like Bubby said. It runs on my Vista H.P.,XP pro,xp home, 98 se, works good a keeper. thanks GOTD.

Seemed to install okay, but every time try to convert it errors “file not found :pdf2image.dll

Say’s it converted, but no image was added

Using Windows XP Home 32 bit SP3

This little app. does exactly what is supposed to. While many of the posters claim they do not have a need for these conversion programs, there are those that will find it useful. I use Adobe CS3 master collection (with Acrobat and Live Cycle) for most of my PDF conversions, however it is nice to have a light-weight alternetive.

It installed correctly on my Win XP SP3 machine and converted files without any errors. Converted file was a little grainy but very usable at 100% zoom. For all the posters whining about the quality of software offered by GAOTD Beggers can't be Choosers. I know it sounds cliche' but is suiting for the many trolls posting on this site.

Thank GAOTD for all software you offer. No, they are not all gems, and every app. may not be for everyone; however I have gotten some pretty useful programs from this site and Keep Up the Good Work!

Great little program, that can do what it promise. Was stucked with some company software that required attachments in JPG - not PDF, and now I have solved that problem. No doubt, there is better software available, but this one is just what I needed.

Downloaded fine, worked as it said on Vista. Looks useful. Thanks

Adobe will all ready let you save a PDF file as an image-waste if time

I never leave comments on this website, but feel obligated to here. This forum is not for comments on the programs being selected. This is a free offering. If you don't like it, don't download it. I am looking for helpful opinions, instructions, etc. about the program being offered, not a lot of ingrates whining about not liking the free stuff someone else is giving them.

There have indeed been many PDF to... files but I have been waiting for a PDF to IMAGE file ............ so thanks GAOTD

I've never complained about this site since it's free, and I don't plan to today.. but I am choosing not to download. There's a *much* easier way to do this. #13 mentioned the snapshot tool in Adobe Reader (free version).. but there's another *easy* way too. Open your Adobe document. While open and looking at it, hit the "Prnt Scrn" key on your keyboard.. (top right) Now open any picture program, let's say Paint, just to keep basic Windows stuff here.. Click Paste (or Ctrl-V). Presto; your PDF is there ready to be saved as a picture! Sure, you may need to crop a bit, but hell, you can do this with a brand new out-of-the-box computer; no addons. All the same, thanks GOTD for yet another free program!