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Convert PDF to JPEG
Function: Converts selected files/folders of PDFs to JPEG and saves to the Desktop.
Author: Automator World
Notes: This workflow demonstrates a few strange quirks with Automator; for some reason the Render PDF action saves the converted file to /tmp/ and doesn’t pass on the original filename. Therefore, the additional step of sequentially renaming the files was added (as there seems no way to restore the original names). And, despite the “bad link” between the Render and Move actions, it still works, while the more logically sound additional step of “Get Selected Finder Items” doesn’t. The workflow is an application, but can of course be modified to suit.
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Convert PDF to JPEG works well on Leopard 10.5.6. To change settings of the converted files, open the downloaded file with automator and change file format and resolution, save, and you are good to go. It worked well with multi-page PDFs.
Comment by Hernan — March 16, 2009 @ 4:06 pm
Having a nightmare with the “New PDF from Images” action
It gives you the option to choose an output directory with the default set as “Desktop”
It lets me change it to have files save elsewhere, however, when I try to use the app, it reverts back, and saves files to my desktop again.
Is this option just make believe?
Has anyone else had this issue?
Comment by Chris Banakis — February 13, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
I note that in comment 5 michael is after much the same result that I am. I need the files converted with the same name. I see that this is quite an old listing, is/was anyone able to get the pdf to convert to jpeg with the same file name?
Comment by Carl — January 4, 2009 @ 5:15 am
is there any way to render a transparent background. I could not find this option anywhere with any of the file formats.
Comment by Andreas Fischer — August 4, 2008 @ 11:18 am
Leopard appears to have broken this, as files converted to jpg are now 150dpi and not 300dpi, which is what I need. I can’t seem to find anywhere to change this. Preview seems to be broken here as well, since it also only save PDFs at 150dpi
Comment by alvise — January 29, 2008 @ 9:16 pm