Linux PDF version converter
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I want to convert a PDF from version 1.5 to 1.4 using a command line utility.
Is there anything available?
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I want to convert a PDF from version 1.5 to 1.4 using a command line utility.
Is there anything available?
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I want to convert a PDF from version 1.5 to 1.4 using a command line utility.
Is there anything available?
linux pdf conversion
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I want to convert a PDF from version 1.5 to 1.4 using a command line utility.
Is there anything available?
linux pdf conversion
linux pdf conversion
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Tom
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edited Aug 19 '09 at 13:02
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Found this in the ubuntu forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
answered Aug 19 '09 at 13:05
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This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
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Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
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Found this in the ubuntu forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
answered Aug 19 '09 at 13:05
lyarwood
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This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
1
Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
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Found this in the ubuntu forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
answered Aug 19 '09 at 13:05
lyarwood
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This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
1
Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
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Found this in the ubuntu forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
answered Aug 19 '09 at 13:05
lyarwood
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Found this in the ubuntu forums :
# gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=<VERSION> -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf
Just tested this and it works fine, I'll post some output now.
[14:08:41]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo org_1-4.pdf
Title: CV 2009
Producer: Prince 7.0 alpha 16 (www.princexml.com)
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 51793 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.4
[14:08:59]lee@barlow:~/superuser # gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.5 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out_1.5.pdf org_1-4.pdf
[14:09:35]lee@barlow:~/superuser # pdfinfo out_1.5.pdf
Producer: GPL Ghostscript 8.64
CreationDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
ModDate: Wed Aug 19 14:09:34 2009
Tagged: no
Pages: 3
Encrypted: no
Page size: 595 x 842 pts (A4)
File size: 60658 bytes
Optimized: no
PDF version: 1.5
answered Aug 19 '09 at 13:05
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This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
1
Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
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This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
1
Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
This works perfectly! Thank you very much!
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 13:20
1
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Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Just noticed that the example is backwards.. 1.4 -> 1.5 instead of 1.5 -> 1.4 . ah well, thanks for the up votes :)
– lyarwood
Aug 19 '09 at 15:03
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
Not a problem. I worked that out :P
– Tom
Aug 19 '09 at 15:18
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