Extracting images from a PDF

This example worked well for an example created by the Android Cam Scanner app, which I use to document and scan quite a lot.

convert -verbose -density 150 -trim -sharpen 0x1.0  -quality 100 ../1103-front-panel-card-ba11.pdf 1103.jpg

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6605006/convert-pdf-to-image-with-high-resolution



from recommended solution from above link saved to make sure it doesn't vanish

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It appears that the following works: convert \ -verbose \ -density 150 \ -trim \ test.pdf \ -quality 100 \ -sharpen 0x1.0 \ 24-18.jpg It results in the top image Compare this to the result of my original command (image on the bottom):   (To really see and appreciate the differences between the two, right-click on each and select "Open Image in New Tab...".) Also keep the following facts in mind: The worse, blurry image on the right has a file size of 1.941.702 Bytes (1.85 MByte). Its resolution is 3060x3960 pixels, using 16-bit RGB color space. The better, sharp image on the left has a file size of 337.879 Bytes (330 kByte). Its resolution is 758x996 pixels, using 8-bit Gray color space. So, no need to resize; add the -density flag. The density value 150 is weird -- trying a range of values results in a worse looking image in both directions!

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