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Convert PDF or Image to JPEG

Converts a PDF or an image to a JPEG. A PDF’s first page becomes the JPEG; an image is re-encoded, and one with several pages or frames, such as a scanned TIFF, converts from its first.

Inputs

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  • Input File or Directory — a PDF or image (PNG, GIF, TIFF, JPEG or HEIC), or a folder of them, in a document account.
  • Output File or Directory — where the JPEG is written.

Output

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One JPEG per input file. For a folder, each file’s JPEG is written into a folder named after the output path, without its extension, under the source file’s own name.

Notes

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  • A file of any other type fails the step, naming the types it accepts.
  • If the input path does not exist or has no files in it, the step finishes with a warning that names the path and processes nothing, and the workflow continues.
  • The output path cannot be the input path.

Common Uses

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  • Generating preview images for web display
  • Producing image-only versions of PDFs for systems that can’t handle PDF
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