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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900
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+a2ping: convert image and vector graphics to compatible EPS and PDF
+
+a2ping is a UNIX command line utility written in Perl that converts many
+raster image and vector graphics formats to EPS or PDF and other page
+description formats. Accepted input file formats are: PS (PostScript), EPS,
+PDF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PNM, BMP, GIF, LBM, XPM, PCX, TGA. Accepted output
+formats are: EPS, PCL5, PDF, PDF1, PBM, PGM, PPM, PS, markedEPS, markedPS,
+PNG, XWD, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, XPM. a2ping delegates the low-level
+work to Ghostscript (GS), pdftops and sam2p. a2ping fixes many glitches
+during the EPS to EPS conversion, so its output is often more compatible
+and better embeddable than its input.
+
+Installation: copy the file a2ping.pl to a2ping on your $PATH.
+
+__END__