Converting groups of TIFFs to a single PDF/
April 30, 2024 8:33 AM Subscribe
I have sets of 10-20 individual TIFFs that I need to convert into single PDFs - so far, I'm stumped as to how to do this seemingly simple task.
I have access to Adobe Creative Suite, but it only seems to allow 1-to-1 conversion. There are various web utilities that do this, but I'm concerned about security and would like to have a better, offline solution for the problem, in any case. Any suggestions will be hugely appreciated!
I have access to Adobe Creative Suite, but it only seems to allow 1-to-1 conversion. There are various web utilities that do this, but I'm concerned about security and would like to have a better, offline solution for the problem, in any case. Any suggestions will be hugely appreciated!
Best answer: I take it your version of Adobe Acrobat is missing File > Create > Create Multiple PDF Files?
posted by zamboni at 8:43 AM on April 30 [1 favorite]
posted by zamboni at 8:43 AM on April 30 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Consider img2pdf
Is this something a person w/out a lot of coding experience could download and use? I'll admit Github is a complete mystery to me.
Are you on OSX?
Windows primarily, but switching to an OSX machine is an option if there aren't any other good ones.
posted by ryanshepard at 8:45 AM on April 30
Is this something a person w/out a lot of coding experience could download and use? I'll admit Github is a complete mystery to me.
Are you on OSX?
Windows primarily, but switching to an OSX machine is an option if there aren't any other good ones.
posted by ryanshepard at 8:45 AM on April 30
On MacOS in Finder, select the desired TIFF files, right-click, and select Quick Actions -> Create PDF.
posted by magicbus at 8:46 AM on April 30
posted by magicbus at 8:46 AM on April 30
Response by poster: I take it your version of Adobe Acrobat is missing File > Create > Create Multiple PDF Files?
It's the online, Creative Suite version so do not even have this menu structure. If this feature is available, it's well-concealed.
posted by ryanshepard at 8:47 AM on April 30
It's the online, Creative Suite version so do not even have this menu structure. If this feature is available, it's well-concealed.
posted by ryanshepard at 8:47 AM on April 30
For Windows, select all the images you want to convert in File Explorer, then right-click the selected images, choose Show More Options, Print, then select Microsoft Print to PDF as your printer.
posted by my log does not judge at 8:53 AM on April 30 [2 favorites]
posted by my log does not judge at 8:53 AM on April 30 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: I figured this out - using the online version was not an option: I had to download the desktop version from Creative Cloud, which offers different options (and the menu structure zamboni mentions above).
posted by ryanshepard at 8:59 AM on April 30 [2 favorites]
posted by ryanshepard at 8:59 AM on April 30 [2 favorites]
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