[sane-devel] How to combine scanned images together and print them as a file

[Alex Belits]

On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Ulrich Deiters wrote:

> For a large number of pictures one might consider writing a script
> using tools of the PBMPLUS package:
> - use djpeg to convert JPEG to PNM format,

  DO NOT use jpegs before any image conversion unless it's the only format
available. PNG and PBM are fine.

> - use pnmcat to combine two or more pictures you want to show on the
>   same page (if this is required),
> - use pnmtops to make PostScript files
> - and finally ps2pdf to make PDF.

  This is also quite unnecessary -- if it can't print Postscript it's not
a printer.

> Alternatively, you can use xv to view JPEGs and to print them to
> PostScript files; xv as a graphical interface that gives you some
> control over the placement of the picture on the page.

  Gimp does the same, and has gimp-print drivers.

-- 
Alex