Convert TIFF file to PDF 2

[joarell]

Hi,

I'd like to seek anyone's expertise please,..I have 343 TIFF files in a particular directory/folder which I would like to convert to PDF. I intend to write a VBScript to mass convert all TIFF files to PDF.

I need help in writing the syntax that will convert TIFF to PDF or save TIFF files to PDF (I know this works for Access reports). Any help is truly appreciated. What other application/s are required to make this work like Adobe Writer and what else?

Please advise.

Thank you,
Joan

 

[jmgalvin]

If you happen to own it, Photoshop will do this for you automatically - saving a lot of work. File menu/automate/pdf presentation. Or you can use /automate/batch - select production from Set menu and Save as PDF from the Action menu. The whole operation should take a few minutes.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[FredWagner]

If your TIFF files are small, any method will do. If they are large - 10's or 100's of MB, then you might want to convert them to JPEGs in the process of making PDF's. With Acrobat Professional 6 or better, you can use the option File, Create PDF from Multiple Files, and gather all of your TIFF's into a single PDF (be reasonable about the total size!). The once they're in a PDF, just do a 'Save As' to a different directory, and save them as JPEG 2000 files - you'll get one for each of the originals. Then create one or more PDF's from the JPF files. They'll be a lot smaller than the TIF files, or PDFs made from TIF's. The amount of size reduction depends on the content of the files if text, only 2-4 times smaller. If engineering drawings, you can get 8-12 times size reduction. If your files were 100-999+MBto begin with, this can seriously improve your server and network response.

Fred Wagner

Fred Wagner