How to Convert a PDF to a JPEG

While the online community moves more and more quickly to interactive use and DIY web utilization (e.g. blogs, vlogs), many user interfaces and online tools have trouble keeping up. Using pdf's is a great way to store high-quality, clear images in small file sizes, and the png format (pdf's Adobe cousin) is how most web design is carried from the conceptual (image) to the functional (coding). Still, most of us aren't designing our own pages. And most content management systems and third-party clients aren't so accepting of the Adobe format. It's usually gif, .peg (sometimes tiff) or the highway. Well, here's a quick way to convert your pdf's in no time.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Adobe Photoshop

1. Click on "File" in Adobe Photoshop.
2. Click on "Save for Web". In the File tab drop-down, you'll see three "save" options: Save, Save As, and Save for Web. You want the last want. You'll be redirected to a new window of Photoshop, where you image will appear. On the top right of the interface, you'll see a concierge or dialogue box.
3. Click on "JPEG" in the file format field. You can find this field below the "settings" drop-down in the dialogue box.
4. Adjust the image quality. Just below the file format field, there is an image quality field with drop-down options. Obviously, most of us want high quality images, but quality is often contingent upon file size. Remember, pdf's condense the file size with a sharper image. As you adjust the quality, look at the bottom left of the window, below the image. You'll see the image size there. Standard web pages can support fairly large file sizes, but ideal for page loading is somewhere around 72K. However, the difference between that and double that is negligible to the average user. If you participate in mail delivery, most delivery systems can't support much larger than 20K.
5. Click "Save As" or hit CTRL+S, and save your jpeg.

Tips & Warnings

• Delivery can support up to about 30K per image, but 20K is safe, particularly if the email or newsletter is image-heavy anyway.
• As you lower the quality, the image will appearing increasingly pixelated or "smudged". You'll lose definition, and the thing will look like a bad scan. If you can, try to keep image quality at medium or higher (about 50-55+ on the sliding scale in the dialogue box; sixty or higher is ideal).

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