Convert PDF to JPEG with PHP and ImageMagick

Question

I'm using a litte script to convert PDF to JPG. That works but the quality is very poor.

The script:

$im = new imagick( 'document.pdf[ 0]' );  $im->setImageColorspace(255);  $im->setResolution(300, 300); $im->setCompressionQuality(95);  $im->setImageFormat('jpeg');  $im->writeImage('thumb.jpg');  $im->clear();  $im->destroy(); 

One more thing, I want to keep the original size of the PDF but the conversion crops the size of the JPG.

Answer 1

It can be done using setResolution, but you need to do it before loading an image. Try something like this:

// instantiate Imagick  $im = new Imagick();  $im->setResolution(300,300); $im->readimage('document.pdf[0]');  $im->setImageFormat('jpeg');     $im->writeImage('thumb.jpg');  $im->clear();  $im->destroy();