I want to convert a pdf page to a png image with Imagick.
I tried with PHP, but the image quality was very low.
When I tried with command line, the result was perfect.
PHP code
$im = new imagick( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$PDFName.'['.$i.']' );
$params = $im->identifyImage();
$width = $params['geometry']['width']*1;
$height = $params['geometry']['height']*1;
$im->setResolution(400,400);
$im->resizeImage($width ,$height, imagick::FILTER_SINC, 1, true);
$im->writeImage(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'pdf_pages\\'.$i.'.png');
$im->clear();
$im->destroy();
Command line code
convert -density 400 a.pdf -resize 25% -a.png
PHP code (2nd attempt)
$im = new imagick( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$PDFName.'['.$i.']' );
$im->setOption('density','400x400');
$im->setOption('resize','25%');
$im->writeImage(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'pdf_pages\\'.$i.'.png');
$im->clear();
$im->destroy();
Still bad results.
What can I do? I want to use the density parameter in my PHP code, but how?
Output with PHP
Output with command line
You need to set Resolution before you read the file.
$im = new imagick();
$im->setResolution(200,200);
$im->readImage(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$PDFName.'['.$i.']');
Than, the result will be perfect.
Hope this help someone.