GoBatchGS 2006

GhostScript is a tool for converting PostScript to various other formats like JPEG, TIFF, PDF GhostScript is a great application for converting PostScript to various other formats like JPEG, TIFF, PDF (Yes, it can compete with Adobe Acrobat Distiller!).
PStoEdit by Wolfgang Glunz is a separate tool that calls GhostScript and converts to vector formats like AutoCAD DXF and to WMF.
GoBatchGS is a front-end that I made to process multiple PostScript and PDF files, running these tools. Normally GhostScript is run from a command line with numerous options. 100% flexible but not so easy to use.
For single files GSView is a friendlier option. But that didnt offer what I needed: a simple way to process a bunch of PostScript files. So I created GoBatchGS.
The most important output formats are implemented. As well as the most important options like resolution and JPEG quality and even the option to merge PDF output. Also processes and prints directly to HP printers and plotters. More info about GoBatchGS.
Main features:
- Select as many files as you want and convert them to the desired format with simple mouseclicks
- Output to rasterformats JPEG, PNG and TIFF
- Output to mixed formats PDF, EPS
- Output to vectorformats WMF and DXF. NEW (May 06) options for DXF output to polylines or lines; map colors to layers
- Output to printformats PCL and RTL. These can be written to a file or directly spooled to a printer; in the latter case the driverproperties are read and a warning is given if the selected type of driver is suspected to be incompatible with the selected outputformat
- Reorder the list of files
- Automatically determine pagesize by reading the bounding box; for PostScript files that miss pagesize info, but contain a Bounding Box comment (as in AutoCAD PostScript files)
- Merge PDF output, so you can make one multipage document from a group of single PS and PDF files
- Preset joboptions for PDF output ("distiller parameters")
- NEW (May 06) use custom joboptions files (as in Acrobat Distiller, or Indesign) for conversion of PostScript to PDF
- Set the orientation of the output