How do I convert a pdf to an image?

How do I convert a pdf 开发者_开发知识库to an image (say a .png or .tiff file)?

Is there a way to do this without purchasing a third-party component?

Take a look at Imagemagic you can call these programs from roughly any programing language. And it is available on Unix, Windows, Mac, ...

I assume that you want to manually convert a PDF. Yo have two ways of doing it:

Online:

• PRO: very very easy.

• CONTRA: if your document is somewhat private your are giving it away.

I used last week Neevia and worked perfectly: http://convert.neevia.com/pdfconvert/

In your machine

• PRO: More Secure.

• CONTRA: You need to download a program and have it setup.

Here you can find 3 ways of converting it online and another three from your pc. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-ways-to-convert-a-pdf-file-to-a-jpg-image/

You can use any softwares available in market to convert a pdf to an image, like adobe, ClassicPDF or may be nitro. There are trials available you can download any one of them easily.

For example, try the trial of ClassicPDF and convert your file in seconds, as you asked, its a free one and it does not require purchasing any software, its completely free:

http://www.classicpdf.com/

EDIT: Removed direct download to .exe file and made link to main website. This is a serious no no and should be the users choice to download a file.