latex2png − Convert a LaTeX file to a PNG image
latex2png −− Convert a LaTeX file to a PNG image
latex2png [−d density] [−h] [−k] [−c] [−g] [−m] [−H home dir] file[.tex|.eps]
The latex2png command converts a LaTeX file into a PNG image. The first page is translated into an image at the specified resolution. latex2png can also be used to convert encapsulated postscript (EPS) files to PNG images.
−c produce color image |
−d density
density is the number of dots per inch to use in the created image (default 144 dpi)
−g produce gray images |
−h help
−H home_dir
home_dir is a directory to be included in search path (default is directory that contains the LaTeX file). This is used to create PNG images in another directory (e.g., /tmp) and still allow LaTeX to find files that it needs to include.
−k keep intermediate files (for debugging)
−m produce monochrome (black and white) image
(default)
−v version
latex2png −d 144 /tmp/file
#create /tmp/file.png at 144 dpi
latex2png file.eps
#create file.png
latex2png file.tex
#create file.png via latex
latex2png −H . /tmp/file
#search the cwd for image files
latex2png is a part of latex2rtf and has a special mode to assist in finding the baseline of a latex equation. Documentation for latex2rtf may be found in latex2rtf.info, the PDF file latex2rtf.pdf or the HTML file latex2rtf.html which are made from the TeXInfo source file latex2rtf.texi.