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Use two simple commands to convert a protected pdf into an unprotected pdf. Here in this example i assume the protected pdf file name to be 'protected.pdf'. Now open your terminal and type. $ pdftops protected.pdf out.ps $ pstopdf out.ps out.pdf The out.pdf will be your unprotected PDF. If you don't have pstopdf and pdftops installed then type this at terminal to install them. $ sudo apt-get install context

Use ImageMagic's convert program to convert between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more. To install ImageMagick in your ubuntu(or other debian distros) type this at terminal: $ sudo aptitude install imagemagick Convert PDF files (examples) convert from pdf to jpeg $ convert input_file_name.pdf output_file_name.jpeg The above may give you a small image, For a large image use: $ convert -density size input_file_name.pdf output_file_name.jpeg replace size with your desired resolution eg: 200 convert from pdf to tiff $ convert file_name.pdf file_name.tiff Click for more about ImageMagick's convert program

Arista is a wonderful video format converter that anyone can use without any knowledge, its performance is really very simple, but its main purpose is to streamline the full process of converting a video giving a few options that are easily understood for us users: Convert to Apple iPod, Cowon D2, Computer, DVD Player, Sony PSP or Sony Playstation 3. One of the features I liked most of Arista is the ability to preview video looks like without having to wait until it finishes its conversion, in this way can we know if we feel we must correct or select another. Arista also allow us to extract and convert video or DVD directly from any camera connected to your PC without the need for additional software. Download Arista