Extract images using itext library (Urgent)

Hi All,
Please send some sample example of extracting embedded images using iText library.
Thank in advance.
- Ganesh

@Avinash – I'd use InDesign (the re-opened IDML file) and some ExtendScript scripting for that task.
You have to distinguish between three basic data types:
1. Pixel only
2. Vector only
3. Mixed pixels and vector
Pixel only: could stem from a variety of source files: from PSD, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, EPS…
Vector only: EPS, WMF, PDF
Mixed ones: EPS, PDF, PhotoShop (//EDIT: Not to forget PSD!!)
It depends on your InDesign version which type of file you can write (export):
PDF, EPS, JPEG, PNG*
So, for an unclear situation (the nature of the placed file) I always would chose PDF as export format with transparency intact: PDF/X-4.
And proceed on with the exported PDFs. You could parse them to PhotoShop writing pure pixel formats if you want.
You could also look for Adobe Illustrator meta data and try to open it in Adobe Illustrator.
Here an example for what can be done with ExtendScript and pasted or embedded images by Peter Kahrel:
Peter Kahrel
Write pasted and embedded images to disk
http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/unembed_images.html
However, this script is missing PDFs as export format.
Layered embedded PhotoShop or Adobe Illustrator files would also be a very special case that should be treated separately.
Color Management in these cases could be a problem too.
From pure IDML, I see no chance…
(but maybe someone else)
Uwe
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