GEEDITOR / HDR → PDF
About this conversion · HDR → PDF
Put a Radiance HDR image into a PDF when the recipient accepts documents rather than image files. This makes a page containing a picture; it is not a scan-to-text tool or a way to build an editable document.
HDR, EXR and specialized source images can contain precision or display-range information this workflow does not preserve. There is no exposure, tone-mapping or scientific calibration control here; keep the original for color-critical or measurement work.
Worked example — Calculated example; not a measured file-size result
Input: 1200 × 800 px
Output: 900 × 600 pt · 1 PDF
How to convert
- Click “Choose files” and select the original Radiance HDR file. Start with one file when comparing settings.
- Check that the output selector shows PDF. The instructions here describe this choice; changing the output can change which settings apply.
- Open “Conversion settings” below the file area before starting conversion. Set only the options relevant to the output described below.
- Leave “Maximum image width” empty to keep the current dimensions. Enter a smaller width, such as 1600, only when you want to reduce a wider image; the height follows its proportions.
- For “Image quality”, start at 85% and compare small text and edges before reducing it. The range is 60–100%; 100% does not promise lossless output.
- Click “Convert files”, then save the result from its file row. “Download all” puts completed files into a ZIP; it does not combine their contents.
- Open the downloaded PDF image at 100% zoom. Compare dimensions, orientation, fine text, transparent edges and colors with the Radiance HDR original before uploading it elsewhere.