Automator Script to batch convert images in pdf with custom setings

This might scale the images the way you want:

The Run Shell Script Action is:

thetmpdir=$(mktemp -d)

folder=$(dirname "$1")

foldername=$(basename "$folder")

for f in "$@"

do

sips -Z 2480 -s format pdf -p 3508 2480 --padColor FFFFFF "$f" --out "$thetmpdir/"$(basename "$f")".pdf"

done

#Combine:

"/System/Library/Automator/Combine PDF Pages.action/Contents/Resources/join.py" -o ~/Desktop/temp.pdf "$thetmpdir/"*.pdf

mv ~/Desktop/temp.pdf "$folder"/"$foldername.pdf"

#remove temp files

rm "$thetmpdir/"*.pdf

rm -d $thetmpdir

François20290 wrote:

Tony T1 I finally find a way to fix the Workflow here the revision 1.1

https://ufile.io/zau8l

I wonder if there is a way to make it more powerful I'm thinking of selecting 10 folders filled with images, clicking Folder to PDF and the workflow creates a pdf of each folder inside them?

Glad it worked, I wasn't sure if the scaling to A4 was working.

You can make it work for multiple folders by adding a loop.

First you need to download and Install Dispense Items Incrementally from

http://www.automator.us/leopard/downloads/index.html

Then add that action as the first Action,

and Loop (with [loop automatically] Stop after [25 times]) as the last action:

What happens if you process just that Folder?

If the same error, then Run as a Workflow, not a Service (save as a new Workflow), and in the Run Shell Script Action that runs: basename "$1", click [results], and see if it returns the correct name.

What I would do is to write some program to create an html file with a list of img tags in the file. Once all the images are in the file, convert the html file to a pdf.

VikingOSX wrote this line to convert a file to pdf. Need to change -i to whatever you need for pdf.

man cupsfilter

do shell script "/usr/sbin/cupsfilter -i text/plain -m application/pdf " & posix_path & " >" & out_dir & pdf_file

Re: Apple Script - text file to pdf

R

See if you can find a python script by googling

Alternatively, look for a conversion tool in the App Store

Another option is a 3rd party tool such as ImageMagick(see if you can get the results you want with ImageMagick's command line in Terminal)

François20290 wrote:

…. it copy past all the images on my desktop and create the PDF correctly named but inside the folder of the images

The Run Shell Script Action: mv "$1" "$2" is where it moves the PDF to inside the folder os the images.

If you want to keep the PDF on the Desktop, just delete that Action

Yes, you can add a python script as an Action in an Automator workflow, with a Run Shell Script Action:

This might work, give it a try (not sure if the scaling is what you want)

Copy a sample of your images to a Test Folder and give it a try:

Did you add Dispense Items Incrementally as the 1st Action?

(direct d/l link: Download)

Automator can only combine all images into one PDF

Might be better to look for a 3rd Party solution through the App Store or a Google Search.

The best macOS tool for the task that the OP requires is sips, not cupsfilter. The approach that TonyT1 has taken is the same as I would have done, had I not already had demands on my time.