[UFO Chicago] gs -sDEVICE=gif*

[Neil R. Ormos]

Jay F. Shachter wrote:

> I remember when gs could convert PostScript to GIF (e.g.,
> gs -sDEVICE=gifmono, gs -sDEVICE=gif8).  Then it stopped
> being able to do so, presumably because someone thought
> that the GIF format was patented, and feared that the
> patent would be enforced.  Patents don't last forever,
> though, and in fact they are surprisingly short-lived.
> When is gs going to be able to produce GIF output again?

In case the question is asked out of a genuine desire to convert PostScript or PDF to GIF, perhaps an alternate path will be of interest.

The distribution-packaged versions of gs can produce output in PNG and TIFF.  Images in those formats can be converted to GIF using other tools, such as Image Magick's convert program.