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NeuraView How-To: 7 Easy Steps to Convert Long TIFF Image to PDF Format and Open it Horizontally in Adobe Acrobat

This blog describes best practice on how to convert very long scanned images, over 200 inch long, into PDF format and view it horizontally in Adobe Acrobat.

Convert and View Long TIFF’s in Adobe

Well logs, patient’s ECGs (EKG), fetal monitoring strips or any long length paper image can be scanned with Neuralog’s NeuraScanner continuous long length scanner. Regardless of the length of the original paper image, the NeuraScanner creates a single page TIFF file.  This TIFF file can be opened with the NeuraView software included with NeuraScanner or any TIFF viewer. In some cases, the scanned image needs to be rotated and viewed horizontally. NeuraView allows user to rotate image in any direction.

However, some users either do not have a subscription to NeuraView or prefer to save documents in PDF format and view in Adobe Acrobat. Because of Adobe’s page size limitation, very long images are truncated to 200 inches when opened in Adobe Acrobat.  Neuralog has confirmed this Adobe restriction.

To avoid loss of data, here are a few steps on how to successfully convert TIFF file into PDF, rotate and view horizontally using NeuraView and Adobe Acrobat.

1. Scan paper image with NeuraScanner.

2. Open the resulting TIFF file in NeuraView.

3. Update conversion setting in NeuraView – this is one time step; setting is saved for the future use:

  • Click File ->Preferences
NeuraView File menu with Preferences
  • In Image Preferences panel set Page Length in Multi-Page PDF Save Options to 200 inches. This is maximum page length successfully loaded in Adobe Acrobat.    
NeuraView Image Preferences: Multi-Page PDF Save Options page length

4. Convert TIFF to PDF following steps in NeuraView:

  • Click File ->Save As -> PDF 
NeuraView Save As menu: save all open TIFFs as PDFs
  • In Select PDF file name panel: select destination folder, enter output file name (NeuraView will initially set it as original (TIFF) file name with PDF extension).                                    
    • Make sure that Multi-Page is selected.
Save dialog with Adobe PDF file type and Multi-Page selected
  • Click Save

5. Now PDF file is created; it is automatically opened in Adobe Acrobat.

Converted well log PDF open vertically in Adobe Acrobat

6. To rotate and view horizontally in Adobe Acrobat:

  • Click Rotate clockwise button   
Rotate clockwise button in Adobe Acrobat
  • In Rotate Pages panel set:
    • Direction to Counterclockwise 90 degrees – In most cases; however, it depends on image direction.
    • Check All as Page Range.
    • Select Rotate: Even and Odd Pages and Pages of Any Orientation
Adobe Acrobat Rotate Pages dialog: clockwise 90 degrees, all pages
  • Click OK.

7. Image is rotated 90 degrees. In the sample shown below image is ~306 inches long, and Adobe Acrobat shows 2 pages.

Well log PDF rotated to horizontal in Adobe Acrobat
Horizontal well log PDF in Adobe Acrobat

Managing and viewing very long scanned images in PDF format can be achieved seamlessly by following these best practices. While Neuralog’s NeuraScanner and NeuraView offer powerful solutions for scanning and viewing, Adobe Acrobat’s page size limitation can sometimes pose a challenge for extremely long images. By combining the capabilities of NeuraView and Adobe Acrobat, users can rotate, convert, and view their TIFF files horizontally, ensuring data integrity and accessibility while working with lengthy documents. This method empowers users to make the most of their scanned images, whether they are well logs, ECGs, or other extended-length paper documents, making them easily navigable and compatible with Adobe Acrobat’s viewing capabilities!