

To start the rasterizer, open a console, go to the directory where you expanded the distribution (and where batik-rasterizer.jar is located) and simply type the following at the command prompt: If you downloaded the binary distribution of Batik, you should have a file called batik-1.6.zip (or similar), and, after expanding that file, a jar file called batik-rasterizer.jar. The following describes how to start the viewer for each distribution. The method for starting the rasterizer depends on the distribution of Batik that you chose to download. Remember that you can get either the source or binary distribution.


Refer to the install page and the download area to find out what to download and how to install it. In addition, the rasterizer can (despite its name) transcode to PDF. The provided formats are JPEG, PNG and TIFF, however the design allows new formats to be added easily. The tool can convert individual files or sets of files, making it easy to convert entire directories of SVG files. The SVG Rasterizer is a utility that can convert SVG files to a raster format. This page describes the features of the SVG Rasterizer utility that comes with the Batik distribution.
