convert pdf to png

[Carl K]

Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
>> Seeing these options, I think it is much better to serve the PDFs
>> directly, it's very simple, and very efficient on the server. If
>> you're afraid that not everyone have PDF readers, direct them to
>> Adobe's site or serve the installation files on the server. The
>> installation for the reader is a one-off download, so it should only
>> choke the server for the first several weeks.
> 
> AFAIK the OP wants to render previews for display on the site - 
> certainly a nice feature.

Exactly.

As far as pre-processing goes: the pdf is generated from data the user just 
entered into a web page.  it may not even be saved to the DB yet.

the new ImageMagick bindings should do what I need:
http://www.procoders.net/?p=39

Carl K