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My supplier sent a PDF catalog; how do I get product pictures out of it for my Salla store?

Convert the product pages you need to PNG at 200 or 300 DPI, crop each product on its own, then compress it before uploading to Salla. The tool renders whole pages; it does not pull the original photos out of the file, so ask the supplier for the source images whenever you can.

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What the tool actually does

The converter captures the page as it looks on screen: background, text, prices and product shots all in one picture. It does not dig into the file to lift out the JPEG files embedded in it. That matters, because the supplier may have placed the product small in a corner, and no DPI setting can add detail that was never in the file.

So choose a DPI high enough that the product still has plenty of pixels after cropping. An A4 page at 300 DPI is 2481 × 3508 px. If the product takes a quarter of the page width, your crop is only about 620 px wide. If it fills half the width, it is about 1240 px, which is far more useful.

From catalog to store, step by step

  1. In PDF to images, type only the product pages in the Pages field, for example 4-9 12.
  2. Choose PNG so you do not stack compression on compression, and 300 DPI when the products are small on the page, 200 when they are large.
  3. Convert and download the ZIP.
  4. Open each page in the Image cropper and crop the product alone, away from the price, the logo and the page number.
  5. Compress the crop with the Image compressor before uploading.
  6. Check Salla's current guidance on image size, since platforms change it, and set whatever size it asks for.

Signs the picture will not be good enough

  • Edges look like staircases when you zoom in: the photo inside the file is small, and more DPI will not fix it.
  • Price text or the supplier's name sits on top of the product: cropping cannot remove it without cutting into the item.
  • Colours look dull or wrong: the catalog may have been prepared for print, and screens show it differently.

In any of those cases, message the supplier and ask for the original photos. Most keep them and send them readily, and they are much cleaner than anything cut from a catalog page.

Image rights

A photo appearing in a catalog the supplier sent you does not always mean you may publish it on your store. Ask briefly in the same message where you request the originals, and keep the reply.

Common questions

Why PNG rather than JPEG at this stage?

Because you will crop and then compress. Choosing JPEG now means the picture is compressed twice, losing a little detail each time.

Can I convert one page per product?

Yes. Type only the page numbers you want, separated by spaces or commas.

Is the supplier's catalog uploaded anywhere?

No. Pages are drawn inside your browser and the file never leaves your device.