convert-slides-to-images

name	convert-slides-to-images
description	Convert a PDF file into individual PNG images, one per page/slide. Uses poppler's pdftoppm command. Output files are named slide_1.png, slide_2.png, etc. USE FOR: convert PDF to images, split slides into PNGs, extract slide images from PDF.
argument-hint	<pdf_path> <output_dir>

Convert PDF slides to images

Run the convert_slides_to_images.py script to split a PDF into individual PNG images:

uv run .github/skills/convert-slides-to-images/convert_slides_to_images.py <pdf_path> <output_dir>

Arguments

• pdf_path (required): Path to the PDF file to convert.
• output_dir (required): Directory to save the PNG images. Created if it doesn't exist.

Outputs

Individual PNG files named slide_1.png, slide_2.png, etc. in the output directory.

Prerequisites

Poppler utilities must be installed (provides the pdftoppm command):

• macOS: brew install poppler
• Ubuntu: apt-get install poppler-utils