01-23-2009, 02:27 PM | #1 |
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PDF Size issues
Hey everyone,
I have a couple of Questions regarding viewing of PDFs on the PRS-700:
Some Background info: This is an issue in PDF files which don't have text embedded (i.e. Image PDFs) and I am trying to figure out how to display them properly. Right now I have to zoom in one every page seperately and the loading time for each page is also ridiculous (maybe due to 600dpi resolution?!?) Maybe there is an all-in-one-solution/program to this dilemma, which does cropping and scaling and such things... Thanks for any help |
01-23-2009, 09:00 PM | #2 |
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I just change the font size in the PDF with the zoom button (SMall > MEdium) etc. Seems to work great for me...
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01-23-2009, 09:52 PM | #3 | |
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01-24-2009, 04:08 AM | #4 | |
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Thanks for the Suggestions Wallcraft,but I was looking for a program which alters the pdf, because I just want to have one file (a PDF which I can view nicely both on the PC and the Reader) |
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01-24-2009, 08:24 AM | #5 | |
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Regarding the image pdf's - the best advice is to try and make sure each image is 600x800 in resolution or thereof when you make the pdf - if you make your scan you can use (free) xnview for batch resizing, crop and the like, if not you can try and extract the images and build your own pdf. |
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01-25-2009, 07:54 AM | #7 |
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But can't you read the DRM PDFs in some version of Acrobat on your computer?
you can't transfer ADE files without having it work on your computer, so you can at least read the ADE files on your computer as well as the reader. |
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The point was that someone asked in another thread how you get them on the 700 since the person tried using the Sony library software and it *does not* work. So it's *not true* that if you can read it on the 700, you can/must with the *Sony software*. Though it's true you can read anything on your 700, on the PC, but you may need ADE. I usually would not quibble about this, but for people that have access to drm-pdf's from their library (e.g. e-NYPL), it's important to know how to transfer them on the 700 and not try going through the Sony software. |
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01-26-2009, 01:21 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for all the advice,
while in principle XNView should work, it unfortunately split up every page into several ones so I could not scale them to 600 x 800 pixels. So far I found NitroPDF which can quite nicely crop PDFs but whenever I resize them to 600 x 800 every programs just adds margins (empty space) instead of scaling the content. I think what they do is just scale according to the original aspect ratio, while I want them to just scale until the content fills 600 x 800 no matter what. Any ideas? Last edited by gxxshock; 01-26-2009 at 01:26 PM. |
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to re-scale a scanned image of fine print so as to be readable in one standard zoom selection on the 7. In the end, I was unable to do this without having serious render delays on the reader itself. Nitro does a great job at scaling vector images and texts but I think what you want is a 'global' scaling at the full aspect ratio level so no white space is left. Short of re-constructing your entire PDF, you might want to contact the nice folks at Nitro, I'm sure he can point you in the right direction, if not solve your issue all together... Let us know how you do. |
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01-28-2009, 10:53 PM | #11 |
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another way....
A little searching around yielded some interesting projects...
This may help you/those who need customized PDFs' FROM the Developer of PAPERCROP ____________________________________________ FAQ 1. How can I change output resolutions? Open config.lua and edit "device_width=600", "device_height=800" appropriately. 2. How can I change output format? Edit config.lua. Find ".gif" and replace it as .jpg, .bmp or .png. 3. How can I improve readability? Edit config.lua. One can adjust image processing parameters such as sharpen, contrast, gamma, dithering, and color depth. input PDF output PDF Last edited by Server; 01-28-2009 at 10:55 PM. |
01-29-2009, 03:37 AM | #12 |
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Thanks a lot,
just downloaded it, I will have a look if this does the job Another program I can recommend is Advanced PDFTools, you can change the paper size (white border) and then scale the content (automatically it keeps the aspect ratio, but you can manually play around with percentages over 100% to stretch it [doesn't look too good though]) |
01-29-2009, 10:12 AM | #13 |
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What I really like about PaperCrop, is that it automatically 'enhances' the
output text for better contrast on the reader. Sorta like adding a bold typeface to the entire contents so that older eBooks are better optimized for eInk technology. |
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