PRS-500 PDFrasterFarian - makes A4/Letter PDFs usable - Page 2

alex_d · 12-31-2006, 04:28 AM

which version of windows are you using? (also home vs pro)

JimCuk · 01-04-2007, 05:30 AM

Hi Alex,
I love your program (havnt actually got my reader yet but doing some conversion in anticipation)

I'd just like to report a small bug, it doesnt handle blank pages. Try a PDF with one blank page and in the image conversion stage it has an error saying something similar to 'no image found' Im almost certain its caused by blank pages I've tested it with two seperate PDFs with blank pages and it gets stuck each time.

Thanks for the software!

*edit* Saw this is being dealt with on another thread

many thanks.

nerys · 01-04-2007, 07:10 PM

XP Pro SP2 (I assume you were asking me :-)

Chris Taylor
http://www.nerys.com/

jorgevorg · 01-08-2007, 06:13 PM

Is there a way to have the PDF file retain its original Table of COntents after being processed and converted by PDFRasterfarian? it seems like eveyr time I try the PDF file gets converted beutifully, yet the Table of COntents is lost completely.

All help is appreciated!

alex_d · 01-08-2007, 11:57 PM

some versions had bugs with this, but v2.1.3 converts the ToC well

jbl3790 · 01-12-2007, 12:54 PM

Is there anywhere I can find a step by step how to use this.

baker101 · 01-14-2007, 10:37 AM

found it..

alex_d · 01-19-2007, 02:53 AM

There's no howto, but I tried hard to make the UI into its own howto. If you have any questions, please post them and i'll try to clarify.

In other news, v2 is finally stable enough to, well, call it stable. I'll post it here in addition to the devel thread. Find it on page 1

Azayzel · 01-19-2007, 05:28 AM

Thanks again for the awesome proggy Alex! This thing works like a champ and it's even more cool that you're continually fine-tuning it to perfection, I know it takes a lot of time, patience, and work to keep things going; so thanks! One thing I'd like to point out, you said v2.1.5 is available as new, but I haven't seen it posted on the Beta forum or here (still seeing v1.0.0 posted here and v2.1.4 on the neta list). Not complaining, as it works for me as is, but thought I'd bring it to your attention.

PS Thanks for optimizing this to take advantage of dual-core, speeds things up and then some (not that I mind the wait, considering the results).

Azayzel

alex_d · 01-20-2007, 08:53 AM

sorry, i'm experiencing technical difficulties. (it's turning out pretty much impossible to upload anything to mobileread from shanghai).

v2.1.5 is no biggie. Basically, I cleaned up some text and explanations here and there. The most important thing is that when you see the screen asking for "portrait", "landscape", or "quarters of a page", it is asking you whether you'd like to fit a PDF page all on one screen, or split it among two or four screens. Many people thought "landscape" was for landscape documents, not the Reader's landscape mode.

nerys · 01-20-2007, 01:34 PM

is there an alternative location to download 2.1.5?

alex_d · 01-21-2007, 03:40 AM

the question, nerys, is if there's an alternative way to upload 2.1.5. Mobileread has set up an ftp for me, but I'm not able to upload there either. It uploads for a while at some ridiculously slow speed, and then dies. Anyone know of an ftp client that will resume uploads and maybe do error correction?

nerys · 01-21-2007, 06:35 AM

zip it up and send it to me I will toss it up on my site till mobileread gets things sorted out.

jbl3790 · 01-25-2007, 12:42 PM

When I try to install I see 2 path not found lines then it says installation ok. Do not see pdfrastarian in right click menu. V2.14, xp pro sp2

alex_d · 01-26-2007, 12:20 AM

sounds like you need adobe acrobat

01-04-2007, 05:30 AM	#17
JimCuk Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 18 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Prs-500	Hi Alex, I love your program (havnt actually got my reader yet but doing some conversion in anticipation) I'd just like to report a small bug, it doesnt handle blank pages. Try a PDF with one blank page and in the image conversion stage it has an error saying something similar to 'no image found' Im almost certain its caused by blank pages I've tested it with two seperate PDFs with blank pages and it gets stuck each time. Thanks for the software! edit Saw this is being dealt with on another thread many thanks. Last edited by JimCuk; 01-04-2007 at 05:39 AM.

01-08-2007, 06:13 PM	#19
jorgevorg Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007	PDFRasterfarian Causes Table of Contents to Disappear Is there a way to have the PDF file retain its original Table of COntents after being processed and converted by PDFRasterfarian? it seems like eveyr time I try the PDF file gets converted beutifully, yet the Table of COntents is lost completely. All help is appreciated!

01-12-2007, 12:54 PM	#21
jbl3790 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony reader	How to Is there anywhere I can find a step by step how to use this.

01-14-2007, 10:37 AM	#22
baker101 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006	found it.. Last edited by baker101; 01-14-2007 at 11:07 AM.

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12-31-2006, 04:28 AM	#16
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	which version of windows are you using? (also home vs pro)

01-04-2007, 07:10 PM	#18
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	XP Pro SP2 (I assume you were asking me :-) Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/

01-08-2007, 11:57 PM	#20
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	some versions had bugs with this, but v2.1.3 converts the ToC well

01-19-2007, 02:53 AM	#23
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	There's no howto, but I tried hard to make the UI into its own howto. If you have any questions, please post them and i'll try to clarify. In other news, v2 is finally stable enough to, well, call it stable. I'll post it here in addition to the devel thread. Find it on page 1

01-19-2007, 05:28 AM	#24
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	Thanks again for the awesome proggy Alex! This thing works like a champ and it's even more cool that you're continually fine-tuning it to perfection, I know it takes a lot of time, patience, and work to keep things going; so thanks! One thing I'd like to point out, you said v2.1.5 is available as new, but I haven't seen it posted on the Beta forum or here (still seeing v1.0.0 posted here and v2.1.4 on the neta list). Not complaining, as it works for me as is, but thought I'd bring it to your attention. PS Thanks for optimizing this to take advantage of dual-core, speeds things up and then some (not that I mind the wait, considering the results). Azayzel

01-20-2007, 08:53 AM	#25
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	sorry, i'm experiencing technical difficulties. (it's turning out pretty much impossible to upload anything to mobileread from shanghai). v2.1.5 is no biggie. Basically, I cleaned up some text and explanations here and there. The most important thing is that when you see the screen asking for "portrait", "landscape", or "quarters of a page", it is asking you whether you'd like to fit a PDF page all on one screen, or split it among two or four screens. Many people thought "landscape" was for landscape documents, not the Reader's landscape mode.

01-20-2007, 01:34 PM	#26
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	is there an alternative location to download 2.1.5?

01-21-2007, 03:40 AM	#27
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	the question, nerys, is if there's an alternative way to upload 2.1.5. Mobileread has set up an ftp for me, but I'm not able to upload there either. It uploads for a while at some ridiculously slow speed, and then dies. Anyone know of an ftp client that will resume uploads and maybe do error correction?

01-21-2007, 06:35 AM	#28
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	zip it up and send it to me I will toss it up on my site till mobileread gets things sorted out.

01-25-2007, 12:42 PM	#29
jbl3790 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony reader	When I try to install I see 2 path not found lines then it says installation ok. Do not see pdfrastarian in right click menu. V2.14, xp pro sp2

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01-26-2007, 12:20 AM	#30
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	sounds like you need adobe acrobat