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Originally Posted by Over
How do you do it? And what would be the file size?
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I'm sure there are lots of ways to do it. Most people use Mangle DX to convert their manga to DX friendly image files. You could then use ImageMagick (free program) to combine these images into a single pdf file. I think the command would be something like:
convert *.gif out.pdf
I wrote my own program in java that automates everything (trim whitespace / grayscale / autorotate / max dpi / resize / rename / pdf) and uses ImageMagick for image manipulation. Filesize can vary depending on the quality and resolution of the original images... for example, a single pdf chapter of School Rumble is about 16 pages and is about 1mb. In the end, filesize will not be an issue. You can fit a lot of manga on the DX at one time. More manga than you could read in months. I think I have like like 1700 chapters of manga on mine right now, each one ranging from 10 to 200 pages.
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Originally Posted by Over
So far I've read 4 mangas, about 180 pages each. Never had an issue with random page turning. Although I'm careful to check out if they're in alphanumerical order (some times we have different chapters in the same book with different file naming).
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My program would auto rename the image to 0000.jpg, 0001.jpg, ... but when I would read them on the DX the next page would come up randomly. I even tried copying the bookmark file system that Mangle uses and I still couldn't get it to work right. But that's good it works for you.
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Originally Posted by Over
What about the image quality? Doesn't PDF files compress images?  |
The image quality is great. I can't tell the difference between the pdf and the original. The only drawback with pdf is that you don't get true fullscreen since a small portion of the bottom and top of the screen (like .5 cm) is reserved by menu areas. It's a small price to pay for the benefits of pdfs on the DX.