Best tool to strip text out of PDF for LRF conversion?

the7gerbers · 02-21-2009, 05:20 PM

I am looking mainly for something to pull the text out of my knitting patterns, which are often in pdf form, so I can then convert the text to LRF format. It would be nice if it did it pretty cleanly :-)

The pictures aren't important to me, just the text, for the patterns.

Any ideas on this will be helpful. I love this forum/site!

el.astrologo · 03-21-2009, 03:02 PM

Hi

You could try using ABC Amber Sony converter, I hear it's pretty good and it's freeware

JSWolf · 03-21-2009, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el.astrologo

Hi

You could try using ABC Amber Sony converter, I hear it's pretty good and it's freeware

That only converts from LRF and does a poor job of it too.

If these PDF are DRM free, you could copy/past the text into Book designer to make an LRF eBook of the bits you want.

DDHarriman · 03-22-2009, 07:27 PM

Hi

Best up to now I have found, and if PDF is not DRMed, is to pass the PDF by a OCR program (Omnipage Pro 16 or Finereader Pro 9), and then save it in a format you can edit afterwards before converting to the final lrf file.

It takes time and work, but gives you more control of the output and lets you create a template, that will permit build a new version of your eBook in the future, in any reflowing text format.

Best regards,

02-21-2009, 05:20 PM	#1
the7gerbers Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 210 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kindles (Fire HD, Fire, Paperwhite) iPhone	Best tool to strip text out of PDF for LRF conversion? I am looking mainly for something to pull the text out of my knitting patterns, which are often in pdf form, so I can then convert the text to LRF format. It would be nice if it did it pretty cleanly :-) The pictures aren't important to me, just the text, for the patterns. Any ideas on this will be helpful. I love this forum/site!

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el.astrologo Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 462 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: PRS-700BC	Hi You could try using ABC Amber Sony converter, I hear it's pretty good and it's freeware

03-22-2009, 07:27 PM	#4
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Hi Best up to now I have found, and if PDF is not DRMed, is to pass the PDF by a OCR program (Omnipage Pro 16 or Finereader Pro 9), and then save it in a format you can edit afterwards before converting to the final lrf file. It takes time and work, but gives you more control of the output and lets you create a template, that will permit build a new version of your eBook in the future, in any reflowing text format. Best regards,