Comic PDF

mrsonyreader · 08-15-2008, 11:34 PM

Hey,

I have some Calvin and Hobbes PDF comic files, and I was wondering how I would get them onto my new Sony Reader? What does 'reflowing' mean and will it apply to me? Do I need to convert anything or should I just load the PDF's as-is?

p.s. I'm a nub, but a pro-nub

Confused with all the xxx2xxx apps...

ZenEngineer · 08-16-2008, 05:48 PM

You shouldn't have any problems. It may be too small to see well, but you won't know until you try it. If you use the Connect software, then add the file to your library and then transfer to the reader. Otherwise, just drag and drop the file into the drive for the reader.

mrsonyreader · 08-17-2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenEngineer

You shouldn't have any problems. It may be too small to see well, but you won't know until you try it. If you use the Connect software, then add the file to your library and then transfer to the reader. Otherwise, just drag and drop the file into the drive for the reader.

I'll try it out, but what if it IS too small? How should I enlarge it more? Thanks!

acidzebra · 08-17-2008, 09:51 AM

Linux has a nifty tool called pdfimages as part of the xpdf software package which allows you to extract them. Windows users could use these freeware tools here. Once you have the raw images, you add them to a zip file, rename the zip file to somefile.cbz and use comic2lrf (part of Calibre) to create a neat Sony-native format file.

mrsonyreader · 08-17-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acidzebra

Linux has a nifty tool called pdfimages as part of the xpdf software package which allows you to extract them. Windows users could use these freeware tools here. Once you have the raw images, you add them to a zip file, rename the zip file to somefile.cbz and use comic2lrf (part of Calibre) to create a neat Sony-native format file.

Hmm.. any software for OS X? Although I can use Windows, so it's okay. Thanks!

acidzebra · 08-18-2008, 03:43 AM

You should be able to compile XPDF from source on OSX
http://forjournalists.com/cookbook/index.php?title=XPDF

08-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#1
mrsonyreader eBook Enthusiast Posts: 12 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony Reader (PRS-505)	Comic PDF Hey, I have some Calvin and Hobbes PDF comic files, and I was wondering how I would get them onto my new Sony Reader? What does 'reflowing' mean and will it apply to me? Do I need to convert anything or should I just load the PDF's as-is? p.s. I'm a nub, but a pro-nub Confused with all the xxx2xxx apps...

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08-16-2008, 05:48 PM	#2
ZenEngineer Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 92 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Device: Sony PRS-505	You shouldn't have any problems. It may be too small to see well, but you won't know until you try it. If you use the Connect software, then add the file to your library and then transfer to the reader. Otherwise, just drag and drop the file into the drive for the reader.

08-17-2008, 09:51 AM	#4
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Linux has a nifty tool called pdfimages as part of the xpdf software package which allows you to extract them. Windows users could use these freeware tools here. Once you have the raw images, you add them to a zip file, rename the zip file to somefile.cbz and use comic2lrf (part of Calibre) to create a neat Sony-native format file.

08-18-2008, 03:43 AM	#6
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	You should be able to compile XPDF from source on OSX http://forjournalists.com/cookbook/index.php?title=XPDF

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