convert pdf (2 columns) to epub

ikke · 07-18-2010, 05:29 PM

hi to all,

first post here, after reading a lot of threads

I've a big pdf file (13 mb without pictures) where the text is divided into 2 columns. if i upload the pdf to my Sony prs-600 it shows only the first page and is empty for the other 1000 pages. so that's the reason i want to convert with calibre 0.79 . The epub output shows only part of the sentence from column 1 and on the next line the sentence of column 2.

i tried different settings, but no luck

in short

example:

pdf:
Abailard, Pierre. See ABELARD. | promising. Rather, the search has turned to look-
| ing for “logics” in some weaker sense. Heuristic
Abdera, School of. See ABDERITES. | procedures, strategies for discovery, and the like

epub (setting 0.3)

Abailard, Pierre. See ABELARD. promising. Rather, the search has turned to looking for “logics” in some weaker sense. Heuristic Abdera, School of. See ABDERITES. procedures, strategies for discovery, and the like

Starson17 · 07-18-2010, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikke

I've a big pdf file (13 mb without pictures) where the text is divided into 2 columns.

Calibre can't handle multicolumn pdfs now. A new conversion engine is under development that will handle them.

ikke · 07-19-2010, 03:59 AM

now i know i can stop my effort and wait till the new engine has arrived

cutterjohn42 · 07-19-2010, 05:59 PM

Be something if they could get it to work well, as none of the PDF conversion utils ATM handle anything beyond the very basic layouts well...

Tricky problem too depending upon how they go about it as well...

07-18-2010, 05:29 PM	#1
ikke Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: prs600	convert pdf (2 columns) to epub hi to all, first post here, after reading a lot of threads I've a big pdf file (13 mb without pictures) where the text is divided into 2 columns. if i upload the pdf to my Sony prs-600 it shows only the first page and is empty for the other 1000 pages. so that's the reason i want to convert with calibre 0.79 . The epub output shows only part of the sentence from column 1 and on the next line the sentence of column 2. i tried different settings, but no luck in short example: pdf: Abailard, Pierre. See ABELARD. \| promising. Rather, the search has turned to look- \| ing for “logics” in some weaker sense. Heuristic Abdera, School of. See ABDERITES. \| procedures, strategies for discovery, and the like epub (setting 0.3) Abailard, Pierre. See ABELARD. promising. Rather, the search has turned to looking for “logics” in some weaker sense. Heuristic Abdera, School of. See ABDERITES. procedures, strategies for discovery, and the like Last edited by ikke; 07-18-2010 at 05:42 PM.

07-19-2010, 03:59 AM	#3
ikke Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: prs600	thanx now i know i can stop my effort and wait till the new engine has arrived

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