Tuesday 4 September 2012

ePubFix 2.0 Release

We have happy to release ePubFix 2.0 with multimedia and read aloud options. existing user can use same license file for new release package

Download ePubFix 2.0:   Download

How to use ePubFix 2.0?

             Open epubfix.exe from installation folder or click Programs -> ePubfix -> ePubfix.

   

  1. Select pdf file from local drive
  2. Select book cover image (should be jpg file format) : Optional field
  3. Enter book title : Optional field
(If book title field is empty, pdf title will be treated as epub title)
  1. Enter book author : Optional field
(If book author field is empty, pdf author will be treated as epub author)
  1. Check Read Aloud option if required (optional)
  2. Select Audio voice (optional)
  3. Check kindle fire if you required mobi output (optional)
  4. Click convert button
  5. Epub file will be generated and placed in pdf file path.

Minimum Requirement from raw source file (PDF)


1. PDF should be text searchable (not image pdf)
2. Font should be embed format in pdf
3. From indesign use export option "Interactive PDF" if raw source developed by  
    Indesign.
5. PDF should be face off page (not landscape page)
6. Don't use ligature character fonts in PDF
7. Remove all hidden text from PDF

ePubFix will generate 80% to 90% of text accuracy based on raw source, you need to do some manual correction for complex text layout using adobe dreamweaver or some other visual html editor.

Co-ordinates Correction steps

1. Extract epub files
2. Open html files in adobe dreamweaver
3. Correct text position visually
4. Delete unnecessary text block
5. Save file, and compressed into epub


Read Aloud





 

Minimum Requirement:
1. PDF should be text searchable (not image pdf)
2. Font should be embed format in pdf
3. Don't use ligature character fonts in PDF
4. Remove all hidden text from PDF

Audio voice:
 Recommended to use Natural voices for best audio quality (http://www.nextup.com/attnv.html)

Custom page:
Use the below format for custom page setting in read aloud option
“1, 2, 3, 5-7”
 

Audio and video embed






  1. Click attach file tool from comment toolbar

 
  1. Drag on pdf page location, and enter the below information in “General” tab

Subject : if you embed audio file type “audio”, if you embed video file type “video”
Description: if you add custom size video control enter custom value as below:
 “width={xxx},height={xxx}”
Ex : width=550,height=350

Note: No need to enter custom size for audio control.


 



















Attached file format :  ePubFix allowed only the below file formats as attachement:

            Audio :   .ogg,  .mp3
            Video :   .mp4,  .ogv


How to install ePubFix?

1.      Run setup.exe and follow the instruction
2.      Get epubfix.lic (page license file) from vickypatel2020@gmail.com
3.      Place license file into application installed folder (ex: “c:\Program File\ePubFix\epubfix.lic”)
4.      If you get any error message write query to vickypatel2020@gmail.com
5.      Pagelog.txt file generated in application path for page track.

If you get error message “Registry access is not allowed”, please refer this page : http://epubfix.blogspot.in/2012/05/registry-access-is-not-allowed.html

If you use windows7 please refer : http://epubfix.blogspot.in/2012/08/epubfix-setting-for-windows7.html

Software Requirement:
  • Microsoft windows XP / Vista / Windows7
  • 1GB memory
  • Internet connection (for web-service controls)
  • .Net framework 4.0



For more info contact : vickypatel2020@gmail.com





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