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Old 02-23-2013, 12:25 PM   #1
Xeratul
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Pdf to text : Poppler-utils versus Convert/imagemagick?


Hi,

I would like to ask you which one could be mostly recommended to convert a pdf to text.
http://packages.debian.org/fr/sid/poppler-utils

I have used convert file.pdf file.txt
and pdftotext but still I do not see the great benefits of one over the other.

Which one is better working / might be advised?

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Old 02-23-2013, 12:44 PM   #2
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It really depends on just what the pdf is
if it is just a stranded plain text doc saved as a pdf
then pdftotext

if it is a formatted MS docx saved to a pdf
pdf2html or import into libreoffice ( my preferred )

if it is a "fax" tiff or jpg scan saved as a pdf
gimp and save to ppm
then gocr or ocrad
 
  


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