soPdf

soPdf will provide users with a PDF formatter for Sony Reader. It is based on sumatrapdfs version of mupdf and fitz.

The advantages of soPdf over pdflrf:

· Pdf to Pdf conversion
· Text and other contents of pdf are preserved
· Size of the output file is very close to size of input file and in some cases smaller than input file.
· Super fast conversion compared to pdflrf.
· Source available to make further changes

The disadvantages over pdflrf:

· Cannot yet convert the comic book. (Can be added since source is available)
· soPdf is in alpha stage. (ver 0.1)

The conversion algorithm is as follows:

· If user specified Fit2xWidth or Fit2xHeight then simply make two copies of pdf page from source into destination pdf file.
· Render the page and get the actual boundary box that encompasses all of the content in the page. This step removes all the white space border of the page.
· Try to split the file first by iterating all the elements that can fit in half a page and if that does not work then split the file half way with 2% overlap (this can be changed).
· If FitWidth or Fit2xWidth is specified then rotate the page by -90 deg.