Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Free PDF to EPUB Converter

Why to convert PDF to ePub
EPUB to ebook, like the MP3 to music, which means EPUB, the free and open standard, is generally compatible with the most ebook readers like iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch iBooks, Sony Reader, Noble NOOK, Adobe Digital Editions, ibis Reader, Bookworm, EPUBReader and more. So if you want to read eBooks freely, just convert files (PDF, Word, Text, HTML) to ePub format for free enjoyment.

How to convert PDF to EPUB

Generally speaking, there are two ways users can feel free to turn PDF documents into EPUB ebook, one is the freeware Calibre, the free and cross-platform ebook management tool that enables users to do the conversion. The other one is EPUB Buider (the professional PDF to EPUB Converter), the multi-function program that allows to Build EPUB eBooks from 10+ popular formats (.doc, .pdf, .html, .txt, .chm, etc.).

Here we take the ePub Creator as an example:

1. Launch the program and customize book info

Launch the ePub Builder program, in the pop-up window box, you can feel free to customize the book info like title, author, date, language, subject, identifier, publisher, and description, these settings will make it easy when you try to view the the specific ebook.

Tips: Make sure the language option is is consistent with the actual content. If your eBook is not written in English, please remember to choose the right language in the Book info.

PDF to Epub 

2. Set book cover

Double click the left cover area, and you can customize your favorite image as your new book cover. After you transfer the generated epub ebooks to iBooks after the process, you will clearly know which book it is just by having a look at the book cover.

3. Import local sources for the ebook

Click the "Add content" button, you are allowed to import these files including: PDF (.pdf), MS Word (.doc/.docx), Txt (.txt), Html (.html/.htm/.xhtml), Chm (.chm), EPUB (.epub), Images (.jpg/.png/.bmp/.gif/.tiff)) to the program. PDF to ePub Converter can merge up to 100 files into a single EPUB eBook at one time.

4. Build a book from PDF and more files

Click the Build button to start the ePub ebook making process. After the conversion complete, you can publish your own eBook. Or transfer the EPUB eBooks to your favorite e-Readers for reading on the go.

For Germans: PDF in ePub umwandeln Der PDF to ePub Converter ermöglicht es Benutzern, eBooks aus PDF-Format zu konvertieren, um für eine bessere Leseerlebnis auf dem ePub zu erhalten. * 200 PDF-Dateien auf einmal konvertieren. *Ein 100-seite PDF-eBook innerhalb von 1 Minute umwandeln. * Verschlüsselte PDF-eBooks konvertieren

As for the Calibre , the free PDF to Epub converter, you can Drag and drop the ebook you want to convert to ePub into Calibre, Verify that you've got the correct Input/Output formats and then activate the conversion.

Both are easy-to-use, but with the shareware EPUB Builder, you'll get what you paid for.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

MXF to ProRes- Convert MXF to ProRes 422 or 4444 for FCP

ProRes is not a video format used for practical or end-user viewing, it is just a line of intermediate codec, and we can classify it as a lossy video compression format. The ProRes is developed by Apple fo Final Cut Pro and it is intended for use during video editing. MXF is a self-container format which is unacceptable to many editing software, like FCP, Sony Vegas, Avid DNxHD, etc. So if you wanna import MXF files to Final Cut Pro for further editing, convert MXF to ProRes is  a perfect solution.

MXF to ProRes program here is capable of converting MXF footages to ProRes 422 and ProRes to 4444 and it can keep the MXF to ProRes conversion clean and retain the HD quality without producing some corrupted files on Mac OS X.

How to convert P2 MXF to ProRes for FCP?

Notes: keep the whole structure of Audio and Video folders.

1.Add MXF files from the folder of Video.

2.Choose ProRes 422 (*.mov) as output format from Final Cut Pro category.

mac mxf converter

Click on "Format" bar and follow "Final Cut Pro" template to set a FCP friendly format. For Full HD MXF files, you are advised to Follow "Final Cut Pro" template and "Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" format. If you prefer smaller file size, choose "Apple ProRes 422 (LT) (*.mov)" instead. The "Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) (*.mov)" format offers file size at SD levels and is recommended for 480i/p and 576i/p shootings. The "Apple ProRes 4444(*.mov)" creates videos in lossless quality at huge file size, and is not recommended for home video making.

3.Specify the output path by clicking "Browse" button. Make sure there are enough disk space for saving generated files.

4.Starting conversion from MXF to ProRes.

More info:

MOD Converter can not only convert MOD to MOV, MOV HD format to fit Apple device (iPad, iPhone, iPod) and programs (iMovie, iTunes, QuickTime, FCP, FCE), but also provides some basic editing functions.