PDFs

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PDFs

Is there a way to put a PDF on my ipod? I tried it with FileMagnet and it doesn't seem to like that kind of file, tried to put it in iPhoto and it won't accept it. I thought I saw that this was possible, so how do you do it? (I'm trying to save a high res pdf map of the paris subway system onto my ipod, so I"m hoping I'll be able to zoom in on it once its in there, without lowering the resolution)

macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jul 23, 2008 1:07 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 23, 2008 2:16 PM in response to Terabithia

Hi There,

There's DiskAid ( http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/) but I think it only allows for storage of files, in which case you'd still need a PDF reader.

DataCase ( http://www.veiosoft.com/) looks like it might be what you're looking for & will be available in a few days.

There's also the option of saving the PDF as a giant .jpeg & viewing it as a photo that way.

Hope something here's helpful.

--Z.

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Answer 2

Terabithia Author

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Jul 23, 2008 2:19 PM in response to Zach Barocas

Why is diskaid not through the itunes app store? I haven't jailbroken my ipod and I don't want to.

How do you save a pdf as a giant jpeg? I wanted to do that but I couldn't figure out how.

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Answer 3

pvonk

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Jul 23, 2008 2:24 PM in response to Terabithia

I haven't tried this, but could you send the pdf as an attachment to an email and read it that way? I think PDF attachments are readable.

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Answer 4

Jul 23, 2008 2:36 PM in response to pvonk

Hi,

Yes, you can do that with email attachments. I use that method to read PDFs on my Touch. That DataCase app looks interesting.

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Terabithia Author

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Jul 23, 2008 2:40 PM in response to Michael Standing

I tried again and actually did manage to transfer the PDF both by FileMagnet and by email, but in both cases, it won't let me zoom in on the pdf at all. Is there a way to make that work better?

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Answer 6

Jul 23, 2008 2:49 PM in response to Terabithia

Hmm. I just tried zooming in on some of my PDFs and the zoom does seems limited. It zooms in to a point then stops. Trying to zoom in further just springs back out again. I dont know of a way to zoom in further Im afraid.

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Answer 7

Jul 23, 2008 5:08 PM in response to Terabithia

Hello Again,

You can save the PDF as a jpeg in Photoshop by using the 'save a copy' function. As for DiskAid, I don't think it requires jailbreaking the iPod, though I haven't used it myself so I'm not 100% certain. In any case, it's an app for the Mac, not the iPod.

If you can wait a couple days, I'd try DataCase. It looks to be the kind of thing you're looking for.

--Z.

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Terabithia Author

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Jul 23, 2008 5:21 PM in response to Zach Barocas

I don't have photoshop. Did you mean iPhoto? I can't get it into iPhoto in the first place, and I tried doing save a copy in adobe reader and it just saved it as another pdf. Anyway, a jpeg will still be compressed to lower resolution on the ipod...

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Answer 9

Jul 24, 2008 12:27 AM in response to Terabithia

Hello Terabithia,

I meant Photoshop, not iPhoto.

But frankly, I think it's worth waiting for DataCase, which will likely do what you need as long as it does what it says it will do. I'm hoping so, in any case. My interest is also in PDFs & I hold high hopes. Its App Store release date is the 28th.

-- Z.

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