pdf2djvu vs djvudigital ======================= djvudigital, a part of DjVuLibre_, is another PDF to DjVu converter. The list below outlines some differences between the converters. Superiorities of djvudigital ---------------------------- - djvudigital uses a `sophisticated layer seperation algorithm`_. pdf2djvu uses a simple one. - djvudigital is typically much faster than pdf2djvu. - djvudigital can convert PostScript files, too. Superiorities of pdf2djvu ------------------------- - djvudigital internally relies on a `Ghostscript driver`_, which has a license incompatibility issue. pdf2djvu is not affected by any license problem. - djvudigital cannot extract hidden text. - djvudigital cannot extract document metadata. - For some documents, djvudigital cannot extract document outline. See the `bug report`_ for details. - djvudigital cannot produce indirect multi-page document by itself. - djvudigital always uses lossless compression for monochrome images. - With djvudigital, there is no obvious way to convert only some pages of a document. - With djvudigital, there is no way to customize page identifiers. .. _DjVuLibre: http://djvu.sourceforge.net/ .. _sophisticated layer seperation algorithm: http://leon.bottou.org/papers/bottou-2001 .. _Ghostscript driver: http://djvu.sourceforge.net/gsdjvu.html .. _bug report: http://sf.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1997033&group_id=32953&atid=406583 .. vim:ft=rst ts=3 sw=3 et tw=72