Answers.Body: <p>Here are two ways to convert a poorly photographed document into a more uesful and pleasing appearance:</p>
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  <li>Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Convert the image to text using OCR software, either <a href="https://www.how2shout.com/tools/8-free-best-online-ocr-websites-to-extract-text-from-images.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">online</a> or with OS-specific tools, such as <a href="http://www.paperfile.net/download.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FreeOCR</a> for Windows OS or <a href="https://alternativeto.net/software/freeocr/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">an alternative</a>. OCR is somewhat labor intensive, because even the best software does not always produce <em>verbatim</em> text, nor does OCR capture formatting, such as font style. However, OCR produces the <em>best</em> results, when the output is carefully edited in a word processor such as LibreOffice Writer or MS Word. The resulting document is readable at <em>any</em> size and is <em>searchable</em>.</li>
  <li>Image Editing: Edit each image and insert each into a new document, This is a quicker process, where the editor just trims each image to size and adjusts color and contrast appropriately. However, the final document is <em>not</em> searchable and can be magnified only a limited amount. Removing distortion of bent or wrinkled pages might not be feasible. Software to edit images ranges from costly <a href="https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Adobe Photoshop</a> to free <a href="https://www.irfanview.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IrfanView</a>.</li>
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Body: <p>Can someone please suggest a way to convert the pdf of a book which is collection of photos of the book into a clear pdf/epub.</p>
  <p>I have attached a sample page for your reference, and pages like these needs to be converted into a clear pdf/epub.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/XbUGv.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XbUGv.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
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Title: How to convert the pdf (images slightly distorted) of a book to a clearpdf/epub?
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ThreadText: # How to convert the pdf (images slightly distorted) of a book to a clearpdf/epub?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-16)
  
  Can someone please suggest a way to convert the pdf of a book which is collection of photos of the book into a clear pdf/epub.
  
  I have attached a sample page for your reference, and pages like these needs to be converted into a clear pdf/epub.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/XbUGv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/XbUGv.png)
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Here are two ways to convert a poorly photographed document into a more uesful and pleasing appearance:
  
  * Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Convert the image to text using OCR software, either [online](https://www.how2shout.com/tools/8-free-best-online-ocr-websites-to-extract-text-from-images.html) or with OS-specific tools, such as [FreeOCR](http://www.paperfile.net/download.html) for Windows OS or [an alternative](https://alternativeto.net/software/freeocr/). OCR is somewhat labor intensive, because even the best software does not always produce *verbatim* text, nor does OCR capture formatting, such as font style. However, OCR produces the *best* results, when the output is carefully edited in a word processor such as LibreOffice Writer or MS Word. The resulting document is readable at *any* size and is *searchable*.
  * Image Editing: Edit each image and insert each into a new document, This is a quicker process, where the editor just trims each image to size and adjusts color and contrast appropriately. However, the final document is *not* searchable and can be magnified only a limited amount. Removing distortion of bent or wrinkled pages might not be feasible. Software to edit images ranges from costly [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html) to free [IrfanView](https://www.irfanview.com/).
  
  
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