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Convert PDF to usable Unity object in HoloLens

Discussion in 'VR' started by eirikhollis, Feb 19, 2018.

  1. eirikhollis

    eirikhollis

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    Hi,

    I am trying to convert a PDF to sometihng I can utilize in Unity, either a Texture2D, bytearray, or something similar. I know that Ghostscript exists that does this, but right now I was wondering if there are any cheaper solutions out there? (And I'm not sure if Ghostscript even works in Hololens?)

    I've seen a lot of talk around this subject, but no solution, only deserted projects. So I was wondering if anyone had any experience implementing this, or better yet, a working solution?

    Thanks for your time.
     
  2. Shubham_16

    Shubham_16

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    I had similar situation to show pdf but couldn't do anything. Hololens guys replied that since it's a 3D platform, it's not meant for reading PDF as such (wow!). Couldn't find any concrete solution or workaround. Only option is to parse pdf text on server or on hololens (need to check that) & then show this as simple text/image in UI Scroll view.