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# mcf2pdf Converter for Mein CEWE Fotobuch (My CEWE Photobook) files to PDF
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- Latest Release: Version 0.2.1
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+ Latest Release: Version 0.3.0
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Author: Florian Albrecht
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@@ -21,35 +21,33 @@ model used for professional printings. Therefore, you should not use the
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generated PDFs for any "real" print jobs - you will be really disappointed about
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the results.
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- I just started development of this program, and personally, I just needed it for
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- one single photobook. For this, there will be many features of MCF files not yet
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- supported by this software. This can result in empty or strange looking PDFs,
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- or even in program crashes. Notice that this program is in BETA stage and is
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- not guaranteed to work for ANY of your MCF files. However, if you notice any
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- strange output, feel free to issue a ticket in the GitHub bugtracker.
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- If possible, include a screenshot of the MCF software which shows how the page
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- should look, and then a screenshot of the PDF how it looks after conversion.
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- Also, including the whole .mcf file would help (don't panic, the .mcf files do
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- not include any pictures by theirselves, but TEXT inserted into the photobook
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- can be seen in the .mcf file).
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- If you are interested in extending the software, feel free to download the code
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- and start developing! Most important classes are commented. If you send me your
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- enhancements by e-mail, I can include them in the software.
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+ I just developed this program for personal use. So, there will be many features
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+ of MCF files not yet supported by this software. This can result in empty or
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+ strange looking PDFs, or even in program crashes. Notice that this program is
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+ in BETA stage and is not guaranteed to work for ANY of your MCF files. However,
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+ if you notice any strange output, feel free to issue a ticket in the GitHub
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+ bugtracker. If possible, include a screenshot of the MCF software which shows how
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+ the page should look, and then a screenshot of the PDF how it looks after
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+ conversion. Also, including the whole .mcf file would help (don't panic, the .mcf
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+ files do not include any pictures by theirselves, but TEXT inserted into the
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+ photobook can be seen in the .mcf file).
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+
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+ If you are interested in extending the software, feel free to fork the project
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+ and start developing! Most important classes are commented. If you create Pull
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+ Requests in the main project, I can review them and include them in the software.
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## Installation and configuration
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- Installation is quite easy. Just extract the downloaded archive
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- (mcf2pdf-x.y.z-bin-windows.zip or mcf2pdf-x.y.z-bin-linux.tar.gz), as you
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- will likely already have done as you are reading this file.
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+ Installation is quite easy. Just download and extract the archive
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+ (mcf2pdf-x.y.z-bin-windows.zip or mcf2pdf-x.y.z-bin-linux.tar.gz).
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- To run mcf2pdf, you will have to adjust the startup script by hand, as the
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+ To run mcf2pdf, you will have to ** adjust the startup script by hand** , as the
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program cannot yet automatically determine where the MCF software is installed.
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Some notes about the structure of the MCF software first: The installation
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locations of the software consist of two components. One component is the
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- "real" installation directory, like C:\Program Files\Mein CEWE Fotobuch under
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- Windows, or perhaps /home/myuser/cewe-fotobuch under Linux. Here the binaries
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+ "real" installation directory, like ` C:\Program Files\Mein CEWE Fotobuch ` under
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+ Windows, or perhaps ` /home/myuser/cewe-fotobuch ` under Linux. Here the binaries
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of the software are located as well as the shipped background images, fonts,
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cliparts etc.
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The other component is the "temporary" directory of the MCF software which can
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(mcf2pdf.bat under Windows, mcf2pdf under Linux) with any text editor you like
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(Windows: right-click the file and select "Edit").
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- Look for the line starting with < SET > MCF_INSTALL_DIR= (SET only in the .bat
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+ Look for the line starting with & lt ; SET> MCF_INSTALL_DIR= (SET only in the .bat
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version). After the =, insert the complete path to the "real" MCF software
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installation location, e.g. "C:\Program Files\Mein CEWE Fotobuch". Notice that
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you MUST include the path in double quotes if it contains spaces!!
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- Next, look for the line starting with < SET > MCF_TEMP_DIR= (SET only in the .bat
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- version). The same, insert now the TEMPORARY location of the software. If
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+ Next, look for the line starting with & lt ; SET> MCF_TEMP_DIR= (SET only in the
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+ .bat version). The same, insert now the TEMPORARY location of the software. If
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unsure, startup the MCF software, open any file, select "Options", "Directories"
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(second item in the Options dialog), and copy the temporary directory listed
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there.
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After correct configuration (see above), conversion of MCF files now is rather
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simple. Just open a command line (Windows: Win+R, then enter "cmd"), change to
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the directory where you extracted the mcf2pdf program (if you do not know what
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- this means, google for "cd change directory"), and type "mcf2pdf < my MCF file >
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- < my new PDF file >". For example:
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+ this means, google for "cd change directory"), and type "mcf2pdf & lt ; my MCF file>
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+ & lt ; my new PDF file>". For example:
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- mcf2pdf "C:\Documents and Settings\myuser\My Documents\USA 2011.mcf" output.pdf
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+ mcf2pdf "C:\Documents and Settings\myuser\My Documents\USA 2011.mcf" output.pdf
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Notice the double quotes due to the spaces in the path to the MCF file!
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If this seems to complicated, you can COPY the .mcf file AND the images folder
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of it (e.g. "USA 2011.mcf Files") to the directory where mcf2pdf is located,
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and then just enter
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- mcf2pdf "USA 2011.mcf" output.pdf
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+ mcf2pdf "USA 2011.mcf" output.pdf
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The program will start converting the file and inform you when this is finished.
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Notice that the program is NOT optimized for speed in any way... It can take
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