otacke/pdf_to_h5p_converter

PDF to h5p Converter

This code is used to convert the PDF files into a h5p interactive slide for uploading it to learning management sites like moodle

Prerequisites

To use the code you might need the following packages

• pdftoppm ( can install using sudo apt-get install pdftoppm on Ubuntu/Debian based versions)
• python3
• pyyaml ( python package for yaml files , can install it using pip install pyyaml)

Installation

There is no specifix installation instructions for the same. Just clone the code using git clone https://github.com/thivinanandh/pdf_to_h5p_converter.git

Run

• Once cloned, Navigate inside the "pdf_to_h5p_converter" folder using cd pdf_to_h5p_converter
• Copy the PDF that you have to convert into the current folder
• Then just run python3 generateh5p.py <pdfFileNameToBeConverted> For Eg: python3 generateh5p.py lecture.pdf
• The program also accepts additional parameters such as dpi and resolution of the image. The default values are dpi=600 and resolution=1920. If you have to change the parameters, then run using

python3 generateh5p.py Lect02-CompArchi.pdf --dpi 600 --resolution 1920

• The h5p file will be generated on the root folder itself.