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how to convert pdf to mp3 format in ubuntu 12.04

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I have pdf file,i want to convert tnis file to mp3 format.please tell me the process of conversion in ubuntu 12.04

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#1

There is no such thing as a PDF to MP3 converter. These two file types contain data of very different types.

You would have the option to make a program read the text in a PDF and send it through a speech synthesizer to "speak it out", but that would be a rather complex procedure which is far beyond the scope of this support platform.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

You could install the festival package using these commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install festival

Then run this command

pdftotext somefile.pdf - | text2wave | lame - somefile.mp3

where you need to replace somefile.pdf with the right pdf filename that you want to convert.

Sources:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1364786
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2008-March/026446.html

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Do you mean convert the text in the file to speech?

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