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Extract Rich Media From PDF Files While Retaining Quality

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Published By Siddharth Tehri
Aswin Vijayan
Approved By Aswin Vijayan
Published On January 29th, 2024
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Do you have a PDF file from which you want to extract sound or video or 3D models or any other rich media files? Then, don’t look anywhere because in this blog I am going to tell you how to extract rich media from PDF documents without any hassle and retain the quality of the extracted files as well. 

Best Software to Extract MP4, MP3, Animated Graphics Etc. From PDF File

PDF Extractor is an proficient software in extracting elements from PDF. It can extract a wide variety of components other than Rich media like Portfolio/Attachments, Inline Images, Text, Bookmarks, Hyperlinks, Comments, and Metadata.

You get various filters which you can apply to extract exactly what type of rich media of want such as:

  1. File Size: This feature provides two ways to extract files by size. You can mention the maximum and minimum size of the file you want to scrap out.
  2. File Format: As the name suggests you can mention file type. It comes with the features of Include and Exclude. Both denote which file type to extract and not to extract.
  3. You can extract media category-wise. These categories can be Sound, Video, 3D, SWF stc.

The tool also provides Page Settings options which lets you put page number or page range or mention even or odd pages. The tool does not have to go through all pages. It basically saves time and helps you take out only stuff that matters to you. 

Moreover, if your PDF is restricted, you won’t be needing a permission password for it to un-restrict it because the software has the in-built feature to remove any restrictions from PDF documents.

You can download the free edition of the software available for Windows and try it yourself.

How to Extract Rich Media From PDF Documents?

Follow these steps to extract sound, video, 3d models, animated graphics etc. from PDF files:

Step 1: Insert PDFs by clicking on Add Files/ Add Folders buttons given in the tool. Then, click on Next.

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Step 2: Choose the “Rich Media” option and specify the filter according to your need or you can just leave them. 

Step 3: At the bottom of the same screen you will find Page Settings options. With this feature, you can specify page number, page range, odd pages, and even pages. 

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Step-4: Click on the “Extract” button to start the process to extract rich media from pdf. 

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Also Read: How to Extract All Images from PDF in an Effective way

Conclusion

In the blog, you get to know about the best software to extract rich media from PDF files. You can use various PDF components using the application. You can filter out the extracting process and make sure you only get what you have asked for.