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CNET Editors' review
Talk about an omnivore's dilemma. Although OmniFormat converts files among more than 75 formats, it turned in a less-than-stellar performance in our tests. It often output blank images and crashed when trying to convert large DOC files. The recognition quality of its OCR module was poor, even with the easiest texts. Potentially most frustrating of all, it actually overwrote the original files when converting. This isn't a bug, by the way, but a deliberate, if inexplicable, decision on the part of the designers. OmniFormat also occasionally pops up ads. Give it this, though: it's a snap to use. You simply choose folders to monitor and select the output format. Whenever a file appears in one of the monitored folders, the program automatically converts it. To our minds, that convenience doesn't make up for OmniFormat's many flaws. We'd suggest steering clear, at least for now.Publisher's Description
From pdf995:
OmniFormat is a document conversion utility which allows dynamic conversion and image manipulation of over 75 file formats including HTML, DOC, XLS, WPD, PDF, XML, JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG, PCX, PPT, PS, TXT, Photo CD, FAX, and MPEG. OmniFormat supports Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and may also be used to convert images and documents to rights managed PDF files.
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"Doesnt seem to convert wpd/doc as claimed"
Version: OmniFormat 10.2
Pros
Couldnt get it to work, so I dont see any pros.
Cons
Doesnt convert wpd/doc.
Summary
I found several websites that will convert wpd to doc, but I was having trouble finding any that will go the other way. I found this and it looked promising, so I jumped through all the hoops to install it. When I ran it though, there is no selection for doc or wpd in the drop down.
I looked through the online help page and it says for wpd "Available if Word 2000 or later is installed. Requires Word Import Converter" I have Word 2010 installed, but I dont know what Word Import Converter is. Also - why should this program REQUIRE word to already be installed? Isnt this a converter program? Or is the help doc admitting that this program really doesnt do anything that the regular program doesnt already do - but now you can do it with spam/commercials!?
To its favor, it seems that this program is very much geared towards converting to and from PDF to basically anything. If I need to convert to/from a pdf, Ill definitely try this out. Until then, this program is completely useless. -
"frustrating,"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
The only program I found the turns huge PDFs into pics
Cons
Rearranges the converted pics in a random order. sometimes puts the pics in a file different from what you told it to. when you see it screwing up you can't get it to stop until it's done.
Summary
a wild bull out of control
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"really fast automatic"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
does what it says it does
Cons
not found any yet
Summary
must try
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"didn't work for me at all,"crap""
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
had some problems with downloading,then couldn't open any file.
Cons
had some problems with downloading,then couldn't open any file.
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"Destroyed Every File in the Directory!"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
Absolutely None
Cons
Every File in the Directory Was Lost. Can't choose one file to convert.
Summary
I needed a program to convert a PDF to a graphics format. No one else seems to have thought of such a thing. This program destroyed every PDF file in an entire directory in less than five seconds, several of 3 to 5 MB. Do not run it.
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"It is great for all graphic needs."
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
Everything
Cons
No cons for me.
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"Converts PDF to TXT"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
Fast, automatic, pretty good OCR capability, FREE!
Cons
Uses staging/watch area instead of copy/paste or Open to convert. Takes a bit of a paradigm shift in usage, but very efficient once it is understood.
Summary
GREAT program! Will have to insteall PDF995 to get it running, but I already use PDF995. And it is FREE.
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"Unistalling Omniformat"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
according to me it has no no advantages
Cons
memory consuming program,
hard to uninstall - not enough to remove from the list of the programs and even its keys (hard to find them all)Summary
I've heard once that every good program is easly removable. As for this one it would be hard to say that Omniformat should be categorised to this group. Every time I start Windows appears information of "Windows Instalator" forcing me to install it again... I do not know how to remove it. I wasn't sure about my decision to remove it at the beginning, but after those problems I'm 100% sure that I did right getting rid of this program. I hope one day I also remove those problems which start to become really ennoying. Do not instal this on your computer!!!
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"DON'T DOWNLOAD...FULL OF POP-UPS REDICULOUSLY CRAZY!!!!"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons
LOCKED DOWN PC AND HAT TO CTRL/ALT/DELETE TO END PROCESS IT BOGGED IT DOWN SO BADLY WITH POP UPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary
sucks badly
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"Didn't doe what I expected"
Version: OmniFormat 7.9
Pros
Can't find any
Cons
Creates fax file but one that my fax program does not recognize
Summary
Didn't do my any good
