BuildVu converts PDF files to HTML5 or SVG making it easier for developers to display documents in browsers on smartphones, tablets, PC or Mac. Learn more here.

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iOS and HTML5: Gotcha with Absolute Positioning

One of the aims of our PDF to HTML5 converter and all of it’s various view modes (all 9 of them) was to make...
Lyndon Armitage
4 min read

Why we are planning to remove Canvas in our…

Ever since we began writing our PDF to HTML5 converter a little over 2 years ago, we have chosen the HTML5 canvas as the...
Leon Atherton
2 min read

Why convert PDF magazines to HTML5?

In these articles, we talk about the advantages of converting your PDF documents to HTML5. Each point has a full supporting article with a...
Leon Atherton
1 min read

PDF to HTML5 conversion – No Even-Odd Winding Rule…

This is part 2 on this subject. If you haven’t already read it, please read part 1 to understand the winding problem. So to...
Leon Atherton
3 min read

PDF to HTML5 conversion – No Even-Odd Winding Rule…

When filling shapes in PDFs (and lots of other technologies) you get a choice between using the Even-Odd or the Non-Zero winding rule. For...
Leon Atherton
1 min read

PDF to HTML conversion – matching PDF page size

A PDF file are designed to be resolution independent – they are defined using resolution independent units so that the page will always appear...
Mark Stephens
52 sec read