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Request: upload a pdf of a presentation to get "annotated presentations" back

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Description

I see that the Annotated presentations tool works with images and OCR. Many people have their presentations saved as pdf files.
Any chance that this tool could be extended to enable uploading pdf's of slides?

Ref: https://github.com/simonw/til/blob/main/templates/pages/tools/annotated-presentations.html

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Start by reading templates/pages/tools/annotated-presentations.html to understand the existing image and OCR flow. Determine how PDF slide uploads should enter that flow, and consider the work done when a PDF produces annotated presentations for its slides.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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