diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c3a75e..43b60e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,77 +1,92 @@
 # mediapreview
 
-Low-level media preview converters plus an optional persistent worker pool
-framework. All converters produce AVIF output.
+Generate compact AVIF preview images from images, videos, PDFs and office documents.
 
-## Layout
+`mediapreview` is a small library of low-level converters. Give it a file path and
+it returns AVIF bytes plus a response object telling you which backend handled it
+and whether it succeeded.
 
-| Module | Purpose |
-|--------|---------|
-| `mediapreview.backends.image` | Image → AVIF via pyvips (ffmpeg for HEIC/HEIF/AVIF) |
-| `mediapreview.backends.video` | Video frame → AVIF via PyAV (HDR preserved) |
-| `mediapreview.backends.pdf` | PDF/XPS/EPUB page → AVIF via PyMuPDF + pyvips |
-| `mediapreview.backends` | `dispatch()` — pick a backend by path/mimetype |
-| `mediapreview.formats` | Suffix sets, previewability and priority classification |
-| `mediapreview.office` | OnlyOffice Document Server client + Docker bootstrap |
-| `mediapreview.docker/` | Patched OnlyOffice image build context (ships in the wheel) |
-| `mediapreview.pool` | Async persistent subprocess worker pool (optional) |
-| `mediapreview.worker` | Worker subprocess entry point (framed stdin/stdout protocol) |
-| `mediapreview.protocol` | msgspec wire structs (`PreviewRequest` / `PreviewResponse`) |
-| `mediapreview.cache` | Thread-safe LRU cache for preview responses |
+## Install
 
-## Extras
-
-```bash
-pip install mediapreview            # image converter only (pyvips)
-pip install mediapreview[pdf]       # + PDF/XPS/EPUB (pymupdf)
-pip install mediapreview[video]     # + video (av, numpy)
-pip install mediapreview[office]    # + OnlyOffice client (httpx, pyjwt)
-pip install mediapreview[worker]    # + worker pool (blake3, tracerite)
-pip install mediapreview[standard]  # everything
+```sh
+uv add mediapreview[standard]
 ```
 
-## Usage
+`[standard]` pulls in every backend and the optional worker pool. Use the feature-specific extras to avoid dependencies not needed for your application.
 
-Low-level, in-process:
+## Quick start
 
 ```python
+from pathlib import Path
 from mediapreview import dispatch
 
-avif_bytes, resp = dispatch(path, quality=60, maxsize=512, maxzoom=2.0)
+avif_bytes, resp = dispatch(
+    Path("photo.jpg"),
+    quality=60,
+    maxsize=512,
+    maxzoom=2.0,
+)
+
+if resp.ok:
+    Path("preview.avif").write_bytes(avif_bytes)
+else:
+    print(resp.error)
 ```
 
-Worker pool (isolates heavy imports and native crashes from the async loop):
+`dispatch` picks the backend from the file extension or mimetype. You can also
+call the backend functions directly:
 
 ```python
-from mediapreview.pool import start_preview_workers, shutdown_preview_workers
+from mediapreview import process_image, process_pdf, process_video
+
+avif, resp = process_image(Path("photo.jpg"), maxsize=512, quality=60)
+avif, resp = process_pdf(Path("doc.pdf"), maxsize=512, quality=60, page_number=0)
+avif, resp = process_video(Path("clip.mp4"), maxsize=512, quality=60)
 ```
 
-One-shot CLI (works with the base install, no worker extra needed):
+## Worker pool (optional)
+
+Heavy native dependencies and crashes stay out of your async loop by running
+previews in a pool of persistent subprocess workers.
+
+```python
+from mediapreview.pool import (
+    start_preview_workers,
+    shutdown_preview_workers,
+    run_preview,
+)
+
+await start_preview_workers()
+try:
+    avif, resp = await run_preview(Path("doc.pdf"))
+finally:
+    await shutdown_preview_workers()
+```
+
+Add the `worker` extra to use the pool.
+
+## CLI
 
 ```bash
-mediapreview photo.jpg -o preview.avif        # or: python -m mediapreview ...
-mediapreview doc.pdf -q 70 --maxsize 1024     # needs the matching backend extra
+mediapreview photo.jpg -o preview.avif
+mediapreview doc.pdf -q 70 --maxsize 1024
+mediapreview oosetup    # build + run the bundled OnlyOffice container
 ```
 
-## OnlyOffice Docker bootstrap
+## OnlyOffice setup
 
-A patched OnlyOffice image (configurable converter worker count) ships as
-package data and can be built/started with:
+Office previews need an OnlyOffice Document Server. A patched Docker image ships
+inside the package and can be started with:
 
 ```bash
-mediapreview oosetup    # builds + runs "onlyoffice-mediapreview" on port 8988
+mediapreview oosetup [name] [port]
 ```
 
-Container name and port are optional positional args:
-`mediapreview oosetup [name] [port]`.
-
-`oosetup` logs progress to stderr and prints exactly one line on stdout:
+`oosetup` logs to stderr and prints one line on stdout:
 
 ```
 ONLYOFFICE_JWT_SECRET=<token>
 ```
 
-If `ONLYOFFICE_JWT_SECRET` is already set in the environment it is used as-is
-(and echoed back); otherwise a random secret is generated. Persist the token
-wherever your deployment keeps its configuration and export it for later runs
-— the caller owns the secret, mediapreview does not store it.
+Set `ONLYOFFICE_JWT_SECRET` yourself to reuse an existing secret; otherwise a
+random one is generated.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5d08e3..82c0df4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "mediapreview"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-description = "Low-level media preview converters and a worker pool framework"
+description = "Fast media preview images of photos, videos, PDFs and office documents."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [