Can Calibre not add a cover?

capidamonte · 06-12-2010, 06:09 PM

Is there a way to stop Calibre from adding covers to books? I have No Default Cover and No SVG Cover checked in the Preferences --> Conversion --> ePub Output tab.

I generally have cover pages in my books already, and simply add them to the Calibre metadata for display in the GUI. I end up with two covers.

Alternatively, is there a way to tell Calibre how to identify a cover, as you would a chapter-break, and thereby not needing to add one? I'm working from XHTML sources that get zipped by Calibre when imported. (ie: Zipped to ePub conversion)

cap

kovidgoyal · 06-12-2010, 09:54 PM

Use the remove first image from book option

capidamonte · 06-12-2010, 10:25 PM

Ah, but that removes my image, right? I've added a link to that image (touchscreen) to take me to the internal table of contents...

cap

kovidgoyal · 06-12-2010, 11:00 PM

Well if you set no default cover and dont specify a cover in the metadata it wont create a cover.

capidamonte · 06-13-2010, 05:05 PM

True, of course, but then there will be no cover in Calibre...

No worries. I'll figure something out.

BTW, would it be possible for Calibre to recognize a pre-existing cover if it is coded properly in the source XHTML?

cap

kovidgoyal · 06-13-2010, 05:58 PM

if your source is an ebook format that supports covers then calibre will recognize it. Not with html though, since there's no accepted scheme for specifying covers there.

capidamonte · 06-13-2010, 06:27 PM

Might it be possible to tell Calibre what to look for in HTML? ie: a set of tags, like you do with Headings, only for various metadata, including the cover?

The manual says that Calibre searches for metadata in HTML; where can I find what it looks for, specifically? The HTML importer is not customizable.

I've been unable to import HTML to Calibre with metadata, although I have many <meta> tags in my sources. Sigil seems to find at least some of the metadata from these same files.

Thanks,

cap

kovidgoyal · 06-13-2010, 06:45 PM

IIRC the html metadata reader in calibre is setup to get metadata from the output of the ereader2html script. There is a html metadata reader plugin, which you can easily replace with your own.

avid01 · 06-13-2013, 11:23 AM

I read your conversation. To wrap it up: I don't want Calibre to add its own cover. Only use the book's default cover if any. If it has no cover, then simply it will have no cover.

It is not clear now how to set it up. Tried the manual but no it was help. Thank you!

06-12-2010, 06:09 PM	#1
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	Can Calibre not add a cover? Is there a way to stop Calibre from adding covers to books? I have No Default Cover and No SVG Cover checked in the Preferences --> Conversion --> ePub Output tab. I generally have cover pages in my books already, and simply add them to the Calibre metadata for display in the GUI. I end up with two covers. Alternatively, is there a way to tell Calibre how to identify a cover, as you would a chapter-break, and thereby not needing to add one? I'm working from XHTML sources that get zipped by Calibre when imported. (ie: Zipped to ePub conversion) cap

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06-12-2010, 09:54 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the remove first image from book option

06-12-2010, 10:25 PM	#3
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	Ah, but that removes my image, right? I've added a link to that image (touchscreen) to take me to the internal table of contents... cap

06-12-2010, 11:00 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Well if you set no default cover and dont specify a cover in the metadata it wont create a cover.

06-13-2010, 05:05 PM	#5
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	True, of course, but then there will be no cover in Calibre... No worries. I'll figure something out. BTW, would it be possible for Calibre to recognize a pre-existing cover if it is coded properly in the source XHTML? cap

06-13-2010, 05:58 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	if your source is an ebook format that supports covers then calibre will recognize it. Not with html though, since there's no accepted scheme for specifying covers there.

06-13-2010, 06:27 PM	#7
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	Might it be possible to tell Calibre what to look for in HTML? ie: a set of tags, like you do with Headings, only for various metadata, including the cover? The manual says that Calibre searches for metadata in HTML; where can I find what it looks for, specifically? The HTML importer is not customizable. I've been unable to import HTML to Calibre with metadata, although I have many <meta> tags in my sources. Sigil seems to find at least some of the metadata from these same files. Thanks, cap

06-13-2010, 06:45 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC the html metadata reader in calibre is setup to get metadata from the output of the ereader2html script. There is a html metadata reader plugin, which you can easily replace with your own.

06-13-2013, 11:23 AM	#9
avid01 Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 2000410 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle 4	I read your conversation. To wrap it up: I don't want Calibre to add its own cover. Only use the book's default cover if any. If it has no cover, then simply it will have no cover. It is not clear now how to set it up. Tried the manual but no it was help. Thank you!

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