07-23-2012, 11:36 AM | #1 |
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Bulk Metadata + Adding Covers
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I have a few hundred ebooks without a cover. I have created a PNG file that I would like to use, I was wonderig if there was a way I could use bulk edit to add this cover to all my ebooks? I had a look and can only see the options to generate a cover, download a cover or remove a cover. Thanks |
07-24-2012, 04:08 AM | #2 | |
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Installed Generate Cover plug-in (GC) Used GC on one book to get the metadata laid out as I wanted - Title, Author, Publisher, Custom Columns - I think of this as a template - I have created 3 templates Tip : you can drag/drop images, into the Select Image area of the GC screen Get the books, using Search, Tag Browser etc that I want to have the same template & picture, listed on the Main screen. Select all the books - keyboard shortcut is easiest Click the Generate Cover Icon in the toolbar Select the cover template Select the picture Click OK A couple of hundred books should only take a few minutes Most Calibre core operations and plugins can operate on multiple books - for me this is a major strength I use different pictures to denote knowledge domains - my e-books are academic papers, technical specifications etc. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 07-25-2012 at 04:09 AM. |
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07-31-2012, 12:46 PM | #3 |
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Sorry for the delay in replying but thanks so much for this, I downloaded the plug in and it works perfectly.
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