Read metadata from file contents

Lorkoff · 03-03-2015, 10:58 AM

In Preferences>Import/Export>Adding books, there is an option: Read metadata from file contents rather than file name. It seems you have to have either one or the other. Is it possible to have both? Let me explain. I have my files names named exactly the way I want them (LastName, First Name - Title). Unfortunately, the metadata of some files sometimes has them arranged in another way. On occasion, it is spectacularly wrong. Therefore I wish to maintain the read file name option. However, if I do this, I lose the other features of the metadata, such as cover and language (many of my books are in languages other than English), so I would like Calibre to read the author and title from my file name but the other data from the metadata. Is this possible? Thanks.

theducks · 03-03-2015, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lorkoff

In Preferences>Import/Export>Adding books, there is an option: Read metadata from file contents rather than file name. It seems you have to have either one or the other. Is it possible to have both? Let me explain. I have my files names named exactly the way I want them (LastName, First Name - Title). Unfortunately, the metadata of some files sometimes has them arranged in another way. On occasion, it is spectacularly wrong. Therefore I wish to maintain the read file name option. However, if I do this, I lose the other features of the metadata, such as cover and language (many of my books are in languages other than English), so I would like Calibre to read the author and title from my file name but the other data from the metadata. Is this possible? Thanks.

The file internal metadata is not filterable (all or nothing)

Bulk metadata edit mode has a retrieve covers from books, but not other metadata (except comments)

Use (single) metadata edit mode; select the format on the right: use the blue i ; further adjust to taste: NEXT (wash,spin until dry

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If it is the Author that is mixed up, use the Quality Check PI:Fix section to correct (format initials, Flip names) those you SELECT from the list

03-03-2015, 10:58 AM	#1
Lorkoff Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle	Read metadata from file contents In Preferences>Import/Export>Adding books, there is an option: Read metadata from file contents rather than file name. It seems you have to have either one or the other. Is it possible to have both? Let me explain. I have my files names named exactly the way I want them (LastName, First Name - Title). Unfortunately, the metadata of some files sometimes has them arranged in another way. On occasion, it is spectacularly wrong. Therefore I wish to maintain the read file name option. However, if I do this, I lose the other features of the metadata, such as cover and language (many of my books are in languages other than English), so I would like Calibre to read the author and title from my file name but the other data from the metadata. Is this possible? Thanks.

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