Is there any way to get Calibre to send the high resolution cover images to device?

Arainais · 08-24-2011, 07:41 PM

I have a rooted 1st edition nook and the really nice thing about it is that it will show the cover of the book you are currently reading as a screensaver. However, I use calibre to manage and transfer my library, and when it transfers books to the device, it transfers a very small, low res image. Is there any way to get it to transfer the higher res image that I get when I download covers so that when showing the covers as screen savers they will actually fill the entire screen instead of showing a tiny image in the middle of the screen?

DoctorOhh · 08-24-2011, 10:57 PM

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kovidgoyal · 08-25-2011, 12:28 AM

Not without editing the source code.

vxf · 08-26-2011, 02:42 PM

I noticed that covers are much lower res now than they used to be. I have used Calibre to download The Economist over the past 18 months or so and covers used to be of a fairly high resolution - I could read the text on the cover on my PRS950. Now, over the past 4 weeks, the resolution of the cover is way lower.

I have not tried other magazines. So I am not even sure this is a Calibre issue. But I wish there was a way to return to the old, higher res covers.

kovidgoyal · 08-26-2011, 02:57 PM

The economist stopped publishing high res covers on their website.

vxf · 08-27-2011, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The economist stopped publishing high res covers on their website.

Thanks a lot for your prompt explanation. And thanks for providing us with a great product.

08-24-2011, 07:41 PM	#1
Arainais Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook	Is there any way to get Calibre to send the high resolution cover images to device? I have a rooted 1st edition nook and the really nice thing about it is that it will show the cover of the book you are currently reading as a screensaver. However, I use calibre to manage and transfer my library, and when it transfers books to the device, it transfers a very small, low res image. Is there any way to get it to transfer the higher res image that I get when I download covers so that when showing the covers as screen savers they will actually fill the entire screen instead of showing a tiny image in the middle of the screen?

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08-24-2011, 10:57 PM	#2
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,864 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Nexus 7	Moderator Notice Moved thread to Devices sub-forum

08-25-2011, 12:28 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not without editing the source code.

08-26-2011, 02:42 PM	#4
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I noticed that covers are much lower res now than they used to be. I have used Calibre to download The Economist over the past 18 months or so and covers used to be of a fairly high resolution - I could read the text on the cover on my PRS950. Now, over the past 4 weeks, the resolution of the cover is way lower. I have not tried other magazines. So I am not even sure this is a Calibre issue. But I wish there was a way to return to the old, higher res covers.

08-26-2011, 02:57 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The economist stopped publishing high res covers on their website.

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