Hello.
I've done 2 softwares to easily deal with cbr/cbz files with the kobo touch.
As Gater seems to be interested in it (and some others may be too), i've decided to make a proper thread about it.
Of course the softwares are free to use, i can send you the source code files on demand.
The first software "Satsuki All2Cbz" can batch convert pictures to cbz files:
-Archive files (zip, rar, 7-zip, tar...).
-Pdf (only the pictures inside).
-Folders (folders with picture files in it but no subfolders).
The second one "Satsuki Cbz Kobo Optimizer" can batch optimize the cbz files for kobo touch reading:
-Detect corrupted cbz files and report them.
-Choose jpg quality (to me 20% is enought for kobo but you may want to set it more or less).
-Cut double pages in single page (standard or japanese sort).
-Rename files to avoid non unicode bugs in kobo.
-Resize picture to match kobo touch width or height (for portrait or landscape reading).
-Natural sorting of files in source cbz ("1.jpg, 2.jpg, 10.jpg, 11.jpg" and not "1.jpg, 10.jpg, 11.jpg, 2.jpg").
-Optimise gamma, contrast and sharpen for easier redaing with kobo touch (with irfanview conversion profile so you can easily mod them).
Satsuki All2Cbz is written in vb6 and use 7-zip command line and p2j for cbz creation (7-zip, p2j and vb6 runtime included in installer).
Satsuki Cbz Kobo Optimizer is written in vb.net (you need to install the .net framework 4.0 to use it) and use 7-zip command line, ImageMagick and IrfanView for cbz optimisation (7-zip, ImageMagick and IrfanView included in installer).
Both software have only been tested on windows 7 (32 and 64 bits) but can theoricaly works in vista and xp
To use All2Cbz it's realy simple, just drag & drop the files (zip, pdf, 7z...) or folders in the main windows:
Then click on "Convert to cbz", you'll get the command line conversion:
When the command close itself you'll get the cbz file in the same folder as the source file or folder you drag & drop with the extention ".cbz".
To use Satsuki Cbz Kobo Optimizer, it's not realy hard too, you start by drag & drop the cbz files you want to convert in the main windows:
Then do the settings, the default setting are great for most cbz, just check the "reading format" to adapt it to your cbz.
Now just clik on Convert to optimized kobo cbz and wait.
Conversion can take some time, you will have the name of file witch is converted in the software title.
When the convertion is finished the main windows will clear itself.
The optimized cbz file will have the same name and location than the original files except they'll have a "KoboOptimized" text (for exemple if source file is "Tome 10.cbz" the optimized file will be "Tome 10.KoboOptimized.cbz")
if you want to batch rename the converted files to delete "KoboOptimized" you can use a batch rename software as antrenamer (free and opensource) :
http://www.antp.be/software/renamer/fr
if you detect bugs, please reply here, i'll try to debug the software.
Known limitation / bug:
-You may have a dll register bug while installing, it's nothing, it's just that the vb6 runtime is alredy installed in another language on you computer.
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If you're not administrator in your computer, you could have bugs if you install the software in "program files", if it's appening please install the software in "my documents".
Download .net framework 4.0 (only if not in your computer):
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en....aspx?id=17851
Download Satsuki.Cbz.Kobo.Optimizer (the installer contain both softwares):
http://dl.free.fr/ifUOPEDQ3 or
http://www.fileserve.com/file/NwvnMy....Optimizer.exe
To the forum admins: if the links in this post are against forum rules, please tell me