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sp000n · 01-24-2015, 08:36 PM

I have a number of PDF files that show without covers (or just the Calibre default brown one). When I select an individual title and hit the "Edit metadata" button, there's an identical brown cover button towards the top. I select that and the first few pages of the PDF file are rendered from which I can choose a cover. Yay!

The process is pretty slow, however, and I feel it could be automated as I ALWAYS choose the first page as the cover. My scanner source(s) never add anything before the cover.

Selecting multiple files and hitting the "Edit metadata" button does launch the bulk metada button but none of the options render a cover from the PDF file, even the one that says "Set from ebook file(s)".

Can someone assist me in assigning the first page of multiple PDFs as their individual book cover, please?

01-24-2015, 08:36 PM	#1
sp000n Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS 700	Add Covers in Bulk I have a number of PDF files that show without covers (or just the Calibre default brown one). When I select an individual title and hit the "Edit metadata" button, there's an identical brown cover button towards the top. I select that and the first few pages of the PDF file are rendered from which I can choose a cover. Yay! The process is pretty slow, however, and I feel it could be automated as I ALWAYS choose the first page as the cover. My scanner source(s) never add anything before the cover. Selecting multiple files and hitting the "Edit metadata" button does launch the bulk metada button but none of the options render a cover from the PDF file, even the one that says "Set from ebook file(s)". Can someone assist me in assigning the first page of multiple PDFs as their individual book cover, please?