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Originally Posted by ddjohn
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Calibre is great for cataloging many things. It started as eBooks, then moved to audio books, and documents, etc. As a catalog management system it is my favorite. Maybe my situation can be addressed by an existing Plug-In, I tried to search but did not find anything yet.
I find a need to catalog design files that are not traditional document file formats. These files are for machine embroidery designs. Common file format extensions are .VP3, .VIP, .HUS, .PEC, .PES, .PCS, .xxx, .SEW, .JEF, .EXP, .10*, .DST, .SHV, .DHV
There are several programs that machine embroiderers can use to "read" the files, so the ability to link these file formats to that external "viewer" is not necessary. Besides being able to import these file formats into a single "book", also able to add .PDF and .ZIP, thus keeping the design files associated with their color change instructions and the artwork. I would want to draw the "cover" image from either the .PDF or an image file. Author name would be the Vendor's Name for filing within Calibre.
Just for a point of reference, machine embroiderers are currently paying for design file "management systems" that are nothing more than Windows File Folders for grouping based on a single keyword. The ability to bring our files into Calibre and associate numerous keywords (as well as the Vendor Name) would be like giving every machine embroiderer a major Christmas Present. I hope this plug-in is possible and that someone will take on this project.
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@ddjohn:
The MFI, Media File Importer, can do what you describe right now. [
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Edit: new] MFI can 'collect' all of the files with identical paths excluding the final file extension, and copy them collectively to the Calibre Library 'book' directory for the empty book that was created for that 'collection'. Refer to the OP for more details.
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Edit: new] MFI can currently decode only the metadata shown in the attached image for .pcs, .hus and .vip files. File formats that are usable for the other embroidery formats are hard to come by, which is why MFI currently only handles the 3 shown.
Do most Calibre users with embroidery libraries have "real" proprietary embroidery software to extract the metadata, especially for complex file formats like .pes that contain a .pec embedded within it? If they do, does their software create a text file with the metadata for each embroidery file format that can be imported by MFI to update Calibre custom columns? Or a .CSV file that could be imported to do the same thing, but en masse for an entire embroidery design library?
DaltonST