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Tomifonication · 08-08-2018, 06:02 AM

Hey all,

Historically, I've had no issues with converting KFX to AZW3 to strip DRM. My understanding now, however, is that KFX is superior to AZW3, and I should stop converting to an inferior format.

As such, I figured if I convert from KFX to KFX (assuming you must convert a KFX file for it to strip the DRM), that this would resolve the issue of retaining the integrity of the original KFX file, while stripping DRM.

This worked, but when viewing the files, the original source file is 0.90mb and the new KFX file is 0.20mb, which suggests that I'm losing 'something' during the conversion, and my intention is to retain the full integrity/quality of the original file.

So, my questions:

1. Is the only way to strip DRM from KFX to convert it?
2. If so, what can I do to prevent a loss in 'quality' when converting KFX to KFX via the Calibre KFX Input > KFX Output plugins?

Thanks!

08-08-2018, 06:02 AM	#1
Tomifonication Luddite Posts: 60 Karma: 90670 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Vancouver, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5	KFX to KFX to remove DRM Hey all, Historically, I've had no issues with converting KFX to AZW3 to strip DRM. My understanding now, however, is that KFX is superior to AZW3, and I should stop converting to an inferior format. As such, I figured if I convert from KFX to KFX (assuming you must convert a KFX file for it to strip the DRM), that this would resolve the issue of retaining the integrity of the original KFX file, while stripping DRM. This worked, but when viewing the files, the original source file is 0.90mb and the new KFX file is 0.20mb, which suggests that I'm losing 'something' during the conversion, and my intention is to retain the full integrity/quality of the original file. So, my questions: 1. Is the only way to strip DRM from KFX to convert it? 2. If so, what can I do to prevent a loss in 'quality' when converting KFX to KFX via the Calibre KFX Input > KFX Output plugins? Thanks!