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retiredbiker · 01-07-2020, 02:41 PM

I use GIMP to edit covers. If I want to work on the cover already displayed in Calibre metadata editor, I just copy it, go to GIMP, "create file from clipboard", do any edits (crop, size, color), export the result from GIMP, then browse in the metadata editor to pull it in.

Similar if I download a cover, except instead of coying, just open the downloaded file to edit. Many available covers, especially old books or magazines, are badly faded images. GIMP can usually brighten them up a lot.

Either way, after bringing the cover back into metadata, I polish to put it in the book file.

01-07-2020, 02:41 PM	#4
retiredbiker Evangelist Posts: 451 Karma: 3886916 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kindle KB, Oasis, Pop_Os!, Kobo Forma	I use GIMP to edit covers. If I want to work on the cover already displayed in Calibre metadata editor, I just copy it, go to GIMP, "create file from clipboard", do any edits (crop, size, color), export the result from GIMP, then browse in the metadata editor to pull it in. Similar if I download a cover, except instead of coying, just open the downloaded file to edit. Many available covers, especially old books or magazines, are badly faded images. GIMP can usually brighten them up a lot. Either way, after bringing the cover back into metadata, I polish to put it in the book file. Last edited by retiredbiker; 01-07-2020 at 02:45 PM.