How to speed up "Downloading Metadata/Covers"?

butterbescotch · 05-04-2011, 05:19 AM

My calibre always took about 5 minute or so every book. Why is that?

user_none · 05-04-2011, 07:48 AM

The metadata and covers are pulled down from multiple sources on the internet. Many sources will slow down or block calibre is too many requests for information are sent at once. About the only way to speed it up is to get a faster internet connection.

kiwidude · 05-04-2011, 08:39 AM

Though 5 minutes per book is a very unusual and slow amount of time (normal for me is around 5 secs per book depending on the plugins you have enabled). Are your internet packets being sent by courier pigeon or something?

theducks · 05-04-2011, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwidude

Though 5 minutes per book is a very unusual and slow amount of time (normal for me is around 5 secs per book depending on the plugins you have enabled). Are your internet packets being sent by courier pigeon or something?

A manual 'download covers' for a single title take 15-20 seconds here to populate the results. (a few make it in within 5 seconds

). Most time spent seems to be the spinning wheels
My connection speed peaks at over 300KB/s (3.9G Natty Narwhal DVD ISO downloaded in less than 5 hours)

butterbescotch · 05-04-2011, 10:58 PM

Maybe it was just my connection. Thanks for the information :]

05-04-2011, 05:19 AM	#1
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05-04-2011, 07:48 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	The metadata and covers are pulled down from multiple sources on the internet. Many sources will slow down or block calibre is too many requests for information are sent at once. About the only way to speed it up is to get a faster internet connection.

05-04-2011, 08:39 AM	#3
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,744 Karma: 2208556 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	Though 5 minutes per book is a very unusual and slow amount of time (normal for me is around 5 secs per book depending on the plugins you have enabled). Are your internet packets being sent by courier pigeon or something?

05-04-2011, 10:58 PM	#5
butterbescotch Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Maybe it was just my connection. Thanks for the information :]

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