Conversion problem: text is messy

Boronian · 09-22-2012, 05:41 AM

Hello,

I got a problem with a mobi to epub conversion. I used just the default settings of calibre to get an epub of my mobi book. But at two places the text is messed up. I show you what I mean.
The first screen is the mobi file, the second one is the converted epub. The key text is highlighted.
So what can I do to solve this problem?
I am thankful for your help!

And here is the log:

Spoiler:

DoctorOhh · 09-22-2012, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boronian

The first screen is the mobi file, the second one is the converted epub. The key text is highlighted.

I don't think your images show a true before and after. I'm guessing the image in your Kindle 4 PC view is the DRM version you purchased from Amazon. Show us the mobi that ended up in calibre. I'm guessing whatever tool you used to remove the drm is responsible for your slight corruption.

Boronian · 09-22-2012, 12:34 PM

Thanks for your answer!
Hm I think that could be possible.
Well...now I added the mobi file to calibre and reopened the azw3 file saved in the folder of the calibre library with the kindle software. There I didn't find any corruption. But as soon as I converted the file to epub I found the corruption there.
I am not entirely sure I did what you suggested although.

DoctorOhh · 09-22-2012, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boronian

Well...now I added the mobi file to calibre and reopened the azw3 file saved in the folder of the calibre library with the kindle software. There I didn't find any corruption. But as soon as I converted the file to epub I found the corruption there.
I am not entirely sure I did what you suggested although.

It sounds like you did what I suggested.

Maybe someone else has some ideas.

JSWolf · 09-22-2012, 09:03 PM

You are converting your KF8 file to ePub in the worst possible way. You do not want to use Calibre to do an actual conversion. Install the plugin Mobi-Unpack. Mobi-Unpack will allow you to pull the files out of the KF8 and create an ePub directly. You can also use Modify ePub will allow you to add in the cover XML that KF8 doesn't have. Then you run the ePub through FlightCrew to check for any errors. Either use Tweak Book or Sigil to fix the errors and when you are done, you have an ePub that matches the KF8.

DoctorOhh · 09-22-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Either use Tweak Book or Sigil to fix the errors and when you are done, you have an ePub that matches the KF8.

I'm sure everything you said is true, any idea why his text may have been corrupted?

kovidgoyal · 09-22-2012, 11:56 PM

Impossible to say. You need to attach the mobi in question. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

Boronian · 09-28-2012, 12:48 PM

Sorry for this late answer. I had no internet access for some days.

Big thanks for your help! I installed all the plugins and programs (modify epub, Sigil, Mobi Unpack) and got a very good epub now.

If you are still interested in the mobi and it is ok for the forum policy of posting ebooks I will post it here.

Thanks again!
I found some nice plugins and learned much about Calibre.

09-22-2012, 05:41 AM	#1
Boronian Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Conversion problem: text is messy Hello, I got a problem with a mobi to epub conversion. I used just the default settings of calibre to get an epub of my mobi book. But at two places the text is messed up. I show you what I mean. The first screen is the mobi file, the second one is the converted epub. The key text is highlighted. So what can I do to solve this problem? I am thankful for your help! And here is the log: Spoiler: Konvertiere Buch 1 von 1 (Hegemony) Resolved conversion options calibre version: 0.8.70 {'asciiize': False, 'author_sort': None, 'authors': None, 'base_font_size': 0.0, 'book_producer': None, 'change_justification': u'original', 'chapter': u"//[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s((chapter\|book\|section\|part)\\s+)\|((prolog\|pr ologue\|epilogue)(\\s+\|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']", 'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak', 'comments': None, 'cover': u'C:\\Users\\Boronian\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calib re_0.8.70_tmp_ygz5an\\enovmj.jpeg', 'debug_pipeline': None, 'dehyphenate': True, 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True, 'disable_font_rescaling': False, 'dont_split_on_page_breaks': False, 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False, 'enable_heuristics': False, 'epub_flatten': False, 'extra_css': None, 'extract_to': None, 'filter_css': u'', 'fix_indents': True, 'flow_size': 260, 'font_size_mapping': None, 'format_scene_breaks': True, 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4, 'input_encoding': None, 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x03F64410>, 'insert_blank_line': False, 'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5, 'insert_metadata': False, 'isbn': None, 'italicize_common_cases': True, 'keep_ligatures': False, 'language': None, 'level1_toc': u'//h:h2', 'level2_toc': None, 'level3_toc': None, 'line_height': 0.0, 'linearize_tables': False, 'margin_bottom': 5.0, 'margin_left': 5.0, 'margin_right': 5.0, 'margin_top': 5.0, 'markup_chapter_headings': True, 'max_toc_links': 50, 'minimum_line_height': 120.0, 'no_chapters_in_toc': False, 'no_default_epub_cover': False, 'no_inline_navbars': False, 'no_svg_cover': False, 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.SonyReaderOutput object at 0x03F648B0>, 'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']", 'prefer_metadata_cover': False, 'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False, 'pretty_print': True, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'rating': None, 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\Boronian\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calib re_0.8.70_tmp_ygz5an\\5d4lxb.opf', 'remove_fake_margins': True, 'remove_first_image': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5, 'renumber_headings': True, 'replace_scene_breaks': u'', 'search_replace': '[]', 'series': None, 'series_index': None, 'smarten_punctuation': False, 'sr1_replace': None, 'sr1_search': None, 'sr2_replace': None, 'sr2_search': None, 'sr3_replace': None, 'sr3_search': None, 'start_reading_at': None, 'tags': None, 'timestamp': None, 'title': None, 'title_sort': None, 'toc_filter': None, 'toc_threshold': 6, 'unsmarten_punctuation': False, 'unwrap_lines': True, 'use_auto_toc': False, 'verbose': 2} InputFormatPlugin: MOBI Input running on C:\Users\Boronian\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_0.8.7 0_tmp_ygz5an\scs3nh.azw3 Found KF8 MOBI of type 'standalone' Extracting text... KF8 has no metadata Table of Contents Initial parse failed, using more forgiving parsers Failed to read inline ToC Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\mobi\reader\mobi8.py", line 399, in write_opf File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\mobi\reader\mobi8.py", line 433, in read_inline_toc TypeError: 'lxml.etree.XPath' object does not support indexing Parsing all content... Parsing text/part0000.html ... Referenced file u'text/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' not found Reading TOC from NCX... Merging user specified metadata... Detecting structure... Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|P Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|H1 Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|A Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|P.western Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|H1.western Interpreting class and tag selectors case insensitively in the CSS selector: h\|A.western Source base font size is 12.00000pt Removing fake margins... Found 347 items of level: div_1 Found 2728 items of level: p_1 div_1 left margin stats: Counter() div_1 right margin stats: Counter() p_1 left margin stats: Counter({u'0': 2728}) p_1 right margin stats: Counter({u'0': 2728}) Cleaning up manifest... Trimming unused files from manifest... Trimming u'images/00004.jpeg' from manifest Creating EPUB Output... Rescaling image from 531x863 to 462x751 images/00002.gif Rescaling image from 619x1005 to 462x751 cover.jpeg Splitting markup on page breaks and flow limits, if any... Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Splitting on page-break Looking for large trees in text/part0000.html... No large trees found Split into 25 parts This EPUB file has no Table of Contents. Creating a default TOC EPUB output written to C:\Users\Boronian\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_0.8.7 0_tmp_ygz5an\xo84ch.epub Attached Thumbnails

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09-22-2012, 12:34 PM	#3
Boronian Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Thanks for your answer! Hm I think that could be possible. Well...now I added the mobi file to calibre and reopened the azw3 file saved in the folder of the calibre library with the kindle software. There I didn't find any corruption. But as soon as I converted the file to epub I found the corruption there. I am not entirely sure I did what you suggested although.

09-22-2012, 09:03 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,407 Karma: 145491800 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You are converting your KF8 file to ePub in the worst possible way. You do not want to use Calibre to do an actual conversion. Install the plugin Mobi-Unpack. Mobi-Unpack will allow you to pull the files out of the KF8 and create an ePub directly. You can also use Modify ePub will allow you to add in the cover XML that KF8 doesn't have. Then you run the ePub through FlightCrew to check for any errors. Either use Tweak Book or Sigil to fix the errors and when you are done, you have an ePub that matches the KF8.

09-22-2012, 11:56 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Impossible to say. You need to attach the mobi in question. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

09-28-2012, 12:48 PM	#8
Boronian Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Sorry for this late answer. I had no internet access for some days. Big thanks for your help! I installed all the plugins and programs (modify epub, Sigil, Mobi Unpack) and got a very good epub now. If you are still interested in the mobi and it is ok for the forum policy of posting ebooks I will post it here. Thanks again! I found some nice plugins and learned much about Calibre.

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