How to get covers from file

[pelloq1]

Hello,

I have imported a lot of book, based on the file format :

(?P<series>.+) #(?P<series_index>.+) - (?P<title>[^_]+)

Worked perfectly, but the importation have not read the cover into the file.

Now I try to load the books covers, but the online method wont work. My goal is to read the cover into the source.

It's a way to batch read the covers from source without changing any other metadata ?

Cedric

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by pelloq1

It's a way to batch read the covers from source without changing any other metadata ?

Bulk metadata edit has an option to set the cover from the ebook file.

[At_Libitum]

Originally Posted by pelloq1

Hello,

I have imported a lot of book, based on the file format :

(?P<series>.+) #(?P<series_index>.+) - (?P<title>[^_]+)

As far as I have used Calibre, the only times when it didn't extract the cover from the file is when it is not able to determine what the cover is, or if there is no cover in the file to begin with.

You could try the suggested bulk metadata edit method, as long as all other items are left unchecked, it will leave existing metadata unchanged. There will be an option at the bottom of the metadata editor (row of radio buttons) to retry that same action (extracting from file), but if that didn't happen the first time I don't know if this will work.

Question, where exactly do you not see the cover? Several places where it can be visible so before we are talking about different things think it might be helpful to know where

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by At_Libitum

As far as I have used Calibre, the only times when it didn't extract the cover from the file is when it is not able to determine what the cover is, or if there is no cover in the file to begin with.

You could try the suggested bulk metadata edit method, as long as all other items are left unchecked, it will leave existing metadata unchanged. There will be an option at the bottom of the metadata editor (row of radio buttons) to retry that same action (extracting from file), but if that didn't happen the first time I don't know if this will work.

Question, where exactly do you not see the cover? Several places where it can be visible so before we are talking about different things think it might be helpful to know where

When you use the option to set metadata from the filename, it does not extract any of the ebook's metadata. You can still extract the cover in bulk edit, as was described, but when fresh from the import, the ONLY metadata that is set is whatever was explicitly set in the filename.

[pelloq1]

Thanks you to all it worked! I dont known why I do not have see this option !

Thanks !

[BetterRed]

For the record : exception to the eschwartz rule - when the author and title are taken from file name of CBZ (or image only ZIP) or CBR (or image only RAR) files then the first image is extracted as the cover.

Not sure if this is true if file name contains anything beyond author and title or when CBC files are added.

BR

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

For the record : exception to the eschwartz rule - when the author and title are taken from file name of CBZ (or image only ZIP) or CBR (or image only RAR) files then the first image is extracted as the cover.

Not sure if this is true if file name contains anything beyond author and title or when CBC files are added.

BR

I don't claim to be the expert, I just read the manual when bored.

Good job pointing this out. I must add this to my repertoire of obscure random knowledge.