Fixed Ebook Conversion - music book project

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 01:05 AM

Hi all,

I am new here and new to Calibre, so I am just now testing it out. I am working on a music book with images and musical notation in it. And so I need my EBook conversion to be Fixed format to preserve the formatting and look.

I have a complete PDF working draft of my book. Every time I run it through Calibre I really don't like the output. It's pretty skewed - in that the text size(s) are all out of whack and the output did not handle the images and music notation very well at all.

Does Calibre offer an kind of Fixed conversion that would help me? Are there some settings I should be looking at? thanks much -ryan

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2018, 01:09 AM

If you want a fixed format book, simply generate the book in PDF format sized for different screens. PDF is the best, most widely supported format for fixed layout documents.

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 01:11 AM

Can I import PDFs directly into Kindle or most other ebook readers? (sorry I am a bit new to this arena)

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2018, 01:13 AM

Yes, as I said PDF is the most widely supported format.

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 01:20 AM

I'm trying to learn how to navigate the Calibre interface; can I set the output to be
If you want a fixed format book, simply generate the book in PDF format sized for different screens?

And is there a way to make it dynamically sizeable to someone can resize on the fly when they are reading?

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2018, 01:55 AM

Fixed layout means the book is not dynamically resizeable. And you can choose output size in the conversion dialog in calibre But note that if you are converting dont use PDF as your source format.

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 02:28 AM

The only problem I can foresee is that my input would from PDF too, because my book has elements from Word, and Finale (music notation software) in it, as well as images.

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2018, 02:51 AM

Use DOCX as your input, not PDF conversion of PDF has various limitations.

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 03:02 AM

my book has Finale musical notation files in (which are .musx) files.

kovidgoyal · 07-28-2018, 03:09 AM

Then use whatever process you are using to generate the PDF file to generate PDF files with different page sizes. calibre wont be able to do it for you if your source files are PDF

ry1633 · 07-28-2018, 10:11 AM

It will be a standard 8.5 X11 size. I'll use the Page Setup in Calibre to make different PDF outputs for the various devices/screen sizes.

07-28-2018, 01:05 AM	#1
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	Fixed Ebook Conversion - music book project Hi all, I am new here and new to Calibre, so I am just now testing it out. I am working on a music book with images and musical notation in it. And so I need my EBook conversion to be Fixed format to preserve the formatting and look. I have a complete PDF working draft of my book. Every time I run it through Calibre I really don't like the output. It's pretty skewed - in that the text size(s) are all out of whack and the output did not handle the images and music notation very well at all. Does Calibre offer an kind of Fixed conversion that would help me? Are there some settings I should be looking at? thanks much -ryan

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
mobi to epub conversion problem with Project Gutenberg book	highstream	Conversion	5	09-18-2017 06:08 PM
Project Management Advice and Tips: How Good Project Managers Manage Project	amazon author	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	0	04-07-2015 04:04 AM
Possible bug in eBook conversion - Suggestion for check book	arspr	Conversion	4	03-26-2015 07:06 PM
Duokan 2014 fixed its music player problem	Jkalypse	Kindle Developer's Corner	0	01-24-2015 09:20 PM

07-28-2018, 01:09 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you want a fixed format book, simply generate the book in PDF format sized for different screens. PDF is the best, most widely supported format for fixed layout documents.

07-28-2018, 01:11 AM	#3
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	Can I import PDFs directly into Kindle or most other ebook readers? (sorry I am a bit new to this arena)

07-28-2018, 01:13 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes, as I said PDF is the most widely supported format.

07-28-2018, 01:20 AM	#5
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	I'm trying to learn how to navigate the Calibre interface; can I set the output to be If you want a fixed format book, simply generate the book in PDF format sized for different screens? And is there a way to make it dynamically sizeable to someone can resize on the fly when they are reading?

07-28-2018, 01:55 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Fixed layout means the book is not dynamically resizeable. And you can choose output size in the conversion dialog in calibre But note that if you are converting dont use PDF as your source format.

07-28-2018, 02:28 AM	#7
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	The only problem I can foresee is that my input would from PDF too, because my book has elements from Word, and Finale (music notation software) in it, as well as images.

07-28-2018, 02:51 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use DOCX as your input, not PDF conversion of PDF has various limitations.

07-28-2018, 03:02 AM	#9
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	my book has Finale musical notation files in (which are .musx) files.

07-28-2018, 03:09 AM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Then use whatever process you are using to generate the PDF file to generate PDF files with different page sizes. calibre wont be able to do it for you if your source files are PDF

07-28-2018, 10:11 AM	#11
ry1633 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Kindle	It will be a standard 8.5 X11 size. I'll use the Page Setup in Calibre to make different PDF outputs for the various devices/screen sizes.

Advert

Advert