Is there any option to bulk-save cover images?

ownedbycats · 12-10-2020, 04:45 PM

I'd like to save a bunch of book covers to a folder. The only way I see to do this is to open the details panel and use "save cover to disk" on them all. Is there any hidden feature or plugin that can do this in bulk?

compurandom · 12-10-2020, 06:36 PM

wander through the calibre library directory and steal them directly?

ownedbycats · 12-10-2020, 06:39 PM

Hmm, I think XnView might have some form of recursive directory view. I'll see what I can do with that.

EDIT: Well, it worked. But I ended up with a bunch of images named "Copy (10) of cover.jpg."

BetterRed · 12-10-2020, 07:54 PM

You could probably use a Windows Library and a half-decent renamer that can get values from parent directories (..\library\author\book). You may need to enable Windows Libraries - no one much understood them, so I think they're normally disabled.

BR

ownedbycats · 12-10-2020, 08:17 PM

I'm fiddling around with Bulk Rename Utility, which has recursive directory scanning and copy-to-folder. I think I might be able to do it with that.

theducks · 12-10-2020, 08:47 PM

How Big?
Use the Catalog tool, then grab the thumbnails from the EPUB it made.
Note: the second tab at the bottom has Thumbnail Width setting

ownedbycats · 12-10-2020, 09:08 PM

That could work, too.

kovidgoyal · 12-10-2020, 09:30 PM

Just save to disk and then delete all non-jpeg files using your file explorer/terminal.

12-10-2020, 04:45 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Is there any option to bulk-save cover images? I'd like to save a bunch of book covers to a folder. The only way I see to do this is to open the details panel and use "save cover to disk" on them all. Is there any hidden feature or plugin that can do this in bulk?

12-10-2020, 06:39 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Hmm, I think XnView might have some form of recursive directory view. I'll see what I can do with that. EDIT: Well, it worked. But I ended up with a bunch of images named "Copy (10) of cover.jpg." Last edited by ownedbycats; 12-10-2020 at 06:55 PM.

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12-10-2020, 06:36 PM	#2
compurandom Wizard Posts: 1,012 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Rocketbook, kobo aura h2o, kobo forma, kobo libra color	wander through the calibre library directory and steal them directly?

12-10-2020, 07:54 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,718 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	You could probably use a Windows Library and a half-decent renamer that can get values from parent directories (..\library\author\book). You may need to enable Windows Libraries - no one much understood them, so I think they're normally disabled. BR

12-10-2020, 08:17 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I'm fiddling around with Bulk Rename Utility, which has recursive directory scanning and copy-to-folder. I think I might be able to do it with that.

12-10-2020, 08:47 PM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	How Big? Use the Catalog tool, then grab the thumbnails from the EPUB it made. Note: the second tab at the bottom has Thumbnail Width setting

12-10-2020, 09:08 PM	#7
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	That could work, too.

12-10-2020, 09:30 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just save to disk and then delete all non-jpeg files using your file explorer/terminal.

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