Bulk convertion - wrong source used

Nakaleen · 06-15-2011, 05:03 AM

I am having trouble getting Caliber to bulk convert some manga (originals in cbz format).

I have already converted them for my Nook classic (epub) but when I now bulk convert them to my Kindle DX I have some problems.

There is no option in the bulk convert to select what source to use. Instead of my original cbz's, it is using my converted epub's. Which is bad since the epubs are resized for the nook, all the pages are now blurry on my DX as it is upsizing a small epub sized page to a kindle dx instead of downsizing a cbz sized page.

Is there a way of telling Caliber which format to use in bulk convert.

Or even better idea, a 'Original' flag on the original format for the ebook. So Caliber knows which format of each ebook to use in bulk converts (and also could be used when you want to delete all the converted ebooks and just keep for original, which is getting harder for me to keep track manually as I am getting more original's in epub/mobi/cbz etc..)

I could convert them one at a time (where I can select the source) but try doing that to 500+ mangas

Nakaleen · 06-15-2011, 05:26 AM

After some playing around I found out you can set the preferred input format order under Preferences->Behavior. So moving CBZ to the top Caliber picks CBZ in Bulk.

So it pays to looks a little harder before posting hehehe.

Still like to be able to tell what format the ebook was originally in though (So I don't delete the wrong one etc hehehehee).

itimpi · 06-15-2011, 05:52 AM

If a book has been converted before then Calibre should have stored those settings and re-used them. You can revert to using the settings from Preferences by clearing the check-box at the top left of the Bulk Conversion dialog.

In terms of what format will be ued to convert, then Calibre uses the one that is highest in the preferred input format priority list set under Preferences->Interface->Behavior

theducks · 06-15-2011, 09:50 AM

My 2 bits.
I made a single, preset value Text column: Mstrfmt (to keep it narrow)
that I populate with the original format type.
Since a RAR or Zip (besides the std HTML/JPG) can also contain ANY of the other types, I indicate which: Zip(DOC), RAR(Lit) ...

06-15-2011, 05:03 AM	#1
Nakaleen Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ballarat, Australia Device: Kobo Touch / Kindle DX (damaged screen)	Bulk convertion - wrong source used I am having trouble getting Caliber to bulk convert some manga (originals in cbz format). I have already converted them for my Nook classic (epub) but when I now bulk convert them to my Kindle DX I have some problems. There is no option in the bulk convert to select what source to use. Instead of my original cbz's, it is using my converted epub's. Which is bad since the epubs are resized for the nook, all the pages are now blurry on my DX as it is upsizing a small epub sized page to a kindle dx instead of downsizing a cbz sized page. Is there a way of telling Caliber which format to use in bulk convert. Or even better idea, a 'Original' flag on the original format for the ebook. So Caliber knows which format of each ebook to use in bulk converts (and also could be used when you want to delete all the converted ebooks and just keep for original, which is getting harder for me to keep track manually as I am getting more original's in epub/mobi/cbz etc..) I could convert them one at a time (where I can select the source) but try doing that to 500+ mangas

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06-15-2011, 05:26 AM	#2
Nakaleen Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ballarat, Australia Device: Kobo Touch / Kindle DX (damaged screen)	After some playing around I found out you can set the preferred input format order under Preferences->Behavior. So moving CBZ to the top Caliber picks CBZ in Bulk. So it pays to looks a little harder before posting hehehe. Still like to be able to tell what format the ebook was originally in though (So I don't delete the wrong one etc hehehehee).

06-15-2011, 05:52 AM	#3
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	If a book has been converted before then Calibre should have stored those settings and re-used them. You can revert to using the settings from Preferences by clearing the check-box at the top left of the Bulk Conversion dialog. In terms of what format will be ued to convert, then Calibre uses the one that is highest in the preferred input format priority list set under Preferences->Interface->Behavior

06-15-2011, 09:50 AM	#4
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	My 2 bits. I made a single, preset value Text column: Mstrfmt (to keep it narrow) that I populate with the original format type. Since a RAR or Zip (besides the std HTML/JPG) can also contain ANY of the other types, I indicate which: Zip(DOC), RAR(Lit) ...

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