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08-11-2019, 07:21 AM	#1
Ghordain Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: none	converting Epub to PDF to read on PC/Mac Hi there, I have been trying to convert EPUB files to PDF for splitting and using for research, how ever every time I try if it is successful the font is at like 0.5pt and the formatting does not come close to the output parameters I have selected. am I missing something? any help would be much appreciated.

08-11-2019, 09:12 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,353 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/con...verting-to-pdf Make sure you have the page size settings correct

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08-12-2019, 08:35 AM	#3
Ghordain Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: none	Thank you, I have tried adjusting the page size to A4 and letter, however the result is always the same, the font is microscopic.

08-12-2019, 08:41 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,353 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

08-13-2019, 03:54 AM	#5
Ghordain Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: none	here is the job details report now. there is no DRM, the source file is 60=MBs Convert book 1 of 1 (Codex: Dark Angels) Spoiler: Conversion options changed from defaults: pdf_page_margin_top: 0.0 verbose: 2 pdf_page_margin_right: 0.0 disable_font_rescaling: True debug_pipeline: u'C:\\Users\\Gordy\\Documents\\debug' pdf_page_margin_bottom: 0.0 page_breaks_before: u"//[name()='h1' or name()='h2']" cover: u'C:\\Users\\Gordy\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ sdbxve\\lm1kre.jpeg' read_metadata_from_opf: u'C:\\Users\\Gordy\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ sdbxve\\5sxf7s.opf' output_profile: u'ipad3' pdf_page_margin_left: 0.0 Resolved conversion options calibre version: 3.46.0 {'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\\Gordy\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ sdbxve\\lm1kre.jpeg', 'custom_size': None, 'debug_pipeline': u'C:\\Users\\Gordy\\Documents\\debug', 'dehyphenate': True, 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True, 'disable_font_rescaling': True, 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False, 'embed_all_fonts': False, 'embed_font_family': None, 'enable_heuristics': False, 'expand_css': False, 'extra_css': None, 'filter_css': u'', 'fix_indents': True, 'font_size_mapping': None, 'format_scene_breaks': True, 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4, 'input_encoding': None, 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x04E95C90>, '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': None, '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_inline_navbars': False, 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.iPad3Output object at 0x04E95F70>, 'page_breaks_before': u"//[name()='h1' or name()='h2']", 'paper_size': u'letter', 'pdf_add_toc': False, 'pdf_default_font_size': 20, 'pdf_footer_template': None, 'pdf_header_template': None, 'pdf_hyphenate': False, 'pdf_mark_links': False, 'pdf_mono_family': u'Liberation Mono', 'pdf_mono_font_size': 16, 'pdf_page_margin_bottom': 0.0, 'pdf_page_margin_left': 0.0, 'pdf_page_margin_right': 0.0, 'pdf_page_margin_top': 0.0, 'pdf_page_number_map': None, 'pdf_page_numbers': False, 'pdf_sans_family': u'Liberation Sans', 'pdf_serif_family': u'Liberation Serif', 'pdf_standard_font': u'serif', 'pdf_use_document_margins': False, 'prefer_metadata_cover': False, 'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False, 'pretty_print': False, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'rating': None, 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\Gordy\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ sdbxve\\5sxf7s.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, 'subset_embedded_fonts': False, 'tags': None, 'timestamp': None, 'title': None, 'title_sort': None, 'toc_filter': None, 'toc_threshold': 6, 'toc_title': None, 'transform_css_rules': '[]', 'uncompressed_pdf': False, 'unit': u'inch', 'unsmarten_punctuation': False, 'unwrap_lines': True, 'use_auto_toc': False, 'use_profile_size': False, 'verbose': 2} InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running on C:\Users\Gordy\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_sdbxve\n 1eeki.epub Input debug saved to: C:\Users\Gordy\Documents\debug\input Parsing all content... 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Parsed HTML written to: C:\Users\Gordy\Documents\debug\parsed Merging user specified metadata... Detecting structure... Structured HTML written to: C:\Users\Gordy\Documents\debug\structure Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... Source base font size is 122.40000pt Python function terminated unexpectedly (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 101, in main File "site.py", line 78, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 200, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 42, in gui_convert_override File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 27, in gui_convert File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plumber.py", line 1231, in run File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\transforms\flatcss.py" , line 204, in __call__ File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\transforms\flatcss.py" , line 678, in flatten_spine File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\transforms\flatcss.py" , line 609, in replace_css File "site-packages\css_parser\__init__.py", line 195, in parseString File "site-packages\css_parser\parse.py", line 152, in parseString File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstylesheet.py", line 367, in _setCssTextWithEncodingOverride File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstylesheet.py", line 316, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\util.py", line 487, in _parse File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstylesheet.py", line 284, in ruleset File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstylerule.py", line 159, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstyledeclaration.py", line 186, in __setattr__ File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstyledeclaration.py", line 333, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\util.py", line 487, in _parse File "site-packages\css_parser\css\cssstyledeclaration.py", line 300, in ident File "site-packages\css_parser\css\property.py", line 168, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\css\property.py", line 267, in _setPropertyValue File "site-packages\css_parser\css\value.py", line 186, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\prodparser.py", line 578, in parse File "site-packages\css_parser\css\value.py", line 942, in <lambda> File "site-packages\css_parser\css\value.py", line 260, in __init__ File "site-packages\css_parser\css\value.py", line 365, in _setCssText File "site-packages\css_parser\prodparser.py", line 695, in comma File "site-packages\css_parser\prodparser.py", line 691, in char File "site-packages\css_parser\prodparser.py", line 302, in __init__ MemoryError Last edited by BetterRed; 08-13-2019 at 04:04 AM.

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08-13-2019, 04:50 AM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Ghordain - that log indicates the convert had a memory related error, which are usually caused by not enough memory. In your first post you wrote "I have been trying to convert EPUB files to PDF for splitting and using for research". Maybe there's no need to convert to PDF, have a look at the ePub_Split plugin ==>> Index of plugins BR

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