PDF MetaData editor

=X= · 08-11-2008, 07:22 PM

Hi Folks,
Came across a PDF MetaData editor I thought some members might find useful.

There are a good amount of PDF files out there that do not properly fill the metadata of the PDF documents. For the SONY reader this can get annoying real fast as it is difficult to sort through PDF fiels who all have the undefined tag for the "Title" and "Author".

Well I spent some time looking for a free tool that allows me to add the author and Title of a book. I found this tool here it's called ByCePDFMetaEdit
Direct download

Enjoy
=X=

krtekz · 08-12-2008, 01:10 AM

Thanks for the info!

gingerninja · 12-31-2008, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =X=

Hi Folks,
Came across a PDF MetaData editor I thought some members might find useful.

There are a good amount of PDF files out there that do not properly fill the metadata of the PDF documents. For the SONY reader this can get annoying real fast as it is difficult to sort through PDF fiels who all have the undefined tag for the "Title" and "Author".

Well I spent some time looking for a free tool that allows me to add the author and Title of a book. I found this tool here it's called ByCePDFMetaEdit
Direct download

Enjoy
=X=

For the record, I've just been to hell and back and others experiencing similar issues might want to take note (similar being frequent (very) when viewing PDF files). I toyed with this for hours cursing Calibre and doing hard resets until I eventully found a pattern. Files that had been edited with the above tool. It seems through a large number of samples that any PDF files I have will view perfectly on the device before editing with this tool and then after will crash randomly after a few pages. It's a shame really as this looked like a great tool. Any troubleshooting tips? At the moment I'm going with the 'buy Acrobat Pro' option...

=X= · 12-31-2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gingerninja

For the record, I've just been to hell and back and others experiencing similar issues might want to take note (similar being frequent (very) when viewing PDF files). I toyed with this for hours cursing Calibre and doing hard resets until I eventully found a pattern. Files that had been edited with the above tool. It seems through a large number of samples that any PDF files I have will view perfectly on the device before editing with this tool and then after will crash randomly after a few pages. It's a shame really as this looked like a great tool. Any troubleshooting tips? At the moment I'm going with the 'buy Acrobat Pro' option...

I use this tool for almost all my PDF's. Even more so now with after running a PDF through soPDF (since this tool strips off Bookmarks). I've yet to come across 1 single instance where this tool has caused a problem.

Many people including myself have commented on how the 505 seems to have become more unstable after the Firmware patch.

It sounds like you've found some pattern, are you completely sure it's this tool that is causing the problem. This tool only modifying the Meta data of the PDF. I don't see how this could cause instability in the PRS-505.

=X=

gingerninja · 01-03-2009, 05:47 AM

I've further refined the problem - most PDF metadata editors cause chaos on a good portion of my files when they are v1.6. If I have Acrobat Pro downgrade the PDF to v1.4 (simple old format whcih removes more complex compression, but can be made ebook size friendly with a simple profile to do downsampling) than any PDF metadata tool (such as this one here) can edit it and the e-Reader no longer crashes. Interestingly, having a v1.6 PDF and not editing the metadata seems fine also. So, it looks like v1.4 is a little more stable on the reader or these tools are mangling something in the file - time for some file poking...

=X= · 01-04-2009, 12:43 PM

That is good to know thank you for sharing

=X=

sebastienbillard · 11-08-2009, 01:17 PM

First link is dead, here is the link to the source : http://www.becyhome.de/download_ger.htm#becypdfmetaedit

Any other in english or french though ? (this one is in german)

Nathan Campos · 01-02-2010, 08:27 PM

Thanks very much for this very useful tool. Now I can edit the metadata from some manuals that came with Apple development tools to organize they better on my Kindle.
Example of Title metadata of a manual about HyperCard of Apple: 0340617AHYPERCARDI, this occurs because the Apple server generates the file to be indexed and organized, but if you want to put it in your Kindle, it's all what you don't want

But I think this need to be a stick in the PDF forum.

booksonthemove · 03-03-2010, 08:44 AM

Just fyi ByCePDFMetaEdit runs under wine 1.2 on ubuntu

Valwit · 04-06-2010, 10:48 PM

unfortunatley it lacks utf support. non ascii characters produce garbage.

08-11-2008, 07:22 PM	#1
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	PDF MetaData editor Hi Folks, Came across a PDF MetaData editor I thought some members might find useful. There are a good amount of PDF files out there that do not properly fill the metadata of the PDF documents. For the SONY reader this can get annoying real fast as it is difficult to sort through PDF fiels who all have the undefined tag for the "Title" and "Author". Well I spent some time looking for a free tool that allows me to add the author and Title of a book. I found this tool here it's called ByCePDFMetaEdit Direct download Enjoy =X= Last edited by =X=; 06-23-2010 at 04:13 PM. Reason: Fixed broken links

01-03-2009, 05:47 AM	#5
gingerninja Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: PRS 505A	Further refined I've further refined the problem - most PDF metadata editors cause chaos on a good portion of my files when they are v1.6. If I have Acrobat Pro downgrade the PDF to v1.4 (simple old format whcih removes more complex compression, but can be made ebook size friendly with a simple profile to do downsampling) than any PDF metadata tool (such as this one here) can edit it and the e-Reader no longer crashes. Interestingly, having a v1.6 PDF and not editing the metadata seems fine also. So, it looks like v1.4 is a little more stable on the reader or these tools are mangling something in the file - time for some file poking...

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08-12-2008, 01:10 AM	#2
krtekz Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: ipod touch, axim x30	Thanks for the info!

01-04-2009, 12:43 PM	#6
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	That is good to know thank you for sharing =X=

11-08-2009, 01:17 PM	#7
sebastienbillard Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 60 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	First link is dead, here is the link to the source : http://www.becyhome.de/download_ger.htm#becypdfmetaedit Any other in english or french though ? (this one is in german)

01-02-2010, 08:27 PM	#8
Nathan Campos Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 250000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle DX & Kindle (2011)	Thanks very much for this very useful tool. Now I can edit the metadata from some manuals that came with Apple development tools to organize they better on my Kindle. Example of Title metadata of a manual about HyperCard of Apple: 0340617AHYPERCARDI, this occurs because the Apple server generates the file to be indexed and organized, but if you want to put it in your Kindle, it's all what you don't want But I think this need to be a stick in the PDF forum.

03-03-2010, 08:44 AM	#9
booksonthemove Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 16 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-600 with latest Calibre and Linux Ubuntu-9.10	Just fyi ByCePDFMetaEdit runs under wine 1.2 on ubuntu

04-06-2010, 10:48 PM	#10
Valwit Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ireland Device: PRS-505, Inkpad3Pro	unfortunatley it lacks utf support. non ascii characters produce garbage.