how to read / convert comics (.cbz)

cybmole · 09-30-2010, 10:00 AM

I just found and added some comic books to my Calibre library. It accepted them OK but has no internal reader ?

So what do folks use to view these on PC and can the be converted/read on Sony or Kindle devices ?

Manichean · 09-30-2010, 10:08 AM

Use an external reading application. And yes, you can convert them, but readability of the output depends quite a bit on how large your screen is. If in doubt, try.

Perkin · 09-30-2010, 12:33 PM

Two viewers for comics for PC are CDisplay and ComicRack.
ComicRack is also alibrary system for comics as well.

cybmole · 09-30-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perkin

Two viewers for comics for PC are CDisplay and ComicRack.
ComicRack is also alibrary system for comics as well.

thanks, I'll try those. I'd tried a java thingie called cbviewer but was not impressed with it.

to try a comic on kindle or sony readers , do I convert to pdf ?

Manichean · 09-30-2010, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

thanks, I'll try those. I'd tried a java thingie called cbviewer but was not impressed with it.

to try a comic on kindle or sony readers , do I convert to pdf ?

Depends. Normally, I would recommend converting to the readers native format just because. If your reader allows for zooming in PDFs, it might be worth to use that instead for readability reasons- those fonts can get pretty small.

cybmole · 10-01-2010, 02:45 AM

seems comicRack & windows 7 64 bit do not play together.
comicRack is telling me it needs .net framework v4 but that's already there in win 7 ?

Manichean · 10-01-2010, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

seems comicRack & windows 7 64 bit do not play together.
comicRack is telling me it needs .net framework v4 but that's already there in win 7 ?

If in doubt, re-install. Microsofts homepage should have the download you need.

cybmole · 10-01-2010, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

If in doubt, re-install. Microsofts homepage should have the download you need.

seemed to do the trick -thanks.

cybmole · 10-04-2010, 03:16 AM

update - the day after forcing the .net 4 install which comicrack wanted I was plagued by BSOD ( which has never happened before on this PC ) . After a nightmare day of running hardware tests, failed system restores ( due to trusteer - rapport crap) , registry restores via ERNDT,and a full repair of office & of the default .net 4 client profile ( repair via control panel) -the BSODs seem to have stopped ( fingers crossed).

that could all be co-incidence, but it's hard to find anything else to blame.
except that there was a windows update which installed when I shut down after the comicrack & .net4 install, which complicated the system restore issue.
Every random BSOD occured when opening or closing some new window on screen . it was not software specific though Outlook was a persistent offender) & was with various stop codes / messages.. I had bad pool error, page fault in non-paged area, system service exception...
I'm guessing that outlook relies on .net framework. could be that the microsoft download does not check PC specs and that it put on a 32 bit version instead of 64 bit - who knows. I think ati catalyst drivers also link into .net framework which could explain the BSODs as always there was a screen refresh involved, due to opening / closing a window.

Anyway I will not be touching the .net install again & comicrack is binned. I'm not that fussed about reading comics!

PS I did see, when googling .net 4, reports of BSOD after installing it, on another board but I can't seem to re-loacate those now.

09-30-2010, 10:00 AM	#1
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	how to read / convert comics (.cbz) I just found and added some comic books to my Calibre library. It accepted them OK but has no internal reader ? So what do folks use to view these on PC and can the be converted/read on Sony or Kindle devices ?

10-04-2010, 03:16 AM	#9
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	update - the day after forcing the .net 4 install which comicrack wanted I was plagued by BSOD ( which has never happened before on this PC ) . After a nightmare day of running hardware tests, failed system restores ( due to trusteer - rapport crap) , registry restores via ERNDT,and a full repair of office & of the default .net 4 client profile ( repair via control panel) -the BSODs seem to have stopped ( fingers crossed). that could all be co-incidence, but it's hard to find anything else to blame. except that there was a windows update which installed when I shut down after the comicrack & .net4 install, which complicated the system restore issue. Every random BSOD occured when opening or closing some new window on screen . it was not software specific though Outlook was a persistent offender) & was with various stop codes / messages.. I had bad pool error, page fault in non-paged area, system service exception... I'm guessing that outlook relies on .net framework. could be that the microsoft download does not check PC specs and that it put on a 32 bit version instead of 64 bit - who knows. I think ati catalyst drivers also link into .net framework which could explain the BSODs as always there was a screen refresh involved, due to opening / closing a window. Anyway I will not be touching the .net install again & comicrack is binned. I'm not that fussed about reading comics! PS I did see, when googling .net 4, reports of BSOD after installing it, on another board but I can't seem to re-loacate those now. Last edited by cybmole; 10-04-2010 at 03:39 AM.

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09-30-2010, 10:08 AM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Use an external reading application. And yes, you can convert them, but readability of the output depends quite a bit on how large your screen is. If in doubt, try.

09-30-2010, 12:33 PM	#3
Perkin Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	Two viewers for comics for PC are CDisplay and ComicRack. ComicRack is also alibrary system for comics as well.

10-01-2010, 02:45 AM	#6
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	seems comicRack & windows 7 64 bit do not play together. comicRack is telling me it needs .net framework v4 but that's already there in win 7 ?