Adding cover to pdf corrupt pdf...

abuck · 10-03-2013, 08:54 AM

Ok, here's a really simple ask, the only thing I want to do is to be able to add my cover to my PDF, instead of having a cover.jpg in the same folder. I didn't find a way other than using the convert tool. Is there an easy way ?

1) Is there any way to add cover to my pdf other than using the conver tool ?

2) Anyway, after converting my pdf with the default setting, my pdf went from 841 pages to 5207 pages (and took almost 25minutes to complete). This just like a bug...

3) The cover adding thing seem to only be supported when converting one pdf at a time, is there a way to convert a lot of them ? Bulk covert doesn't seem to have the metadata tab for book cover. I might be missing somethere here...

Anyway, i've included the 2 pdf (input and output) as well as the cover. Let me know if you want me to do more tests.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwpI...it?usp=sharing

I'm using calibre 1.5.

abuck · 10-08-2013, 08:12 PM

bump....

theducks · 10-08-2013, 08:21 PM

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abuck · 10-09-2013, 08:05 AM

oki, didn't know, will know for future

I want to do is to be able to add my cover to my PDF, instead of having a cover.jpg in the same folder, is there a way, instead of converting the entire book (which look buggy at this time...

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kovidgoyal · 10-09-2013, 08:07 AM

There is no way to add covers to PDF files in calibre. The PDF format has no concept of cover, the best you can do is insert a new ODF page with the image at the start, and calibre does not do that, since there is no way to identify the page as being a cover, which means if you do the operation twice you will end up with two cover pages.

abuck · 10-11-2013, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

There is no way to add covers to PDF files in calibre. The PDF format has no concept of cover, the best you can do is insert a new ODF page with the image at the start, and calibre does not do that, since there is no way to identify the page as being a cover, which means if you do the operation twice you will end up with two cover pages.

That's too bad

but thanks !

BetterRed · 10-11-2013, 09:13 AM

Hmmm, this blog post claims that Calibre can add a cover to a PDF - I haven't tried it and it maybe fraught with nasty side effects, but it may be worth a try - make sure you have a copy of the pdf squirrelled away.

BR

10-03-2013, 08:54 AM	#1
abuck Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: playbook	Adding cover to pdf corrupt pdf... Ok, here's a really simple ask, the only thing I want to do is to be able to add my cover to my PDF, instead of having a cover.jpg in the same folder. I didn't find a way other than using the convert tool. Is there an easy way ? 1) Is there any way to add cover to my pdf other than using the conver tool ? 2) Anyway, after converting my pdf with the default setting, my pdf went from 841 pages to 5207 pages (and took almost 25minutes to complete). This just like a bug... 3) The cover adding thing seem to only be supported when converting one pdf at a time, is there a way to convert a lot of them ? Bulk covert doesn't seem to have the metadata tab for book cover. I might be missing somethere here... Anyway, i've included the 2 pdf (input and output) as well as the cover. Let me know if you want me to do more tests. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwpI...it?usp=sharing I'm using calibre 1.5.

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10-08-2013, 08:12 PM	#2
abuck Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: playbook	bump....

10-09-2013, 08:05 AM	#4
abuck Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: playbook	oki, didn't know, will know for future I want to do is to be able to add my cover to my PDF, instead of having a cover.jpg in the same folder, is there a way, instead of converting the entire book (which look buggy at this time... )

10-09-2013, 08:07 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There is no way to add covers to PDF files in calibre. The PDF format has no concept of cover, the best you can do is insert a new ODF page with the image at the start, and calibre does not do that, since there is no way to identify the page as being a cover, which means if you do the operation twice you will end up with two cover pages.

10-11-2013, 09:13 AM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Hmmm, this blog post claims that Calibre can add a cover to a PDF - I haven't tried it and it maybe fraught with nasty side effects, but it may be worth a try - make sure you have a copy of the pdf squirrelled away. BR