Insert metadata from Calibre into PDF files

aboettget · 06-20-2014, 04:43 AM

I have written a small shell script which can copy the metadata from Calibre to PDF files:
https://github.com/aboettger/ShellSc...ata_by_calibre

You can call it directly from a terminal. As a parameter a path is expected. This path and all subdirectories are searched.:

Code:

update_pdf_metadata_by_calibre [path_to_calibre_library]

Likewise can be called via Calibre. Look at the image for details.

kovidgoyal · 06-20-2014, 04:52 AM

You know that calibre updates metadata in pdf files on export, right? And that you can use the ebook-meta command to write metadata to PDF files?

aritza · 06-20-2014, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You know that calibre updates metadata in pdf files on export, right? And that you can use the ebook-meta command to write metadata to PDF files?

Not really. What do you mean by the "ebook-meta command"? I've been waiting since 2009 (beginning of this thread) to get this to work in a simple way, like Polish Books does for epubs. Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 06-20-2014, 08:57 AM

ebook-meta is a commandline tool (part of calibre) to display and change metadata in all the ebook formats calibre supports.

kovidgoyal · 06-20-2014, 01:33 PM

Here you go: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...39f463d225786a

ichbindasauge · 06-21-2014, 04:08 AM

Thank you, Kovid!

eschwartz · 06-22-2014, 06:05 AM

Couldn't you already do this with Polish books?

kovidgoyal · 06-22-2014, 06:41 AM

Only for EPUB and AZW3.

eschwartz · 06-22-2014, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Only for EPUB and AZW3.

Ah, excellent point. Should've expected it to be something obvious like that.

So we don't need this option in Polish book anymore, do we?

Also, can it have a plugboard option? Could be useful when running say calibre2opds. If someone wants plugboards to ensure the ebook internal metadata is tweaked from the sorting the library UI provides (since book metadata is not as good as calibre's) then I can see the calibre copies being a valid target for the same kind of processing.

BetterRed · 06-22-2014, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

So we don't need this option in Polish book anymore, do we?

If it was taken out of Polish, then users that currently use Polish to embed the metadata AND subset embedded fonts etc in EPUBs and AZW3 files would be forced to do two tasks - Polish and Embed.

BR

ichbindasauge · 06-22-2014, 11:14 PM

My suggestion would be to add it to polish books (but then the other options would need to have a note saying "Epub/AZW3 only").

06-20-2014, 04:43 AM	#1
aboettget Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Insert metadata from Calibre into PDF files I have written a small shell script which can copy the metadata from Calibre to PDF files: https://github.com/aboettger/ShellSc...ata_by_calibre You can call it directly from a terminal. As a parameter a path is expected. This path and all subdirectories are searched.: Code: update_pdf_metadata_by_calibre [path_to_calibre_library] Likewise can be called via Calibre. Look at the image for details. Attached Thumbnails

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06-20-2014, 04:52 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You know that calibre updates metadata in pdf files on export, right? And that you can use the ebook-meta command to write metadata to PDF files?

06-20-2014, 08:57 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	ebook-meta is a commandline tool (part of calibre) to display and change metadata in all the ebook formats calibre supports.

06-20-2014, 01:33 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Here you go: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...39f463d225786a

06-21-2014, 04:08 AM	#6
ichbindasauge Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 203522 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2 US, iPad, Samsung Win 8 Tablet	Thank you, Kovid!

06-22-2014, 06:05 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Couldn't you already do this with Polish books?

06-22-2014, 06:41 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Only for EPUB and AZW3.

06-22-2014, 11:14 PM	#11
ichbindasauge Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 203522 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2 US, iPad, Samsung Win 8 Tablet	My suggestion would be to add it to polish books (but then the other options would need to have a note saying "Epub/AZW3 only").