Any way to export book cover?

rockster · 01-07-2020, 02:42 PM

I want to be able to manually change books cover size, because when i download covers from internet it download covers with different size and they look bad in thumbnail view, but i can't find a way to export the already downloaded covers. Is there a way? I want to make all covers with the same size.

Sirtel · 01-07-2020, 03:25 PM

Go to edit metadata, right-click on the cover, copy and paste where you want it.

JSWolf · 01-07-2020, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rockster

I want to be able to manually change books cover size, because when i download covers from internet it download covers with different size and they look bad in thumbnail view, but i can't find a way to export the already downloaded covers. Is there a way? I want to make all covers with the same size.

If I have to download a cover because the cover that's there is a generic cover or too small, I download the cover and if I find one to use, I copy it to the clipboard. Then I open the ePub in the Calibre editor. I past the new cover over the existing cover. Then I set resize the cover to 1600 lines. I can do that in the Calibre editor. When I am done, I use the metadata editor in Calibre to copy the cover from the ePub. So most of my covers are 1600 lines and that works well as a full size cover and a thumbnail on my H2O.

retiredbiker · 01-07-2020, 03:41 PM

I use GIMP to edit covers. If I want to work on the cover already displayed in Calibre metadata editor, I just copy it, go to GIMP, "create file from clipboard", do any edits (crop, size, color), export the result from GIMP, then browse in the metadata editor to pull it in.

Similar if I download a cover, except instead of coying, just open the downloaded file to edit. Many available covers, especially old books or magazines, are badly faded images. GIMP can usually brighten them up a lot.

Either way, after bringing the cover back into metadata, I polish to put it in the book file.

rockster · 01-07-2020, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retiredbiker

I use GIMP to edit covers. If I want to work on the cover already displayed in Calibre metadata editor, I just copy it, go to GIMP, "create file from clipboard", do any edits (crop, size, color), export the result from GIMP, then browse in the metadata editor to pull it in.

Similar if I download a cover, except instead of coying, just open the downloaded file to edit. Many available covers, especially old books or magazines, are badly faded images. GIMP can usually brighten them up a lot.

Either way, after bringing the cover back into metadata, I polish to put it in the book file.

Thanks. I don't have GIMP installed, but this worked with IrfanView.

JSWolf · 01-07-2020, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rockster

Thanks. I don't have GIMP installed, but this worked with IrfanView.

If you do it the way I described, you can use the Calibre editor. It's very easy.

theducks · 01-07-2020, 04:22 PM

There is a Resize Cover plugin that works on the one Calibre shows in details.
Once that is fine (as well as the other metadata), use the Embed metadata tool or Polish (has cover controls)

Once again, Calibre offers many ways to get to a goal.

BetterRed · 01-07-2020, 05:13 PM

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The context menu in the book details cover has various options, including Open With your favourite image editors:

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01-07-2020, 02:42 PM	#1
rockster Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: kindle	Any way to export book cover? I want to be able to manually change books cover size, because when i download covers from internet it download covers with different size and they look bad in thumbnail view, but i can't find a way to export the already downloaded covers. Is there a way? I want to make all covers with the same size.

01-07-2020, 03:41 PM	#4
retiredbiker Evangelist Posts: 454 Karma: 3886916 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kindle KB, Oasis, Pop_Os!, Kobo Forma	I use GIMP to edit covers. If I want to work on the cover already displayed in Calibre metadata editor, I just copy it, go to GIMP, "create file from clipboard", do any edits (crop, size, color), export the result from GIMP, then browse in the metadata editor to pull it in. Similar if I download a cover, except instead of coying, just open the downloaded file to edit. Many available covers, especially old books or magazines, are badly faded images. GIMP can usually brighten them up a lot. Either way, after bringing the cover back into metadata, I polish to put it in the book file. Last edited by retiredbiker; 01-07-2020 at 03:45 PM.

01-07-2020, 05:13 PM	#8
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	↑ ↑ ↑ ✔ The context menu in the book details cover has various options, including Open With your favourite image editors: BR

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,993 Karma: 243829945 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Go to edit metadata, right-click on the cover, copy and paste where you want it.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	There is a Resize Cover plugin that works on the one Calibre shows in details. Once that is fine (as well as the other metadata), use the Embed metadata tool or Polish (has cover controls) Once again, Calibre offers many ways to get to a goal.

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