Content Kindle Comic Converter - Convert comics/manga to MOBI/EPUB - Page 97

wynnwave · 08-21-2023, 05:02 PM

Hi, new MobileRead user here but longtime user of KCC.

I was getting the "None" error on a few files, so I updated to 5.6.3. Now the error I get on those files is "Destination path 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\KCC-d64mburq\ComicInfo.xml' already exists" (the string of characters after "KCC-" is different for each file and different on every attempt at converting them). I've checked that Temp directory and there are no files or folders with KCC in the name at all (even with hidden files shown). Is there a solution to this issue?

axu2 · 08-22-2023, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wynnwave

Hi, new MobileRead user here but longtime user of KCC.

I was getting the "None" error on a few files, so I updated to 5.6.3. Now the error I get on those files is "Destination path 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\KCC-d64mburq\ComicInfo.xml' already exists" (the string of characters after "KCC-" is different for each file and different on every attempt at converting them). I've checked that Temp directory and there are no files or folders with KCC in the name at all (even with hidden files shown). Is there a solution to this issue?

Could you please provide a minimal test file? Is that a comic rack generated file?

The None error prior to v5.6.3 was hiding the real error message which is now visible.

Please open a GitHub issue too, may get better response there.

Tamamaster · 08-22-2023, 04:24 AM

Hey guys,

Got around to opening a GitHub issue as per #582.
I've also attached a test file as per dropbox.
Thanks for all the help.

wynnwave · 08-22-2023, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wynnwave

Hi, new MobileRead user here but longtime user of KCC.

I was getting the "None" error on a few files, so I updated to 5.6.3. Now the error I get on those files is "Destination path 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\KCC-d64mburq\ComicInfo.xml' already exists" (the string of characters after "KCC-" is different for each file and different on every attempt at converting them). I've checked that Temp directory and there are no files or folders with KCC in the name at all (even with hidden files shown). Is there a solution to this issue?

Apparently I just needed to sleep on this. Came back to it this morning and quickly discovered that the ComicRack tags had been generated twice, in 2 different places within the CBZ. Was a simple matter of deleting one of the ComicInfo.xml files from the CBZ and it works fine now.

axu2 · 08-22-2023, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamamaster

Hey guys,

Got around to opening a GitHub issue as per #582.
I've also attached a test file as per dropbox.
Thanks for all the help.

Don't merge with comicrack. Put the volumes in a folder unzipped and use the folder directly.

Or delete the comicinfo.xml

RooZ · 09-06-2023, 06:15 PM

Anyone else getting odd results with Windows 11?
I even rolled back to version 5.1.2 and still getting random file sizes that makes no sense...

I own BQ Cervantes 4 which has odd interface, resolution etc. so it took me ages to find a sweetspot (1060x1315) and KCC ran on W11 does not respect these settings at all :/

To be more precise - i need to set the custom resolution + upscale of the comic book

When i convert it on W10 i get the file size of 240mb when i convert the very same file with the same version and settings but on W11 what i get is the 206mb sized file and it does not fill the full screen of the device...

Why?!

axu2 · 09-10-2023, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RooZ

Anyone else getting odd results with Windows 11?
I even rolled back to version 5.1.2 and still getting random file sizes that makes no sense...

I own BQ Cervantes 4 which has odd interface, resolution etc. so it took me ages to find a sweetspot (1060x1315) and KCC ran on W11 does not respect these settings at all :/

To be more precise - i need to set the custom resolution + upscale of the comic book

When i convert it on W10 i get the file size of 240mb when i convert the very same file with the same version and settings but on W11 what i get is the 206mb sized file and it does not fill the full screen of the device...

Why?!

Can you upload screenshots of the settings you are using? On both W10 and W11.

Also, please try v5.6.3. Where did you even find v5.1.2

aval1251 · 09-19-2023, 02:35 PM

Using v5.6.3 and got an "Unsupported archive forrmat" error trying to turn a .cbz into a .mobi. Is there something I should be doing differently?

axu2 · 09-19-2023, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aval1251

Using v5.6.3 and got an "Unsupported archive forrmat" error trying to turn a .cbz into a .mobi. Is there something I should be doing differently?

What happens when you try extracting the CBZ outside of KCC and using the extracted folder directly?

DNSB · 09-19-2023, 10:12 PM

I've run into a couple of cases where the file was a .CBR (RAR) or .CB7 (7Zip) archive not a .ZIP archive. And one case where the creator of the file wanted to save every byte they could so they used 7Zip to generate the .cbz file using a 3840MB dictionary with LZMA Ultra compression ZIP format archive. They saved 8MB on a 381MB file but since the file needed 3842MB of memory for the dictionary, it wouldn't open on any eInk device I had access to.

aval1251 · 09-27-2023, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axu2

What happens when you try extracting the CBZ outside of KCC and using the extracted folder directly?

I’m pretty new to using the program. What do you mean by this?

DNSB · 09-27-2023, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aval1251

I’m pretty new to using the program. What do you mean by this?

You would open the .cbz file with an unzip tool (I use 7Zip), extract the files to a directory and then use that directory as the source for KCC. Some people get enthused about trying to save small amounts of disk space so use compression techniques that are not well supported, misname files, etc.

emilgoku · 09-30-2023, 03:50 PM

Does KCC apply dithering? If so, do we know which kind of dithering it applies? I own a Kindle which doesn't do its own dithering that I know of and I would love to skip the step of using ImageMagick before KCC specially since I don't knoenif converting later with KCC will affect the dithering from ImageMagick and I can't do it after since I want to use AZW3. I've heard FloydSteinberg is one of the best kinds of ditherings right now, so is there any way we could use this or smth similar w KCC?

innocenat · 10-01-2023, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emilgoku

Does KCC apply dithering? If so, do we know which kind of dithering it applies? I own a Kindle which doesn't do its own dithering that I know of and I would love to skip the step of using ImageMagick before KCC specially since I don't knoenif converting later with KCC will affect the dithering from ImageMagick and I can't do it after since I want to use AZW3. I've heard FloydSteinberg is one of the best kinds of ditherings right now, so is there any way we could use this or smth similar w KCC?

KCC dithers with Floyd Steinberg.

axu2 · 10-01-2023, 01:04 PM

There was a PR related to dither in early KCC days saying that it's not space efficient to dither and use jpg compression, which is required for azw3/mobi. Using png with azw3/mobi is slow and has poor performance on my kindle personally.

So I wouldn't dither in image Magick

https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/pull/26

10-01-2023, 01:04 PM	#1455
axu2 Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 52202 Join Date: Jun 2023 Device: Kindle Scribe	There was a PR related to dither in early KCC days saying that it's not space efficient to dither and use jpg compression, which is required for azw3/mobi. Using png with azw3/mobi is slow and has poor performance on my kindle personally. So I wouldn't dither in image Magick https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/pull/26 Last edited by axu2; 10-01-2023 at 01:09 PM.

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08-21-2023, 05:02 PM	#1441
wynnwave Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kindle Oasis	Hi, new MobileRead user here but longtime user of KCC. I was getting the "None" error on a few files, so I updated to 5.6.3. Now the error I get on those files is "Destination path 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\KCC-d64mburq\ComicInfo.xml' already exists" (the string of characters after "KCC-" is different for each file and different on every attempt at converting them). I've checked that Temp directory and there are no files or folders with KCC in the name at all (even with hidden files shown). Is there a solution to this issue?

08-22-2023, 04:24 AM	#1443
Tamamaster Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kindle PW 5	Hey guys, Got around to opening a GitHub issue as per #582. I've also attached a test file as per dropbox. Thanks for all the help.

09-06-2023, 06:15 PM	#1446
RooZ Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: PRS 505	Anyone else getting odd results with Windows 11? I even rolled back to version 5.1.2 and still getting random file sizes that makes no sense... I own BQ Cervantes 4 which has odd interface, resolution etc. so it took me ages to find a sweetspot (1060x1315) and KCC ran on W11 does not respect these settings at all :/ To be more precise - i need to set the custom resolution + upscale of the comic book When i convert it on W10 i get the file size of 240mb when i convert the very same file with the same version and settings but on W11 what i get is the 206mb sized file and it does not fill the full screen of the device... Why?!

09-19-2023, 02:35 PM	#1448
aval1251 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	Using v5.6.3 and got an "Unsupported archive forrmat" error trying to turn a .cbz into a .mobi. Is there something I should be doing differently?

09-19-2023, 10:12 PM	#1450
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 44,684 Karma: 168431851 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I've run into a couple of cases where the file was a .CBR (RAR) or .CB7 (7Zip) archive not a .ZIP archive. And one case where the creator of the file wanted to save every byte they could so they used 7Zip to generate the .cbz file using a 3840MB dictionary with LZMA Ultra compression ZIP format archive. They saved 8MB on a 381MB file but since the file needed 3842MB of memory for the dictionary, it wouldn't open on any eInk device I had access to.

09-30-2023, 03:50 PM	#1453
emilgoku Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2023 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Does KCC apply dithering? If so, do we know which kind of dithering it applies? I own a Kindle which doesn't do its own dithering that I know of and I would love to skip the step of using ImageMagick before KCC specially since I don't knoenif converting later with KCC will affect the dithering from ImageMagick and I can't do it after since I want to use AZW3. I've heard FloydSteinberg is one of the best kinds of ditherings right now, so is there any way we could use this or smth similar w KCC?