I Found a Really Good use for AI - Page 4

JSWolf · 09-25-2026, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Here's some examples. I tried to crop/rotate but it still doesn't look great lol.

I've made three different covers from the image with the wood like background.

This cover is the way the cover is.

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With this cover, I asked AI to make the heads complete and accurate coloring. It actually looks pretty good.

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AI is pretty good for dealing with covers. If I get a cover with a badge or text I don't want, I can get rid of it. If I cannot a good enough image as in the case with this cover, AI can usually fix what's available.

This is the modified cover with a modified Enterprise.

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graycyn · 09-25-2026, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nana77

Hi, the Middle English Dictionary says:

Also: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hogian

Thanks, but I think it was just that the handwriting was not the best.

The handwriting could also have been read as "hown" but as soon as AI came up with "power," that fit the context *perfectly*. The foreword is for a short American western horse story ... Middle English isn't quite what one would expect there! Though, interestingly enough, the horse in question does get to visit England!

AI cleared up another word in the same foreword for me today. Looked kinda like it began with "h" was actually a "W."

I'm rolling as many OCR texts as I can while my shaky computer with ABBYY Finereader holds up. I'm actually taking a short break while the machine reboots from yet another blue screen crash.

This short 1927 book might be Mobileread eligible, I do need to check author/foreword author/artist death dates. Definitely PD in the USA tho.

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xyclonei · 09-28-2026, 02:38 AM

I use iTunes Artwork Finder to download hi-res covers, if it helps.

jackm8 · 09-29-2026, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've made three different covers from the image with the wood like background.

This cover is the way the cover is.

Attachment 226234

With this cover, I asked AI to make the heads complete and accurate coloring. It actually looks pretty good.

Attachment 226233

AI is pretty good for dealing with covers. If I get a cover with a badge or text I don't want, I can get rid of it. If I cannot a good enough image as in the case with this cover, AI can usually fix what's available.

This is the modified cover with a modified Enterprise.

Attachment 226236

Frankly, neither of the enhancements look better to me. In fact, they're much worse. The idea of the original work is that light comes from the left and right of the characters, and that's the reason for the darkness between them in original artwork. Without that, there's just something wrong about it. It's like the new censored cover of Azure Bonds, you know there's something wrong with it without even knowing it.

JSWolf · 09-29-2026, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jackm8

Frankly, neither of the enhancements look better to me. In fact, they're much worse. The idea of the original work is that light comes from the left and right of the characters, and that's the reason for the darkness between them in original artwork. Without that, there's just something wrong about it. It's like the new censored cover of Azure Bonds, you know there's something wrong with it without even knowing it.

I decided to play around with the cover after making the original cover.

The one thing that's wrong with the original is the jet trails. That should not exist as The Enterprise does not emit jet trails.

Maxbet · 10-26-2026, 08:33 PM

This is an interesting use of AI, especially for older books where finding a decent high-resolution cover can be surprisingly difficult.

I think the biggest challenge is knowing when the AI is actually restoring details and when it's inventing something that wasn't there.

For classic books, preserving the original artwork and its historical character seems just as important as improving the image quality.

A side-by-side comparison at actual e-reader screen size would be interesting. Sometimes an image that looks imperfect on a computer monitor works perfectly well on an e-ink display.

JSWolf · 10-26-2026, 10:11 PM

You compare the smaller cover to the larger cover to see if it matches. If it does and you're OK with the larger cover, then you are good to go.

Sometimes I'll have AI make changes to the cover. Like removing badges and extraneous text. Then I'll end up with a clean cover.

Sats · Today, 04:09 AM

I found an, IMO, even better use of AI. I point it at obfuscated code, tell it to "fix and rename" and it goes *brr*. Sure, it makes mistakes, but, let me be honest, less than I do. I get distracted more easily. And the result is testable, so it just redoes until done. And it barely takes more memory/compute to run than a modern game! (I run fully local) Magic.

howyoudoin · Today, 04:39 AM

AI helped me correct strings of code for calibre entry. Helped me populate the subtitle section of the kobo library with no prior experience.

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xyclonei Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 81356 Join Date: Dec 2018 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I use iTunes Artwork Finder to download hi-res covers, if it helps.

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Maxbet Member Posts: 12 Karma: 3304 Join Date: Oct 2026 Location: Brazil Device: none	This is an interesting use of AI, especially for older books where finding a decent high-resolution cover can be surprisingly difficult. I think the biggest challenge is knowing when the AI is actually restoring details and when it's inventing something that wasn't there. For classic books, preserving the original artwork and its historical character seems just as important as improving the image quality. A side-by-side comparison at actual e-reader screen size would be interesting. Sometimes an image that looks imperfect on a computer monitor works perfectly well on an e-ink display.

10-26-2026, 10:11 PM	#52
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 85,503 Karma: 154365103 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You compare the smaller cover to the larger cover to see if it matches. If it does and you're OK with the larger cover, then you are good to go. Sometimes I'll have AI make changes to the cover. Like removing badges and extraneous text. Then I'll end up with a clean cover.

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Sats Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 1876850 Join Date: Jun 2023 Device: iPhone	I found an, IMO, even better use of AI. I point it at obfuscated code, tell it to "fix and rename" and it goes brr. Sure, it makes mistakes, but, let me be honest, less than I do. I get distracted more easily. And the result is testable, so it just redoes until done. And it barely takes more memory/compute to run than a modern game! (I run fully local) Magic.