Puzzle with PDFs, Sony, Calibre: at wit's end - Page 2

bluemantis · 12-01-2010, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

You might want to try turning off the PDF metadata writer plugin (customize -> plugins -> metadata writer plugins). It could be that something is going wrong when calibre tries to change the metadata in the PDF.

Ok --> I am new to this forum, but I just got a sony prs650 on which I plan to read many pdf files. Unfortunately, like Digger 65, I have placed the files onto my reader through Calibre but they do not display. Instead, an error message flashes with "Invalid page." I DID change the metadata for the two pdfs, which I thought was the issue. I erased both copies from the device and calibre, and added one of them again, leaving the metadata in its original format, transferred to device and got the same error message.

It is a public domain pdf that I can read on my computer. I dragged and dropped the file onto the reader disc and it opened perfectly. The problem is obviously Calibre.

Like Digger 65, I am using a Mac, powerpc G4 with Calibre 0.7.28,
OS X 10.4.11

It doesn't appear that this issue was ever resolved in this thread, or any other, before degrading into a conversation about Spelunker Today.

Please help. I would like to use calibre but if it will not display pdfs through my device then it's getting deleted.

chaley · 12-01-2010, 11:50 AM

Just for completeness, did you try turning off the PDF metadata writer plugin?

kovidgoyal · 12-01-2010, 11:51 AM

go to preferences->plugins->metadata writers and disable the pdf metadata writing plugin

bluemantis · 12-01-2010, 02:53 PM

Great, thank you, I this worked. I thought I had disabled the metadata writer but apparently didn't. Look forward to trying out this software now!

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12-01-2010, 11:50 AM	#17
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,526 Karma: 8065948 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Just for completeness, did you try turning off the PDF metadata writer plugin?

12-01-2010, 11:51 AM	#18
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,627 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	go to preferences->plugins->metadata writers and disable the pdf metadata writing plugin

12-01-2010, 02:53 PM	#19
bluemantis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS650	Great, thank you, I this worked. I thought I had disabled the metadata writer but apparently didn't. Look forward to trying out this software now!

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