Recreate cover from PDF's first page

ternyk · 05-23-2011, 11:47 AM

Hi,

I have added books by the command line and the books in PDF format have no covers. When I manually add with GUI these PDF's the cover is taken from the first page and it is OK. Can I regenerate cover's already in collection by taking the first page of the PDF file?

kovidgoyal · 05-23-2011, 12:03 PM

Use the bulk metadata edit dialog.

ternyk · 05-23-2011, 12:26 PM

Right! My fault, I haven't looked at Bulk Metadata Edit dialog. I just thought that there are the same options as in the single file Edit Metadata dialog. BTW I think that 'use cover from the source file' option should be on the single edit page also.

kovidgoyal · 05-23-2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ternyk

Right! My fault, I haven't looked at Bulk Metadata Edit dialog. I just thought that there are the same options as in the single file Edit Metadata dialog. BTW I think that 'use cover from the source file' option should be on the single edit page also.

It is.

ternyk · 05-23-2011, 12:45 PM

Hmm, where?

Sorry, but in the single edit metadata I have in the 'Change cover' group:
- Browse
- Remove
- Crop
- Download cover
- Generate cover
(I've translated these to english, so it may be not 100% exact)

What I think is:
Browse - browse for image file
Generate cover - will generate it using metadata, but not taking the first page
Download - will look in external sites

So where is located the option for taking the cover from the first page of the PDF file?

kovidgoyal · 05-23-2011, 12:57 PM

look at the buttons next to the format list

ternyk · 05-23-2011, 01:08 PM

OK, sorry, I've missed it also. Thanks for your patience.

05-23-2011, 11:47 AM	#1
ternyk Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Recreate cover from PDF's first page Hi, I have added books by the command line and the books in PDF format have no covers. When I manually add with GUI these PDF's the cover is taken from the first page and it is OK. Can I regenerate cover's already in collection by taking the first page of the PDF file?

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05-23-2011, 12:03 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use the bulk metadata edit dialog.

05-23-2011, 12:26 PM	#3
ternyk Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Right! My fault, I haven't looked at Bulk Metadata Edit dialog. I just thought that there are the same options as in the single file Edit Metadata dialog. BTW I think that 'use cover from the source file' option should be on the single edit page also.

05-23-2011, 12:45 PM	#5
ternyk Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Hmm, where? Sorry, but in the single edit metadata I have in the 'Change cover' group: - Browse - Remove - Crop - Download cover - Generate cover (I've translated these to english, so it may be not 100% exact) What I think is: Browse - browse for image file Generate cover - will generate it using metadata, but not taking the first page Download - will look in external sites So where is located the option for taking the cover from the first page of the PDF file?

05-23-2011, 12:57 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	look at the buttons next to the format list

05-23-2011, 01:08 PM	#7
ternyk Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	OK, sorry, I've missed it also. Thanks for your patience.

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