parse_index parse audio files?

xiatian · 11-27-2018, 11:44 PM

Can parse_index fetch audio files? It would be amazing if the list of articles can contain the dictionary like {'audio': audio url}. Just convert it to epub and you can get an ebook with audio. Isn't that awesome?

kovidgoyal · 11-28-2018, 04:35 AM

no i'm afraid not.

xiatian · 11-28-2018, 08:25 AM

Thank you anyway! I've read an epub ebook with embeded audio. That's truly awesome!

xiatian · 01-09-2019, 12:22 PM

Hi,kovidgoyal
Today I wrote a simple html:

Quote:

and then I used ebook-convert to convert it into epub, then the audio worked!
Next, I wrote dozens of html files like this one and then I used a parse_index recipe with url "'file://" to refer to there html files. But none of the audio files were added.
So I'm quite confused. Why can it work when I converted a single html file but not with parse_index which deals with a bunch of html files?
Could you help me?

kovidgoyal · 01-09-2019, 06:12 PM

first of all if you convert to MOBI you will get no audio, since MOBI does not support that. Secondly, the recipe system only downloads images and stylesheets, not other resource files such as audio/video/javascript.

xiatian · 01-09-2019, 08:34 PM

Thanks, kovidgoyal

Fisrt, I convert it into epub. It works if I convert one single html file into epub. The audio file can be successfully added into epub.

Second, all the audio files already exist in my local system. So the recipe needn't to download them. I just want to use parse_index recipe to convert a bunch of html files and add the audio files(these audio files already exist and correctly refered to in the html file code) into an epub book.

When I convert a single html file, which contain <audio> element and it works(in ibooks). But sadly when I convert a recipe, which points to dozens of these kind of html files, it fails to add audio files.

The reason why I want to use parse_index is that it can automatically generate TOC since I have many html files on my local system. Sure I can convert these html files one by one, but that's not what I want.

Can I make some tweaks to parse_index so that it can add my local audio files, just like converting a single html file? If not, is there any other possible solutions？ I really want to achieve this, so I sincerely hope you can give me more guidance.

xiatian · 01-09-2019, 09:18 PM

To put it simply, I have the following feed:

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[(u'Chapter One', [{'url': u'file:///root/test/test/1-1.html', 'title': u'Day One'}, {'url': u'file:///root/test/test/1-2.html', 'title': u'Day Two'}]), (u'Chapter Two', [{'url': u'file:///root/test/test/2-1.html', 'title': u'Day Three'}, {'url': u'file:///root/test/test/2-2.html', 'title': u'Day Four'}])]

How can I use ebook-convert to convert these html files into a single epub book rahter than using a recipe system(because recipe cannot add audio files)?

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2019, 01:19 AM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...specific-order

xiatian · 01-10-2019, 02:11 AM

Awesome！It's so nice of you! Thank you!

11-27-2018, 11:44 PM	#1
xiatian Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kindle	parse_index parse audio files? Can parse_index fetch audio files? It would be amazing if the list of articles can contain the dictionary like {'audio': audio url}. Just convert it to epub and you can get an ebook with audio. Isn't that awesome?

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11-28-2018, 04:35 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	no i'm afraid not.

11-28-2018, 08:25 AM	#3
xiatian Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kindle	Thank you anyway! I've read an epub ebook with embeded audio. That's truly awesome!

01-09-2019, 06:12 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	first of all if you convert to MOBI you will get no audio, since MOBI does not support that. Secondly, the recipe system only downloads images and stylesheets, not other resource files such as audio/video/javascript.

01-09-2019, 08:34 PM	#6
xiatian Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kindle	Thanks, kovidgoyal Fisrt, I convert it into epub. It works if I convert one single html file into epub. The audio file can be successfully added into epub. Second, all the audio files already exist in my local system. So the recipe needn't to download them. I just want to use parse_index recipe to convert a bunch of html files and add the audio files(these audio files already exist and correctly refered to in the html file code) into an epub book. When I convert a single html file, which contain <audio> element and it works(in ibooks). But sadly when I convert a recipe, which points to dozens of these kind of html files, it fails to add audio files. The reason why I want to use parse_index is that it can automatically generate TOC since I have many html files on my local system. Sure I can convert these html files one by one, but that's not what I want. Can I make some tweaks to parse_index so that it can add my local audio files, just like converting a single html file? If not, is there any other possible solutions？ I really want to achieve this, so I sincerely hope you can give me more guidance.

01-10-2019, 01:19 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...specific-order

01-10-2019, 02:11 AM	#9
xiatian Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: kindle	Awesome！It's so nice of you! Thank you!