Adding formats (mp3/mp4) in user defined usb driver plugin

steve_x · 11-18-2022, 07:48 AM

Hello,

I also manage mp4 and mp3 files in calibre. I want to send them to an usb device.

When I try to send the file to the usb device I get an error message that no suitable format was found. I also cannot select mp4/mp3 when I want to send a file in a specific format (mp4/mp3) to the usb device.

In the configuration of the user defined usb driver plugin mp4/mp3 is not available for selection.

How can I send mp4/mp3 files to the usb device respectively how can I add mp4 and mp3 to the format list of the user defined usb driver plugin?

Thanks in advance, Steve.

kovidgoyal · 11-19-2022, 12:13 AM

You'd have to run calibre from source and add those formats to the list of known ebook formats, it will be a one line patch. https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html IIRC just add it to the BOOK_EXTENSIONS list in ebooks/__init__.py

steve_x · 11-19-2022, 12:48 PM

Thank you for the quick and useful info!

I will try to add the formats in the source code. If there are difficulties or it is very time consuming to follow the calibre updates, I will use a folder on the usb device as a workaround.

estral · 11-23-2023, 02:39 PM

Calibre might not support directly transferring mp4/mp3 files to USB through its user-defined driver plugin. A workaround could be manually copying the files to your USB from the Calibre library folder on your computer. Alternatively, I've been using the Movavi app for nearly a year for video editing, resizing, and more, which might help your situation. For further details on its features, you can check out https://www.movavi.com/support/how-t...eo-editor.html.

BetterRed · 11-23-2023, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by estral

Calibre might not support directly transferring mp4/mp3 files to USB through its user-defined driver plugin. A workaround could be manually copying the files to your USB from the Calibre library folder on your computer. Alternatively, I've been using the Movavi app for nearly a year for video editing, resizing, and more, which might help your situation.

If you can do that you should be able to use the Save to disk->Save single format to disk... option to copy MP4s from the library to the USB device… directly.

BTW: You responded to a one year old thread.

BR

11-18-2022, 07:48 AM	#1
steve_x Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 6698 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: none	Adding formats (mp3/mp4) in user defined usb driver plugin Hello, I also manage mp4 and mp3 files in calibre. I want to send them to an usb device. When I try to send the file to the usb device I get an error message that no suitable format was found. I also cannot select mp4/mp3 when I want to send a file in a specific format (mp4/mp3) to the usb device. In the configuration of the user defined usb driver plugin mp4/mp3 is not available for selection. How can I send mp4/mp3 files to the usb device respectively how can I add mp4 and mp3 to the format list of the user defined usb driver plugin? Thanks in advance, Steve.

11-23-2023, 02:39 PM	#4
estral Just trying to survive Posts: 53 Karma: 210 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Nexus 7 2013, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014	Calibre might not support directly transferring mp4/mp3 files to USB through its user-defined driver plugin. A workaround could be manually copying the files to your USB from the Calibre library folder on your computer. Alternatively, I've been using the Movavi app for nearly a year for video editing, resizing, and more, which might help your situation. For further details on its features, you can check out https://www.movavi.com/support/how-t...eo-editor.html. Last edited by estral; 11-26-2023 at 04:27 PM.

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11-19-2022, 12:13 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You'd have to run calibre from source and add those formats to the list of known ebook formats, it will be a one line patch. https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html IIRC just add it to the BOOK_EXTENSIONS list in ebooks/__init__.py

11-19-2022, 12:48 PM	#3
steve_x Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 6698 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: none	Thank you for the quick and useful info! I will try to add the formats in the source code. If there are difficulties or it is very time consuming to follow the calibre updates, I will use a folder on the usb device as a workaround.

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