06-07-2017, 05:33 AM | #31 |
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I used the one you posted I have not tried the other one yet. Will try it out later once I have time. Though why would I need 1200x2100 covers when I mostly read on 600x800 reader
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06-07-2017, 09:02 AM | #32 |
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I download the large cover and use that. In the Calibre editor, I reduce the size of the cover to 1600 lines. Now I know you don't currently need such a large cover even at 1600 lines. But, if you read on a tablet or buy a new hi-res Reader, you will want your covers to be hi-res or they will end up being fuzzy.
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(I cannot use the language of the book because Calibre does not pass that information to plug-ins when downloading covers.) |
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06-07-2017, 12:08 PM | #34 | |
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I will be more open to the idea if somebody like yourself volunteers to be the maintainer for the Amazon scraping code for each local website. I could keep this code in separate source files to make it easier for others to maintain it, and make each local store an option that you must explicitly opt-in, as you said. Then any issues with Amazon won't affect the default configuration, nor slow down the cover lookup. What do you think? |
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06-07-2017, 08:58 PM | #36 |
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Maybe ask Kovid if he would be willing to open language metadata for plugins. Or it could be defined by the user that this is the default language for all their books so your plugin should look only for those. I only have English books in my library so the plugin shouldn't show me other language covers
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06-10-2017, 07:50 PM | #37 |
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Thanks so much for this!
I have a question, and I acknowledge that I probably should already know this, but like many folks on the forum, I have multiple readers. If I create an ePub or awz3 using one of these high-res versions, but end up wanting to read on one of the older readers, will Calibre convert it to a size that fits the reader when I send it to the reader? I would I need to make a second copy with a smaller-res sized photo? |
06-11-2017, 10:45 AM | #38 | |
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If the older device handles ePub, then yes, I would make a smaller cover as you can get a severe slowdown or crash. |
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06-11-2017, 04:30 PM | #39 | |
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Unless you have a really ancient device, I wouldn't worry about it. Most devices should automatically downscale the cover to fit the screen. |
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06-11-2017, 06:36 PM | #40 |
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I've been noticing a lot of covers are coming with about 1600 lines. This is hi-res. The problem is these older devices that are 800x600 don't have enough working memory. These Readers don't work all that well with hi-res graphics. Also, some of these Readers have a slower processor and with the slower processor and less system RAM, they either run very slowly when displaying hi-res graphics or they crash. This has nothing to do with scaling the graphics to fit the screen. The graphics have to be fully loaded before being displayed.
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@lbschenkel Thank you for creating this plugin. I have been using it for 11 months now and it consistently makes high resolution covers available for most books I want to add a cover to. I noticed that it was not in the Index of Plugins. So I added this plugin so others can find it.
If you wish any of the wording in the Index changed let any Calibre forum moderator (list of moderators at bottom of main calibre forum) know and we will correct it. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 05-05-2018 at 02:25 AM. |
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Just saying thanks for the plugin. Between your plugin and qsxwdc's modified version of the Kobo Metadata plugin, I can find decent resolution covers for almost all my books.
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03-31-2019, 08:40 PM | #44 |
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Thank you for this awesome plugin. |
08-05-2019, 02:59 AM | #45 |
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it looks like most of the post for this plugin were several years ago, but I just wanted to thank you for putting the work in to creating the plugin. It worked great and relieved my frustration at fuzzy irregular book covers. Thank you sooooo much. The few books it didn't automatically come up with a cover for I just went in to amazon, found the correct ASIN # and then the hgh-rez covers poped up. It worked just as well for my Amazon books as it did for my books obtained else where. Great Job!
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