Calibre too much slow?

gianni_1 · 12-30-2016, 08:08 AM

Hello,
I'ld like to know if it is a problem of the setting of my PC (Q6600 at 2.4GHz with 8GB of RAM) or Calibre has become much slower? Now, for the conversion of a simple 400-500 pages .docs file use more than 1GB of RAM and from 5 to 10 minutes, also if I've the system paging file on a fast SSD disk and the system on another SSD disk.
Many thanks,
Gianni

JSWolf · 12-30-2016, 10:44 AM

400-500 pages is not a small document to convert. Of course it will take a good amount of ram to convert. As for speed, such a conversion will not be right away. 5-10 minutes does not seem excessive at all.

theducks · 12-30-2016, 11:46 AM

conversion time is heavily affected by document Input and Output format and complexity.

Just wait till you get a 24Hr conversion

(usually has lots of tables, images)

BetterRed · 12-30-2016, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

conversion time is heavily affected by document Input and Output format and complexity.

- and conversion will be slower if the WP program has been used as if it were a typewriter, e.g. successive tabs and spaces to align text horizontally etc. If the output EPUB is riddled with things like <span class="calibre1">°°</span> (where the ° represents a space) that's usually a good indication of that.

Best, and fastest, results are achieved by using the WP program's template and style facilities (assuming Word or Writer).

BR

12-30-2016, 08:08 AM	#1
gianni_1 Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: tablet	Calibre too much slow? Hello, I'ld like to know if it is a problem of the setting of my PC (Q6600 at 2.4GHz with 8GB of RAM) or Calibre has become much slower? Now, for the conversion of a simple 400-500 pages .docs file use more than 1GB of RAM and from 5 to 10 minutes, also if I've the system paging file on a fast SSD disk and the system on another SSD disk. Many thanks, Gianni

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12-30-2016, 10:44 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,789 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	400-500 pages is not a small document to convert. Of course it will take a good amount of ram to convert. As for speed, such a conversion will not be right away. 5-10 minutes does not seem excessive at all.

12-30-2016, 11:46 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,270 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	conversion time is heavily affected by document Input and Output format and complexity. Just wait till you get a 24Hr conversion (usually has lots of tables, images)

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