CBZ to MOBI -> Getting distorted images

Skeeve · 04-14-2014, 05:59 AM

Hi!

I have a whole lot of comic strips, most of them of size 600px x (ca.)200px and all GIF.

I've put them all into ZIP files and renamed those to "CBZ". Now when I put them into calibre and want to transfer them to my Kindle, I'm asked whether or not I want to convert. The resulting MOBI file has all the images doubled in width and stretched in heigh. So for example this one http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2007/01/01 has the first two pictures on the first page, but stretched in height and the next 2 pictures on the second page, also stretched in height.

Unfortunately there seemes to be no settings for the cbz plugin where I can tweak that.

Does anyone have any advice for me, except for KCC which unfortunately does not run on my old OS X?

dickloraine · 04-14-2014, 08:00 AM

There are settings for comic conversion. Just click the convert button and in the conversion dialog there is a tab, where you could tweak the comic conversion. You just don't see any options, if you auto convert while sending a file.

Skeeve · 04-14-2014, 08:26 AM

Thanks a lot! That helped!

And made me realize that the comics are not readale at that size

dickloraine · 04-14-2014, 10:02 AM

What device are you using? Comic strips should be readable on nearly all sizes. It would be a good idea, to put them in landscape, not in portrait mode. I don't know anymore, if you are able to do this directly in calibre or if it is necessary to first rotate the images with for example IrfanView. In landscape they should be readable. If you have images consisting of more than one strip, you could cut the images. For strips this is easy and can be automated, since they have a fixed layout.

Skeeve · 04-14-2014, 02:27 PM

The images are 600 x (ca) 200 (every 7th is 600 x (ca) 460) and I have a Kindle 4 (no Touch). I've already tried Landscape, but it's still hard to read. Especially the "weekend-strips".

At the moment I'm trying to get snipstrip to work, but I'm failing to install the python imaglibrary on my old OS X 10.5.8.

04-14-2014, 05:59 AM	#1
Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	CBZ to MOBI -> Getting distorted images Hi! I have a whole lot of comic strips, most of them of size 600px x (ca.)200px and all GIF. I've put them all into ZIP files and renamed those to "CBZ". Now when I put them into calibre and want to transfer them to my Kindle, I'm asked whether or not I want to convert. The resulting MOBI file has all the images doubled in width and stretched in heigh. So for example this one http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2007/01/01 has the first two pictures on the first page, but stretched in height and the next 2 pictures on the second page, also stretched in height. Unfortunately there seemes to be no settings for the cbz plugin where I can tweak that. Does anyone have any advice for me, except for KCC which unfortunately does not run on my old OS X?

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04-14-2014, 08:00 AM	#2
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544080 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	There are settings for comic conversion. Just click the convert button and in the conversion dialog there is a tab, where you could tweak the comic conversion. You just don't see any options, if you auto convert while sending a file.

04-14-2014, 08:26 AM	#3
Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	Thanks a lot! That helped! And made me realize that the comics are not readale at that size

04-14-2014, 10:02 AM	#4
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544080 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	What device are you using? Comic strips should be readable on nearly all sizes. It would be a good idea, to put them in landscape, not in portrait mode. I don't know anymore, if you are able to do this directly in calibre or if it is necessary to first rotate the images with for example IrfanView. In landscape they should be readable. If you have images consisting of more than one strip, you could cut the images. For strips this is easy and can be automated, since they have a fixed layout.

04-14-2014, 02:27 PM	#5
Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	The images are 600 x (ca) 200 (every 7th is 600 x (ca) 460) and I have a Kindle 4 (no Touch). I've already tried Landscape, but it's still hard to read. Especially the "weekend-strips". At the moment I'm trying to get snipstrip to work, but I'm failing to install the python imaglibrary on my old OS X 10.5.8.

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