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# KindleComicConverter
`KindleComicConverter` is a Python app which aim is to convert comic files or folders to a comic-type (Mobipocket) ebook to take advantage of the new Panel View mode on Amazon's Kindle.
It also optimizes comic images by:
- enhancing contrast
- cutting page numbering
- cropping white borders
- resizing larger images to device's native resolution
- quantizing images to device's palette
## INPUT FORMATS
`kcc` can understand and convert, at the moment, the following file types:
- CBZ, ZIP
- CBR, RAR *(with `unrar` executable)*
- flat folders
- PDF *(extracting only contained JPG images)*
~~For now the script does not understand folder depth, so it will work on flat folders/archives only.~~
As of v. 1.50, KCC supports subfolders!
## REQUIREMENTS
- `kindlegen` in /usr/local/bin/
- [unrar](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) CBR support.
### for compiling/running from source:
- Python 2.7+ (included in MacOS and Linux, follow the [official documentation](http://www.python.org/getit/windows/) to install on Windows)
- [Python Imaging Library](http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/) for comic optimizations like split double pages, resize to optimal resolution, improve contrast and palette, etc.
Please refer to official documentation for installing into your system.
## USAGE
### Standalone `comic2ebook.py` usage:
```
comic2ebook.py [options] comic_file|comic_folder
Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-p PROFILE, --profile=PROFILE
Device profile (choose one among K1, K2, K3, K4, KDX, KDXG or KHD) [default=KHD]
-t TITLE, --title=TITLE
Comic title [default=filename]
-m, --manga-style Split pages 'manga style' (right-to-left reading) [default=False]
-v, --verbose Verbose output [default=False]
-i, --image-processing
Apply image preprocessing (page splitting and optimizations) [default=True]
--upscale-images Resize images smaller than device's resolution [default=False]
--stretch-images Stretch images to device's resolution [default=False]
--cut-page-numbers Try to cut page numbering on images [default=True]
```
The script takes care of unzipping/unrarring the file if it's an archive, creating a directory of images which should be then filled with a `.opf`, `.ncx`, and many `.html` files, then:
1. Run `Kindlegen` on `content.opf`. Depending on how many images you have, this may take awhile. Once completed, the `.mobi` file should be in the directory.
2. (optionally) remove the SRCS record to reduce the `.mobi` filesize in half. You can use [Kindlestrip](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96903).
3. Copy the `.mobi` file to your Kindle!
### AppleScript Droplet (may be outdated)
Drop a folder or a CBZ/CBR file over the app, after a while you'll get a comic-type .mobi to sideload on your Kindle.
The script takes care of calling `comic2ebook.py`, `kindlegen` and `kindlestrip.py`.
> **WARNING:** at the moment the droplet *ALWAYS* uses the **KHD** profile (*Kindle Paperwhite*).
> If you want to specify other profiles, please use the script from command line.
## CREDITS
This script born as a cross-platform alternative to `KindleComicParser` by **Dc5e** (published in [this mobileread forum thread](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192783))
The app relies and includes the following scripts/binaries:
- the `KindleStrip` script © 2010-2012 by **Paul Durrant** and released in public domain
([mobileread forum thread](http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96903))
- the `rarfile.py` script © 2005-2011 **Marko Kreen** <markokr@gmail.com>, released with ISC License
- the free version `unrar` executable (downloadable from [here](http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm), refer to `LICENSE_unrar.txt` for further details)
- the icon is by **Nikolay Verin** ([http://ncrow.deviantart.com/](http://ncrow.deviantart.com/)) and released under [CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) License
- the `image.py` class from **Alex Yatskov**'s [Mangle](http://foosoft.net/mangle/) with subsequent [proDOOMman](https://github.com/proDOOMman/Mangle)'s and [Birua](https://github.com/Birua/Mangle)'s patches
Also, you need to have `kindlegen` v2.7 (with KF8 support) which is downloadable from Amazon website
and installed in `/usr/local/bin/`
## CHANGELOG
- 1.00 - Initial version
- 1.10 - Added support for CBZ/CBR files in comic2ebook.py
- 1.11 - Added support for CBZ/CBR files in KindleComicConverter
- 1.20 - Comic optimizations! Split pages not target-oriented (landscape with portrait target or portrait
with landscape target), add palette and other image optimizations from Mangle.
WARNING: PIL is required for all image mangling!
- 1.30 - Fixed an issue in OPF generation for device resolution
Reworked options system (call with -h option to get the inline help)
- 1.40 - Added some options for controlling image optimization
Further optimization (ImageOps, page numbering cut, autocontrast)
- 1.41 - Fixed a serious bug on resizing when img ratio was bigger than device one
- 1.50 - Added subfolder support for multiple chapters.
- 2.00 - GUI! AppleScript is gone and Tk is used to provide cross-platform GUI support.
## TODO
- Add gracefully exit for CBR if no rarfile.py and no unrar executable are found
- Improve error reporting
- Recurse into dirtree for multiple comics
## COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Ciro Mattia Gonano. See LICENSE.txt for further details.
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