Metadata
KCC provides some basic metadata tools you can use to help organize your collection on your device.
Before getting started, you'll want to setup your comic image directory so it supports automatic output splitting. This allows KCC to automatically generate a table of contents for your output file.
Additionally, you'll need to compress your directory of comic/manga images into a .zip, .rar, or .7z archive file, and then rename the archive file's extension to turn it into a Comic Book package:
- Change the extension for .zip files to .cbz
- Change the extension for .rar files to .cbr
- Change the extension for .7z files to .cb7
While KCC does support converting directories directly into .cbz format, it's not recommended to manually do a second conversion from a KCC-generated .cbz file into a MOBI/EPUB file. Doing so will vastly decrease the quality of output.
After opening KCC, click the Editor button and select the Comic Book package you just created. From this window, you'll be able to add some basic metadata to the package, such as:
- Series - also acts as the primary basis of the volume's title
- Volume
- Number
- Writer
- Penceiller
- Inker
- Colorist
Your Comic Book package metadata can also be edited using tools like ComicTagger or ComicRack, as long as the metadata complies with the ComicRack Metadata Format. This is helpful if you want to include more complex metadata in your MOBI / EPUB file.
After you've finished adding metadata to your Comic Book package, you can import the package into KCC normally and convert it into a MOBI or EPUB file. In particular:
- The title field will be generated based on the Series, Volume, and Number fields (rather than on the name of the top level folder)
- The author field will be generated based on the Writer, Penciller, Inker and Colorist fields (rather than defaulting to KCC)