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Artist's Image in Artists View
ASenna1:
Let's try this one step at a time.
First, I've created a NEW library called TEST and have imported four albums, two with embedded album art, two without.
Note both the Albums and Artists views are showing the same artwork for the two embedded albums, which is clearly Album Cover artwork.
Next, here's the current location of the Artists artwork folder. Please confirm this correct.
glynor:
Watch this:
https://vimeo.com/157394599
Each file has an individual image file that is used to generate a thumbnail, when the file itself is viewed in a list. This is the individual file's thumbnail. The [Image File] field in MC points to where this file is located on disk. It can be either embedded in the file's tags (for file types where MC can read embedded artwork), or point to an image file on disk somewhere.
By default, when a category is viewed in MC (grouped by Artist or Genre, for example) and all of the files contained within a category contain the same image, then the thumbnail is displayed normally (refer to Chvurches in my screencast above). If all of them do not contain the same Image, then it displays a rotating "fanned stack" of the images. If you point at them and pause, they rotate (illustrated with all of the other artists in the screencast).
If you want to add images and override the normal behavior when showing a group of Artists, then you add a folder called Artists to your current Cover Art directory. You can check which directory is assigned, and change it if you want, in Tools > Options > File Locations. Then, if you add a file to that folder whose filename matches an [Artist] field value, MC will show that file instead of the fanned stack when showing a grouping of those files.
If that doesn't explain, then try to ask a little more clearly (overexplain) because I'm not getting it.
AlanDistro:
That's a really cool feature and I had no idea it existed, thanks for sharing that video.
ASenna1:
glynor, from the screenshots I provided above, I simply asked that the location of the Artists folder be confirmed. I will provide additional screenshots once the folder location is confirmed as correct.
glynor:
--- Quote from: ASenna1 on March 02, 2016, 12:50:18 am ---glynor, from the screenshots I provided above, I simply asked that the location of the Artists folder be confirmed. I will provide additional screenshots once the folder location is confirmed as correct.
--- End quote ---
Read my post and watch my video. I covered that, right at the beginning of the video, and above:
--- Quote from: glynor on March 02, 2016, 12:04:31 am ---You can check which directory is assigned, and change it if you want, in Tools > Options > File Locations.
--- End quote ---
I don't know where you have it set to look.
Incidentally, I've also uploaded a new version of the screencast now that adds how last.fm Artist Images can be added automatically (the beginning didn't change other than to add a title card).
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