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Title: Cover Art Location
Post by: smOOzz on January 31, 2010, 03:05:14 pm

Is this the best way?

Have all cover art images in format 'artist-album.jpg' within specified folder shown in Options ( C:\Users\xxxxxx\AppData\Roaming\J River\Media Center 14\Cover Art\  ).         'Store Image In The Tag' is also ticked as an Option.

Seems that when the cover art file and the mp3 folder file are in sync name wise, eg, both 'artist-album' then the cover art will be automatically found and moved 'inside file' as indicated in the library tree column.

If the names are not in sync exactly, eg, 'artist-album' and 'artist-albumcd1'   then it wont be matched automatically but the covert art needs to be manually located and matched with the music file.

Is that how it is meant to work.?

Sorry if this is a basic question but am trying to get a better understanding of what I should be doing apart from the basics which I've been doing for about the last 7 versions or so.

Peter

Title: Re: Cover Art Location
Post by: Alex B on January 31, 2010, 04:29:06 pm

It doesn't automatically change the existing filename in the cover art location when the Album Artist (Auto) and/or Album field changes. If you want to create a newly named copy of the external image file you can use the "Save Cover Art To External Location Specified In Options" tool.

Regarding your example album name, albumcd1, I'd recommend saving the album name without any additions and using the disc number field. When you use the disc number field you can also store all album files in a single folder.

Here is an example of how you can use the disc numbers in a rule when you rename and move files: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=46887.msg321593#msg321593 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=46887.msg321593#msg321593)

Title: Re: Cover Art Location
Post by: smOOzz on February 03, 2010, 03:28:42 pm

Thanks Alex B,  I was'nt aware of that Disc # stuff.

Title: Re: Cover Art Location
Post by: nickeaston on February 23, 2010, 09:04:36 am

How can I delete all image files from inside the mp3 files?  Embedded images appear to inflate the file size, making it more difficult to screen duplicates by filesize.

Title: Re: Cover Art Location
Post by: gvanbrunt on February 23, 2010, 08:16:19 pm

If you have shut off the option to store cover art in tags, I think you can select all files, right click and select "Update Tags From Library".