Topic: New: Plug-In Move Cover Art To Folder.jpg (Read 9208 times)

KingSparta · « **on:** December 08, 2004, 07:01:45 pm »

you can download it at

www.spartasoft.com

let me know if you have any problems.

Basicly if you have coverart, and wish to copy it to the album folder it will copy it and tell MC11 to use the folder.jpg art from that folder.

read the help file

A Bit Of Help

Main
There Is Two Buttons "Auto Batch" And "Stop Batch"

Push "Auto Batch" First

If You Are Panicing Press "Stop Batch"

Setup Tab
[X] Yes, Save Art In The Media Folder As 'Folder.jpg'

Checked Is Yes, Unchecked Is No, If You Check No The Plug-In Will Not Work, That Is The Point Of This Plug-in, And This Check Box Is Only Here For People Who Have No Clue Of What They Are Doing.

[X] Yes, overwrite any Cover Art in the media folder with the FileName 'folder.jpg'

Checked Is Yes, Unchecked Is No

If you already have some 'folder.jpg' images and do not want it overwritten then leave this unchecked

A List
It Is A List Of What Is Going On When The Plug-In Is Working.

Norton AntiVirus
Something you may see if you run Norton AntiVirus is this message "Malicious Script Detected". this is simply the program trying to save some registry settings so it remembers them for next time you use the program. That's it, no major event to worry about in your life. Select "Authorize this script" and life will continue as normal.

MGD_King · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2004, 07:27:25 am »

So this only works in MC11?

Is there an advantage to storing the art inside the album folder?

KingSparta · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2004, 11:12:37 am »

Personaly i don't see why anyone would want to, thats why i never really cared about it, and since J River has really not worked tward doing anything else with it they may be thinking the same thing as I.

maybe someone with a bigger brain than me explain why if they don't have this they will die.

I just don't see it

I guess no one found any Bugs.

LonWar · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2004, 11:14:52 am »

It's a WMP thing....

If you browse your music folder it will diplay a pic in the Folder... (WinXP)

That's about it...

bebop · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2004, 11:42:26 am »

Well, I store my art in the folder as jpeg because my Zen only has 60 gigs of space and I want as much music as possible - so i keep my files as small as possible. And, besides, my Zen doesn't show the cover art anyways.

King, thank you, as I am a firm believer that all help files are a good thing for those of us who aren't exactly computer savy or have gotten to that stage of life where we have forgotten most of what we have learnt in the past....now just why did I come in here???

Bet

KingSparta · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2004, 11:45:32 am »

hehehe

By the way, some people may want to copy art to the folder but not allow this file to be linked to MC, so maybe that should be an option

Simple · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2004, 02:23:34 pm »

Maybe I don't see the obvious. But how do I install this?

KingSparta · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2004, 02:23:44 pm »

0.0.2

Fixed: Stop Batch
Added: [X] Change Image Path To the New "Folder.jpg"

I added this incase people wanted to keep mc database and files just the way it is but put a image in the media file folder.

JimH · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2004, 02:34:45 pm »

Mark,
Thanks for taking on this task. One more in a long line of nice things you've done for people using MJ and MC.

Jim

KingSparta · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2004, 04:07:15 pm »

your welcome.

one more thing i can add to this is If there is no image in the coverart folder, and no internal art then look in the media folder for folder.jpg and if there allow that to be imported into the media file or database.

I will get to that when i get back home, I have been picking up my boss the 4 glass CROWN ROYAL gift set.

Now take Note Gateley, Matt, John, the rest of the J River Crew Just because I buy my boss something nice does not mean you need to. But if I were you I would think twice about not giving Jim something nice for christmas. Remember the "WHEREHOUSE" across the street still needs a good cleaning.

KingSparta · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2004, 07:05:36 pm »

version 0.0.3

adds:

if no image is avail inside the media file or external link, but there is a folder.jpg in the media folder then it will take folder.jpg and use it and link it to the database, and if you have it to store inside the media file when you go back to MC it will save the files inside the media file (depending on the type)

ps let me know if you can't see the animation above

LonWar · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2004, 06:30:31 am »

I can't see the animation above.... It's a perty red x..

sapnho · « **Reply #12 on:** December 10, 2004, 06:36:34 am »

Thanks King! Great service!
Can't see the animation either.

KingSparta · « **Reply #13 on:** December 10, 2004, 07:34:33 am »

It would help If i put the correct link in

KingSparta · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2004, 03:37:34 pm »

I guess there is no bugs so i will put this on my download site soon.

Simple · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2004, 09:20:02 pm »

Sorry, once again. I have no idea how to install it.

But I see the animation
and thanks for your answer.

KingSparta · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2004, 09:28:47 pm »

there is a .exe in the path

you run the .exe

Note: it does not run on windows 3.1

Simple · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2004, 10:12:11 pm »

Thats what I did. It opens a DOS window for a few seconds. That's it. What should I do next? I don't see any plugin in MC.

Quote

Media Center Registered 11.0.146 -- C:\Programme\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 1999 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 125 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) / wnaspi32.dll: 4.60 (1021) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-1999 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.60 (1021)

Ripping / Drive F: Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive G: YAMAHA CRW-F1E Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: No / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive G: YAMAHA CRW-F1E Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:44 MaxSpeed:44 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None

bebop · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2004, 10:34:03 pm »

Simple...once you download the plugin, close MC - run the installer for the plugin, re-open MC and it should be there under plugins on the left side of the screen. Then open it and play! Bet

KingSparta · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2004, 10:39:42 pm »

Simple

don't know why it is not working for you

working for everyone that i know of

you must have something going on on your system

the program is a installer, like most installer programs, that installs the plug-in.

Pop-Up blockers sometimes terminate new windows

Simple · « **Reply #20 on:** December 23, 2004, 03:42:28 pm »

Was able to install the 0.0.3 today via www.spartasoft.com. It works.

Thanks

DV8 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2004, 07:34:06 pm »

Would it be terribly difficult to have the plug-in search the internet if it doesn't find cover art in any of the folders?

KingSparta · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2004, 08:05:02 pm »

thats what my cover art finder plug-in does

as a matter of fact the new version does this and search my web server.

mhwlng · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2004, 01:49:00 pm »

If the 'overwrite any cover art in the media folder' is UNCHECKED, then only the first file in an album will receive a new 'image file' path. the other files in the album won't be changed to point to the new folder.jpg

I use 0.03 version of the plugin and jrmc 11.0.162

Marcel

KingSparta · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2004, 06:01:44 pm »

i will look at it tomorrow

KingSparta · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2004, 06:58:53 am »

Quote from: mhwlng on December 30, 2004, 01:49:00 pm

If the 'overwrite any cover art in the media folder' is UNCHECKED, then only the first file in an album will receive a new 'image file' path. the other files in the album won't be changed to point to the new folder.jpg

I use 0.03 version of the plugin and jrmc 11.0.162

Marcel

some changes have been made

the plug-in also resizes with media center

let me know.

dcwebman · « **Reply #26 on:** January 05, 2005, 08:31:50 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on December 09, 2004, 02:23:44 pm

0.0.2

Fixed: Stop Batch
Added: [X] Change Image Path To the New "Folder.jpg"

I added this incase people wanted to keep mc database and files just the way it is but put a image in the media file folder.

I guess I misunderstood this option. I've been having problems lately with somehow my cover art in my cover art folder disappearing. Since some were very hard to find or I had to scan them, I want to put the images in the media file folder also as a backup copy and not as folder.jpg. I assumed if I unchecked this option above that it would move the image but keep the same name. Guess I was wrong.
Jeff

KingSparta · « **Reply #27 on:** January 05, 2005, 10:11:06 am »

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Guess I was wrong

yes it at that time only moved foound art to the media file folder (or album folder)

I guess I could add an option to move any found art to the media file folder under the current artist name and album name.

is that what you want?

i don't see a point to it since folder.jpg should not change or vanish where the external art in the coverart folder may get disconnected.

dcwebman · « **Reply #28 on:** January 06, 2005, 09:53:17 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on January 05, 2005, 10:11:06 am

is that what you want?

Yes, that's what I was looking for. Copy the image file but don't rename it to folder.jpg. I don't really want hundreds (thousands?) of folder.jpg's around. Seems like the first option unchecked would do that.
Thanks,
Jeff

KingSparta · « **Reply #29 on:** January 06, 2005, 09:59:47 am »

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I don't really want hundreds (thousands?) of folder.jpg's around.

but thats the point of the plugin to work with folder.jpg hence the name

Quote

Plug-In Move Cover Art To Folder.jpg

dcwebman · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2005, 09:23:38 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on December 08, 2004, 07:01:45 pm

[X] Yes, Save Art In The Media Folder As 'Folder.jpg'

Checked Is Yes, Unchecked Is No, If You Check No The Plug-In Will Not Work, That Is The Point Of This Plug-in, And This Check Box Is Only Here For People Who Have No Clue Of What They Are Doing.

Then this checkbox makes no sense at all. If it's just to let the people know what they are doing then check the box and then disable it so it can't be unchecked. Seems to me that unchecking it means I don't want it saved as folder.jpg but as the original name. But thanks for your time on this. I can do what I want manually; it will just take me longer.

KingSparta · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2005, 09:31:40 am »

i see what your saying that was just to make sure someone wanted to really save it, and i did not get a complaint about changes that were made.

I guess no matter what you do, i am not sure i can word it any clearer

DV8 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 11, 2005, 10:56:49 pm »

When I run the plug-in it creates the folder.jpg int he folder just as advertised. It also creates a folder.bmp thumbnail which I don't want. Is there any way to stop the plugin from doing this?

On another topic, when there is already a folder.jpg in the folder, the plug in takes forever to go through each song in the folder without really doing anything. When there isn't already existing cover art in folder it whips along quite nicely. Why is that?

Lastly, is there way of making it more accurate in which covers it selects? About 20% of the albums it picks are way off base. Is there some way of increasing accuracy or at least making it easier to review the choices to see what the plug in downloaded?

Other than that, thanks for the plugin and your other contributions to the product.

KingSparta · « **Reply #33 on:** January 12, 2005, 05:54:28 am »

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When I run the plug-in it creates the folder.jpg int he folder just as advertised. It also creates a folder.bmp thumbnail which I don't want. Is there any way to stop the plugin from doing this?

the program does not create bmp files

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On another topic, when there is already a folder.jpg in the folder, the plug in takes forever to go through each song in the folder without really doing anything. When there isn't already existing cover art in folder it whips along quite nicely. Why is that?

it sounds like your not talking about this plug-in and not sure what your talking about.

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Lastly, is there way of making it more accurate in which covers it selects? About 20% of the albums it picks are way off base. Is there some way of increasing accuracy or at least making it easier to review the choices to see what the plug in downloaded?

Are you sure your talking about the currect plug-in? this plug-in only works with the cover art you already have. this plug-in does not download files.

if your talking about another plug-in start a new topic, if your talking about this one your way off base.

raym · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2005, 11:30:49 pm »

Hi There. Is it possible have the plugin move cover art stored inside a file to the MC cover art directry? I'd like to move all my cover art from inside my mp3s to a single cover art directory (ie, the way MC can handle it).

I can't work out a simple way of automatically extracting internal cover art to a location other than the media files' folder - am I missing something?

Thanks in advance.

KingSparta · « **Reply #35 on:** January 26, 2005, 05:38:05 am »

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I'd like to move all my cover art from inside my mp3s to a single cover art directory (ie, the way MC can handle it).

go to MC turn off save cover art inside

select all files in MC

use update tags from library

this should export all the art to your default art folder.

raym · « **Reply #36 on:** January 26, 2005, 08:40:02 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on January 26, 2005, 05:38:05 am

go to MC turn off save cover art inside

select all files in MC

use update tags from library

this should export all the art to your default art folder.

Thankyou!

zeltak · « **Reply #37 on:** February 07, 2005, 04:53:29 am »

hi Kingsparta and thx again for yet another 3,323,232 hours saving Plug-in

i have a question though. my PPC player (which i have to use since i cant ger MC on my PPC

) uses cover.jpg to show the album cover. would it be possible to add an option to use cover.jpg insted of folder.jpg as an option?

thanks alot again

Zeltak

KingSparta · « **Reply #38 on:** February 07, 2005, 05:39:20 am »

Quote from: zeltak on February 07, 2005, 04:53:29 am

hi Kingsparta and thx again for yet another 3,323,232 hours saving Plug-in
i have a question though. my PPC player (which i have to use since i cant ger MC on my PPC ) uses cover.jpg to show the album cover. would it be possible to add an option to use cover.jpg insted of folder.jpg as an option?

thanks alot again

Zeltak

I guess, If i remember i will do something with it today

zeltak · « **Reply #39 on:** February 07, 2005, 05:58:18 am »

thx alot

zeltak

dcwebman · « **Reply #40 on:** February 07, 2005, 07:50:04 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on February 07, 2005, 05:39:20 am

I guess, If i remember i will do something with it today

While you're in there tinkering with the code, how about just keeping the same filename that you find in the cover art directory instead of renaming it during the copy? Please?

Jeff

KingSparta · « **Reply #41 on:** February 07, 2005, 08:43:16 am »

Quote from: dcwebman on February 07, 2005, 07:50:04 am

While you're in there tinkering with the code, how about just keeping the same filename that you find in the cover art directory instead of renaming it during the copy? Please?
Jeff

No Clue What Your Talking About.

KingSparta · « **Reply #42 on:** February 07, 2005, 09:02:21 am »

Quote from: zeltak on February 07, 2005, 05:58:18 am

thx alot

zeltak

try it now, there is a text box that should have "folder.jpg" in it you can change it to what ever you want.

zeltak · « **Reply #43 on:** February 07, 2005, 11:21:25 am »

thx kingsparta for your effort!

I dowloaded the latest version on your site (0.0.4) but couldnt find any text box ? is the latest version diffrent then 0.0.4 and if so is there another place to dl it?

thx alot for your work

Zeltak

KingSparta · « **Reply #44 on:** February 07, 2005, 01:05:01 pm »

if it only took a second to download, download it again

since it is the same file name as the other on Internet Explorer Thinsks It Needs To Resume.

i just looked it is the correct version

zeltak · « **Reply #45 on:** February 07, 2005, 01:37:09 pm »

worked like a charm

thx alot for saving the day (and night ) once again kingsparta!!

KingSparta · « **Reply #46 on:** February 07, 2005, 01:44:50 pm »

Most of the time you get no credit for things you do in life, but when someone expresses there gratitude it makes the day a hole lot Brighter.

Glad i can help

'Fastlove' Charted At 01 In 1996

Listening to: 'Fastlove' from 'Ripcast 1.9' by 'George Michael' on Media Center 11

dcwebman · « **Reply #47 on:** February 08, 2005, 07:51:25 am »

Quote from: KingSparta on February 07, 2005, 08:43:16 am

No Clue What Your Talking About.

Pseudocode:
1. go to cover art directory and get filename of cover art, e.g. Artist - Song.jpg
2. find artist from filename
3. get name user wants to use for copied filename from new option, e.g. cover.jpg
4.* see if newer option checkbox called "Keep same cover art name" is checked. If so, keep the same filename, i.e. Artist - Song.jpg.
5. If #4 checked, copy existing filename, i.e. Artist - Song.jpg, to the correct artist folder. Else copy user's preferred cover art filename from #3 to the correct artist folder.

If I am still not clear, please let me know.
Thanks,
Jeff

KingSparta · « **Reply #48 on:** June 30, 2005, 11:04:06 am »

Quote from: LisaRCT on June 30, 2005, 10:00:32 am

Does this mean I can use: [Artist] - [Album] as the file naming template? Or is the syntax different?

No, but I Will Look At It, Maybe I Can Make It So

With Latest MC11 you can now configure how your art is saved.

Fex · « **Reply #49 on:** June 30, 2005, 04:23:18 pm »

Quote from: KingSparta on February 07, 2005, 09:02:21 am

try it now, there is a text box that should have "folder.jpg" in it you can change it to what ever you want.

Better late than never: Thanks for this one. It saved me hours!

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