ALBUMART - how to keep

[Cloudberry]

I have some 1.500 cd's ripped in a few different formats and in various libraries. Several are FLAC and where the album art is stored in a separate file : Folder.jpg in each library (one library for each album).

The file stucture is not harmonised at all. I would like to harmonsie the file structure now, once and for all so I can have som good way of checking for duplicates, when merging libraries in the future.

My idea to to batch convert the lot to a new library and hartmonise the file structure Artist/Album/Track (+ Folder.jpg)

When I run this I obviously do not get the album art file with me. Any solution to this?

[Spoon]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

Use the DSP effect 'ID Tag Processing', there is an option to import folder.jpg when converting.

[Cloudberry]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

Wonderful!

Will I need to reconvert, or can I simply start again (with the change you indicate made) and say Yes to All when asked to ignore duplicates, hence only 'copy' the folders?

[Spoon]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

You will need to convert again (and overwrite the existing).

[Cloudberry]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

Many thx, any ref or links on how to get iTunes album art 'with me'. I.e. get the iTunes generated album art as for example a Folder.jpg?

[Spoon]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

If iTunes has embedded the artwork you cna get it is a folder.jpg, if it is keeping the artwork locked in its database for its own use only, you will need a different tool.

[Cloudberry]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

OK nice,

if run both "create folder.jpg from imbedded album art" AND "copy folder.jpg" and run into a case where I have both an imbedded album art and one folder.jpg. Do I get two folder.jpg, or does one take priority (hopefully the file rather than the embedded..or?)

[Spoon]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

You would get one, which one depends on the order of DSP effects (you are using 'Folder.JPG preserve' effect also?)

[Cloudberry]

Re: ALBUMART - how to keep

Finally, after two years in the darkness. Here is a program that takes the iTunes proprietary albumartdatabase and distributes the album art to each album folder. With dbpoweamp I can then get the setup I have searched for.

https://sonos.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/sonos.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=688

I guess this would give possibility to make a batchjob to find cover art through iTunes, whatever application one uses!