Audioscrobbler issues - artist images and album covers (1 Viewer)

[sgatke]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.0
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: Windows XP Pro Sp3
CPU Type: Intel P4 3.0ghz
Memory: 2GB
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TV - HTPC Connection: VGA cable

Hello
I have tried searching for this, but I have not found an exact solution.
Here goes:
I am trying to set up MediaPortal to use the Audioscrobbler plugin to download artist images and album art. My MP3 collection only have a few albums where the folder.jpg file is there. For the rest of the albums there are no album art.
On disk, my collection is sorted like this:
\Data\Music\Artist\Album\[mp3-files]

I was under the impression that the Audioscrobbler plugin would download artist and album art and place them in folder.jpg files. However, this does not seem to be correct. What I have seen, looks more like Audioscrobbler is embedding the art into the mp3-files. I am not that keen on that solution, because I am afraid of file corruption occurring at some point. But also, I don't get any artist or cover art this way.
I was hoping that Audioscrobbler could help me with that, but maybe I am wrong.

So I was expecting this result:
...\Dire Straits --> folder.jpg with image of Dire Straits
...\Dire Straits\Brothers in Arms --> folder.jpg with cover of the album (the guitar)
...\Dire Straits\Private Investigations --> folder-jpg with cover of the album

What I get with Audioscrobbler is apparently album art embedded in each track - which I would rather avoid

Is it at all possible to get Audioscrobbler to place a folder.jpg file in the correct folder? Or should I be looking at another utility for that job? If so, could anybody please recommend a utility to use?

Any help is appreciated, thank you.

Regards,
Simon

 

[sgatke]

Okay, no replies yet.
What utilities do you all use for getting album/artist art?
I am guessing that I am not the only one who likes to browse my music collection by looking at the album covers

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
When using MP to browse collection,
1. scan all MP3's to database & use one of the views there
2. Open Audioscrobbler plugin & use the coverart & Artist + Album images & click refresh + lookup (will retrive images based on your previous scanned db to find those missing)
3. start MP -> Music & test different views based on what you like.

I too have images on network disk where "mp3's" it's located, but MP only use those when using "folder view" called shares view in MP gui.

Regards
Roy

 

[sgatke]

Thank you for your reply. I will do some testing in MediaPortal.
However, I can see that there are no JPGs in the album (top)folders. But there are folder.jpg files together with the mp3-files.