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When I have multiple tracks from the same artist with each having a different cover image in its id3 tag in the same folder, only the cover image of the latest added track is shown for all the tracks. How can I show the correct image for each track?
Multiple tracks from same artist in one folder and cover image (1 Viewer)
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Have you imported your files into the database?
How are your files structured?
Do your files all have the correct album and album artist tags?
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AW: Re: Multiple tracks from same artist in one folder and cover image
I took a look at the thumbs folder and think there's the problem: Whenever I add new files to the folder new Album images are created with only the Artists name and the Album name in it. So it's obvious why the older files are overwritten by new ones. It would be better to give a unique id for each new file or at least add the title to the filename.
Yes.
Alphabetically, with folders for each Artist and folders for every Album in it. But the tracks I'm talking about are Singles where no Album is currently available. They are in an folder under Various Artists/Singles.
Yes, all my tracks are tagged correctly.
I took a look at the thumbs folder and think there's the problem: Whenever I add new files to the folder new Album images are created with only the Artists name and the Album name in it. So it's obvious why the older files are overwritten by new ones. It would be better to give a unique id for each new file or at least add the title to the filename.
Re: AW: Re: Multiple tracks from same artist in one folder and cover image
Are you using shares or database view?
Also for these singles have you set the album tag to the single name or is this blank? Same for album artist.
In music database tab do you have the treat tracks in an individual folder as an album?
What options do you have ticked under that for thumb creation?
Thumbs are built a little weird (hence why we have 0003456: Thumbs loading need overhaul in Music - MediaPortal Bugtracker)
Are you using shares or database view?
Also for these singles have you set the album tag to the single name or is this blank? Same for album artist.
In music database tab do you have the treat tracks in an individual folder as an album?
What options do you have ticked under that for thumb creation?
Thumbs are built a little weird (hence why we have 0003456: Thumbs loading need overhaul in Music - MediaPortal Bugtracker)
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AW: Re: AW: Re: Multiple tracks from same artist in one folder and cover image
database view, to be exactly album artists (the new indexed one).
album artist is 'Various Artists', album is 'Singles'.
no, but I thought it was previously set to yes. not sure
screenshot attached.
ok, but doesn't seem to be related to this problem.
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Basically there is a function that retrieve artwork by artist and album name. Now I am assuming that your artist tag is set correctly (??) and if this is the case what happens is that during a scan it will look for a thumb for Artist A and Album B. If more than one is found it uses one (can't remember whether it is first or last) and if a new track gets added that thumb will get used.
The only way around this currently is to use the album tag as the single name.
This is one of the reasons for that Mantis entry for 1.3
I think it is related. The code is far too rigid in what it is looking for and can use the wrong thumb in a lot of different circumstances.
Basically there is a function that retrieve artwork by artist and album name. Now I am assuming that your artist tag is set correctly (??) and if this is the case what happens is that during a scan it will look for a thumb for Artist A and Album B. If more than one is found it uses one (can't remember whether it is first or last) and if a new track gets added that thumb will get used.
The only way around this currently is to use the album tag as the single name.
This is one of the reasons for that Mantis entry for 1.3
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AW: Re: AW: Re: AW: Re: Multiple tracks from same artist in one folder and cover imag
for your time.
that's exactly the problem. btw it's the latter one.
so it is adressed and maybe 1.3 will bring a solution for it.
for your time.