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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas42" data-source="post: 382056" data-attributes="member: 88872"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Hi,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">after testing 3 months several MC systems for Windows I found MP the best of all. Actually I dropped it first, because there is no structured guide through the vast possibilities of MP and, starting to dig into MyMusic, due to an issue displaying cover art.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span>[ATTACH]35799[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> This screenshot displays the red cover from folder.jpg on the lower left and the black ID3 cover tags on list view. You'll notice the missing covers. These are all the same songs copied, just with different album tags.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">After several hours of research I tracked down:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">MP3 cover tags are correctly retrieved and cached at scan time using MP Configuration tool. Okay. But if the album tag contains a number and several blanks somewhere before it, cover display depends on some strange rule, probably some erroneous string length calculation on retrieval. Examples:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><u>Album names without cover display | <em>Fixed name with cover display</em></u></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Cirkus (Live, CD 2) | <em>Cirkus (CD 2, Live)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> The Best Of Part 1 (Rem)</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> | </span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>The Best Of Part I (Rem)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> The Best Of Part 1 (Rem)</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> | </span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>The Best Of Part A1 (Rem)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> TheBestOf Part 1 (Rem)</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> | </span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>TheBestOfPart 1 (Rem)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> | </span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Really The Best (Baez, CD I)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> |</span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Really The Best (CD 1, Baez)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)</span><span style="font-size: 10px">|</span><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Re</em><em>ally The Best of Joan Baez (CD 1)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><u>Similiar album names but with cover always displayed:</u></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"> <em> Echoes (CD 1, Remastered)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em> The Wall Live (CD 1)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em> Apassionata and Friends (CD 1)</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Workaround:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Being xxx and yyy different strings, reformatting the album name will allow cover tag display:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px">''xxx (yyy, CD 1)'' </span><span style="font-size: 10px">format as ''</span><span style="font-size: 10px">xxx yyy (CD 1)'' or</span><span style="font-size: 10px">''xxx (CD 1, yyy)''</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10px">''xxx 1 (CD 1)'' format as ''xxx I (CD 1)''</span> <span style="font-size: 10px">i. e. embedded roman number </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I didn't find any posts regarding this intermittend cover display, maybe these findings may be useful to the community</span>. <span style="font-size: 10px">Thanks again for a truly great program.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Thomas</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>TV-Server Version</strong>: (Very old MP/TV-Engine)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.0.0.0</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Blue3 default</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Test: XP SP2, HTPC: XP MCE2005 SP3</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Test: Intel Pentium4@2.40GHz, HTPC: Intel Core2Duo 73002x2.67GHz</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>HDD</strong>: Test: Samsung SP2004C S-ATA IDE-Mode 190GB, HTPC: WD 2.5'' Scorpio Black S-ATAII AHCI 320GB</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Memory</strong>: Test: 1GB DDR@333MHz, HTPC: 4GB DDR2-800</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Test: MSI Neo-FISR w.VIA PT880, HTPC: Intel DG45FC miniITX</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Video Card</strong>: Test: nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x, HTPC: Intel X4500HD (G45 ICH10R onboard)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: Test: nVidia 6.14.10.9371, HTPC: Intel 14.36.5.5016</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Test: Ultron C-Media 7.1, HTPC: Intel Azalia HD-Audio (G45 ICH10R onboard)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: not used (5.1 analog out)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: Test: C-Media 5.12.1.42, HTPC: Intel 6033.2 IDTGUI v124</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Test: TechniSat DVB-PC TV-Star PCI, HTPC: MSI Digivox Duo USB</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: Test: DVB-T, HTPC: DVB-T</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: Test: 4.4.1.0 (01 Oct 2007), prod: (not yet installed)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: Test: MediaPlayer MPV, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: Test: MediaPlayer MPA, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: Test: CoreAVC, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus/ffdshow misc. versions</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: HTPC: Modded Wurlitzer Baby Bubbler</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Cooling</strong>: Intel boxed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Power Supply</strong>: Test: No-name 300W, HTPC: Seasonic SS-300SFD SFX 300W 80+</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Remote</strong>: HTPC: Logitech diNovo Mini</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>TV</strong>: 40'' LCD Samsung LE-40S81B</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: HDMI 1.3</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas42, post: 382056, member: 88872"] [SIZE=2]Hi, after testing 3 months several MC systems for Windows I found MP the best of all. Actually I dropped it first, because there is no structured guide through the vast possibilities of MP and, starting to dig into MyMusic, due to an issue displaying cover art. [/SIZE][ATTACH]35799.vB[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2] This screenshot displays the red cover from folder.jpg on the lower left and the black ID3 cover tags on list view. You'll notice the missing covers. These are all the same songs copied, just with different album tags. After several hours of research I tracked down: MP3 cover tags are correctly retrieved and cached at scan time using MP Configuration tool. Okay. But if the album tag contains a number and several blanks somewhere before it, cover display depends on some strange rule, probably some erroneous string length calculation on retrieval. Examples: [/SIZE][INDENT][SIZE=2][U]Album names without cover display | [I]Fixed name with cover display[/I][/U][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] Cirkus (Live, CD 2) | [I]Cirkus (CD 2, Live)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] The Best Of Part 1 (Rem)[/SIZE][SIZE=2] | [/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]The Best Of Part I (Rem)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] The Best Of Part 1 (Rem)[/SIZE][SIZE=2] | [/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]The Best Of Part A1 (Rem)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] TheBestOf Part 1 (Rem)[/SIZE][SIZE=2] | [/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]TheBestOfPart 1 (Rem)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)[/SIZE][SIZE=2] | [/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]Really The Best (Baez, CD I)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)[/SIZE][SIZE=2] |[/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]Really The Best (CD 1, Baez)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] Really The Best (Baez, CD 1)[/SIZE][SIZE=2]|[/SIZE][SIZE=2][I]Re[/I][I]ally The Best of Joan Baez (CD 1)[/I][/SIZE] [/INDENT][INDENT][SIZE=2][U]Similiar album names but with cover always displayed:[/U][/SIZE] [SIZE=2] [I] Echoes (CD 1, Remastered)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][I] The Wall Live (CD 1)[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][I] Apassionata and Friends (CD 1)[/I][/SIZE] [/INDENT][SIZE=2] Workaround: Being xxx and yyy different strings, reformatting the album name will allow cover tag display: [/SIZE][INDENT][SIZE=2]''xxx (yyy, CD 1)'' [/SIZE][SIZE=2]format as ''[/SIZE][SIZE=2]xxx yyy (CD 1)'' or[/SIZE][SIZE=2]''xxx (CD 1, yyy)''[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]''xxx 1 (CD 1)'' format as ''xxx I (CD 1)''[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]i. e. embedded roman number [/SIZE][/INDENT][SIZE=2]I didn't find any posts regarding this intermittend cover display, maybe these findings may be useful to the community[/SIZE]. [SIZE=2]Thanks again for a truly great program. Thomas [/SIZE] [SIZE=1][B]TV-Server Version[/B]: (Very old MP/TV-Engine) [B]MediaPortal Version[/B]: 1.0.0.0 [B]MediaPortal Skin[/B]: Blue3 default [B]Windows Version[/B]: Test: XP SP2, HTPC: XP MCE2005 SP3 [B]CPU Type[/B]: Test: Intel Pentium4@2.40GHz, HTPC: Intel Core2Duo 73002x2.67GHz [B]HDD[/B]: Test: Samsung SP2004C S-ATA IDE-Mode 190GB, HTPC: WD 2.5'' Scorpio Black S-ATAII AHCI 320GB [B]Memory[/B]: Test: 1GB DDR@333MHz, HTPC: 4GB DDR2-800 [B]Motherboard[/B]: Test: MSI Neo-FISR w.VIA PT880, HTPC: Intel DG45FC miniITX [B]Video Card[/B]: Test: nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x, HTPC: Intel X4500HD (G45 ICH10R onboard) [B]Video Card Driver[/B]: Test: nVidia 6.14.10.9371, HTPC: Intel 14.36.5.5016 [B]Sound Card[/B]: Test: Ultron C-Media 7.1, HTPC: Intel Azalia HD-Audio (G45 ICH10R onboard) [B]Sound Card AC3[/B]: not used (5.1 analog out) [B]Sound Card Driver[/B]: Test: C-Media 5.12.1.42, HTPC: Intel 6033.2 IDTGUI v124 [B]1. TV Card[/B]: Test: TechniSat DVB-PC TV-Star PCI, HTPC: MSI Digivox Duo USB [B]1. TV Card Type[/B]: Test: DVB-T, HTPC: DVB-T [B]1. TV Card Driver[/B]: Test: 4.4.1.0 (01 Oct 2007), prod: (not yet installed) [B]MPEG2 Video Codec[/B]: Test: MediaPlayer MPV, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus [B]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/B]: Test: MediaPlayer MPA, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus [B]h.264 Video Codec[/B]: Test: CoreAVC, HTPC: Corel WinDVD9plus/ffdshow misc. versions [B]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/B]: [B]HTPC Case[/B]: HTPC: Modded Wurlitzer Baby Bubbler [B]Cooling[/B]: Intel boxed [B]Power Supply[/B]: Test: No-name 300W, HTPC: Seasonic SS-300SFD SFX 300W 80+ [B]Remote[/B]: HTPC: Logitech diNovo Mini [B]TV[/B]: 40'' LCD Samsung LE-40S81B [B]TV - HTPC Connection[/B]: HDMI 1.3[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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