RE: Good point about file size

Posted by mlsstl (A) on July 24, 2024 at 12:06:02

In Reply to: Good point about file size posted by AbeCollins on July 24, 2024 at 08:23:16:

Placing an album cover jpg in the album's folder will work just fine in some situations. LMS seems to handle that method pretty well, for example, but other setups may not. My car, for example, only shows album covers that are part of the music file itself. Only having the jpg in the album folder of the thumb drive won't display on the dash screen whereas having the image as part of each music file does. And, I'm currently experimenting with the WiiM Ultra I received two days ago. It seems spottier than LMS when it comes to displaying album art but, to be honest, I haven't yet identified a specific pattern or underlying cause. It's been a long time since I've tried anything other than LMS and WiiM so can't speak to any other programs or devices.

As for the extra work of embedding jpgs in the music files, I don't find it too much of a hassle. I use MP3Tag to edit the metadata on music files and you can attached the album cover image in a bulk process. (I converted my LP and open reel collection to digital years ago so needed to create my own file tags. Out of habit, I've carried that forward to tweaking the metadata on downloads and CD rips to the style I like.)

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Topic - What music servers / players automate Album Art retrieval ? - AbeCollins 16:06:42 07/23/24 (20)

RE: What music servers / players automate Album Art retrieval ? - mwheelerk 01:30:35 08/12/24 (0)

I prefer to attach images to the individual files - Feanor 04:01:53 07/24/24 (9)

Me too. - Goober58 18:19:33 07/25/24 (7)

I basically always have to revise tags, particularly for Classic music - Feanor 04:25:42 07/26/24 (6)

RE: I basically always have to revise tags, particularly for Classic music - Goober58 07:47:19 07/26/24 (4)

I rely on tags rather than file structure for Classical - Feanor 05:13:19 07/27/24 (3)

RE: I rely on tags rather than file structure for Classical - Goober58 14:29:00 07/27/24 (2)

I segregate the DSD from the PCM - also the 2Ch from the MCh - Chris from Lafayette 09:45:06 07/28/24 (1)

RE: I segregate the DSD from the PCM - also the 2Ch from the MCh - Goober58 15:43:20 07/28/24 (0)

I tend to prune titles a bit - E-Stat 07:38:55 07/26/24 (0)

That approach works best for LMS - E-Stat 09:28:55 07/24/24 (0)

Do I need to check every one of those album folders and load a cover art image into each? - Roseval 03:33:39 07/24/24 (8)

Wow, what a PITA - but thanks - AbeCollins 06:48:23 07/24/24 (7)

File size of music with artwork - mlsstl 07:39:16 07/24/24 (6)

Good point about file size - AbeCollins 08:23:16 07/24/24 (5)

What would be the advantage of embedding an album image into each music file? - Roseval 12:39:11 07/24/24 (0)

RE: Good point about file size - mlsstl 12:06:02 07/24/24 (1)

RE: Good point about file size - AbeCollins 12:22:35 07/24/24 (0)

RE: Good point about file size - Axiom05 11:47:11 07/24/24 (1)

RE: Good point about file size - AbeCollins 12:24:30 07/24/24 (0)

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RE: Good point about file size - mlsstl 12:06:02 07/24/24 (1)

RE: Good point about file size - AbeCollins 12:22:35 07/24/24 (0)

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