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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0002475MMW v4Properties/Auto-Toolspublic2007-08-23 10:08
Reporterrusty Assigned To 
PriorityurgentSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Product Version2.5.3 
Fixed in Version3.0 
Summary0002475: Album Art: Windows Media Player Album Art isn't imported correctly
DescriptionAccording to a couple of users, Album Art that has been saved by Windows Media Player isn't imported into MediaMonkey, making migration difficult.

One user indicated that this is likely due to the fact tha Album Art images are stored with the attribute 'hidden'.
TagsNo tags attached.
Fixed in build1062

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related to 0002557 closedrusty Album Art: Cannot be scanned from a shared folder 

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rusty

2006-05-01 20:22

administrator   ~0007204

Note: for each Album, WMP stores the following to the directory:
AlbumArt_{65A15645-BF54-4CFF-AC0D-E3CF3F2EEBE2}_Large.jpg
AlbumArt_{65A15645-BF54-4CFF-AC0D-E3CF3F2EEBE2}_Small.jpg
AlbumArtSmall.jpg
Folder.jpg

I'm guessing that the WMP database includes describes links to the first two files for cases when tracks from more than one album co-exist within a folder.

jiri

2006-07-11 09:53

administrator   ~0007429

I'd suggest to still don't scan hidden files, with an exception of 'folder.jpg', so that we get album art to MM. (See AddToDatabaseRec() in MP3Utils.pas)

rusty

2007-05-22 15:34

administrator   ~0009183

From my testing, folder.jpg _is_ imported correctly most of the time, however, the problem occurs when there is other album art and MM imports all of it, BUT preferentially displays art other than that which the user selected as the default.

e.g.
-User selects default art to be saved/read as folder.jpg
-User scans a folder containing folder.jpg and back.jpg
-User views tracks from the album in MediaMonkey and
--->Back.jpg is shown as the default image instead of folder.jpg!

I would suggest that MM should have some sort of 'priority' list for importing artwork. That way, when there are multiple artwork images, only 1 relevant image is imported for each type: e.g.
Front Cover:
1) whatever the user has configured (default: folder.jpg)
2) front.jpg
3) cover.jpg

Back Cover:
4) back.jpg

Inlay:
5) inlay.jpg

NOTE:
-Only 1 image per each type can be imported.
-The only time that an image other than the front cover should be shown as the default is if the front cover doesn't exist

jiri

2007-05-22 17:43

administrator   ~0009187

I'd say that it's unnecessarily complex, although it might be useful in some cases, for most users it should be enough to simply consider 'folder.jpg' as front cover image. I already implemented it in build 1035 based on another suggestion from a user.

rusty

2007-05-22 19:33

administrator   ~0009189

Tagging as resolved--I'll see what you implemented.

rusty

2007-07-16 20:30

administrator   ~0009812

Tested 1049 as follows:

1) Placed the following in a single directory:
xx.mp3
folder.jpg
back.jgp

2) Scanned the directory

--> back.jpg was treated as the main image for the track instead of folder.jpg!!

jiri

2007-07-17 15:22

administrator   ~0009828

Fixed in build 1051.

rusty

2007-08-21 16:59

administrator   ~0010232

Tested with 1061 using directory provided by a user.

For some reason, the Album Art from that directory doesn't get associated with the files.

Posting directory to the ftp server.

jiri

2007-08-22 15:31

administrator   ~0010239

Fixed in build 1062.
 - _Hidden_ folder.jpg wasn't properly scanned.

rusty

2007-08-23 10:08

administrator   ~0010255

Verified 1062.