Full Version: Adding jpgs to ID3v2 tags
A friend of mine would like to add jpgs (cover art) to the ID3v2 tags of some of his MP3s. I never use tags myself and a quick Google and look at the homepage of the usual applications mentioned here didn't reveal anything relevant - so could someone explain the best way to do it? Thanks in advance.
IIRC, MusicMatch can do that.
Heliumē probably can too.
Heliumē probably can too.
iTunes can add album artwork to ID3v2 tags. TagScanner also supports adding album artwork to ID3v2 tags. IMO, both are viable options, however, iTunes is a little easier to work with when adding album artwork because it is as simple as dragging and image to iTunes and dropping it in the artwork corner of the iTunes window. Also Windows Media Player 10 supports adding album artwork to ID3v2 tags in its Advanced Tag Editor feature.
Cheers for the replies, guys.
How about not adding jpgs in tags at all 
. It't better to keep these jpgs as separate files since the can be more easily viewed this way and less space is wasted.
edit: typos
. It't better to keep these jpgs as separate files since the can be more easily viewed this way and less space is wasted.edit: typos
How is the jpg stored in the tag? Does anybody know the specific name of the tag? Could I use tag.exe to embed cover art?
Album art is stored in the tag using the APIC frame. This is in ID3v2.3 and up and is supported by most all major programs nowadays.
Check out the detailed info at http://www.id3.org
Tag&Rename is a good way to add these album art frames to your tags, as is The Godfather. I much prefer this to keeping them in the same directory structures. Storing metadata that doesn't often change in separate files is just a bad idea in general.
Check out the detailed info at http://www.id3.org
Tag&Rename is a good way to add these album art frames to your tags, as is The Godfather. I much prefer this to keeping them in the same directory structures. Storing metadata that doesn't often change in separate files is just a bad idea in general.
Yeah I use iTUNES importer and I wouldn't do this if I didn't have an iPod phot o (it's super sweet)!
Is there a command line tool that will do this (such as tag)? I'm trying to make this part of a process that requires very little user interaction.
QUOTE (ponchorage @ Mar 6 2005, 09:23 AM)
Is there a command line tool that will do this (such as tag)? I'm trying to make this part of a process that requires very little user interaction.
I'm not aware of any CLI tools that support the APIC frame directly. Several ID3 libraries do support it though, you could write a script using Perl or a program using C or something to use one of these libraries and make a CLI tool to do it, however. Shouldn't be too hard to do.
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