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AlexVallat

Sep 12 2008, 00:48

QUOTE(ameliajune @ Sep 11 2008, 21:42)

Well, you seem to have worked everything out for yourself, well done! To aid others who might be searching for the same answers:

To change the default for naming pictures, when starting a search from the file browser, click the Options link in the file browser and edit the "Specify Path to Find Images" box.

To match various artists albums, the best way is probably that which you mentioned, to use path pattern matching so that the name of the album and artist is taken from the name of the folder that the music files are found in. If the album and artist name can not be determined from the file path and pattern, though, then it is probably not possible.

Alex

servimo

Sep 14 2008, 09:57

Possible a proxy control? I have IE set to use a proxy when I use it, but firefox is not set to use a proxy. Album Art Downloader XUI uses the proxies preferences from IE, by using this it slow down my downloads of album art and don't want to every time I need to look for some album art I have to disable the proxy in IE.
Maybe in Options could have a get proxy configuration from IE or don't use any proxy.

AlexVallat

Sep 14 2008, 11:39

QUOTE(servimo @ Sep 14 2008, 16:57)

Possible a proxy control?

The proxy server settings can be overridden using the standard .net configuration system. I don't want to start adding specific UI for this into the app, but if you just want to disable proxy use, try placing this config file in your Album Art Downloader program folder (next to AlbumArt.exe): AlbumArt.exe.config

Alex

servimo

Sep 14 2008, 11:51

worked fine really thanks for your effort. Just what I want: no proxies for AlbumArt Downloader XUI. Thanks! Looking for Album Art fast now and the result was increased.

unknownllama

Sep 14 2008, 17:40

I am hoping to use Album Art Downloader to run automatically for a specific folder containing files in the artist\album\song folder format. I'm not sure how to pass the specific folder for aad.exe to use. This is the code I have now:

"C:\Program Files\AlbumArtDownloader\aad.exe" /artist "%artist%" /album "%album%" /path "$replace(%path%,%filename_ext%,folder.jpg)" /sources "Amazon,Discogs" /minSize "300" /sequence "1"

What and where do I need to place the local folder for this to run correctly? I am hoping to schedule this to run automatically a couple times a week to get art for the new music I download to the folder.

AlexVallat

Sep 15 2008, 00:58

QUOTE(unknownllama @ Sep 15 2008, 00:40)

I am hoping to use Album Art Downloader to run automatically for a specific folder containing files in the artist\album\song folder format.

The command line version does include file browser or foobar browser functionality. If you want to be scanning a folder to find files which don't have art yet, you need to use the GUI. You can use the command line AlbumArt.exe /fileBrowser "path to folder" to start scanning that folder immediately.

Alex

Dr Johnson

Sep 26 2008, 16:30

Hi Alex! I'd like to get a few formalities out of the way first if I may. To begin with, congratulations on creating a wonderful program, I'm getting a lot of mileage out of it. Secondly, as this is my first post on hydrogenaudio, my greetings to you all.

OK, I'm having a problem with the cover-paradies script. It was working fine until a week or so ago, but since then it has consistently failed to procure any pics. As I consider this to be the best source of cover art on the net, it's pretty much indispensable to me. I've tried installing different versions and tinkered with the script to no avail. Are you aware of any issues with the current script? Perhaps I've been IP banned by cover-paradies, as I've been very active with this program recently. Having said that I'm still able to enter their website and download art manually, so I doubt it's that. I'm trusting in your infinite wisdom that you can find an answer for me. Thanks!

Windows XP sp3
Album Art Downloader XUI 0.22.0.0

AlexVallat

Sep 27 2008, 02:12

QUOTE(Dr Johnson @ Sep 26 2008, 23:30)

I'm having a problem with the cover-paradies script

Thanks for reporting this. Yes, they've made some changes, so here's an updated script which should work again: cover-paradies.boo

Alex

Dr Johnson

Sep 27 2008, 04:14

Still not working for me. I just replace the old script with the new one right?

AlexVallat

Sep 27 2008, 05:46

Yes, in the Scripts folder, replace the old one with the new one. You will need to restart Album Art Downloader XUI for it to take effect - it should come up with the "Compiling Scripts" screen when it starts again.

Once restarted, in the Sources list on the right hand side,you should see the cover-paradies script listed as version 0.6. If it still shows 0.5, it hasn't been upgraded successfully, for some reason.

If it shows 0.6 and still isn't working for you, please tell me which artist and album name you were searching for, and I'll give it a try myself.

Dr Johnson

Sep 27 2008, 06:17

Ah, never mind it's working now. I tried a search for Led Zeppelin; Physical Graffiti and it sent. Funny, I did the same search earlier and it failed. Go figure. Thanks Alex, the new script seems to have done the trick.

Edit: I've noticed that it doesn't return the same results as the old script used to. If for instance I search for 'Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin III', it returns results for the 3rd disc of an unrelated album, rather than the 3rd album by Zep. I've tried various other searches with similar results. Any thoughts?

AlexVallat

Sep 27 2008, 06:32

QUOTE(Dr Johnson @ Sep 27 2008, 13:17)

Edit: I've noticed that it doesn't return the same results as the old script used to. If for instance I search for 'Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin III', it returns results for the 3rd disc of an unrelated album, rather than the 3rd album by Zep. I've tried various other searches with similar results. Any thoughts?

I haven't changed anything in this area. It is possible that cover-paradies themselves have changed their search algorithms. The Led Zeppelin search you suggested seems to give me the same results when I try it on their website as it does from Album Art Downloader...

Dr Johnson

Sep 27 2008, 07:01

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Sep 27 2008, 12:32)

The Led Zeppelin search you suggested seems to give me the same results when I try it on their website as it does from Album Art Downloader...

Yes, I can confirm this. However, I tried using integers instead of Roman numerals and it found the right covers, so no big deal I guess. Thanks for your help Alex.

AlexVallat

Sep 29 2008, 04:21

Thanks to daju, we now have a lastfm-cover.boo script, which uses the Last FM API to search for covers.

It will be included in the next version, or you can just download it and put it in your Scripts folder to use it.

Alex

daju

Sep 30 2008, 05:13

Hi!
I wrote a script for darktown and put it in the tracker, so you can download it here.

daju

Fandango

Sep 30 2008, 09:21

Don't know if it has been proposed before, but how about showing the filesize of the images? Along with the preview and image dimensions, this is also an additional way to evaluate the quality of the image.

AlexVallat

Sep 30 2008, 10:36

QUOTE(Fandango @ Sep 30 2008, 16:21)

The filesize is not generally available before the full size image is downloaded. Often, the dimensions are, so this can usefully be determined and displayed. Once the full size image is downloaded, you can simply look at it to see the quality anyway.

Akkurat

Oct 2 2008, 15:56

The "Help -> AAD Website" menu & about dialog link (http://album-art.sourceforge.net/) doesn't seem to work. Also the "Command Line Reference" link (http://album-art.sourceforge.net/index.php/Command_Line_Reference) from the first post of this thread is not working.

Feature request: automatic update checker (when starting AAD, once a week, ...). And program & scripts updater straight from AAD (possibly separated?).

Thanks again for your work!! AAD XUI is grrrrreat!

AlexVallat

Oct 3 2008, 00:29

QUOTE(Akkurat @ Oct 2 2008, 22:56)

Thanks for reporting this - yes, the whole website seems to be down. Don't know why yet, but I'll look into it as soon as I figure out how it was set up in the first place.

Auto-update is a good idea, and should probably be implemented sometime. It would, of course, be optional.

Alex

Light

Oct 3 2008, 04:17

Thanks for keeping this stuff up to date! now my cover-paradies is working again too!

ameliajune

Oct 5 2008, 23:46

I have the "Group by: Local" so that if there is a folder.jpg I can see what it looks like and compare it in my hunt for a larger sized album art. However, many times (over 50%) the Local Results won't pick up the folder.jpg in the folder. Any ideas why?

Also, I noticed the program has difficulty finding cover art for Compilations, is that just the nature of the program?

Squeller

Oct 6 2008, 07:42

Semi-OT: Is this the expected speed of .net Framework apps? The Album Art Downloader starts up in maybe 5-10 seconds here (P4/GhZ/3G). Like a Photoshop CS 10 on an 386sx

Even on Vista, which at usually profits from a better prefetching mechanism. I even use Java apps which startup faster (a "Go" game app, on kgs)...

AlexVallat

Oct 7 2008, 07:21

QUOTE(ameliajune @ Oct 6 2008, 06:46)

However, many times (over 50%) the Local Results won't pick up the folder.jpg in the folder. Any ideas why?

I'm afraid I'll need a little more detail - can you let me know the artist and album you were searching for, the path of the folder.jpg you were expecting to be discovered, and the path pattern it was using to search for it (click the ... in the bottom right of the Local Files source in the sources list, then copy the contents of the "Path to find images" box). I'll then try and figure out why it wasn't picked up.

QUOTE(ameliajune @ Oct 6 2008, 06:46)

Also, I noticed the program has difficulty finding cover art for Compilations, is that just the nature of the program?

Compilations can be tricky due to there not always being a good "Artist Name" to use, and having usually fairly generic album names. I would suggest leaving the Artist blank and just putting in the album name, then hoping for the best. Not all sources will come up with anything useful, but hopefully at least one will be able to find it.

QUOTE(Squeller @ Oct 6 2008, 14:42)

The Album Art Downloader starts up in maybe 5-10 seconds here (P4/GhZ/3G)

Is the splash-screen with "Compiling Scripts" appearing? That should only appear when changes are made to the scripts folder, and will take a little time to do the compilation before the main window appears. If it is appearing every time you start the app, then something is wrong, and we can investigate that.

If the splash-screen is not appearing, but you are still experiencing slow start-up, could you check if it happens every time, or just the first time after a reboot? The first time you run any .net app after a reboot, there will be a noticeable delay of a few seconds as it loads the framework into memory. Subsequent runs of that, or any other .net app, should then be fast.

If it is happening every time you run it, then it is just this app that is too slow! I can take a look at the start-up procedure and see if there is anything I can tweak, but I can't guarantee anything.

Alex

francesco

Oct 8 2008, 00:32

is there a version that does not require .NET Framework 3.5 ?

i have mess up pc
i had framework 1
anfter i installed framework3
after many pacthes

AlexVallat

Oct 8 2008, 01:47

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 8 2008, 07:32)

is there a version that does not require .NET Framework 3.5 ?

The last version which did not require 3.5 was 0.11. Several of the scripts in that will not be up to date though, and some of the latest updates to scripts (past v0.18) will not work, as they depend on functionality added since then.

francesco

Oct 8 2008, 02:01

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 8 2008, 01:47)

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 8 2008, 07:32)

is there a version that does not require .NET Framework 3.5 ?

thanks!
can i save the covers in 2 files
i mean save 2 covers files
cover.jpg and folder.jpg

AlexVallat

Oct 8 2008, 02:18

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 8 2008, 09:01)

can i save the covers in 2 files

Not automatically, but you can right click on a result and choose "Save As", or click within the filename and edit it, to save another copy of the cover with a different name.

Alex

BlackAle

Oct 8 2008, 08:13

Thanks for the great utility, it's incredibly useful.

I've found some issues,

When I select a bunch of files in the file browser, it doesn't update the status in the file browser once I've saved the folder.jpg ...except for the last one in the queue.

Also the file browser doesn't remember the order of the columns. I have the folder as the last column, though whenever I reopen the file browser, it's defaulted to the first.

Would be useful to see the file size of the image, I realise you can't see this until you've downloaded the full size version, though when you click to preview, you could show it within that window.

francesco

Oct 10 2008, 00:34

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 8 2008, 01:47)

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 8 2008, 07:32)

is there a version that does not require .NET Framework 3.5 ?

thanks you so much
but is there a way to save covers for windows media player 11?
i know but my girlfriend uses wmp11

AlexVallat

Oct 10 2008, 01:34

QUOTE(BlackAle @ Oct 8 2008, 15:13)

When I select a bunch of files in the file browser, it doesn't update the status in the file browser once I've saved the folder.jpg ...except for the last one in the queue.

Also the file browser doesn't remember the order of the columns. I have the folder as the last column, though whenever I reopen the file browser, it's defaulted to the first.

Thanks for reporting these bugs, I'll fix them for the next version.

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 10 2008, 07:34)

is there a way to save covers for windows media player 11?

As far as I know, Windows Media Player should just pick up an image called Folder.jpg as the cover art for tracks within that folder - is that not working for you?

Light

Oct 10 2008, 02:38

I see there's a foobar plugin now to scan for existence of art in the playlists, excellent! I have it set like *front*.jpg|*cover*.jpg and all works fine. But when i get album art for a album that has no art present, it finds the art and wants to save it like %name%front%name%.jpg.

I just want it to save it as front.jpg ... any ideas on how to accomplish this (without adjusting the %name%front%name%.jpg line to front.jpg every time manually)?

AlexVallat

Oct 10 2008, 03:12

QUOTE(Light @ Oct 10 2008, 09:38)

I just want it to save it as front.jpg ... any ideas on how to accomplish this (without adjusting the %name%front%name%.jpg line to front.jpg every time manually)?

Yeah, I see the problem here. Unfortunately, replacing * with nothing, rather than a preset (and %name% seemed the most logical) will spoil the local files source searching. I'll have a think and see if I can come up with something more elegant, but it's going to be hard to determine in any automatic way whether a wildcard should be replaced with %name% or nothing, on a case-by-case basis.

I can offer you a work-around, though. The path to save as is taken from the first of the alternates provided, so if you set the path to find images in the file browser to:

front.jpg|*front*.jpg|*cover*.jpg

then it will use the first alternate as the default path to save art to, namely, front.jpg.

Alex

Squeller

Oct 10 2008, 03:22

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 7 2008, 15:21)

If it is happening every time you run it, then it is just this app that is too slow! I can take a look at the start-up procedure and see if there is anything I can tweak, but I can't guarantee anything.

The start of your application is generally the first start of a .net framework based application on my system, because usually I avoid using them. Because they are "as fast as shifting sand dunes"

I think you do not need to tweak anything, I will live with that.

Light

Oct 10 2008, 05:01

QUOTE

front.jpg|*front*.jpg|*cover*.jpg

ah, tnx that will do. You needn't 'fix' this 'problem' since this will solve it all, thank you!
And thnx for the fast reply

francesco

Oct 10 2008, 05:29

this is the best program to download covers

shame that requires Framework
will be a future version without Framework ?

because there are not alternative Album Art Downloader XUI that works

ps is there command line to auto download the covers , i mean to download the covers without to click save....
the command line page do not work to me, i can't open the page

AlexVallat

Oct 10 2008, 05:54

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 10 2008, 12:29)

No, there will never be a version which does not require the .net framework. That would be a completely different application, written from scratch. Even the boo scripts require the .net framework, so any application compatible with them would also require it.

To download covers using the command line, use the aad.exe command line tool. I'm sorry the wiki pages aren't working at the moment, but the command line reference can be obtained locally by using the parameter /?.

At its most basic, aad.exe "artist" "album" Folder.jpg will search all available sources for the specified artist and album, and save the result as Folder.jpg in the current folder.

For convenience, here is the full aad.exe command line reference:

CODE

Usage: aad.exe [options]

Option names may be preceded by a / or a -
Options:

 /artist      Artist to search for            (/artist "Artist Name")
              May be abbreviated to /ar       (/ar "Artist Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the first parameter  ("Artist Name")

 /album       Album to search for             (/album "Album Name")
              May be abbreviated to /al       (/al "Album Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the second parameter ("Artist Name" "Album Name")

 /path        Default path to save art as     (/path "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              May be abbreviated to /p        (/p "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the third parameter

              The following variables can be used in paths:
               %artist%     Artist searched for
               %album%      Album searched for
               %name%       Name of the image found
               %extension%  Default file extension for the image
               %source%     Name of the source where image was found
               %size%       Dimensions of the image
               %sequence%   A sequence number for the image, corresponding to
                             the number passed to /sequence, or "1" by default

 /sources     Specifies the sources to search,    (/sources "Amazon,Coveralia")
              in the order to search them.
              Separate sources with commas.
              If omitted, all available sources
              except those excluded by the /exclude
              option are searched.
              May be abbreviated to /s            (/s "Amazon,Coveralia")

 /exclude     Does not search the specified     (/exclude "Local Files,Google")
              sources. Separate sources with
              commas.
              May be abbreviated to /es         (/es "Local Files,Google")

 /minSize     Specifies the minimum size of   (/minSize 300)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              Both horizontal and vertical
              dimensions must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mn       (/mn 300)
              
 /maxSize     Specifies the maximum size of   (/maxSize 1000)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              The smallest dimension of the
              image must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mx       (/mx 1000)

 /minAspect   Specifies the minimum aspect ratio  (/minAspect 0.9)
              of the image to use. This is how
              square the image must be, where a
              value of 1 represents perfectly
              square (600 x 600, for example). An
              image of size 600 x 300 would only
              be allowed if /minAspect were 0.5
              or lower.
              May be abbreviated to /ma           (/ma 0.9)
              
 /sequence    Specifies which result to use, if   (/sequence 2)
              more than one are found. For
              example, passing 2 as the value
              here would ignore the first result
              found, and use the second.
              May be abbreviated to /seq          (/seq 2)
 
 /listSources Produces a list of all available    (/listSources)
              sources to search.
              May be abbreviated to /l            (/l)

Exit errorlevel codes:

 0            Success
 1            No image found
 -1           Error occured

francesco

Oct 10 2008, 06:00

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 10 2008, 05:54)

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 10 2008, 12:29)

CODE

Usage: aad.exe [options]

Option names may be preceded by a / or a -
Options:

 /artist      Artist to search for            (/artist "Artist Name")
              May be abbreviated to /ar       (/ar "Artist Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the first parameter  ("Artist Name")

 /album       Album to search for             (/album "Album Name")
              May be abbreviated to /al       (/al "Album Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the second parameter ("Artist Name" "Album Name")

 /path        Default path to save art as     (/path "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              May be abbreviated to /p        (/p "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the third parameter

              The following variables can be used in paths:
               %artist%     Artist searched for
               %album%      Album searched for
               %name%       Name of the image found
               %extension%  Default file extension for the image
               %source%     Name of the source where image was found
               %size%       Dimensions of the image
               %sequence%   A sequence number for the image, corresponding to
                             the number passed to /sequence, or "1" by default

 /sources     Specifies the sources to search,    (/sources "Amazon,Coveralia")
              in the order to search them.
              Separate sources with commas.
              If omitted, all available sources
              except those excluded by the /exclude
              option are searched.
              May be abbreviated to /s            (/s "Amazon,Coveralia")

 /exclude     Does not search the specified     (/exclude "Local Files,Google")
              sources. Separate sources with
              commas.
              May be abbreviated to /es         (/es "Local Files,Google")

 /minSize     Specifies the minimum size of   (/minSize 300)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              Both horizontal and vertical
              dimensions must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mn       (/mn 300)
              
 /maxSize     Specifies the maximum size of   (/maxSize 1000)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              The smallest dimension of the
              image must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mx       (/mx 1000)

 /minAspect   Specifies the minimum aspect ratio  (/minAspect 0.9)
              of the image to use. This is how
              square the image must be, where a
              value of 1 represents perfectly
              square (600 x 600, for example). An
              image of size 600 x 300 would only
              be allowed if /minAspect were 0.5
              or lower.
              May be abbreviated to /ma           (/ma 0.9)
              
 /sequence    Specifies which result to use, if   (/sequence 2)
              more than one are found. For
              example, passing 2 as the value
              here would ignore the first result
              found, and use the second.
              May be abbreviated to /seq          (/seq 2)
 
 /listSources Produces a list of all available    (/listSources)
              sources to search.
              May be abbreviated to /l            (/l)

Exit errorlevel codes:

 0            Success
 1            No image found
 -1           Error occured

thanks you so much
i have the old version which work without 3.5
does add.exe means for AlbumArt.exe ? i haven't the add.exe

and does it save the cover in the folder of the music?

francesco

Oct 10 2008, 06:12

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 10 2008, 05:54)

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 10 2008, 12:29)

CODE

Usage: aad.exe [options]

Option names may be preceded by a / or a -
Options:

 /artist      Artist to search for            (/artist "Artist Name")
              May be abbreviated to /ar       (/ar "Artist Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the first parameter  ("Artist Name")

 /album       Album to search for             (/album "Album Name")
              May be abbreviated to /al       (/al "Album Name")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the second parameter ("Artist Name" "Album Name")

 /path        Default path to save art as     (/path "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              May be abbreviated to /p        (/p "\Art\Folder.jpg")
              Parameter name may be omitted
              if this is the third parameter

              The following variables can be used in paths:
               %artist%     Artist searched for
               %album%      Album searched for
               %name%       Name of the image found
               %extension%  Default file extension for the image
               %source%     Name of the source where image was found
               %size%       Dimensions of the image
               %sequence%   A sequence number for the image, corresponding to
                             the number passed to /sequence, or "1" by default

 /sources     Specifies the sources to search,    (/sources "Amazon,Coveralia")
              in the order to search them.
              Separate sources with commas.
              If omitted, all available sources
              except those excluded by the /exclude
              option are searched.
              May be abbreviated to /s            (/s "Amazon,Coveralia")

 /exclude     Does not search the specified     (/exclude "Local Files,Google")
              sources. Separate sources with
              commas.
              May be abbreviated to /es         (/es "Local Files,Google")

 /minSize     Specifies the minimum size of   (/minSize 300)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              Both horizontal and vertical
              dimensions must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mn       (/mn 300)
              
 /maxSize     Specifies the maximum size of   (/maxSize 1000)
              image, in pixels, to use.
              The smallest dimension of the
              image must conform.
              May be abbreviated to /mx       (/mx 1000)

 /minAspect   Specifies the minimum aspect ratio  (/minAspect 0.9)
              of the image to use. This is how
              square the image must be, where a
              value of 1 represents perfectly
              square (600 x 600, for example). An
              image of size 600 x 300 would only
              be allowed if /minAspect were 0.5
              or lower.
              May be abbreviated to /ma           (/ma 0.9)
              
 /sequence    Specifies which result to use, if   (/sequence 2)
              more than one are found. For
              example, passing 2 as the value
              here would ignore the first result
              found, and use the second.
              May be abbreviated to /seq          (/seq 2)
 
 /listSources Produces a list of all available    (/listSources)
              sources to search.
              May be abbreviated to /l            (/l)

Exit errorlevel codes:

 0            Success
 1            No image found
 -1           Error occured

thanks
i mean scan for a folder full of albums and download all the covers automatically

AlexVallat

Oct 10 2008, 06:24

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 10 2008, 13:12)

i mean scan for a folder full of album and download all the cover automatically

No, that functionality is not currently available, sorry.

Akkurat

Oct 10 2008, 20:21

I've a little problem with AAD XUI (0.22 +latest sources).

Search: metallica / metallica (example.. happens with other searches too)
options: open searches in new window = off ... automatically download = only when unknown ... filter size = minimum 499 (results sorted by sources & size desc.)

After 1st search is stopped, click search again (not actually searching again because nothing has been changed).

= suddenly covers (bigger than the "filter size" minimum) for the following sources appear on the list (did not exist after 1st search):

- Coveralia
- Darktown
- Rate Your Music

Tried the same without "filter size" and all sources showed covers after 1st search. Also tried with minimum 10px setting but couldn't reproduce the issue like with 499 as the minimum setting. AAD restarted between these tests.

These sources don't have thumbnails (?) and this is the reason for this behavior..? Though I don't understand why the 10px minimum setting doesn't affect like the 499px setting.. AND discogs don't have thumbnails either but it works.

ameliajune

Oct 11 2008, 02:03

QUOTE

Ok, will do. I'm in the middle of another project, so give me a bit.

AlexVallat

Oct 11 2008, 05:52

QUOTE(Akkurat @ Oct 11 2008, 03:21)

Thanks for reporting this bug. I can confirm it does happen as described, and will try to figure out why and have a fix for the next version.

Alex

mobyduck

Oct 12 2008, 09:41

QUOTE(TedFromAccounting @ Jan 15 2008, 17:24)

Can anyone write a script for buy.com? They have a lot of 500x500 images that are often better quality than amazon's.

I'd like to second this request: not only good quality, but sometimes it's the only source where I can find covers of an acceptable size.

Here's an example (click on enlarge image).

Alessandro

alsaan

Oct 12 2008, 12:32

This application is ridiculously useful; thanks for taking the time to code it.

That said, there is a feature I'd love to see included: the ability to save an image by dragging and dropping it to an explorer window. Would be a great time saver for me and potentially for other people.

AlexVallat

Oct 12 2008, 12:49

QUOTE(alsaan @ Oct 12 2008, 19:32)

the ability to save an image by dragging and dropping it to an explorer window.

I like the idea - I've added it to the Feature Requests page. Depending on schedule, it may not make it into the upcoming release, but if not, it will be in the one after.

Alex

alsaan

Oct 13 2008, 14:39

^ Thanks a lot

On an unrelated note, after a few hours wrestling with Boo I managed to write a script for buy.com. It's not tested extensively but it seems to work...
If anyone is interested and wants to help with testing: http://alsaan.iespana.es/buy-com.boo

Cerebus

Oct 15 2008, 15:40

QUOTE(Fractal_Mortality @ Jun 17 2008, 15:18)

Would it be possible to create a .boo script for the amazon mp3 store? They consistently have 500x500 artwork, and it's one of the best resources I know of.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?u...amp;x=0&y=0

I've just started using AAD, and while I haven't made it through the 22 pages of the topic, I was curious if this had been discussed any further...I've also found that the mp3 covers are significantly better quality than the existing CD covers on Amazon, and the ability to snag those would be tremendous.

francesco

Oct 16 2008, 00:17

QUOTE(AlexVallat @ Oct 11 2008, 05:52)

QUOTE(Akkurat @ Oct 11 2008, 03:21)

Thanks for reporting this bug. I can confirm it does happen as described, and will try to figure out why and have a fix for the next version.

Alex

is there a way to invoke/run & download cover from foobar?

i download the run compontents but i was not able to run album art downloader

AlexVallat

Oct 16 2008, 02:12

QUOTE(alsaan @ Oct 13 2008, 21:39)

On an unrelated note, after a few hours wrestling with Boo I managed to write a script for buy.com.

Excellent, thanks! Would you like me to include this in the next release?

QUOTE(Cerebus @ Oct 15 2008, 22:40)

QUOTE(Fractal_Mortality @ Jun 17 2008, 15:18)

Would it be possible to create a .boo script for the amazon mp3 store? They consistently have 500x500 artwork, and it's one of the best resources I know of.

I was curious if this had been discussed any further...

No, I don't think it has. I've just had a look into it myself, and it seems easy enough. I'll include one in the next release (can't post it separately as it depends on some changes to other support scripts that have already been made).

QUOTE(francesco @ Oct 16 2008, 07:17)

is there a way to invoke/run & download cover from foobar?

People use foo_run for this. The usual command line would be something like:

"C:\Program Files\AlbumArtDownloader\AlbumArt.exe" /artist "%album artist%" /album "%album%" /path "$replace(%_path%,%_filename_ext%,)Folder.%%extension%%"

Cerebus

Oct 17 2008, 15:23

Some bugs I've run into:

1 - It seems like the 'queue' count is always one more than the number of windows used - so if I wanted 2 queue windows, I would put '3' in the box.

2 - When art is selected from the active AAD window, the new window opened for the next album takes focus in front of the rest, so the queued windows aren't really used unless you switch windows manually.

3 - When a range of albums are selected and artwork is added for all of them, only the last album's entry on the file brower is updated to show that there is art now, and what the size is.

A cool feature:

On the file browser window, it would be great to have the folder.jpg DIMENSIONS in that list, rather than the size in kb of the jpeg file - I could then use the tool to look for artwork at a higher resolution than I already have.

Great program. I'm currently using it on a samba share to populate the art on my linux box, and it's exactly what I've been looking for.

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