do if they are slightly different, say for example, made with a 3rd party
program they may not be 100% compatible for tagging album art.
I found this the hard way with both .wav and some MP3 formats.
David Sawyer
K1DRS -.- .---- -.. .-. ...
1998 Pearl Chaparral Beige Goldwing SE
http://www.davesgoldwing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules" <jules50uk@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 12:24 PM
Subject: [Apple iPod] Re: Getting artwork problem...solved..I hope.
> thanks for your help. All my 600 albums of music are either ripped
> from my CDs or are from my LP collection which I have still not
> finished copying. I have never bought a tune from iTunes or even
> subscribed to it. Is there any point since I don't want ti download
> any albums from it, I prefer to buy the cd (usually from CDWow)?
> Anyway i thibnk you have put your finger on the problem. i thought
> that all my iTune files were mp3 or 4 but it seems that a wav file or
> two has got in and these are the ones that are not allowing artwork.
> When I copy an LP it starts as a wav file and then I convert it with
> media monkey and it seems i have been too impatient and loaded some
> wavs into iTunes before converting them.
> Thanks all for you help (that is if this is the problem with them
> all, I haven't checked yet though!)
> Jules
>
>
> --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "David" <david@...> wrote:
>>
>> I have not followed this thread REAL CLOSE but....
>>
>> Is the album in question purchased from iTunes or did you import
> from a CD
>> or did you purchased it someplace else from the net?
>>
>> Where is and what type of artwork is it (.jpg? .gif?, . bmp?)?
>>
>> I am assuming we are not talking about the get artwork function through
>> iTunes where is automatically downloaded.
>>
>> Can you paste that artwork into any other album or file?
>> If you select a file that does have artwork, select copy and
> then past
>> the existing artwork to some temp directory to make sure you don't
> lose it.
>> Then choose get info and Artwork tab and clear the artwork and then
> paste
>> this problem artwork there does that work. That would eliminate if the
>> artwork itself is corrupt, bad or just weird. Yes, I have, on a
> couple of
>> rare occasions had the problem your having and I found it was the
> specific
>> artwork file.
>>
>> What type of music file is it? Is it a mp3, m4a, mp4, m4v?
>> I can tell you now that if it's a m4v or mp4 or some other type
> of music
>> video you will never get a single jpg or gif or bmp as the artwork.
>>
>> Assuming it is a Audio file what would happen if you saved the album
> to cd
>> as a CD Audio and then imported it back into iTunes as the MP3 or AAC
>> format?
>>
>>
>>
>> David Sawyer
>> K1DRS -.- .---- -.. .-. ...
>> 1998 Pearl Chaparral Beige Goldwing SE
>> http://www.davesgoldwing.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jules" <jules50uk@...>
>> To: <AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:23 AM
>> Subject: [Apple iPod] Re: Getting artwork problem
>>
>>
>> > Thanks for that Mike. I did exactly what you said. Closed the folder.
>> > Went to iTunes and tried to add the artwork and it still wont! Tried
>> > different methods (copy/paste, dragging a/w to a/w box in File Info
>> > and dragging it to Now Playing box, (which is wahat Help suggests) and
>> > it still doesn't work for this album. It's a mystery. If it's any
>> > help, the album I am trying to add the a/w to is Double Fantasy by
>> > John Lennon. I have revisited the music files in My Music and the
>> > tracks still have the Read Only box Un-Checked. It was checked when I
>> > started.
>> > having said that. i have just checked an album that I have
>> > sucessfully added a/w to and those files are Read-Only checked! Odd
>> > eh? So I think unfortunately that is not the solution.
>> > Jules
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "halo.rover" <rop35525@> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> That's easy, go to the Windows file explorer and right-click over
>> >> the name of the music file (an mp.3 I suppose), then a window
>> >> appears saying at the bottom "Properties", choose it and a new
>> >> window pops up, at the bottom you have "Attributes" and 3 boxes to
>> >> select (Read Only; Hidden ; Archive), see if Read Only is selected,
>> >> if that's the case then de-select it, then the OK box and go to
>> >> Itunes, the file should be Ok to be written with the Artwork.
>> >> I suppose that Artwork writtes a short preamble at the beggining of
>> >> the music files, if that file is write protected the operation is
>> >> aborted - the problem is that we don't get any message saying that.
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "Jules" <jules50uk@> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike, thanks for answering. Where and how do I change the
>> >> Permissions
>> >> > of the (individual?) tracks? I have searched high and low. Is this
>> >> > done from withing iTunes? I have tried copy/paste, dragging,
>> >> different
>> >> > artwork, etc etc. It's driving me mad!
>> >> >
>> >> > --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "halo.rover" <rop35525@> wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I had a similar problem, I could copy the files (read only
>> >> doesn't
>> >> > > prevent that), but when trying to record the artwork I didn't
>> >> > > succeeded, that happened with some files, others were ok.
>> >> > > Thirst I thought that the problem was related with the
>> >> resolution of
>> >> > > the images, but the same pictures were associated without any
>> >> > > problem to other music files that hadn't the problem.
>> >> > > So the problem was related with the music files and when I
>> >> changed
>> >> > > the permissions removing the read-only flag everything run ok!
>> >> > > Maybe you have a different problem, try to associate the same
>> >> > > artwork with other files that had no problem (with other artwork
>> >> > > images) and see if they accept the image, if not then the
>> >> problem is
>> >> > > related with the image, if they accept, then the problem is with
>> >> the
>> >> > > music files that don't accept them.
>> >> > > I think it's the easy way to triangulate the problem.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Mike
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "Jules" <jules50uk@> wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > I tried that. It still doesn't work. The image appears ok in
>> >> the
>> >> > > > artwork box, but when i ok it the whole Get Info dialogue box
>> >> > > closes
>> >> > > > and nothing happens. ie the art work is not added. When it
>> >> does
>> >> > > work,
>> >> > > > on oking and closing the GetInfo box there is usually a task
>> >> bar
>> >> > > that
>> >> > > > tuns for a few seconds as the srtwork is added to each track.
>> >> But
>> >> > > as i
>> >> > > > said before, for some reason the artwork will not add to some
>> >> > > albums.
>> >> > > > it's really odd. Has anyone else encountered this?
>> >> > > > Jules
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, Just Murray <lists@> wrote:
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > try copy paste instead... maybe...
>> >> > > > > ~KM
>> >> > > > > Save the whales!
>> >> > > > > Trade them for valuable prizes.
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > On Mar 12, 2008, at 3:45 AM, Jules wrote:
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > > Hi. I usually get my music from CDs and then, by
>> >> highlighting
>> >> > > all the
>> >> > > > > > tracks in iTunes click on Get Info. Then having found the
>> >> > > album on
>> >> > > > > > nAmazon I drag the artwork image to the Artwok box where
>> >> it
>> >> > > shows and
>> >> > > > > > then OK it and it usually appears ok as it should.
>> >> > > > > > But quite a few times rtecently this has not worked and I
>> >> > > can't work
>> >> > > > > > out why. Can anyone tell me why it shouldn't work. I drag
>> >> the
>> >> > > artwork
>> >> > > > > > over and it shows in the box ok, but when i OK it , it
>> >> does
>> >> > > not show
>> >> > > > > > up like it should.
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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