Lionheart
November 6th, 2008, 11:32
Hey guys,
If any of you have an iPod with tons of music in it, and you have the horizontal 'changing' display that shows Album Art, and you have many songs and or albums that have no album cover showing, did you know you can fix that?
Turn on iTunes which is the interaction program that sync's and organizes iPod. In your Music (HD) Library, select the song(s) that have no art displaying. Right click on the line and select 'Get Info' (first selection choice in the right click menu). Click Album 'Artwork' tab. Click 'Add' and browse to the album art of your choice of which you can find online on the web. (Go online and find what album art you need 'first' then start placing them into the Art tabs of your songs).
Note, some will need to have the Album Art installed or 'Added' to each song in an album for them to show up during 'play' on the ipod device. Takes a while, but you can copy/paste paste paste all the albums into all the songs. Then run Sync and Voilla! All Albums show up.
I got all of my Albums working last night doing this. (Couldnt sleep). I found most on Google under Image searches. Also look in Ebay for older ones. For some of my classic albums, I made my 'own' Album art! :d (Sort of like repainting an FS plane, but its an Album instead, lol). For Albums I made, I simply found subject matter (like the countrysides of Tuscany or art of Antonio Vivaldi) and meshed them together in Adobe Photoshop, wrote on it what it was (like Mozart for instance), and Voila.... !
Also, did you know that you can make iTunes on your computer display that cool 3D album art menu??? Yes... It does. You can use Arrow keys to paruse the album stack just like in iPod, and its on your computer. Once more, you can add existing HD music to your collection (dont need a CD) and you dont need a iPod to have iTunes either. iTunes is a freeware download music manager that can also Sync your ipod or other devices, and is directly linked to the infamous iTunes online store site. (.99 cents a song and some freeby music as well, and movies and video music, etc... ).
To add an existing Album folder from your computer HD, simply copy/paste the album folder into your iTunes folder sets. Then in iTunes, click File/Add Folder (or File for a single song), and click Add. When its done, click Advanced/Get Album Art and Get Album Track Names. It should find everything online, but if not, read above. ;)
Man, this is too cool.....! When Rutan said in his latest speech, that technology is usually raised most when applied to 'fun' things, he wasnt kiddin around....
Bill
A couple of my 'home made' album covers and I had to switch back/replace my new Kate Bush cover for the old one. (I think its the American release, not sure).
If any of you have an iPod with tons of music in it, and you have the horizontal 'changing' display that shows Album Art, and you have many songs and or albums that have no album cover showing, did you know you can fix that?
Turn on iTunes which is the interaction program that sync's and organizes iPod. In your Music (HD) Library, select the song(s) that have no art displaying. Right click on the line and select 'Get Info' (first selection choice in the right click menu). Click Album 'Artwork' tab. Click 'Add' and browse to the album art of your choice of which you can find online on the web. (Go online and find what album art you need 'first' then start placing them into the Art tabs of your songs).
Note, some will need to have the Album Art installed or 'Added' to each song in an album for them to show up during 'play' on the ipod device. Takes a while, but you can copy/paste paste paste all the albums into all the songs. Then run Sync and Voilla! All Albums show up.
I got all of my Albums working last night doing this. (Couldnt sleep). I found most on Google under Image searches. Also look in Ebay for older ones. For some of my classic albums, I made my 'own' Album art! :d (Sort of like repainting an FS plane, but its an Album instead, lol). For Albums I made, I simply found subject matter (like the countrysides of Tuscany or art of Antonio Vivaldi) and meshed them together in Adobe Photoshop, wrote on it what it was (like Mozart for instance), and Voila.... !
Also, did you know that you can make iTunes on your computer display that cool 3D album art menu??? Yes... It does. You can use Arrow keys to paruse the album stack just like in iPod, and its on your computer. Once more, you can add existing HD music to your collection (dont need a CD) and you dont need a iPod to have iTunes either. iTunes is a freeware download music manager that can also Sync your ipod or other devices, and is directly linked to the infamous iTunes online store site. (.99 cents a song and some freeby music as well, and movies and video music, etc... ).
To add an existing Album folder from your computer HD, simply copy/paste the album folder into your iTunes folder sets. Then in iTunes, click File/Add Folder (or File for a single song), and click Add. When its done, click Advanced/Get Album Art and Get Album Track Names. It should find everything online, but if not, read above. ;)
Man, this is too cool.....! When Rutan said in his latest speech, that technology is usually raised most when applied to 'fun' things, he wasnt kiddin around....
Bill
A couple of my 'home made' album covers and I had to switch back/replace my new Kate Bush cover for the old one. (I think its the American release, not sure).