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Title: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: DJboutit on May 17, 2023, 12:35:51 PM
Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: frankz on May 17, 2023, 01:06:15 PM
It is not, but you can add an external application like AlbumArtDownloader to MB and then send files to it with custom parameters.  Mine are "<Artist>" "<Album>" -f "Cover.jpg" -p "<Path>"

My parameters save covers as a file, but you can copy/paste the cover if you embed your art.
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: DJboutit on May 17, 2023, 01:21:20 PM
It is not, but you can add an external application like AlbumArtDownloader to MB and then send files to it with custom parameters.  Mine are "<Artist>" "<Album>" -f "Cover.jpg" -p "<Path>"

My parameters save covers as a file, but you can copy/paste the cover if you embed your art.

I have added AlbumArtDownloader to Musicbee I am looking for 1200x1200 covers but it never finds any that size.

I have tested Musicbrainz Picard images it trys to add are garbage they are 275k to 300k 1200x1200x image would be so much better at 450x to 475k
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: frankz on May 17, 2023, 03:32:25 PM
Look through the settings for AAD.  You can set which sizes you find acceptable.  Of course, it's only going to find what's available from providers.
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: watdub on May 17, 2023, 05:48:13 PM
I find the 'iTunes Store' option (under Tags(2)/autotagging) very good at finding 1200px covers for the music I like.  Maybe make that #1 when searching and see if it helps?  There's a filter option as well to reduce the sizes but I don't use it.
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: DJboutit on May 18, 2023, 01:32:47 AM
I find the 'iTunes Store' option (under Tags(2)/autotagging) very good at finding 1200px covers for the music I like.  Maybe make that #1 when searching and see if it helps?  There's a filter option as well to reduce the sizes but I don't use it.

I have been using Itunes store in my testing 
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: sveakul on May 18, 2023, 06:02:29 AM
Man just using MusicBee's built-in Artwork Downloader (Tools->Artwork->Downloader) I get results like the below all day long, is your music perhaps very esoteric/niche?

(https://i.imgur.com/2NuYQwc.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/qoRL7qB.png)
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: DJboutit on May 18, 2023, 10:25:28 PM
Man just using MusicBee's built-in Artwork Downloader (Tools->Artwork->Downloader) I get results like the below all day long, is your music perhaps very esoteric/niche?

(https://i.imgur.com/2NuYQwc.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/qoRL7qB.png)

I have a lot of underground 90s rap artist and late 60s and 70s reggae artists.

Another thing I run a internet radio station all my tracks are in one folder I have everything like this it makes it easier to make one big playlist. 
Title: Re: Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Post by: Mayibongwe on May 20, 2023, 11:45:14 AM
Is it possible to add more sources to Musicbee when search for album covers??
Don't think I saw a mention of "yes, it is possible through plugins" - whether those plugins exist or not atm is another story though.
What other sources in addition to MusicBee's built-in providers did you have in mind that also have the image resolution you specified?