Cover art in photo tool

[Bee-liever]

Would it be possible to have MB open the Album art in windows photo viewer?

[Sofocl]

+1

[phred]

+1 but only if the user can assign which viewer to use.

[Steven]

This is done for the next v3.2 update. Its configured in the Tools preferences

[phred]

Great. Thank you.

[Steven]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uoyqusdsqprxg1h/MusicBeeTestCustomImage.zip?dl=1

[phred]

As expected, it works perfectly. Thanks again.

[Sofocl]

In this form, this option is not very convenient (When the file is copied to a temporary folder):

1. Uncomfortable edit the file (since this is a copy).
2. You cannot view other images in the folder (For me this was the main thing in this request).
3. Excess load on hdd/ssd (and a small but visible delay when opening large files).

It would be nice to have the current behavior only for embedded pictures.

[redwing]

In this form, this option is not very convenient (When the file is copied to a temporary folder):

I agree on this, and I never use this external tool option because it loads a temp file rather than the original picture.

Why not let Windows open the file directly rather than thru MB?

[Steven]

In this form, this option is not very convenient (When the file is copied to a temporary folder):

1. Uncomfortable edit the file (since this is a copy).

thats partially addressed for the next v3.3 update - a copy to the temp folder is still done for embedded images.
For linked images the original file is used when clicked from the track info panel and a few other places, but a temp file is still used when opened from some other places

[Sofocl]

thats partially addressed for the next v3.3 update

It's great, thanks! It works as it should!

[redwing]

Working great. Thanks!

[redwing]

It seems folder.jpg is not handled properly. When it's displayed on the track info panel, it doesn't show filename or URL on tooltip.
Also it's always opened as a temp file. If I change its filename to cover.jpg or front.jpg, then it shows on tooltip and the original file opens as expected.

[Steven]

It seems folder.jpg is not handled properly. When it's displayed on the track info panel, it doesn't show filename or URL on tooltip.
Also it's always opened as a temp file. If I change its filename to cover.jpg or front.jpg, then it shows on tooltip and the original file opens as expected.

thats fixed now

[redwing]

Yes, it's fixed. Thanks!