Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread garym
meridian man;697820 Wrote: > Any help on using this software, the icoverArt i got it last night and > dont know what to save pic as/with? > embedded, jpeg...etc H, been a while since i used, but recall it had help and documentation. I think you are best to tell it to embed the art in the fil

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread meridian man
garym;697532 Wrote: > there are some free options, but also a $5 program (i think) that works > very well for embedding thousands of art files in itunes automatically. > called iCoverArt. I used it in the past and it was simple and effective. > (and by the way, does NOT cause any problem with usi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread garym
rayman1701;697805 Wrote: > Yes, that's what I meant. Overall I like iTunes since that's what I got > used to, but I find it totally ridicules how it handles the artwork > downloads. Of course I'm pretty particular on what I want in my tags, > so I always do everything manually. > > And I total

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread rayman1701
garym;697769 Wrote: > And I'm guessing you mean above that you agree that the way itunes > handles artwork is odd (not that you actually agree with the method > itunes uses). Yes, that's what I meant. Overall I like iTunes since that's what I got used to, but I find it totally ridicules how it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread garym
rayman1701;697764 Wrote: > I totally agree with the way iTunes handles artwork and I actually LIKE > using iTunes! And I'm guessing you mean above that you agree that the way itunes handles artwork is odd (not that you actually agree with the method itunes uses). -- garym *Location 1:* VB A

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread garym
rayman1701;697764 Wrote: > I totally agree with the way iTunes handles artwork and I actually LIKE > using iTunes! I realized years ago, years before my first Squeezebox > that the iTunes artwork handling was crazy. Probably sometime when I > did a fresh install and then had no artwork, which re

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-27 Thread rayman1701
garym;697608 Wrote: > > And why is this logitech's fault and it makes them a piece of crap? > itunes has a bizarre, non standard way of handling album art. If you > try to read your itunes files in almost any other player at all, you > won't see the album art. So is everything other than itunes

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread garym
meridian man;697605 Wrote: > Thats the only thing that works, but it's very slow to process, about 30 > sec per album. so about 24 hours total!! > > Cheers for that, but logitech IMO have pulled the wool over peoples > eye's with this, i would never have bought this piece of crap if i knew > it

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread meridian man
rayman1701;697531 Wrote: > Or you could just embed the iTunes artwork into the files. > > For Windows do the following: > > Go to an album, on the first song with the artwork viewer window, right > click, copy. Then highlight all tracks on the album, then Get > Info(right click is again the f

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread rayman1701
Mnyb;697539 Wrote: > > I do advocate a lossles format preferably not wav because it's crummy > metadata support . > > ALAC is not as well suported even ifpart of it have become open source > (not all of it) . > You can use ALAC with LMS if you must (however 24/96 or similar might > have problem

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread Mnyb
Op does not say which file format or if he indeed is awarre of that music can be stored in a variety of formats and that iTunes offers some of them but not all, "using iTunes" still leaves a bunch of options and settings . I do advocate a lossles format preferably not wav because it's crummy meta

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread garym
rayman1701;697531 Wrote: > Or you could just embed the iTunes artwork into the files. > > For Windows do the following: > > Go to an album, on the first song with the artwork viewer window, right > click, copy. Then highlight all tracks on the album, then Get > Info(right click is again the f

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-26 Thread rayman1701
Or you could just embed the iTunes artwork into the files. For Windows do the following: Go to an album, on the first song with the artwork viewer window, right click, copy. Then highlight all tracks on the album, then Get Info(right click is again the fastest), then paste the artwork into the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-25 Thread Mnyb
If you don't use iTunes normally I suggest that you use dB power amp or EAC and rip to FLAC files . Pick a location to store your music set it up as media source. Store music like .../artist/album/track in other words one folder for one album . To get album art have you ripper embedd it in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-25 Thread dasmueller
meridian man;697339 Wrote: > What you mean properly? is it not a tick the box option? > > Music library location, where is that. > > cheers Look at the LMS Control Panel and select library. Yes the iTunes is a check box selection. The music library is now Media Source in LMS 7.7. -- das

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-25 Thread meridian man
garym;697331 Wrote: > Do you have the "use iTunes" option set properly in the LMS settings and > then the music library location should be left blank. LMS should be > looking at your iTunes XML location. iTunes handles its art work in a > funny way. > > Better ripper: dbpoweramp or EAC. What

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-25 Thread garym
Do you have the "use iTunes" option set properly in the LMS settings and then the music library location should be left blank. LMS should be looking at your iTunes XML location. iTunes handles its art work in a funny way. Better ripper: dbpoweramp or EAC. -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance

[SlimDevices: Touch] Lots of help needed!

2012-03-25 Thread meridian man
Hi all, I cant get album art work to display on SBT, I'm using itunes on dell laptop, is there any easy way of doing this, im a complete novice who is starting to get really pissed with this. or Any can you recommend another audio player/ripper Please help. -- meridian man