![]() ![]() The first time I manually deleted all of the artwork from my iTunes (35,000+ songs) I freed up 3 gigs of space - which is not insignificant given the limited capacity of the iPod (which is where I have the space concern, not on my computer so much). mp3 file?Ĭontrolling the artwork is a step in the right direction, but honestly - I don't see the point of having it in the first place. jpgs before adding them to my library though - is there a way the artwork can be embedded directly in the. Rarely (but sometimes) via iTunes, mostly from CD or LP rips. Response by poster: Thanks for the answers thus far! Some answers and questions: Posted by dust of the stars at 1:02 PM on October 22, 2010 You may even find that once you can control the artwork, you won't want to kill it all dead forever. The program is only $5 and you can try it free (the free version only does 5 songs at a time). But from the description, the program would probably help you bring some order into your world by sorting out which files have downloaded art, no art, or embedded art, and allowing you to make changes as you see fit. I use iCoverArt from Maximized Software to periodically comb through the whole library, find any instances of downloaded artwork that may have crept in, and embed those images into the MP3s. iTunes does allow you to embed the art into each file, but it's a manual process that requires you to use the "Get info" dialog box. And if you ever move your MP3s to another player, that player will be able to comprehend the embedded art. Yes, it means more storage space, but even for a large collection, it's negligible in these days of Tbyte drives. The more logical way is to embed the JPG right into each and every MP3 file. Unless it's changed in the recent version, iTunes stores one copy of the JPG in an unbelievable labyrinth of folders within your iTunes folder, and somehow associates that JPG with the song or songs it belongs to. This brings us to the other key distinction you may not be aware of. (I expect this is the case, otherwise you wouldn't likely be getting "entirely unrelated" artwork.) If you torrent or obtain MP3s by some other means, those files may have art embedded into them. If you don't want to bother with iTunes for any number of reasons, then you could also user Sharepod to manage your music (and video) on the device.Best answer: Hard to answer your question, as you leave out a key piece of info: How are you obtaining music? If you buy from iTunes, it's going to download album art no matter what (the checkbox you describe only pertains to songs already in your collection). Just to repeat ths app works with the iPod Touch - there are some older apps like Yamipod that work well with iPods but do not work with the iPod Touch. You can then drag and drop files from the iPod to the PC. Essentially, once you plug in your iPod into the USB connection, it gives you an Explorer like view of the files saved. SharePod is free - it can be used on your iPod or iPod Touch for free and for as long as you like. ![]() Eventually though, I ran across Sharepod which just plain worked. It actually took awhile on Google to find something useful that didn't cost money. I certainly didn't feel like spending several hours re-transcoding them again, from turntable to PC to iPod. For some reason they were gone from my computer. ![]() ![]() This just happened to me with several old Dinah Washington Albums that I had transcoded onto my iPod Touch. This mean that the track or tracks are on your iPod but no longer on your computer and Apple does not allow you to copy the tracks from your iPod back to your computer. Essentially Itunes has a record for this item but it can no longer find it on your computer. If you've used Itunes for awhile you will notice eventually that some music tracks have an "!" next to them and this can mean problems. Normally when you are using Itunes to manage your library and iPod this isn't a problem because all of your information is in the Itunes database on your computer. Import music and videos (including ratings) back into your iTunes library.Īpple made it pretty easy to get audio and video onto the iPod platform but they deliberately made it difficult to go in the other direction.Copy music, videos and playlists from the iPod and iPod Touch to your PC.Add & remove music and videos from your iPod and iPod Touch.Friday 1st October 2010 Review: Sharepod Manage your iPod Touch music Features ![]()
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