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Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Ludek » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:32 am

It does not need to include the .nomedia file once you use the default filename format for artworks that is ignored by the photo galleries then. I believe it is 'albumart.jpg'.

It relates to https://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=15923 where for some reason in early MM5 versions the filename was just albumart (without extension), this was fixed in build 2195 + added also auto-correction ('albumart' -> 'albumart.jpg') for the already existing profiles.

i.e. as Barry suggested go to Devices&Services>your_phone ... look at SyncProfile>Tagging
and ansure that the filename format is albumart.jpg

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by AlanH » Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:14 am

railfan-eric wrote: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:56 pm
Andre_H wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:54 am You can set a .nomedia file to prevent the covers to be shown in your gallery.
Problem is each cover is in each folder for each music album in the music folder, last i looked. so i would have to put the nomedia file in thousands of folders for that to work.
I thought if you put the nomedia in the root music folder it applies to all sub folders.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:01 am

railfan-eric wrote: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:56 pm
Andre_H wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:54 am You can set a .nomedia file to prevent the covers to be shown in your gallery.
Problem is each cover is in each folder for each music album in the music folder, last i looked. so i would have to put the nomedia file in thousands of folders for that to work.
Pretty sure that one in the root folder of your music should do the Job.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by railfan-eric » Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:56 pm

Andre_H wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:54 am You can set a .nomedia file to prevent the covers to be shown in your gallery.
Problem is each cover is in each folder for each music album in the music folder, last i looked. so i would have to put the nomedia file in thousands of folders for that to work.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Rob_S » Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:41 pm

OK, so the OP does not want album art to display in whatever is being used to view images, and does not want to embed album art in tracks, which is what I do.

It appears to me most file image viewers will not display jpgs in a .nomedia folder or in the music folder, but some such as file manager plus will ignore that and display them, so this creates mexican standoff. :)

I can think of the following options:

Solution 1 - embed the art on the phone, using the sync option to copy artwork to tags, thus no loose jpgs (I am assuming this will work, not tested)

Solution 2 - make sure to use music folder or subfolders for all tracks and or the .nomedia, this "should" eliminate the synced jpgs from displaying by most but not all image viewers

Solution 3 - use nomedia files in whatever folders music is synced to https://www.lifewire.com/nomedia-file-4172882 - same result as above

Solution 4 - live without artwork on the phone (android device)

Anything else??

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:00 am

Barry4679 wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:37 pm like the OP I once did have an issue where MM5 synch'd tracks polluted the phone's image app ...
I do see a .nomedia file in the MediaMonkey folder, which I think that Ludek added during the beta.
That's quite possible. I remember that when I started using MMA, I also got all the cover images displayed in the photo galleries, I think I was working around with the .nodmedia file at the time, but that was a good 2 years ago now.

Possibly MMA sets this by default in the meantime. Then the OP's problem should be solved by updating/reinstalling MMA?

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Barry4679 » Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:37 pm

Andre_H wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:18 pm Same here, installed PowerAmp on Android. I see my music, all with correct cover art.
Hi Andre,

like the OP I once did have an issue where MM5 synch'd tracks polluted the phone's image app.
I looked to see if I had worked around the problem with a nomedia file, like you mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, but It looks like I didn't have to do that.

I an guessing that the earlier problem may have been due to an earlier version of MM5 synching art to the MediaMonkey folder (ie. not into the Music folder, as it does now). ... I do see a .nomedia file in the MediaMonkey folder, which I think that Ludek added during the beta.

My other guess is that Android auto-magically excludes images in the Music folder from the stock images app, because I cannot find any user setting to achieve that.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:18 pm

Same here, installed PowerAmp on Android. I see my music, all with correct cover art.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Barry4679 » Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:58 am

railfan-eric wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:12 am I don't have anything checked. i don't sync artwork because last time i did that had hundreds or thousands of photo albums with one album cover in each. it took forever to delete them all. i couldnt' see my pictures because there was so many album covers scattered in the gallery.
OK, but FWIIW
  • I have it checked
  • I see album art in the dBpoweramp on my phone, for albums that I have sync'd to the phone using MM5
  • and the album images don't pollute the stock Android Google Photos app on my phone

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:58 am

railfan-eric wrote: Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:10 am But the artwork shows up on MMA when i have looked.
Then it seems to be a poweramp problem? Guess you have to look what conditions for covers poweramp has.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:54 am

You can set a .nomedia file to prevent the covers to be shown in your gallery.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by railfan-eric » Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:12 am

Barry4679 wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:59 am
railfan-eric wrote: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:19 pm I have the album art covers embedded and in the folder. but when i look at it in Poweramp it shows no embedded artwork when i look at the ones in question. I sync with Media Monkey Pro over the wifi. I'll upload some tracks when i get a chance.
In MM5, check Devices&Services>your_phone ... look at SyncProfile>Tagging ... have you got "Sync All ArtWork To File Folders" checked? In my case I have it syncing to file name of albumart.jpg

I don't think that MM5 does any unusual with the album art files ... I just synced an album to my phone, and I see the requested albumart.jpg file where I expected, ie in my Phone's >Music folder in the correct Artist>Album Folder.

Poweramp, on my phone, see the album OK, including the album art.

nb. I don't have album art embedded into my tracks. And the album I tested was mp3..
I don't have anything checked. i don't sync artwork because last time i did that had hundreds or thousands of photo albums with one album cover in each. it took forever to delete them all. i couldnt' see my pictures because there was so many album covers scattered in the gallery.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by railfan-eric » Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:10 am

Andre_H wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:49 am what format (file format, dimensions?) do the embedded images have? Some apps/player wont show other formats then JPG, and resolutions above 600x600.

Is the embedded image type set to "Front Cover"?

Does PowerAmp expect a specific filename for the cover image in the folder? Is it set up correctly?

Have you tried MMA, does the cover appear there?
Poweramp works with hi resolution artwork. do you use Poweramp?
I have everything in my library set to front cover unless something is overlooked.
I don't use MMA because the equalizer sucks and Poweramp is way way better and has skins. But the artwork shows up on MMA when i have looked. But not looked recently. I only use it for syncing.
I don't think Poweramp is picky about ablum cover names. But I don't sync the covers to folders because last time I did that I had thousands of photo albums with one cover in each album in my Gallery apps. that was a mess to delete out.

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Barry4679 » Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:59 am

railfan-eric wrote: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:19 pm I have the album art covers embedded and in the folder. but when i look at it in Poweramp it shows no embedded artwork when i look at the ones in question. I sync with Media Monkey Pro over the wifi. I'll upload some tracks when i get a chance.
In MM5, check Devices&Services>your_phone ... look at SyncProfile>Tagging ... have you got "Sync All ArtWork To File Folders" checked? In my case I have it syncing to file name of albumart.jpg

I don't think that MM5 does any unusual with the album art files ... I just synced an album to my phone, and I see the requested albumart.jpg file where I expected, ie in my Phone's >Music folder in the correct Artist>Album Folder.

Poweramp, on my phone, see the album OK, including the album art.

nb. I don't have album art embedded into my tracks. And the album I tested was mp3..

Re: album covers missing when syncing to android

by Andre_H » Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:49 am

what format (file format, dimensions?) do the embedded images have? Some apps/player wont show other formats then JPG, and resolutions above 600x600.

Is the embedded image type set to "Front Cover"?

Does PowerAmp expect a specific filename for the cover image in the folder? Is it set up correctly?

Have you tried MMA, does the cover appear there?

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