by fourteen » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:58 pm
Well, the problem doesn't manifest itself with ALL WMA Lossless files, but with some/many and it is very frustrating. With some files "it works" and the re-ordering with the green up/down arrows "stick".
I looked at that link, and the WMA Lossless files are not DRM protected, they are ripped from a CD using EAC. All other tag editing and updating of tags work ok. And the files play ok too. I guess it is a possibility that the Windows Media components/drivers on my system (which is Vista) are corrupt but I have no other apparent problems with operating on the WMA Lossless files.
It just did another test:
1- used EAC to rip one track to a WMA Lossless file into S:\test
2- started with an empty MM library
3- told MM to re-scan S:\test, and it finds that one track (with no album art at this point)
4- in Windows Explorer, right click+Copy the front.jpg
5- in MM, with the track sleected, right-click+Paste in the Album Art pane; selected Image Type: Cover (front)
6- in Windows Explorer, right click+Copy the back.jpg
7- in MM, with the track sleected, right-click+Paste in the Album Art pane; selected Image Type: Cover (back)
=> Cover (back) ends up as the "first"/"top" image
9- in MM, right click track+Properties, Album Art pane - use green arrow to move the Cover (front) up top, click OK
=> Cover (front) is displayed in the Album Art pane but clicking anywhere else in the library and then again selecting the track, the Cover (back) is yet again displayed and is the "first"/"top" image. Right clicking the Album Art pane and slecting Edit Album Art properties verifies that Cover (back) is yet again at the top...
I don't know if it is possible that it is an issue with some WMA Lossless files, and how the bits and byts are stored internally. Could I possibly upload the WMA Lossless file (and the front.jpg and back.jpg) and make it available for you to test?
Well, the problem doesn't manifest itself with ALL WMA Lossless files, but with some/many and it is very frustrating. With some files "it works" and the re-ordering with the green up/down arrows "stick".
I looked at that link, and the WMA Lossless files are not DRM protected, they are ripped from a CD using EAC. All other tag editing and updating of tags work ok. And the files play ok too. I guess it is a possibility that the Windows Media components/drivers on my system (which is Vista) are corrupt but I have no other apparent problems with operating on the WMA Lossless files.
It just did another test:
1- used EAC to rip one track to a WMA Lossless file into S:\test
2- started with an empty MM library
3- told MM to re-scan S:\test, and it finds that one track (with no album art at this point)
4- in Windows Explorer, right click+Copy the front.jpg
5- in MM, with the track sleected, right-click+Paste in the Album Art pane; selected Image Type: Cover (front)
6- in Windows Explorer, right click+Copy the back.jpg
7- in MM, with the track sleected, right-click+Paste in the Album Art pane; selected Image Type: Cover (back)
=> Cover (back) ends up as the "first"/"top" image
9- in MM, right click track+Properties, Album Art pane - use green arrow to move the Cover (front) up top, click OK
=> Cover (front) is displayed in the Album Art pane but clicking anywhere else in the library and then again selecting the track, the Cover (back) is yet again displayed and is the "first"/"top" image. Right clicking the Album Art pane and slecting Edit Album Art properties verifies that Cover (back) is yet again at the top...
I don't know if it is possible that it is an issue with some WMA Lossless files, and how the bits and byts are stored internally. Could I possibly upload the WMA Lossless file (and the front.jpg and back.jpg) and make it available for you to test?