novice: want to grab multiple images when tagging CD

[novice]

I am a complete novice to media monkey. I am only just ripping my first cds. When I tag a cd I want to grab whatever info there is including whatever album art there is. Is there a way to get all the album art (and anything else) from the very beginning?

[nohitter151]

No, because CD lookup uses FreeDB which doesn't include album art.

[Lowlander]

And you can't tag files with Art prior to ripping.

[novice]

OK. Got it. So then, after the fact of ripping and initial tagging how does one get additional images, or liner notes, lyrics, etc. and can this be done in one quick way for a given album?

[Lowlander]

There is no quick way to do so. The build in Auto-Tag from Web can only find Album covers.

[novice]

OH! Sounds primitive! So if you want to save more info you have to search "by hand" and save either in the album folder or the track folder? I guess that is it? No tricks or short cuts?

[nohitter151]

OH! Sounds primitive! So if you want to save more info you have to search "by hand" and save either in the album folder or the track folder? I guess that is it? No tricks or short cuts?

Well, you can add any image via the "Properties > Album art tab", via copy/paste, drag/drop, other methods/etc., you don't actually have to save the image to the album folder.

But I'm not aware of any web service that provides access to album art other than front cover. Certainly none that there is any MM addon that would aid in their retrieval.

[novice]

Thanks all for your help!

Best regards.

[dtsig]

Although there is no magic way in MM (or any other tagger that I have used) .. manually using Google to search for albums and then be sure to click images normally will give you many options in sized, front, back and entire bits. I use it all the time. Though manual it is the best way to find the sizes and bits I want.

[OklahomaMike]

But I'm not aware of any web service that provides access to album art other than front cover. Certainly none that there is any MM addon that would aid in their retrieval.

Discogs is the only one that I know of. They normally have covers, inserts, liners, media, labels, etc. For example, Images for
Beatles, The - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Even if I wasn't tagging a vinyl version, the pics available would be great to have. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=499497

There is an addon to search discogs for tagging info, but it only pulls the main image which is normally the front cover.

-mike

[dtsig]

And you can't tag files with Art prior to ripping.

Lowlander .. why is this? Wouldn't it be handy to be able to fill in all tag information when setting up to rip a cd.

[dtsig]

But I'm not aware of any web service that provides access to album art other than front cover. Certainly none that there is any MM addon that would aid in their retrieval.

Discogs is the only one that I know of. They normally have covers, inserts, liners, media, labels, etc. For example, Images for
Beatles, The - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Even if I wasn't tagging a vinyl version, the pics available would be great to have. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=499497

There is an addon to search discogs for tagging info, but it only pulls the main image which is normally the front cover.

-mike

I too tend to like the vinyl covers especially since i have so many of the vinyl but the down side of that is that many many of the cds are not the same. They are, in a small way, an artform of their own I guess.

[Lowlander]

It would be handy and is one of the reasons I use EAC to rip (the Artwork support that is). However this is a request that has been made years ago and nothing has been done with it.