[SOLVED] Cover art embed script

mrmnemo · 08-03-2010, 04:01 PM

Hi,

Just wanted share something I cobbled together from out on the web. It's a basic script to convert id3 tags to 2.4 and then embed cover art into them. The cover art must be labeled as "folder.jpg". I used Coverchooser to get the artwork. You will also need eyed3 to convert and embed the art work. I have had no issues with viewing the art work.

The "oh I forgot" part: Here is where I got the info on this: ubuntuforums; here; and another blog i cant seem to locate again.

You can fiddle around with this and make it do ALOT more. Like I said, its basic....as in dont flame me cause its so damn basic. 8))

P.S. : If you find this works and is helpful or have any other ideas let me know. Always looking for tips.

David the H. · 08-03-2010, 07:35 PM

Have you ever had that feeling that you were forgetting something?

mrmnemo · 08-03-2010, 10:00 PM

erm...all the time. 8))

David the H. · 08-04-2010, 11:06 AM

Yes, ok, those are some useful resources. But, um...where's the actual script? Or am I just missing something here?

mrmnemo · 08-04-2010, 07:10 PM

Oh!!!! Dang it. Sorry. As I said, its really nothing more than a bash shell thing. calling it a script is ...well...out there.

Here it is:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

###Run from parent directory. will pull all xisting tags and convert to IDv2.4. ANY art work named "folder.jpg" will ve added to .flac / .mp3 files.
###woop woop

###CONVERT TO IDv 2.4
find . -name "*mp3" -exec eyeD3 --to-v2.4 {} \;
find . -name "*.flac" -exec eyeD3 --to-v2.4 {} \;  

###PULL OUT OLD ART WORK
find -type f -name "*.flac" -execdir eyeD3 --remove-image {} \;
find -type f -name "*.mp3" -execdir eyeD3 --remove-image {} \;

###EMBED COVER ART
find -type f -name "*.flac" -execdir eyeD3 --add-image=folder.jpg:FRONT_COVER {} \;
find -type f -name "*.mp3" -execdir eyeD3 --add-image=folder.jpg:FRONT_COVER {} \;

You will need to install eyed3 and Coverchooser. You can add other options to remove certain field in the tags or just make a list of "good" tags and remove everything else ( I think doing that could strip the unique file ID used for ID on some music sites). Anyhow, give me some pointers if you get a chance to play with it.

See ya!