Search for artwork images

This page describes how the process of searching for images looks like.

In Options :: Artwork tab you can specify detailed parameters how to search for artwork images.

When you start playback of a track, Totalamp tries to search for artwork images. Basic settings allows you to define, whether to run the search or no, whether to use embedded images or images on disk, whether to prefer front cover images.

Advanced settings (there are ten parameters) work with the following sets:

Allowed file extensions: jpg, png, jpeg, gif, bmp.

Allowed keywords in directories: cover, scan, art, image.

Allowed keywords in files: cover, front, back, box, cd, album, art, picture, folder, inside, label, inlay, book, scan.

Let's assume that all checkboxes on Artwork tab are checked. The search will go as follows: First, images inside of MP3 or FLAC file are looked for. If no success, then the algorithm tries to find local files. Ten advanced parameters are present. Example: music file full path is "D:\music\beatles\first\song1.mp3".

1. All files containing file keywords in current folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\first\[specific graphic files]
2. All files containing file keywords in special subfolder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\first\[specific subfolder]\[specific graphic files]
3. All files containing file keywords in parent folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\[specific graphic files]
4. All files containing file keywords in special subfolder in parent folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\[specific subfolder]\[specific graphic files]
5. Any files in current folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\first\[any graphic files]

6. All files containing file keywords in any subfolder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\first\[any subfolder]\[specific graphic files]
7. Any files in parent folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\[any graphic files]
8. All files containing file keywords in any subfolder in parent folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\[any subfolder]\[specific graphic files]
9. Any files in any subfolder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\first\[any subfolder]\[any graphic files]
10. Any files in any subfolder in parent folder, i.e. D:\music\beatles\[any subfolder]\[any graphic files]

Options :: Artwork, advanced settings

If there are more images found and the front cover preference was not set, the first one in the list is displayed.

If there are more images found and the front cover preference was set, the first file containing "front" text is displayed. If no such file exists, he first one in the list is displayed.

Classic version is required to fully enable artwork images search functionality.

In Options :: Custom tab you can specify Odd lines darkening parameter.

See also Artwork window.