As long as you check the details, it’s all good! Depending on the sources you want, the other script might or might not be faster, but in any case, feel free to make your own, it is fun!
That script sounds scary and too easy for mistakes. Please make sure the actual source is included so other people can check.
Some releases have very fussy differences. Even simple things like a shape of a digipak is not the same as a digital media image from a different source.
And Peter69/Echelon69 why do you keep deleting your forum account?
he was previously touting about how fantastic one of those “cover art” search engines where that scrape data from just about everywhere (including us!) but I don’t see the point in it really.
I have only checked a half dozen and they appear to come from discogs. Also all the ones I checked had no art. My feeling is that if there is no art then the best art found is fine and can always be replaced. I add a lot of ebay art because it is the only thing out there and I need it to prove the release. Even low resolution art is better than no art at all.
Quality is better than quantity.
Having no data is better than having wrong data.
With 1000 uploads from MBID on files, I’m not sure the editor has the possibility to check if it’s the correct edition.
It’s not the same as uploading a Discogs cover that looks like your edition in hands.
Then if I come with my release in hands with same catalogue as one of the 1000, but has different aspect, I will hesitate, I will wonder, waste time checking, editing, maybe create duplicate release because of that, and more cluttering.
I absolutely disagree. If there is no art there is no proof. If there is no art there is no history. Are we such snobs that we would reject the proof of existence of some rare release? I did not say anything about quantity, maybe I did not make myself clear in my post. Low resolution art can always be replaced with better. But that low resolution art I that I spend hours on ebay finding to fill out information on very low quality releases is as important as the release itself.
The cover art for a release must always exactly match the actual art for that specific release. Artwork for a release should not be added to another release: for example, digipaks are not square, and a square digital front cover should not be uploaded to a digipak release.
While high quality scans are preferable for all physical releases, it is acceptable to add a square digital front cover to a CD release if you are completely sure that it is exactly the same (both on shape and design) as on the CD. For example, if you have the disc but do not have a scanner, a good quality digital image that looks the same is an acceptable substitute. If you’re not sure, do not upload the image to the CD (you should of course still upload it to the corresponding digital release).