I will manually enter 1000 covers art into the database

  1. Export a list of files without a cover from Mp3tag using an MTE file
$filename(txt,utf-8)$loop(%_path%)%_folderpath%%_filename_ext% @#%album% %MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID%
$loopend()

  1. Search for MBID in MB

  2. Search for External links (if not, manually)

  3. Save the image

  4. Add a cover

But maybe there is already such a script?

Please don’t do add covers without making sure they do indeed belong to that release (links could be wrong).

There’s a script to simplify adding cover art that might be useful: GitHub - ROpdebee/mb-userscripts: Collection of userscripts for MusicBrainz

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Relax. :wink:

That’s what I do.

Supposedly an automatic script, but you still need to check the details.

A bit of fun spoiled. :wink:

As long as you check the details, it’s all good! :slight_smile: 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!

Yes. I don’t mind the extra amount of mouse clicks. :wink:

Hi there,

Are you going to edit some actual physical releases?

Does the specific edition match the cover art?
No standard jewel case scan on a digipak edition, for example.

What is External link and how will it be used in the process?

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I think you have to declare a bot.

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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?

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The last time someone tried to do this there was a near full on edit war, hours of clean up and the editor eventually got banned.

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I’m checking through some of the pending edits, Log in - MusicBrainz

Problem is a lot of these are so low quality they’re not very useful at all, and IMO shouldn’t even be uploaded

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Especially when there are no source credits. :frowning: A lot of it looks like Discogs images.

Already too many pages to check.

600px Discogs images is not an issue, IMO.
The issue would be that they would not be carefully checked. :wink:

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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.

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@jesus2099

MBID from my file album.txt

and go to musicbrainz.

Look at this too:

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.

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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.

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Unfortunately, with this statement you will not find many friends here on MB.

Most people here in the MB forum will answer you:

And as long as those people will down-vote your cover uploads I personally stopped uploading any cover art.

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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.

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They will point you to this reason Cover Art style guide:

Cover art

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).

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They’ll tell you next that Album Art Downloader shouldn’t search eBay. :wink: