Album Art 4 MP3



  • Latest Version: 1.0c
  • Build date: 7 January 2008
  • Copyright © 2008 - Angus Johnson
  • Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
  • Download: aa4mp3_setup.exe (653 KB)

Overview:

While many MP3 players have the ability to display CD cover art while playing MP3 tracks - finding, downloading and saving CD cover images in appropriate dimensions can be quite a chore. Some MP3 players (eg iPods) come with software (eg iTunes) which simplifies this process, but most MP3 players simply allow users to manually copy images into their MP3 player's music folders where they can be detected and displayed by the MP3 player software.

"Album Art 4 MP3" (aa4mp3) is a no-nags no-ads freeware utility designed to make the process of finding, downloading, resizing and saving CD cover images as painless as possible.


How To Use Basics:

1. Set your preferences (File | Preferences menu) for the image size and default image file type of saved images. Your preferences will be stored between sessions so you'll only need to do this once (unless you wish to change your preferences.)

2. Find and load images using any of the following methods ...
  • enter search keywords (or an "Amazon Standard Identification Number" for Amazon searches) into the "Search" field and click the "Search" button.
  • copy a webpage into the "Webpage" field and click the "Search Webpage" button.
  • open a specific image file or a folder from your local file system.
  • drag and drop a URL into aa4mp3 and click the "Search Webpage" button.
  • Copy and Paste images into aa4mp3.

3. Double-click the images you wish to save and enter their filenames in the "Save As" dialog. Images will automatically be scaled to your preferred image size before saving.


Aditional Notes:
  • You can also manually "size, crop & save" images by right-clicking images and selecting the respective popup menu item.
  • Amazon searches retrieve images of 115 x 115 pixel resolution. This resolution is generally more than enough for most current MP3 player displays. However, if your preferred final image size is larger than this, it's best either to search "albumart.org" for cover art or to search webpages manually.


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