Does 'optimize artwork' work for embedded images?

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Dan Gravell

• June 30, 2022 10:19

The knowledge base/FAQ about missing cover art mentions that BluOS supports artwork over 600kb if the Optimize artwork option is enabled.

However, at the bottom of the post it says:

^c)Embedded Artwork should be smaller than 600 KB to be picked up by the indexing process

Does this mean embedded art is not supported by Optimize artwork, i.e. embedded art must still be under 600kb?

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  Dan Gravell

  • July 01, 2022 15:43

  :-) Hi @Seppi

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  Hubertus

  • July 01, 2022 17:51
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  Hello Dan,

  I have an album with embedded cover art at the size of 713KB with a resolution of 2000x2000.

  I fully rebuilt the index with Optimize Artwork set to True.

  The cover art is shown in the library :-)

   

  Br,

  Hubertus

   

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  Hubertus

  • July 02, 2022 15:01

  Hello Dan,

  and with Optimize Artwork set to False you get ...

  

   

  Br,

  Hubertus

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  Dan Gravell

  • July 04, 2022 09:42

  @Hubertus Thanks! Do you have separate image files though as well? It could just be working on those...

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  Hubertus

  • July 04, 2022 14:34

  @Dan

  Yes, I have a cover.jpg in every album folder, have to try Optimize Artwork without a cover.jpg but just embedded artwork ...

  Br,

  Hubertus

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  Hubertus

  • July 04, 2022 18:08

  @Dan

  I deleted the cover.jpg file, reindexed my music collection and got "Artwork Too Large" for an album with embedded artwork of about 1MB size.

  Br,

  Hubertus

   

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  Dan Gravell

  • July 05, 2022 09:32

  And "optimize artwork" is enabled, right? That means it doesn't work on embedded art.

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  Hubertus

  • July 05, 2022 12:26
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  Hi Dan,

  with no cover.jpg and Optimize artwork OFF I get "Artwork Too Large",

  with no cover.jpg and Optimize artwork ON I get

  

   

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  Dan Gravell

  • July 05, 2022 15:34

  Hmmm... ok. Well I suppose that's a third result...

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  Henri

  • September 09, 2022 04:47

  My two cents worth..

  I have never had any luck with embedded artwork, no matter what the setting (as shown above) I get either 'artwork too large' or the image posted above.

  I have kept all my embedded art in each track (for use with other software players hooking into my NAS outside of BluOS) but decided to go down the route of having a sub 600kb 'cover' or 'folder' pic in every folder. It was all too hard and haphazard a result other wise.

  It works for me as I do not have a need for larger files in reality, but if I ever moved to having the album/track/cover info thrown onto my TV screen then, well...

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