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dyscoria

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Adding cover art to mp3's using CLI

Using lame to convert my music collection to mp3 format, but how do I embed cover art using command line? Could do it with Easytag, but what commands does Easytag use to do it?

Googling reveals a "lame --ti [picture file]" option that apparently doesnt exist anymore (or never existed in the first place).

Thanks

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sand_man

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Re: Adding cover art to mp3's using CLI

embed cover art to an mp3? i didn't realise this was possible

edit: I just googled this http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/ind … opic=65446
It might help you.

Last edited by sand_man (2009-01-01 23:10:29)

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dyscoria

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Re: Adding cover art to mp3's using CLI

that's the --ti option i was talking about that doesn't exist.

not in manpage and when i tested it no picture was embedded.

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Re: Adding cover art to mp3's using CLI

$ lame --longhelp

returns this:

--ti <file>     audio/song albumArt (jpeg/png/gif file, 128KB max, v2.3)

I haven't tried this myself, but maybe the tag on your MP3 is not 2.3?

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dyscoria

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Re: Adding cover art to mp3's using CLI

Oh! Thanks!! I need to try it again and see what happens

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