topic CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting in PCs & Accessories

CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting

krt951 — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:52:38 GMT

I seem to get very few artwork images downloaded with tracklisting when CD info is requested from CDDB.
Do they have a low hit rate or is something wrong with my default settings.
For instance Led Zep, How the west was won...no image, this is hardly a rare CD.
Any thoughts ???

Re: CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting

Twisted-Rizla — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 06:52:56 GMT

Not too sure why.

However, you can use Google images or Amazon to get the ones CDDC doesn't get.

I found this:

Re: CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting

chris_lewis — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:37:40 GMT

As far as I was aware the CDDB only does the text info, I have never had cover art added too an album using it, I use Amazon or Discogs.com

C

Re: CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting

kee-lo_ — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:53:22 GMT

As far as I was aware the CDDB only does the text info,

That's right Chris, you need to get a program to do it if you want it all automated, but I think it costs

Re: CDDB: No artwork downloaded with tracklisting

krt951 — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:44:39 GMT

Thanks from "idiot of the week" !!!!.
The replies received have made me realise that SonicStage when establishing "my library" incorporated existing albums and artwork recorded by MusicMatch Jukebox plus albums recorded by SonicStage. I was assuming that SonicStage was retreiving album artwork on a hit and miss basis based on a combined library (some with images/some without) not appreciating that SonicStage was not intended to retrieve artwork.
But you replies have also suggested other sources than currently used Google,(images) as a source reference, which is helpful.
Many thanks for your replies.