Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

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Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

Post by skdrolet » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:41 pm

Is it possible to add a track image to your created mp3's?

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Re: Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

Post by kozikowski » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:59 pm

MP3 is a video format. Its full family name is MPEG1, Layer 3. So you could create a video of your still and the MP3 would ride along as the sound track. I think most media players will accept it. it's a very old format, a cousin to Video CD.

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Re: Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

Post by DVDdoug » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:12 pm

I use Mp3Tag (FREE!!!) for adding "album artwork" and for adding/editing ID3 tags (title, artist, album information, etc.).

I've never tried a PNG image, but most players & player software will display an embedded JPG, and this is the most-standardized way to do it. Some player software (such as Winamp) will also display an image in the same folder as the music files. The advantage is that you need only one copy of the image for an entire album, instead of multiple copies taking-up space.
MP3 is a video format.
It's derived from a video format and you can have an audio/video file that contains audio in MP3 format, but I've never seen an audio/video "MP3".

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Re: Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

Post by kozikowski » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:18 pm

It's derived from a video format
Yes, and we've seen MP3s that insist on frame boundaries because of its heritage.
It's derived from a video format and you can have an audio/video file that contains audio in MP3 format
Right. You get an .mpg file with an MP3 inside.
I've never seen an audio/video "MP3".
In Windows, you can have MyMusic.mp3 and it's a video file. Of course, it's really MyMusic.mp3.mpg, and Windows will thoughtfully hide the extension to "help you."
for adding "album artwork" and for adding/editing ID3 tags (title, artist, album information, etc.
What's the restriction on art size, if any?

Anything for the Mac people?

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Re: Adding jpg,png,..etc images to a mp3 file???

Post by steve » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:09 am

kozikowski wrote:Anything for the Mac people?
Try Googling "itunes album art".
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