Newbie Q: XLD vs. MinimServer

[simoncn]

(24-10-2014 21:09)rdono61 Wrote:  Thanks for the quick response. I know these are dumb questions but:

1. If I find the cover art on the web, how do I download it to go with the music file? Is there a way to load it through XLD?
2. How does a program like Metadatics interact with XLD and or the files on Minim?

Disclaimer: I haven't used XLD myself and I've only had a brief look at Metadatics. My understanding is that XLD is primarily a ripping program with some metadata editing capabilities, whereas Metadatics provides more advanced capabilities for editing metadata in your track files (tags and album art). You would rip with XLD to get 90% towards what you what and fix up the last 10% with Metadatics. You should be able to download album art as a .jpg or .png file and use Metadatics to embed this in the track files. Alternatively, you can place the album art in the same folder as the track files and name the album art file Folder.jpg or Folder.png.