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Album art, windows and squeezecenter help

I need some help. I have been using windows media to rip cd's to wma lossless because i have a hard time believing there is any audible difference in lossless formats and that is the easiest tool. It rips, tags and provides artwork, even a monkey can do it. I use squeezecenter and a transporter for the rest of the equation. Every post I read relating to this subject suggests flac is the better format and eac the better ripping tool so I figured I would give it another try (I started this way but quickly changed). I had no trouble setting up eac and ripping but I cannot remember how to get artwork to squeezecenter. I can get the artwork and drag it into the folder eac creates in my music but i cannot get it over to sc.

So I suppose I am asking 2 questions...the first is simply about the artwork and the second is there really a difference between ripping tools and lossless formats...I mean an audible one...not just because that seems to be what everyone says...I have yet to hear a rationale explanation as to why...have you?
richard_stacy
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
i downloaded mp3tag and after messing around and figuring out how, i can attach a cover to a song file, then do a full clear and scan with squeezecenter and the art shows up (sometimes). but is seems i have to go through each song on an album and attach the cover to that song. is this what you guys do?

again, i am amazed at how easy this process is with windows, is there really a benefit from going through all these steps?
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moemoney
146 posts
 
Yes in mp3tag you do have to pick all of the songs in that album, and then assign the picture to them. Also it is a pain in the neck and time consuming to 1. Rip your files in EAC as FLAC, 2. Down load artwork, 3. Put them in a folder and 4. Then load up mp3tag and assign the artwork. When all you have to do in Windows is rip your files in WMA lossless, and that’s it.
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
thanks moemoney! i am surprised there is not more input on this subject!
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