No Cover Flow Images

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No Cover Flow Images

I just disconnected my 160-GIG i-Pod from the computer. None of the images of the CDs where I have gotten music from are showing up on my screen (I am referring to the cover flow). There is also a thin line dropping vertically between the menu and the image part of the screen.

When I reconnected the Pod to my computer, all of the covers were visible, and the Pod indicates the amount of used space dedicated to the images. But when I disconnected again, there were no images on the Pod.

Anyone have an idea what happened and/or how to fix this? Thanks.

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Posted on May 30, 2009 12:24 PM

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Answer 1

planb77

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May 30, 2009 1:32 PM in response to Gregory Marchelos

Hey there,
I would try rebuilding the artwork cache, which at times may become corrupt. To do this, plug your iPod in. When it appears in iTunes, under the Music tab, deselect the Option that says "display album artwork on your iPod."

Once it has finished, select that same option again to re-enable it and let iTunes resync all the album artwork back to your iPod to see if that helps. Hope it does.

B-rock

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Answer 2

GLNHP

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May 30, 2009 5:35 PM in response to Gregory Marchelos

You say your iPod indicates how much space is used by images? There is nowhere on the iPod to tell you specifically how much space is used by album artwork - you can see space used by audio, videos, photos, and other (in the Settings > About screen in the iPod).

You also mentioned the split screen (menu side and "images" side). This is not coverflow, this is the main screen. Coverflow is a specific screen that allows you to scroll through all of your albums and select by cover (found by going to Music > Coverflow).

Can you see the artwork for each of your CDs in iTunes - I mean is the artwork shown with each of the albums? Does coverflow work in iTunes? If not, then the artwork was not added correctly. It actually sounds like you added the artwork as separate images and not as part of the tracks or albums. Here is a link that give the basics of attaching artwork to songs.

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Answer 3

May 30, 2009 7:40 PM in response to planb77

Your excellent suggestion worked! My thanks!

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Answer 4

May 30, 2009 7:45 PM in response to GLNHP

Aside from songs, the only other thing occupying space on my Pod are the art covers, ergo my determination of the remaining occupied space.

When my Pod is disconnected from the computer, on the left side of the split screen is the menu; on the right, if the Pod is set to "songs," "artists," or "albums," the cover art flow appears and shifts from album cover to album cover for about 2-3 minutes and then, if no one touches the Pod, the screen reverts to the image of a green battery.

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