Multiple artwork for same song

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Multiple artwork for same song

I like to have two album covers for my songs--one from the actual album, and one for the single. (I'm anal, I know.) I know iTunes is capable of storing multiple images for each song because it's done it before, but now whenever I try to paste a second image in, it always replaces the one that's currently there (even if the current one isn't selected). How do I add a second image?

Windows 7

Posted on Dec 13, 2010 8:00 AM

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Limnos

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Dec 13, 2010 8:05 AM in response to Mimzy

I don't use iTunes for Windows, nor the most recent iTunes. In my older version there is an optional artwork display window in the corner of the main screen and if I drag artwork to it it will just keep on adding it. This is not in the Get Info window.

Alternatively, if instead of adding it to the artwork sub window in Get Info you add it in the artwork tab of get info it may stack it.

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Dec 13, 2010 8:13 AM in response to Mimzy

Hm...I have iTunes 10 and though it does have that artwork window, you can't drag anything into it. Dragging it into the Get Info window still replaces it. :/

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Mimzy Author

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Dec 13, 2010 1:15 PM in response to Mimzy

Anyone?

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turingtest2

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Dec 13, 2010 2:07 PM in response to Mimzy

Using the artwork tab in Get Info. with a single track selected you can add, remove & rearrange as many images as you wish. To add an alternate album cover to multiple tracks select them and then paste the image onto the *Selected Items* panel.

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Limnos

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Dec 13, 2010 2:52 PM in response to turingtest2

Basically as per my recommendation #2, but better worded. 🙂

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knigmich

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Dec 13, 2010 3:06 PM in response to Mimzy

work around just go to the info for each song and spell the album name differen album1 album2 album3 etc... and it will think they're different albums

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Mimzy Author

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Dec 13, 2010 3:14 PM in response to turingtest2

Yeah, that's how it SHOULD work, but whenever I try to put in more artwork there, it always replaces whichever image was there before. It must be some sort of bug or something, because I always make sure the current image isn't selected or anything.

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turingtest2

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Dec 13, 2010 3:52 PM in response to Mimzy

It might be that if the original image is downloaded only and not embedded then it is treated differently. I.e. embeddeding an image may clear any link to the previously downloaded art meaning that you will have to copy & paste the original image in first. What about if you use the slider to shrink the images so that you can see the exra images that you paste in?

BTW, I'm pretty sure the old feature that let you drop multiple images onto the multi-item artwork box has been broken/removed.

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