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OnTheSpot is an easy-to-use music downloader built with Python and Qt. Search for songs, albums, or playlists and download them directly to your device.
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Album Cover Not Displaying in Windows Media Player #46

Open WittyWidget opened 6 days ago

WittyWidget commented 6 days ago

Album Cover Not Displaying in Windows Media Player

Description: The embedded album cover in MP3 files downloaded from Onthespot does not display in Windows Media Player, but it shows correctly in VLC. It also doesn't appear in the Windows File Explorer details pane. This issue is only happening with files downloaded from Onthespot; other MP3 files from different sources display correctly. I have checked the files with MP3Tag, and the album cover is embedded.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Download MP3 files using Onthespot.
  2. Open in Windows Media Player.
  3. Check for album cover display.
  4. Click on the MP3 file in Windows File Explorer to view the details pane and check for album cover display.

Expected Behavior: Album cover should display in both Windows Media Player and Windows File Explorer.

Environment:

Thank you!

0rkaM commented 5 days ago

I personally cannot reproduce on Win10 and Linux, so maybe is limited to Win11. Which app version are you running? Do you have Embed Cover checked in the Settings Tab, (I also have Save Cover, but that should not help or impair) I also have installed K-Lite Codec Pack, which sometime fixes a lot of problem and give more control on what your system can code/decode: https://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm.

WittyWidget commented 5 days ago

I am using Windows 11 and have tested it on multiple PCs, but I'm experiencing the same issue. I checked the saved cover, but that doesn’t matter since it saves externally. The issue lies with the embedded cover in the metadata. To reproduce the issue, you can download any audio file from another source that has metadata and compare it with both the OntheSpot audio file and the externally downloaded audio file.

WittyWidget commented 5 days ago

I downloaded audio files using OntheSpot, but it is not displaying the embedded album cover in the Windows Explorer details pane and in Media Player.

OntheSpot

In contrast, I downloaded files using Spotify Downloader, which correctly displays the embedded album cover in both the Windows Explorer details pane and Media Player.

Spotify Downloader

This issue appears to be specific to OntheSpot, as I have verified that my other local audio files display correctly.

0rkaM commented 5 days ago

If I download from another source the metadata most likely is going to be different, not only depending on format, but also on the same format, so I cannot really compare them to be equal. If I search the above title, I get 20+ results and 8 of them relate to the Titanic, so to make sure we are checking the same file, could you update with the actual link of the Song you are trying to download.

justin025 commented 4 days ago

Could you send the link of 'Spotify Downloader', the only desktop application i've seen downloads from youtube.

WittyWidget commented 4 days ago

@justin025 Here's the Spotify Downloader. Yes, it downloads from YouTube using Spotify API, but I am pointing out the issue with the metadata album cover.