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script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Hello
use a Laptop with linux debian

with abcd -0 flac i copy a MusicCD to ~/Musik/rip-CD/ there it make the subdirectory of artist and album name so far OK

in the ~/Musik/rip-CD/
i add a cover.jpg file

find ~/Musik/rip-CD/ -name "*.flac" -print0 |xargs -0 metaflac --import-picture-from="3|~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"

and now i got a
ERROR: while parsing picture specification "3|~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg": invalid picture specification

so the question what did i wrong?

have a nice day
vinc

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #1 –
Instead of using find, what about a for loop?

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for i in *.flac; do metaflac --import-picture-from=cover.jpg "$i"; done

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #2 –
Quote from: vinc14 on
find ~/Musik/rip-CD/ -name "*.flac" -print0 |xargs -0 metaflac --import-picture-from="3|~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"

and now i got a
ERROR: while parsing picture specification "3|~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg": invalid picture specification

so the question what did i wrong?

Quote
The format of SPECIFICATION is
[TYPE]|[MIME-TYPE]|[DESCRIPTION]|[WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH[/COLORS]]|FILE

Code: [Select]
find ~/Musik/rip-CD/ -name "*.flac" -print0 |xargs -0 metaflac --import-picture-from="3||||~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"
Should work

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Replica9000 on
Instead of using find, what about a for loop?

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for i in *.flac; do metaflac --import-picture-from=cover.jpg "$i"; done
i think would not work because i don't know where the flac are, which subdirectory!

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #4 –
Quote from: SimBun on
Code: [Select]
find ~/Musik/rip-CD/ -name "*.flac" -print0 |xargs -0 metaflac --import-picture-from="3||||~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"
Should work

should work, but no, i got still a error!

/Musik/rip-CD/Die_Prinzen/Alles_nur_geklaut/08.Mein_Portemonnaie.flac: ERROR: while parsing picture specification "3||||~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg": error opening picture file

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #5 –
Quote from: vinc14 on
Quote from: SimBun on
Code: [Select]
find ~/Musik/rip-CD/ -name "*.flac" -print0 |xargs -0 metaflac --import-picture-from="3||||~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"
Should work

should work, but no, i got still a error!

/Musik/rip-CD/Die_Prinzen/Alles_nur_geklaut/08.Mein_Portemonnaie.flac: ERROR: while parsing picture specification "3||||~/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg": error opening picture file

The problem now is with the ~. Isn't it just a shell construct?
Run the metaflac command through a shell or use the full path e.g. /home/name/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #6 –
@SimBun
it works like that - with the full path. Thanks a lot for helping.
another question with the 3 what i do define exaclty?

have a nice day
vinc

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #7 –
Quote from: vinc14 on
another question with the 3 what i do define exaclty?
TYPE denotes the type of artwork you're embedding. 3 represents front cover and is the default, so if you're only embedding front covers you could use:
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--import-picture-from="/home/name/Musik/rip-CD/cover.jpg"

Code: [Select]
[TYPE]|[MIME-TYPE]|[DESCRIPTION]|[WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH[/COLORS]]|FILE

TYPE is optional; it is a number from one of:

0: Other
1: 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only)
2: Other file icon
3: Cover (front)
4: Cover (back)
5: Leaflet page
6: Media (e.g. label side of CD)
7: Lead artist/lead performer/soloist
8: Artist/performer
9: Conductor
10: Band/Orchestra
11: Composer
12: Lyricist/text writer
13: Recording Location
14: During recording
15: During performance
16: Movie/video screen capture
17: A bright coloured fish
18: Illustration
19: Band/artist logotype
20: Publisher/Studio logotype

The default is 3 (front cover).  There may only be one picture each of type 1 and 2 in a file.
 

Re: script to copy a cd then metaflac to import cover - make a error

Reply #8 –
Perfect thanks a lot!
have a nice day
vinc