"cdArt" concept - current cdImage with artist fanart support in music visualizations

ok thanks Kode!
Resolution is 1000 x 1000 or not? Than I'll have to change that for future cd covers.
Can I upload the 450x450 ones as well?

yeah, resolution is 1000 x 1000, use the template provided here http://fanart.tv/resources/fanart-cd-template-v2.psd if you use photoshop, with a tutorial on using it here http://fanart.tv/tutorials/cdart-template/ if you use the GIMP that template wont work properly though, so read this forum post http://fanart.tv/topic/problem-with-gimp.../#post-707

No, the site won't allow you to upload 450 x 450 ones, all the 450 x 450 images that are currently on the site are flagged to be replaced..

Hope that helps

Does this work with Aeon Nox? If so is there an idiots guide to getting it workign?

kitsunegari Wrote:Does this work with Aeon Nox? If so is there an idiots guide to getting it workign?

Yes. Use CDArt Manager and set the path where you want the artwork to be stored. In Nox go to skin setting and find "set music path to music library"and chose the exact same location.

Cdart spinning and looks great but i can not get the fanart backgrounds to work , i have set the visualization to none .
could someone give me an example of the correct format for the fanart Album/Artist foldername and any other ideas as to what is going wrong

windows 7
xbmc 10.1
aeon nox

many thanx

for example
d:\music\<artist>\extrafanart\<place your images inside the folders>

In skin settings set the music library path to that folder.
You can also use CDart mananager to automate that process

PS and GIMP templates available including how-to on http://fanart.tv/cdart/

Hi, guys. About the resolution:

Isn't 1000 x 1000 a bit overkill? Ofcourse, having them that big is future proof, 'cause you can always downscale them, but not the other way around.

Anyway, i've used 450 x 450 before and they look good on a 50' plasma.

I'm just wondering though, do you guys keep them at 1000 x 1000 or resize them manually? In terms of performance hit, will reducing their size help?

I'm resizing mine to 800 x 800 just because... I really don't know. How are you guys doing it?

Thank you.

the cdart for music are also 1000x1000 (they used to be 450x450) and the template to help make is also that size.
It may be a little big but like you sad it is future proof.
You can always downsize them. In the case of the screenshot you showed it won't be a problem when they are 450x450 but we also have to look at other potential use that may require a higher resolution. For skins it doesn't matter if they are 1000x1000 because they will be schrunk to the required size.
Of course the smaller the image the better the performance
Usually we start off with images larger than 1000x1000 and then size them down. Although there's no real harm if you upsize them a bit from let's say 800. We each judge them on quality.

I still cannot get this to work in aeon nox. I have it set up like this

X:music\3 Doors Down\The Better Life\cdart.png

This is the folder all of my mp3 are stored. I go back into xbmc, refresh, tried everything. I cannot get the image to show. I have the generic cd spinning so I know cdart is enabled. Any ideas, this is really bugging me!