Re: [mb-users] cover art source

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On 29 September 2014 16:15, lixobix <[email protected]> wrote:

> tommycrock wrote
> > Okay, you've prompted me lixobix
> >
> > I've been thinking it would be useful to have a flag or two to declare
> > cover art as scanned or 'original digital' (or some better words than
> > these/other choices). For physical releases scans are one of the best
> ways
> > of knowing you've got the exact same release in your hands. But scans
> > often
> > aren't the best cover art, due to the losses in printing and scanning and
> > resulting moire, poor colour reproduction, never mind dog-eared corners
> > etc.
> > It seems to me that when original digital artwork is available that
> > closely
> > matches the real item, but maybe a different shape (e.g. square instead
> of
> > rectangular) or lacks some release specific identifiers (it's a generic
> > version ready to be filled with barcode/label/catno etc.) we should add
> it
> > for use as cover art but flag it as a digital version, or otherwise have
> a
> > way people can see the type of artwork they want.
> >
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> Interesting idea. But might that not result in releases having two complete
> sets of cover art? Could be a bit confusing. Also, how would we ensure that
> only the desired cover art is downloaded by Picard?
>
> Could do, but I think it'd be rare, it's usually just front art in my
experience. I don't think it'd be that confusing. And, I have no idea. I
don't use Picard. Is there a choice of cover art when, say, there's a front
with sticker and without?

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">On 29 September 2014 16:15, lixobix <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">tommycrock wrote<br>
<div><div class=3D"h5">&gt; Okay, you&#39;ve prompted me lixobix<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve been thinking it would be useful to have a flag or two to dec=
lare<br>
&gt; cover art as scanned or &#39;original digital&#39; (or some better wor=
ds than<br>
&gt; these/other choices). For physical releases scans are one of the best =
ways<br>
&gt; of knowing you&#39;ve got the exact same release in your hands. But sc=
ans<br>
&gt; often<br>
&gt; aren&#39;t the best cover art, due to the losses in printing and scann=
ing and<br>
&gt; resulting moire, poor colour reproduction, never mind dog-eared corner=
s<br>
&gt; etc.<br>
&gt; It seems to me that when original digital artwork is available that<br=
>
&gt; closely<br>
&gt; matches the real item, but maybe a different shape (e.g. square instea=
d of<br>
&gt; rectangular) or lacks some release specific identifiers (it&#39;s a ge=
neric<br>
&gt; version ready to be filled with barcode/label/catno etc.) we should ad=
d it<br>
&gt; for use as cover art but flag it as a digital version, or otherwise ha=
ve a<br>
&gt; way people can see the type of artwork they want.<br>
&gt;<br>
</div></div>&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt; MusicBrainz-users mailing list<br>
<br>
&gt; [email protected]<br>
<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/musicbrainz-u=
sers" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.musicbrainz.org/mailman/listinfo/music=
brainz-users</a><br>
<br>
Interesting idea. But might that not result in releases having two complete=
<br>
sets of cover art? Could be a bit confusing. Also, how would we ensure that=
<br>
only the desired cover art is downloaded by Picard?<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Could do, but I think it&#39;d be rare, it&#39;s usua=
lly just front art in my experience. I don&#39;t think it&#39;d be that con=
fusing. And, I have no idea. I don&#39;t use Picard. Is there a choice of c=
over art when, say, there&#39;s a front with sticker and without?<br></div>=
</div></div></div>

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