How to Get Album Artwork for an iPod or iTunes
Whether you're a casual music fan or a die-hard audiophile, high-quality album artwork adds to your digital music collection. If you own an iPod, you're in luck. iTunes has a built-in feature that automatically searches for your album's artwork and adds it to your library. When iTunes falls short, there are a handful of other excellent resources you can use to get the covers you want.
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Instructions
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Launch iTunes. For the quickest access, double-click the program's desktop shortcut or click its Quick Launch icon.
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Highlight the songs whose artwork you want iTunes to find. In order to apply the artwork to an entire album, make sure you've selected all of its songs.
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Open the Advanced menu, then click on "Get Album Artwork" near the bottom of the list.
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Search Google Images and other online image directories for the artwork you want. These usually offer higher-quality pictures than those iTunes automatically supplies.
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Copy the image you want to the clipboard by right-clicking it and selecting "Copy."
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Right-click the songs in need of artwork and paste the web image into the Artwork field.
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Tips & Warnings
Amazon's website has standard cover art, but also lets users upload their own images for specific albums. These are usually high-quality and meticulously scanned.
