It looks like the bright suburban sky in the "Black Hole Sun" video before the scene transforms into a Wes Craven-directed American Beauty. It looks like a photo taken above the Teletubbies TV set while the Teletubbies were doing terrible, unspeakable things just below the frame. But there's something about that particular shade of blue-GoGurt blue, dare I call it-and uninspired font layered on top that plunges this artwork into the depths of the Uncanny Valley. If it was just a stock photo of a daytime sky, à la Windows's default wallpaper or a Sims game, that would be one thing. In fact, I would go so far as to call it unsettling. I don't know what to make of this image, other than that it's awful. I can't say the same for LCD Soundsystem's American Dream cover art, which dropped early Friday. I have never listened to Ken's By Request Only, but I am so, so thankful that its cover exists. On a more visceral level, bad album art can just be hilarious. ![]() Kanye West's The Life of Pablo has (rightfully) earned plenty of "graphic design is my passion" quips, but it's hard to imagine a cover more fitting for an all-over-the-place album, one that was obsessively tweaked and fussed over (to its detriment, some would argue) by West in the months following its release. Neil Young's Everybody's Rockin' cover exposes Young's playful take on rockabilly, letting listeners know what they're getting into before they press play. And I would even argue that "bad" album artwork-art that is tacky, poorly designed or unpleasant to look at-can at times add something to the auditory substance of the record. Good album artwork can craft a mood, inform the musical style, be provocative or simply look damn cool. How else do you explain Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" artwork generating so much buzz a few years ago? Celebrities showing skin is nothing new, but as soon as Minaj attached her bare behind to a single release, it became a capital-s statement. TL DR: Edit file so it is 600 x 600 pixels or less, save it without the "Progressive" option, name the file "cover.jpg" and put it in the folder of the album you want.Sure, the album's reign may have given way to streaming platforms and the increasingly problematic playlist, but album (or, more commonly, single) artwork still plays a huge role in how we interpret the music we're listening to, whether it is on our iPhone screens or a now-permanent part of the internet lexicon. I have tested this on 1500 FLACs and MP3s and it works flawlessly. Also, this was done on an iPod 5.5g with an iFlash Quad with 512GBs internal storage, but should work on other players with Rockbox installed. Notes: Some files do have embedded album artwork, but that has been hit or miss for me (probably due to the included. Once all that is done, the album art should show up in Rockbox. ![]() Save cover.jpg in folder of the album you want to have over art. *you can also set this as default so you don't have to do this in the future. To save the image without being Progressive:įile > Export As > name file "cover.jpg" and press Export > Advanced Options > Unselect Progressive* > Export To do this, I will be showing you using GIMP, but other image editors are available: jpgs/jpegs without being Progressive and scale the image to less than 600 x 600 pixels (my preferred is 500 x 500). Rockbox does not like Progressive JPEGs or large files therefore, you will need to edit or save your. Just wanted to make this post so it is easier for people to see. Today, after trawling through various forums and reddit posts, I finally came across a fix from 4 years ago that seems to work. ![]() Are you having trouble with your Album Art not showing up in your favourite theme? I've been having some problems with that, lately, so I decided to see why this was happening.
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