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This will be a quick explanation on how to get album covers on your iPod using Amarok.  This assumes you’ve already been able to connect to Amarok and copy music successfully.  If you have not, then refer to Part 1.

One thing a lot of people don’t know is that you can fetch any album covers you’re missing using Amarok.  It can’t hurt to run a fetch, it only takes a couple of minutes, it’s free and it will connect to AmazonMP3 to get all the covers you need for songs that are in your Amarok music library.

To fetch missing album art using Amarok:

1. Go to Tools->Cover Manager.
2. Click on “Fetch Missing Covers”.

Transferring the album art to you iPod:

1. Click on the Devices tab in Amarok and make sure the iPod is connected.
2. Click on the iPod button, and use the menu to set your iPod’s model. If you aren’t sure, Apple support site has the info you need.
3. In that same iPod menu, click on Update Artwork.  Takes just a couple of seconds and you are done.

Now you can browse Iron Maiden albums by cover instead of name on your iPod.

Here are all of the iPods and Amarok posts:
iPods and Amarok, Part 1: Making the Connection
iPods and Amarok, Part 2: Album Cover Art
iPods and Amarok, Part 3: Playlists
iPods and Amarok, Part 4: Podcasts

At the time of this blog, I’m using Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), Amarok 1.4.10 and an iPod Nano (3rd Gen).

Tags: amarok, ipod, Linux, Ubuntu

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