how do i put an image in a .mp3 / .opus so i can see an album cover when playing a song (lemmy.ml)

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im trying to listen to my music in auxio (an android music player) but i dont know how i embed an album cover into the music. advice? (preferrably foss solutions)

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[-] Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Metadata for MP3 tracks is stored in an id3 tag; you need an id3 tag editor to embed the thumbnail into the tag.

There's a lot of automation out there, MusicBrainz Picard is probably the best option out there for automating the process, especially if your tracks are already sorted by album.

this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023

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