2018-05-02, 02:48
Just want to add my take here...
I'm quite happy with the way cdART Manager handles music artwork. It places the folder.jpg and cdart.png WITH the music. Since these two items relate directly to the "album" itself, I don't consider that an unwanted method and/or clutter. As for everything else (fanart, logos, etc.) which are NOT directly related to the album itself, cdART Manager places those files in the folder set by the end user (Path to music library), which despite the setting name, can be any folder, in any location accessible by Kodi. The music folders are then clean of anything not relating exactly to that release, and that's how I'd like to see AB continue to work.
TBH I don't see a need to "conform" to what the video library does, since the way that library is handled and scraped already differs significantly from that of the music library anyway. Also, it'd be nice for add-ons to recognize what previous addons have done and remain consistent to that instead, and that's not just with respect to AB, but also SHS and AS too. re-inventing the wheel only leads to more confusion (and more support posts in the forum) on the part of the end user IMHO.
I'm quite happy with the way cdART Manager handles music artwork. It places the folder.jpg and cdart.png WITH the music. Since these two items relate directly to the "album" itself, I don't consider that an unwanted method and/or clutter. As for everything else (fanart, logos, etc.) which are NOT directly related to the album itself, cdART Manager places those files in the folder set by the end user (Path to music library), which despite the setting name, can be any folder, in any location accessible by Kodi. The music folders are then clean of anything not relating exactly to that release, and that's how I'd like to see AB continue to work.
TBH I don't see a need to "conform" to what the video library does, since the way that library is handled and scraped already differs significantly from that of the music library anyway. Also, it'd be nice for add-ons to recognize what previous addons have done and remain consistent to that instead, and that's not just with respect to AB, but also SHS and AS too. re-inventing the wheel only leads to more confusion (and more support posts in the forum) on the part of the end user IMHO.
