[iTunes] Querying Gracenote CDDB

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Dec 21, 2007, at 4:05 AM, Becca Price wrote:

> I am importing some music into iTunes, and decided to try to use
> the feature to automatically add track names from the internet.
> I got the message that iTunes is accessing Gracenote... and it
> seems to be taking forever to access, much less to find the
> information. How long does this feature usually take, and how do
> I know when to give up and just enter the titles myself?

It should take only a few seconds.
>
>
> also, will this feature give me the cd cover picture for the cd
> that I'm importing? I've got a brand new Nano, and it would be
> kinda cool to have the album covers shown, rather than the box
> with the question mark or whatever the default icon is.

No, Gracenote does not provide album art.


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