Artwork for WAV files?

Does anyone know how to import album artwork into iTunes for a WAV file. Nothing happens after bringing in the artwork. Can it be done?

@Dj_AmTraX: good tip!
I tried to first load my music as apple lossless and added the artwork (via get info, artwork, add) then loaded all the music a second time additionally in the WAV file format. The album artwork then appeared in iTunes for all the WAV files too. So one could say yes, it can be done but apparently on iTunes only with a bit of extra work and the restriction of needing to have the music stored in two different formats.
It is a pity that Apple's iTunes doesn't support linking WAV files to artwork jpgs as standard.
The more mp3-like the product the less likely they seem inclined to offer good functionality for the (hi-fi, bulkier) WAV format. Now storage is so less expensive they should maybe re-think? I find high-resolution audio files so much better on a good hi-fi system ;-)
@any_WAV_enthusiast: Who has found the method above to work for them?
Maybe someone now knows a quicker or easier method to get artwork shown for WAV files in iTunes / on i-devices?

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Can't add artwork for WAV file?

It's true. I tried. Is that supposed to happen? Why can't I put artwork on a WAV file in iTunes?

i think and am pretty sure that the album art is saved into the tracks data tags. There is a difference between the data tag on a file and the iTunes database infomation. Things like artist, album, genre go into the tracks data tag. Things like ratings and playcount go into the database file (see ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Database). If the artwork were stored in iTunes then it would global and across all formats and would not be retained if music is moved around. I think that album art is preserved if a track is moved and as you've pointed out album art can't be added to some formats such as WAV so i'm guessing that album art is a codec limitation. WAV is pretty old a raw uncompressed format that is much larger than mp3 or aac. You would need to convert the audio to one of these formats to add album art. To do this set your import options to one of these codecs under the importing tab in the advanced pane of the iTunes preferences. Then with the WAVs selected in iTunes go to the Advanced Menu in the main menu bar and click on 'Convert Selection to <Codec you chose>'
Hope that helps
DKR

Why can't I add artwork for wav files

I have a few music in my iTunes that are in WAV audio format, in the get info I am not able to add missing artwork like I can do all the others audio format and yes I have tried the get album artwork from iTunes but it says could not be found. What is this?

Perhaps if you asked in the iTunes for Windows forum rather than here in the iPad in the Enterprise forum, someone might have suggestions.
Regards.

Adding artwork to .wav files

Why can you not add artwork to .wav files?
I am a DJ, and create mix cd's. I have iTunes 7. I wanted to use iTunes to burn the CD's, and I thought it would be nice for my listeners to have a copy of my album artwork for each particular CD. Is there not a way to at least add a file to a cd that you are burning from a playlist? It doesn't even give you the option. It just starts burning the CD. I guess I could just do it manually through windows, and add the jpeg file, but it says there is not enough space on my blank disc. Why would the files be larger? It says I have to get rid of 25 MB os stuff from the disc. The picture file is only 3 MB. Plus, this is a CD that I've been burning for over a year. No problems before. Why won't iTunes work with it? Am I missing something?
Also, some of my track names are long. I list the original artist - track name - and sometimes who did the particular remix. Maybe I'm missing something here, but why is it that when I import a song to iTunes, part of the file name is cut off? Windows has been pestering me with this for so long. Anytime I move a file, or copy the music file contents of a folder, the names get cut short, and I have to sit, and rename each of them. It makes me sick! Now, iTunes is doing it.
I imported the Songs into iTunes. I burned a CD. I ejected the CD, and re-inserted it. It pops up in iTunes with all of the track information that I put into it. However, if I click on the drive in windows, there are no track names.
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figment222,
A couple of things. .wav files are uncompressed audio files with no support for "tagging" information to them. When you insert an audio CD in a Windows-based PC they appear as .wav files to allow you to drag and drop them as a way of importing them as uncompressed audio. On a Mac they will appear as AIFF.
The artwork is stored in a "tag" in an MP3 or AAC file. This article has more information:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93672
When you enter information for an Audio CD, iTunes can not write that information to the CD, but will remember that information on your computer. This article gives more information:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93952

Artwork/converting wav files

How does one get artwork onto wav files? If that's not possible, will converting solve the issue? iTunes help has what seems to be a simple way to convert wav to mp3, but I couldn't get it to work.
Has anyone solved this dilemma?
If it matters, I'm trying to add "misc." artwork, not an actual album cover or anything.

Carl2444 wrote:
will converting solve the issue?
definitely
iTunes help has what seems to be a simple way to convert wav to mp3, but I couldn't get it to work.
i was just running into this in another thread. here's what Zevoneer suggested:
+If the tracks are in your iTunes library (and there is no DRM copy protection on them) go to Edit>Preferences>General (or iTunes>Preferences>General on a Mac) and choose the Import Settings button. Pick the format you want to convert your files to (MP3 for example). in your iTunes library or playlist highlight the song or songs you want to convert and go to the Advanced menu on the top bar of iTunes and choose, again for example "Create MP3 version":How to convert a song to a different file format. You can't use iTunes to convert tracks that are not in your iTunes library.+
does that fix your issue ?

XMP Schema for WAV files

Hi,
I am planning to use XMP metadata for WAV files and I would like to create a Schema for the same. I know that that XMP has schemas for other Formats like TIFF and EXIF. If there is a XMP schema for WAV already(probably the Adobe Audition uses it), I would like to use it; else, I have to create a custom XMP WAV schema.

Greetings,
Since a WAVE file is actually a simple RIFF file format, I think it should fit into my proposal for embedding XMP data in RIFF files (I already posted it somewhere else in this forum). (For WAVE schemas, thats another story)...
p.s: I have not had any comment from Adobe on this proposal, either they don't read this forum or they don't care...
Comments?
I have the same proposal for IFF files (AIFF/ILBM etc) if you wish to have it?
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Embedding XMP data into IBM-Microsoft RIFF file formats
=====================================================================
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a) Compare the xmp:MetadataDate property with the
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: either the IXMP subchink or the other info subchunks.
(If the file modification date is greater than
xmp:MetadataDate, it is probably safe to assume that
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by software that does not
understand XMP packets).
b) Simply ignore these chunks and use the XMP
packet for the metadata.
c) Simply ignore the XMP chunk , and use the
other chunks for getting the metadata of the file.

What is the Payload Type for wav file

Please inform me what is the PT (Payload Type) for wav file.
As 26 is for MJPEG file.
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Hi Kittu
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WAE2
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regrds
Yogesh

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Hello, I was wondering if Apple would please allow us to display artwork in iTunes for albums that contain .wav files. Waves just sound better to me. I remember back in 2004 or so this feature was available in iTunes, nearly a decade ago, but now it has been inexplicably removed. I am not interested in compromising the sound quality of the .wav file by converting them to compressed formats, Apple lossless, or even Apple's rival to the .wav file. Thank you.

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ITunes does not show album artwork for FLAC files

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I knew that.
That was really my question how to solve it if there is a workaround.

How do I get the block duration for wave file playback?

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My old G3 Beige Mic doesn't work on the G5. What product do I need?

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Artwork for midi files in iTunes

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Why can't one add artwork to music saved as a wave file

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It's the way WAV file formats were designed years ago by Microsoft. It's not just itunes that can't add artwork to the actual file; no jukebox player software can add artwork tags to WAV files.
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1) you have an itunes store account
2) that album is sold is your country's itunes store
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http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/iTunes-artwork-wav-files

Artwork for WAV files?

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