Front Row, Shared Libraries and Cover Art.

I have my Macbook connected to my audio system and I share files between my Macbook and iMac. When playing files that are in the shared library (the files located on my iMac), most of the time the cover art doesn't show. Why is that?
I have noticed that the files where the Covert Art doesn't show up are files where the art was obtained through the iTunes store. The files where I have manually found the cover art work fine.
iMac 24", 2.16GHZ, 500GB & Macbook 2.0 GHZ, 80GB Mac OS X (10.4.8)
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iTunes 7 does not embed artwork that it downloads, it stores it seperately.
You can embed it by applying it through the Get Info window. To do this:
1. Ctrl-click on the picture in the lower left and select copy.
2. Open preview and hit command-n to create a new file from the clipboard.
3. Save the file to the desktop.
4. Select all of the tracks on the album, ctrl-click on one and select "Get Info".
5. Drag the picture from the desktop onto the artwork box.
You can also use a third party tool such as Curator or CoverScout.

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Hey
My girlfriend and I dont have the same music taste, which is why we like to keep our music on different accounts. However recently I've bought a Mac Mini intended to work as a mediacenter. I've planned to use Front Row along with the remote control, but I still like to keep 2 different music lists for me and the girlfriend.
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Ohhh it's easy... just get a new girlfriend ? <G>
So I see your problem.
Just to be clear, you seem to be aware that using Fast User Switching, as opposed to logging out is the only way to half way make this work. But you are right, it doesn't seem possible to share different iTunes user accounts on the same computer thru Front Row.
As a matter of fact, I was playing a shared song in iTunes from another user on my computer, and when I clicked the remote to engage Front Row, the song stopped....
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